The Ninth Gate

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1999
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, ‘The Nine Gates of the Kingdom Of Shadows’ brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.

This mysterious gothic tale with stylish cinematography and great acting is one of the most under looked and the best works from Polanski. It’s technically an entertaining adventure movie, but…
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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1997
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A visiting city reporter’s assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Might be the weirdest and finest movie from Eastwood. He trades some of his careful storytelling for mystery, and the result is a great art-house cinema.
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Clockers

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1995
Mystery, Crime, Drama

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Det. Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

What a drama should be. Emotional, but not cheesy, and tops many action movies with its intensity.
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London Fields

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2018
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Clairvoyant femme fatale, Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men—one of whom she knows will be her murderer.

Don’t get mistaken from the trailer, this is not the movie you expect. It’s technically an erotic thriller but has a sad story in a second plan. Sometimes the movie…
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All the Money in the World

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2017
Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

A tasty underrated piece from Ridley Scott. My experience with his movies is a mixed bag. Some are absolute clichés, and some are quality movies, but never going too far…
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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2017
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor’s life in gradually unsettling ways.

A masterclass on how to mix absurd with horror. It has some bits of weird classical music which fits the movie’s atmosphere exceptionally well (the elevator scene literally gave me…
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Black Butterfly

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2017
Thriller, Mystery

Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.

After the first minutes, I didn’t expect to give it a high rating, but here we go. Until the end, this looks like another story where a struggling writer goes…
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Voice from the Stone

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2017
Drama, Mystery, Romance

Verena is a nurse who arrives at an old mansion in Italy to help a young boy who has fallen silent since the sudden passing of his mother.

Nothing fancy in the script, but I like these atmospheric mystery movies. This one is also beautifully shot.
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Raw

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2016
Drama, Horror, Mystery

In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.

I find myself liking modern French cinema more and more. Here is an obscure horror from the first time director and it’s good! It has a unique absorbing atmosphere, great…
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A Cure for Wellness

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2017
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

Better than expected. Cinematography and camera work are amazing, acting is great and the story... While entertaining enough, it could have been more developed.
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