Topic: Kidnappings · Disappearances

Direction Nic Pizzolatto · Cary Joji Fukunaga

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

Synopsis TV Series (2014). 8 Episodes. Two detectives, Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, lives become entangled during a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana... True Detective is a new series on HBO that follows the lives of detectives on...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

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

Synopsis It is the story of Gondo, a shoe company executive (Toshirô Mifune) planning a boardroom intrigue to gain control of the company. He has raised the capital for his plan, when word comes that his son has been kidnapped for...

Direction Jonathan Demme

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

Synopsis Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of criminally insane ex-psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins his victims and who has...

Direction Orson Welles

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

Synopsis Touch of Evil (1958) is a gripping film noir set in a corrupt border town. The story begins with a dramatic car explosion, drawing the attention of Mexican narcotics officer Miguel Vargas and his American wife, Susie. As Vargas investigates...

Direction John Ford

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

Synopsis The Searchers (1956) follows Ethan Edwards, a hardened Civil War veteran, who returns to his brother's Texas ranch. After a Comanche raid leaves his family dead and his niece Debbie abducted, Ethan embarks on a relentless years-long quest to find...

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

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

Synopsis In Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016), a small town is thrown into chaos when a young boy mysteriously vanishes. His friends, family, and the local police chief embark on a frantic search, uncovering dark secrets, supernatural forces, and a mysterious...

Direction John Huston

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

Synopsis In Key Largo (1948), a disillusioned WWII veteran visits a remote Florida hotel to pay respects to the family of a fallen comrade. He finds the lodge overrun by a ruthless gangster and his henchmen, who are hiding out during...

Direction Park Chan-wook

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

Synopsis In Oldboy (2003), a man named Oh Dae-su is mysteriously imprisoned in a cell resembling a hotel room for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly released, he embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance, determined to uncover the identity of his...

Direction Joel Coen

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

Synopsis Fargo (1996) is a dark crime drama set in the snowy landscapes of Minnesota. The story follows Jerry Lundegaard, a desperate car salesman who orchestrates a kidnapping scheme to extort money from his wealthy father-in-law. He hires two criminals to...

Direction William Wyler

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

Synopsis Freddie Clegg isn't sure if he can carry out his plan for "her" until he stumbles across an isolated house for sale in the English countryside, the house he spots while he's butterfly collecting. The "her" is London based art...

Direction Lenny Abrahamson

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

Synopsis In Room (2015), a young woman named Joy has been imprisoned in a small, soundproof shed for seven years, where she raises her five-year-old son, Jack, who was born in captivity. To protect him, she creates an entire world within...

Direction Alejandro Amenábar

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

Synopsis In Thesis (1996), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, a young film student named Ángela becomes entangled in a dark investigation while researching her thesis on violence in media. After discovering a snuff film in her university's archives, she teams up with...

Direction Brad Ingelsby · Craig Zobel

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

Synopsis Mare of Eastown (TV Miniseries) (2021) follows Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective grappling with personal struggles while investigating a local murder. As she delves into the case, the tight-knit community's secrets and tensions unravel, exposing deep-rooted fractures. Mare's determination...

Direction Otto Bathurst

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

Synopsis A twisted parable for the Twitter age, Black Mirror taps into the collective unease about our modern world. The first episode is a political thriller in which fictional Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess...

Direction Mugita Kinoshita · Norio Nitta

Synopsis TV Series (2021). 13 Episodes. Kotogawa is an eccentric, reticent 41-year-old taxi driver who has no relatives and does not have much to do with others. He does have conversations with his customers, including a college student who wants to...

Direction Bruno Stagnaro

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

Synopsis TV Series (2017-2018). 2 Seasons. 15 Episodes.

Direction Michelangelo Antonioni

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

Synopsis A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair. Antonioni’s penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation and the...

Direction Denis Villeneuve

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

Synopsis Prisoners (2013) follows the harrowing story of two young girls who go missing on Thanksgiving Day in a small town. As the police, led by Detective Loki, struggle to find leads, the desperate fathers of the girls take matters into...

Direction Frantisek Vlácil

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

Synopsis A minor Czech clan falls afoul of the King in medieval times, against the backdrop of Christianity replacing Paganism.

Direction Baran bo Odar · Jantje Friese

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

Synopsis In the small German town of Winden, the disappearance of two children unravels a complex web of interconnected families, secrets, and time travel. Dark (TV Series) (2017) explores the ripple effects of these events across multiple timelines, revealing a haunting...