A guide to films that express social realism or escapism; and a guide to culturally important films that may reveal a character's thoughts, dreams, or motivations.
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Cults
Children of the CornA young couple find themselves stranded in the rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, where they encounter a mysterious religious sect of children. But nowhere in town are there any adults. The horror grows to a blood-curdling climax as the two new visitors learn the horrifying secret behind the prospering corn fields.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE STEPHEN
ISBN: 0014381729726
Publication Date: 1984
ColoniaA young woman's (Emma Watson) desperate search for her abducted boyfriend (Daniel Brühl) draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, an ex-Nazi cult from which no one has ever escaped.
Publication Date: 2015
The EndlessTwo brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE ENDLESS
ISBN: B07BLJ976L
Publication Date: 2018
Eyes Wide ShutA wife's admission of unfulfilled sexual longings plunges Dr. William Harford, a New Yorker, into an erotic odyssey that could destroy his marriage and ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE EYES
ISBN: B000VXWXTC
Publication Date: 1999
FaultsClaire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit Ansel, one of the world's foremost experts on mind control to kidnap and deprogram her. However, once the process is underway, Ansel realizes he may not be the one in control.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE FAULTS
ISBN: B00V0CLU1A
Publication Date: 2014
MandyThe quiet life of devoted couple Red and Mandy takes a dark and bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader seek to possess Mandy, body and soul. A shocking assault on the innocent pair leads to a spiraling, surreal, bloody rampage of all out, mind-altering vengeance.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE MANDY
ISBN: B07FDN2VB9
Publication Date: 2018
Martha Marcy May Marlene"After escaping from a dangerous cult and the watchful eye of its charismatic leader, a young woman named Martha tries to reclaim a normal life with her family. But the haunting memories from Martha's past trigger a chilling paranoia, and nowhere seems safe as the fragile line between her reality and delusions begin to blur."
Call Number: DVD MOVIE MARTHA
ISBN: B006OV7RQ4
Publication Date: 2011
Messiah of EvilA woman arrives in a sleepy seaside town after receiving unsettling letters from her father, only to discover the town is under the influence of a strange cult that weeps tears of blood and hunger for human flesh.
Publication Date: 1973
MidsommarA young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish festival where things quickly go awry.
Call Number: MOVIE MIDSOMMAR
ISBN: B07VP6V6HN
Publication Date: 2019
The Other LambFor her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE LAMB
ISBN: 0030306959092
Publication Date: 2019
Silent HillRose cannot accept the medical diagnosis that her daughter, who suffers nightmarish trances, is going insane. Over the protests of her husband, Rose flees with their child, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill. There, Rose is hoping that Sharon's trances can be explained.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE SILENT
ISBN: 1424803462
Publication Date: 2006
Sound of My VoiceA filmmaker and his girlfriend set out to expose the beautiful leader of a cult, who claims to be from the future. But the more they explore, the more danger they face in this 'an intricate and taut thriller'.
Call Number: MOVIE SOUND
ISBN: B008R9GXZC
Publication Date: 2011
Starry EyesDejected after a seemingly endless series of failed auditions, Aspiring Hollywood starlet Sarah lands a job with a mysterious production company that promises great things - if only she can withstand the grueling mental and physical transformation that her new role requires.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE STARRY
ISBN: 0030306821597
Publication Date: 2014
V/H/S/2Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house and find another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student's disappearance.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE V/H/S
ISBN: 0876964005937
Publication Date: 2013
V/H/S/94After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police swat team launch a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE V/H/S/94
ISBN: 0014381137057
Publication Date: 2021
The VoidShortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures.
Publication Date: 2016
The Wicker ManWhen a young girl mysteriously disappears, Police Sergeant Howie travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But this pastoral community, led by the strange Lord Summerisle, is not what it seems.
Call Number: MOVIE WICKER
ISBN: B000FUF6QS
Publication Date: 1973
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