In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

Malignant

2021

English

6.2

♡ 229

77%

James Wan Director

Christian Clemenson as Dr. Victor Fields

Annabelle Wallis as Madison Mitchell

Michole Briana White as Regina Moss

Mckenna Grace as Young Madison

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

Strange Days

1995

English

7.2

♡ 56

70%

Kathryn Bigelow Director

Vincent D'Onofrio as Burton Steckler

William Fichtner as Dwayne Engelman

Ralph Fiennes as Lenny Nero

Angela Bassett as Lornette 'Mace' Mason

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

New Nightmare

1994

English

6.4

♡ 70

Wes Craven Director

Amanda Wyss as Christina 'Tina' Grey

Michael Hagiwara as Coroner

Beans Morocco as Graveyard Worker

Jsu Garcia as Nick Corri

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

Boys in the Trees

2016

English

6.3

♡ 64

82%

Nicholas Verso Director

Emily Morris as Bikini Clad Girl

Toby Wallace as Corey

Gulliver McGrath as Jonah

Niko El Santo Zavero as Rink Operator

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

Tokyo Story

1953

Japanese

8.1

♡ 64

100%

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Keijirô Morozumi as Junsa

Setsuko Hara as Noriko Hirayama

Toyo Takahashi as Rinka no saikun

Eijirô Tôno as Sanpei Numata

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

The Derby Stallion

2005

English

5.4

♡ 7

65%

Craig Clyde Director

Rob Pinkston as Chuck Overton

Colton James as Donald

William R. Moses as Jim McCardle

Zac Efron as Patrick McCardle

An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.

Paprika

2006

Japanese

7.7

♡ 90

87%

88%

Action

Animation

based on novel or book

Satoshi Kon Director

Hideyuki Tanaka as Guy

Satoshi Kon as Jin-nai

Rikako Aikawa as Kakimoto Nobue

Kôichi Yamadera as Osanai Morio

Megumi Hayashibara as Paprika / Chiba Atsuko

Katsunosuke Hori as Shima Tora-taroh

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

Un chien andalou

1929

French

7.6

♡ 10

100%

Luis Buñuel Director

Jaume Miravitlles as Fat Seminarist

Luis Buñuel as Man in Prologue

Salvador Dalí as Seminarist

Robert Hommet as Young Man

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

The Animal

2001

English

4.9

♡ 33

30%

Luke Greenfield Director

Paul E. Short as Burning Man

Henriette Mantel as Elkerton Police Officer

Rob Schneider as Marvin

Adam Sandler as Townie

When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.

Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure

2012

Finnish

5.6

♡ 16

47%

Kari Juusonen Director

Don Wycherley as Boss

Nojen Arfaei as Nojen

Elina Knihtilä as Oona

Aileen Mythen as Wilma

Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.

Manny & Lo

1996

English

6.6

♡ 6

67%

Lisa Krueger Director

Scarlett Johansson as Amanda

Paul Guilfoyle as Country House Owner

Mary Kay Place as Elaine

Aleksa Palladino as Laurel

A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

English

6.4

♡ 57

52%

56%

Action

based on novel or book

Mark Pellington Director

Laura Linney as Connie Mills

David Eigenberg as Ed Fleischman

Will Patton as Gordon Smallwood

Richard Gere as John Klein

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

Lost Highway

1997

English

♡ 85

69%

David Lynch Director

Michael Massee as Andy

Bill McAdams Jr. as Bartender

Bill Pullman as Fred Madison

Robert Blake as Mystery Man

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

Caché

2005

French

7.3

♡ 39

89%

Michael Haneke Director

Juliette Binoche as Anne Laurent

Daniel Auteuil as Georges Laurent

Annie Girardot as Georges's Mom

Nathalie Richard as Mathilde

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

English

4.7

♡ 57

23%

Rachel Talalay Director

Ricky Dean Logan as Carlos

Johnny Depp as Guy on TV

Breckin Meyer as Spencer

Peter Spellos as Tracy's Father

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

Brazil

1985

English

7.8

♡ 84

98%

90%

Action

bureaucracy

christmas movie alternative

Terry Gilliam Director

Jim Broadbent as Dr. Jaffe

Robert De Niro as Harry Tuttle

Ian Holm as Mr. Kurtzmann

Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Dumbo

1941

English

7.2

♡ 92

95%

Wilfred Jackson Director

Eddie Holden as Clown

James Baskett as Crow

Sterling Holloway as Mr. Stork

Verna Felton as The Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.

Ruby Sparks

2012

English

7.2

♡ 78

79%

Jonathan Dayton Director

Paul Dano as Calvin Weir-Fields

Aasif Mandvi as Cyrus Modi

Elliott Gould as Dr. Rosenthal

Antonio Banderas as Mort

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.