The Best Dark Movies to Watch on Hoopla
If you’re ready to unleash your dark side, there are plenty of fantastic picks to enjoy, from pitch black comedy to crime thrillers and dystopian sci-fi. Here are the best and dark-themed movies and shows to stream right now.
A filmmaker chases — and then struggles to escape — a shady figure in this fascinating and disturbing documentary.
Yet another tortured-soul-thriller-banger by one of American indie cinema's best.
Though ultimately unsatisfying, there are still intriguing highbrow patches in this psychological thriller.
With knockout performances and a nuanced understanding of its subject matter, The Inspection serves as a necessary testimony of what it’s like to join an old-school institution in a new age.
An unapologetically harsh horror film that maintains tension all the way through.
An ice-cold quest for truth and justice, with a cool and calculated lead performance.
A harrowing, uncompromising account of efforts to save LGBTQ+ Chechens from Russian authorities.
A sleek, stylish spy thriller that depicts Berlin at the tipping point.
The new girl discovers a chilling town secret in this underrated, challenging neo-noir.
Peter Greenaway plays with structure and numbers in this surreal, quirky crime comedy.
In his final film, Andrei Tarkovsky contemplates the end of the world in this meditative modern twist to the Sacrifice of Isaac.
A not-so-funny, thriller-esque documentary about the wild world of competitive tickling.
Two Mexican schoolgirls forge a frightening friendship in this morbid coming-of-age horror.
The master of the thrill returns to giallo in this terrifying serial killer thriller.
No subtitles, no translation, just Ukranian sign language and a downward spiral into violence.
A dictator and his grandson try to escape the revolution in this bleak, satiric drama.
A marriage collapses in a terrifying end in this iconic cult horror classic.
An unpleasant, bizarre, yet brilliant drama about the dark side of man and his best friend.
A Maori family survives in an alienating Auckland in this raw, tragic drama.
A unique romantic comedy that takes dark and unexpected turns.
A subversive, gothic character study anchored by Florence Pugh’s ferocious breakout performance .
A dark comedy about failed British terrorists that mixes accuracy with hilariousness .
Two detectives hunt down a serial killer in one of Spain’s Deep South towns.
