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...
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, Will Patton, Alan Bates
Based on paranormal events that took place in 1960s West Virginia, this eerie suspenser updates the story to the present. A drive from DC to Richmond... Read more
Ring (1998)
8.2/10
Director: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani
A creepy and engaging tale set in modern day Japan where a mysterious video tape is found that brings death to anyone who views it - one week later. A... Read more
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition (2002)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchet...
A new version of the second instalment in the epic trilogy now includes over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage. Frodo Baggins and the Fellowshi... Read more
Gothika (2003)
5.8/10
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr, Penelope Cruz, Charles S Dutton, John Carroll Lyn...
In this creepy thriller, Halle Berry is a psychiatrist at a New England hospital for the criminally insane. While on the way home after a difficult se... Read more
Secret Window (2004)
6.6/10
Director: David Koepp
Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S Dutton
In this gripping psychological thriller, Johnny Depp plays Mort Rainey, a successful author struggling with a serious case of writer's block and a pai... Read more
Spooked - The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium (2005)
5.3/10
Director: Shane Dax Taylor, Christopher Saint Booth
In the early 1900s, Louisville, Kentucky was faced with a devastating epidemic of tuberculosis. Waverly Hill Sanatorium, built to house and hopefull... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport, Bill...
Hitting the high seas for a third time, Captain Jack is in trouble down in Davy Jones' Locker, after an incident with the Kraken; and Will and Elizabe... Read more
Stay (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Janeane Garofalo, B D Wong, Bob Hoskin...
In this mind-bending psychological thriller, college student Henry (Ryan Gosling) plans to kill himself in three days, unless psychologist Sam Foster... Read more
Children of the Stones (1977)
7.7/10
Director: Peter Graham Scott
Starring: Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson, Peter Demin, Ruth Dunning, Katharine Levy, Vero...
What is the powerful force that seems to have taken hold of the village of Milbury? Why are the people acting so strangely and why do they greet each... Read more
Ghostbusters (1984)
7.8/10
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Po...
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are three unemployed parapsychology professors who set up shop as a high-profile ghost removal service; but... Read more