Two paranoid men kidnap a CEO, convinced she is an alien, leading to darkly comedic and suspenseful absurdity.
Absurdist, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.
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Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Dark satire · absurdist · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA war room of absurd characters frantically tries to avert nuclear annihilation with darkly comic results.
Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
Pulp Fiction (1994)Darkly comic · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyHitmen, molls, and boxers collide in a sprawling, darkly comic crime saga that twists through time.
Brazil (1985)Dark satire · surreal · full attention · strong violenceA drab bureaucrat's surreal daydreams collide with a darkly comic, absurdly bleak reality.
Poor Things (2023)Absurdist humor · whimsical · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA reanimated woman embarks on a surreal, darkly comedic journey of liberation and self-discovery across continents.
I Am Not an Animal (2004)Dry wit · satirical · late-night trip · measuredLiberated lab animals navigate the human world, finding their darkly comic freedom unexpectedly absurd.
Life of Brian (1979)Dry wit · satirical · late-night trip · measuredA hapless man's life becomes a darkly comic, absurdist satire of messianic expectations and Roman-era politics.
Rick and Morty (2013)Absurdist humor · darkly comic · late-night trip · strong violenceA sociopathic genius and his timid grandson embark on brisk, darkly comic, and surreal interdimensional adventures.Bugonia is on our Aliens and Thriller on Netflix lists.
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