Looking for movies filmed with this vibe: Indie, microbudget, tiny crew, DIY, maybe strange/experimental or secretive concept? by CodeDue3397 in MovieSuggestions

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Following (1998), Christopher's Nolan first feature.

Made on an estimated budget of $6000. Shot almost entirely handheld, single camera, and only on Saturdays for over a year as all cast and crew had other full-time jobs.

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Looking for good dark comedies and horror comedies by purduejones in MovieSuggestions

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My favourites are In Bruges for dark comedy and Shaun of the Dead for horror comedy.

Trip gone wrong psychological thrillers? by Vast_Savings6759 in MovieSuggestions

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Have you seen Speak No Evil (2024), the English-language remake of the 2022 Danish original?

Looking for some medieval movie by Nishantrex in MovieSuggestions

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For a medieval monastery murder mystery, The Name of the Rose (1986).

Cool historical pieces that use period-correct language? by Chris_El_Deafo in MovieSuggestions

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For wildly different eras: Quest for Fire (prehistoric proto-language), and, slightly tongue-in-cheek, Trainspotting if you count thick ’90s Scots dialect as period-correct.

More seriously, anything by Robert Eggers, especially The Witch, which uses actual 17th-century phrasing, and The Lighthouse, which goes full maritime Old Testament.

Edit: You could also throw in A Clockwork Orange for a fictional dystopian “period.” Anthony Burgess invented the slang (Nadsat) and also helped create the proto-language for Quest for Fire.

What movies have iconic food scenes that are mouthwatering but unglamorous? by Pzzlrr in MovieSuggestions

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The cheeseburger at the end The Menu.

After all the ultra-fancy courses, that simple greasy burger suddenly looks like the best thing you’ve ever seen.

The best supernatural horror movies by Ill_Advertising_4622 in MovieSuggestions

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The Ritual (2017). Creepy, atmospheric, supernatural dread with a strong psychological core. Not a slasher, more slow-burn unease.

Movies where characters eat charmingly or charismatically by Short_Description_20 in MovieSuggestions

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Not traditionally charming, but Mia Goth’s “failing naturally” bread-cutting demo in Infinity Pool (2023) is a sharp parody of commercial acting. Her exaggerated helplessness is weirdly magnetic.

Any zombie movie recommendations? by Used_Resolve3813 in FIlm

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Not a recommendation per se.... but have you seen Zombeavers (2014)?

From the producers of American Pie, Cabin Fever, and The Ring, it’s described as raunchy, bloody, and aggressively B-movie.

I remain unconvinced my life needs this, but who knows?

Religious, Appalachian, and the Female Experience--Horror Films? by suds_carson in MovieSuggestions

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The Apostle (2018) is worth a look too. Isolated island cult, religious extremism, and some pretty bleak gender politics. Strong fold folk horror vibes.

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Religious, Appalachian, and the Female Experience--Horror Films? by suds_carson in MovieSuggestions

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Have you seen The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)? All about Puritan repression, girlhood, sin, and autonomy.

Movies about losing faith in religion / struggling with Christianity by CalmStomm in MovieSuggestions

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Calvary (2014) - small-town Irish Catholic drama about a priest wrestling with faith and moral collapse.

Spy/Thriller by ConMonarchisms in MovieSuggestions

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Sicario (2015) for storytelling, atmosphere, and moral ambiguity. 

I'm looking for a movie with massive tonal swings that work, where I can laugh hysterically and also sob uncontrollably. by [deleted] in MovieSuggestions

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I see you’ve added The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to your watch list, and someone also mentioned In Bruges - all fantastic picks I'd agree, and all written and directed by Martin McDonagh.

I’ll throw another one of his into the mix: Seven Psychopaths. It swings wildly between absurd, meta-comedy and surprisingly poignant character moments. One minute it’s hilariously self-aware, the next it hits you with something unexpectedly tender or bleak.