A remote island restaurant serves up darkly-comic horror and gritty, suspenseful satire with every course.
Dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
No surprises for an R: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskA slacker's mundane life becomes a darkly comedic fight for survival when zombies interrupt his pub routine.
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.
Zombieland (2009)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskSurvivors of a zombie apocalypse discover that their biggest threat might be their own darkly comic dysfunction.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA brisk, darkly comic crime caper unfolds as friends scramble to pay a debt, leading to a pulpy heist.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA botched jewel heist unravels into a darkly comic, bloody standoff among double-crossing criminals.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)Mildly scary · light gore · measuredVampire housemates navigate modern life's absurdities with darkly comic wit and whimsical, undead charm.
Fight Club (1999)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingAn insomniac and a soap salesman unleash primal aggression, igniting a darkly comic, surreal spiral toward oblivion.The Menu is on our Halloween; Horror, not scary; Revenge; Horror on Netflix; and Comedy on Netflix lists.
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