Vox Lux (
2018) | IMDb:
5.8
In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.
Directed by:
Brady Corbet
Stronger (
2017) | IMDb:
6.9
A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal
,
Tatiana Maslany
,
Miranda Richardson
,
Clancy Brown
,
Frankie Shaw
,
Jimmy LeBlanc
The Neon Demon (
2016) | IMDb:
6.1
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Starring:
Elle Fanning
,
Karl Glusman
,
Jena Malone
,
Bella Heathcote
,
Abbey Lee
,
Desmond Harrington
No Escape (
2015) | IMDb:
6.7
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Starring:
Owen Wilson
,
Lake Bell
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Sterling Jerins
,
Claire Geare
,
Spencer Garrett
Lost River (
2015) | IMDb:
5.7
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.
Starring:
Christina Hendricks
,
Iain De Caestecker
,
Saoirse Ronan
,
Eva Mendes
,
Matt Smith
,
Ben Mendelsohn
Nightcrawler (
2014) | IMDb:
7.8
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Whiplash (
2014) | IMDb:
8.5
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Starring:
Miles Teller
,
J.K. Simmons
,
Paul Reiser
,
Melissa Benoist
,
Austin Stowell
,
Chris Mulkey
Only God Forgives (
2013) | IMDb:
5.7
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Vithaya Pansringarm
,
Rhatha Phongam
,
Gordon Brown
,
Tom Burke
Directed by:
Nicolas Winding Refn
Drive (
2011) | IMDb:
7.8
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
,
Carey Mulligan
,
Bryan Cranston
,
Albert Brooks
,
Oscar Isaac
,
Christina Hendricks
Legion (
2010) | IMDb:
5.3
When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope for survival lies in a group of strangers trapped in an out-of-the-way, desert diner with the Archangel Michael.
Directed by:
Scott Stewart
Come Early Morning (
2006) | IMDb:
6.2
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.
Starring:
Ashley Judd
,
Laura Prepon
,
Jeffrey Donovan
,
Stacy Keach
,
Scott Wilson
,
Tim Blake Nelson
Directed by:
Joey Lauren Adams