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Plot Summary:
Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: bloody, disturbing, black comedy, suspense, dark comedy, tense, brutal, humorous, satirical, absurd
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Under the Tree (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, crying, surprise ending, tragic, weird
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Riders of Justice (2020)
Plot Summary:
Markus, a deployed military man, has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems to be plain bad luck - but it turns out that it might have been a carefully orchestrated assassination, which his wife ended up being a random casualty of.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Finland
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, funny, captivating, suspense, tense, sincere, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, philosophical
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Mindhorn (2016)
Plot Summary:
A washed up actor who played Mindhorn, a secret agent with a bionic eye, returns to the Isle of Man, the area where his most famous role was set, to help catch a killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy, serious, surprise ending, crying, psychotronic
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I Care a Lot (2020)
Plot Summary:
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, suspense, twisted, tense, captivating, semi serious, clever, psychological, funny, intellectual
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7 Days (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people, he is leading an uneventful life until a beautiful fall afternoon, when his daughter is raped and murdered. From then on, the world of the Hamel family collapses. When the murderer is arrested, a terrible project germinates in Bruno's darkened mind. He plans to capture the "monster" and make him pay for his crime. The day the murderer appears in Court, Hamel, who had prepared his plan in great detail, kidnaps the monster and later sends the police a brief message stating that the rapist and murderer of his daughter was going to be tortured for 7 days and then executed. Once this task accomplished, he will then give himself up.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, gloomy, psychological thriller, bloody, heartbreaking
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Guns Akimbo (2019)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. Miles must fight heavily armed Nix and also save his kidnapped ex-girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, New Zealand, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, funny, bloody, action comedy, dark comedy, psychological, retro, entertaining
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Martyrs (2015)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: brutal, bloody, disturbing, suspense, tense, slasher, suspenseful, psychological, terrifying, sinister
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The Green Elephant (1999)
Plot Summary:
The movie is set in the brig, the walls of which are painted in a poisonous green color. There fall into two junior officers, Sergei "Fallen" Pakhomov and Vladimir "Little brother" Epifantsev. So, both lieutenant begin their dialogue. The dialogue began with a discussion of various philosophical problems, as well as the stories of two army lieutenants. Afterwards, "Fallen” starts to turn the conversation in a completely different direction, telling the "Little brother" of how he first had sex with a drunken woman, about how he ejaculated at her face, and then he defecating in the sea, and also how during his urgent service he just did not become a queer.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, sadistic, art house, controversial, extreme horror, bloody, disgusting, underground film, independent film
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Red White & Blue (2010)
Plot Summary:
A woman attracts the attention of a psychotic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mumblecore, controversial, suspense, neo noir, psychological thriller, bloody
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Dr. Giggles (1992)
Plot Summary:
In 1957, Evan Rendell flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, suspenseful, medical horror, bloody, grindhouse, cult classic, black comedy, horror comedy
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Dread (2009)
Plot Summary:
Three college students set out to document what other people dread most.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, scary, surprise ending, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological horror, suspense, slasher
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Violent Night (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, dark comedy, scary, dark, action comedy, horror comedy, psychotronic, black comedy, gay cinema
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Cold Pursuit (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nels Coxman's quiet life comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge as he seeks coldblooded justice against a drug lord and his inner circle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Norway, China, Canada, USA, France
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, harsh, suspenseful, semi serious, action comedy, feel good, hood, perverse, neo noir
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Man Bites Dog (1992)
Plot Summary:
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, dark comedy, black comedy, disturbing, black and white, humorous, controversial, stylized, cult classic, atmospheric
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Ichi the Killer (2001)
Plot Summary:
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: disturbing, controversial, bloody, dark comedy, splatter, surreal, extreme horror, rough, psychological, cult classic
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Cargo 200 (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young woman is taken hostage by a police officer and subsequently abused by the lawman gone mad.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: bleak, rough, psychological, serious, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, sadistic, depressing, suspense
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The Method (2015)
Plot Summary:
The main character is an extraordinary and mysterious person, at the same time, he (Rodion Meglin) is an outstanding inspector. Rodion is used to work alone in order to keep the secrecy of his unusual method. Young graduate Esenya Steklova is eager to get the internship with the glorious investigator but she could hardly expect the challenges she would face while working with Rodion. Together they investigate the cruelest crimes that took place in the history of Russian criminality.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller, rough
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Cheap Thrills (2013)
Plot Summary:
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: disturbing, dark comedy, tense, independent film, psychological, stylized, black comedy, humorous, horror comedy, scary
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Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
Plot Summary:
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head. There are more than 20 Russian-movie stars in the film, but you will not be able to recognize them immediately since they are all in disguise.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: black comedy, realistic, buddy comedy, dark comedy, serious, suspenseful
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Harry Brown (2009)
Plot Summary:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, bleak, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, grindhouse, neo noir, depressing
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Snuff 102 (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young Argentinian reporter is writing an article about snuff films - which depict real torture, rape and murder of people. But seeking the films and those behind them might backfire. She herself is in danger of becoming one of the suffering.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, bloody, extreme horror, psychological, tense, suspense, controversial, splatter, perverse
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The Seasoning House (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. An orphaned deaf mute is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, bleak, realistic, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, bloody, spooky
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Misery (1990)
Plot Summary:
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 230000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, suspense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, tension, slasher
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The Marksman (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, road movie, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, tense, disturbing, bloody, entertaining, anamorphic
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Don't Say a Word (2001)
Plot Summary:
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Switzerland, Canada
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, rough, intense, serious, clever, scary
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Visitor Q (2001)
Plot Summary:
A father who is a failed former television reporter tries to mount a documentary about violence and sex among youths. He proceeds to have sex with his daughter who is now a prostitute, and films his son being humiliated and hit by classmates. "Q", a perfect stranger, somehow gets involved and enters the bizarre family whose son beats his mom, who in turn is also a prostitute and a heroin addict.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, controversial, tense, dark comedy, disturbing, bloody, cult classic, atmospheric, rough
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Stoker (2013)
Plot Summary:
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, bleak, gothic, tense, suspense, disturbing, erotic, surreal, visual
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I Saw the Devil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychological, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, bloody, suspense, serious, twist ending, rough
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Xtreme (2021)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the murder of his son and father, a retired hitman sets in motion a carefully crafted revenge plan against the killer: his own brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, hood, perverse, thrilling, surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic, independent film
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Smokin' Aces (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, clever, action packed, bloody, exciting, twist ending, cult classic, twisted, neo noir, humorous