Movies with creeping vibe

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Bleak

Overview

In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatural abilities.

Themes

Deception and perception, Grief shaping motherhood, Supernatural intrusion and control, Psychological pressure and coping, Car accident grief, Isolated farmhouse fear

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Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry Eerie Stylish

Overview

Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.

Themes

Isolation within boarding school, Loneliness and abandonment, Ritual violence and exorcism, Boiler room danger, Murder-driven intimidation, Deception via forged identity

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Realistic Tense Atmospheric Bleak Procedural

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Denmark, 2016. A blurred note is found in a bottle that has traveled across the ocean for a long time. After deciphering the cryptic note, Department Q follow a sinister trail that leads them to investigate a case that occurred in 2008. At the same time, new tragic events take place that test their faith and deepest beliefs.

Themes

Faith vs atheism, Secrecy within insular communities, Unreported disappearances, Insular religious networks, Cold case investigation, Ethical strain on investigators

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Deliberate

Overview

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

Themes

Intergenerational trauma, House as liminal space, Time loop confinement, Dead teen agency, Possession by killer, Spirits of victims

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Deliberate

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Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands of his bedridden mother and his father's old partner, Frank. Soon it becomes clear that the brood of rodents is ready and willing to exact a vicious, deadly revenge on anyone who dares to bully their sensitive new master.

Themes

Power dynamics, Misfit loneliness, Workplace domination, Revenge through subjugation, Confinement and revolt, Animal companionship vs loneliness

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Measured

Overview

When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

Themes

Grief and denial, Marital strain under disappearance, Fragmented memory and perception, Dealing with ambiguous death, Delusion and reality testing, Affair and temptation, Isolation and mental erosion

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Oppressive Satirical

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When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.

Themes

Insatiable appetite inside home, Desire for a child, Unreliable caregiving, Deception of motherhood, Parasitic domestic threat, Conflict over feeding

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Raw Claustrophobic Bleak Deliberate Intense

Overview

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.

Themes

Family secrets, Trauma and denial, Intergenerational tension, Moral compromise, Racial tension within kin, Power struggles

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