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Criterion Channel
89
8.6
/23093/
84
/582/
82
/533/
4.5
/49645/
100
/26/
95
/415/
cc age 15+

Night and Fog (1959)
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
poster
87
8.1
/256124/
80
/7358/
80
/4315/
4.4
/818601/
95
/80/
92
/1037/
82
/18/
cc age 16+

Memories of Murder (2003)
During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.3
/701277/
83
/17389/
82
/9383/
4.4
/1294224/
82
/160/
94
/11741/
78
/33/
cc age 17+

Oldboy (2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
poster
Fandor
86
8.3
/14729/
79
/563/
78
/299/
4.3
/25260/
96
/140/
89
/87/
92
/29/
cc age 14+

The Look of Silence (2014)
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/59806/
78
/867/
79
/901/
4.4
/83069/
96
/46/
93
/674/

Andrei Rublev (1966)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
8.3
/403059/
81
/6370/
84
/5802/
4.2
/267692/
86
/56/
93
/3956/
75
/20/
cc age 18+

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/5259/
76
/99/
73
/132/
4.0
/5966/
100
/8/
85
/16/

The Confession (1970)
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement.
poster
84
8.6
/20391/
83
/495/
81
/321/
4.1
/9240/
92
/3760/

Earthlings (2005)
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
poster
84
8.1
/200214/
80
/3059/
78
/1870/
4.2
/99643/
94
/50/
95
/1869/
84
/16/
cc age 16+

In the Name of the Father (1993)
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
poster
MGM Plus
84
8.0
/731992/
79
/25063/
76
/11289/
4.0
/819449/
94
/265/
90
/55078/
80
/46/
cc age 14+

Casino Royale (2006)
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
poster
Netflix
82
8.6
/1529410/
86
/31554/
85
/18603/
4.3
/1065667/
78
/134/
94
/31674/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.6
/1637/
77
/75/
71
/40/
3.8
/1642/
100
/30/
86
/19/
75
/10/
cc age 16+

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, the gay young man murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through a personal lens, it's the story of loss, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable tragedy.
poster
81
7.9
/150277/
76
/2975/
75
/2290/
3.9
/115299/
93
/61/
87
/2366/
87
/17/
cc age 14+

Spartacus (1960)
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.7
/29768/
75
/519/
74
/447/
3.8
/13776/
91
/149/
89
/791/
83
/38/
cc age 16+

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.4
/322181/
74
/26707/
72
/9456/
3.8
/632561/
94
/362/
84
/2796/
82
/50/
cc age 13+

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.6
/18758/
74
/539/
76
/420/
4.0
/56073/
93
/29/
81
/287/

Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
poster
80
7.7
/29849/
73
/481/
71
/227/
3.8
/21937/
100
/10/
85
/62/

Eega (2012)
Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu. He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep, a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
80
8.0
/91013/
81
/3146/
78
/1971/
4.0
/84206/
91
/46/
91
/608/
71
/18/

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
poster
80
7.8
/257845/
78
/7747/
77
/4976/
4.0
/512263/
91
/78/
90
/6652/
75
/23/
cc age 17+

Misery (1990)
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.7
/6608/
75
/118/
72
/104/
4.1
/9863/
78
/9/
89
/20/

State of Siege (1972)
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
poster
79
7.3
/15865/
74
/488/
70
/289/
3.7
/14619/
100
/9/
88
/757/

Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.2
/140873/
71
/3532/
73
/2652/
3.8
/483208/
87
/84/
82
/4753/
87
/15/
cc age 16+

Eraserhead (1977)
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
poster
fuboTV
88
78
8.3
/5027/
82
/129/
86
/198/
4.2
/24872/
100
/6/
94
/36/

Macario (1960)
Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/22600/
74
/1679/
71
/425/
3.8
/56732/
94
/119/
86
/126/
76
/28/

Tickled (2016)
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.2
/131187/
71
/6146/
71
/3193/
4.0
/240998/
83
/288/
70
/1046/
79
/48/
cc age 16+

Silence (2016)
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
7.3
/18915/
71
/393/
70
/323/
3.7
/19716/
86
/37/
81
/295/
80
/10/

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
poster
77
8.1
/1233320/
81
/34519/
78
/15156/
3.9
/844592/
73
/254/
90
/58004/
62
/39/
cc age 18+

V for Vendetta (2006)
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/561082/
76
/19627/
73
/9804/
3.6
/703802/
77
/137/
82
/22492/
57
/14/
cc age 11+

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
poster
79
76
7.8
/16249/
75
/250/
75
/239/
4.1
/9444/
75
/8/
92
/202/
81
/7/

The Hill (1965)
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
poster
76
7.4
/4193/
70
/129/
67
/63/
3.6
/2694/
79
/107/
79
/371/
70
/31/

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
poster
fuboTV
76
7.5
/92788/
74
/1929/
75
/1813/
3.7
/67499/
90
/31/
88
/1399/
59
/11/
cc age 16+

Midnight Express (1978)
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
poster
75
6.6
/1185/
66
/73/
68
/82/
3.5
/10838/
97
/34/
75
/11/

Ghost Trail (2024)
After being imprisoned by the Assad regime in Syria, Hamid now works undercover as part of a secret group pursuing their leaders, including the guard he suspects was responsible for his torture.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.2
/28579/
71
/531/
70
/533/
3.7
/16574/
84
/50/
81
/263/
72
/19/

Death and the Maiden (1994)
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
poster
75
7.2
/13340/
74
/752/
72
/936/
3.8
/25726/
81
/2896/

The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/63443/
67
/2657/
66
/1659/
3.4
/150379/
85
/147/
66
/551/
81
/19/

Goodnight Mommy (2015)
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
poster
75
7.7
/157513/
78
/4476/
76
/1931/
3.8
/79346/
74
/141/
88
/8316/
61
/33/
cc age 12+

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
poster
74
7.7
/20814/
74
/597/
75
/406/
4.2
/68553/
71
/34/
88
/331/
49
/11/

The Devils (1971)
Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-century France. His outspokenness has amassed a passionate following of nuns and a respected reputation for protecting the city of Loudon from corruption. Grandier’s influence is then undermined following a sexually repressed nun’s accusation of witchcraft.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.1
/97407/
70
/2821/
71
/1681/
3.8
/251760/
81
/81/
80
/4511/
70
/19/
cc age 18+

Audition (2000)
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
poster
74
7.7
/98355/
75
/1924/
74
/1155/
3.7
/24566/
72
/65/
88
/1039/
59
/20/

The Experiment (2001)
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/29021/
66
/1632/
66
/1103/
3.4
/108342/
84
/199/
90
/6/
75
/38/
cc age 17+

Benedetta (2021)
A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
poster
MGM Plus
73
6.9
/5115/
69
/166/
69
/100/
3.6
/4633/
86
/21/
71
/37/

Hidden Agenda (1990)
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
poster
73
6.6
/46862/
68
/1556/
67
/806/
3.4
/59835/
98
/58/
73
/1124/
73
/5/

The Loved Ones (2010)
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.5
/861/
74
/31/
70
/19/
4.1
/3487/
90
/30/
72
/6/
80
/12/

Concerning Violence (2014)
Based on powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, this documentary is accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
poster
76
71
8.5
/73709/
84
/114/
68
/37/
3.8
/18501/
50
/12/
95
/71/

Dhurandhar (2025)
After the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999 and the Parliament attack in 2001, India’s Intelligence Bureau Chief, Ajay Sanyal devised an indomitable mission to intrude and rupture the terrorist network in Pakistan, by infiltrating the underworld mafia of Karachi. A 20-year-old boy from Punjab, held captive for a revenge crime, is identified by Sanyal to execute his elaborate plan.
poster
Kanopy
71
7.0
/173447/
71
/4729/
68
/2695/
3.5
/134513/
67
/147/
77
/10772/
58
/30/

Hard Candy (2005)
Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
6.6
/94415/
68
/6269/
71
/2230/
3.2
/409548/
81
/152/
88
/427/
60
/26/
cc age 17+

Saw X (2023)
Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.
poster
Netflix
70
7.5
/70421/
75
/3560/
74
/1215/
3.7
/55831/
75
/219/
85
/196/
53
/35/
cc age 16+

The Mauritanian (2021)
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.
poster
Netflix
70
7.3
/267195/
72
/6342/
75
/4961/
3.5
/171701/
49
/277/
81
/23167/
47
/44/
cc age 16+

The Passion of the Christ (2004)
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.


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