Dark Fantasy movies

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Deliberate Clinical

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A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

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Deception and manipulation, Isolation and confinement, Revenge as motivation, Ritual coercion and control, Power dynamics in occultism, Trauma and ritual persistence

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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.

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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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Tense Bleak Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

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Memory as weapon, Ancient magic modern city, Immortality burden, Revival of power, Secret organization oversight, Human witch truce

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, peace and goodwill. But for some folks in the small town of Bailey Downs, it turns into something much less festive.

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Identity fragmentation, Family under threat, Mythic punisher, Mall threat, Horror anthology, Christmas horror, Weird tales

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Tense Deliberate Relentless Fantastical Stylish

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The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter.

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Obsession and violence, Power through spectacle, Flight and escape, Sibling bonds and rivalry, Motherhood at any cost, Youth through extreme means

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Tense Raw Brutal Bleak Oppressive

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Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.

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Economic decline, Predatory lending, Underground danger, Surreal tension, Family survival, Urban decay

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Whimsical Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry Intense

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An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

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Absurdity of existence, Inhumanity among people, Surreal humor under duress, Slow tableau storytelling, Dreamlike fantasy

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Stylish

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A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.

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Ambition through exploitation, Elite control through ritual, Social climbing via deception, Fame as currency, Identity forged by transformation, Trust breached by insiders

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Immersive Atmospheric Deliberate Fantastical Intense

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A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

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Betrayal and trust, Protector duty vs vengeance, Dark forest isolation, True love as catalyst, Protector's duty, Cursed princess awakening, Fairies and guardianship

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Relentless

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In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

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Deception through confession, Power as coercion, Jealousy and murder, Truth emerges through pressure, Public suspicion and stigma, Isolation by accusation

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