#1. The Machinist (2004)

  • Rating: 7.7/10
  • Length: 1h 41min
  • Genre: Thriller, Drama
  • Director: Brad Anderson

Storyline: Trevor Reznik is a machinist in a factory. An extreme case of insomnia has led to him not sleeping in a year, and his body withering away to almost nothing. He has an obsessive compulsion to write himself reminder notes and keep track of his dwindling weight, both scribbled on yellow stickies in his apartment. The only person he lets into his life in an emotional sense is Stevie, a prostitute, although he has an infatuation with Maria, a single mother waitress working in an airport diner. His co-workers don't associate with and mistrust him because of not knowing what is going on in his life that has led to his emaciated physical appearance. A workplace incident further alienates him with his coworkers, and in conjunction with some unfamiliar pieces of paper he finds in his apartment, Trevor believes that someone or some people - probably one or some of his coworkers - are out to get him, using a phantom employee named Ivan as their front. As Trevor goes on a search for evidence as to...

Plot Keywords: factory worker, prostitute, love interest, mysterious man, mother, son, dark ...

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#2. The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)

  • Rating: 6.7/10
  • Length: 1h 30min
  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction
  • Director: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas

Storyline: Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the brewery founder's daughter Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious brew master and two teams of vicious hockey players.

Plot Keywords: unemployed person, brother, villain, uncle, niece, amusing, madcap ...

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