Oldboy
Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Why you'll love it
A Korean thriller centered on a man's quest to discover why he was imprisoned, leading to a devastating revelation involving forbidden family relationships that recontextualizes the entire narrative.
Chinatown
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Why you'll love it
A neo-noir masterpiece where a private detective uncovers a dark family secret involving incest that drives the mystery's shocking conclusion, featuring one of cinema's most devastating twist endings.
Mysterious Skin
Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduc...
Why you'll love it
A haunting indie drama that investigates shared trauma and childhood mystery between two boys, exploring how hidden family dynamics and secrets shape their adult lives (contains mature themes).
A Tale of Two Sisters
Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su
After spending time in a mental hospital, a girl is reunited with her sister and returns home, only to see some truly strange events start to happen.
Why you'll love it
A Korean horror film built around a devastating family mystery where two sisters return home, gradually revealing a disturbing truth about their family's dark past through supernatural elements.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp
Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Why you'll love it
A psychological thriller that explores dark family dynamics and guilt through an unsettling relationship between a surgeon's family and a mysterious young man, with deeply troubling implications.
Cruel Intentions
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.
Why you'll love it
A teen thriller featuring manipulative step-siblings whose twisted relationship and seductive games drive a complex mystery involving betrayal, blackmail, and dangerous family secrets.
Spanking the Monkey
Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, Benjamin Hendrickson
A med student is forced by his traveling salesman dad to cancel a top summer internship and look after his hot mom, who's bedridden with a broken leg. Applying lotion to her legs arouses him.
Why you'll love it
A dark indie comedy-drama that tackles uncomfortable family boundaries when an adult son returns home, exploring psychological tensions and taboo dynamics with provocative honesty.
The Nest
Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche
Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor.
Why you'll love it
A psychological drama exploring family dysfunction and buried secrets when a wealthy family retreats to their estate, with tensions escalating into dark revelations about their relationships.