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- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsAna TorrentFele MartínezEduardo NoriegaWhile doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...Thesis
(Halálos tézis)
HORROR (Crime, Cult Classic)
-Alejandro Amenabar-
*extreme, independent*
INT: mutilation, sadism, torture
CRIME: murder, theft
SITU: obsession
MENT: dream, nightmare
PERS: introversion
MED: asthma - DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonJohn HurtWhat happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.(Rellington Place 10)
DRAMA (Biopic, Crime, True Crime)
*independent*
CHAR: impostor, serial killer
INT: necrophilia
CRIME: capital punishment, miscarriage of justice, murder, sexual abuse
SITU: injustice
FAM: dysfunctional family, pregnancy
SOC: illiteracy, poverty - DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsAugust DiehlChristian RedlNadeshda BrennickeTwo police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.THRILLER (Crime, Horror)
CHAR: femme fatale, serial killer
LOC: morgue
INT: mutilation, suicide
CRIME: murder, ritual killing
EVENT: hit by car, investigation
DEV: drug use
OB: Molotov cocktail
PSY: personality disorder
PERS: cynicism
FAM: loss of child
SEX: pornography
END: ambiguous - DirectorFrancesca GregoriniStarsKaya ScodelarioJessica BielFrances O'ConnorA troubled girl becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother.(Emanuel másik élete)
DRAMA (Thriller)
coming of age / psychological
CHAR: babysitter, mysterious neighbor, surrogate mother, troubled teen
LOC: asylum, hospital
CRIME: breaking and entering
OB: doll
PSY: delusion, personality disorder
EMO: grief
FAM: estrangement, loss of family member
MORT: necromania - DirectorDavid SchwimmerStarsClive OwenCatherine KeenerLiana LiberatoA teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.DRAMA (Crime, Horror)
psychological
CHAR: impostor
LOC: motel
THEME: loss of innocence
PACE: slow burner
INT: bullying, pedophilia
CRIME: child abuse, sexual abuse, unpunished crime
EVENT: investigation
SITU: obsession, teen angst
AIM: revenge
DEV: deception, manipulation
PSY: personality disorder, trauma
MENT: brainwashing
PERS: perversion
EMO: despair, disappointment, disillusionment, grief, grudge, guilt, hate
ID: false identity
MED: examination
ROM: adultery, secret romance, seduction
SEX: loss of virginity, promiscuity, sexual exploitation, sexual humiliation, sexual perversion
END: evil wins - DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsAngelina JolieEthan HawkeKiefer SutherlandAn FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.(Életeken át)
THRILLER (Crime)
neo noir / psychological
CHAR: serial killer
CRIME: abduction, capital punishment, murder
EVENT: accidental death, car accident, hit by car, investigation
SITU: race against time
DEV: double cross
OB: lethal injection
PSY: personality disorder
ID: fake identity, identity swap, identity theft, mistaken identity
PAST: dark past
MORT: presumed dead
ENT: twist - DirectorDavid LynchStarsSheryl LeeRay WiseMädchen AmickLaura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.(Twin Peaks: Tűz, jöjj velem!)
DRAMA (Crime, Cult Classic, Horror)
-David Lynch-
dark romance / domestic drama / erotica / neo noir / psychological / supernatural
*avant-garde, experimental, independent, metaphorical, postmodern, surreal, symbolistic*
CHAR: missing person, serial killer
ENT: doppelganger
LOC: woods
DIM: interdimensional travel
INT: gore
TIME: nonlinear timeline, troubled teen
CRIME: child abuse, incest, murder, sexual abuse
EVENT: investigation, mysterious death
SITU: double life, prostitution
DEV: drug use
PSY: agoraphobia, personality disorder
MENT: dream, inner demon
EMO: despair, jealousy
PAST: dark secret
FAM: dysfunctional family
REL: angel, demon, possession, salvation
SUP: spirit
ROM: love triangle, seduction
SEX: promiscuity - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMatthew McConaugheySandra BullockSamuel L. JacksonIn Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.(Ha ölni kell)
THRILLER (Crime)
courtroom drama
CHAR: Ku Klux Klan, vigilante
LOC: motel, rural
THEME: justice, prejudice, redemption, self-justice
INT: bullying, burned to death, fire
CRIME: abduction, arson, capital punishment, child abuse, insanity plea, murder, sexual abuse, trial
EVENT: explosion, investigation
SITU: humiliation, injustice, intimidation
AIM: revenge
DEV: punishment
OB: bomb, Molotov cocktail
PERS: bigotry
SOC: discrimination, judicial system, police brutality, poverty, racism, social injustice
MED: amputation
MORT: left for dead - DirectorDaniel StammStarsMark WebberDevon GrayeTom BowerA cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his-luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last.HORROR (Comedy, Sci-Fi)
CHAR: serial killer
INT: bullying, dismemberment
CRIME: fratricide
EVENT: mysterious phone call
SITU: challenge
AIM: survival
PSY: amnesia
MENT: hearing voices
EMO: despair
FAM: estrangement, pregnancy
SOC: finances, racism
MED: amputation - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva HenningBirger MalmstenBirgit TengrothA needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.Thirst
DRAMA
-Ingmar Bergman-
psychological
CHAR: priest
LOC: hotel
INT: suicide
EVENT: abortion
SITU: love-hate
PSY: mental illness
EMO: mourning
FAM: dysfunctional family, loss of family member
ROM: adultery, love triangle - DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsKyle MacLachlanAnthony HopkinsJason RobardsJoseph K. (Kyle MacLachlan) awakens one morning to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told with what he is charged, and despite being "arrested" is allowed to remain free and go to work. But, despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and he tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.(A per)
DRAMA (Thriller)
*independent, Kafkaesque*
CRIME: trial
PSY: paranoia
EMO: despair - DirectorClaire DenisStarsVincent GalloTricia VesseyBéatrice DalleTwo American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.(Kínzó mindennapok)
HORROR
medical
*extreme*
ENT: vampire
LOC: clinic
THEME: vacation gone wrong
PACE: slow burner
INT: cannibalism, gore, torture
CRIME: murder, sexual abuse
SITU: confined
MENT: insomnia
MED: medical research
MORT: wanting to die
SEX: libido - DirectorAlex GalvinStarsGreer PhillipsJane WaddellBen FranshamA woman joins a production of The Turn of the Screw the night before opening night, and her first dress rehearsal is more real than she is comfortable with.HORROR
haunted house
CHAR: babysitter
REL: possession
SUP: ghost - DirectorAdam RobitelStarsJill LarsonAnne RamsayMichelle AngAn elderly woman battling Alzheimer's disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far more sinister going on.AKA The Taking of Deborah Logan
(Ördögűzés: Deborah Logan története)
HORROR
body horror / found footage / mockumentary / psychological / supernatural
CHAR: maniac, missing person, mysterious man, mysterious woman, priest, serial killer
LOC: attic, basement, cave, hospital, woods
THEME: sacrifice
INT: gore, rampage, self-harm
CRIME: abduction, murder
EVENT: investigation, mysterious death, ritual
SITU: hostility, loss of control, self-destruction
DEV: confession
PSY: mental illness
EMO: anguish, despair
PAST: dark past, dark secret, troubled past
SOC: decadence, finances
MED: Alzheimer’s, cirrhosis, embolism, examination, healing, leukemia, medication, spinal tap, x-ray
SUP: paranormal - DirectorGyörgy PálfiStarsCsaba CzeneIstván GyuriczaGina MorenoThree generations of men, including a pervert that constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater and a passionate embalmer.HORROR (Cult Classic, Dark Comedy)
-György Pálfi-
arthouse / body horror / psychological / satire
*experimental, surreal*
CHAR: voyeur
PACE: wild ride
INT: creative kills, dismemberment, gore, mind bender, suicide
SITU: rejected
DEV: taxidermy
PERS: perversion
FAM: dysfunctional family, pregnancy
SEX: fetish - DirectorJoachim TrierStarsEili HarboeKaya WilkinsHenrik RafaelsenA confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.HORROR (Romance, Sci-Fi)
psychological / sexploitation / supernatural / teensploitation
*post-punk, symbolistic*
CHAR: missing person
LOC: lake, rural, secluded
PACE: slow burner
INT: fire
SITU: loneliness, repression, sheltered life, temptation
DEV: drug use
MENT: dream, nightmare
EMO: guilt, self-blame
FAM: loss of family member
MED: CAT scan, epilepsy, healing, medication, nosebleed, seizure
REL: doctrine
SUP: psychokinesis, telekinesis
SEX: sexual confusion, sexual repression - DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMichael ShannonJessica ChastainShea WhighamPlagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.THRILLER (Horror, Sci-Fi)
apocalyptic / disaster drama / domestic drama / psychological / supernatural / workplace drama
LOC: underground shelter
PACE: slow burner
SITU: downward spiral, obsession
PSY: mental illness, phobia
MENT: insomnia, nightmare, premonition
FAM: dysfunctional family
MED: deafness
SUP: levitation
END: ambiguous - DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceElizabeth ShepherdJohn WestbrookA man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.(Ligeia sírboltja)
HORROR (Cult Classic, Period)
-Roger Corman-
supernatural
CHAR: recluse
LOC: cemetery, secret passageway
THEME: hypnotism
EVENT: exhumation
SITU: obsession
ID: mistaken identity
PAST: haunted by the past
FAM: loss of family member
MORT: presumed dead
SUP: back from the dead, cursed - DirectorDario ArgentoStarsAnthony FranciosaGiuliano GemmaJohn SaxonAn American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.HORROR
-Dario Argento-
giallo / grindhouse / psychological / slasher
*expressionist, gothic, independent*
CHAR: maniac, serial killer, stalker
INT: creative kills, dismemberment
CRIME: murder, theft
EVENT: investigation, mysterious phone call
SITU: obsession
DEV: deception, vandalism
PSY: personality disorder
MENT: dream
PERS: mercilessness, misogyny
ID: mistaken identity
SOC: homelessness, sexism
MORT: faked death
ROM: adultery
END: surprise - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.DRAMA, FANTASY (Horror)
dark fantasy / psychological
*avant-garde, independent, Lynchian*
ENT: talking animal
LOC: abandoned house, attic, decrepit, desolate, dilapidated, rural
CRIME: child abuse
EVENT: train crash
SITU: home alone, isolation
AIM: survival
DEV: drug use, taxidermy
OB: doll, puppet
PSY: mental illness
MENT: imaginary friend
EMO: despair
FAM: child neglect, dysfunctional family, loss of family member
MED: epilepsy, overdose, seizure - DirectorPerry BlackshearStarsMacLeod AndrewsEvan DumouchelMargaret Ying DrakeSuspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.HORROR
home invasion / psychological
ENT: mutant
LOC: basement
PACE: slow burner
SITU: isolation
AIM: survival
PSY: mental illness, phobia
PERS: shyness
EMO: suspicion
MED: nosebleed - DirectorKasra FarahaniStarsChristian CallowayElijah T. CollinsJoseph CrossAn unemployed documentary filmmaker's behavior becomes increasingly erratic in the months after his wife becomes pregnant.DRAMA (Horror)
psychological
PACE: slow burner
PSY: mental illness
FAM: pregnancy - DirectorXavier DolanStarsXavier DolanPierre-Yves CardinalLise RoyA grieving man meets his lover's family, who were not aware of their son's sexual orientation.Tom at the Farm
(Tom a farmon)
MYSTERY
psychological
LOC: farm, rural
INT: bullying
SITU: confined
DEV: drug use
PSY: depression
PERS: submissiveness
EMO: grief
FAM: dysfunctional family
SOC: finances
SEX: masochism - DirectorGerard JohnsonStarsPeter FerdinandoGreg KamRicky GroverA thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.AKA Tony: London Serial Killer
DARK COMEDY, HORROR (Crime)
psychological / slasher
*social realism*
CHAR: maniac, missing person, recluse, serial killer
LOC: rundown
INT: bullying, dismemberment
HUM: campy
CRIME: murder
SITU: ineptitude, isolation, loneliness, prostitution, victimization
DEV: drug use
PSY: mental illness
PERS: awkwardness, withdrawn
EMO: frustration
SOC: working class
SEX: sexual inadequacy - DirectorDouglas BuckBuddy GiovinazzoDavid GregoryStarsUdo KierVirginia NewcombAmanda MarquardtA modern horror omnibus inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris' early 20th century 'Theatre du Grand Guignol'. Enola Penny sneaks into an abandoned theater and witnesses six bizarre tales.(Bizarr színház)
HORROR
anthology / haunted house
ENT: monster
LOC: abandoned, dark house, decrepit, remote
MOT: witchcraft
INT: dismemberment, torture
CRIME: murder, uxoricide
EVENT: abortion
SITU: obsession
OB: puppet
PSY: paranoia
MENT: dream
PERS: perversion
MED: amputation, quadriplegia
ROM: adultery, seduction - DirectorDevin ClarkeStarsElma BegovicMichael LipkaSean BallantyneA young couple is taken to a cottage in the woods for counseling following the disappearance of their daughter and struggle to identify what's real and what is a figment of their mental recovery.HORROR
psychological
CHAR: missing person
LOC: cottage, woods - DirectorRaúl RuizStarsGeoffrey CareyJohn Paul Getty IIIJeffrey KimeA small group of well-to-do vacationers go on a hiking trip into the woods. Foolishly unprepared to deal with Mother Nature and their situation, they wander around lost for days and weeks, becoming more and more fatigued, hungry, and desperate. A brief encounter with a pair of epicureans on a bridge fails to garner them any of the gluttons' feast due to a language barrier. Eventually their party begins to die, and the survivors ration their meat among them, attaching a religious-type ritual to its dispensation.HORROR (Adventure, Dark Comedy)
LOC: camp, woods
THEME: vacation gone wrong
INT: cannibalism
EVENT: hiking, ritual
SITU: isolation, lost
EMO: despair - DirectorJay LenderMicah WrightStarsMia MarconKris LemcheDavid AlpayThe renovation of an old house in a village somewhere in Eastern Europe will bring the crew of an American home improvement TV show up against superstitions, misunderstandings and bloody violence.HORROR (Comedy)
found footage / supernatural
LOC: old house, remote, rural, woods
MOT: superstition, witchcraft
INT: creative kills
CRIME: murder
EVENT: funeral, ritual
SITU: desolate, misunderstanding, seclusion
SOC: nepotism - DirectorFritz LangStarsRudolf Klein-RoggeOtto WernickeThomy BourdelleA criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.The Testament of Dr. Manuse
(Dr. Mabuse testamentuma)
CRIME (Cult Classic, Horror)
-Fritz Lang-
*allegorical, expressionist*
CHAR: criminal mastermind, mad scientist
LOC: asylum
THEME: world domination
CRIME: organized crime
EVENT: investigation, shootout
SITU: disloyalty
DEV: conspiracy
PSY: hypnosis, mental illness
PERS: megalomania - DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.(Tizenkét dühös ember)
DRAMA (Crime)
Americana / courtroom drama / psychological
THEME: justice, prejudice
MOT: philosophy
CRIME: miscarriage of justice, murder, patricide, trial
DEV: reconciliation
EMO: doubt, guilt, skepticism
FAM: estrangement
SOC: judicial system, racism - DirectorVikram K. KumarStarsMadhavanNitu ChandraPoonam DhillonA man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.DRAMA (Horror)
psychological / supernatural
CHAR: tragic villain
LOC: hospital
INT: suicide
CRIME: cover-up, family massacre, framed, murder
EVENT: investigation
AIM: revenge
PSY: mental illness
SUP: ghost, haunted, paranormal
END: surprise - DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsJohn GoodmanMary Elizabeth WinsteadJohn Gallagher Jr.A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable.(Cloverfield Lane 10.)
SCI-FI, THRILLER (Crime, Horror)
apocalyptic / psychological
*Hitchcockian*
CHAR: maniac
ENT: alien
LOC: farm, locked door, secret room, underground bunker
DIM: shared universe
CRIME: abduction, murder
EVENT: alien invasion, car accident, explosion
SITU: cat and mouse, confined, conspiracy theory, desolate
AIM: survival
DEV: deception, manipulation
OB: chemical weapon, Molotov cocktail, spaceship
PSY: claustrophobia, panic, paranoia
MENT: mind game
PERS: eccentricity
EMO: regret, skepticism
MED: fracture
MORT: death threat, die-hard
REL: doomsday
END: surprise - DirectorSherry HormannStarsAntonia Campbell-HughesThure LindhardtAmelia PidgeonA young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.3096 Days
CRIME (Biopic, True Crime)
CHAR: missing person
LOC: cellar
INT: pedophilia
CRIME: abduction, child abuse, sexual abuse
SITU: confined, isolation, loneliness, perseverance, starvation
AIM: survival
PSY: psychological torture - DirectorJulia DucournauStarsVincent LindonAgathe RousselleGarance MarillierFollowing a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.(Titán)
HORROR (Crime, Sci-Fi)
body horror / medical / psychological / supernatural
CHAR: missing person, serial killer, stalker
ENT: mutant
PACE: wild ride
INT: creative kills, self-immolation, self-mutilation
CRIME: murder, parricide
EVENT: abortion, car accident, explosion, fire
PSY: delusion
PERS: machismo
ID: assumed identity
FAM: dysfunctional family, unnatural pregnancy
MED: CPR, cranioplasty, fracture, head trauma, heart attack, implant, steroid
SEX: fetish, lasciviousness - DirectorÉric FalardeauStarsKayden RoseDavyd TousignantÉmile BeaudryA Hellenic word referring to the visible signs of an organism's decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl wakes up and finds her flesh rotting.HORROR
body horror / exploitation / psychological / sexploitation / trash movie
*extreme*
PACE: slow burner
INT: gore
PSY: mental illness
MED: skin rash
MORT: dying - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJon FinchFrancesca AnnisMartin ShawA ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.AKA Macbeth
(Machbeth)
DRAMA (Period)
-Roman Polanski-
supernatural
*idependent*
LOC: castle
THEME: prophecy
MOT: nihilism, witchcraft
INT: dismemberment, execution
CRIME: murder, regicide
SITU: confined, pessimism
AIM: scheming
DEV: conspiracy
MENT: somnambulism
PERS: ambition, misanthropy, ruthlessness
EMO: guilt
SOC: monarchy
SUP: ghost - DirectorAndrzej ZulawskiStarsMalgorzata BraunekLeszek TeleszynskiJan NowickiSet during the occupation of Poland during World War II. Some German soldiers slaughter a woman, her son, and mother-in-law. The husband and his father escape by being in the forest. The husband decides to join the resistance but at the first meeting the Gestapo kills his go-between and chases him. During his escape he gets into the apartment of a pregnant woman in labor and helps her with the childbirth. He works in the typhus center where he is a guinea pig for lice after being immunized to make more vaccine. He goes to the hospital to end the misery of a man mistaken as him and tortured. He seems to see his own body and is finally reconciled with himself.The Third Part of the Night
DRAMA (Horror, War)
alternate reality
*allegorical, avant-garde, experimental, surreal*
CHAR: mad scientist, maniac, nun
ENT: doppelganger
LOC: hospital, woods
MOT: philosophy
INT: torture
CRIME: murder
EVENT: experiment
AIM: survival
PSY: mental illness, psychological torment
ID: loss of identity
FAM: loss of family member, pregnancy
SOC: Gestapo, holocaust, Nazism, police state, war
REL: angel
SUP: afterlife - DirectorDemián RugnaStarsMaximiliano GhioneNorberto GonzaloElvira OnettoWhen strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and an ex police officer decide to investigate further.Terrified
HORROR
grindhouse / psychological / supernatural
ENT: vampire
LOC: asylum
INT: creative kills
EVENT: investigation, traffic accident
MENT: hearing voices
FAM: loss of family member
SUP: paranormal - DirectorHans HerbotsStarsGeert Van RampelbergIna GeertsJohan van AsscheA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapperThe Treatment
(A kezelés)
THRILLER (Crime)
CHAR: missing person
INT: pedophilia, suicide
CRIME: abduction, child abuse, incest, unsolved crime
EVENT: manhunt
SITU: confined, obsession
PAST: haunted by the past
FAM: loss of family member
MED: cancer, terminal illness - DirectorLaurent CantetStarsAurélien RecoingKarin ViardSerge LivrozetAn unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.Time Out
(Időbeosztás)
DRAMA
CHAR: impostor
CRIME: fraud, smuggling, theft
SITU: pretense
DEV: deception - DirectorDavid MoreauXavier PaludStarsOlivia BonamyMichaël CohenAdriana MoccaLucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.Them
HORROR
grindhouse / home invasion / psychological / slasher
*extreme, independent*
CHAR: creepy kid, intruder
LOC: cellar, remote, rural, secluded, underground tunnel, woods
PACE: wild ride
CRIME: breaking and entering, murder, theft
EVENT: car accident
SITU: confined
MED: head injury - DirectorJee-woon KimStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-suAfter being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.A Tale of Two Sisters
(Két nővér)
HORROR
haunted house / psychological
CHAR: stepparent
LOC: asylum, rural
MOT: folklore
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills, suicide
EVENT: return home
SITU: confined, downward spiral, obsession
AIM: revenge
DEV: betrayal
PSY: amnesia, mental illness
MENT: dream, nightmare
EMO: hate
FAM: dysfunctional family, loss of child, loss of family member
MED: medication
SUP: ghost
END: ambiguity, surprise - DirectorRoope OleniusStarsVeera W. ViloSaara ElinaMiikka J. AnttilaA headstrong textile student tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer in Kyrsyä, an offbeat, remote village.Tuftland
THRILLER (Crime, Horror)
coming of age / hillbilly horror
*gothic, independent*
CHAR: secluded community
LOC: remote, rural, secluded, woods
MOT: folklore
SITU: conservatism
PSY: mental illness
SOC: finances, rat race
MED: blindness
SUP: occult
ROM: breakup - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsRoman PolanskiIsabelle AdjaniMelvyn DouglasA bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.The Tenant
(A lakó)
THRILLER (Cult Classic, Horror)
-Roman Polanski-
psychological
*avant-garde, surreal*
CHAR: cross dresser
LOC: hospital, old building
PACE: slow burner
INT: suicide
SITU: alienation, downward spiral, obsession
DEV: conspiracy
PSY: claustrophobia, mental illness
MENT: bystanderism
PERS: shyness
EMO: suspicion
SOC: immigration - DirectorAlbert PintóStarsBegoña VargasIván MarcosBea SeguraA family moving to a new house to live the dream of the big city. A house where dreams turn in nightmares.32 Malasana Street
(A rémület háza)
HORROR
haunted house
CHAR: missing person, psychic
LOC: basement, empty house, hotel
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills
CRIME: abduction
SITU: obsession
DEV: warning
PSY: senility
PERS: shyness
EMO: despair
PAST: dark past
FAM: dysfunctional family, pregnancy
MED: quadriplegia, speech impediment
REL: possession
SUP: ghost - DirectorGuillaume CanetStarsFrançois CluzetMarie-Josée CrozeAndré DussollierAn accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?Tell No One
(Senkinek egy szót se!)
MYSTERY (Crime, Romance)
neo noir
CHAR: voyeur
LOC: lake, mansion
INT: torture
CRIME: murder
EVENT: investigation, riot
SITU: hiding, innocence
DEV: apology
EMO: anguish, grief
PAST: dark secret, haunted by the past
FAM: loss of family member
SOC: police brutality
MORT: faked death - DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFernando ReyCarole BouquetÁngela MolinaRecounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.That Obscure Object of Desire
(A vágy titokzatos tárgya)
DRAMA (Dark Comedy, Romance)
-Luis Bunuel-
satire
*absurd, experimental, independent, surreal*
SITU: humiliation, obsession
DEV: manipulation
OB: chastity belt
PSY: mental illness
PERS: naivety
EMO: frustration
ROM: rejection, unrequited love
SEX: sexual abstinence, sexual humiliation - DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSalma HayekVincent CasselToby JonesFrom the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.Tale of Tales
(Szörnyek és szerelmek)
FANTASY (Adventure, Horror, Period)
anthology / arthouse
*baroque, fairy tale, post-punk*
CHAR: mysterious woman
ENT: insect, monster, ogre
LOC: castle, maze
INT: cannibalism, gore, mind bender, torture
EVENT: funeral
SITU: obsession
EMO: jealousy
SOC: monarchy
ROM: arranged marriage, lovesick - DirectorJ.C. FeyerStarsRafael CardosoAlice WegmannLeandra LealA young physician coordinating the transfer of patients between state-run hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro struggles with a mystery: a patient goes missing one night and completely disappears from the system. As the doctor attempts to find out the truth, he slowly loses his sense of reality.The Trace We Leave Behind
HORROR
CHAR: missing person
LOC: hospital - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von SydowRecently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.Through a Glass Darkly
(Tükör által homályosan)
DRAMA
-Ingmar Bergman-
psychological
*existentialist*
LOC: island
CRIME: incest
PSY: electroshock therapy, mental illness
FAM: estrangement
REL: visited by god - DirectorUlli LommelStarsKurt RaabJeff RodenMargit CarstensenUsing his status as a police informant to procure his victims, baby-faced, shaven-headed Fritz Haarmann dismembers their bodies after death and sells the flesh to restaurants, dumping the remainder out of sight.Tenderness of the Wolves
HORROR (Biopic, Crime, Cult Classic, True Crime)
-Ulli Lommel-
CHAR: con artist, cross dresser, missing person, serial killer, stalker
MOT: nihilism
INT: cannibalism, dismemberment, ephebophilia, pedophilia, sadism, vampirism
CRIME: bribery, child abuse, murder, sexual abuse, theft
EVENT: investigation
SITU: disguise, loneliness, trap
DEV: betrayal, manipulation
PSY: personality disorder
PERS: perversion
EMO: suspicion
ID: false identity - DirectorElbert van StrienStarsHadewych MinisBarry AtsmaIsabelle StokkelMoving into her parents' mansion after she inherits it, a woman, her husband and their daughter stumble upon a dark and terrible family secret.Two Eyes Staring
HORROR
haunted house
LOC: attic, cellar, mansion
EVENT: funeral
MENT: dream
EMO: suspicion
PAST: dark secret
FAM: family secret
SUP: ghost - DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsJuliette BinocheBenoît MagimelEmmanuel SalingerThe story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.The Taste of Things
(A szenvedély íze)
DRAMA, ROMANCE (Period)
feel-good romance
LOC: castle
EVENT: funeral - DirectorPeter SykesDon SharpStarsRichard WidmarkChristopher LeeHonor BlackmanAn American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.(A sátán menyasszonya)
HORROR
exploitation / religious / supernatural
*independent*
CHAR: bishop, nun, priest
EVENT: ritual, spontaneous combustion
MENT: nightmare
REL: cult, deal with the devil, demon, excommunication, possession, satanism
SUP: occult
SEX: orgy - DirectorPascal LaugierStarsJessica BielJodelle FerlandWilliam B. DavisWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.(A magas ember)
HORROR (Crime)
CHAR: missing person
LOC: abandoned, clinic, prison, woods
MOT: urban legend
INT: suicide
TIME: nonlinear timeline
CRIME: abduction
SITU: hiding
DEV: deception
PAST: dark secret
FAM: loss of child, loss of family member - DirectorJagoda SzelcStarsAnna KrotoskaMalgorzata SzczerbowskaAnna ZubrzyckiMula lives with her family in the country. Just before her daughter's First Holy Communion, Mula's long lost sister pays them a visit. The family believes in reconciliation, but Mula has her reasons to feel afraid of Kaja.Tower. A Bright Day.
THRILLER (Horror)
LOC: rural - DirectorBéla TarrÁgnes HranitzkyStarsJános DerzsiErika BókMihály KormosA rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.The Turin Horse
DRAMA (Period)
-Béla Tarr-
apocalyptic
*existentialist*
LOC: rural
MOT: fatalism, futility, nihilism, philosophy
SITU: misery, pessimism
PSY: mental illness
PERS: cynicism, misanthropy
EMO: despair, grief
SOC: poverty
MED: bedridden
MORT: mortality