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 Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Imperioli
Mitch Albom ('Tuesdays With Morrie') wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his best-selling novel. Eddie (Jon Voight) is an elderly maintenanc... Read more
The Fog (1980)
6.8/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, To...
A small coastal town in California is attacked by the ghosts of mariners, who take a grisly revenge on the descendants of the six people who lured the... Read more
The Fog ( Blu-ray ) (1980)
6.8/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Hal Holbrook
A small coastal town in California is attacked by the ghosts of mariners, who take a grisly revenge on the descendants of the six people who lured the... Read more
The Frighteners (1996)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Michael J Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson
Peter Jackson's wild horror-comedy principally filmed in Lyttelton, and starring Michael J. Fox as a psychic con-artist who uses a trio of ghosts he's... Read more
The Frighteners (Blu-ray) (1996)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Michael J Fox, Peter Dobson, Trini Alvarado
Peter Jackson's wild horror-comedy principally filmed in Lyttelton, and starring Michael J. Fox as a psychic con-artist who uses a trio of ghosts he's... Read more
The Fury (1978)
6.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving
A stylish, violent tale about two young people's deadly psychokinetic powers - and an evil government agency that's trying to control them. Directed b... Read more
The Fury (Blu-ray) (1978)
6.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving
A stylish, violent tale about two young people's deadly psychokinetic powers - and an evil government agency that's trying to control them. Directed b... Read more
The Ghost ( aka Dead Friends ) (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Tae-gyun Kim
Starring: Ha-Nuel Kim, Nam Sang-mi, Bin , Yi Shin
Ji-won (Kim Ha-Neul) is a bright young student with a promising future, but her past is a blank beyond a mysterious incident from some time ago. Hard... Read more
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
7.3/10
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Anthony Quinn
Ghosts and gags collide, with Bob Hope as a Manhattan radio commentator who finds himself on the run from the mob and marooned on a haunted island, al... Read more
The Golden Compass (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Eva Green, Jim Ca...
Gifted with the last of the truth-telling Golden Compasses, young orphan Lyra Belacqua embarks on a daring journey to the Arctic Circle to find a miss... Read more