Film Tone: Eerie

1.

Twin Peaks

1990s American drama television series

Overview: Twin Peaks is an American mystery-horror drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The ...

Release date: 8 April 1990

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Crime

Director: David Lynch, Duwayne Dunham

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle

Producer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Writer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

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Television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 34T

Television series about teenagers 1,026T

Rape in television 63T

2.

Lost

American television series (2004–2010)

Overview: Lost is an American science fiction adventure drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, with a total ...

Release date: 22 September 2004

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Jack Bender, Stephen Williams

Cast: Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim

Producer: Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof

Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.

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Limbo 38T

Television shows about aviation accidents or incidents 5T

Television series created by Damon Lindelof 3T

3.

Heroes

American science fiction television drama series

Overview: Heroes is an American superhero drama television series created by Tim Kring that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006, to February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people ...

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Greg Beeman, Allan Arkush

Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Jack Coleman, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy

Producer: Dennis Hammer, Tim Kring

Writer: Tim Kring, Adam Armus

They thought they were like everyone else... until they woke with incredible abilities.

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Neo-noir television series 37T

American fantasy drama television series 80T

Television series about genetic engineering 10T

4.

The Green Mile

1999 American fantasy drama film by Frank Darabont

Overview: The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written, directed and co-produced by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard ...

Release date: 6 December 1999

Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Frank Darabont

Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter

Producer: Frank Darabont, David Valdes

Writer: Stephen King, Frank Darabont

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

Films produced by David Valdes 15T

1990s prison drama films 12T

5.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell

Overview: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 2000 novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling ...

Release date: 6 November 2005

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Mike Newell

Cast: Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Producer: David Barron, Chris Carreras

Writer: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

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2000s British films 1,487T

2000s American films 7,187T

Films with screenplays by Steve Kloves 13T

6.

Dracula

1992 film by Francis Ford Coppola

Overview: Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American gothic horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The film stars Gary ...

Release date: 13 November 1992

Genre: Horror, Romance

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes

Producer: Michael Apted, Francis Ford Coppola

Writer: Bram Stoker, James V. Hart

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign ...

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1990s English-language films 3,955T

Best Horror Film Saturn Award winners 45T

Period horror films 39T

7.

Beetlejuice

1988 American fantasy comedy film by Tim Burton

Overview: Beetlejuice is a 1988 American dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars ...

Release date: 29 March 1988

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael Keaton

Producer: Eric Angelson, Michael Bender

Writer: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

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Films with screenplays by Warren Skaaren 4T

1980s English-language films 3,418T

Best Horror Film Saturn Award winners 45T

8.

A Clockwork Orange

1971 film by Stanley Kubrick

Overview: A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel. It employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psyc ...

Release date: 19 December 1971

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Adolf Hitler, Joe Dunne, Alf Joint, Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates

Producer: Stanley Kubrick, Si Litvinoff

Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Burgess

In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an ...

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English-language crime comedy-drama films 1T

1971 science fiction films 27T

British dystopian films 39T

9.

Angel

American television series (1999–2004)

Overview: Angel is an American supernatural television series, a spinoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffy's creator, writer and director Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt ...

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror

Director: James A. Contner, Joss Whedon

Cast: David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Charisma Carpenter, Andy Hallett, Amy Acker

Producer: Gail Berman, Sandy Gallin

Writer: David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.

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American fantasy drama television series 95T

Television series about ghosts 108T

Saturn Award-winning television series 84T

10.

Vanilla Sky

2001 film by Cameron Crowe

Overview: Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film ...

Release date: 10 December 2001

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Director: Cameron Crowe

Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor

Producer: Bill Block, Fernando Bovaira

Writer: Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil

A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.

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Films about plastic surgery 32T

Films about suspended animation 33T

2000s American films 7,190T

11.

Underworld

2003 action horror film by Len Wiseman

Overview: Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Danny McBride, based on a story by Kevin Grevioux, Wiseman, and McBride. The ...

Release date: 8 September 2003

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Len Wiseman

Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy, Erwin Leder

Producer: Robert Bernacchi, Kevin Grevioux

Writer: Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman

Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by w ...

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2000s German films 732T

2000s British films 1,491T

2000s American films 7,191T

12.

The Water Horse

2007 American film

Overview: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (stylised on-screen as simply The Water Horse) is a 2007 fantasy film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's ...

Release date: 25 November 2007

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Jay Russell

Cast: Bruce Allpress, Geraldine Brophy, Eddie Campbell, Ben Chaplin, Peter Corrigan, Brian Cox

Producer: Robert Bernstein, David Brown

Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Dick King-Smith

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

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English-language fantasy drama films 15T

2000s British films 1,491T

2000s American films 7,191T

13.

The Prestige

2006 film by Christopher Nolan

Overview: The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Nolan and is based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest. It stars Hugh Jackman ...

Release date: 17 October 2006

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson

Producer: Christopher Ball, Valerie Dean

Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Two stage magicians engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films with screenplays selected in The Black List 118T

British historical thriller films 10T

14.

The Incredible Hulk

2008 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios

Overview: The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. Produced by Marvel Studios and Valhalla Motion Pictures, and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is ...

Release date: 6 June 2008

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure

Director: Louis Leterrier

Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell

Producer: Avi Arad, Stephen Broussard

Writer: Zak Penn, Stan Lee

Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One films 6T

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One 8T

2000s English-language films 4,269T

15.

The Grudge

2004 film written by Stephen Susco and directed by Takashi Shimizu

Overview: The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 ...

Release date: 22 October 2004

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie

Producer: Doug Davison, Joseph Drake

Writer: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming ...

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Horror films featuring female antagonists 42T

The Grudge (film series) 6T

The Grudge (franchise) films 4T

16.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 feature film directed by Andrew Adamson, adaptation of the 1950 children's fantasy novel

Overview: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ann Peacock and the writing team of Christopher Markus ...

Release date: 7 December 2005

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Andrew Adamson

Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy

Producer: Andrew Adamson, Douglas Gresham

Writer: Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

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2000s English-language films 2,263T

2000s fantasy adventure films 128T

Films with screenplays by Andrew Adamson 6T

17.

The Amityville Horror

2005 horror film by Andrew Douglas

Overview: The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Douglas, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, and Philip Baker Hall. It also featured the debut of actress Chloë ...

Release date: 7 April 2005

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Andrew Douglas

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Nichols

Producer: Michael Bay, Matthew Cohan

Writer: Scott Kosar, Jay Anson

Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films about imaginary friends 13T

2000s supernatural horror films 120T

18.

The 13th Warrior

1999 film by John McTiernan

Overview: The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead, which is a loose adaptation of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn ...

Release date: 25 June 1999

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History

Director: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich, Omar Sharif, Anders T. Andersen

Producer: Lou Arkoff, Michael Crichton

Writer: Michael Crichton, William Wisher

A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at ...

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1990s English-language films 3,888T

Films produced by John McTiernan 5T

1990s action adventure films 39T

19.

Shutter

2008 American film

Overview: Shutter is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Masayuki Ochiai and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was written by Luke Dawson and is a remake on the 2004 Thai film of the same name ...

Release date: 19 March 2008

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Masayuki Ochiai

Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley, Maya Hazen

Producer: Paiboon Damrongchaitham, Boosaba Daoruang

Writer: Luke Dawson, Parkpoom Wongpoom

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be con ...

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American rape and revenge films 118T

Films scored by Nathan Barr 30T

Vertigo Entertainment films 45T

20.

Queen of the Damned

2002 film by Michael Rymer

Overview: Queen of the Damned is a 2002 horror film directed by Michael Rymer from a screenplay by Scott Abbott and Michael Petroni, and based on the 1988 novel The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, the third novel ...