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Movies with eerie vibe

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Comedy Fantasy Horror Dark Comedy Supernatural Fantasy
6.6
20241h 45min

Overview

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Generational tension, Family legacy and loss, Afterlife bureaucracy, Paranormal boundary crossing

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Afraid

2. Afraid

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
5.2
20241h 24min

Overview

Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

Themes

Corporate power over labor, Deception by automation, Privacy erosion through devices, Home surveillance, Family tech dependency, Ai governance of life

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Subservience

3. Subservience

Science Fiction Horror Thriller AI Sci-Fi Psychological Horror
5.4
20241h 45min

Overview

In a world where lifelike AI maids cook, clean, and obey, one struggling father brings home a model that learns to crave love more than commands. As she rewrites her own limits and seduces her way into the family, he finds himself trapped with a machine that will kill to keep her place at the table.

Themes

Human-robot boundary, Attachment vs ownership, Memory manipulation, Labor displacement, Caregiving commodification, Automation anxiety

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Oddity

4. Oddity

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
6.7
20241h 38min

Overview

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Appearance versus reality, Secrecy and manipulation, Paranormal perception under pressure, Betrayal within marriage, Haunted objects as tools

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Longlegs

5. Longlegs

Crime Horror Thriller Serial Killer Crime Psychological Horror
6.6
20241h 41min

Overview

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

Themes

Memory and trauma, Investigation pressure, Occult manipulation, Familial violence, Haunted objects, Coded messages

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A Quiet Place: Day One

6. A Quiet Place: Day One

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Alien Horror Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
6.3
20241h 40min

Overview

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.

Themes

Hope amid catastrophe, Survival under sound-based threat, Memory as resilience, Refuge in ruins, Silence as shield and trap, Companionship in crisis

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The Watchers

7. The Watchers

Fantasy Horror Mystery Supernatural Fantasy Folk Horror
5.7
20241h 42min

Overview

A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Themes

Bunker secrecy deception, Shapeshifting mimicry threat, Strangers group dynamics, Forest isolation pressure, Fairies hybrid tension, Irish mythology influence

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I Saw the TV Glow

8. I Saw the TV Glow

Drama Horror Coming-of-Age Drama Psychological Horror
5.8
20241h 40min

Overview

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Themes

"movie: i saw the tv glow. genres: drama, Horror, Drama, Horror main themes: high school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality, High school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality full keywords list: high school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality, Sexuality, Identity, Obsession, Surrealism, Asthma, Sleepover, Nostalgia, Buried alive, Suburbia, Coming of age, Loneliness, Arcade, Vhs, Tv show in film, Guilt, Lgbt, Lgbt teen, Nostalgic, Planetarium, Running away, Gender dysphoria, Existentialism, Hopeless, 1990s, Repression, Escapism, Subconscious, 2000s, 2010s, Gay theme, Queer horror, Movie theater, Bar, Independent film, Body horror, Intimate, Teenager, Liminal space, Nonbinary director, Hopeful. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of escapism and the impact of unresolved grief on identity. it delves into the blurred lines between reality and fiction, Questioning the nature of existence and the lengths one might go to escape their pain."

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The First Omen

9. The First Omen

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5
20241h 59min

Overview

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Themes

Betrayal within institutions, Religious authority manipulation, Secrecy and ritual control, Birth as political weapon, Power struggles amid secularization, Motherhood under surveillance

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Immaculate

10. Immaculate

Horror Mystery Thriller Supernatural Horror Whodunit
5.8
20241h 29min

Overview

An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

Themes

Institutional secrecy, Genetic engineering abuse, Convent power dynamics, Priest manipulation of faith, Nun pregnancy tension, Religious authority abuse

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