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  • Melissa George in Triangle (2009)

    1. Triangle

    20091h 39mR
    6.9 (140K)
    Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
    DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack Taylor
  • Eden Lake (2008)

    2. Eden Lake

    20081h 31mR65Metascore
    6.7 (103K)
    When a couple goes to a remote lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize them, and a weekend outing becomes a battle for survival.
    DirectorJames WatkinsStarsKelly ReillyMichael FassbenderTara Ellis
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

    3. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

    20091h 33mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.1 (10K)
    The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.
    DirectorJames MarshStarsWarren ClarkePaddy ConsidineJames Fox
  • Paul Bettany in Gangster No. 1 (2000)

    4. Gangster No. 1

    20001h 43mR60Metascore
    6.7 (15K)
    Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
    DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsMalcolm McDowellDavid ThewlisPaul Bettany
  • Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (1997)

    5. Nil by Mouth

    19972h 8mR76Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
    DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-Miles
  • Blood Simple (1984)

    6. Blood Simple

    19841h 39mR84Metascore
    7.5 (110K)
    The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies, and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn GetzFrances McDormandDan Hedaya
  • John Carpenter and Christopher Redman in John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)

    7. Masters of Horror

    Episode: 

    John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns

    (2005)
    2005–200759mTV-MATV Episode
    7.5 (10K)
    With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNorman ReedusColin FooUdo Kier
  • Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Rena Owen, and Calvin Tuteao in Once Were Warriors (1994)

    8. Once Were Warriors

    19941h 42mR77Metascore
    7.9 (38K)
    A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsRena OwenTemuera MorrisonMamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
  • Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)

    9. Lost Highway

    19972h 14mR53Metascore
    7.6 (164K)
    Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn Roselius
  • Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, and Kelli Garner in Bully (2001)

    10. Bully

    20011h 48mTV-MA45Metascore
    6.9 (42K)
    A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.
    DirectorLarry ClarkStarsBrad RenfroNick StahlBijou Phillips
  • Tyrannosaur (2011)

    11. Tyrannosaur

    20111h 32mNot Rated65Metascore
    7.5 (35K)
    Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, earns a chance of redemption that appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker.
    DirectorPaddy ConsidineStarsPeter MullanOlivia ColmanEddie Marsan
  • Another Life (2002)

    12. Another Life

    200212mShort
    6.5 (80)
    Within the walls of a desolate cabin, a man and a woman discover that thin line between love and hatred. Is this the last throes of a romance gone wrong? Or is it an illusory dance with fate?
    DirectorTracey D'ArcyStarsWilliam SadlerJessica TuckEmily Barber
  • Love Story (1999)

    13. Love Story

    199915mTV Short
    6.2 (108)
    Dave, a homeless man, shares a public toilet with narcotic users and alcoholics. Struggling to survive, he resorts to theft to provide for his pregnant girlfriend. Joined by his friend, they steal goods to sell for cash. However, in a world of desperation and exploitation, nothing is simple.
    DirectorNick LoveStarsJamie ForemanPatsy PalmerKate Hardie
  • Pelts (2006)

    14. Masters of Horror

    Episode: 

    Pelts

    (2006)
    2005–200758mTV-MATV Episode
    6.4 (3.6K)
    A sleazy, desperate fur trader haunts a local strip club and gets his hands on some priceless raccoon furs - which might be more than just priceless but cursed.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMeat LoafLink BakerEmilio Salituro
  • Thora Birch in Dark Corners (2006)

    15. Dark Corners

    20061h 32mNot Rated
    4.9 (2.8K)
    As Susan Hamilton sleeps, she dreams that she is another person in an alternative reality. As her greatest fears come to life, she is pursued by the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker.
    DirectorRay GowerStarsThora BirchToby StephensChristien Anholt
  • Lauren Currie Lewis in Salvage (2006)

    16. Salvage

    20061h 20mNot Rated
    5.3 (2.9K)
    Claire Parker is going to die at the hands of a sadistic and depraved killer, she will endure a terrifying, unimaginable brutal death, and it will all happen again, and again.
    DirectorsJeff CrookJosh CrookStarsLauren Currie LewisChris FerryCody Darbe
  • Alastair Mackenzie, Dougray Scott, and James Anthony Pearson in New Town Killers (2008)

    17. New Town Killers

    20081h 40mNot Rated
    5.6 (1.9K)
    Alice owes the wrong kind of people GBP12000. Her brother Sean's concerned. So when he's offered 12000 by a rich man for a 12 hour game of "hide and seek", he accepts it.
    DirectorRichard JobsonStarsJames Anthony PearsonDougray ScottAlastair Mackenzie
  • Shallow Ground (2004)

    18. Shallow Ground

    20041h 37mR
    4.9 (4.9K)
    A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff's station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Shepherd, guilt ridden over the girl's murder, must confront his own demons as he desperately searches for the boy's true identity and possible victims. Little does Jack realize that he has started down a path that will bring him face to face with an unthinkable horror. Before sunrise the living will pay for the pain the dead have suffered.
    DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsTimothy V. MurphyStan KirschLindsey Stoddart
  • Dead & Buried (1981)

    19. Dead & Buried

    19811h 34mR71Metascore
    6.5 (16K)
    Sheriff Dan Gillis investigates eerie deaths in a sleepy coastal town.
    DirectorGary ShermanStarsJames FarentinoMelody AndersonJack Albertson
  • Farm House (2008)

    20. Farm House

    20081h 35mR
    5.5 (2.7K)
    Farmhouse is a psychological thriller set in the modern day mid-west. We follow a young couple as they leave their everyday lives behind and head out to a new beginning; starting over from scratch. After becoming stranded in an isolated Wine Vineyard in the middle of nowhere, the young couple is forced to face the secrets they're running from, all the while trying to escape the malicious intent of the Vineyard mysterious inhabitants.
    DirectorGeorge BessudoStarsJamie Anne AllmanWilliam Lee ScottSteven Weber
  • Elizabeth Rice in From Within (2008)

    21. From Within

    20081h 29mR
    5.6 (8.1K)
    A small Maryland town is gripped by a curse which causes residents to take their own life one after another.
    DirectorPhedon PapamichaelStarsElizabeth RiceThomas DekkerKelly Blatz
  • Love, Honor and Obey (2000)

    22. Love, Honor and Obey

    20001h 43mR23Metascore
    6.4 (5.9K)
    A north London postman gets involved with a gang of criminals.
    DirectorsDominic AncianoRay BurdisStarsSadie FrostJonny Lee MillerJude Law
  • End of the Line (2007)

    23. End of the Line

    20071h 35m
    5.8 (5.3K)
    Karen boards a late-night train and fights with several other passengers to survive a murderous night after becoming trapped in a tunnel.
    DirectorMaurice DevereauxStarsIlona ElkinNicolas WrightNeil Napier
  • Julia (2008)

    24. Julia

    20082h 24mR62Metascore
    7.0 (7.1K)
    A woman tries to extort money, using a young boy as bait.
    DirectorErick ZoncaStarsTilda SwintonSaul RubinekKate del Castillo
  • Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in Too Young to Die? (1990)

    25. Too Young to Die?

    19901h 32mRTV Movie
    5.9 (4.5K)
    An abused 15-year-old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty.
    DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsMichael TuckerJuliette LewisBrad Pitt

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