Films that make you think (75 titles)

From psychoanalytical medical dramas to comedy to assassin movies, there's quite a broad selection here...

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28 Days Later

Gritty low-budget disturbing tale of what could really become reality.

28 Days Later on DVD (2002)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, Noah Huntley
Director: Danny Boyle
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TRAINSPOTTING director Danny Boyle returns to edgy form and reinvents the science-fiction/horror genre with this apocalyptic tale of viral infection and Darwinian survival. A fatal virus is unleashed on the British public following the liberation of infected chimps from a research laboratory by ..read more »

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Higher budget sequel, equally disturbing as 28 Days Later, detailing the spread of a virus and the genetic quirks that make one family carriers. Probably the most homicides I've ever seen in a film...

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28 Weeks Later on DVD (2007)
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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In this sequel to the cult hit "28 Days Later", Britain has been emptied. There's nobody there. It's completely dead. And six months later the Americans arrive to reboot it back up again. But, of course, something goes wrong...

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Carla's Song

A heartwarming story of the difficulty of a relationship, and contrasting lives in Scotland and war-torn Nicaragua.

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Carla's Song on DVD
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn
Director: Ken Loach
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Paul Laverty drew on his experiences as a lawyer working with human rights groups in Nicaragua in writing the script for CARLA'S SONG, which stars Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as George, a Glasgow bus driver. Attracted to Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a beautiful but impoverished Nicaraguan woman who ..read more »

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American Beauty

A tale that comes full circle that will make you cringe and look on in disbelief.

American Beauty on DVD (1999)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Sam Roberts, Annette Bening
Director: Sam Mendes
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AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »

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Little Miss Sunshine

The horrors of American beauty pageants that are comical, and this film will have you punching the air in delight by the end.

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Little Miss Sunshine on DVD (2006)
Starring: Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
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Little Miss Sunshine is a brazenly satirical and yet deeply human American road comedy. The film introduces audiences to one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema history: the Hoovers, whose trip to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death, ..read more »

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Leon

A young orphan who having witnessed the murder of her familly, goes on to train as an assassin. Beautifully crafted Frenchesque drama set in New York that makes you realise how the innocence of childhood can be lost.

Leon (1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman
Director: Luc Besson
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A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...

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The Assassin

Bridget Fonda stars in this heart rending tale of a young woman who has minimal choices after committing a crime early on in life.

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The Assassin on DVD (1993)
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Harvey Keitel
Director: John Badham
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In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. ..read more »

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Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer

Beautifully shot, slow paced film that unfortunately climaxes to absurdity.

Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman
Director: Tom Tykwer
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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with no odor, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.

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Monster

A mildly disturbing account of a female serial killer's crime progression based on a true story, and her romantic relationship with another female.

Monster on DVD (2003)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern
Director: Patty Jenkins
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Charlize Theron delivers a knockout, cast-against-type performance in this gritty drama, based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a down and out prostitute who was sentenced to death after killing six men between 1989 and 1990. Christina Ricci co-stars as Selby Wall, a lesbian runaway who forms a ..read more »

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Dexter - Series 1

Disturbing insights into the minds of serial killers, but in a glossy entertaining series with a clever twist - Dexter is a serial killer but works in forensics so can cover his tracks.

Dexter - Series 1 (4 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz
Director: Michael Cuesta, Robert Lieberman
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The first season of this creepy dramedy series, follows Dexter Morgan, a forensics expert who spends his free time as a serial killer, eradicating some of the city's most notorious criminals one by one.

Rate this: 86% from 10,376 members