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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progress from loving schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer - all of which stems from her parents' refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas. She runs away from home, is raped, becomes a single ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, controversial, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
satire, absurd violence, juvenile delinquent, absurd humor, fat woman, female nudity, male nudity, murder, dysfunctional family, kidnapping, disfigurement, absurdism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
baltimore, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Butcher (known from Noe's short film Carne) has done some time in jail after beating up the guy who tried to seduce his teenage mentally-handicapped daughter. Now he wants to start a new life. He leaves his daughter in an institution and ...
Style:
depressing, disturbing, psychological, controversial, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, loneliness, butcher, revenge, incest, alienation, insanity, transgression, violent, existentialism, nihilism, extreme ...
Time:
turn of the century, year 1998, 20th century, 80s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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122K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family ...
Style:
disturbing, black comedy, sexy, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
incest, dysfunctional family, isolated house, brother sister incest, paranoia, sadism, brother sister sex, child abuse, overprotective father, eccentric family, abuse, isolation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
greece, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their ...
Style:
sexy, experimental, surreal, disturbing, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dogme 95, commune, orgy, mental illness, sex orgy, male nudity, nudity, sex, unsimulated sex, community, stupidity, sex scene ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him ...
Style:
controversial, humorous, absurd, parody, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
satire, dark humor, racism, stupidity, travel, culture clash, toilet humor, stereotypes, road trip, dumb, fish out of water, masturbation ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, kazakhstan, usa, los angeles, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former prostitute discovers that her philanthropic fiance is involved in perversion.
Style:
neo noir, controversial, grindhouse, art house, disturbing ...
Plot:
prostitute, hospital, small town, social commentary, marriage proposal, sex, hooker, nurse, abortion, pedophilia, bald woman, prostitution ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 1961
Place:
america, switzerland, usa, venice
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43K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering ...
Style:
disturbing, sexy, bleak, erotic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
bullying, sexual abuse, teenager, nudity, murder, violent, rivalry, bully comeuppance, revenge, sex, social decay, drug ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
usa, bronx new york city, florida
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21K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When high school misfits Rickie and JT decide to ditch school and find themselves lost in the crumbling facility of a nearby abandoned hospital, they come face-to-face with a gruesome discovery: a body of a woman stripped naked, chained to a table ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, sexy, creepy, erotic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, necrophilia, zombie, sexual abuse, high school, violent, moral dilemma, best friend, depravity, mentally unstable, rape, bullying ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
Style:
sexy, controversial, erotic, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, sex scene, passion, jealousy, sex, lust, bdsm, sexual relations, sexual perversion, sensuality, sexuality, asian sex ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, year 1976, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, tokyo, paris france ...
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115K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, psychological, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
forbidden love, lolita, age difference, girl man relationship, seduction, pedophilia, lust, mother daughter relationship, obsession, older man younger woman relationship, nymphet, sexualized violence ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1962, near future ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, ohio
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with a middle-aged American businessman who lays out ground rules that their clandestine relationship will be based only on sex.
Style:
erotic, sexy, controversial, art house, cynical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, tango, erotica, sex scene, strong sexual content, hotel, suicide, voyeurism, older man younger woman relationship, lust, widower, tragedy ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, near future, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Style:
sexy, harsh, independent film, psychological, controversial ...
Plot:
pedophilia, pedophile, ex convict, friendship, parole officer, sexual perversion, temptation, starting over, psychology, factory worker, suspicion, anger ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, california
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79K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
Style:
black comedy, controversial, cynical, depressing, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, rape, pedophilia, pedophile, dark humor, satire, therapist, depression, suburbs, unsettling, unhappiness, social satire ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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46K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her ...
Style:
teen, sexy, controversial, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
sexual abuse, bullying, teenager, father daughter relationship, child abuse, teenage life, youth, rape, innocence lost, child sexual abuse, rape and revenge, pedophile ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, milwaukee wisconsin, cleveland ohio, chicago ...
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14K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, satirical, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, necrophilia, sex, rape, female pubic hair, matador, character study, psychology, investigation, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, mentally unstable ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, valencia spain
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany, Belgium, UK, France, Sweden, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, sexy, erotic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, sexuality, lust, sex addict, explicit sex, sexual relations, erection, nymphomaniac, sexual exploration, sexual perversion, erotica, sex scene ...
Time:
90s, year 2013, 80s, 20th century, 2010s ...
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Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style:
controversial, sexy, black comedy, brutal, sadistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, psychopath, mass murder, murderous pair, insanity, satire, brutality, media, on the road ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new mexico, london, tokyo, europe, east asia ...
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144K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Style:
disturbing, sexy, dark, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
insanity, depression, cruelty, guilt, controversy, fear, violence, woods, female nudity, nudity, black magic, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
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41K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, incest, sex, sexual perversion, sexploitation, explicit sex, brutality, ancient world, brother sister sex, sex scene, unsimulated sex, roman empire ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1979, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
rome italy, italy, greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her father's petrol station; Joseph is an earnest dropout who drives a cab. The angel Gabriel must school Joseph to accept Mary's pregnancy, ...
Style:
controversial, erotic, disturbing, art house, psychedelic ...
Plot:
female nudity, basketball, female athlete, gas station, childbirth, virgin, sex, controversy, female pubic hair, jesus, passionate kiss, car ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
switzerland
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405K
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Style:
bleak, thought provoking, emotional, depressing, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
injustice, child abuse, pedophile, false accusation, life turned upside down, social injustice, divorce, social relations, parents and children, friendship between men, church, punched in the face ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, erotic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
incest, mother son incest, gay, sexual relations, sex scene, adultery, crimes of passion, mother son relationship, son, older woman younger man, murder, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, new york, spain, peru ...
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709K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bleak, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, incest, violence, psychopath, captivity, older man younger woman relationship, hypnosis, mind game, plot twist, psychological torture, torture ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, distant future, near future, y2k ...
Place:
south korea, korea, stockholm sweden, oceania, east asia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.
Style:
controversial, parody, sketch comedy, absurd, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, dark humor, irreverent, satire, adult humor, social commentary, political satire, family gatherings, family secret, religious, bible, identity crisis ...
Place:
brazil
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41K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.
Style:
disturbing, cult classic, experimental, controversial, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
white trash, suburbs, sister sister relationship, youth, sexual abuse, adolescence, unsettling, teenage boy, abuse, violence, animal abuse, coming of age ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, america
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, insanity, dystopia, surrealism, gang, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, sociopath, murder ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The young Father Amaro is put to the test. He is sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito when he meets a 16-year-old girl that he begins and affair with. It turns out the girls mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. ...
Style:
controversial, harsh, sexual, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
abortion, celibacy, forbidden love, religion, clergy, lust, priest in love, catholicism, temptation, sin, hypocrisy, pregnancy ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, tokyo, spain
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Nazi doctor who had a fetish for young boys feels guilt after torturing and murdering his latest victim, and throws himself off a roof. Some years later, the doctor, confined to an iron lung, accepts as his nurse a boy who secretly witnessed that ...
Style:
sexy, extreme horror, art house, controversial, suspense ...
Plot:
pedophile, serial child killer, pedophilia, sadism, insomnia, sexual abuse, extreme, rape, abuse, murder of a boy, child abuse, child rape ...
Time:
80s
Place:
spain, europe
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2K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Canada, Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The followers of a charismatic cult leader set out to murder a pregnant actress.
Style:
grindhouse, disturbing, controversial, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, biker, lust, sexual promiscuity, murder, rape victim, skirt, cult leader, rape, voyeur, promiscuity, sadism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, argentina
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for ...
Style:
sexual, controversial, erotic, factual, non fiction ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, free love, courtroom, court, love, biopic, fighting the system, rebellion, drug addiction, sex, porn ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1996, year 1983, year 1979 ...
Place:
kentucky, ohio, georgia, usa, los angeles ...
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