The lists are in alphabetical order. This is not a comprehensive collection.
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Emoji notations: π΅οΈ (thriller), π₯ (action), π« (sci-fi), π (horror), π» (supernatural), π§ (zombie), β³ (time travel)
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Movies
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) ππ»: Psychological horror about two sisters returning home to their stepmother after psychiatric treatment, experiencing disturbing supernatural events revealing dark family secrets.
- Carry-On (2024) π΅οΈπ₯: Thriller about a flight security guard blackmailed into smuggling dangerous goods on a flight, forcing him to make difficult moral choices.
- Christopher Nolan's films π΅οΈπ«: Mind-bending narratives with complex time structures exploring themes of memory, perception, and reality through stunning visuals and innovative storytelling.
- Coherence (2013) π«π΅οΈ: Mind-bending sci-fi where dinner party guests experience strange phenomena after a comet passes, creating parallel realities and identity crises.
- Escape from Pretoria (2020) π΅οΈ: Based on true story of two political prisoners who ingeniously craft wooden keys to escape South Africa's Pretoria Prison during apartheid.
- Fight Club (1999) π΅οΈ: An insomniac office worker and soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into a destructive anti-consumerist movement.
- Flightplan (2005) π΅οΈ: A mother desperately searches for her missing daughter on a transatlantic flight, while crew members claim the child was never onboard.
- Get Out (2017) π΅οΈπ: A young Black man visits his white girlfriend's family estate, uncovering a disturbing conspiracy involving hypnosis and body swapping.
- Gone Girl (2014) π΅οΈ: When his wife disappears, a husband becomes the prime suspect as media frenzy reveals their troubled marriage and shocking secrets.
- In Time (2011) π΅οΈπ«: Dystopian thriller where time is currency and the wealthy live forever, following a man wrongly accused of murder who kidnaps a tycoon's daughter.
- Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) π΅οΈ: Retired couple exploits a mathematical loophole in the lottery system to win millions and revitalize their small town.
- Looper (2012) π«π΅οΈ β³: Sci-fi thriller where hitmen kill targets sent from the future until one confronts his future self, creating a paradoxical chase.
- Nobody (2021) π₯: Seemingly ordinary family man reveals his violent past skills when thieves target his home, unleashing brutal vengeance against Russian mobsters.
- Non-Stop (2014) π΅οΈ: Air marshal receives threatening messages demanding money while airborne, racing to identify the blackmailer before passengers are killed.
- Oldboy (Korean) (2003) π΅οΈπ₯: Man imprisoned for 15 years without explanation seeks revenge after release, uncovering a devastating conspiracy and forbidden relationship.
- Papillon (1973) π΅οΈ: Based on Henri CharriΓ¨re's autobiography about his repeated escape attempts from the brutal French Guiana penal colony.
- Planet of the Apes series (1968) π«π₯: Chronicles intelligent apes' evolution and conflict with humans after a simian virus decimates humanity, exploring themes of prejudice and coexistence.