Topic: Kidnappings · Disappearances

Direction Nic Pizzolatto · Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast Matthew McConaughey · Woody Harrelson · Michelle Monaghan · Michael Potts

Synopsis True Detective (TV Miniseries) (2014) delves into the complex lives of two detectives, Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, whose personal and professional paths intertwine over a 17-year period as they pursue a notorious serial killer in Louisiana. This HBO series...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Kyôko Kagawa · Yutaka Sada · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis High and Low (1963) centers around Gondo, a prominent executive in the shoe industry, portrayed by Toshirô Mifune, who is orchestrating a corporate takeover to seize control of his company. Gondo has secured the necessary funds for his scheme when...

Direction Jonathan Demme

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Ted Levine

Synopsis The Silence of the Lambs (1991) follows Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a driven FBI trainee who seeks the assistance of the brilliant yet deranged former psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to apprehend a brutal serial killer known as "Buffalo...

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Charlton Heston · Janet Leigh · Orson Welles · Marlene Dietrich

Synopsis Touch of Evil (1958) begins with a mysterious figure setting a timer on a bomb and placing it in the trunk of an elegant car. The countdown starts as a wealthy businessman and his less affluent companion drive away. Their...

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · Natalie Wood · Jeffrey Hunter · Ward Bond

Synopsis The Searchers (1956) follows the journey of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), a tough Civil War veteran who comes back to his brother Aaron's (Walter Coy) Texas residence in 1868. When Rev. Samuel Johnson Clayton (Ward Bond) organizes a group to...

Direction Matt Duffer · Ross Duffer · The Duffer Brothers · Shawn Levy

Cast Winona Ryder · David Harbour · Matthew Modine · Finn Wolfhard

Synopsis Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016) is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. The story begins when a young boy disappears, leading the community to uncover a web of secrets involving covert experiments, frightening supernatural entities,...

Direction John Huston

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Edward G. Robinson · Lauren Bacall · Lionel Barrymore

Synopsis Key Largo (1948) follows the journey of Frank McCloud, a disillusioned war veteran who ventures to the Florida Keys to meet Nora Temple, the widow of his fallen comrade. His intention is to stay at a hotel managed by Nora's...

Direction Park Chan-wook

Cast Choi Min-sik · Yoo Ji-tae · Kang Hye-jung · Ji Dae-han

Synopsis Oldboy (2003) follows the harrowing journey of a South Korean businessman, portrayed by Choi Min-sik, who is abruptly abducted and imprisoned in a small, isolated cell equipped with only a television. Over the years, he makes numerous attempts to escape...

Direction Joel Coen

Cast Frances McDormand · William H. Macy · Steve Buscemi · Peter Stormare

Synopsis Fargo (1996) follows Jerry Lundegaard, a man in dire financial straits, who is disrespected by his affluent father-in-law and engages in deceitful practices at his car dealership. Desperate, he enlists the help of two inept criminals to orchestrate his wife's...

Direction William Wyler

Cast Terence Stamp · Samantha Eggar · Mona Washbourne · Maurice Dallimore

Synopsis The Collector (1965) follows Freddie Clegg, a man with an unusual obsession. While out butterfly collecting, he discovers a secluded house in the English countryside, which he sees as the perfect location to execute his plan. His target is Miranda...

Direction Lenny Abrahamson

Cast Brie Larson · Jacob Tremblay · Joan Allen · William H. Macy

Synopsis Room (2015) follows the journey of a 5-year-old boy named Jack, who has spent his entire life confined to a single room. He perceives the objects and people within this space as the sole reality. However, his worldview is abruptly...

Direction Alejandro Amenábar

Cast Ana Torrent · Fele Martínez · Eduardo Noriega · Nieves Herranz

Synopsis Thesis (1996) follows Ángela, a film student in Madrid, as she grapples with the ethical implications of violence in cinema for her thesis. Her academic journey takes a dark turn when she and her classmate Chema, who is deeply engrossed...

Direction Brad Ingelsby · Craig Zobel

Cast Kate Winslet · Julianne Nicholson · Jean Smart · Angourie Rice

Synopsis Mare of Easttown (TV Miniseries) (2021) is a gripping crime drama that spans seven episodes, focusing on Mare Sheehan, portrayed by Kate Winslet. Set in a tight-knit community in Pennsylvania, the story follows Mare, a seasoned detective, as she delves...

Direction Otto Bathurst

Cast Rory Kinnear · Lindsay Duncan · Lydia Wilson · Tom Goodman-Hill

Synopsis Black Mirror: The National Anthem (TV) (2011) presents a chilling tale set in a world eerily similar to our own, where social media and technology have become ubiquitous. The narrative unfolds as a gripping political thriller, centering around the fictional...

Direction Mugita Kinoshita · Norio Nitta

Synopsis Odd Taxi (TV Series) (2021) follows the story of Kotogawa, a peculiar and reserved 41-year-old taxi driver who lives a solitary life with few connections to others. Throughout the 13-episode series, Kotogawa engages in meaningful conversations with a diverse range...

Direction Bruno Stagnaro

Cast Luis Brandoni · Peter Lanzani · Luis Luque · Julieta Ortega

Synopsis Un gallo para Esculapio (TV Series) (2017) is a gripping Argentine television series that aired from 2017 to 2018, spanning two seasons and fifteen episodes. The show delves into the complex world of a Buenos Aires neighborhood, where a group...

Direction Michelangelo Antonioni

Cast Gabriele Ferzetti · Monica Vitti · Lea Massari · Dominique Blanchar

Synopsis L'avventura (1960) follows the enigmatic vanishing of a young woman during a luxurious sailing excursion. As her romantic partner and closest companion embark on a quest to find her, traversing the picturesque landscapes of Italy, they find themselves drawn into...

Direction Denis Villeneuve

Cast Hugh Jackman · Jake Gyllenhaal · Viola Davis · Maria Bello

Synopsis Prisoners (2013) follows the harrowing journey of Keller Dover, whose world is shattered when his young daughter and her friend vanish without a trace. As the local police, led by Detective Loki, scramble to piece together clues and follow various...

Direction Frantisek Vlácil

Cast Josef Kemr · Magda Vásáryová · Nada Hejna · Jaroslav Moucka

Synopsis Marketa Lazarová (1967) unfolds in the tumultuous medieval era, where a small Czech tribe faces the wrath of the King. This epic tale is set against the backdrop of a shifting religious landscape, as Christianity begins to supplant Paganism, leading...

Direction Baran bo Odar · Jantje Friese

Cast Louis Hofmann · Anna König · Roland Wolf · Oliver Masucci

Synopsis Dark (TV Series) (2017) is a gripping German science fiction thriller that aired from 2017 to 2020, spanning three seasons and 26 episodes. The story begins with the disappearance of a young boy, which triggers an intense investigation by four...