Cinema of the Damned

R2014 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 118m · Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

IMDb 7.8MC 76🍅 95%TMDB 7.7☠ 7.9

NR1932 · Drama, Horror · 64m · Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

IMDb 7.8MC 80🍅 95%TMDB 7.8☠ 7.9

R2022 · Horror, Mystery · 103m · Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Bill Skarsgård

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

IMDb 7.0MC 78🍅 92%TMDB 6.9☠ 7.2

R2022 · Horror, Science Fiction · 130m · Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

IMDb 6.8MC 77🍅 83%TMDB 6.8☠ 7.0

R2000 · Drama, Horror · 95m · John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

IMDb 6.9MC 71🍅 82%TMDB 6.7☠ 7.0

2018 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 90m · Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber

When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.

IMDb 6.2MC 60🍅 71%TMDB 6.4☠ 6.3

PG-131993 · Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · Alex Winter, Michael Stoyanov, William Sadler

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

IMDb 6.4MC 58🍅 61%TMDB 6.2☠ 6.3

NC-171977 · Horror, Comedy, Crime · 105m · Carroll Baker, Perry King, Susan Tyrrell

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.

IMDb 6.0🍅 67%TMDB 6.5☠ 6.3

R1982 · Crime, Thriller, Drama · 97m · Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

IMDb 6.4🍅 50%TMDB 6.2☠ 6.2

R2006 · Horror · 84m · Elizabeth Cartier, Carol J. Clover, Debbie D

S&Man (also known as Sandman) is a 2006 pseudo-documentary film that examines the underground subculture of horror films. It combines real interviews with indie horror film makers and a scripted plot that does not immediately come into focus until the second half of the film.

IMDb 5.6🍅 82%TMDB 4.6☠ 6.2

1941 · Science Fiction, Horror, Crime · 65m · Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

IMDb 6.0TMDB 5.8☠ 6.2

NR1960 · Horror, Crime · 88m · Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

IMDb 6.0TMDB 5.8☠ 6.1

PG1971 · Horror, Science Fiction · 95m · Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Sondra Locke

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

IMDb 6.2MC 49🍅 50%TMDB 6.1☠ 6.0

1970 · Drama, Mystery, Horror · 87m · Karl Lanchbury, Vivien Neves, Pia Andersson

Tulia, a young model, is invited to a photographer's country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but.

IMDb 5.6TMDB 5.7☠ 6.0

1988 · Horror · 98m · Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas

A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret.

NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 91m · Martha Higareda, Shawn Ashmore, Richard Cabral

A young Mexican woman crosses the border in search of the American dream, only to instead find her worst nightmare lying within.

IMDb 5.8TMDB 5.8☠ 5.9

NR2014 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Ali Cobrin, Erin Agostino, James Thomas

In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

IMDb 5.5🍅 73%TMDB 6.0☠ 5.8

R1975 · Horror, Drama · 85m · Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters, Michael Christian

A wrong turn on a jazz singer's road trip results in her car breaking down near an isolated lodge run by a faded starlet and a cocksure, volatile country singer.

IMDb 5.4TMDB 5.2☠ 5.8

R2011 · Horror, Thriller, Romance · 90m · Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas, Siubhan Harrison

Composed of three disturbingly sensual and terrifying short narratives, unified by the twin themes of sex and death.

IMDb 4.7🍅 100%TMDB 4.4☠ 5.7

R2022 · Thriller, Horror · 96m · Cooper Koch, Jose Colon, Jena Malone

Benjamin and Dom have been best friends since they were kids. On their last night together, Dom plans to send Benjamin off with a pocketful of cash. All he has to do is deliver a package over the border for a friend...

IMDb 5.3MC 53🍅 82%TMDB 5.7☠ 5.7

R1979 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Joseph Pilato, Susan Chapek, John Harrison

Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.

IMDb 5.3TMDB 5.0☠ 5.7

NR2022 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 95m · Dani Barker, Luke Cook, Eliana Jones

An aspiring actress responds to a mysterious classified ad and finds herself trapped in her new boss's twisted revenge fantasy.

IMDb 5.0🍅 77%TMDB 4.9☠ 5.7

R1973 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 89m · Mary Woronov, Lynn Lowry, George Shannon

A film producer murders his star actress during an erotic "game" and makes it look like suicide. The dead girl's lesbian lover discovers what happened, and plots her revenge.

IMDb 5.2TMDB 5.5☠ 5.7

R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Wes Bentley, Beth Grant, Joanne Baron

When struggling filmmaker inadvertently records a notorious serial killer in the middle of a murderous act, he decides to use the footage to blackmail the madman into being the subject of a disturbing new documentary.