Funny Games (1997)

Funny Games is a 1997 Austrian satirical psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, and starring Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, and Arno Frisch. The plot involves two young men who hold a family hostage in their vacation home and torture them with sadistic games.

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Funny Games (1997)

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Richman’s: Self Help (Original)

Follow a man named Tony as he attempts to find a new girlfriend through a new dating site. Over the course of the film we discover his true intentions, even seeing a random woman held captive in his basement… Will he strike again and capture another victim?

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