Movies and TvShows featuring "strangeness" theme.

In 1948 Tokyo, just right after the war, Kanna Kusakabe had just become a second-year at a high school when she meets the new language teacher, Akihiko Chuzenji. Mysterious supernatural things keep happening around Kanna. Once again today, Kanna is going to open the doors to the library prep room to seek help from the surly Chuzenji-sensei who is waiting inside.

In 1850s New Zealand, a mute woman and her daughter arrive for an arranged marriage. The woman is soon caught in a love triangle with her new husband and a local worker on the plantation. The story explores themes of desire, isolation, and cultural clash.

After a decade of estrangement, troubled actor Andrew Largeman returns home for his mother's funeral. He reconnects with old friends, meets a pathological liar named Sam, and learns to confront his emotions and live a more authentic life.

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Atlanta businessmen Lewis, Ed, Bobby, and Drew decide to canoe down the fictional Cahulawassee River in the remote Georgia wilderness, expecting to have fun and see the glory of nature before the river valley is flooded over by the upcoming construction of a dam and lake. The four encounter hostile locals, and during a pit stop, Ed and Bobby are brutally attacked by hillbillies. Lewis intervenes and kills one of the attackers, while the other escapes. The group decides to bury the dead body and keep the incident a secret. As they continue their journey, they face dangerous rapids, and Drew mysteriously disappears. Ed, Bobby, and Lewis reach a town and report the incident to the authorities, but suspicion lingers. Despite their efforts to keep the truth hidden, the men are haunted by their traumatic experiences.

In 'Taking Lives,' a skilled FBI profiler is called to help solve a series of murders committed by a mysterious killer who assumes the identities of his victims. As the investigation progresses, the profiler must navigate a web of deceit and false identities while facing a personal and professional race against time.

Reporter Na-yeong and her partner investigate a series of mysterious deaths and a perplexing case where her source was allegedly already dead at the time of their interview. Together they end up confronting a terrifying truth.

Set in the 1880s, Swept from the Sea follows the gripping tale of a Russian immigrant servant who falls in love with a shipwrecked stranger. Amidst the backdrop of the industrial revolution and a typhoid epidemic, they must navigate the tensions of their illegitimate relationship and face the prejudice and xenophobia of a rural setting. Their passionate love story is intertwined with themes of sacrifice, bravery, and the pursuit of happiness.

Yuji and Yuriko's peaceful life shatters when an old diary belonging to Yuji's great-uncle Sadaichi, who died in the war, is discovered. The pages are full of an obsession with life... and one strange phrase: "I want to devour the bird—Hikuidori." From that day on, eerie phenomena start to haunt those connected to the diary. As the nightmare deepens, a strong will to live—once buried with Sadaichi—begins to twist the past and bleed into reality.

In the small town of Castle Rock, a new shop called 'Needful Things' opens, offering items that fulfill people's deepest desires. However, as the residents become obsessed with their newfound possessions, chaos and violence ensue. It's up to the sheriff to uncover the truth behind the sinister shop owner's intentions.

A secret experimental lab accident creates a black hole, which actually hides a highly advanced alien intelligence, that wants to take over the universe. Of course this begins by transmitting crazy trippy messages encoded to turn humanity into zombies!! Watch out outer space, this plan 9 goes to 11! Doctor Strain, A Black Hole, Aliens, Brains, Zombies and Unicorns. Everything is here! A quirky mind bending experimental science fiction satire.

In the midst of World War Two, a group of Russian soldiers embark on a dangerous mission, facing the challenges of war and discovering the true meaning of friendship.

A motorcycle accident in the city will be the precursor to a series of bizarre phenomena being revealed consecutively. Meanwhile, a girl named Yoko possesses a second sight which allows her to see strange things invisible to others.

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted is a dream-like and surreal musical performance that explores themes of heartbreak, sexuality, and subconsciousness. It follows a female protagonist and musician who goes through an erotic nightmare in a multi-media stage production. The performance features experimental and avant-garde elements, with a focus on love, strangeness, and surrealism.

A teenage boy is playing an online "suicide game" where he must complete 50 challenges in 50 days.

Mateo is an unscrupulous young real estate agent. He lives in a house where nothing is lacking, but his well-off life will be disturb one morning because of the presence of an intruder.

The Pollard family is calmly discussing their impending death by atom bomb when Mrs. Pollard recounts a dream in which she sensually bathes herself in the "Tears of Neglected Children."

The fine folks at EIT have spent years digging thought thrift establishments, video caverns, and haunted houses throughtout the country in order to create the most mind-melting VHS mash-up imaginable. Literally thousands of hours of video gold have been chopped up into millions of pieces and gluded back together into an ever-multiplying bizarre path to allegorical self-enlightenment and surreal resurrection. Obviously!

In Three Businessmen, two businessmen find themselves lost in a strange village and embark on a surreal journey filled with philosophical discussions, satirical commentary, and strange occurrences. Along the way, they befriend the locals, experience moments of surrealism, and encounter the wonders and absurdities of life.

A series of tableaux illustrating the life and death of a celebrated 19th century German opera singer.