I’m looking for movies with plots that are completely different from your usual mainstream stuff. The kind of weird movies that somehow manage to be interesting. You know, movies that are way outside the mainstream. Bonus points if they’re B-movies!

hi!

i recently watched Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse/Kairo and was wondering if anyone could suggest any other movies that touch on themes of social isolation, especially due to the advent of the internet. it does not have to be horror or specifically a japanese movie, but i would prefer something atmospheric/moody

thanks!

Specifically thrillers.
A good example would be Silence of the lambs where everyone is looking on one direction while the protagonist discovers a clue or has a eureka moment, and suddenly know where everyone else is headed is wrong/ (or even better a trap).
Even better if the clues were there the entire time.

it doesn't have to be necessarily about a family, but i'm looking for movies where a group of people gather for a normal get together, and then things get worse and worse and everything goes to shit. it can be any genre and language.

examples: you're next, the invitation, coherence, silent night, game night

thanks.

Movies with scenes that feel claustrophobic? Bonus for horror, thriller or sci-fi, but the genre can be any.

Any decade or language is fine with me, just need English Subtitles.

Bonus for female main character, not necessary, but would be nice to see.

The Lighthouse or Devil to give you an idea.

I'm a college student and my midterm paper is to just connect some sort of media to a sociology concept we've learned about, and my favorite form of media is movies. I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for a movie that represents racism well. I don't think movies like zootopia or elementals really represents racism well because humans at our core are the same, while in zootopia the predators have a known history of actually hurting prey and in elementals the elementals actually have the capability of hurting each other just by existing together. I might be asking for a movie that doesn't exist, but I was just curious! I love to watch new movies :)

Recently I've been into movies that have just sat with me for a while if that makes sense. Stuff like midsommar, pearl, obsession, horror pyschological movies. Or just movies with so much action I can't get the fight scenes out of my head like the twilight movies or the marvel movies. I'll reply with my reviews!

So, I’m meeting my bestfriend after a while now. We wanna smoke up, chill and watch a movie while/after getting high. I want some good interesting movie suggestions that keep us hooked and also don’t require too much of brain power and at the same time isn’t slow and makes us wanna sleep. Preferably movies shorter than 2hrs.
Here are some of the movies I thought of:
Mid90s
Hardcore Henry
Cocaine Bear

Just looking for a movie like the Secret Life of Water Mitty but it's not American, I'm from a country that gets a lot of American tourists and the movie just feels really geared towards Americans and them bumbling around my country. It's like About Time, where the character is from an extremely wealthy English family and so the message of the story kind of gets diluted.

Any movie with that same sort of vibe of exploring and discovering yourself and being changed after would do it for me. I'm big into 'Man v Nature' movies, I think I went through a LetterBox playlist of them and had watched all bar one.

hiii all!! looking for movie recs about relationships where something sinister is going on lol, I just watched I love you forever and I’m in the mood for more dark dramas like that!

I love nfe films and generally just disturbing movies, also id like to stay away from nudity seeing as i live with my siblings. some I've already seen and liked, Martyrs (2008), high tension (2003), them (2006), and when evil lurks (2023).

I’m looking for more movies that are very action heavy and primarily focus on the samurai, I just think they’re so cool. I’ve already watched: Ran, Lady Snowblood, 13 Assassins, Seven Samurai, and Harakiri.

I would prefer if the movies were live action. Whether or not it’s in colour doesn’t matter. Just lots of sword fighting. I don’t mean nonstop action, just very heavy action- but if there is one with nonstop action I’d be interested:)

I am not even a fan of heart-pulling movies, some I have not even finished. My 19 month old saw a doggy, as we were searching Netflix a few days ago. I read what it was about. Then I read if it is suitable for children. It was, and, Based on a true story!!

We didn't make it to the end of the movie the first sitting, and, I found myself wanting to finish it!

It has a lot of perservance, and accepting differences, wonderful for those that love animals--and, the heart-warming story--that actually happened.

I think I may be changing my view on the heart-pulling movies, thanks to this one. I finished it today and already want to watch it again soon.

I hope that if you check it out, you will enjoy it too 😊

Just finished watching Predestination and WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL 😭 I went in expecting a normal time-travel movie and came out questioning everything. The plot twists are insane, and the way everything connects is genuinely mind-blowing. If you love movies that mess with your brain, this is a must-watch. 10/10 for making me sit there in silence trying to process what I just watched.

What I’m looking for: Movies that hit like a heavy metal album—specifically the kind of relentless, riff-driven energy you get from the Ghosts of Mars (2001) movies soundtrack or Mick Gordon’s work on the video game Doom (2016). I want films where industrial metal, thrash, or hard rock isn’t just background noise, but actively drives the action sequences forward. Think palm-muted chugging riffs, pounding synth-metal beats, and pure adrenaline fueling car chases, gunfights, battles, or monster fights.

Must-haves:

Genre: Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or action (or any mix of these). The soundtrack should lean into industrial metal, heavy metal, electronicore, or hard rock. Metal/industrial tracks should be used diegetically or non-diegetically during high-energy action set pieces to amplify the intensity. Films that feel like heavy metal in their pacing, visuals, or attitude.

Hard exclusions:

No documentaries or concert films. No biopics about metal bands or movies about heavy metal culture (e.g., The Decline of Western Civilization, Some Kind of Monster). No comedies that parody metal. No orchestral-only scores unless there’s a clear industrial/metal hybrid element.

Bonus points if:

The film has practical effects or stylized violence/action. There are long, uninterrupted action sequences scored entirely by metal tracks. It’s obscure enough that I haven’t already seen it deep-cut. Any suggestions, deep cuts, or even specific scenes/soundtrack moments are hugely appreciated!

This is weirdly niche and specific question, but I'm going to ask anyway. There is a novella by Prosper Merimee called Carmen from, I think 1845 or 46. I have seen that there are a number of movie, opera, and musical adaptations. If anyone has by some chance read the original novella and has watched any of the non-musical movie adaptations, which one in your opinion is closest to the source material? It could be anything from an old silent film to something released this past year, just not a musical please.

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for movie recommendations with this kind of story:

• The main character starts out as a low-energy loser - poor, not good-looking, bad at study or gets rejected by a girl.

By the end, he turns his life around and becomes successful, rich, better-looking, or just wins overall.

Basically the classic underdog-to-success story. ( Will be great if love angle included)

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Like the title says, I’m really in need of inspiration and would love a movie where the protagonist is down in the dumps and comes out of it. something that inspires hope. Shawshank and Whiplash did that to me oddly.

yesterday i watched the movie: the evil within and i LOVED IT. i’ve been reading that apparently it belongs in the subgenre of “outsider horror movies” and (even though i know this is such a unique film) i would like to watch something similar. any recommendations?

recently i watched a bunch of movies some were really good few were boring. fanboying on memento since i watched and after i followed some other recommendations like predestination and prestige they were good but not like that. some great thrillers also like weapons and prisoners. the least liked films were tenet and zodiac(watched it in 2 days)

the whole context of above is that while all of that i watched coherence and it was like truly something different and also like not stretched . i am not asking for anything like that but wanna see something that i just don't regret. maybe something is there which i must be missing out on

PS: ik this post will be taken down but this is the only subreddit where i get genuine recommendations and fast too.

some examples of the type of movies i'm looking for are, It's such a beautiful day, enter the void, the lighthouse, and skinamarink.
really down for any genre just put me onto some gold and bless my soul<3

Hey everyone!!
i’m 19 and I fear that millennial humor is my favourite kind of humor (i blame my older siblings😭).

i have enjoyed shows like “girls” on hbo, i rated “someone great (2019)” a 3 stars but found it funny af so yeah i’m guessing millennial types of jokes are for me

Pulp fiction has inspired filmmaking to this day. From swashbuckling capers like Zorro, to the gritty crime drama of L.A. Confidential.

The pulp magazines, radio serials, and B-pictures of the 1930s and 1940s left us all with a rich legacy of imaginative entertainment, and I'd appreciate your suggestions for your favorites. Any era is absolutely welcome!

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Watched a lot of movies with yelling and screaming lately, hoping to keep the trend up. Genre or time period not important.

I've already seen: Network, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, The Player, Fatal Attraction, Do The Right Thing, Full Metal Jacket.

Myself and my niece (20) get together a couple of times a week and watch a movie. She was on a major horror kick but we've exhausted all the good ones. We watched Silence of the Lambs (as a transition from horror) this week and she loved it. She's on for a seriel killer buzz now. I've got some of the usual suspects lined up (Henry, Seven, Zodiac etc) but am just looking for suggestions of some good ones that I may have missed over the years. Not necessarily gore packed (we've probably seen those on the horror kick) but something with lots of weight and atmosphere would be great. Cheers.