Film
Last Breath
Other titles called Last Breath: the 2017 film, the 2025 film.
- Horror
- Survival thriller
- Very dark
A punchy eight-minute thriller about three women whose drive through the woods goes catastrophically wrong. It's the kind of short film that understands tension doesn't need feature length—efficient, visceral, and confident in what it's doing. For anyone who likes horror that doesn't waste a second.
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The Babadook2014
A mother and son spiral into psychological terror in their own home. Taut, deeply unsettling, and gorgeously made. The kind of horror that lingers far longer than its runtime.
But Heavily metaphorical storytelling about grief that some find frustratingly oblique rather than scary.
Starry Eyes2014
A young woman's pursuit of acting success in Los Angeles turns into something much darker and more supernatural. Visually striking body horror wrapped around a genuinely good film about ambition.
But Graphic violence and sexual content that's integral to the story, not gratuitous but definitely not easy viewing.
Hush2016
A deaf writer alone in a house becomes prey to an intruder. Pure survival cinema that trusts its premise completely. Relentless and clever without a wasted moment.
But Home invasion films can feel uncomfortably intimate. If that subgenre bothers you, this will too, harder.
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Martyrs2008
Both use shocking physical violence not as spectacle but as the engine of psychological horror. The visceral overwhelms the rational.
Two girls hunt down the woman who tortured them as children, triggering a spiral into a cult's quest for transcendence through suffering. French extremity horror that's genuinely philosophical beneath the brutality—about faith, vengeance, and the cost of answers.
But Graphic torture, sexual violence, and self-harm. This isn't edgy provocation; it's relentlessly difficult viewing. Many who respect it don't recommend it.
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A Dark Song2016
A grieving woman hires an occultist for an mysterious ritual in an isolated house. Slow-burn supernatural drama that's as much about faith and loss as it is about the uncanny.
But Glacially paced and deliberately sparse. The payoff is earned but demands patience and tolerance for ambiguity.
Come True2020
A homeless teenager joins a sleep study that becomes nightmarishly wrong. Hypnotic sci-fi horror with stunning visual language and an eerie synth score that burrows into your skull.
But Deeply strange and dreamlike in ways that resist conventional narrative logic. Some will find it pretentious; others will think you didn't get it.
Raw2017
A vegetarian veterinary student discovers she craves human flesh. Extreme, visceral, and thematically rich—a coming-of-age film that happens to be body horror. Darkly funny and genuinely bold.
But Scenes of graphic cannibalism and sexual content. It's not shock for shock's sake, but it is shocking.
Goodnight Mommy2015
Two boys grow suspicious of their mother after facial surgery leaves her looking strange. Unsettling Austrian horror that builds dread through atmosphere and implication rather than gore.
But Child actors in genuinely disturbing scenarios. The final act upends everything in ways some find clever, others contrived.
The Wailing2016
A Korean cop investigates a murder in a small village plagued by illness and paranoia. Sprawling, genuinely mysterious horror that respects its audience's intelligence and tolerance for moral ambiguity.
But Nearly three hours long, convoluted plotting, and no clear answers. It's rewarding but demands active engagement and possibly rewatching.
Under the Skin2014
An alien predator in human form hunts across Scotland in a Scarlett Johansson performance of unsettling restraint. Hypnotic and deeply strange, like watching a horror film made by an avant-garde artist.
But Opaque to the point of obscurity, deliberately slow, and deeply weird. If you need plot clarity and conventional narrative, this will frustrate you.
The Vast of Night2019
Both are short, punchy thrillers where ordinary people collide with something inexplicable in the world. Neither has time to explain, only to show.
Two teenagers in a small 1950s New Mexico town uncover a mysterious frequency during a radio broadcast. A UFO mystery that unfolds like a conversation, shot with meticulous craft. Pure joy for people who love Twilight Zone logic and long-form sound design.
But Almost entirely dialogue and atmosphere with minimal action. If you need plot momentum and visual spectacle, you'll find it slow and talky.
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter2014
A film about what can go catastrophically wrong when someone drives into the American wilderness unprepared. Same collision of person and place, wholly different register.
A Japanese woman, convinced a Coen Brothers film is a true story, travels to Minnesota to find buried money. A deadpan comedy-drama about obsession, isolation, and cultural disconnect that's both heartbreaking and absurdly funny.
But Relies entirely on the humour of its premise and the pathos of its protagonist. If the central conceit doesn't land for you, nothing will.
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Cast
Directing
- Neil CavalierDirector
Writing
- Neil CavalierWriter
Production
- Christina CarvalhoProducer
- Shannon HanmerProducer