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Plot Summary:
A young man's mythical quest for a stone that fell from the sky. He searches, stumbles and suffers as he traverses the sadistic universe of Northern Europe. He only finds redemption on the very edge of madness. Based on the iconic Dutch novel 'Nooit meer slapen' by Willem Frederik Hermans.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Norway
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, weird
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The Last Queen of the Earth (2006)
Plot Summary:
Leaving his family in Afghanistan to find work in Iran, Ali Bakhsh returns home to Afghanistan in search of his family in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the following U.S. invasion.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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French Tour (2016)
Plot Summary:
Far’Hook is a 20-year-old rapper. Following a violent dispute with a rival, he’s forced to leave Paris for a while. His producer, Bilal, suggests that Far’Hook acts as driver for Bilal’s father, Serge, on a tour of French ports, following in the footsteps of the classic painter Joseph Vernet. Despite the age gap and culture clash, an unlikely friendship forms between this talented rapper and a bricklayer from the north of France during a road trip that concludes in Marseille for a final concert, one of reconciliation.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Continent (2014)
Plot Summary:
A road movie that follows three young men yearning after their ideals.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Things We Do for Love (2013)
Plot Summary:
Vaarala, a reserved romantic photographer, has an odd artistic vision of loneliness: he takes serial photos of an empty park bench in remote spaces of nature. When he meets and falls in love with the spirited, unruly Ansa, his ‘bench’ is suddenly filled. But in order to be with her he has to not only overcome his own frailties, but also the impending danger of Ansa’s volatile ex-con ex, and then Ansa herself, a woman prone to impulsiveness and impetuousness.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland, Norway
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Druid Peak (2014)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teen is sent to live with his estranged father, a park ranger. During his time there, he develops an unusual affinity with and passion for the wolves in a local pack.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sad
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Blind Spot (2018)
Plot Summary:
BLIND SPOT is a story about the grey zones in mental illness; the blind spots hard to discover, as experienced by a mother realizing her daughter struggling with far worse issues than she realized.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Vital Signs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Triggered by the death of a family member a young woman embarks on a singular journey of helping people who are about to die. The dying have nothing to lose and need lasting moments of intimacy that Simone finds herself willing to give at no cost. But Boris won't let her get away with it quite that easily. He realizes how well she hides behind those intense but short lived relationships. He won't hesitate to provoke her in a violent burst.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crying
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The Escape (2015)
Plot Summary:
A Dutch woman escapes her family life in search for happiness in the Portuguese Algarve.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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That Kind of Summer (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a countryside house where they are meant to explore the troubles in their sexuality, three women spend days and nights apprehending their inner demons. A serene German therapist and a kind-hearted social worker supervise them, help them and try to maintain the fragile balance of the group. During 26 days, in the midst of summer, Geisha, Léonie and Eugénie will have to refrain from breaking down, tame the whispers from present times and consider the future.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Missing Star (2006)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 916
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France, Singapore
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, multicultural, road movie
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Voyage (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young psychiatrist ventures into a lone voyage to fight his depression. On the sea he records stories of people departed from this world prematurely, while what awaits him on the shore is the ultimate irony of life. Shot in Mongolia, Malaysia, Australia, Germany, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Last Bus (2021)
Plot Summary:
Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, road movie
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Road to La Paz (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sebastian is unemployed, finding pleasure only in his old Peugeot. He got married to his girlfriend Jazmin and having no income, he starts a job of a private ride service. One day, a regular customer, Jalil, an old Arab man suggests a long distance drive. During the ride from Buenos Aires of Argentina to La Paz of Bolivia, the two are in conflict with each other constantly. With a series of unexpected accidents, the journey brings a small but important change to both of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 825
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, intercultural, inter cultural
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Nanayo (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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A Country Called Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Romantic Guide to Lost Places (2020)
Plot Summary:
Benno and Allegra: he's over fifty, English, and drinks like a fish; she's twenty years younger, a travel blogger with lots of imagination. They both live off their lies and have no intention of stopping now. Next-door neighbors who had never met until the day he wound up on the wrong landing, and nothing would ever be the same. Sheer chance leads this odd couple on a flight towards lost or forgotten places, where their mutual support makes for self-discovery.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Pebble and the Boy (2021)
Plot Summary:
John Parker, a 19 year old from Manchester, embarks on a journey to Brighton, the spiritual home of the Mods, on an old Lambretta scooter left to him by his father.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The History of Mr Polly (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Alfred Polly fails to find fulfilment as a shop keeper, he leaves his wife and sets out on the open road to see where freedom leads.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, costume drama, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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Deep Blue Dream (2013)
Plot Summary:
While still in cinema school, Diego stood out as one of the most promising students, directing successful shorts. However, coming to the job market, he can not establish himself as a filmmaker, being forced to film wedding ceremonies.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Communication & Lies (2015)
Plot Summary:
A film about a man and one woman who do absurdly crazy things. But although their shocking behaviors are outrageous, but it remains not just as some spectacles. When the communication between two comes to fail, it suddenly arouses subtle sorrows.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crying
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Lamb (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, controversial, independent film, road movie
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How Much Further (2006)
Plot Summary:
Esperanza and Tristeza both have to get to Cuenca. However, by an unlucky turn of events, the bus they are on gets delayed due to a worker strike. Taking their journey into their own hands, they decide to hitchhike to Cuenca. Along the way they meet interesting characters who help them re-evaluate the purpose of their journey.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Drama
Country: Ecuador
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, touching, captivating, scenic, semi serious
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Poppy Shakespeare (2008)
Plot Summary:
N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Catcher in the Rye (2008)
Plot Summary:
This film consists of 75 minutes and 6 seconds of blue screen.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 692
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: avant garde, psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, experimental, independent film, silent, silent film
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A Day for Women (2016)
Plot Summary:
A new swimming pool opens in a Cairo district, with the announcement that Sundays will be only for females. This causes ripples throughout the local community, while three women - Shamiya, Azza, and Lula - assess their varying lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Belly of the Sea (2021)
Plot Summary:
June, 1816. A French navy frigate ran aground on a sandbar off the coast of Senegal. Attempts to free the board were futile - the crew had no choice but to abandon ship. Since the available boats were not enough to accommodate the entire crew, the team built a raft. It accommodated 147 people: soldiers, sailors, several passengers and officers. The plan was for the boats to tow the raft. But the cable broke and the raft drifted into the open sea. For those who were on the raft, a harsh and cruel struggle for life began.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Art of Travel (2008)
Plot Summary:
High school grad. Conner Layne is about to marry his first love, but when wedding plans fail, he goes solo on his honeymoon to Central America, finding adventure with a ragtag group of foreigners who attempt to cross the Darien Gap in record time.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, sincere, bleak, road movie, serious, emotional
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Kon-Tiki (2012)
Plot Summary:
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: harsh, realistic, exciting, inspirational, epic, suspense, intense, factual, serious, tense
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Scream of Stone (1991)
Plot Summary:
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport climber) wouldn't survive a day on a 'real' climbing expedition, although he is considered to be the world's best sport climber (having just won an indoor 'world championship,' an event depicted in the opening scene). They plan to climb 'Cerro Torre,' in the Patagonia region of South America, near the Argentinian/Chilean border, one of the world's most difficult mountains, especially considering the extreme weather conditions common to the area.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Argentina, UK, South Africa
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco