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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.

Once Were Warriors (1994)

8.0

A Maori family survives in an alienating Auckland in this raw, tragic drama

The Substance (2024)

8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

8.6

A crack of hope shines through in this heartbreaking animated film about preservation and perseverance

7 Prisoners (2021)

7.1

A boy comes of age in a modern day cage in this hard-hitting, heartbreaking drama

Heretic (2024)

7.2

Though more philosophical than your typical horror film, Heretic still delivers the right amount of jump scares and thrills

The Night Comes for Us (2018)

7.0

A Triad enforcer punches out a bloody escape in this spectacular, violent crime thriller

Leave the World Behind (2023)

8.2

Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending

Monster (2021)

7.2

A man struggles to survive the famine in this slow, bleak period drama set in An Gorta Mór

Ordinary People (1980)

7.8

This Best Picture Oscar-winner captures one family at a breaking point

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

7.0

A former boxer is pushed into the deepest depths of prison in this neo-noir action thriller

The Shadow Strays (2024)

7.1

Timo Tjahjanto’s second Netflix collab takes a darker path in this bloody and brutal crime thriller

Mister Organ (2022)

8.1

A filmmaker chases — and then struggles to escape — a shady figure in this fascinating and disturbing documentary

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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.

Once Were Warriors (1994)

The Substance (2024)

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

7 Prisoners (2021)

Heretic (2024)

The Night Comes for Us (2018)

Leave the World Behind (2023)

Monster (2021)

Ordinary People (1980)

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

The Shadow Strays (2024)

Mister Organ (2022)

Curated by humans, not algorithms.