Hyenas (1992), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), PK (2014), The Exterminating Angel (1962), Doomsday Book (2012), O Lucky Man! (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974), Whisky Romeo Zulu (2004) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Social Parable movies.
Storyline: A priest and his companion hunt silently through the fields, accompanied by a braying dog. They are armed and deadly. Their quarry is Camiel Borgman (Jan Bijvoet), living in military sparseness in an underground den, near companions Ludwig and Pascal. Camiel scrapes out with some difficulty, hitching a ride with a doomed truck driver on a relentless trip to the heart of suburbia. He passes by two odd women, Brenda and Ilonka, with whom he seems to share a history. When a dirty Camiel arrives at the door of artist Marina and media executive Richard's expansive, designer-chic home, the shifting perceptions of Van Warmerdam's screenplay begin to displace and disorient the audience. Hallucinogenic elements dot the consciousness as Camiel shifts between the roles of victim and aggressor. He asks for a bath. He toys with Richard's jealousy. He is viciously beaten up by his cruelly intolerant host and left wounded on the floor. Marina seeks to assuage her guilt by allowing him a space for ...
Plot Keywords: psychological thriller, black comedy, surrealism, home invasion, social parable, class conflict, moral ambiguity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control.
Plot Keywords: dystopian, action film, science fiction, social critique, totalitarianism, human struggle, class conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A cynical young man, diagnosed with cancer, meets a brash young leukemia patient in the hospital who more than matches his distaste for IV drips and weepy sentimentality.
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, black comedy, independent film, satire, absurd, social critique ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Fired in disgrace, kids show host Randolph Smiley finds himself out on the street, while his replacement Sheldon Mopes, finds himself on the fast track to success with a new hit show as the proud purple rhino Smoochy. But things take a turn for the worst when Sheldon finds out that some of the people that he works with, and some he doesn't know he's working for, are all in it for the money. Meanwhile, Randolph is slowly turning insane with his only thoughts focusing on killing Smoochy and getting back to his life of luxury.
Plot Keywords: black comedy, satire, show business, moral decay, betrayal, revenge, madness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a psychological thriller that takes something we've all experienced- road rage - to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger (Crowe) at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know who you're driving next to.—Elissa Greer
Plot Keywords: thriller, action, crime, psychological horror, revenge, violence, tension ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Sticking to great comedy in a way no one else can, Mel Brooks plays a wealthy business man who finds himself getting suckered into a bet with a rival business over the worst slum area of L.A. They both want to develop on it and both own half. Mel agrees to living as a homeless person in this neighborhood. If he can make it 30 days without his wallet or anything else, then the rival will sign over his half of the property. It's full of visual gags, one liners and even some heart warming scenes. Mel's character learns a lot along the way.—Michelle Scaturro
Plot Keywords: comedy, satire, social class, wealth gap, homelessness, human nature, morality ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Inside a quarantined apartment building a man must protect his pregnant wife from his new neighbors.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, thriller, disaster, survival, quarantine, virus, apocalypse ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Vagrant tells the story of Graham Krackowski (the always magnificent Paxton), who moves into his new home only to be terrorized by an unruly vagrant that lives across the street in an abandon lot. What begins as simply an inconvenience to him, escalates into an all out war of head games, wit, and eventually murder.—jasonc13
Plot Keywords: horror, comedy, crime, thriller, black comedy, mystery, psychological horror ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a largely obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, fantasy, inspirational, self-acceptance, humor, satire ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.
Plot Keywords: political thriller, social critique, class conflict, moral dilemma, human nature exploration, violence, poverty ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately offers his help to save the minister entrapped inside the car. Everything has to be done in secret to avoid a scandal within the Roman politic world. Many attempt are done but the result is unexpectedly terrific.—1felco
Plot Keywords: political satire, comedy, italian cinema, social critique, bureaucracy, black comedy, 1980s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: We all have apartment horror stories: annoying roommates, asshole landlords, dilapidated buildings, among many more nightmare scenarios. The search for a nice place to live in a desirable location with reasonable rents, decent neighbors and soundproof walls is more of a challenge than it should be, so when Sarah lucks into a sweet one-bedroom at Asilo Del Mar Apartments, she think she's hit the jackpot. Situated on a quiet street in Los Angeles, it's got plenty of space, friendly tenants, group BBQs and even a cute neighbor next door. But this being L.A., all is not what it seems: loud noises start keeping her awake at night; her cat is missing; everyone seems to be a little too helpful and friendly, except for the weirdo, Lester. Soon, Sarah learns she didn't choose this apartment - it chose her.—AnonymusB
Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, mystery, psychological horror, indie film, drama, social parable ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Otavio and Gilda are a very wealthy couple of the Brazilian elite who have the habit of eating their employees. Otavio owns a private security company and is a notable member of The Cannibal Club. When Gilda accidentally discovers a secret from Borges, a powerful congressman and the Club's leader, her and her husband's lives are in danger.—Tardo Filmes
Plot Keywords: thriller, horror, cannibalism, violence, gore, social satire, black comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.—Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Keywords: romance, fantasy, love, comedy, drama, supernatural, marriage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world, someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, thriller, mystery, moral dilemma, psychological thriller, supernatural, horror ...
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