Dark Comedy movies

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Steady Intimate Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry

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After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.

Themes

Addiction and rehab, Wedding day tensions, Car crash aftermath, Withdrawal and relapse risk, Group therapy dynamics, Autonomy in sobriety

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Tense Bleak Dry Measured Satirical

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Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

Themes

Midlife crisis via publishing pressure, University politics and secrecy, Adultery strains career, Infidelity complicates trust, Dog drives consequences, Gay theme under pressure

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Measured

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An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.

Themes

Routine disruption, Ethics under pressure, Noise intrusion, Humor from friction, Personal boundary violation, Unintended escalation

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Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.

Themes

Dual lives of criminals, Public fascination with crime, Art theft and prestige, Family vs crime dynamics, Showmanship in crime, Law enforcement obsession

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Violence and control, Money and coercion, Corrupt authority pressure, Suburban disguise vs crime, Past crime resurfacing

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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Four mates stake everything on a card shark’s big poker night, but a rigged game leaves them owing a brutal debt collector half a million in a week, forcing them to rob the gang next door and setting off a chain of double-crosses that spins their small-time hustle into all-out criminal chaos.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, High stakes deception, Debt pressure in crime, Escalation of violence, Value of weaponry, Rival gang pressure

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Realistic Steady Intimate Claustrophobic Bleak

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A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

Themes

Deportation and separation, Deception for protection, Oppression under fascism, Humor as coping, Hope amid loss, Family loyalty in crisis

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Steady Claustrophobic Dry Witty Oppressive

Overview

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.

Themes

Writer's block pressure, Art vs life tension, Deception through narration, Alienation through exposure, Self-destructive impulse, Compromised relationships under scrutiny

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Satirical Cynical

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A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Undercover authority tensions, Appearance vs motive, Social suspicion, Power dynamics in policing

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Atmospheric Bleak Dry Restrained Stylish

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Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.

Themes

Deception as leverage, Revenge through wealth, Economic precarity after divorce, Displacement and reinvention, Trust under duress, Transnational resilience

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