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The Professor and the Madman

2019

The Professor and the Madman

2019
7.1
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Cosmic Dawn

2022

Cosmic Dawn

2022
5.1
After witnessing the alien abduction of her mother as a child, Aurora joins the UFO cult "The Cosmic Dawn". At the cult's remote compound Aurora experiences miraculous revelations, and consciousness-expanding flowers but all isn't as it seems with the cult's leader, Elyse. Now moved on from the cult, Aurora is forced to confront her past and pursue the ultimate truth about The Cosmic Dawn.
Resistance

2011

Resistance

2011
4.8
It is 1944 and the D-Day invasion has failed, Germany's army have successfully invaded England and the Nazi war-machine is now heading west towards Wales. A group of women in an isolated Welsh village near the English border wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. They have headed into the mountains to join the Resistance.
Tiger Raid

2016

Tiger Raid

2016
4.5
While on a covert mission, two cold blooded mercenaries form an unlikely bond as they race across the desert in the dead of night. When their violent and desperate world implodes, past atrocities come to the surface threatening to tear each of them apart.
Plot of Fear

1976

Plot of Fear

1976
5.2
Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. Inspector Lomenzo investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children’s book "Shock-Headed Peter" have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model and a surveillance expert to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful.
Prisoner's Daughter

2023

Prisoner's Daughter

2023
6.1
Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all.
She Will

2022

She Will

2022
4.9
Veronica, an aging film star, retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse Desi to recover from a double mastectomy. While there, mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
The Humanity Bureau

2017

The Humanity Bureau

2017
4.8
In 2030 the world is in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.
A Violent Life

2017

A Violent Life

2017
6
Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day before. On this occasion, the chain of events which made him, the learned petit-bourgeois from Bastia, shift from delinquency to political radicalization and then to clandestinity, comes back to his mind.
Small Gods

2007

Small Gods

2007
4.8
After her son gets killed in a car crash, Elena loses all lust for life. Recovering from the crash in a hospital a stranger, David, kidnaps her and takes her for a mysterious journey in an old camper.
Sleep

2023

Sleep

2023
6.7
Hyun-su and Soo-jin are newlyweds. Seemingly out of nowhere, he starts talking in his sleep. "Someone's inside." From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, he transforms into someone else with no recollection of what happened the night before. Soo-jin is overwhelmed with anxiety that he'd hurt her family while she sleeps and can barely sleep a wink because of this irrational fear. Despite sleep treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and she begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger…
Quicksand

1950

Quicksand

1950
6
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Roadkill

2011

Roadkill

2011
5.6
Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying beast that tries killing them all.
New World

2013

New World

2013
7.4
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Attack on Finland

2021

Attack on Finland

2021
5.6
The reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as part of a bigger plan to undermine European security.
No Way to Live

2016

No Way to Live

2016
4.8
A teenage interracial couple in the 1950’s rob and steal to escape the bigotry of the American South. But when things turn violent, they are forced to confront the dark secrets of their own.
Poolhall Junkies

2002

Poolhall Junkies

2002
6.3
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
The Killing of Two Lovers

2021

The Killing of Two Lovers

2021
6.4
In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.
Eye of the Needle

1981

Eye of the Needle

1981
6.6
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
The Old Dark House

1932

The Old Dark House

1932
6.7
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.