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Jan 16, 2014 · Flaring tempers, warped relationships, derelict plantations – in the American south, the gothic tradition is twisted into intoxicating new forms. These are 10 must-see southern gothic movies. There’s a world of gothic that has little to do with vampires, mad scientists or blasted heaths.
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- 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955) Charles Laughton's sole directorial credit, the 1955 Southern Gothic film noir thriller The Night of the Hunter, is widely considered a bonafide classic.
- 'A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Vivien Leigh won her second Oscar for playing iconic Southern Belle Blanche DuBois in the 1951 Southern Gothic drama A Streetcar Named Desire.
- 'Winter's Bone (2010) Jennifer Lawrence received her first Oscar nomination for the 2010 mystery drama Winter's Bone. The film follows Ree Dolly, a seventeen-year-old caring for her mentally unbalanced mother and two younger children in the rural Ozarks of Missouri.
- 'Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) Robert Aldrich followed the massive success of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? with another psycho-biddy project.
- Frailty (2001) Like several films on this list, Frailty problematizes the inherent violence of religious fundamentalism only to have viewers question their assumptions about good, evil, and divine intercession.
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) “You mustn’t be taken in by the moonlight and magnolias. There’s more to Savannah than that. Things can get very murky,” says Jim Williams in John Berendt’s bestseller, adapted into a film starring Kevin Spacey, John Cusack and Jude Law.
- Cape Fear (1991) Martin Scorsese directs this remake of the 1962 film. The original film stars Gregory Peck as the lawyer and Robert Mitchum as the revenge-seeking ex-con; both Peck and Mitchum play minor roles in the remake.
- Winter’s Bone (2010) Winter’s Bone dispenses with beautiful gothic shadows and romantic dialogue and instead offers viewers an unpleasant and more realistic glimpse into the poor backwoods lives of some poor Ozark inhabitants.
American Gothic: Directed by John Hough. With Sarah Torgov, Terence Kelly, Mark Erickson, Caroline Barclay. After their seaplane malfunctions, a group of travelers make an emergency landing on an island in the Pacific Northwest and stumble across an isolated and psychopathic family.
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125 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Beguiled. 2017 1h 33m R. 6.3 (62K) Rate. 77 Metascore. The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. Director Sofia Coppola Stars Nicole Kidman Kirsten Dunst Elle Fanning. 2. True Blood. 2008–2014 81 eps TV-MA.
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Nov 27, 2023 · These are some of the best Gothic movies of all time. November 27, 2023: This article has been updated with more great gothic movies and where each title is streaming. 10 Frankenstein (1931)
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The Best Contemporary Gothic Films. by kjtenorman • Created 8 years ago • Modified 4 years ago. A list of dark, Gothic and Gothic-influenced films from the 1980s to present. Follow me on Letterboxd for more great film lists: https://letterboxd.com/kjtenorman.
