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Movies with eerie vibe

281. The Voices

The Voices
Comedy Crime Horror Fantasy Dark Comedy
6.3
20141h 44minGermany, United States
Director: Marjane Satrapi

Overview

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

Themes

Voices guiding behavior, Therapy and medication, Mental illness pressures, Dual impulses and control, Pursuit of normalcy, Family trauma legacy

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282. Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive
Drama Romance Fantasy Dark Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.2
20132h 3minUnited Kingdom, Germany
Director: Jim Jarmusch

Overview

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Themes

Immortality and isolation, Art as refuge, Contamination anxiety, Reliance on scarce resources, Fear of exposure, Sibling disruption

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283. Wer

Wer
Horror Mystery Thriller Werewolf Horror Investigation Mystery
5.9
20131h 29minRomania
Director: William Brent Bell

Overview

A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.

Themes

Mistrust of authority, Duty versus loyalty, Lawyer ethics under pressure, Genetic fate anxiety, Transformation as threat, Conspiracy under surveillance

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284. Banshee Chapter

Banshee Chapter
Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.4
20131h 27minUnited States, Germany
Director: Blair Erickson

Overview

On the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist - aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of top-secret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin.

Themes

Desert isolation, Conspiracy and control, Radio signal intrusion, Government experimentation, Media deception, Mind altering chemistry

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285. Haunter

Haunter
Horror Mystery Thriller Supernatural Horror Whodunit
5.9
20131h 37minCanada, France
Director: Vincenzo Natali

Overview

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

Themes

Intergenerational trauma, House as liminal space, Time loop confinement, Dead teen agency, Possession by killer, Spirits of victims

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286. Carrie

Carrie
Drama Horror Psychological Horror Coming-of-Age Drama
5.8
20131h 40minUnited States
Director: Kimberly Peirce

Overview

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.

Themes

Power and retaliation, Otherness and difference, Crowd cruelty and humiliation, Oppressive religious control, Social isolation and bullying, Teenage rebellion under pressure

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287. Runner Runner

Runner Runner
Crime Thriller Drama Con Artist Crime Computer Threat Thriller
5.6
20131h 28minUnited States
Director: Brad Furman

Overview

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Gambling debt, Corrupt policing, Power versus vulnerability, Experimentation and control, Underground crime networks

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288. Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2
Horror Thriller Haunting Horror Investigation Suspense
6.6
20131h 46minUnited States
Director: James Wan

Overview

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Themes

Memory manipulation, Possession and control, Family under siege, Haunted space, Unseen threats, Paranormal investigation

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289. Horns

Horns
Drama Fantasy Thriller Mindfuck Thriller Dark Fantasy
6.4
20132hUnited States
Director: Alexandre Aja

Overview

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

Themes

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

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290. After the Dark

After the Dark
Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
5.6
20131h 47minIndonesia, United States
Director: John Huddles

Overview

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

Themes

Authority under pressure, Family cohesion under threat, Ethical dilemma under extinction risk, Fear of unknown intrusion, Agency in the face of abductors, Protective parental instincts

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