A bleak, gritty tension builds as an unseen force drives humanity to its own terrifying and ambiguous end.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
The Butterfly Effect (2004)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA young man's journey into his past to alter tragic events creates a ripple of bleak consequences.
V for Vendetta (2006)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA masked vigilante wages brisk, gritty warfare against a fascist state, sparking an epic fight for freedom.
Memento (2000)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA man with no short-term memory hunts his wife's killer, piecing together a gritty, cerebral puzzle.
Contagion (2011)Tense · light gore · emotionally heavy · measuredA lethal airborne virus spreads globally, and the medical community races against a bleak, tense panic.
I Am Legend (2007)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA solitary scientist navigates a desolate, infected city, desperately seeking human connection amidst constant peril.
Prisoners (2013)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA father's desperate search for his missing daughter descends into a bleak, gritty, and atmospheric nightmare.
Predestination (2014)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA temporal agent's final mission to prevent a devastating attack becomes a cerebral, pulpy chase through time.
Room (2015)Tense · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA mother and son escape their grim captivity, facing a bittersweet and suspenseful world for the very first time.The Happening is on our Disasters list.
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