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Plot Summary:
Cynthia is a horror film about the 'perfect' couple and their desperate obsession to have a child which descends into a terrifying dark comedy.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological horror, horror comedy, sinister
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The More You Ignore Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based on Jo Brand's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy drama focusing on the life of an unconventional family in 1980s rural England. The film focuses on Gina, a young mother, whose efforts to be a loving mother and wife are undermined by her declining mental health. Things deteriorate when she develops an obsession with the local weatherman, which leads to an admission to the nearby psychiatric hospital. Over the years, as she grows up, her daughter Alice struggles to relate to her heavily medicated mum, and causes chaos when she comes up with a plan to reconnect with her, which divides the family forever and leads to a moving climax. Set to the songs of The Smiths, The More You Ignore Me provides a sometimes stark, yet comical insight into life within this quirky household, whilst addressing mental health issues and their impact on the family.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 813
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Kingdom of Sin (2016)
Plot Summary:
When two couples decide to swap their partners in a swinger's club, they uncover horrors about their other half they had never known.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing
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Patchwork (2015)
Plot Summary:
A delightfully dark, Frankenstein-themed horror comedy about a re-animated corpse, made from the stitched together body parts of three murdered young women, that decides to go on a bloody quest to find their killer and avenge their deaths!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, psychotronic, bleak, humorous, suspense, disturbing, psychological, weird
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Some Like It Rare (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sophie and Vincent’s small butcher shop is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart. Their lives are turned upside down when Vincent accidentally kills a vegan activist who vandalized their shop. Overwhelmed and terrified of being accused of murder, their only solution is to get rid of the body by turning it into ham. To their surprise the ham is so popular that it may save their business… that is if they’re ready to keep “hunting"!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, slasher, horror comedy, black comedy, dark comedy, weird
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A Banquet (2021)
Plot Summary:
Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America (2003)
Plot Summary:
Three narratives ("Cutting Moments," "Home" and "Prologue") combine to create a shocking trilogy of modern American life, a portrait drawn with brushstrokes of hidden violence and disturbing cruelty. Directed by Douglas Buck, this unflinching film reveals what lies behind the drawn curtains of so-called "ordinary" households.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, rough, serious, suspense, anthology, depressing, tense, bleak, realistic
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The Barrens (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man takes his family on a camping trip and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the legendary monster of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: the Jersey Devil.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological horror, natural horror, independent film
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ABCs of Death 2.5 (2016)
Plot Summary:
An anthology of 26 fan entries submitted for inclusion in ABCs of Death 2, each offering various takes on the letter "M".
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anthology, suspense, scary, psychological, disturbing, bloody, mumblecore, horror comedy, disgusting, terrifying
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Bikini Bloodbath (2006)
Plot Summary:
On their last day of high school seven gorgeous girls have slumber party to celebrate their going away to college. Across town, a maniacal chef goes on a killing spree. Can their gym coach come to the rescue of the bikini clad group? No, but when Chef Death shows up at the party, hilarity ensues and the blood bath begins.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 559
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, horror comedy, suspense, psychotronic, independent film, horror spoof
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Stepmonster (1993)
Plot Summary:
Todd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic books. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes a race against time for Todd to stop this hideous, carnivorous creature from marrying his dad and ruining his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, nostalgic
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Unwelcome (2022)
Plot Summary:
Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and what extremes will she go to to protect her unborn child?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, disturbing, suspense, slasher, spooky, psychotronic, suspenseful
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Tarumama (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sara and Óscar, a couple going through a marital crisis, decide to spend a week in a remote country cabin with their two children, Alicia and Tomás. The family tries to have a quiet time, but something strange happens there. There is a woman who prowls through the forest and cries uncontrollably looking for a baby she has just lost. This deeply affects the family who will have to stay together to survive this nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Colombia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, gothic horror, disturbing
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Psycho Goreman (2020)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, suspense, slasher, tense, captivating, absurd, splatter, dark comedy, psychological, funny
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Drainiac! (2000)
Plot Summary:
Some teenagers in an old house find that there's something evil in the water.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Horror, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, independent film
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We Broke Up (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lori and Doug break up right before Lori's sister's wedding and decide to pretend they're still together for the weekend as to not disrupt the fun.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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Bad Milo! (2013)
Plot Summary:
A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, suspenseful, humorous, not serious, dark comedy, scary, psychological, funny, art house, mystic
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The Shattering (2021)
Plot Summary:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Exchange (2017)
Plot Summary:
They are on their way and Eva is still insecure. Her deep love and devotion for Jaime has led her to accept a special offer: swinging in order to arouse their marriage after fifteen years. Jaime seems doubly confident: a curvy 19-year-old Brazilian is waiting for him, while Eva has to resign herself to an uninspiring and unattractive partner. What looked like a night of playing, liberation and revitalization for this husband and wife becomes a mess inside four walls when Jaime discovers that their partners for the evening are not who they said they were.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Elvira I Will Give You My Life But I'm Using It (2014)
Plot Summary:
Elvira had a fight with her husband, he went to purchase some cigarettes but he never came back, now Elvira is searching for him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: captivating, hispanic
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The Taming of the Shrew (2016)
Plot Summary:
This scintillating production of Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy will stir your emotions even as it challenges you with its pointed social commentary. Is the story of Kate and Petruchio one of courtship or of conquest? The breaking down of a defiant spirit or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? You decide – but either way, this is an experience not to be missed!.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle (2011)
Plot Summary:
"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend. Other commuters include a grandmother & granddaughter, a house wife, a female high school student, and a female otaku college student. Although the train ride takes only 15 minutes between two stations, the lives of these commuters are changed as they interact with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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One Hot Summer (2009)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful Cuban-American lawyer is caught in the greatest dilemma of her life stay with Ariel, her Cuban-American husband who is eager to start a family at any cost or reignite a past love with Luther, the romance of her life who unexpectedly returns to try and capture her heart once again. Set against the backdrop of one hot summer in the sultry city of Miami, this romantic comedy examines the lives and loves of Margarita Santos, a contemporary woman and her two best friends (Anabel and Viviana) as they straddle two cultures to navigate through the dilemmas they face to find love and happiness once again.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Bet (2020)
Plot Summary:
A woman makes a bet with her husband that she can get the next man she sees to propose to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Maus (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alex and Selma are a couple in love on a trip to the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Suddenly, Selma feels a mysterious force is chasing them.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, psychological, psychological thriller
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A Bit of Bad Luck (2014)
Plot Summary:
Brooks Caldwell, (Cary Elwes) an erudite and handsome lawyer, seems to have it all: wealth, social status and a red hot career. His success is, in reality, a product of his marriage to his beautiful, socialite wife, Amanda, (Terri Polo) a wealthy timber heiress. Unlike most, who would remain content to enjoy a life of luxury and privilege, Brooks continues to risk everything by having extramarital affairs. Brooks' philandering, in addition to humiliating Amanda, has driven her to the point of a mental breakdown. Having been pushed over the edge, Amanda orchestrates a just and elaborate plan to bring her husband down. When Brooks leaves for a weekend romp with his latest squeeze, (Agnes Bruckner) his life quickly descends into a bizarre, nightmarish, downward spiral.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing
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Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967)
Plot Summary:
The story follows a family of inbreeds who have been afflicted by a genetic disorder known as 'Merrye syndrome', named after the family in which the disorder developed. This malady causes its victims to enter a state of age regression that starts at the age of ten and continues throughout the remainder of the person's life, rendering them with the intelligence of a child. The final generation of the family has been entrusted to the care of the family chauffeur (Lon Chaney Jr), and all is well for these odd people until a greedy branch of the family decides that they want to relieve the family of its home. Mental illness has always, and will always be, a fascinating subject for horror movies as it probes into the unknown and Spider Baby makes best use of that fact.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, black and white, grindhouse, dark comedy, horror comedy, scary, disturbing, creepy, psychological, suspense
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Death Saved My Life (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the surface it seems Jade has it all, including a successful marketing career, a husband admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. However, behind closed doors, her life is far from perfect.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional
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Don't Fall In Love With Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three interconnected stories explore the complicated relationships of young, attractive Argentinian adults searching for true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, disturbing
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Miss Me This Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Regina (Erica Ash) and Franklin (Redaric Williams) are seemingly the perfect couple, the toast of all their friends and married on Christmas Day six years ago at the famed Chesterton Hotel. At Thanksgiving, they have a huge fight and trusts are broken -- they decide to divorce. Their divorce will be final on Christmas Day. Regina decides to move in to her best friend Trish's (Eva Marcille) suite at The Chesterton Hotel.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Unplugging (2022)
Plot Summary:
Think a rustic getaway with no cell service, Internet or social media is a romantic way to repair your marriage and sex life? Think again. Meet Dan and Jeanine Dewerson. The only spark in their bedroom is from the wall socket. Their daughter's best friend is her iPad. Dan's not going to take it anymore and plans a quiet, relaxing weekend in a remote mountain town. No kids, no phones, no social media, only clean fresh air and lots of romance. But what starts as the perfect weekend quickly becomes disastrous with unearthly encounters, strong edibles, cranky locals, and a pesky one-eyed dog. Without GPS to guide them or social media to stave off their boredom, Dan and Jeanine are forced to reconnect with each other. Can a "digital detox" really save their marriage and their sanity?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 941
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious