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Constantine(2005)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 1min | Fantasy, Action, Horror
3.5/5 (with 3,070 votes)

John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.

The Godfather Part III(1990)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 50min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,851 votes)

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Down(2019)

1h 22min | Horror, Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 100 votes)

A pair of coworkers gets trapped in an elevator over a long weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns nefarious as each party begins to reveal who they truly are.

Directed by Daniel Stamm

Pearl(2022)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 42min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 429 votes)

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

Flight(2012)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 18min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 2,686 votes)

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

Deliver Us from Evil(2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 58min | Thriller, Crime, Horror
3.1/5 (with 933 votes)

When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.

Jawbreaker(1999)

1h 27min | Comedy, Crime
3.1/5 (with 245 votes)

When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.

Persona(1966)

1h 24min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 975 votes)

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. The time they spend together only strengthens the crushing realization that one does not exist.

Insomnia(2002)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 58min | Thriller, Crime
3.5/5 (with 2,180 votes)

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

The Mauritanian(2021)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 9min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 424 votes)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

The Frozen Ground(2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 45min | Thriller, Crime
3.1/5 (with 645 votes)

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Kill Your Darlings(2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 616 votes)

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

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The Limehouse Golem(2016)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 49min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 277 votes)

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Directed by Juan Carlos Medina - With Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Mays, Pete Sullivan, ...

The Postman Always Rings Twice(1981)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 2min | Romance / Love, Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 205 votes)

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

No Man of God(2021)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, History
3.3/5 (with 108 votes)

The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.

The Skeleton Twins(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 282 votes)

Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

Novitiate(2017)

2h 3min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 76 votes)

In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.

The Bad Seed(1956)

3.6/5 (with 101 votes)

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, dote on their daughter, Rhoda -- as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove. But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.

The Insect Woman(1963)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 3min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 24 votes)

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

The Appaloosa(1966)

1h 38min | Western
3.2/5 (with 28 votes)

A man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.

Tetro(2009)

2h 7min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 75 votes)

Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.

Rampart(2011)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 48min | Crime, Drama
2.8/5 (with 152 votes)

Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.

Let Us Prey(2014)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 32min | Thriller, Horror
2.9/5 (with 137 votes)

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted who all think that, really, they deserve to be somewhere else. They all think they're there by accident and that, with a little luck, life is going to get better. Wrong, on both counts. Six is about to arrive - and All Hell Will Break Loose!

I Confess(1953)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 35min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 170 votes)

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

Heaven's Prisoners(1996)

2h 12min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 32 votes)

A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.

Psycho Beach Party(2000)

1h 35min | Comedy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 35 votes)

Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

Hay Country Swingers(1971)

1h 28min | Comedy
1.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Sabine heads to church for confession, and soon is relating tales about the countryside tavern where she works.

Directed by Alois Brummer

Boomerang!(1947)

1h 28min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

In a quiet Connecticut town, a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence. Based on a true story.

Betrayal(2012)

1h 55min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 16 votes)

While examining one of her patients, a doctor reveals that her husband is cheating with the patient's wife.

Requiem(2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 32min | Drama, Horror
3.4/5 (with 38 votes)

Michaela, an epileptic, enrolls in college to study education. She goes off her medication and soon begins hearing voices and seeing apparitions that tell her to avoid religious objects, although she is devoutly Roman Catholic. One priest scoffs at the idea that Michaela could be possessed by demons, but a younger pastor arranges an exorcism for the young woman.

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