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- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.Battle Royale
ACTION, THRILLER (Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi)
dystopia / satire / social commentary
*urban decay*
CHAR: anti-hero
LOC: desolate island, woods
THEME: last man standing
PACE: slow burn
INT: creative kills, dismemberment, gore, splatter, suicide
CRIME: murder
EVENT: shootout
SITU: human hunting human, loneliness, one against many
AIM: survival
DEV: drug use
PERS: megalomania
SOC: dictatorship, fighting the system
MORT: game of death
ROM: lovesick
END: ambiguous - DirectorBrian GoodmanStarsAntonio BanderasJonathan Rhys MeyersPiper PeraboA reclusive screenwriter takes in a mysterious drifter who is determined to repay his kindness by helping him finish his latest story.(Fekete pillangó)
THRILLER
CHAR: hostage, loner
LOC: cabin in the woods, secluded
SITU: confined, isolation, obsession, writer’s block - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsArno FrischAngela WinklerUlrich MüheA 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.(Benny videója)
DRAMA (Crime, Horror)
-Michael Haneke-
found footage
*extreme, independent, pop art, symbolistic*
CHAR: creepy kid
PACE: slow burner
INT: splatter
CRIME: murder
SITU: obsession
DEV: betrayal, desensitization
FAM: dysfunctional family
SOC: social isolation
MED: medication - DirectorSean EllisStarsLena HeadeyUlrich ThomsenMelvil PoupaudAfter seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.(Tükör/Szilánk)
HORROR
medical / neo noir / psychological
*surreal*
ENT: doppelganger
TIME: alternate timelines
CRIME: murder
EVENT: car accident
SITU: downward spiral, self-reflection
PSY: amnesia, Capgras syndrome
MENT: dream, nightmare
MED: x-ray - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsHugh GrantKristin Scott ThomasEmmanuelle SeignerAfter hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.(Keserű méz)
DRAMA (Romance, Thriller)
-Roman Polanski-
dark romance / psychological
INT: sadomasochism
CRIME: abuse, murder, murder suicide
SITU: obsession, prostitution
MENT: emotional dependency
PERS: submissiveness
FAM: marital problem
MED: paraplegia
ROM: adultery, fatal attraction, infidelity, seduction, steamy romance
SEX: promiscuity, sex game, sexual addiction - DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.(Kék bársony)
THRILLER (Crime, Cult Classic, Horror)
-David Lynch-
Americana / arthouse / erotica / neo noir / psychological / satire
*avant-garde, hyperrealist, independent, postmodern, surreal*
CHAR: femme fatale, maniac, sex slave, voyeur
LOC: hospital
THEME: loss of innocence
INT: gore, mutilation, sadomasochism
CRIME: abduction, breaking and entering, murder, sexual abuse
EVENT: return home, shootout
SITU: hiding
DEV: drug use
OB: hidden camera
PSY: personality disorder, psychological abuse
MENT: dream
PERS: perversion
EMO: jealousy
PAST: dark secret
SOC: corruption
MED: blindness
ROM: love triangle
SEX: alienated sexuality, masochism, sexual aberration, sexual humiliation, sexual obsession - DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsDenzel WashingtonAngelina JolieQueen LatifahA quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.(A csontember)
MYSTERY (Crime)
neo noir / whodunit
CHAR: child in jeopardy, hostage, serial killer
INT: dismemberment, mutilation, sadism, suicide, torture
CRIME: abduction, copycat, murder
EVENT: home invasion, investigation
SITU: race against time
AIM: revenge
PSY: personality disorder
PAST: tragic past
FAM: loss of family member
MED: CPR, quadriplegia, seizure
END: surprise - DirectorMichael PetroniStarsAdrien BrodyJenni BairdBruce SpenceA psychotherapist has nightmares and sinister visions. Ghosts? Is it more than his daughter's death causing this? He returns to his childhood home and dad to put things to rest.THRILLER (Fantasy, Horror)
psychological / supernatural
CHAR: voyeur
CRIME: murder
EVENT: accidental death, car accident
SITU: confined
PSY: repressed memory
MENT: nightmare
EMO: grief
FAM: loss of child, loss of family member
SOC: corruption
SUP: ghost, talking to the dead - DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsLauren CohanRupert EvansJames RussellAn American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.(A fiú)
HORROR
grindhouse / haunted house / psychological
CHAR: babysitter, creepy kid, stalker
LOC: attic, cemetery, old dark house, rural, secret passageway, secret room, woods
PACE: slow burner
INT: suicide
CRIME: abuse, murder
EVENT: mysterious death
SITU: confined, disguise
OB: doll
PSY: mental illness
MENT: nightmare
EMO: jealousy
FAM: dysfunctional family, family secret, family tragedy, loss of child
REL: possession
END: twist - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsNicolas CagePatricia ArquetteJohn GoodmanHaunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.(A holtak útja)
THRILLER
-Martin Scorsese-
medical / psychological / supernatural
*post-punk*
INT: dismemberment, splatter
EVENT: car accident, mercy killing
SITU: fish out of water, prostitution
DEV: drug use
MENT: insomnia
FAM: loss of family member
MED: CPR
REL: hell
SUP: ghost - DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKate BosworthThomas JaneJacob TremblayA couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.(Mielőtt felébredek)
HORROR
-Mike Flanagan-
psychological / supernatural
CHAR: creepy kid, orphan
ENT: monster
PACE: slow burner
INT: bullying
PSY: subconscious
MENT: dream, nightmare
FAM: adoption
MED: cancer - DirectorDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua LeonardThree film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.(Ideglelés)
HORROR (Cult Classic)
-Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez-
folk horror / found footage / grindhouse / mockumentary / supernatural
*avant-garde, independent*
CHAR: missing person
LOC: woods
THEME: unsolved mystery
MOT: urban legend, witchcraft
SITU: lost
SUP: ghost - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.(Fekete hattyú)
THRILLER (Horror)
-Darren Aronofsky-
psychological
CHAR: dirty old man
ENT: doppelganger
PACE: slow burner
INT: self-mutilation
CRIME: murder
SITU: downward spiral, obsession, self-destruction
PSY: eating disorder, mental illness, OCD
MENT: loss of reality
PERS: perfectionism
EMO: compulsion, jealousy
FAM: dysfunctional family
SEX: sexual awakening, sexual repression
END: ambiguous - DirectorSusanne BierStarsSandra BullockTrevante RhodesJohn MalkovichFive years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.(Madarak a dobozban)
HORROR (Adventure, Sci-Fi)
creature feature / dystopia / post-apocalyptic / psychological / supernatural
ENT: invisible creature
LOC: woods
PACE: slow burner
INT: suicide
EVENT: car accident
AIM: survival
FAM: pregnancy
MED: blindness - DirectorCate ShortlandStarsTeresa PalmerMax RiemeltMatthias HabichA passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist awakens in a Berlin apartment one morning and is unable to leave.HORROR
psychological
CHAR: hostage
THEME: vacation gone wrong
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: abduction, murder
SITU: confined
PSY: mental illness
FAM: loss of family member
ROM: lovesick - DirectorMartin KoolhovenStarsGuy PearceDakota FanningEmilia JonesFrom the moment the new Reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows that she and her family are in great danger.(Megtorlás)
THRILLER, WESTERN (Period)
neo noir / noir western / psychological / revisionist western
CHAR: priest, voyeur
LOC: brothel, desert
INT: disembowelment, mutilation, pedophilia, sadism, suicide, torture
TIME: nonlinear timeline
CRIME: abuse, domestic violence, incest, murder, sexual abuse
EVENT: fire
SITU: obsession, prostitution
AIM: retribution, survival
PSY: personality disorder, psychological torture
PERS: misogyny
ID: change of identity, identity theft
FAM: pregnancy
SOC: feminism
MED: muteness
REL: fanatism
SEX: sexual perversion, sexual torture
END: twist - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsNicole KidmanKirsten DunstElle FanningThe unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.(Csábítás)
DRAMA (Crime, Period, War)
film noir
LOC: locked room, mansion, woods
CRIME: murder, poisoning
SITU: loneliness
DEV: betrayal, manipulation
PSY: claustrophobia
EMO: jealousy
SOC: war
MED: amputation
ROM: seduction
SEX: sexual attraction, sexual tension - DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsDavid MorseJared BreezeRainn WilsonAn intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.(A fiú)
HORROR
psychological
CHAR: child in jeopardy, creepy kid, maniac
LOC: motel, rural
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills
CRIME: arson, murder, patricide
EVENT: car accident
PSY: personality disorder
MED: head injury - DirectorAdam WimpennyStarsEd StoppardAnnabel RileyHarry BurtonThe classic English ghost story gets a revision when a college professor finds himself plagued by spectral visions.THRILLER (Adventure, Horror)
supernatural
LOC: rural
SITU: obsession
SUP: ghost - DirectorJennifer KentStarsEssie DavisNoah WisemanDaniel HenshallA single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.(A Babadook)
HORROR
psychological / supernatural
*fairy tale*
ENT: monster
LOC: basement, hiding place
PACE: slow burner
EVENT: accidental death, car accident
SITU: confined, hiding, tantrum
PSY: hyperactivity, mental illness, paranoia, trauma
MENT: insomnia, nightmare
EMO: frustration, grief
FAM: loss of family member
MED: medication, Parkinson’s
SUP: haunted
SEX: sexual frustration
END: ambiguous - DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsBrian SalzbergDonna DempseyStephen Charles BarryPresented in a surreal, gory and entirely visual manner, Begotten tells of the death of religion, the abuse of nature by Man and a nihilistic outlook on what life ultimately is.HORROR (Cult Classic)
-E. Elias Merhige-
arthouse / body horror / psychological / religious
*abstract, avant-garde, Dadaist, experimental, extreme, independent, Lynchian, mythological, surreal*
CHAR: man-child
ENT: Mother Earth
LOC: woods
THEME: transcendence
MOT: macabre, metaphysics, nihilism, spirituality
PACE: slow burner
INT: cannibalism, disembowelment, gore, necrophilia, self-mutilation, splatter, suicide, torture
CRIME: sexual abuse
SITU: chaos, desolate
DEV: self-insemination
PSY: mental illness
MED: epilepsy
REL: goddess - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsKeir DulleaCarol LynleyLaurence OlivierA woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.(Bunny Lake hiányzik)
THRILLER
psychological
CHAR: creepy landlord, missing person
CRIME: abduction
EVENT: investigation
OB: doll
PSY: trauma
END: twist - DirectorJonathan ZarantonelloStarsBarbara SteeleRay WiseErica LeerhsenA reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.HORROR
psychological / supernatural
CHAR: con artist, missing person, stalker
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: matricide, murder
EVENT: falling to death
SITU: double life, obsession, prostitution
PSY: bipolar disorder, mental disorder
PERS: reclusiveness
FAM: estrangement
SUP: cursed - DirectorJeppe RøndeStarsHannah MurrayJosh O'ConnorAdrian RawlinsSara and her dad, Dave, move to a small village which is haunted by suicides among its young inhabitants. Dave, as the town's new police officer, tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides.(Bridgend-Az öngyilkosság anatómiája)
DRAMA (Horror)
LOC: rural, woods
INT: suicide - DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsNicole KidmanCameron BrightLauren BacallA young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.(Születés)
MYSTERY (Fantasy)
psychological
*Freudian, Kubrickian*
LOC: cemetery
DEV: apology, betrayal
MENT: deja vu
FAM: loss of family member
MED: heart attack
MORT: reincarnation
ROM: infidelity, obsessive love