A woman's misgivings about her new boyfriend unravel into a bleak, dreamlike mystery.
Melancholy and surreal. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
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Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Shutter Island (2010)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA marshal's investigation into a missing patient unravels amidst chilling visions and a pervasive sense of dread.
Lost Highway (1997)Surreal · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA jazz musician's torment unravels into a surreal nightmare of murder, doppelgängers, and impossible transformation.
Mulholland Drive (2001)Surreal · light gore · emotionally heavy · a slow burnA dreamlike mystery unfolds as a blonde ingénue and an amnesiac brunette navigate Hollywood's chilling, surreal depths.
Gone Girl (2014)Suspenseful · light gore · emotionally devastating · measuredA husband's missing wife ignites a media frenzy, revealing a darkly comic and intimate mystery.
The Sixth Sense (1999)Properly scary · no gore · emotionally heavy · measuredA child psychologist uncovers a boy's chilling secret, weaving a measured tale of suspense and melancholy.
Rear Window (1954)Suspenseful · emotionally heavy · measuredA confined photographer's intimate observations of his neighbors slowly reveal a chilling, atmospheric mystery.
Donnie Darko (2001)Melancholy · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA troubled teenager's visions of a giant rabbit lead to surreal crimes and a suspenseful, dreamlike mystery.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)Surreal · emotionally heavy · measuredA doctor's marital crisis leads him into a surreal, intimate, and suspenseful night of discovery.I'm Thinking of Ending Things is on our Road trips list.
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