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- StarsAmy DanlesGlynnis TalkenTony FucileConfused hulking homeless superhero The Maxx tries to protect his social worker and friend Julie from an omniscient serial killer Mr. Gone both in the real world, which may or may not actually be real, and the subconscious fantasy world.
- StarsLouis TherouxDavid PaulJ.J. MichaelsLouis Theroux documents some of the US's most bizarre happenings, events and rituals, by getting involved himself.
- CreatorPeter ChungStarsDenise PoirierJohn Rafter LeeMax RedmondThere is a mysterious and immoral secret agent from the country of Monica. Her motives and background remain unexplained, as do those of her antagonist/lover, Trevor Goodchild.
- DirectorArtavazd PeleshianMonumental picture exploring the identity and fate of the Armenian nation.
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsDouglas KeayBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettIn this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsThom YorkeDajana RoncioneFrida Dam SeidelIn a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead scores and stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
- DirectorMaya DerenStarsDon FreisingerRichard SandiferPatricia FerrierDancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsGary WalkerBill HamiltonMichael FoyleA depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
- DirectorChris PrynoskiStarsPaul GiamattiDavid Hyde PiercePatton OswaltA Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.
- DirectorMaya DerenStarsJohn CageMaya DerenAlexander HammidSilently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.
- DirectorAaron SpringerGenndy TartakovskyStarsDiedrich BaderCorey BurtonJohn DiMaggioUnsold TV pilot and a dark, violent and gory sword and sorcery spoof set in a postapocalyptic new dark age about a Conan-like barbarian warrior hired to steal a golden goblin from a dangerous wizard who lives in a tower in the sky.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsLeslie BaisCaelum VatnsdalShaun BalbarA scientist chooses a wealthy man over her two lovers but must heal the earth's core to save humanity.
- DirectorCharles EamesRay EamesStarsPhilip MorrisonBeginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
- DirectorRyan LarkinLaurie GordonStarsRyan LarkinKrassy HalatchevLaurie GordonHow does a beggar see those people who he asks for spare change every day, and how do they treat him? Based on Ryan Larkin's own experiences in the streets.
- DirectorRyan LarkinPan encounters a water nymph.
- DirectorKevin KopackaRaoul KopackaStarsKevin KopackaRaoul KopackaFlorian LeebDocumentary about twin brothers who go back to their childhood home to discover what happened to a Patrick Lurzing, a boy who disappeared who nobody else seems to remember.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsIsabella RosselliniIsaac Paz Sr.Anna MagnaniA short film in which Isabella Rossellini discusses the life and work of her father: Roberto Rossellini.
- DirectorKevin KopackaStarsAnna HeideggerCris KotzenH.K. DeWittTLMEA tells the story of two undercover cops, caught in a dream during a drug raid in which they descend into the 9th level of hell - the Ptolomea.
- DirectorSaul BassStarsPeter HansenPaul SaltmanMixing animation with live-action, Saul Bass' "Why Man Creates" is an eight-part meditation on the nature and struggle of creativity.
- DirectorArtavazd PeleshianPoetic essay about the beginning of life from labor pains and birth and about its symbolic meaning.
- DirectorKenneth AngerStarsKenneth AngerBobby BeausoleilDonald CammellEgyptian gods summons the angel Lucifer - in order to usher in a new occult age.
- DirectorJacob YoungStarsWattie GreenDorsey WhiteJerry WhiteThis documentary short, produced for West Virginia public TV's "Different Drummer" series, introduces us to Jesco White, a hard-living, tap-dancing Boone County resident whose repeated run-ins with the law have interfered with his dream of becoming as renowned a "mountain dancer" as his late father, D. Ray White. We meet Jesco's three distinct personalities; the gentle and loving Jesse, the violent and dangerous Jesco, and the extremely strange Elvis. We also encounter various members of Jesco's family, all nearly as eccentric as Jesco himself. You will ask, "Are these people for real?" Yes, they are.
- DirectorKenneth AngerStarsErnie AlloBruce ByronFrank CarifiA gang of Nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJörg Schmidt-ReitweinEdward LachmanHerzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog catches the eeriness of an abandoned city, with stop lights cycling over an empty intersection.
- 20085mUnrated6.8 (23)ShortDirectorJim HoskingStarsSam Dissanayake
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsAndré Pieyre de MandiarguesA witty and eye-opening tour through Borowczyk's own collection of vintage erotica. Originally intended as part of his 'Contes immoraux', it was released first as a separate short, and is therefore marks the turning-point between Borowczyk's career as a highly-regarded animator and surrealist filmmaker, and his subsequent career in the sexploitation field.
- StarsRichard AyoadeMatt BerryMatthew HolnessThis parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsLjubomir PopovicA portrait of Serbia's erotic surrealist painter Popovic Ljuba, with Richard Wagner's Tannhauser on the sound track
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykJan LenicaStarsLigia BraniceA short film in which a woman living alone in an apartment has a series of bizarre hallucinations.
- DirectorRobert EnricoStarsRoger JacquetAnne CornalyAnker-Spang LarsenIn 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykChris MarkerStarsMichel BoschetLigia BraniceAnatole DaumanConcerns a scientist's flight into outer space.
- DirectorKevin KopackaStarsAnna HeideggerCris KotzenIman RezaiA woman is caught in an endless dream where she has to cross the five rivers of Hades - each representing different stages of her relationship.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsYves RobertBig-breasted tailed demoness and demons whose tails are phalluses strut, rut, reproduce, nurse, and generally show off amidst the flames.
- DirectorPaul BerryUpstairs, in the moonlit and empty room, a little boy scared of the dancing shadows, encounters a figment of his vivid imagination: the horrible Sandman.
- DirectorGeorges FranjuStarsGeorges HubertNicole LadmiralAlfred MacquartBucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.
- DirectorDavid SandbergStarsDavid SandbergJorma TacconeSteven ChewIn 1985, Kung Fury, the toughest martial artist cop in Miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time - Kung Führer, a.k.a. Adolf Hitler.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsNinjaYo-Landi VisserHector BezuidenhoutNamed after the Zulu language struggle song, the compiled shenanigans of an eccentric South African couple with wheelchairs and guns and their attempts to prove they are not to be trifled with.
- DirectorJean CocteauStarsEnrique RiveroElizabeth Lee MillerPauline CartonTold in four episodes - an unnamed artist is transported through a mirror into another dimension, where he travels through various bizarre scenarios.
- DirectorAlex ChandonStarsNeil KeenanMatt RusselAlex ChandonA priest keeps the city clean from sinners.
- StarsErnie SawyersDream Bunny is a story of a magical stuffed animal that comes alive in Dreamland. Children go there when they're asleep and Dream Bunny teaches them to sing, dance, read, and confront their fears.
- DirectorAlex ChandonStarsOllie BondAlex ChandonTom CoxYoung men are terrorised at home by a chainsaw and shears wielding intruder.
- DirectorDick ProennekeStarsDick ProennekeBob Swerer Jr.Wendy IshiiIn 1968, one man films his attempt to build a cabin and live in the Alaskan wilderness. He goes weeks or months at a time without human contact.
- DirectorJon RonsonStarsJon RonsonAnthony FrewinJan HarlanJon Ronson is asked by the widow of Stanley Kubrick to investigate the contents of about a thousand boxes left by Kubrick, shown to contain materials reflecting the work Kubrick did after the release of Barry Lyndon (1975) in 1975.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJake HessGene ScottWerner HerzogThe documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show. Werner Herzog presents the man, his thoughts and also includes some of his uncharacteristic programs.
- DirectorGeoffrey O'ConnorStarsLouis TherouxLauren DrainSteve DrainLouis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsJörg Buttgereit
- CreatorVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyStarsVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyXavier is a faun-like wanderer/seeker who is traveling across the land to find out the truth about his mysterious origin. Facing rednecks, inflicting righteousness and preaching about the 'strong, silent types' and morality, this hero has his work cut out for him.
- CreatorKenny HotzStarsJeff KasselSteve MarkleJoe PingueTwo close friends are employed as guinea pigs for a pharmaceutical company. Each episode deals with the different "Research Products" given to the "Test Subjects". There are other stories playing throughout the seasons.
- CreatorChristy KaracasBen GruberStephen WarbrickStarsDavid WainTeddy CohnChristopher McCullochIn a surreal world, a large maximum security prison, which houses thousands of dangerous inmates is run by an eccentric warden and his equally odd staff.
- CreatorSam HydeStarsSam HydeNick RochefortCharls CarrollMillion Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, a satiric vision largely set in a post-apocalyptic world. The popular sketch group is comprised of Sam Hyde, Charls Carroll, and Nick Rochefort.
- CreatorAaron McGruderStarsRegina KingJohn WitherspoonGary Anthony WilliamsBrothers Huey and Riley Freeman experience a culture clash when they leave Chicago to move in with their grandfather in the suburbs.
- CreatorDan HarmonJustin RoilandStarsChris ParnellSpencer GrammerSarah ChalkeThe fractured domestic lives of a nihilistic mad scientist and his anxious grandson are further complicated by their inter-dimensional misadventures.
- CreatorAlan SpencerStarsDavid RascheAnne-Marie MartinHarrison PageThe adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
- StarsDavid FirthCachetThe surreal life of Salad Fingers, an unknown creature living in an apocalyptic wasteland.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsCarlo RomanoGrazia GabrielliGianfranco MauriMr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsArthur GrosserGianfranco MauriGiuseppe RinaldiMr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsGiuseppe RinaldiGianfranco MauriGrazia GabrielliMr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.
- DirectorMurray SipleStarsMurray SipleThis documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts.
- DirectorYukio AbeStarsMasao ImanishiMinori MatsushimaIchirô NagaiA man's erotic encounter with a courtesan in the 1700s.
- DirectorStuart CabbStarsLouis TherouxApril GaedeBill GaedeLouis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger, his family and his publicity manager. Louis also meets 'Prussian Blue' an American white-nationalist preteen musical sibling duo.
- DirectorUlrich SeidlStarsRené RupnikMain character of this movie is Rene Rupnik, a former math teacher. He is forty years old and lives together with his mother in a desolate block of flats. Ever since his early youth women with big breasts have fascinated him, because they symbolise a kind of earth mother to him. He has never had an especially close relationship with his own mother; she was too 'bony' for him. Object of Rene's fantasy is the actress Senta Berger, to him everything a woman should be. Standing by the blackboard and explaining the mathematical laws of sine and cosine ('sinus' is bosom in Latin), Rene sings the praises of the female curves and those of Santa Berger in particular. Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl let the former teacher speak freely about his obsessions and desires, intercutting his monologues with scenes from the protagonist's day-to-day life.
- DirectorJohn N. SmithGiles WalkerStarsStefan WodoslawskyChar DaviesMackluskyFour men discuss their troubled relationships with women.
- DirectorMark LewisStarsTip ByrneH.W. KerrGlen IngramA documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.
- DirectorLutz MommartzStarsRenate MevesA single, uninterrupted, ten-minute static take of actress Renate Meve's face as she has sex with an unseen man.
- DirectorAlan W. WattsStarsAlan W. WattsAn exercise in meditation through flowing waters and colors, narrated by Alan Watts. Buddhist chants synchronized with striking psychedelic pictures, turn the mind inward and induce a state of meditation which is basic to Zen teaching.
- 20184 epsTV-MA7.5 (31K)TV Mini SeriesStarsTrey BorzillieriJerry ClarkJason WickThe extraordinary story of the "pizza bomber heist" and the FBI's investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.
- DirectorRein RaamatAn Estonian folk tale about Tõll, the giant hero who lived on the Baltic Sea island of Saaremaa.
- DirectorPhil AustinDerek W. HayesStarsRobert LlewellynBernie EvansA race of aliens living on a floating island prepares to hunt the giant Skywhales whose origins are slowly unveiled.
- StarsGeorge PutnamDamian O'FlynnThis anti-porn short film shows a flood tide of filth engulfing the country in the form of newsstand obscenity.
- StarsJoe ExoticCarole BaskinJohn ReinkeA rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
- DirectorGeoffrey O'ConnorStarsLouis TherouxLouis stays with the residents of a soon to open brothel in Nevada for a few weeks.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWalter SteinerWerner HerzogA study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
- DirectorJean VigoStarsJean DastéRobert le FlonLouis LefebvreIn a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.
- DirectorZak PennStarsWerner HerzogKitana BakerGabriel BeristainA documentary exploring the myth of the Loch Ness monster.
- CreatorAlex GarlandStarsSonoya MizunoNick OffermanJin HaA computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
- DirectorSean DunneStarsBoom MicA love letter to the weird and wonderful people of the Sunshine State.
- StarsJohn BanovichSurveillance Camera ManThe feature length compilation of Surveillance Camera Man's interactions.
- DirectorAndrew RuseStarsSam HydeFeaturing writing by Sam Hyde, Jan Rankoski, Andrew Ruse, and other fans, Sam Hyde commandeered a TEDx talk held at Drexel University, delivering a video filled to the brim with surrealist humor and biting socio-political satire.
- DirectorAndrew RuseStarsKurush BakhtiariNilsa CastroSam HydeSam Hyde has difficulty apologizing to his mom after years of waste and neglect.
- DirectorPiotr KamlerStarsMichael LonsdaleWeary immortals inhabit a metropolis in the sky and amuse themselves with constructions as they kill time and await whatever comes next.
- DirectorAlexander AlexeieffClaire ParkerMussorgsky's composition is the soundtrack for this pin-screen animated take on night and wild things. A scarecrow blows down, clouds move by quickly. Beings take shape; a town appears, animals flee, and a horse gallops by. A child looks on. Monsters run and float by: the phantasmagoric is everywhere. A woman's figure tumbles through space. A clash ensues. The horse falls. Goblins take control. The night and its denizens are relentless. Forms appear and become grotesque. Will dawn and calm ever come?
- DirectorIvan Ivanov-VanoYuri NorsteinIn the animated film with the remarkable music of Petr Tchaikovsky, there is a story about a young couple in love and their experiences at each time of the year. Blooming in spring, they are waiting for a meeting with each other, and a hot summer brings them joy at each moment being together. In autumn comes the time of separation, and in winter the long-awaited reunion. Each of these intervals shows the inner psychology of the characters, their different relationships. Simultaneously, through the actions of the heroes, the folk motives of Russian traditional seasonal entertainment and celebrations and the incomparable beauty of Russian nature are transmitted.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsKaren MeagherReece DinsdaleDavid BrierlyThe effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
- DirectorPeter WatkinsStarsMichael AspelPeter GrahamDave BaldwinA docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
- DirectorHugo PortischStarsOtto ClemensA documentary about Kowloon, the walled city which was an ungoverned settlement in Hong Kong and was torn down by the government in 1993.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsMilos FrýbaJaroslav VozábA mockumentary-style adaptation of the gothic 1764 novel of the same name, which includes Terry Gilliam-like animations throughout.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsJan ZácekA horrifying, surrealist version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" directed by the masterful animator Jan Svankmajer.
- DirectorAleksandr RouStarsAleksandr KhvylyaLyudmila MyznikovaYuri TavrovSurreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.
- DirectorPeter ChungStarsMelinda ClarkeDwight SchultzRodney SaulsberryUsing the Matrix, a resistance group attempts to recruit a sentinel to their cause.
- DirectorYuri NorsteinStarsVyacheslav NevinnyyMariya VinogradovaAleksey BatalovA little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect.
- DirectorAleksandr FedulovStarsEvgeniy SteblovA tale of a father and his children, whom relentlessly ask him about the meaning of "Potets".
- DirectorMarcell JankovicsThe film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sysiphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of a dynamic line drawing of Sysiphus, the stone, and the mountainside.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBilly MayoBrandon GreenhouseAngela BullockA dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.
- DirectorJános VadászShort film about the creation of one single life.
- DirectorVladimir TarasovStarsAleksandr KaydanovskiyVasiliy LivanovAleksandr PashutinPeople survive on an alien planet in the hope of returning to Earth. Fantastic cartoon based on Kir Bulychyov's novel.
- DirectorAlex GriggA being born in a void becomes obsessed with its own reflection.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderMax has been invited to meet with his in-laws and must dress formally, but each hat he attempts to wear for the occasion gets destroyed.
- DirectorLorenz WunderleStarsMichael FuchsThomas GassmannA coyote loses his wife and children from an attack by wolves. Anguished from human emotions he's trying to process the experience. Besides grief and delusion, evil takes up more and more space.