Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "repressed-anger"

1. Wicked Little Letters (2023)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.

Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones

Votes: 10,998

2. Shame (2011)

NC-17 | 101 min | Drama

A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Lucy Walters

Votes: 206,297 | Gross: $4.00M

3. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Andrews

Votes: 177,554 | Gross: $17.84M

4. A Serious Man (2009)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed

Votes: 149,971 | Gross: $9.19M

5. Paprika (2006)

R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya

Votes: 96,995 | Gross: $0.88M

6. Butter (I) (2011)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.

Director: Jim Field Smith | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 22,466 | Gross: $0.07M

7. The Weight of Water (2000)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hurley

Votes: 10,038 | Gross: $0.10M

8. The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)

R | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A disturbed woman is haunted by memories of childhood abuse, which culminates in a murder spree.

Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown, Peggy Feury

Votes: 2,548

9. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder

Votes: 13,256 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Storage Hunters (2011–2013)

Reality-TV

A group of hunters join in a bidding war for storage lockers that could be a win or a bust.

Stars: Sean Kelly, Cam Rowe, Brandon Bernier, Lori Bernier

Votes: 1,641

11. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama

An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point.

Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary, Robin Tunney

Votes: 3,530 | Gross: $3.71M

12. Le petit baigneur (1968)

96 min | Comedy

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires... See full summary »

Director: Robert Dhéry | Stars: Louis de Funès, Andréa Parisy, Franco Fabrizi, Michèle Alexandre

Votes: 4,575

13. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

14. Ombline (2012)

95 min | Drama

The journey of a young mother in a prison with her baby boy.

Director: Stéphane Cazes | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Nathalie Bécue, Corinne Masiero, Catherine Salée

Votes: 306

15. Vanilla Cake (2016)

8 min | Short, Horror

Alex's 16th birthday quickly takes a turn when he begins to discover the horror that is brewing under the surface of his family.

Director: Crystal Pastis | Stars: Julie Mitchell, Coleton Ray

Votes: 108

16. Embrace of the Scorpions

Short, Crime, Drama | Announced

The relationship between an obsessive widower and a self-destructive medical administrator reaches a crisis point when they discover dark secrets about each other during a one-night stand.

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Marybeth Paul, Corey Wells

17. Spark (2008)

Short, Comedy

'Spark' tells the story of Thelma Ellison, who has spent her whole life taking orders and repressing her true desires. She's pushed over the edge when she finds out her pretentious artist ... See full summary »

Director: Joi Foley | Stars: Eleanor Wilson, Philip Willingham, Sheila Mitchell, Crystal Franceschini

18. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Two-Face: Part I (1992)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

District Attorney Harvey Dent hides a deep dark secret: He has a second personality, Big Bad Harv, a tough gangster.

Director: Kevin Altieri | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Bob Hastings, Richard Moll, Murphy Cross

Votes: 3,907

19. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson (1997)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Unstable housewife Becka Paulson accidentally shoots herself in the head, survives and suddenly becomes more intelligent. And strangely, a photo is talking to her.

Director: Steven Weber | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, John Diehl, Bill Dow, Marilyn Norry

Votes: 410

20. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Schizogeny (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenager becomes the prime suspect in his stepfather's odd murder. Mulder is not buying it since the man was literally swallowed by the ground. After another parent is killed, the suspicion falls on someone close to the kids.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Chad Lindberg, Sarah-Jane Redmond

Votes: 3,491

21. Sailor Moon (1992–1997)
Episode: The Birth of Black Lady, the Queen of Darkness (1994)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Chibi-Usa is kidnapped by Wiseman. Who brainwashes her into thinking her parents don't love her and transforms her into a villain called Black Lady.

Directors: Jun'ichi Satô, Hiroki Shibata, Kunihiko Ikuhara | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara

Votes: 76

22. Murder by the Book (2006– )
Episode: Sandra Brown (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Housewife and church-member Betty Gore is found murdered in her own home. She has been axed to death 41 times. Wylie Police Department's investigation tracks down Betty's friend Candace ... See full summary »

Directors: Brian Coughlin, David Cargill, Gabe Torres | Stars: Ron McLarty, Thaine H. Allison Jr., Michael Boseman, Michael Garvin

23. R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010–2014)
Episode: Funhouse (2013)

TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kelly begins to notice that her brother has been acting strangely. As their dysfunctional family takes a toll on his psyche, he finds solace in a sinister fun-house run by a creepy carny.

Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Macayla Bre-Ann Woodley, James Pizzinato, Debbie Podowski

Votes: 91