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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Weaving together three stories featuring a burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner and a washed-up boxer, Quentin Tarantino influenced a generation of filmmakers with this crime…
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Antichrist (2009)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm …
Directed by: Lars von Trier
After their child dies, a therapist and his wife flee to their cabin in the woods, where they hope to mend their emotional wounds. But the grief-stricken couple watches their troubles…
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Pi (1998)
Cast: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman …
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky's jarring black-and-white brain-bender is a haunting examination of one man's numerical obsession. The story follows a fragile number theorist who's on the…
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The Machinist (2004)
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón …
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Trevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year, and his physical and mental health have eroded. So when cryptic notes pop up in his apartment and he has visions of a co-worker nobody else can see,…
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Funny Games (US) (2007)
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt …
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Anna and George are enjoying a vacation with their son when two sadistic men break into their cabin and hold the family hostage. The psychotic duo plays twisted games with their prisoners,…
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: David Lynch
An innocent man gets mixed up in a small-town murder mystery involving a kinky nightclub chanteuse and a kidnapper with a penchant for snorting helium in this surreal indie thriller from…
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Open Water (2004)
Cast: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein …
Directed by: Chris Kentis
A vacationing couple on a scuba diving expedition in the Caribbean accidentally gets left behind and is stranded for endless hours. Dehydrated and sickened, they must fend for themselves in…
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Corrupt Detective Terence McDonaugh -- whose bad habits include painkillers, reckless sports gambling and accepting sexual bribes -- investigates the murder of five Senegalese illegal…
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The Jacket (2005)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: John Maybury
Accused of a heinous killing, a Persian Gulf War veteran suffering from amnesia realizes he must find a way to prove his innocence. Desperate to unearth clues about his past, he seeks a…
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Frozen (2010)
Cast: Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers …
Directed by: Adam Green
Three friends hit the slopes for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding. But when they convince the chairlift operator to let them take one last run before closing, Parker (Emma Bell), Joe…
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Crash (1996)
Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas …
Directed by: David Cronenberg
After a near-fatal collision, television director James Ballard finds his soul mate in fellow crash victim Helen Remington in this provocative drama. Together, the pair probes the eroticism…
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True Romance (1993)
Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: Tony Scott
In this darkly comic web of crime, murder and mayhem from writer Quentin Tarantino and director Tony Scott, novice prostitute Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) and her lover, comic book…
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Take Shelter (2011)
Cast: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham …
Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Michael Shannon stars in this thriller as a small-town family man who, determined to protect his wife and deaf daughter from impending disaster, builds an impenetrable storm shelter in the…
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Following (1998)
Cast: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this odd, claustrophobic neo-noir film about a seedy young Brit (Jeremy Theobald) who's obsessed with following people --…
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11:14 (2005)
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze …
Directed by: Greg Marcks
Even though they're strangers, Buzzy, Mark, Cheri, Jack and Eddie will become part of each other's lives -- even if it kills them -- in this innovative drama composed of five…
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Lost Highway (1997)
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty …
Directed by: David Lynch
Soon after saxophonist Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) suspects his wife (Patricia Arquette) of cheating on him, he is mysteriously framed for her murder and sent to death row, in this surreal,…
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The Ledge (2011)
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Matthew Chapman
This unusual, character-driven thriller follows young hotel manager Gavin (Charlie Hunnam), who steps out onto a high ledge to commit suicide. World-weary police officer Hollis (Terrence…
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Inland Empire (2006)
Cast: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: David Lynch
Nikki (Laura Dern) is a married actress who ends up bedding her co-star (Justin Theroux), but is it an affair or just acting? When the two start calling each other by their characters'…
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A top insurance investigator spars with a consultant his company hires -- until a dinner-theater hypnosis gag turns them into momentary lovebirds. But the magician's spell also makes…
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Bug (2006)
Cast: Lynn Collins, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Based on a play by Tracy Letts, this claustrophobic thriller from Exorcist director William Friedkin focuses on the love story between a man (Michael Shannon) and a woman (Ashley Judd)…
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Blood Simple (1984)
Cast: Frances McDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
In a jealous rage, Texas tavern owner Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires unscrupulous private detective Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) to not only tail Marty's two-timing spouse, Abby…
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Assassination of a High School President (2008)
Cast: Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis …
Directed by: Brett Simon
While investigating the theft of his Catholic high school's SAT exams, geeky sophomore reporter Bobby Funke uncovers a complex conspiracy. But will anyone believe him when he points the…
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The Body (2000)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel …
Directed by: Jonas McCord
Ordered to investigate a dead body that could call Christianity's fundamental beliefs into question, Father Gutierrez (Antonio Banderas) travels to Jerusalem and meets archaeologist…
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Boot Camp (2007)
Cast: Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare …
Directed by: Christian Duguay
Packed off to Camp Serenity on a remote Fiji isle, teenage rebel Sophie Bauer (Mila Kunis) and a host of other troubled kids soon find themselves brutalized by the unhinged Dr. Norman Hail…
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Mother's Day (2010)
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Patrick Flueger …
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
The new owners of a home pick the wrong day to host a birthday party when their bash is crashed by the house's previous occupants: three fugitive bank robber brothers, their sister, and…