The Best Raw Movies to Watch (Page 8)
Usually, what makes a movie memorable are the scenes and provoke raw, unadulterated emotions. Whether you’re into suspenseful thrillers or emotional dramas, we’ve rounded up the best movies and shows to stream now for a raw emotional experience.
See, low budget films do work! Like Crazy schools other romantic films on what they should all be: cute and sweet but also frustrating and nerve-wracking. Felicity Jones is absolutely fantastic here, she stars as a British girl who falls in love with an American, Jacob, while in college. On a whim, she overstays her visa […]
Jacques Tati's lost film enchants again, this time through a hand-painted father-daughter drama.
A grieving woman deals with the worst of fates in this challenging, disquieting riverside drama.
A sincere portrayal of the gritty British working class life through the coming-of-age story of a girl who loves rap music and dancing to it. It features a stunning and powerful performance from newcomer Katie Jarvis who had no acting experience whatsoever, and who was cast in the street after she was spotted fighting. She plays Mia, a 15 […]
Identical twins spiral into a bloody identity crisis in Cronenberg’s body-horror cult film.
An impulsive man remembers a life of foolish, graceless choices in this sprawling, affectionate drama.
A lost violin bears witness to the world’s search for the sublime in this ambitious anthology.
Based off the real life experiences of the film’s writer, Jack Asser, Starred Up is a gritty crime drama set within a violent offenses prison in the UK. The film’s name references a youthful offender who, by virtue of his crimes, is sent to an adult facility. The film hums along like a taut bit […]
An unflinchingly honest family drama from a young filmmaker, authentic down to its imperfections.
Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most gripping thrillers in recent years. It starts in a morgue where a corpse of a deceased femme fatale goes missing. Her husband is the first person to be suspected as evidence starts pointing to him for killing his wife and hiding the body. He is called by […]
Kate Winslet's feature debut in Peter Jackson's hallucinatory world.
Luc Besson crafts one of film’s most iconic femme fatales in this stylish spy thriller.
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This slow-burn thriller delivers bloody thrills and twists .
An unflinching and poignant movie about revolution and all its messy, brutal consequences.
This is the follow-up film by the director of the (also) excellent and intense Blue Ruin. Like that film, Green Room often subverts genre expectations. The basic premise: a lefty punk band winds up taking a show at a skinhead club because they are desperate for cash. The show goes well, but afterward the band […]
Lars von Trier breaks his rules in the tearjerking first film of the Golden Heart trilogy.
A young girl is looking for her father while struggling to care for her family. The film is bleak and slow but great performances from the cast, especially the lead, will keep you engaged throughout. The story has a very real, raw, and natural feeling to it, so natural in fact that at times, you will […]
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Somehow an art house film, horror, and romance all in one, Let the Right One In explores the boundaries of its genres with unprecedented finesse, and offers a stunning alternative for those disappointed with recent vampire love stories. From its haunting minimalist imagery to its incredible score, it is persistently beautiful. The film follows twelve-year-old […]
Love, betrayal, and death await three characters in this uncompromising, layered drama.
A formless and toothless stand-up special comprised of lazy jokes.
In the crowded genre of Mafia movies, Gomorrah finds its originality in not romanticizing anything. It’s authentically gripping, violent without being excessively violent, and something that can only be described as a masterpiece of Italian cinema. It follows different protagonists’ entry into organised crime in Naples, with the two main ones taking their inspiration from American gangster characters. Just […]
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A Cormac McCarthy novel adaptation (like No Country for Old Men), The Road is an apocalypse movie set in a ‘scorched Earth’ rendition of the world. It follows a father (played by Viggo Mortensen) and his son as they battle to survive everyday life. Throughout the movie, the son’s trust in his father grows and shrinks depending […]
