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    Control 2003 POSTER

    Control

    2003

    Hungarian

    7.6

    13

    95%

    87%

    Action

    allegory

    budapest, hungary

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    Drama

    eastern europe

    Romance

    subway

    Thriller

    underground

    Nimród Antal Nimród Antal Director Veronika Varjasi Veronika Varjasi as Géza Schramek Géza Schramek as Péter Bergendy Péter Bergendy as Cameo Livius Varga Livius Varga as Passenger
    A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, and the fellow ticket inspectors on his team who work aboard the subterranean Budapest Metro. A tale about racing along the tracks, and about a mysterious serial killer. And a tale about love.
    Defending Your Life 1991 POSTER

    Defending Your Life

    1991

    English

    7.2

    15

    92%

    83%

    Action

    afterlife

    allegory

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    heaven

    prosecution

    reincarnation

    satire

    Albert Brooks Albert Brooks Director Lillian Lehman Lillian Lehman as Daniel's Judge Lee Grant Lee Grant as Lena Foster Ethan Embry Ethan Embry as Steve Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason as Waitress
    Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
    Heart of Glass 1976 POSTER

    Heart of Glass

    1976

    German

    6.8

    4

    93%

    72%

    Action

    allegory

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    hypnosis

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Martje Grohmann Martje Grohmann as Clemens Scheitz Clemens Scheitz as Adalbert Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Glass Transporter Volker Prechtel Volker Prechtel as Wudy
    A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.
    The Brother from Another Planet 1984 POSTER

    The Brother from Another Planet

    1984

    English

    6.7

    8

    89%

    75%

    alien

    allegory

    black people

    Comedy

    hispanoamerican

    Sci-Fi

    John Sayles John Sayles Director Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens as Card Trickster Daryl Edwards Daryl Edwards as Fly Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito as Man Being Arrested Reggie Rock Bythewood Reggie Rock Bythewood as Rickey
    A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
    Unicorn Store 2017 POSTER

    Unicorn Store

    2017

    English

    5.6

    8

    66%

    43%

    Action

    allegory

    Comedy

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    Fantasy

    misfit

    unicorn

    woman director

    Brie Larson Brie Larson Director Van Epperson Van Epperson as Farmer Sean Joan Cusack Joan Cusack as Gladys Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as The Salesman Mamoudou Athie Mamoudou Athie as Virgil
    A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.
    Gospel According to Harry 1994 POSTER

    Gospel According to Harry

    1994

    English

    5.9

    2

    Action

    allegory

    Comedy

    desert

    Drama

    Fantasy

    sand

    Lech Majewski Lech Majewski Director Jack Kehoe Jack Kehoe as Harry Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin as Karen Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham as Myrna Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen as Wes
    Karen and Wes's marriage is crumbling apart - like a sandcastle. Karen can't even make love to her husband any more - the sand has managed to get everywhere. Harry, a tax collector, is a witness to this marriage falling apart.
    Safe 1995 POSTER

    Safe

    1995

    English

    7.1

    21

    88%

    75%

    Action

    allegory

    chemical

    Drama

    housewife

    medicine

    pollution

    quarantine

    Todd Haynes Todd Haynes Director Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Carol White Kate McGregor-Stewart Kate McGregor-Stewart as Claire K Callan K Callan as Mother Dean Norris Dean Norris as Mover
    Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.
    They Have Changed Their Face 1971 POSTER

    They Have Changed Their Face

    1971

    Italian

    6.6

    3

    40%

    40%

    advertising

    allegory

    automobile industry

    capitalism

    Drama

    Horror

    industrialist

    vampire

    Corrado Farina Corrado Farina Director Claudio Trionfi Claudio Trionfi as Giulio Flores Perasso Giulio Flores Perasso as Mariella Furgiuele Mariella Furgiuele as Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi as Giovanni Nosferatu
    A mid-level automotive company employee is summoned to the mountain villa of owner Giovanni Nosferatu, only to discover a glossy netherworld where capitalism is the new vampirism, and escape may be impossible.
    Black Moon 1975 POSTER

    Black Moon

    1975

    English

    6.1

    9

    42%

    53%

    Action

    allegory

    brother

    dream

    dreams

    Fantasy

    Horror

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    shot to death

    surreal

    Louis Malle Louis Malle Director Joe Dallesandro Joe Dallesandro as Brother Lily Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Harrison as Lily Therese Giehse Therese Giehse as Old Lady Alexandra Stewart Alexandra Stewart as Sister Lily
    There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio.
    Monster in the Closet 1986 POSTER

    Monster in the Closet

    1986

    English

    4.9

    7

    allegory

    Comedy

    gay interest

    gay theme

    Horror

    parody

    Sci-Fi

    Bob Dahlin Bob Dahlin Director Ritchie Montgomery Ritchie Montgomery as Deputy Spiro Howard Duff Howard Duff as Father Finnegan Paul Walker Paul Walker as 'Professor' Bennett Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Roy
    After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970 POSTER

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    1970

    Czech

    7.0

    20

    81%

    80%

    Action

    Adventure

    allegory

    based on novel or book

    corruption

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    magic

    sexuality

    vampire

    Jaromil Jires Jaromil Jires Director Karel Engel Karel Engel as Kocí Ondrej Robert Nezval Robert Nezval as Muzikant Zdenka Kovárová Zdenka Kovárová as Sluzka Jaroslava Schallerová Jaroslava Schallerová as Valerie
    Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.
    Mother! 2017 POSTER

    Mother!

    2017

    English

    6.6

    318

    68%

    52%

    Action

    allegory

    art house

    cannibalism

    depraved

    Drama

    Horror

    infanticide

    Mystery

    riot

    Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky Director Jovan Adepo Jovan Adepo as Cupbearer Javier Bardem Javier Bardem as Him Ed Harris Ed Harris as Man Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence as Mother
    A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 POSTER

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989

    English

    7.5

    69

    87%

    88%

    Action

    allegory

    cook

    cooking

    Crime

    Drama

    restaurant

    Romance

    sadism

    sexuality

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Cory Roger Lloyd Pack Roger Lloyd Pack as Geoff Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Georgina Tim Roth Tim Roth as Mitchel
    The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
    The Son of Joseph 2016 POSTER

    The Son of Joseph

    2016

    French

    6.5

    2

    93%

    60%

    allegory

    Drama

    hiding under a sofa

    revenge motive

    single mother

    unknown father

    Eugène Green Eugène Green Director Marie-Anne Mestre Marie-Anne Mestre as La cuisinière Jacques Bonnaffé Jacques Bonnaffé as Le paysan Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric as Oscar Pormenor Maria de Medeiros Maria de Medeiros as Violette Tréfouille
    A young man who lives with his mother and has never known his father, heads off to look for him. He finds a cynical and Machiavellian man who works as a publisher in Paris. After he attempts to kill him, he finds filial love thanks to his uncle.
    Zootopia 2016 POSTER

    Zootopia

    2016

    English

    8.0

    772

    98%

    92%

    Action

    Adventure

    allegory

    Animation

    Comedy

    Crime

    Family

    fox

    hippopotamus

    lion

    Mystery

    sheep

    speculative fiction

    Byron Howard Byron Howard Director Idris Elba Idris Elba as Chief Bogo Jesse Corti Jesse Corti as Mr. Manchas Jason Bateman Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde Kristen Bell Kristen Bell as Priscilla
    Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
    Eden and After 1970 POSTER

    Eden and After

    1970

    French

    6.3

    4

    Action

    allegory

    Drama

    eroticism

    Horror

    Mystery

    nihilism

    painting

    surrealism

    torture

    Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet Director Dusan Jamrich Dusan Jamrich as Peter Opálený Peter Opálený as Juraj Kukura Juraj Kukura as Boris Richard Leduc Richard Leduc as Marc-Antoine
    A group of French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious man called Duchemin. Once they sample his "fear powder" the students experience a series of hallucinations.
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