Why It Is Trending: Raw Confession Meets Millennial Chaos A bold and brutally honest romantic dramedy, Messy  dives headfirst into the contradictions of modern relationships — messy, hilarious, and painfully real.Written, directed, and led by Alexi Wasser , the film follows Stella Fox , a self-aware, sexually liberated love addict who escapes Los Angeles for New York after a devastating breakup. Over one hot, restless summer, Stella navigates a series of doomed flings, podcas

The Search That Consumes Haunting, poetic, and unnervingly raw, Matthew Michael Ross’s Invisible  pulls viewers into a psychological labyrinth of guilt, addiction, and human fragility.It ’s not just a mystery — it’s a mirror held up to the hidden pain that lives in the spaces between friendship, memory, and survival. Through delicate storytelling and stark realism, Invisible  examines the devastating cost of invisibility — both emotional and societal — when those suffering ar

Double Lives and Dangerous Desires Playful, stylish, and unexpectedly soulful, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man  redefines the modern romantic comedy through disguise, deception, and identity. Based on a real story, this genre-bending film fuses crime, comedy, and romance  into a witty meditation on authenticity — and how pretending to be someone else can sometimes reveal who you truly are. Gary Johnson (Glen Powell)  is a mild-mannered philosophy professor who moonlights for the

A Crisis Without a Name The queen of precision thrillers, Kathryn Bigelow , detonates a new level of political anxiety with A House of Dynamite , a cerebral, nerve-twisting drama about the fragility of global peace in the age of AI and misinformation. Set in the chaos following a mysterious, unclaimed missile launch , the film becomes both a nuclear countdown thriller  and a psychological study of leadership , asking the ultimate question: When humanity faces extinction, will

Zombies, Cameras, and Father-Son Chaos What happens when a small-town teen filmmaker accidentally casts his undead dad in a zombie movie? Cooper Roberts’ All You Need Is Blood  answers that question with gleeful absurdity, heartfelt chaos, and buckets of blood. Equal parts zombie comedy, coming-of-age story, and love letter to DIY filmmaking , this clever indie gem reinvigorates the undead genre with humor, sincerity, and a dash of splatter-era nostalgia. Set in an unassuming

A Mirror to Hollywood’s Forgotten Souls A haunting and unflinching look at the film industry’s hidden scars, John Lacy’s “Everyone Asked About You”  dives deep into the psychological toll of fame and artistic ambition. With an ensemble cast led by Rachel Bailit , John Lacy , and Michael Shamus Wiles , the film bridges Hollywood’s golden nostalgia  with its most painful truths — exposing how young performers are shaped, used, and often broken by the pursuit of success. Everyon

A surreal and deeply unsettling fusion of romance, dark humor, and body horror — Together  dares to ask: how close is too close? Directed and written by Michael Shanks , and starring real-life couple Dave Franco  and Alison Brie , this chilling yet emotional film dissects love, co-dependency, and physical transformation with both tenderness and terror. When Love Becomes a Monster Years into their relationship, Tim (Dave Franco) and Millie (Alison Brie) move to the countryside

A Psychological Romantic Heist Thriller The film Diamond Sky  is a British psychological thriller/drama and the directorial debut of Felix Mackenzie. It follows a young couple, Lucan Lowry (Hassan Najib) and Alice Lane (Elena Rivers), who are stifled by the constraints of their world and seek liberation in a high-stakes diamond heist. The film blends a crime narrative with a fractured love story, ultimately revealing a mind-bending psychological portrait where the pursuit of

When Grief Forces a Family to Face Themselves Regretting You  is a 2025 romantic drama directed by Josh Boone  ( The Fault in Our Stars ) and adapted from the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover . The screenplay, co-written with Susan McMartin , translates Hoover’s signature blend of heartbreak, family conflict, and redemption to the screen. The story centers on Morgan Grant  (played by Allison Williams ) and her teenage daughter Clara  ( McKenna Grace ), whose strained relat

When Silence Speaks Louder Than Redemption Anemone  is a 2025 British-American drama directed by Ronan Day-Lewis , co-written with his father, Daniel Day-Lewis , marking the legendary actor’s return to the screen after his 2017 retirement. Set in the rugged landscapes of Northern England , the film follows Jem  (Sean Bean), who ventures deep into the woods to reconcile with his estranged brother Ray  (Daniel Day-Lewis), a hermit haunted by decades of guilt and family tragedy.

When Home Becomes a Prison and a Window Becomes the World Amerikatsi  (2022) is a deeply moving drama written, directed, and starred in by Michael A. Goorjian , exploring what it means to belong to a homeland you’ve never truly known. Set in 1947 Soviet Armenia , the film follows Charlie Bakhchinyan , an Armenian-American who returns to his ancestral country after surviving the genocide as a child — only to find himself wrongly imprisoned by the Soviet regime. From his prison

A Low-Budget Post-Apocalyptic Redemption Story The film is an independent action-drama set in a dystopian future where a second Ice Age has left the world a frozen, anarchic wasteland. It follows James (Lenni Uitto), a ruthless and broken lone bounty hunter, who finds an unexpected path to redemption when he saves a little girl named Meg (Riley Hardy) from the various factions fighting for power in the collapsed world. The film is noted for being a passionately produced indie

A Darkly Quirky Tale of Escape and Connection Sunlight  is a hilariously dark and unconventional love story that follows two people on the edge of life who find purpose and romance through an unlikely connection. The film is the feature-length directorial debut of comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti , who also co-wrote the script with co-star Shenoah Allen . It centers on Jane ( Nina Conti ), a woman hiding from her toxic life inside a full-sized monkey costume, and Roy  (

The Incendiary Crisis of Masculinity The film is a raw, psychological drama about a man's collapse into a misogynistic cult, nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Manodrome  is a 2023 American-British drama and thriller film with a 15 certificate  and a runtime of 1 hour and 35 minutes  (95 minutes). It is written and directed by South African filmmaker John Trengove  (in his U.S. debut). The plot centers on Ralphie (Jesse Eisenberg) , a working-class man

A Dark, Gritty British Crime Horror Protein  is a British crime and horror film with an 18 certificate  and a runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes  (100 minutes). Written and directed by Tony Burke , the film is a dark, provocative take on gang violence and extreme fixation. The plot centers on an ex-soldier  turned gym-obsessed serial killer  who begins murdering and eating local drug dealers for their protein. This act of cannibalism inadvertently sparks a brutal and bloodthir

A Psychological and Erotic Horror-Thriller Bone Lake  is an American horror and thriller film with an 18 certificate  and a runtime of 1 hour and 34 minutes . Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan  and written by Joshua Friedlander , the film follows a couple, Sage (Maddie Hasson)  and Will (Alex Roe) , whose romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is ruined when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and unsettling couple, Diego (Marco Pigossi)  and Cin

A Gothic Remake of the Domestic Thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle  is an American thriller and horror film with an R rating. It is a highly anticipated remake of the 1992 film  of the same name. Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera  (known for Huesera ), the film's plot revolves around an upscale suburban mother, Caitlin Morales (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) , who hires a new nanny, Polly Murphy (Maika Monroe) , into her home. The mother soon discovers the new nanny is not w

A Chilling Political Thriller of Fear, Power, and Responsibility In A House of Dynamite , Academy Award–winning director Kathryn Bigelow  delivers a gripping political thriller that examines how one untraceable missile threatens to unravel global order — and the human minds behind it. When a single, unattributed nuclear launch  is detected heading toward the United States, the world teeters on the brink. Inside the White House and across military command centers, chaos unfold

A Dark and Gritty UK Crime Drama Reputation  is a British crime drama film with a runtime of 1 hour and 23 minutes  and an 18 certificate . Directed by Martin Law , the film is a dark, gritty look at the criminal underworld. The plot centers on Wes (James Nelson-Joyce) , a drug dealer who begins to question his life and choices when his highly violent partner-in-crime, Tommy (Kyle Rowe) , is released from prison. Set in a Northern UK town, the film explores themes of loyalty

A Gritty, Emotional Indie Thriller Take from Me  is an American thriller film with a runtime of 1 hour and 50 minutes . Written and directed by West Eldredge , the film follows John Harker (Ethan McDowell) , a local man grappling with profound grief, whose life takes an intriguing turn when a mysterious young woman, Elizabeth (Kyla Diane Kennedy) , buys his old farmhouse. As their connection deepens, the sudden disappearance of a local resident  raises the alarm for the poli