If you like movies that make you squirm in your seat, then check out the five titles we have chosen just for you below.
These aren’t hyper-produced movies, and any bigwig Hollywood elite would probably advise filmmakers not to make them; they go against the formulaic boilerplate the mainstream loves to use in modern cinema.
If you’re a rebel and want to give big studios the finger, give a little attention to these gritty pictures and get uncomfortable in your seat for a while.
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Audition (1999)
A slow romantic drama that transforms into one of the most disturbing horror experiences ever made.
What it’s about: A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she appears to be.
Antichrist (2009)
Lars von Trier’s brutal exploration of grief and sexuality pushes emotional and visual boundaries to the extreme.
What it’s about: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
The House That Jack Built (2018)
A serial killer’s story is told with chilling intellectual detachment and shocking brutality.
What it’s about: In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders — each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life’s work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Infamous for its graphic imagery and controversial production history, it remains one of horror’s most realistic “found footage” films.
What it’s about: An anthropologist ventures into the Amazon rainforest on a rescue mission, where he recovers footage shot by a film crew documenting their disastrous encounters with local cannibal tribes.
Irreversible (2002)
Not traditional horror, but its relentless depiction of violence makes it emotionally devastating and unforgettable.
What it’s about: Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order.
