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Rated: R Released In: 2017 Director: Armando Iannucci Box Office: 24.6 Million Where to Watch: Netflix   The Death of Stalin is a sarcastic comedy about the end of the USSR. Following Stalin’s closest friends and political colleagues, this movie will entertain anyone interested in history. If you’d like to examine the intricate political web the USSR was, or if you’d like to se...

Rated: Not Rated Released In: 2016 Director: Rob Burnett Box Office: Not Released to Theaters Where to Watch: Netflix   The Fundamentals of Caring is a feel-good movie about surviving tragedy. A writer named Ben, (Paul Rudd) filled with self-pity after losing someone important to him, takes a job as a disabled teenager’s (Craig Roberts) caregiver. They go on a road trip adv...

Rated: PG Released In: 1971 Director: Hal Ashby Box Office: Not Released Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, Google Play   Harold and Maude was nominated for a Golden Globe, and yet now it can’t even be found on a mainstream streaming platform. In it, an eccentrically depressed young man meets a lively and courageous 80-year-old woman, and their relationship changes both of their ...

Rated: R Released In: 1999 Director: Spike Jonze Box Office: 32.4 Million Where to Watch: Netflix   Being John Malkovich isn’t unpopular, but has nevertheless fallen into the background for most people. This dark comedy/drama answers a question many people have asked: how far will someone go to change who they are? In the instance of Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), all limits are pus...

Rated: PG Released In: 1985 Director: Jonathan Lynn Box Office: 14.6 Million Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, Google Play   If you like mystery, comedy, or eccentric characters, this is your movie. Based on the classic board game, this whodunnit has twists and turns the whole hour and a half, as a group of dinner guests try to figure out who among them is a murderer. And if you d...

Rated: R Released In: 1988 Director: Michael Lehmann Box Office: 1.1 Million Where to Watch: Hulu   To any thespians out there, Heathers isn’t new. The recent Broadway musical has boosted the story into popularity, however, the movie itself is arguably very different from the musical. The new plot, changed characters, and addition of songs to the musical, makes it drastically distincti...

Rated: R Released In: 2005 Director: Werner Herzog Box Office: 4.1 Million Where to Watch: Hulu   Grizzly Man is a documentary completely composed of the video journals of Timothy Treadmill, a Bear Grylls-wannabe who wanted to live among his favorite animal: the wild grizzly bear. Though it seems slow at first, it’s an interesting take on Treadmill’s character, and what it ta...

Rated: R Released In: 2011 Director: Drew Goddard Box Office: 66.5 Million Where to Watch: Hulu   This movie is popular with serious horror enthusiasts, but actually serves as a criticism of most slasher films. Following the story of five teenage friends vacationing in a cousin’s cabin in the woods, it features all the normal stereotypes: zombies, the woods, and many bloody ...

Rated: R Released In: 2000 Director: Darren Aronofsky Box Office: 7.4 Million Where to Watch: Hulu   Before recommending this movie it must be said that Requiem for a Dream features many disturbing events and contains triggering topics.   Requiem for a Dream is a movie that will stick with you for days, and not because of its already dark plot. It follows the story ...

Rated: Not Rated Released In: 2006 Director: Adam Elliot Box Office: 1.7 Million Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, Google Play   Are you interested in stop-motion, art, or crying? If so, this movie will probably entertain you. It’s the story of two penpals, a homely young girl in Australia and a man with Asperger’s Syndrome in New York. This story questions what it means to be friends and what it tak...

Rated: R Released In: 2014 Director: Dan Gilroy Box Office: 38.7 Million Where to Watch: Netflix   Though initially being popular, this movie has lost some popularity over the years. Jake Gyllenhaal portrays Louis Bloom, an odd burglar who survives on petty theft until he discovers a new calling: being a cameraman. However, he finds work by recording grizzly crime scenes for...

Rated: PG-13 Released In: 2010 Director: Edgar Wright Box Office: 48.1 Million Where to Watch: Netflix   This movie was unpopular upon release, but has since become a cult classic. This comedy tells the story of Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) and his journey to self-love, with awkward encounters and angry exes the entire way through. With interesting cinematography that mirrors...