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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 - DirectorAlex van WarmerdamStarsJan BijvoetHadewych MinisJeroen PercevalA vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.MYSTERY (Horror)
home invasion / psychological
CHAR: nanny
LOC: underground hideout
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: murder, poisoning
SITU: hiding
PSY: mental illness
MENT: nightmare
FAM: dysfunctional family, family crisis
REL: holy communion - DirectorChristopher SmithStarsJessica Brown FindlayJohn HeffernanAnya McKenna-BruceThe Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.HORROR (Period)
haunted house / psychological / religious
CHAR: monk, priest
LOC: basement, manor
PACE: slow burner
TIME: nonlinear timeline
EVENT: funeral
REL: possession, satanic
SUP: ghost - DirectorChuck RussellStarsKim BasingerJimmy SmitsRufus SewellCody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.(Áldott a gyermek)
HORROR (Crime)
psychological / religious / supernatural
CHAR: nanny
THEME: omen
INT: burned alive
CRIME: abduction, murder
EVENT: fire, hit by car
SITU: abandoned
PSY: autism
MENT: brainwashing
REL: cult, demon, possession, satanic - DirectorNick SzostakiwskyjStarsShane TwerdunMichael DicksonCarl ToftfeltAt a cold, desolate, northmost outpost in Canada, an archaeological discovery is made. A specialist arrives Nov. 1. Strange things happen. All contact with the outside world is down.HORROR (Sci-Fi)
creature feature / eco horror / medical / psychological
*independent, Lovecraftian*
ENT: Wendigo
THEME: climate change
EVENT: shootout
SITU: desolate, isolation
MED: amputation, virus - DirectorDavid CharbonierJustin PowellStarsLonnie ChavisEzra DeweyKristin BauerAfter Bobby and his best friend Kevin are kidnapped and taken to a strange house in the middle of nowhere, Bobby manages to escape. But then he hears Kevin's screams for help and realizes he can't leave his friend behind.HORROR
CRIME: abduction, murder
SITU: desolate, isolation
AIM: survival - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsNancy KellyPatty McCormackGage ClarkeRhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible.(Elárkozottak gyermekei)
HORROR (Cult Classic)
-Mervyn LeRoy-
grindhouse / psychological
CHAR: creepy kid
MOT: melodrama
CRIME: murder
PSY: personality disorder
MENT: nightmare, pedophobia
EMO: mourning
FAM: adoption, loss of child - DirectorTed PostStarsAnjanette ComerRuth RomanMarianna HillA social worker, still reeling from the loss of her architect husband, investigates the eccentric, psychedelic Wadsworth Family, consisting of a mother, two daughters, and an adult son with the apparent mental capacity of an infant.HORROR (Cult Classic)
-Ted Post-
psychological
*independent*
CHAR: babysitter, man-child
MOT: melodrama
CRIME: child abuse, incest, murder
DEV: punishment
PSY: mental retardation, personality disorder
PERS: eccentricity, infantilism
FAM: dysfunctional family
END: surprise - DirectorZev BermanStarsBrian PresleyJake MuxworthyRider StrongOn a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.(Határvidék)
HORROR (Crime, True Crime)
grindhouse / psychological / religious / slasher / supernatural
CHAR: serial killer
THEME: vacation gone wrong
INT: human sacrifice, splatter
EVENT: ritual
SITU: confined, prostitution
AIM: survival
DEV: drug use
PSY: mental illness
REL: cult, hell, Santeria, satanism
SUP: cursed, occult - DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsJulia OrmondRalph FiennesPhilip StonePlagued with infertility, the inhabitants of Mâcon are naturally involved in the spectacle that is a masque about the miracle child born to a virgin mother.(A maconi gyermek)
DRAMA (Cult Classic, Dark Comedy, Period)
-Peter Greenaway-
psychological / religious / religious satire
*avant-garde, surreal*
CHAR: priest
INT: cannibalism, dismemberment, gore
CRIME: infanticide, sexual abuse
PSY: hysteria
REL: divine intervention, virgin birth
ROM: seduction - DirectorRichard GriffinStarsSamantha AcamporaGraham StokesRobert KerseyWhen Samantha loses her parents in an accident, she is sent to live with her aunt who runs a bordello. Inside she will find not only the passions of those who live there, but also unlock the secrets to a series of violent murders.HORROR
CHAR: orphan
LOC: brothel
INT: cannibalism
CRIME: murder
SITU: prostitution
REL: devil
SEX: sexual tension - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsMason ThamesMadeleine McGrawEthan HawkeAfter being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.(Fekete telefon)
HORROR
-Scott Derrickson-
haunted house / psychological
CHAR: serial killer
LOC: basement
PACE: slow burner
INT: bullying, sadism
CRIME: abduction, murder
EVENT: investigation, telephone terror
SITU: confined
AIM: survival
PSY: personality disorder
FAM: dysfunctional family - DirectorZach CreggerStarsGeorgina CampbellBill SkarsgårdJustin LongA woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.(Barbár)
HORROR
psychological
*symbolistic, urban decay*
CHAR: intruder, man-child, maniac, serial killer, tragic villain
LOC: basement, decrepit house, dungeon, house of horrors, maze, secret lair, secret passageway, underground tunnel
PACE: slow burner, wild ride
INT: suicide
CRIME: abduction, incest, sexual abuse, unpunished crime
EVENT: hit by car, scandal
SITU: confined
AIM: survival
DEV: phrogging
PSY: mental illness
PERS: misogyny
FAM: inbreeding
SOC: homelessness
MED: bedridden, deformity, disfigurement
END: twist - DirectorAri AsterStarsJoaquin PhoenixPatti LuPoneAmy RyanFollowing the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.(Amitöl félünk)
HORROR (Adventure, Dark Comedy)
-Ari Aster-
domestic drama / psychological
*grotesque, independent, Kafkaesque, postmodern, surreal*
CHAR: orphan
ENT: monster
LOC: attic, woods
THEME: urban adventure
INT: suicide
EVENT: funeral, return to hometown
AIM: quest
DEV: drug use, manipulation
PSY: paranoia, phobia
MENT: dream
EMO: guilt, shame
FAM: childhood trauma, loss of child, loss of family member, mommy issue, searching for family
SOC: racism
MED: hereditary disease, medication
MORT: faked death, fear of dying - DirectorRob SavageStarsSophie ThatcherChris MessinaVivien Lyra BlairStill reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.(A mumus)
HORROR
grindhouse / psychological / supernatural
CHAR: maniac, stalker
ENT: boogeyman, monster
LOC: dark house
PACE: slow burner
SITU: confined
PSY: trauma
MENT: nightmare
EMO: grief
FAM: family trauma, loss of family member - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.(Drakula)
HORROR (Period, Romance)
-Francis Ford Coppola-
dark romance / supernatural
*gothic*
CHAR: look-alike, priest
ENT: vampire, werewolf
LOC: asylum, convent, manor, maze
THEME: beauty and the beast, hypnotism, rejuvenation
INT: dismemberment
CRIME: sexual abuse
DEV: shapeshifting
PSY: hypnosis, mental illness
MENT: somnambulism
FAM: loss of family member
SOC: aristocracy
SUP: back from the dead, undead
ROM: fatal attraction, interspecies romance, seduction
SEX: bestiality, interspecies sex, nymphomania, orgy, sensuality, sexual awakening - DirectorElliot GoldnerStarsGordon KennedyRobin HillAidan McArdleA team of Vatican investigators descend upon a church in a remote area to demystify the unusual happenings, but what they discover is more disturbing than they had first imagined.AKA Final Prayer
HORROR (Sci-Fi)
folk horror / found footage / religious / supernatural
*Lovecraftian*
CHAR: priest
THEME: miracle
INT: suicide
REL: paganism
SUP: paranormal - DirectorNikias ChryssosStarsPit BukowskiDaniel FripanOona von MaydellA young student seeks quiet and solitude to focus on an important work but ends up as the teacher of a peculiar boy who is home-schooled by his parents in an isolated bunker mansion. THE BUNKER is a dark, twisted, and funny tale about childhood, growing up and education.The Bunker
(A bunkerbe zárva)
DARK COMEDY, HORROR
psychological
CHAR: man-child
LOC: rural, secluded, underground bunker
PACE: slow burner
SITU: hiding, isolation
PSY: mental illness
PERS: eccentricity, greed
FAM: dysfunctional family
SOC: social isolation - DirectorPeter StricklandStarsToby JonesAntonio MancinoGuido AdorniA sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.HORROR
arthouse / giallo / psychological / retro horror
*Lynchian, post-punk*
MOT: witchcraft
INT: mind bender, torture - DirectorTiago GuedesFrederico SerraStarsAdriano LuzManuela CoutoSara CarinhasA prominent and respected family inherits a beautiful home in the country, nestled deep inside a tiny village.Blood Curse
(Szellemház)
HORROR
haunted house / religious
CHAR: priest
LOC: rural
CRIME: family massacre
SITU: desolate
AIM: revenge
FAM: loss of child
REL: exorcism, possession
SUP: ghost - DirectorOriol PauloStarsJose CoronadoHugo SilvaBelén RuedaA detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.The Body
(A hulla)
THRILLER (Crime)
neo noir
LOC: hospital, morgue, woods
EVENT: car accident, hit by car, investigation, traffic accident
AIM: revenge
MED: coma
END: surprise - DirectorMichael NoerStarsJesper ChristensenClara RosagerMagnus KrepperIn 1800s Denmark, a farmer has a bad harvest and thus not enough food for his family. He makes a deal, that includes his farm and his daughter getting married, with a nearby rich farmer.Before the Frost
DRAMA (Period)
CHAR: orphan
LOC: marsh, rural
CRIME: murder
SITU: starvation
PERS: greed
FAM: loss of family member
SOC: class differences, poverty, social hierarchy
ROM: arranged marriage - DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.Black Sunday
(A démon maszkja)
HORROR
-Mario Bava-
psychological / religious / supernatural
*gothic*
CHAR: look-alike, priest, serial killer
ENT: doppelganger, vampire
LOC: chapel
THEME: rejuvenation
MOT: witchcraft
INT: burned alive, creative kills
AIM: revenge
REL: possession, satanism
SUP: afterlife, back from the dead
ROM: seduction - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckIngrid ThulinBibi AnderssonThree women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other, where they face the choice of keeping their babies or offering them for adoption.Brink of Life
(Az élet küszöbén / Közel az élethez)
DRAMA
-Ingmar Bergman-
LOC: hospital
FAM: loss of child, pregnancy
MED: still birth - DirectorAgustí VillarongaStarsFrancesc ColomerMarina ComasNora NavasIn the harsh post-war years' Catalan countryside, Andreu, a child that belongs to the losing side, finds the corpses of a man and his son in the forest. The authorities want his father to be made responsible of the deaths, but Andreu tries to help his father by finding out who truly killed them. In this search, Andreu develops a moral consciousness against a world of adults fed by lies. In order to survive, he betrays his own roots and ends up finding out the monster that lives within him.Black Bread
(Fekete lelkek)
DRAMA (Crime)
coming of age
CHAR: child in jeopardy
LOC: rural
CRIME: murder
EVENT: investigation
AIM: revenge
EMO: disillusionment, hate
SOC: war
MED: tuberculosis - DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsJavier GutiérrezLeonor WatlingSancho GraciaIn Spain, the sports journalist Juan has a perfect life with his wife Sonia: they have just had a baby and moved to an old house that needs to be repaired in a fancy neighborhood. When Juan's sister and her husband visit the couple, they give them an electronic nanny to monitor the baby's room. During the night, Juan and Sonia hear voices in the room but they do not find anybody. On the next day, Juan hires an alarm system for the house and a monitor to observe the baby's room. When Juan sees a man in the room, he gets a knife to protect his son. However, Sonia believes her husband is insane and moves to her mother's house. Juan investigates the happening with the former journalist Domingo, who explains him the paradoxical experiment Schrodinger's Cat and the existence of parallel worlds. Further, he advises the obsessed Juan to leave the house otherwise could be trapped in another world.The Baby’s Room
HORROR
haunted house / home invasion / psychological
CHAR: child in jeopardy, psychic, stalker, voyeur
ENT: doppelganger
LOC: old dark house
DIM: parallel universe
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: murder
FAM: marital strife
SUP: paranormal, parapsychology - DirectorLluís DanésStarsRoger CasamajorNora NavasBruna CusíIn early 20th century Barcelona, little Teresa goes missing shocking the country. When police start investigating Enriqueta Martí, the "Vampiress of Raval", they cover a much more sinister affair.The Barcelona Vampiress
HORROR (Crime, Period)
CHAR: missing person
ENT: vampire
LOC: brothel
CRIME: abduction
EVENT: investigation
DEV: drug use
MENT: nightmare - DirectorPål SletauneStarsNoomi RapaceKristoffer JonerVetle Qvenild WerringAfter a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.AKA The Monitor
THRILLER (Horror)
psychological
INT: suicide
CRIME: domestic abuse, murder
PSY: delusion - DirectorJuraj JakubiskoStarsAnna FrielKarel RodenVincent ReganWith an unquenchable thirst for blood, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history.(Bathory - A legenda másik arca)
DRAMA (Biopic, Fantasy, Period)
CHAR: serial killer
LOC: castle, dungeon, ruins
THEME: aging
MOT: legend
INT: burned alive, dismemberment, torture
TIME: alternate history
CRIME: murder, sexual abuse
FAM: pregnancy - DirectorJohn AlexanderStarsBruce DavisonLinda PurlJames KarenThe unsettling true story of America's first serial killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.DRAMA (Biopic, Period, Thriller, Western)
CHAR: healer, missing person, serial killer
LOC: basement, cabin
EVENT: funeral
MED: seizure
SEX: sexual tension
ROM: seduction - DirectorLaura MossStarsMarin IrelandJudy ReyesA.J. ListerA morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return.HORROR
supernatural
CHAR: mad scientist
LOC: morgue
THEME: experiment gone wrong
EVENT: abortion, experiment
FAM: loss of family member, pregnancy
SUP: back from the dead
END: open - DirectorAdam WingardStarsJames Allen McCuneCallie HernandezCorbin ReidAfter discovering a video showing what he believes to be his vanished sister Heather, James and a group of friends head to the forest believed to be inhabited by the Blair Witch.(Blair Witch: Ideglelés 3.)
HORROR
found footage / grindhouse
*Lovecraftian*
CHAR: missing person
LOC: abandoned house, camp, woods
MOT: legend, witchcraft
TIME: time loop
CRIME: murder
SITU: trapped
END: open - DirectorAjay BahlStarsTaapsee PannuGulshan DevaiahAbhilash ThapliyalWith progressive blindness setting in, Gayatri has to find answers to her twin sister's unlikely death. As the lines of reality keep getting blurred, is she ready to look the truth in the eye?HORROR
psychological
EVENT: investigation
MENT: nightmare
FAM: loss of family member
MED: blindness, surgery - DirectorErik Kristopher MyersStarsRachel ArmigerReed DeLisleMatt LakeA filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.HORROR
mockumentary / supernatural
CHAR: missing person
MOT: urban legend
INT: mutilation
EVENT: investigation
OB: found footage
SUP: paranormal - DirectorAli AbbasiStarsEva MelanderEero MilonoffJörgen ThorssonA customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.Border
(Határeset)
FANTASY (Crime, Horror, Romance)
supernatural
*mythological*
LOC: cemetery, lake, secluded, woods
THEME: nature vs nurture
MOT: folklore
INT: pedophilia
EVENT: investigation
MED: Alzheimer’s - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica TandyA wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.(Madarak)
HORROR (Cult Classic, Romance)
-Alfred Hitchcock-
disaster drama / eco horror / psychological
LOC: attic, island
THEME: unsolved mystery
INT: burned alive
EVENT: explosion
AIM: survival
PSY: paranoia
MED: head injury
ROM: love triangle - DirectorPiers HaggardStarsPatrick WymarkLinda HaydenBarry AndrewsIn early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.HORROR (Period)
folk horror / religious
*independent*
CHAR: creepy kid, femme fatale, missing person, priest, voyeur
LOC: attic, cemetery, lake, parochial school, ruins, rural, woods
MOT: witchcraft
INT: gore, human sacrifice, mutilation, self-mutilation
CRIME: murder, sexual abuse
EVENT: funeral, ritual
DEV: accusation, false accusation
PSY: mental illness
FAM: loss of child, loss of family member
MED: muteness, surgery
REL: cult, demon, devil, possession, satanism
SUP: occult - DirectorDoug BostStarsCarolyn BaeumlerVictor VerhaegheAcadia BostDuring a family vacation that's splitting two parents apart, their young daughter falls under the spell of a terrifying local ghost story.HORROR
THEME: vacation gone wrong - DirectorAndrew KottingStarsDavid AylwardFreddie JonesToby JonesFocuses on two figures, sometimes Andrew Kötting, sometimes Toby Jones as the middle-aged John Clare. As they channel, in their own fashion, the psychic wound exposed by Clare.DRAMA
*avant-garde*
LOC: asylum, woods
SITU: lost
EMO: despair
ID: loss of identity - DirectorA.J. EdwardsStarsJason ClarkeDiane KrugerBrit MarlingThe story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him for ever and the two women who guided him to immortality.(Jobb angyalok)
DRAMA (Biopic, Period)
LOC: cabin in the woods, farm, remote, rural
SOC: illiteracy