Kelsey Thomas
MA
Recent college grad, cat owner, allergy haver. Especially drawn to neo-noirs, dramas, and thrillers.
My Watchlist
Don't Look Now
A classic in the horror genre featuring a grieving family, a psychic sister, and an ominous warning…
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- United Kingdom, Italy • 1973
- Director Nicolas Roeg
- Cast Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato, Renato Scarpa
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Fish & Cat
(ماهی و گربه)
A group of students traveling to a remote area set up camp next to two cooks desperate for meat…
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- Iran • 2013
- Director Shahram Mokri
- Cast Babak Karimi, Saeed Ebrahimifar, Abed Abest, Faraz Modiri, Pedram Sharifi, Mona Ahmadi
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spamflix, Kanopy
Berberian Sound Studio
In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film.
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- United Kingdom • 2012
- Director Peter Strickland
- Cast Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Cosimo Fusco, Hilda Péter, Layla Amir
- Genre Horror, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Katalin Varga
An atmospheric and affecting rape-revenge story.
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- Romania, United Kingdom • 2009
- Director Peter Strickland
- Cast Hilda Péter, Norbert Tankó, László Mátray, Roberto Giacomello, Tibor Pálffy, Melinda Kántor
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Man of Integrity
(لرد)
How far will you go to defend the right side?
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- Iran • 2017
- Director Mohammad Rasoulof
- Cast Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Bayzai, Nasim Adabi, Misagh Zare, Zeinab Shabani
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
There Is No Evil
(شیطان وجود ندارد)
Shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran, this anthology film comprises four stories of men responsible for implementing capital punishment.
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- Germany, Iran, Czech Republic • 2020
- Director Mohammad Rasoulof
- Cast Mahtab Servati, Shaghayegh Shourian, Baran Rasoulof, Darya Moghbeli, Kaveh Ahangar
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Unknown Girl
(La Fille inconnue)
A Belgian doctor, feeling partially responsible, becomes obsessed with the death of an unknown woman.
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- Belgium, France • 2016
- Director Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella, Nadège Ouedraogo, Christelle Cornil
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
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- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Corpo Celeste
The experiences of a young girl who takes catechism but refuses to be smothered by her local Catholic community.
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- Italy, Switzerland, France • 2011
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Yle Vianello, Pasqualina Scuncia, Salvatore Cantalupo, Anita Caprioli, Renato Carpentieri
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Deerskin
(Le Daim)
A midlife crisis represented by a deerskin jacket.
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- France • 2019
- Director Quentin Dupieux
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Coralie Russier, Pierre Gommé, Laurent Nicolas
- Genre Comedy, Horror
- Available on MUBI, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Grass
(풀잎들)
An introverted young woman spends her days observing other patrons in a South Korean café in this black-and-white drama.
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- Korea • 2018
- Director Hong Sang-soo
- Cast Kim Min-hee, Jung Jin-young, Ki Joo-bong, Seo Young-hwa, Kim Sae-byuk
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Oldboy
(올드보이)
15 years of imprisonment, 5 days of vengeance...
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- Korea • 2003
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byung-ok, Oh Dal-su, Lee Seung-Shin
- Genre Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Shallow Grave
A black comedy following three friends who discover their new flatmate dead next to a suitcase full of cash.
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- United Kingdom • 1994
- Director Danny Boyle
- Cast Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Colin McCredie
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Trust
Two misfits begin an unusual romance in this black comedy.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1990
- Director Hal Hartley
- Cast Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Gary Sauer
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla
Wajib
(واجب)
A family wedding gives a son and father a chance to reconnect.
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- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Colombia • 2017
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
(夜は短し歩けよ乙女)
One fateful, adventurous night --- that feels like a dream.
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- Japan • 2017
- Director Masaaki Yuasa
- Cast Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Aoi Yuki, Hiroshi Kamiya, Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Genre Comedy, Romance, Animation
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Oray
While arguing, a young Muslim repeats the word "talaq" three times to his wife, which, according to Islamic law, enacts divorce.
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- Germany • 2019
- Director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
- Cast Zejhun Demirov, Deniz Orta, Cem Göktas, Mikael Bajrami, Firat Baris Ar
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Coffee in Berlin
(Oh Boy)
An aimless college dropout struggles to engage with life — though life doesn’t seem to be evading him.
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- Germany • 2012
- Director Jan Ole Gerster
- Cast Tom Schilling, Marc Hosemann, Friederike Kempter, Justus von Dohnányi, Katharina Schüttler, Arnd Klawitter
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Spiral
(うずまき)
A small town spirals into paranoia and violence following a series of mysterious deaths.
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- Japan • 2000
- Director Higuchinsky
- Cast Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Shin Eun-kyung, Keiko Takahashi, Ren Osugi
- Genre Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Retrocrush, Cineverse
Le Cercle Rouge
(Le Cercle rouge)
No place to hide...nowhere to run...
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- France, Italy • 1970
- Director Jean-Pierre Melville
- Cast Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, André Ekyan
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Vagabond
(Sans toit ni loi)
A young woman's desire for freedom leads to her demise.
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- France • 1985
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Setti Ramdane, Yahiaoui Assouna, Yolande Moreau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Happiness
(Le Bonheur)
A young carpenter strikes up an affair with a postal worker despite his happy marriage.
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- France • 1965
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Olivier Drouot, Sandrine Drouot, Marie-France Boyer, Marcelle Faure-Bertin
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel
Millennium Actress
(千年女優)
A documentary filmmaker interviews an aged actress about her legendary career.
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- Japan • 2002
- Director Satoshi Kon
- Cast Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shozo Iizuka, Masaya Onosaka, Showko Tsuda
- Genre Animation, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Cineverse
Tumbbad
(तुम्बाड)
A period horror like no other.
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- India, Sweden • 2018
- Director Rahi Anil Barve
- Cast Sohum Shah, Mohammad Samad, Jyoti Malshe, Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar, Ronjini Chakraborty, Anita Date
- Genre Fantasy, Horror
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Penguin Highway
(ペンギン・ハイウェイ)
A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village.
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- Japan • 2018
- Director Hiroyasu Ishida
- Cast Kana Kita, Yu Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Miki Fukui, Megumi Han, Misaki Kuno
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel