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Scathing Cinema: Uncover the Best Movies and TV Shows that Cut Deep

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of scathing cinema, where the lines between reality and fiction are blurred, and the truth is revealed in all its brutal glory. From biting satire to unflinching drama, discover the best movies and TV shows that will leave you questioning everything. Explore the darker side of human nature, and uncover the secrets that lie beneath the surface.

Full Metal Jacket
Cast
Matthew Modine Matthew Modine
Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin
Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio
R. Lee Ermey R. Lee Ermey
8.1 11.5K votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Plot:  rescue, sniper, suicide, helicopter, army, prostitute, based on novel or book, propaganda, ...
Time:  vietnam war
Place:  vietnam
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Black Lagoon
Cast
Megumi Toyoguchi Megumi Toyoguchi
Daisuke Namikawa Daisuke Namikawa
Tsutomu Isobe Tsutomu Isobe
Hiroaki Hirata Hiroaki Hirata
8.0 534 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located in the fictional harbor city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand near the border of Cambodia.
Plot:  bounty hunter, island, mercenary, arms dealer, smuggling (contraband), femme fatale, outlaw, revenge, ...
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Barry
Cast
Bill Hader Bill Hader
Sarah Goldberg Sarah Goldberg
Anthony Carrigan Anthony Carrigan
Henry Winkler Henry Winkler
7.9 1.2K votes
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 32
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Style:  tense
Plot:  post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), assassin, show business, depression, hitman, betrayal, dark comedy, los angeles, ...
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The White Lotus
Cast
Leslie Bibb Leslie Bibb
Carrie Coon Carrie Coon
Walton Goggins Walton Goggins
Sarah Catherine Hook Sarah Catherine Hook
7.6 1.5K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 21
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.
Style:  exploitation, provocative
Plot:  hotel, sicily, italy, exotic island, palermo, sicily, class, vacation, ...
Place:  hawaii, thailand
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Cast
John Krasinski John Krasinski
James Badge Dale James Badge Dale
Dominic Fumusa Dominic Fumusa
Max Martini Max Martini
7.3 4.0K votes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:  provocative, tense
Plot:  central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, libya, assault rifle, grave, mercenary, heroism, biography, ...
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Marley & Me
7.2 4.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Style:  melancholy, nostalgic
Plot:  journalist, based on novel or book, puppy, love, dog, duringcreditsstinger, pets, columnist, ...
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Late Night with the Devil
Cast
David Dastmalchian David Dastmalchian
Laura Gordon Laura Gordon
Ian Bliss Ian Bliss
Fayssal Bazzi Fayssal Bazzi
7.1 2.2K votes
Genre: Horror
Country: Australia, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 93 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
Style:  provocative
Plot:  new york city, talk show, supernatural, halloween, possession, hallucination, hypnosis, gore, ...
Time:  1970s
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The Lobster
Cast
Colin Farrell Colin Farrell
Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman
Lu00e9a Seydoux Lu00e9a Seydoux
7.0 6.9K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.
Style:  irreverent
Plot:  hotel, suicide attempt, boat, dystopia, woods, romance, punishment, revenge, ...
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Boss Level
Cast
Frank Grillo Frank Grillo
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Naomi Watts Naomi Watts
Will Sasso Will Sasso
6.9 2.0K votes
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 101 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.
Style:  philosophical, satirical, absurd
Plot:  video game, time loop, audacious, defiant, scathing
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The Other Boleyn Girl
6.7 2.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Plot:  sibling relationship, based on novel or book, kingdom, politics, queen, royalty, religion, mistress, ...
Time:  16th century
Place:  england
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May December
6.6 1.0K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Style:  provocative, tense
Plot:  infidelity, sexual abuse, dark comedy, based on true story, statutory rape, pedophile, boundary violations, older woman younger man relationship, ...
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Flesh + Blood
Cast
Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh
Tom Burlinson Tom Burlinson
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson
6.6 444 votes
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 126 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who cheated them by kidnapping his son's fiancée. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
Plot:  rape, kidnapping, mercenary, prince, castle, sword fight, betrayal, priest, ...
Time:  medieval
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MaXXXine
Cast
Mia Goth Mia Goth
Elizabeth Debicki Elizabeth Debicki
Moses Sumney Moses Sumney
Michelle Monaghan Michelle Monaghan
6.3 1.5K votes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 103 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
Plot:  pornography, gore, sequel, murder, fame, slasher, hollywood, whodunit, ...
Time:  1980s
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Torrente for President
Cast
Santiago Segura Santiago Segura
Gabino Diego Gabino Diego
Fernando Esteso Fernando Esteso
Carlos Areces Carlos Areces
6.2 131 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:  Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.
Plot:  dark comedy, political satire, political corruption, political comedy, amused, scathing
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The Last Stand
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger
Johnny Knoxville Johnny Knoxville
Jaimie Alexander Jaimie Alexander
Zach Gilford Zach Gilford
6.1 3.0K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 107 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.
Plot:  small town, sheriff, prisoner, escape, hostage, fbi, border, convoy, ...
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I.S.S.
Cast
Ariana DeBose Ariana DeBose
Chris Messina Chris Messina
John Gallagher Jr. John Gallagher Jr.
Masha Mashkova Masha Mashkova
5.7 409 votes
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 96 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.
Style:  provocative
Plot:  alcohol, paranoia, space, astronaut, zero gravity, thoughtful, international space station (iss), inspirational, ...
Time:  world war
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