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    Blue Spring 2001 POSTER

    Blue Spring

    2001

    Japanese

    7.2

    27

    87%

    87%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school

    nihilism

    school

    suicide

    violence in schools

    Toshiaki Toyoda Toshiaki Toyoda Director Nobuo Kyô Nobuo Kyô as Takashi Tsukamoto Takashi Tsukamoto as Freshman in Baseball Club Akifumi Miura Akifumi Miura as Seven Shûgo Oshinari Shûgo Oshinari as Yoshimura
    Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
    Shopping 1994 POSTER

    Shopping

    1994

    English

    5.4

    5

    49%

    49%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    england

    future

    nihilism

    prison

    shopping mall

    Thriller

    vandalism

    Paul W.S. Anderson Paul W.S. Anderson Director Jude Law Jude Law as Billy Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce as Conway Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs as Market Trader Sean Bean Sean Bean as Venning
    A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky.
    Baise-moi 2000 POSTER

    Baise-moi

    2000

    French

    4.5

    14

    22%

    37%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    feminism

    nihilism

    rape

    revenge

    sadism

    Thriller

    women's sexual identity

    Virginie Despentes Virginie Despentes Director Jean-Louis Costes Jean-Louis Costes as La truie Adama Niane Adama Niane as Le garçon au billard Titof Titof as Le petit mignon Hervé Pierre-Gustave Hervé Pierre-Gustave as Martin
    Nadine and Manu are two mad women, as tidy as can be, almost perfectionists. They have several things in common: extreme sex, drugs, beer and the trigger. They find the solution to their problems with guns and beware to those who dare to get in their way!
    Rebels of the Neon God 1992 POSTER

    Rebels of the Neon God

    1992

    Chinese

    7.5

    14

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    flooding

    haunting

    identity

    megacity

    nihilism

    obsession

    Romance

    Ming-liang Tsai Ming-liang Tsai Director Chao-jung Chen Chao-jung Chen as Ah Tze Tien Miao Tien Miao as Father Kang-sheng Lee Kang-sheng Lee as Hsiao-Kang Yi-Ching Lu Yi-Ching Lu as Mother
    In Taipei, revenge and love twist the paths of wayward youths.
    On the Silver Globe 1988 POSTER

    On the Silver Globe

    1988

    Polish

    7.1

    11

    Action

    Adventure

    chaos

    civilization

    destruction of a civilization

    Drama

    Fantasy

    human evolution

    nihilism

    philosophy

    Sci-Fi

    Andrzej Zulawski Andrzej Zulawski Director Wieslaw Komasa Wieslaw Komasa as Aktor Jerzy Trela Jerzy Trela as Jerzy Henryk Bista Henryk Bista as Malahuda Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Seweryn as Marek
    A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.
    Combat Shock 1984 POSTER

    Combat Shock

    1984

    English

    6.2

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Horror

    nihilism

    post traumatic stress disorder

    post-traumatic stress disorder

    post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

    staten island

    Thriller

    vietnam

    War

    Buddy Giovinazzo Buddy Giovinazzo Director Rick Giovinazzo Rick Giovinazzo as Frankie Dunlan Ralph Cordero Ralph Cordero as Man Pushing Wheelchair Buddy Giovinazzo Buddy Giovinazzo as Social Worker Eddie Pepitone Eddie Pepitone as Terry - Strung-Out Junkie
    A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
    The Stranger 1967 POSTER

    The Stranger

    1967

    Italian

    7.1

    8

    46%

    71%

    based on novel or book

    death of mother

    Drama

    funeral

    murder

    nihilism

    prison

    Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti Director Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi as Bernard Blier Bernard Blier as Defense Counsel Vittorio Duse Vittorio Duse as Lawyer Jean-Marc Bory Jean-Marc Bory as (uncredited)
    Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.
    Melancholia 2011 POSTER

    Melancholia

    2011

    English

    7.1

    108

    79%

    67%

    Action

    depression

    Drama

    Fantasy

    nihilism

    Sci-Fi

    suicide

    surrealism

    wedding planner

    wedding reception

    Lars von Trier Lars von Trier Director John Hurt John Hurt as Dexter Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland as John Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst as Justine Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Skarsgård as Michael
    Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
    The Living End 1992 POSTER

    The Living End

    1992

    English

    6.6

    16

    73%

    61%

    Action

    aids

    california

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    hiv

    Mystery

    nihilism

    road trip

    robbery

    Romance

    Gregg Araki Gregg Araki Director Magie Song Magie Song as 7-11 Couple Mary Woronov Mary Woronov as Daisy Chris Mabli Chris Mabli as Melrose NeoNazi Jack Kofman Jack Kofman as Three Stooges
    Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.
    The Doom Generation 1995 POSTER

    The Doom Generation

    1995

    English

    6.2

    23

    55%

    62%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    eroticism

    friendship

    nazi

    nihilism

    robbery

    Gregg Araki Gregg Araki Director Parker Posey Parker Posey as Brandi Nicky Katt Nicky Katt as Carnoburger Cashier Margaret Cho Margaret Cho as Clerk's Wife Christopher Knight Christopher Knight as TV Anchorman
    Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
    Naked 1993 POSTER

    Naked

    1993

    English

    7.7

    46

    88%

    91%

    Action

    Comedy

    cult film

    Drama

    london, england

    narcissism

    nihilism

    rape

    sadism

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director David Thewlis David Thewlis as Johnny Susan Vidler Susan Vidler as Maggie Toby Jones Toby Jones as Men at Tea Bar Deborah MacLaren Deborah MacLaren as Woman in Window
    An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
    It Comes at Night 2017 POSTER

    It Comes at Night

    2017

    English

    6.1

    181

    88%

    44%

    a24

    Action

    darkness

    Drama

    fire

    homicide

    Horror

    Mystery

    nightmare

    nihilism

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Trey Edward Shults Trey Edward Shults Director Riley Keough Riley Keough as Kim Mick O'Rourke Mick O'Rourke as Man #2 Joel Edgerton Joel Edgerton as Paul Kelvin Harrison Jr. Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Travis
    Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
    Bullet Ballet 1998 POSTER

    Bullet Ballet

    1998

    Japanese

    7.0

    7

    74%

    74%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    gun

    nihilism

    punk rock

    revenge

    suicide

    Thriller

    Shin'ya Tsukamoto Shin'ya Tsukamoto Director Kazuyuki Izutsu Kazuyuki Izutsu as Masato Tsujioka Masato Tsujioka as Kirina Mano Kirina Mano as Chisato Kyôka Suzuki Kyôka Suzuki as Kiriko
    After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.
    Typhoon Club 1985 POSTER

    Typhoon Club

    1985

    Japanese

    6.9

    5

    83%

    adolescence

    classroom

    depression

    Drama

    junior high school

    nihilism

    pessimism

    Romance

    Shinji Sômai Shinji Sômai Director Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi as Keiji Mikami Yuriko Fuchizaki Yuriko Fuchizaki as Midori Tomokazu Miura Tomokazu Miura as Teacher Umemiya
    Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.
    The Decline of Western Civilization 1981 POSTER

    The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981

    English

    7.5

    20

    100%

    83%

    Action

    cult film

    Documentary

    History

    interview

    midnight movie

    Music

    nihilism

    punk rock

    self-destruction

    Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris Director Pat Smear Pat Smear as Guitarist, The Germs Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris as Herself - Interviewer Exene Cervenka Exene Cervenka as 'X' - vocals John Doe John Doe as 'X' - vocals, bassist
    The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
    The Seventh Continent 1989 POSTER

    The Seventh Continent

    1989

    German

    7.6

    7

    70%

    70%

    based on true story

    boredom

    Drama

    family's daily life

    materialism

    modernity

    nihilism

    Michael Haneke Michael Haneke Director Georges Kern Georges Kern as Robert Dietl Robert Dietl as Elisabeth Rath Elisabeth Rath as Lehrerin Meat Loaf Meat Loaf as Self
    Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
    The Room Next Door 2024 POSTER

    The Room Next Door

    2024

    Spanish

    6.8

    24

    80%

    76%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    female friendship

    new york city

    nihilism

    suicide

    war correspondent

    Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Director John Turturro John Turturro as Damian Alex Høgh Andersen Alex Høgh Andersen as Fred Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Ingrid Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton as Martha / Michelle
    Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
    The Big Lebowski 1998 POSTER

    The Big Lebowski

    1998

    English

    8.1

    225

    79%

    93%

    Action

    bowling

    carpet

    Comedy

    Crime

    heart attack

    Mystery

    nihilism

    Sport

    vietnam veteran

    white russian

    Ethan Coen Ethan Coen Director Leon Russom Leon Russom as Malibu Police Chief Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Maude Lebowski Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as The Dude Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
    Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
    Lords of Chaos 2018 POSTER

    Lords of Chaos

    2018

    English

    6.6

    49

    73%

    61%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Drama

    heavy metal

    Horror

    inspired by a true story

    Music

    nihilism

    suicide

    Thriller

    Jonas Åkerlund Jonas Åkerlund Director Sky Ferreira Sky Ferreira as Ann-Marit Rory Culkin Rory Culkin as Euronymous Antonio Mancino Antonio Mancino as Italian Radio Emory Cohen Emory Cohen as Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes
    A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
    Irreversible 2002 POSTER

    Irreversible

    2002

    French

    7.3

    153

    59%

    80%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    homophobia

    Horror

    Mystery

    nihilism

    paris, france

    police

    prostitute

    rape

    Thriller

    Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé Director Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci as Alex Fatima Adoum Fatima Adoum as Fatima Philippe Nahon Philippe Nahon as L'homme Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel as Marcus
    A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
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