Supernatural
That which cannot be explained by science - psychic powers, other-worldly phenomena, things that go bump in the night and hide under the bed. Filmmakers have been tapping people's fascination for the supernatural since they first started cranking out celluloid. And who doesn't love a good ghost story? Below are Alice's films that touch on the paranormal, some in a nice way ('What Dreams May Come', 'Phenomenon'), some in a not-so-nice way, ('The Exorcist', 'The Grudge'). A little something for everyone...
Unbreakable (2000)
7.3/10
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson, Robin Wright
David Dunn survives a terrible train wreck and begins to believe that he may be immortal. His lack of vulnerability is challenged when he meets comic... Read more
Carrie (1976)
7.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, P J Soles, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, W...
Director Brian De Palma brings Stephen King's novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted h... Read more
Just Like Heaven (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder, Donal Logue, Ben Shenkman
Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) is a dedicated medical resident coming off a 20 hour shift when her car goes off the road and she is killed. A few week... Read more
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Director: Steve Beck
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, F Murray Abra...
This special effects-filled remake of William Castle's 1960 shocker stars Tony Shalhoub as a widower who, along with children Shannon Elizabeth and Al... Read more
Ghostbusters II (1989)
6.5/10
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hu...
After their last outing, the boys have been banned from ghost-busting and hold down regular jobs. However, the discovery of a massive river of ectopl... Read more
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition (2003)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serk...
The Fellowship's journey is coming to an end. Sauron's forces have attacked Gondor's capital of Minas Tirith in his final siege against mankind. Watch... Read more
The Innocents (1961)
7.9/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, M...
Possibly the best ghost story ever filmed, this adaptation of Henry James's novel 'The Turn of the Screw', offers spooky apparitions, demented religio... Read more
Volver (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lam...
Pedro Almodovar's 16th feature film stars Penelope Cruz as a hard-working janitor, supporting a daughter and a layabout husband in Madrid. Her own mo... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonatha...
The whole crew reunites for this supernatural swashbuckling sequel as Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) tries to avoid a blood debt he owes to the somewhat s... Read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episodes 9-12 (1997)
8.2/10
Director: Reza Badiyi, Bruce Seth Green, Ellen S Pressman, Joss Whedon
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, An...
'The Puppet Show' - Someone or something is killing the school's talent show contestants for their organs, and all eyes are on a spooky ventriloquist... Read more