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American Arthouse

1995–present·16 films

From Lynch's dream logic to the Safdie Brothers' anxiety cinema, American indie continues to push.

The underground that feeds the mainstream.

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Filmography
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977

Lynch

The baby. Industrial hellscape. Launched Lynch.

Kids

Kids

1995

Clark

NYC teenagers, sex, HIV. Firestorm.

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

1997

Lynch

Identity dissolves. Nobody understands it.

Gummo

Gummo

1997

Korine

No plot. Cats, glue, bathtub spaghetti. Poverty as poetry.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

Aronofsky

Four addictions spiral. The fridge. Devastating.

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

Lynch

Hollywood dream logic. The diner. The blue box. Masterpiece.

Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin

2004

Araki

Childhood abuse. JGL. Devastating and respectful.

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006

Lynch

3 hours of DV nightmare. Most impenetrable.

Black Swan

Black Swan

2010

Aronofsky

Ballet as body horror. Portman's transformation.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011

Ramsay

Son is mass killer. Motherhood as horror.

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

2012

Korine

Disney princesses rob spring break. Neon nightmare.

You Were Never Really Here

You Were Never Really Here

2017

Ramsay

Phoenix rescues girls with hammer. Elliptical, brutal.

First Reformed

First Reformed

2017

Schrader

Pastor's environmental despair. Taxi Driver at 71.

Good Time

Good Time

2017

Safdie Bros

Pattinson's NYC descent. Neon panic.

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

2019

Safdie Bros

Sandler gambling. Most stressful film ever made.

Bones and All

Bones and All

2022

Guadagnino

Cannibals in love. Reagan-era road trip.

16 films in American Arthouse