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Kissed (1996) - a movie about a woman who works at a morgue and finds out she's into necrophilia. it's not played as a horror film or a shock film or anything, though - it's played totally straight, with romantic music and a tone of seriousness.

Take Shelter (2011) - really great film about mental illness. can't say much else without spoiling.

Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006) - overlooked Bobcat Goldthwait film about a woman who's about to get married and tells her fiance about how she fellated her dog one time out of curiosity in college, and after she tells him her life starts to fall apart. Not a bad film, but nobody ever talks about this film like they do God Bless America and World's Greatest Dad.

Ma Mere (2004) - very weird French film about a guy whose father dies and he gets into like, weird kink and sex counterculture stuff with his mother.

Social Misfits (2001) - a movie where tons of troubled kids with different legal and mental health struggles are locked up in a camp together. One good Letterboxd comment said it's like if Larry Clark made The Breakfast Club.

Bamboozled (2000) - my second favorite Spike Lee film that was kind of misunderstood upon release, but in recent years is starting to get a cult following and the respect it deserves. It's about a television writer who is trying to get fired so he writes a minstrel show for television, but instead of getting him in trouble it becomes a national hit.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer: Part 2 (1998) - the first film is a masterpiece and nails its atmosphere perfectly. This sequel is kind of like Pet Semetary 2, in that its ineptitude and just bonkers and off-the-wall acting and writing makes it a total fever dream.

The Manson Family (1997) - Jim Van Bebber's weird fake documentary/super gory re-enactment of the Manson murders from the perspective of each of the family members. It's one of my favorite horror films ever. Its only major flaw is the weird, very 90's Nu-Metal bookending with the mall goth kids obsessed with Charles Manson.

Pet Shop (1995) - I guess in the '90s Full Moon entertainment (Puppet Master films) tried making a smaller studio that focused on childrens' movies? This movie is a kid's movie about a pet store owned by aliens selling other aliens disguised as pets.