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I agree with most IMDB ratings, but some movies have clearly been misunderstood.
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- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMia GothCleopatra ColemanJames and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.Science fictional horror, Cronenberg style. Alexander Skarsgård does a great job of dropping his jaw progressively lower as plot unravels. No jump scares.
- DirectorJ.T. PettyStarsClancy BrownDavid BusseHarley CorizIn the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.Western, horror and detective. Engaging story and believable acting build up tension quite nicely. Only one negative point - low budget special effects. You can almost see the ropes that drag 'monsters' across the ground.)) No jump scares.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsNeil MaskellMyAnna BuringHarry SimpsonNearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.Criminal cult horror. Wicker Man comes to mind, but is much darker. Truly scary, because it is realistic. Wonderful acting. No jump scares.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsElle FanningChristina HendricksKeanu ReevesAn aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.Philosophical conceptualism. Despite glittering lights and gorgeous models, presents a clear philosophical point with a conceptual finish. Understandably, that went over most people's heads.
- DirectorTom FordStarsAmy AdamsJake GyllenhaalMichael ShannonA wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.I know, 7.5 is a "solid good film", but this is actually way more. Kept me feeling it for days after. A true thriller detective story presents an atypical hero in an catastrophic situation, that turns out to be... understandable on emotional level that can't be put into words. I don't even know what surprises me more, the fact that it was directed by a fashion designer or that he hasn't made anything since.
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsDev PatelAlicia VikanderJoel EdgertonA fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.It is not what it was marketed out to be. Mythological mysticism. Delivers a true esoteric concept, not the feel-good kind. Took a story of Christian morals and made it into a story of pagan virtues, that lie at the core of every human being. Introductory class to the way of the warrior. That, plus stunning visual effects. Unfortunately for overgrown soft-bellied spoiled children, it was all they saw.
- DirectorLawrence Michael LevineStarsAubrey PlazaChristopher AbbottSarah GadonA filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.Alternative, non-linear storytelling. Raises a lot of questions, and I doubt it has any answers. But, you know what's good about that? Shifting paradigms make you see things you didn't know existed. Excellent dialogues. Very eweell made. And Aubrey Plaza stellarly performs, what seems to be, the most difficult role of her career.
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsAaron MoorheadJustin BensonCallie HernandezAs kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.A cinematic puzzle. And it actually has an answer. Which you probably won't get on the first try. But the creators guarantee on the second. Satisfying, sciency-mystical, tension-building story.
- DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsAndrew GarfieldRiley KeoughTopher GraceSam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.A cinematic puzzle. Or not. It could be a kooky conspiracy. Or both. And that's the point. But that is just a theory. Fantastic performance from everyone. Fantastic dialogue, music, style, storytelling. Spectacular.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsMatt DillonBruno GanzUma ThurmanIn five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.Serial-killer thriller. One of the scariest movies on the list. It does not have a "slow beginning", but shows progressively how impunity makes serial killers. Main character is not "highly intelligent", only seems so when compared to police. Starts at the beginning and rises steadily to it's ultimate, logical terrifying crescendo.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsSofia BoutellaRomain GuillermicSouheila YacoubFrench dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.Drug-fuelled thriller. An uncontrollable disaster, which, for those who don't know, is completely realistic.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.Mystical captured thriller. One of the scariest movies on the list. Tests your limits for tolerance to violence, until the very end, when you realize you've been watching a different movie.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsCrystal ReedMylène FarmerAnastasia PhillipsA mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later when the daughters reunite at the house, things get really strange.Psychological captured thriller. Intricately constructed.
- DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsNathaniel BrownPaz de la HuertaCyril RoyAn American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
- DirectorPan NalinStarsMilind SomanMylène JampanoïNaseeruddin ShahA great Asian love story, an unforgettable tale about passion, death and reincarnation. A mesmerizing Himalayan epic that spans two centuries, from the Silk Route of the early 19th century to the bustling metropolis of modern-day Tokyo.
- DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
- DirectorAlister GriersonStarsRhys WakefieldAllison CratchleyChristopher James BakerAn underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world.
- DirectorLarry ClarkStarsBrad RenfroNick StahlBijou PhillipsA pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.
- DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsVivian WuEwan McGregorYoshi OidaA woman with a body-writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
- DirectorPhedon PapamichaelStarsElizabeth RiceThomas DekkerKelly BlatzA small Maryland town is gripped by a curse which causes residents to take their own life one after another.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsEmile HirschJustin TimberlakeAnton YelchinJohnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsNaomi WattsTim RothMichael PittTwo psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsDane DeHaanJason IsaacsMia GothAn ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa's treatments are not what they seem.
- DirectorCédric KlapischStarsFabrice LuchiniRomain DurisJoffrey PlatelA ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.
