Movies and TvShows featuring "grim" theme.

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

A prison guard on death row discovers an inmate, John Coffey, who has the power to heal. As he forms a bond with John, he tries to save him from being executed.

The Shield follows Detective Vic Mackey, a corrupt cop who runs an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department known as the Strike Team. Mackey and his team engage in various criminal activities while also dealing with the consequences of their actions. As the series progresses, Mackey finds himself caught up in a web of police corruption, violence, and personal dilemmas.

Eighteen months after the destructive battle in Metropolis (Man of Steel), Superman has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has covertly operated in Gotham City as vigilante Batman for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with General Zod. Among the casualties were many people working in Wayne Enterprises headquarters when the tower collapsed. Superman, in his public identity as Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent, sees Batman as dangerous and seeks to expose him. LexCorp's mogul Lex Luthor also sees Superman as a threat and convinces Senator June Finch to help him recover kryptonite from Zod's failed terraforming attempt in the Indian Ocean. Finch later stonewalls Luthor's efforts to use Zod's DNA and the Kryptonian scout ship recovered from the battle to create a biological weapon. Wayne successfully infiltrates a fundraiser promoted by Luthor to retrieve data from LexCorp's mainframe, but his flash drive is stolen by mysterious antiques dealer Diana Prince, who learns that Luthor has files on several 'metahumans'; beings with superhuman abilities; herself, as well as a man with superhuman speed (Flash), a cybernetic body (Cyborg), and a man that lives underwater (Aquaman). Wayne later receives the drive back from her after she copies it. While decrypting the drive, he has a vision of a dystopian future where he sees a gigantic omega symbol etched into a desert landscape. Armed with a pistol, he leads a force of rebels against Superman. Batman is betrayed by his own men, captured and held prisoner by Superman's army. Superman approaches him, rips off his cowl and tells him he took everything from him. Superman then rips out Batman's heart. Wayne is snapped out of the vision by a mysterious time traveler, who warns him that Lois Lane has a crucial role to an impending threat, and that he must find the others. Before he vanishes, the time traveler yells that he's 'too soon' with his message. He later learns not only of Luthor's experiments with kryptonite, but also his ongoing investigation about metahumans including Prince herself, who is an immortal warrior. Batman attempts to retrieve Luthor's kryptonite in the Batmobile, but is intercepted by Superman, who orders him to cease his activities. Later, Finch summons Superman to a Congressional hearing at the U.S. Capitol to debate the validity of his actions. Using a man who was paralyzed by Superman's battle with Zod in Metropolis, Luthor masterminds a bombing that kills dozens of people by hiding the bomb in the man's wheelchair. Everyone in the chamber is killed, including Finch. Despite being seen carrying the injured out of the blast-zone, the public blames the bombing on Superman, who goes into self-imposed exile. Batman retrieves the kryptonite and prepares to launch a strike against Superman; building a powerful exoskeleton and kryptonite-powered arsenal. With Batman now having the kryptonite, Luthor activates the Genesis Chamber aboard the scout ship and splices his own DNA and Zod's. Luthor endangers Lois to lure Superman to LexCorp Tower, where he reveals that he has been aware of Superman's secrets for some time. Luthor blackmails Superman into confronting Batman by holding his adoptive mother, Martha Kent, hostage at an undisclosed location, anticipating that Batman would kill Superman with his kryptonite. Superman tries to reason with Batman, revealing that he knows his secrets, but leads to a fight in which Batman nearly kills Superman with a spear he'd fashioned from the kryptonite. Superman pleads for Batman to 'save Martha', which was also the latter's late mother's name, prompting him to come to his senses and realize Superman is not a threat. Upon learning of Luthor's plan, Batman leaves to rescue Martha while Superman confronts Luthor, who unleashes a monstrous artificially-bred creature (Doomsday) made with Kryptonian technology on the crashed ship. Superman and Batman join forces to fight him and are aided by an arriving Prince in her Amazonian attire, but are outmatched due to the creature's ability to absorb and redirect energy, becoming indestructible in the process. Realizing that their shared Kryptonian DNA results in shared vulnerabilities, Superman retrieves the kryptonite spear and impales the creature with it, while the creature stabs Superman with his bony spike, seemingly killing him. Luthor is arrested after Lane exposes his numerous crimes; when he is visited by Batman in prison, he gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful threats, of which he was taught about while manipulating the Kryptonian ship's technology. Batman threatens Luthor, and promises that he will always be watching him. A memorial is held for Superman in Metropolis, and as Clark is also declared dead. Wayne, Lane, Martha, and Prince attend a private funeral for Clark in Smallville. Martha passes an envelope to Lane, which contains an engagement ring from Clark. After the funeral, Wayne reveals to Prince that he plans to form a team (the Justice League) from Luthor's file subjects to protect the world in Superman's absence. Later, a faint heartbeat begins echoing from Clark's grave and the dirt around it begins to levitate.

Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. With the help of a witch's spell, she accidentally turns her mother into a bear. Together, they must mend their relationship and find a way to reverse the curse before it becomes permanent.

In 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation stumbles upon oil wealth, but their prosperity is shattered as they are targeted for murder. The FBI steps in to investigate and bring justice to those responsible.

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life. With the help of her father and her own wit, Nancy must confront the supernatural serial killer in order to survive.

In a post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter named Max agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits who are pillaging for fuel. Max must navigate the dangers of the wasteland and protect the community from the brutal gang.

In 1630s New England, a family is banished from their plantation and starts a small farm in the wilderness. When their baby goes missing, the family suspects witchcraft. As their faith wavers, they accuse each other of being witches and face horrifying consequences.

In the dead of winter in Wyoming, a bounty hunter escorts his prisoner to a cabin where they encounter suspicious characters. As a blizzard approaches, tensions rise and secrets are revealed.

Noa, frustrated with dating apps, meets Steve at a grocery store and they go on a date. She is smitten and agrees to a romantic weekend, but discovers Steve's unusual appetites.

Pulp novelist Holly Martins arrives in postwar Vienna to find his friend Harry Lime dead. As he investigates the circumstances of Harry's death, Holly discovers a criminal underworld and a conspiracy that involves betrayal and deception.

Mystic River tells the story of three childhood friends, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave, who are brought together again when Jimmy's daughter is murdered. As the investigation unfolds, the friends are forced to confront their own dark secrets and deal with the impact of the tragedy on their lives. The movie explores themes of loyalty, guilt, and vengeance, drawing the audience into a suspenseful and psychological thriller.

A Danish family goes on vacation in Tuscany and befriends a Dutch couple. They accept an invitation to visit the Dutch couple's remote rural house in the Netherlands. However, their pleasant weekend turns dark as the hosts display passive-aggressive behavior, abusive treatment of their son, and manipulation of the guests. The situation escalates when the hosts cross boundaries and reveal their true intentions of murder and abduction. The Danish family must fight for their lives and escape the evil couple's clutches.

In 'V/H/S/85 (2023),' an ominous broadcast brings viewers forgotten nightmares of the 1980s. A disaster recovery crew unwittingly unleashes the wrath of an ancient god, a mysterious lake resurrects the dead, a performance art piece makes contact with a creature from another realm, an undead bloodbath ensues, and a video tape captures a series of disturbing murders. Brace yourself for a bone-chilling and horrifying journey into the dark side of the 1980s.

In a post apocalyptic Australia, Max Rockatansky is exiled from Bartertown. He joins forces with a group of abandoned children to defy the town's leader and seek revenge. As they journey through the desert, Max discovers that he bears a striking resemblance to a man named Captain Walker, who was believed to lead the children to civilization. However, Max reveals that civilization is gone, and they must survive on their own. In the end, Max helps the children escape from Bartertown and finds a new settlement in the city of Sydney.

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) covered in blood and slumped in the backseat of a police car as it races to a hospital with lights and sirens blaring. He has just been shot in the face. The rest of the movie tells the story of Serpico's career up to this moment, starting with him becoming a police officer in 1960. He is very idealistic and believes in non-brutal methods to catch criminals. Serpico also refuses to join in on police corruption, specifically that which involves shaking down and taking payoffs from gambling and drug dealing organizations. His refusal to take bribes earns him the suspicion of his fellow officers throughout the majority of the precincts to which he is assigned. Additionally, Serpico finds trouble fitting in due to his embrace of the counterculture of the 1960s: He moves to Greenwich Village, grows his hair and beard long to the point where he must maintain a plainclothes appearance, and associates with a more left-wing crowd that is distrusting of the NYPD. At first Serpico tries appealing to his bosses about the corruption, but gets nowhere. He enlists a highly-connected fellow officer, Bob Blair (Tony Roberts) in his fight against corruption, but not even he can crack the city administration's general indifference. His campaign and the resulting complications and harassment within the department take a toll on his mental health and his relationship with fiancee Laurie (Barbara Eda-Young), who ultimately leaves him. After meeting a sympathetic police inspector who agrees to assist him with both disrupting the gambling rackets and later calling attention to the problem by going to the New York Times, he is transferred to narcotics, as he has always wanted. However, he finds himself in an even more corrupt and hostile atmosphere than before, where he has mostly enemies and almost no allies due to the reputation he has garnered. As a result, he is shot in the face during a raid on a heroin lab due to his fellow officers' reluctance to come to his aid. After being left for dead and eventually discovered by two uniformed officers, the story takes over from the beginning and shows a recuperating Serpico being tended to by his family and few remaining friends as well as being anonymously harassed with hate mail. At the end of the film, Serpico testifies to the Knapp Commission on police corruption. The film ends with him waiting to board a ship; despite being promoted to detective (a lifelong ambition of his) and being decorated by the department for "conspicuous bravery in action" (along with the two officers who abandoned him during the drug raid) he resigns from the NYPD and emigrates to Switzerland.

In the 19th century, Amsterdam Vallon returns to New York City's Five Points seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, who killed his father. He infiltrates Bill's inner circle and plans to kill him during a ceremony. Along the way, Amsterdam discovers a complicated love triangle and becomes involved in a criminal empire. Eventually, he confronts Bill and ends up exacting his revenge, but at a great cost. The movie explores themes of violence, corruption, and the struggle for power in a tumultuous time in American history.

Jules' life and career are shattered after a brutal homophobic attack. When he unexpectedly encounters one of his attackers, Preston, at a gay sauna, he decides to seek revenge.

Threads is a documentary-style drama that depicts the effects of a nuclear war on the city of Sheffield, England. The film follows the lives of several people as they struggle to survive amidst the chaos, destruction, and societal collapse caused by the nuclear holocaust. It explores themes of despair, radiation sickness, and the grim reality of life in a post-apocalyptic world.