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1. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, David Harbour
Votes: 1,339,493
2. Fool Me Once (2024)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Widowed mum Maya is disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler's nanny cam.
Stars: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Emmett J Scanlan
Votes: 53,515
3. Mr. Robot (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.
Stars: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, Martin Wallström
Votes: 418,835
4. Bones and All (2022)
R | 131 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Kendle Coffey
Votes: 58,395
5. Barry (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Stars: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan
Votes: 122,798
6. Smile (V) (2022)
R | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.
Director: Parker Finn | Stars: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert
Votes: 162,192
7. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller
A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Daniel Franzese
Votes: 93,293 | Gross: $0.09M
8. It Chapter Two (2019)
R | 169 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa
Votes: 302,564 | Gross: $211.59M
9. Nyad (2023)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Anne Marie Kempf, Carolyn McCormick
Votes: 37,266
10. Stay Close (2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.
Stars: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish
Votes: 37,650
11. Halloween Ends (2022)
R | 111 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell
Votes: 71,506
12. Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)
TV-MA | 1,320 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
After being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Votes: 11,105
13. Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman in New York, who seems to have things under control, is faced with a trauma that makes her life unravel.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton
Votes: 55,970
14. The Forgiven (III) (2021)
R | 117 min | Drama
A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.
Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Aissam Taamart, Omar Ghazaoui, David McSavage, Anas El Baz
Votes: 9,239
15. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Passed | 152 min | Drama, War
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy
Votes: 67,750 | Gross: $3.27M
16. I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)
Unrated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Jennifer is still haunted by the memory of being gang raped and almost killed years ago. At her therapist's advice, she joins group therapy and meets similar women. She befriends one and they want more than just talk - justice/vengeance.
Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jen Landon, Doug McKeon, Gabriel Hogan
Votes: 15,568
17. Gone for Good (2021)
TV-MA | 247 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Guillaume thought he had drawn a line under the terrible tragedy which saw the two people he loved the most die. Ten years later, Judith, whose love has made his life worth living again, suddenly disappears during his mother's funeral.
Stars: Finnegan Oldfield, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Guillaume Gouix, Garance Marillier
Votes: 5,338
18. Survive (2022)
16+ | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
When their plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain, Jane and Paul have to fight for their lives as the only remaining survivors. Together they embark on a harrowing journey out of the wilderness.
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Sophie Turner, Corey Hawkins, Dane Foxx, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,521
19. All Your Faces (2023)
118 min | Drama
Victims of violent crime and perpetrators meet up in a restorative justice group in order to have a dialogue and heal from their trauma.
Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Birane Ba, Leïla Bekhti, Anne Benoît, Dali Benssalah
Votes: 3,197
20. The Salesman (2016)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller
While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi
Votes: 64,782 | Gross: $2.40M
21. Una (2016)
R | 94 min | Drama
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at her much-older former lover's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of their dark past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an ... See full summary »
Director: Benedict Andrews | Stars: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 11,586
22. Romantic Killer (2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu's mind, until a tiny matchmaking wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd rom-com.
Stars: Rie Takahashi, Mikako Komatsu, Yûichirô Umehara, Courtney Lin
Votes: 2,910
23. Princess (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
While her mother is away from home, 12-year-old Adar's role-playing games with her stepfather move into dangerous territory. Seeking an escape, Adar finds Alan-an ethereal boy who joins her on a dark journey between reality and fantasy.
Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer | Stars: Shira Haas, Keren Mor, Ori Pfeffer, Adar Zohar-Hanetz
Votes: 736
24. Bullhead (2011)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Jacky, a young cattle farmer who is constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.
Director: Michaël R. Roskam | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian
Votes: 24,319 | Gross: $0.15M
25. A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama
A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Votes: 22,437
26. Screaming Mimi (1958)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Virginia Wilson saw a man get shot right after he tried to kill her, so she goes to psychiatrist Dr. Greenwood. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, but she insists on continuing her career as a stripper.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, Gypsy Rose Lee, Harry Townes
Votes: 776
27. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,087
28. Rumbling Hearts (2003–2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Romance
Follows complicated love life of Takayuki Narumi, a male high school student.
Stars: Kishô Taniyama, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Carrie Savage, Kevin Connolly
Votes: 1,013
29. I Am the Cheese (1983)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy
A teenage lad struggles to piece together his reality following a traumatic event.
Director: Robert Jiras | Stars: Robert MacNaughton, Hope Lange, Don Murray, Robert Wagner
Votes: 322
30. Black Zoo (1963)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror
The owner of a small zoo uses the animals to kill his enemies.
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey
Votes: 273
31. Harassment (2018)
37 min | Crime, Drama
A women's organization is formed to report sexual abuse committed by a respected physician. The saga begins when one of them breaks the silence.
Stars: Antonio Calloni, Adriana Esteves, Paolla Oliveira, Mariana Lima
Votes: 155
32. Luna (I) (2017)
93 min | Drama, Romance
During a night of drunken revelry, a woman and her friends attack a young stranger for amusement. The woman must grapple with some tough decisions when the stranger takes a new job where she works.
Director: Elsa Diringer | Stars: Laëtitia Clément, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri, Julien Bodet
Votes: 294
33. False Alarm (2021)
53 min | Documentary
The surreal, traumatic, and revelatory fallout from the morning when everyone on Hawai'i thought a nuclear missile strike was imminent.
Director: Nick Lyell
Votes: 12
34. The Naked and the Living Dead (2003)
Horror
Director: Seiji Yamada | Stars: Taiji Doi, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Baranosuke Itabashi, Tamami Kaneko
Votes: 24
35. River Child (2007)
17 min | Short, Drama
A dramatic event by a river makes two young girls choose different paths into adulthood.
Director: Damian Wood | Stars: Gemma Houston, Sinead Carroll, Darren Russell, Jamie O'Boyle
Votes: 27
36. I'm Joybo (2017–2019)
Animation, Drama, Romance
Ten years ago, Jiang Xiaobai lost all his memories due to a traumatic event he no longer remembers. Now working as a trainee in Editorial Office No.2 of Wen Zheng Magazine, a literary ... See full summary »
Stars: Nianru Shen, Xinzhu Tong, Chenzhang Taikang
37. Axiom (I) (2016)
30 min | Short, Drama
Brandon and Teddy's friendship is tested after they are affected by a hit and run accident that leaves a woman in a coma.
Director: Alex Kamb | Stars: Nic Caruccio, Frankie Sparco, Teagan Krieger, Neal Gyles
38. Myself Clement (2022)
70 min | Drama
THE STORY REVOLVES AROUND THE CENTRAL CHARACTER CLEMENT ,WHICH IS PLAYED BY THE DEBUTANT GAUTHAM S KUMAR , A NORMAL YOUNG MAN WHOSE LIFE TURNED AROUND AFTER HE HAD A TRAUMATIC EVENT IN HIS HAPPY LIFE.
Director: S.S. Jishnu Dev | Stars: Gautham. S. Kumar, Jinu Celine, Sasikanthan, Sunilkumar .T.
Votes: 14
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Blunder Years
(2001)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
A hypnotist uncovers a traumatic experience from Homer's childhood.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,275
40.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Fat and the Furriest
(2003)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
At the dump Homer is videotaped while being attacked by a bear. The town regards him a coward, so Homer decides to strike back at the bear.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,633
41.
Captive Audience (2022)
Episode:
Chapter 2: Steven's Story, Part 2
(2022)
TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A heroic escape. A televised family reunion. But the Stayner ordeal is far from over as painful secrets surface. When a hit TV movie rewrites the Stayner story, reality gets stranger than fiction.
Director: Jessica Dimmock | Stars: Todd Eric Andrews, J.P. Miller, Corin Nemec, Dan Rather
Votes: 84
42.
The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode:
It's a Handbag
(2012)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Daffy's world is turned upside-down when his handbag is stolen at the mall, prompting him to hire Porky as his full-time bodyguard.Lola searches the globe for the ultimate anniversary gift for Bugs.
Director: Swinton O. Scott III | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen, Kristen Wiig, Larry Dorf
Votes: 132
43.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2024)
59 min | Drama, Romance, War
With no idea whether she's alive or dead, Lali escapes and heads to Bratislava to find Gita.
Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, Tallulah Haddon, Amelie Hennig
Votes: 62
44.
Sally4Ever (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Emma and Sally are officially an item. Sort of. It's Sally's birthday and her parents are coming for dinner, but Sally is unsure of how to broach the subject of Emma to her very ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Davis | Stars: Nicholas R. Bailey, Julian Barratt, David Cann, Julia Davis
Votes: 119