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Movies with eerie vibe

211. The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train
Crime Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Domestic Thriller
6.5
20161h 52minIndia, United States
Director: Tate Taylor

Overview

Divorced woman Rachel Watson watches, day after day, the life of a seemingly perfect couple in a house near the railway tracks. But one day a woman from that perfect home disappears, and Rachel is drawn into a tangled web of investigation—because she’s the one who saw what most people never did.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Domestic abuse dynamics, Infidelity consequences, Addiction and recovery, Unreliable narration, Surveillance and voyeurism, Memory loss and blackouts

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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212. The Void

The Void
Mystery Horror Science Fiction Monster Horror
5.9
20161h 30minCanada
Director: Jeremy Gillespie

Overview

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

Themes

Morgue as setting, Cosmic horror contact, Hospital under siege, Nurse under fire, Power over life and death, Mutation and transformation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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213. The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor
Drama Crime Thriller Horror Organized Crime
6.3
20161h 38minUnited States
Director: Kasra Farahani

Overview

Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

Themes

Peer influence, Deception consequences, Power and isolation, Surveillance ethics, Obsession and boundary breach, Privacy invasion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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214. When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks
Drama Thriller Family Drama Domestic Thriller
5.2
20161h 37minUnited States
Director: Jon Cassar

Overview

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Deception and lies, Violence risk in intimacy, Obsession within marriage, Surrogacy pressure and manipulation, Family stability under threat

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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215. The 9th Life of Louis Drax

The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.3
20161h 48minCanada, United Kingdom
Director: Alexandre Aja

Overview

A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

Themes

Medical ethics under pressure, Based on novel, Fantasy and reality, Near-fatal fall, Sixth sense, Parental instability

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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216. Morgan

Morgan
Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
5.9
20161h 32minUnited Kingdom, United States
Director: Luke Scott

Overview

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Human machine boundary, Ethics of artificial life, Creation with autonomy, Instrumental rationality vs emotion, Corporate risk vs care

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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217. I Am Not a Serial Killer

I Am Not a Serial Killer
Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Supernatural Horror
6.2
20161h 44minIreland, United Kingdom
Director: Billy O'Brien

Overview

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

Themes

Moral ambiguity under duress, Obsession with death, Supernatural threat vs ordinary life, Psychopathy vs empathy, Coping under pressure, Family duty vs personal danger

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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218. Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings
Animation Adventure Family Stop-Motion Animation Adventure Epic
7.7
20161h 42minUnited States, United Kingdom
Director: Travis Knight

Overview

Kubo just wants to know who his father really was—but every answer his magic uncovers drags him deeper into a war between gods and ghosts. When his own stories start coming to life, the question that haunts him isn’t who his father is anymore…it’s what they’ll take from him next.

Themes

Duty versus curiosity, Art as survival, Compassion over vengeance, Stories as shield, Memory as magic, Ancestral belonging and duty

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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219. The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2
Horror Haunting Horror
7.3
20162h 14minUnited States
Director: James Wan

Overview

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Themes

Skepticism vs belief, Family safety under threat, Possession and agency, Intergenerational protective bonds, Naming the threat, Investigator intuition vs evidence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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220. Into the Forest

Into the Forest
Drama Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi
5.8
20161h 41minCanada
Director: Patricia Rozema

Overview

In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.

Themes

Trust under scrutiny, Family trauma, Memory shapes perception, Survival tests loyalty, Isolation fuels doubt, Paranoia fuels fear

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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