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Movies with eerie vibe

Happy Death Day

181. Happy Death Day

Comedy Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
6.6

20171h 37min

United States

Director: Christopher Landon

The most important day in Teresa’s life — her birthday — ends with her being murdered by an unknown man in a mask. But instead of simply dying, she mysteriously ends up trapped in a time loop and is forced to relive the same day over and over again until she figures out who killed her and why.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, College social pressure, Affair and jealousy, Time loop persistence, Repeated danger and risk, Agency under constraint

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mother!

182. mother!

Drama Horror Psychological Horror Relationship Drama
6.6

20172h 1min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Themes

Memory erasure ethics, Domestic pressure under secrecy, Violence and vulnerability cycles, Protective motherhood under debt, Societal blame and stigma, Perceived innocence and guilt

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Memoir of a Murderer

183. Memoir of a Murderer

Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Whodunit
7.2

20171h 58min

South Korea

Director: Won Shin-yeon

A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Protecting family under threat, Memory vs reality, Unreliable memory, Dementia and violence, Memory-driven crime

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It

184. It

Horror Thriller Drama Monster Horror Domestic Thriller
7.3

20172h 15min

United States

Director: Andy Muschietti

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

Themes

Bullying and social exclusion, Childhood trauma and resilience, Abandoned house danger, Collective courage under fear, Abuse and protection dynamics, Unspoken loyalty under pressure

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Veronica

185. Veronica

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.2

20171h 45min

Spain

Director: Paco Plaza

In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.

Themes

Possession and control, Family obligation under danger, Ritual meaning and harm, Authority vs unknown, Fear in confinement, Childhood disrupted by crisis

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Little Evil

186. Little Evil

Horror Comedy Dark Comedy Supernatural Horror
5.7

20171h 34min

United States

Director: Eli Craig

Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

Themes

Parental responsibility under danger, External scrutiny via rumor, Cult influence through secrecy, Marital trust via deception, Family stress through fear, Uncertainty via hidden danger

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Annabelle: Creation

187. Annabelle: Creation

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5

20171h 50min

United States

Director: David F. Sandberg

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

Themes

Deception through impersonation, Demon possession threat, Care for orphans under strain, Protective guardianship under threat, Haunting within domestic space, Rituals as defense

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Okja

188. Okja

Adventure Drama Science Fiction Rescue Mission Adventure Family Drama
7.3

20172h

South Korea, United States

Director: Bong Joon Ho

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Animal commodification, Corporate image vs reality, Public spectacle manipulation, Activist resistance and risk, Ethical conflict in farming

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Ren Amari is the driven inventor of a revolutionary new drug. OtherLife expands the brain's sense of time and creates virtual reality directly in the user's mind. With OtherLife, mere seconds in real life feel like hours or days of exciting adventures. As Ren and her colleagues race around the clock to launch OtherLife, the government muscles in to use the drugs as a radical solution to prison overcrowding. They will create virtual cells where criminals serve long sentences in just minutes of real time. When Ren resists, she finds herself an unwilling guinea pig trapped in a prison cell in her mind. She must escape before she descends into madness, and then regain control of OtherLife before others suffer the same fate.

Themes

Time manipulation ethics, Memory as reality, Corporate control of science, Confinement by technology, Overpopulation pressure, Government use of science

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Shimmer Lake

190. Shimmer Lake

Thriller Crime Drama Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.3

20171h 23min

Canada, United States

Director: Oren Uziel

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and blackmail, Secrecy and exposure, Moral ambiguity in crime, Family tragedy and revenge, Corruption in authority

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