Highest-Rated Movies about 'Dark Theme'

The Bride Wore Black (1968), 1 - Nenokkadine (2014), One Deadly Summer (1983), Proof (1991), He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (2002), Les rivières pourpres (2000), What Alice Found (2003), I Am Slave (2010) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dark Theme movies.

#3. One Deadly Summer (1983)

Storyline: Oozing sensuality, the seductively alluring, Eliane Wieck, arrives with her demure German mother and her disabled father in a rural southern French town, in a frilled dress and with a small suitcase in her hand. Pin-Pon, a car mechanic and volunteer firefighter, instantly falls for the charms of the mysterious newcomer--and before long--they get married. However, was it love at first sight for Eliane, too? What links her enigmatic presence to the family's old and dust-covered mechanical piano in the barn? It seems that the stage is set; but, what drives the cryptic young woman? Is it hungry curiosity or is it something far more sinister?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: thriller, drama, crime, mystery, revenge, french film, erotic ...

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#4. Proof (1991)

Storyline: Black comedy about a blind man, Martin, who takes photographs as "proof" that the world really is as others describe it to him. The film explores his antagonistic relationships with Celia, who cleans and cooks for him and habitually rearranges the furniture in the house, and with Andy, a mate he thinks he can trust.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, drama, australian film, psychological thriller, crime, photography ...

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#6. Les rivières pourpres (2000)

Storyline: Parisian murder detective commissioner Pierre Niemans is called to Gueron, a self-sufficient, prestigious university in a mountain valley, to investigate the murder on 32-year old professor and librarian Rémy Caillois, whose corpse was found 50 meters high on a steep mountain side, naked, horribly covered in bruises and bleeding wounds, the result of some five hours of bestial torture including quasi-surgical amputation of hands cauterized to prevent bleeding to death- and eyes. Guernon is a closed society of virtually incestuous scientists, de facto succeeding to their parents' posts; the eye-doctor, formerly on the staff, says hereditary genetic diseases are the price of such elitism, but in recent years spread to the simple farming families. Inspector Max Kerkerian examines two crimes in the town: a school break-in with theft of old photos and archive papers as well as a graveyard desecration of Judith Herault, the daughter of local nun Andrée, who lives in a dark cell since 15 ...

Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, suspense, french film, detective, serial killer, dark ...

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#7. What Alice Found (2003)

Storyline: Alice (Emily Grace) wants more from life than her small New Hampshire town can offer. The 18-year-old's plan is to drive to Florida and start anew. She wants to be a marine biologist; Florida has dolphins. But Alice hits a detour in her journey when she meets a friendly middle-aged couple, Sandra (Judith Ivey) and Bill (Bill Raymond), on the roadside. When Alice's car breaks down, they take her in. But, before long, she discovers the dark motive behind their kindness.

Plot Keywords: drama, independent film, road movie, female protagonist, coming of age, american film, 2000s ...

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#8. I Am Slave (2010)

Storyline: Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer,the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia,daughter of champion wrestler Bah,is abducted from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum,who beats her for touching her daughter. After six years she is sent to London,where her name is changed,but her miserable life of servitude continues. Her passport is taken and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the authorities. Fortunately she meets a sympathetic person who seems to offer her the hope of escape and reunion with Bah,back in Sudan. For all the film's optimism an end title states that there are around 5,000 'slave' workers currently in Britain.—don @ minifie-1

Plot Keywords: slavery, human rights, uk, based on true story, exploitation, freedom, struggle ...

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#9. The Swerve (2018)

Storyline: Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. The insomnia. The medication for the insomnia. The dreams from the medication for the insomnia. (Are they even dreams?) And then there's the mouse that appears in her home. Upsetting her already delicate balance, it sends her spiraling out of control. Writer/director Dean Kapsalis' feature debut explores a week in the life of a woman on the verge in this haunting meditation on mental illness.—Epic Pictures Group

Plot Keywords: psychological thriller, family breakdown, mental health, hallucinations, midlife crisis, oppression, marital issues ...

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#10. The Salvation (2014)

Storyline: The American West in the 1870s. A European settler, Jon Jensen (Mads Mikkelsen), has just welcomed his wife and son to the country when they are kidnapped and murdered. He takes revenge on the murderers, only to discover that one was the brother of a local land baron, Henry Delarue. Delarue runs the local town with a brutal hand. Now he wants vengeance on the man who killed his brother and the local townspeople are too scared of him to stand up to him. Jon is fighting more than just the local thugs, he is facing the entire town.

Plot Keywords: western, revenge, danish film, violence, gunfight, 19th century, american frontier ...

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#11. Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (2016)

Storyline: Vidya Sinha and her daughter Mini live peacefully in the sleepy town of Chandan Nagore. Vidya's life revolves around Mini. Her greatest joys are the little things she does with her daughter, like playing little games and going for walks. However, life has other plans: Mini is kidnapped and while trying to locate her daughter, Vidya is in an accident and goes into a coma. As Inspector Inderjeet investigates the car accident, he discovers that Vidya Sinha may not be all she appears. She has a dark past linking her to Durga Rani Singh - a wanted criminal on the run for kidnapping and murder.—Subrat Jain

Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, suspense, female protagonist, investigation, revenge ...

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#12. The Strangler (1964)

Storyline: Leo Kroll, a lab technician in a large unnamed city, is responsible for the strangulation murders of several young nurses. He feels that in some twisted way, that he is getting back at his overbearing shrew of a mother. Leo also kills the nurse who is taking care of his mother in the rest home she is staying at. As a result, Mrs. Kroll dies from a heart attack. He also kills an arcade worker whom he feels can identify him.—Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>

Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, horror, serial killer, psychological thriller, film noir, murder ...

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#13. And Soon the Darkness (1971)

Storyline: Jane and Cathy, two English women in their early twenties, are on a cycling tour. While traveling in rural France, they begin to disagree about the route. Cathy would prefer to take things in at a leisurely pace, while Jane is trying to stick to strict schedule. After arguing, they part ways. When her friend fails to rejoin her, Jane begins to worry and returns to the last place she saw her. Cathy has vanished. Alone and with a limited knowledge of French, Jane doesn't know who to trust as she frantically searches for her missing friend.—L. Hamre

Plot Keywords: suspense, thriller, crime, drama, female lead, travel, disappearance ...

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#14. Murders in the Zoo (1933)

Storyline: Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having killed a member of his expedition who happened one day to kiss Mrs. Gorman. On board ship Evelyn meets Roger Hewitt, who falls in love with her. After delivering his animals to the zoo, Gorman plots a way to dispose of Hewitt using one of his latest specimens, then continues using the zoo's non-human residents to do his beastly work.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, crime, mystery, murder, dark, violence ...

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#15. Flight From Destiny (1941)

Storyline: After philosophy Professor Todhunter is told he has 6 months left to live, he is barred from teaching by his college so there won't be a scandal if he drops dead in class. Discussing a hypothetical man with 6 months to live with a group of friends, Todhunter asks each what he'd do in his last 6 months. One says he'd commit a "social murder" kill someone who is not a criminal but without whom society would be better off. The professor obsesses on the idea and actually comes across a situation involving two of his friends where he thinks it would be a good idea to act on his obsession.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Plot Keywords: mystery, drama, film noir, crime, psychological thriller, destiny, 1940s ...

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