Dark Comedy movies

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Playful Dry Fast-paced Witty Gritty

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A dead porn star, a missing actress, one simple question: who’s lying? The private eye starts digging, the hired thug won’t back off, and every clue drags them deeper into L.A.’s sleaziest secrets—until finding this woman stops being a job and starts becoming the one thing that might ruin them both.

Themes

Media spectacle, Corporate influence, Bureaucratic protection, Family loyalty vs duty, Private eye vs enforcer, Investigation-led conspiracy

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Eerie Fast-paced

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A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.

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Sibling dynamics, Parental absence, Deception in performance, Fame vs family, Art as spectacle, Ethics of living art

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry Fast-paced

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A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Romance under danger, Loyalty under pressure, Power dynamics in crime, Moral ambiguity of violence, Violence shaping relationships

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Brutal Dry Fast-paced Chaotic Witty

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The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Themes

Romance under strain, Anti hero ethics, Body transformation consequences, Humor as coping mechanism, Vigilante vs law

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Realistic Claustrophobic Deliberate Intense Measured

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Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after forming an unprecedented duo with fellow performer Footit in the very popular in Belle Epoque Paris. But easy money, gambling, and discrimination take their toll on their friendship and Chocolat's career.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception in performance, Racial stigma, Spectacle and exploitation, Fame versus marginalization, Power imbalance in entertainment

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Heartwarming Intimate Dry Fast-paced Measured

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Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

Themes

Resistant aging and new bonds, Neighborhood solidarity under pressure, Belonging beyond rigid rules, Care through acts of generosity, Tension between tradition and change, Inclusion of marginal voices

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Measured

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Jack is a solitary man with a mysterious past. His strange habits will soon become stranger when his past catches up with him.

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Immortal burden, Bible imagery, Vampire violence, Father daughter relationship, Isolation and routine, Violence and restraint

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Relentless

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When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Survival under siege, Belief vs disbelief, Loss of festive spirit, Folklore threat emerges, Holiday family tension, Responsibility and guilt

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Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where 'no one knows anything' and where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. Fuelled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox lives the dream, as he searches for his next hit record.

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Ambition and greed, Drug-fueled pressure, Hit-driven culture, Cutthroat industry dynamics, Audience taste uncertainty

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Realistic Tense Intimate Dry Restrained

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The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Themes

Economic disparity, Caregiving burden, Private vs public life, Homelessness and shelter, Suburban outsider, Hidden pasts

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