The Best Dark Movies to Watch on Kanopy
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.
A surreal horrific beach vacation made possible by nepotistic wealth and state-sponsored hedonism.
An unapologetically harsh horror film that maintains tension all the way through.
The past comes on a farmer’s doorstep in this subtle reinvention of the classic Western icon.
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.
Demons, and AI, are unleashed in this creepy pseudo-documentary of a strange late night incident.
Mother and daughter reconcile through this emotional recounting of their tragic relationship.
A gritty coming-of-age drama that doubles as an authentic immersion into an Italian-Roma family.
A grim yet witty dark comedy classic from Britain’s post-war era.
The new girl discovers a chilling town secret in this underrated, challenging neo-noir.
An unsettling but important social horror from the director of The Babadook.
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.
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 Golden Lion-winning moralistic tale from slow cinema master Lav Diaz.
