The Best Dark Movies to Watch on The Roku Channel
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.
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 ice-cold quest for truth and justice, with a cool and calculated lead performance.
A difficult but important watch about the real-life child abuse ring that went overlooked in England .
The new girl discovers a chilling town secret in this underrated, challenging neo-noir.
A Ken Loach type of vibe drives The Selfish Giant to be an interesting mix between anger, desperation, and the beauty and humor often found in tough circumstances (think I, Daniel Blake but with kids as main characters). This sort of contemporary fable tells the story of two friends who skip school and hustle for work from a local scrap-dealer. […]
A unique romantic comedy that takes dark and unexpected turns.
A subversive, gothic character study anchored by Florence Pugh’s ferocious breakout performance .
The line between good and evil blurs in this dusty, gritty Outback Western.
A dark comedy about failed British terrorists that mixes accuracy with hilariousness .
Christine is about Christine Chubbuck, an awkward and complex reporter who was the first person ever to commit suicide on live TV. Rebecca Hall is terrific as Chubbuck and goes to great lengths to communicate the personality of her subject matter. The movie might seem slow at times, and her acting off, but it’ll all […]
Identical twins spiral into a bloody identity crisis in Cronenberg’s body-horror cult film.
Never has evil been so darn fun to watch. Bridget (Linda Fiorentino) is such a captivating villainess, you’ll actually find yourself rooting for her at times in this noirish take on…, I don’t know what, but it involves drug money, double-crosses, lots of witty repartee and cat-and-mouse manipulation that will make your stomach hurt. The […]
A bloody and campy cult horror classic that fully embraces its B-movie premise.
A shallow procedural that attempts to grapple with systemic misogyny while being oblivious to its own.
Stellar filmmaking in support of a punishingly bleak series of storylines.
It has a promising premise and a compelling lead, but Corner Office isn’t a memorable entry into the ever-growing canon of corporate dark comedies.
A peculiar Western that might not please everyone if it wasn’t for its main star, Kurt Russel. It’s a mix between classic western material, a horror flick, and a fantasy movie. Yes, it’s a lot. And not only that, it can be slow at times. However, in those perks it also finds a lot of […]
