Dark Comedy movies

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Tense Dry Restrained Deliberate Measured

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It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Themes

Midlife crisis, Institutional pressure, Family disruption, Ethical conflict, Financial instability, Faith vs doubt

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Deliberate

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In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Themes

Performative identity, Media sensationalism, Desire for fame, Exploitation of tragedy, Public image vs privacy, Moral ambiguity in parenting

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Whimsical Intimate Dry Contemplative Deliberate

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A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Themes

Solace through letters, Loneliness through isolation, Friendship across distance, Family neglect effects, Identity through diagnosis, Resilience through connection

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Realistic Dry Eerie Fast-paced Oppressive

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Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Urban isolation, Unfinished business, Cynicism and empathy, Supernatural interference, Career vs personal life, Romantic entanglement

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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A former CIA analyst wants his quiet new life back. A desperate gym employee wants a payday big enough to rewrite her body and her future. When one lost disc ties their fates together, do they cash in on chaos—or burn everything to keep the truth buried?

Themes

Paranoia and blackmail, Divorce and betrayal, Memory and memoirs, Deception and information, Institutional cover-ups

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Eerie Fast-paced

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Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.

Themes

Urban isolation, Media spectacle, Fragile relationships, Creative insecurity, Transformation of body, City anxiety

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Measured

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After a botched hit leaves a child dead, a young hitman hides in Bruges with his older partner—until he learns what their boss really sent them there to do, and realizes the next target on the list is him.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Racial tension, Guilt and punishment, Dark humor in crime, Mortality and consequence, Violence and moral ambiguity

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Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Sun-drenched Pulsing

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A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

Themes

Sibling collaboration under strain, Crime scene cleanup, Economic precarity under pressure, Family business dynamics, Biohazard risk, Private school tension

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Claustrophobic Brutal Bleak Procedural Dry

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Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

Themes

Tradition vs rebellion, Ritual enforcement pressure, Deception and pranks, Mob cruelty and retaliation, Fear of the supernatural, Transformation and violence

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Witty Intense

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A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Themes

Deception and social ascent, Authority vs loyalty, Confinement and resilience, Mentorship and influence, Violence vs pacification, Reform through coercive leverage

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