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The Lobster(2015)

R
| 1h 58min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 2,814 votes)

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Caligula(1979)

R
| 2h 36min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 326 votes)

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.

Dracula 2000(2000)

R
| 1h 39min | Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy
2.6/5 (with 278 votes)

Abraham Van Helsing, who has tangled with Count Dracula in the past, works as an English antiques dealer. Simon is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship.

Parental Guidance(2012)

PG
| 1h 44min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 211 votes)

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

The White Ribbon(2009)

R
| 2h 24min | Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 439 votes)

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.

Only God Forgives(2013)

R
| 1h 30min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
2.9/5 (with 1,140 votes)

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

The Hill(1965)

NR
| 2h 3min | Drama, War
3.8/5 (with 86 votes)

North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.

The Magdalene Sisters(2002)

R
| 1h 59min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 173 votes)

Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.

Escape from Hell(1980)

1h 33min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely. The camp doctor is horrified at what he sees happening, and drinks heavily to push the horror away. Finally the inmates have had had enough, and they enlist the help of the doctor to try and escape.

The Black Belly of the Tarantula(1971)

R
| 1h 38min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 34 votes)

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

King of Devil's Island(2010)

3.6/5 (with 99 votes)

Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.

Mädchen in Uniform(1931)

PG
| 1h 28min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 34 votes)

A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality. Based on "Gestern und Heute" by German playwright Christa Winsloe.

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Swimming with Sharks(1994)

R
| 1h 41min | Crime, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 134 votes)

Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn, has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment.

Fortress 2(2000)

R
| 1h 32min | Science Fiction, Action
2.6/5 (with 80 votes)

7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find themselves imprisoned in a new, more sophisticated fortress prison in outer space. But Brennick's not a man to give in easily, and with a 10 year old son waiting for him back on earth, he's going to pack some serious assault on the evil corporation.

The Seventh Victim(1943)

NR
| 1h 11min | Horror, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 50 votes)

A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village and finds that they could have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)

1h 30min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 33 votes)

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

Norte, The End of History(2013)

4h 10min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 24 votes)

A man is wrongly jailed for murder while the real killer roams free. The murderer is an intellectual frustrated with his country’s never-ending cycle of betrayal and apathy. The convict is a simple man who finds life in prison more tolerable, when something mysterious and strange starts happening to him.

My American Uncle(1980)

3.5/5 (with 74 votes)

Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety. René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing. Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.

Dead Man's Shoes(2004)

R
| 1h 30min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.6/5 (with 228 votes)

A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his dimwitted brother while he was away.

The Throne(2015)

2h 6min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 39 votes)

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.

The Devil's Carnival(2012)

55min | Horror
3.0/5 (with 36 votes)

Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!

Sophie's Misfortunes(2016)

1h 46min | Kids & Family, Comedy
2.4/5 (with 46 votes)

Sophie is far from being the model little girl one would like her to be, unlike her friends Camille and Madeleine. She always insists on having her own way, often getting into trouble, to the despair of one and all. But her mother is unbending and otherwise inclined. She will not let her get away with anything, and poor Sophie will often have to live with the consequences of her bad behaviour and learn her lesson.

The Wild Child(1970)

G
| 1h 23min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 127 votes)

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.

Naughty & Nice(2014)

3.4/5 (with 19 votes)

A cynical radio host is banished to Nebraska, where he has an on-air spat with a hopeless romantic. Soon, their antagonistic relationship sparks the interest of the whole town.

Good King Dagobert(1963)

1h 35min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 1 vote)

Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

Directed by Pierre Chevalier - With Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Jacques Dufilho, Anne-Marie Carrière, Darío Moreno, Darry Cowl, ...

Poison(1991)

R
| 1h 25min | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 32 votes)

A boy shoots his father and flies out the window. A man falls in love with a fellow inmate in prison. A doctor accidentally ingests his experimental sex serum, wreaking havoc on the community.

Reaper(2014)

2.9/5 (with 27 votes)

Criminals and a beautiful but cunning hitchhiker must battle a supernatural force known as the Reaper.

Directed by Wen-Han Shih - With Danny Trejo

The Wild Men of Kurdistan(1965)

1h 43min | Adventure
3.1/5 (with 15 votes)

After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.

Scrubbers(1982)

R
| 1h 30min | Drama
2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.

Directed by Mai Zetterling - With Amanda York

The God(2003)

2.8/5 (with 12 votes)

The film shows Shiva in a very traditional representation--in bronze and standing within a circle of bronze flames. Suddenly, a fly lands on Shiva's arm--one of many arms to be exact. Slowly, the bronze statue comes alive and swats the fly--missing again and again and eventually smashing the bronze circle.

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