Above The Knee
Amir has a secret. He's tormented by visions of his leg rotting and longs to cut it off, convinced it doesn't belong to him. So, he devises a plan - one that will drag everyone around him into his relentless quest for relief.
Anora
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.
The Apprentice
A dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Baal
A young woman reluctantly returns to her crumbling hometown, only to discover her brother has mysteriously gone missing. Consumed by guilt, she embarks on a harrowing journey to find him, which leads her deep into the dark wilderness surrounding the town.
The Babadook
A character in a pop up book haunts the nightscape of a six-year-old boy
Blue Velvet
A young man befriends a woman in trouble and discovers a sinister side to life in his small town.
The Brutalist
When visionary architect László Toth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
A Boy And His Dog
Sci-fi tale about a scavenger and his hound.
Cloud
An online scammer, reselling faulty products at preposterously high rates, is on the run after some of his customers decide to hit back.
The Crow
A restless soul comes back from the dead to seek vengeance.
The Cell
Jennifer Lopez enters the mind of a serial killer in scary scientific experiment.

D

Dune
Epic science fiction set around rival clans on a desert planet which is home to giant worms.
Drag Me To Hell
A bank clerk having a bad day crosses an old gypsy woman and is afflicted with terrible curse.
Ed Wood
Biopic of 'the worst director of all time'.
Event Horizon
Deep space rescue mission crew are tormented by evil from another dimension.
The Fall
Tarsem Singh's visually opulent fantasy epic borrowing the narrative device of The Princess Bride to widen and scorch the eyes.
Hellboy
A comic book hero with alien ancestry battles an undead Rasputin for the soul of man.

I

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Small time crook is groomed for Hollywood with hilarious consequences.
Lake Mungo
A family are haunted by their daughter's death.
Lethal Weapon
A grief-stricken cop is teamed with a more staid veteran. The pair must overcome their differences to solve a case.

M

Maldoror
Two girls vanish. Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
A woman is traumatised after fleeing a cult.
A Mother's Embrace
During massive 1996 Rio storm, firefighter Ana and her firefighter team must evacuate a collapsing nursing home, but the mysterious residents have other sinister plans.
The Nice Guys
An unlikely duo of detectives searches for a missing girl in 1977 Los Angeles.
The Nightingale
A young convict in a penal colony seeks revenge.
A Nightmare On Elm Street
A child molester killed by vigilantes seeks revenge on their children through their dreams.
Presence
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.
Pulse
Facing the apocalypse, as a secret website devotes itself to the terrible isolation of ghosts and the parable of techno terror.

R

Rumours
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
Southern Comfort
National Guardsmen on an remote exercise run into trouble on the bayou.
The Saddest Music In The World
Depression-era melodrama where beer baroness runs competition to discover the saddest music in the world.
Saw
Gruesome horror film with serial killer pretensions.
Scarface
A migrant Cuban thug attempts to claw his way to the top of the drugs trade in Florida.
Shadowland
A study of an esoteric community hidden within the French Pyrenees, supposedly the home of the Holy Grail.
Sky Peals
A lonely man starts to piece together the story of his estranged father after his death and discovers the older man didn't believe he was human.
Speed
A blackmailer places a bomb on a bus. The bomb will explode if the bus slows down.
Terrorvision
A monster beamed away as unwanted waste from an alien planet finds its way into a suburban American home through a satellite dish.
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
A tragedy that befalls five youths in the Texas outback takes horror to a new dimension.
Total Recall
Unable to afford his dream holiday, Doug decides to have false memories of one implanted instead, leading to a shocking discovery.

V

V/H/S/Beyond
Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a science-fiction inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
Zero
Two Americans find themselves in Dakar, Senegal with bombs strapped to their chests and ten hours to find out why.
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