The Little Matchgirl

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

♡ 5

Jem Garrard Director

Kevin McNulty as Farmer Palmer

Seth Isaac Johnson as Finn

Matty Finochio as Rusty

Troy James as Scarecrow

When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1980

English

♡ 4

60%

A TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dick Butkus an appropriately nasty Brom Bones, and Meg Foster as spirited Katrina van Tassel. Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.

The Shout

1978

English

6.5

♡ 10

86%

Jerzy Skolimowski Director

Colin Higgins as

John Hurt as Anthony Fielding

Susannah York as Rachel Fielding

Tim Curry as Robert Graves

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

The Selfish Giant

2013

English

♡ 15

98%

81%

Action

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)

Clio Barnard Director

Ralph Ineson as Johnny Jones

Sean Gilder as Kitten

Elliott Tittensor as Martin Fenton

Robert Emms as Phil the Barman

A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

The Boy

2015

English

5.5

♡ 17

67%

Craig William Macneill Director

Mike Vogel as Dad

David Morse as John Henley

Bill Sage as Sheriff Deacon Whit

Rainn Wilson as William Colby

An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

They Remain

2018

English

4.3

♡ 18

61%

Philip Gelatt Director

William Jackson Harper as

Rebecca Henderson as Jessica

Two scientists investigate the root of environmental changes and strange animal behavior at a remote site where a cult committed atrocities. The isolated location, the unraveling of their relationship, and the biome itself begin to lead them down a path of doom where primeval forces threaten to consume them. An adaptation of Laird Barron's short story "–30–".

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

1972

German

6.5

♡ 4

Wim Wenders Director

Arthur Brauss as Bloch

Rüdiger Vogler as Idiot

Edda Köchl as Mädchen

Wim Wenders as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station

Goalkeeper Josef Bloch is sent off after committing a foul during an away game. This causes him to lose his bearings, and he wanders aimlessly through the city streets and spends the night with the box-office attendant of a movie theatre.

Diamonds of the Night

1964

Czech

7.3

♡ 8

92%

Jan Nemec Director

Josef Kubat as

Bohumil Moudry as

Rudolf Lukásek as

Karel Navratil as

Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Ultimately, they are hunted down by a group of old, armed home-guardists.

Ferat Vampire

1982

Czech

5.8

♡ 9

Juraj Herz Director

Miroslav Streda as

Zuzana Langerová as Dívka se psem

Michal Pavlata as dr. Radek

Daniela Vacková as Sestra na resuscitaci

A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a rally-driver. A scientist convinces him that human blood is being used as fuel for Mima's ever winning car, but does that really work?

The Millennial Rapture

♡ 4

Kôji Wakamatsu Director

Shôta Sometani as

Shinobu Terajima as

Shirô Sano as

Kengo Kôra as Hanzo

Set in a small community called "Roji" where Kenji Nakagami-one of the most famous novelists in Japan-drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in "Roji" who struggled to live with the blood of the Nakamato Clan, blood called "noble yet unholy." Oryu, a midwife, has watched all those men growing up, living and dying - She is now aging old and starts to talk with the dead men souls of the Nakamoto Clan.

Elephant Boy

1937

English

6.4

♡ 3

100%

human animal relationship

india

jungle

Zoltan Korda Director

Wilfrid Hyde-White as Commissioner

W.E. Holloway as Father

Bruce Gordon as Rham Lahl Sabu

Sabu as Toomai

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003

Japanese

7.3

♡ 10

91%

Action

based on novel or book

Isshin Inudô Director

Chizuru Ikewaki as Joze

Noriko Eguchi as Noriko

Itsuji Itao as The Manager

Yoshiyuki Morishita as The Pervert

A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

English

7.5

♡ 4

73%

Tony Richardson Director

Charles Dyer as Bit Part

Corin Redgrave as Spectator at Sports Day

Aileen Lewis as Sports Day Spectator

James Fox as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

2021

English

6.8

♡ 35

78%

Ian Samuels Director

Josh Hamilton as Daniel

Kathryn Newton as Margaret

Al Madrigal as Mr. Pepper

Anna Mikami as Phoebe

Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.

Angus

1995

English

6.7

♡ 5

67%

Patrick Read Johnson Director

Robert Curtis Brown as Alexander

Kathy Bates as Meg Bethune

Lindsay Price as Recycling Girl

James Van Der Beek as Rick Sandford

Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool kid who set him up to fail, but Angus' best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him

Errementari

2017

Basque

6.4

♡ 35

80%

71%

Adventure

based on short story

basque country, spain

Paul Urkijo Alijo Director

Itziar Ituño as Ana

Eneko Sagardoy as Sartael

Urko Olazabal as Soldado Carlista 1

Frank Gerrish as The Devil

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods.

The Swimmer

1968

English

7.6

♡ 11

100%

Sydney Pollack Director

Bernie Hamilton as Chauffeur

Diana Van der Vlis as Helen Westerhazy

Joan Rivers as Joan

Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill

A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.

Blind Beast

1969

Japanese

7.0

♡ 9

100%

Yasuzô Masumura Director

Mako Midori as Aki / Model

Eiji Funakoshi as Michio / sculpter

Noriko Sengoku as Michio's Mother

A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a deranged passion play of sensual and sexual obsession is acted out in world where sight is replaced by touch.

Gabrielle

2005

French

6.2

♡ 1

75%

Patrice Chéreau Director

Isabelle Huppert as Gabrielle Hervey

Louise Vincent as Guest

Nicolas Moreau as Guest

Rinaldo Rocco as The Consul

Wealthy but arrogant writer Jean Hervey comes home one day to find that his wife, Gabrielle, has left him for another man. Realizing her mistake, Gabrielle returns, and the pair begin a merciless analysis of their marriage as the relationship comes undone.

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The Little Matchgirl

R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Shout

The Selfish Giant

The Boy

They Remain

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

Diamonds of the Night

Ferat Vampire

The Millennial Rapture

Elephant Boy

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Angus

Errementari

The Swimmer

Blind Beast

Gabrielle