Back Burner Movies
This is yet another list of films I want to see. I'm making a back burner list because I want to watch the films on my main IMDb Watchlist first, then these then the ones on my list of films with the lower ratings. I also made this list because a lot of these films (mostly TV movies) are proving hard to find on streaming services so it might take me quite some time to watch them all.
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- DirectorPete OhsStarsCallie HernandezAshley Denise RobinsonAndy FaulknerWhen Jessica's stalker surprises her in New Mexico, she must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him for good.
- DirectorOlatunde OsunsanmiStarsTorrey DeVittoCaitlin StaseyHarry LennixA detective hunts down a killer using video footage shot by the victims of a massacre at an abandoned gas station.
- DirectorCurtis CrawfordStarsCharity SheaChelsea HobbsMatthew LawrenceWhen her husband is hospitalized after a car accident, EMT Karen decides to rent out their spare rooms online. All goes well until Miranda moves in. Miranda quickly infiltrates all areas of Karen's life. When one of Karen's renters is found murdered, Karen becomes convinced Miranda was involved but has no idea that kicking her psychotic guest out will send Miranda into a murderous rage.
- DirectorJarret TarnolStarsSarah HylandBret HarrisonSteve HoweyAfter her brother's bizarre death, Johana Burwood must return home after four years to face her strange siblings, her out-of-touch father, and her very touchy past.
- DirectorJohn SuitsStarsKatie CassidyGarret DillahuntMichelle TrachtenbergA young woman is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn."
- DirectorChuck ParelloStarsC. Thomas HowellNicholas TurturroAllison LangeKenneth is obsessed with the police, he moves to LA with his cousin, Angelo convinces him to start a prostitution business. Frustrated decide on revenge, feeling a great pleasure with her death. The two cousins become addicted to death.
- DirectorJeff HareStarsJamie LunerJason BrooksBrent AntonelloSeven years after her son was killed, Tess Ford is ready to live again. But a one-night romance with a handsome soldier throws her life back into chaos as the young man's attraction turns out to be a frightening obsession.
- DirectorRyan KaiStarsGabriel MillerPeter BraathenDaniel MullerIn Los Angeles, a Norwegian cab driver has one of his own countrymen as a passenger. The passenger changes everything for him in the most terrible and unexpected way.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsTura SatanaHajiLori WilliamsThree go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. After learning he's hiding a sum of cash around, the women start scheming on him.
- DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsHelen SlaterChristian SlaterKeith GordonA Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.
- DirectorMike RohlStarsIndia EisleyWilliam MoseleyJames TupperLiving in her family's secluded mansion, Audrina is kept alone and out of sight and is haunted by nightmares of her older sister, First Audrina, who was left for dead in the woods after an attack. As she begins to question her past and her disturbing dreams, the grim truth is slowly revealed.
- DirectorDalibor MatanicStarsOlga PakalovicNina ViolicKresimir MikicA lesbian couple rents an apartment in a seemingly normal building which happens to be populated with all kinds of freaks. Initially kind but unaware of their secret, a landlady tries to introduce one of them to his son, but after spying on them through the keyhole, the Pandora's box of hatred and violence has been opened.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsAdam GreenSteven C. DeWitt Jr.Katie BoveTwo friends, Adam and Steve, struggle to get their morning radio program off of the small town air waves of Holliston and into the big time. Meanwhile, Adam struggles to get over a break up with his long-time girlfriend and back into the wonderful and horrifying world of dating.
- DirectorJeremy ThomasStarsCamille SullivanCharlie CarrickGiacomo BaessatoAfter their best friend dies, two men conspire to keep financially significant information from her sister who is executing the estate.
- DirectorJacob GentryStarsShaun BowmanJulianna GuillLauren McKnightA spoiled teen's birthday bash turns killer after she convinces her parents to re-open a roller skating rink where murders took place.
- DirectorJacob GentryStarsLauren McKnightChris ZylkaMatt AngelFollowing the murders at the Rollerdome, Skye Rotter leaves town in search of a normal life. Reunited with the mother who abandoned her as a child, Skye's dream of a happier life starts to take shape - until her serial killer father returns.
- DirectorJacob GentryStarsLauren McKnightKirsten ZienRyan SypekSkye Rotter is finally ready to put her bloody past behind her. Just when she's heading off to college, though, she receives an unexpected call from her estranged sister, Alex. There's one last sweet 16 Skye needs to attend, and one final task she needs to do to move out from her father's shadow once and for all.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsPaul RuddRomany MalcoSylvie TestudTwo brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited.
- DirectorMary HarronStarsLili TaylorJared HarrisMartha PlimptonThe story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but after he repeatedly ignored her, she shot him.
- DirectorVijay SarinStarsAnnabeth GishJessica LowndesGrant GustinA seductive teen becomes vindictive when her boyfriend tries to end the relationship.
- DirectorTeruo IshiiStarsTeruo YoshidaYukie KagawaTeruko YumiAfter escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appeared to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
- DirectorVictor TrivasStarsHorst FrankKarin KernkeHelmut SchmidA scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies.
- DirectorDavid JacksonStarsSamantha BoscarinoDevin CrittendenNancy DegnanA high school student whose father and sister were recently murdered begins her own investigation after two of her fellow cheerleaders are kidnapped. She sets out on a rescue mission, but the killer may already be hot on her trail.
- DirectorJames HaymanStarsRaven-SymonéJoAnna Garcia SwisherBeth BroderickTwo women plot revenge against the woman marrying their friend's ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorKi-hyeong ParkStarsKim Gyu-riYun Ji-hyePark Jin-heeIn a Korean school, students are regularly beaten and mistreated by their teachers. However, the spirit of one pupil, who died ten years ago, periodically returns in the guise of a new girl, thus able to gain a revenge on the culprits.
- DirectorDavid R. BowenStarsCarl CrewCassidy PhillipsDonna Stewart BowenBased on the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and ate many of them before he was caught in 1991.
- DirectorNonzee NimibutrStarsInthira CharoenpuraWinai KraibutrManit MeekaewjaroenMak goes home from war and lives together with his wife and baby happily until a friend decides to reveal a secret.
- DirectorFrank van GelovenEdwin VisserStarsMartijn OversteegenRutger WeemhoffGerry VerhoevenAfter the death of his wife, Mark falls deep in a big depression. He loses interest in living until he knows a beautiful woman which he starts dating. One night, while Mark is looking for the bathroom in her house he discovers a strange dark basement. He will soon discover a terrible fact between his death wife and his new girl.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsEmma VilarasauKarra ElejaldeTristán Ulloa5 years after a mom's 6 y.o. girl is murdered, she gets a phone call from someone claiming to be the daughter. An ex cop and a reporter help. A secret group called The Nameless may be behind it all.
- DirectorSidney HayersStarsSuzy KendallFrank FinlayFreddie JonesAfter one schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another is murdered in the same woods a few days later, the local police are baffled. With the help of a reporter from one of the local papers, and against the wishes of a psychologist at the local hospital, a young teacher at the school the girls attended uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out. Could it be the creepy husband of the head mistress at the school, the psychologist who seems to be taking an unusual interest in the case, or something altogether more sinister?
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsSoledad MirandaFred WilliamsPaul MullerAfter a doctor commits suicide when his research into human embryos is terminated, his widow seduces and then executes revenge upon those she holds responsible.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsChristopher LeePeter CushingLorna HeilbronA Victorian-age scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones unleashing a malevolent being on the scientist's family and friends.
- DirectorNarciso Ibáñez SerradorStarsLewis FianderPrunella RansomeAntonio IranzoA couple of English tourists arrive on an island where all the children have gone crazy and are murdering the adults.
- DirectorRichard BlackburnStarsLesley TaplinCheryl SmithWilliam WhittonA young girl who returns to her hometown to see her dying father finds herself being drawn into a web of vampirism and witchcraft.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsKim DarbyJim HuttonBarbara AndersonA young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKirk DouglasJohn CassavetesCarrie SnodgressA former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsVeronika ZilkováJan HartlJaroslava KretschmerováA childless couple passes off an anthropomorphous tree stump as their baby, but things get out of hand when the monstrosity comes to life and demands to be fed.
- DirectorJean-Marie PélissiéStarsRobin StrasserJohn BealArthur RobertsA neurotic newlywed bride, Barbara, finds her husband in bed with his old flame. Barbara doesn't get mad, she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy father, the scorned bride turns her husband's love nest into a dungeon of horror.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMargot KidderJennifer SaltCharles DurningA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
- DirectorMatt CooperMartin KunertDavid SemelStarsJames MarsdenAmy SmartFrederick LawrenceTeens entertain one another by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist; including makeout-point, monsters, psychopaths, and ghosts.
- DirectorJimmyo BurrilStarsDebbie RochonApril Monique BurrilDavid R. CalhounBreanne Good (Debbie Rochon) and her younger sister Kindra Good (April Monique Burrill) have lived together in a modest Maryland suburban house for several years to hide a secret life. They are both practionioners of witchcraft which they keep a secret from their neighbors. When a mysterious man named Daniel (David Calhoun) moves into the house next door, Breanna and Kindra become suspicious of their new neighbor who also leads a secret life. Unsure if he is unnaturally obsessed with knowing about them, or if he has an agenda, the Good sisters will have to draw up all their powers to confront this man.
- DirectorLance PollandStarsJulianne TuraMac HinkleChristopher RaffThe story of a Crack addicted prostitute named Honey. A girl who goes to a party out in the desert where she falls victim to drugs and gang rape. Spoon feeding herself crack, Honey decides to settle the score.
- DirectorPeter SlodczykStarsJohn CaponeraMichael JeffriesMarta DarghamA lonely man finds love through a party line.
- DirectorJohn MurlowskiStarsScott Anthony LeetCole WilliamsDusty SorgThe true story of William Bonin a California serial killer.
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsSarah PolleyRobert John BurkeMargrét ÁkadóttirA young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature.
- DirectorSteve CrowhurstStarsDaniel AdegboyegaVictoria AlcockRutter Mark AlecConnolly recalls childhood in children's home after police probe friend's suicide. He struggles to connect with Anthea while confronting those behind his troubled past and friend's death. Inspired by real events.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim MathesonJennifer Jason LeighWilliam AthertonA husband finds out that his wife and her lover are trying to kill him.
- DirectorLaurie CollyerStarsNaomi WattsMatt DillonTess HarperA Florida couple holding minimum-wage jobs deals with an unexpected pregnancy.
- DirectorCiarán O'ConnorStarsRuth NeggaKarl ShielsFergus CardiffTaiwo hopes to make a life for herself and her twin sister in the faraway city of Dublin. Fearing what may await her on her arrival, Taiwo makes a desperate bid for freedom from her Dublin smugglers. However she is hunted down by a petty thief and conman, Keely, who on kidnapping her, decides to tell nobody of his catch and brings the girl home.
- DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsThora Bjorg HelgaIngvar SigurdssonHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirA girl is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in the dark music of Black Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.
- DirectorJean-Stéphane SauvaireStarsJoe ColeVithaya PansringarmCherry MikoThe true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.
- DirectorCarlos RinconesStarsGlen PowellMekenna MelvinErik StocklinDuring a fleeting return trip to his childhood home, a budding filmmaker is confronted by the now-grown ensemble of his old hometown friends - none of whom are aware that he intends to make his fortune off the shared childhood trauma that splintered them apart all those years ago. During an alcohol-fueled weekend of reminiscence and regret, the eccentric 20-somethings open old wounds, make new mistakes, and realize that the consequences of youth can follow you into adulthood.
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsKeke PalmerRochelle AytesEvan RossThe story of Legendary hip hop/r&b/pop trio TLC.
- DirectorKen'ichi FujiwaraStarsKirara AsukaSanaSuwaru RyûBased on the movie series of the same name from 1972 and on, the updated film is the story of a betrayed Nami Matsushima, prisoner #701, who is sent to a women's prison for attempted murder. Nami is placed in cell Number 2 notorious for deaths, suicides and reports of unnatural phenomena.
- DirectorBenjamin EppsStarsKristin ChenowethMatthew ModineOlesya RulinWhen her family misses her jump roping competition, a 16-year-old girl and her siblings hold their parents hostage, hoping to correct their unsatisfying behavior.
- DirectorPaul LeniStarsMary PhilbinConrad VeidtJulius MolnarWhen a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
- DirectorSteve CarrStarsGriffin GluckLauren GrahamAlexa NisensonAfter his new principal Dwight destroys his sketchbook, Rafe Khatchadorian and his best friend Leo decide to metaphorically destroy Dwight's book by breaking every rule in the school's Code of Conduct.
- DirectorDalibor MatanicStarsJudita FrankovicIva MihalicIgor KovacA girl talks her boyfriend and her sister into traveling to the Lika backwoods. Their father, who abandoned the family years ago, lives there. Having found out that he is ill, this is the daughter's last chance to have a talk with her father about everything that happened in the past. In the isolated horizons of Lika, the once deeply hidden dark family secrets start being revealed...
- DirectorMads MatthiesenStarsMaria PalmEd SkreinCharlotte TomaszewskaEmma, an emerging model, struggles to enter the Parisian fashion scene and develops a dangerous obsession for fashion photographer Shane White.
- DirectorJie LiuStarsWallace HuoHailu QinRegina WanA man lives in a lovely apartment with his wife and daughter. He is obsessed with cleanliness, has strange dreams and struggles with a mystery from his past. In search of his long-lost brother, he visits a building complex in a poor part of town, taking his wife and daughter along. While he is looking for clues, his wife outside finds their daughter is missing. A stranger wearing a dark motorcycle helmet appears, frightening her. As the story unfolds, this stranger keeps popping up, becoming ever more threatening.
- DirectorAllen C. GardnerStarsDrew SmithAllen C. GardnerHayden BlaneAfter meeting each other at their high school reunion, Teddy and Lloyd realize that they have to make a change in their pathetic lives, and make a vow to be awesome.
- DirectorLuke MasseyStarsScott AinslieVanessa BranchLeon DaviesTo claim a huge inheritance, two estranged brothers must travel to the wilds of Scotland in an old camper van to spread their father's ashes.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsKim Min-heeHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongA woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel LindblomIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsJean-Louis TrintignantKlaus KinskiFrank WolffA mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds.
- DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsMoritz BleibtreuChristian BerkelOliver StokowskiFor two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.
- DirectorMatt SteinauerStarsCraig ReesVeronica LaveryHayley J WilliamsA psychologist is gradually broken down to the point of no return in his life; but was it his work or his past that sends him over the edge, to do the most unthinkable things. All of this happens to him in the middle of chaos breaking out during the London riots.
- DirectorGrizz AliStarsC. Thomas HowellGary BuseyAndrew LawrenceWhat happens when a compulsive womanizer becomes best friends with a transgender prostitute?
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsMercedes RuehlJD PardoLupe OntiverosThe true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002.
- DirectorDemetrius NavarroStarsErlinda NavarroK.D. AubertDaniel LujánBased on true events, a cry for help from women that have been either physically, verbally, mentally abused. Living in their own nightmare, speaking out is one of the hardest things for a victim to do. Are they ready to be silent no more?
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsChevy ChaseDaryl HannahSam NeillAfter a freak accident, a company executive turns completely invisible, goes on the run and becomes hunted by a treacherous CIA official, whilst trying to cope with his new reality.
- DirectorTim DalyClark MathisStarsVinessa ShawTim Blake NelsonPatrick BurleighA young Vermont widow is haunted by the memory of her dead husband, while dealing with her family, employer, and other residents of her small town.
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsMelissa LeoBrandon Mychal SmithJuno TempleThe life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.
- DirectorMcGStarsReese WitherspoonChris PineTom HardyC.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman.
- DirectorMarianna PalkaStarsMarianna PalkaJason RitterEric EdelsteinA look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention.
- DirectorRoxann DawsonStarsMarcel RuizTopher GraceSarah ConstibleWhen her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.
- DirectorDon RoosStarsNatalie PortmanScott CohenLisa KudrowThe story of a woman dealing with her infant daughter's death while trying to keep her marriage and her relationship with her stepson.
- DirectorTom SierchioStarsVincent PiazzaDash MihokSuki WaterhouseThis movie is the story of a nameless, pill-popping drifter girl who steps off a bus and into a neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers.
- DirectorTommy BertelsenStarsTroian BellisarioTom FeltonBen WinchellOlivia and Matthew Grey are 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them; even their dreams are connected.
- DirectorBill MaherStarsCharlize TheronNick StahlAnnaSophia RobbThe drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.
- DirectorBill HoldermanStarsDiane KeatonJane FondaCandice BergenFour lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
- DirectorJohn Patrick KelleyStarsKate CapshawJeremy DaviesVince VaughnA drifter enters a small town looking for employment. While working at the local cattle ranch, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Kitty and becomes involved in a deadly yet erotic love triangle.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsMatthew McConaugheyEthan HawkeSkeet UlrichThe story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsHugh JackmanVera FarmigaJ.K. SimmonsIn 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSamuel L. JacksonEd HarrisEva MendesA former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergLauren CohanIko UwaisA small team of elite American intelligence officers, part of a top-secret tactical command unit, try to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of Indonesia.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanRobert DuvallA young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsJoel EdgertonCharlize TheronDavid OyelowoGRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJim BelushiPeter BoyleA tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
- DirectorJoe CornishStarsLouis Ashbourne SerkisDenise GoughDean ChaumooAlex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.
- DirectorHenry Alex RubinStarsJai CourtneyNat WolffFinn WittrockA police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison.
- DirectorNatalie KrinskyStarsGeraldine ViswanathanDacre MontgomeryUtkarsh AmbudkarAfter a break-up, a young woman decides to start a gallery where people can leave trinkets from past relationships.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsRutger HauerTerry O'QuinnBrandon CallA blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
- DirectorLouis C.K.StarsLouis C.K.Chloë Grace MoretzRose ByrneWhen a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckElle FanningBrendan GleesonA group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
- DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsOakes FegleyAnsel ElgortNicole KidmanA boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonTaylor KitschBlake LivelyPot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.