In a devastating story rife with visual metaphors, Romanian director Mircea Daneliuc traces the slow mental disintegration of a confirmed gambler, using his disorder as an allusion to a greater national and social disorder. Set in the 1930s, the middle-class gambler meets an elderly man who seems to bring him good luck at the gaming tables. Rather than treasure his friendship and the good fortune it brings, the gambler takes advantage of his friend, and by his actions drives the man to suicide. Unable to reconcile his own mental demons, the gambler wanders through the house of his dead friend, and his experiences there only serve to unsettle his mind more and more and more. In the last reels of the film, the fantasies of the hero's deranged mind take over.
The Soft Skin
Drama, Romance
7.2
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
The Untouchables
Crime, History, Thriller
7.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
8.4
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Drama, War, History
7.8
Alien
Horror, Science Fiction
8.2
Django Unchained
Drama, Western
8.2
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
The Lighthouse
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
7.5
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
7.6
The Wolf of Wall Street
Crime, Drama, Comedy
8.0
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Drama, Comedy
7.5
The Shining
Horror, Thriller
8.2
All Quiet on the Western Front
War, History, Drama
7.7
Spirited Away
Animation, Family, Fantasy
8.5
Call Me by Your Name
Romance, Drama
8.1
Good Will Hunting
Drama
8.2
Jackie Brown
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.4
The Name of the Rose
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.5
The Wages of Fear
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
8.0
East of Eden
Drama
7.5
Rebecca
Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Drama
7.9
The Outsiders
Crime, Drama
7.2
The Blue Angel
Drama
7.3
Stand by Me
Crime, Drama
7.9
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
The Godfather Part II
Drama, Crime
8.6
About a Boy
Drama, Comedy, Romance
6.7
Oliver Twist
Crime, Drama, Family
6.7
Contempt
Drama, Romance
7.1
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Family
7.0
The Silence of the Lambs
Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.3
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Desert Hearts
Drama, Romance
7.0
Once Upon a Time in America
Drama, Crime
8.4
Mystic River
Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.7
Eyes Wide Shut
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.5