I like films which take their time to establish atmosphere and flesh out characters, slowly ratcheting up tension to a feeling of dread. There aren't many like that nowadays, they are now aimed at kids with short attention spans who would regard it as slow and boring. Pic related is such a slow-burner film, what others are there?
Slow-burn films
in the electric mist
Blue Ruin
The Blackcoat's Daughter
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Go watch Fail-Safe right now.
This one
Alien.
Zulu. The long, patient build-up and sense of impending doom is almost unbearably tense and somehow claustrophobic.
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check out 13 cameras on netflix
Bone Tomahawk
the fan I just watched it for the first time and it's basically what you described its basically like taxi driver and king of comedy with a slower buildup. its especially interesting because the protagonist started out as a pretty normal guy with bad tendencies which came out because of events in his life. does anyone know more movies like the ones I named ? I've already seen nightcrawler
The Wicker Man
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Sorceror
Kill List
BvS
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The Invitation.
10 cloverfield lane
New to the Yabba?
This is good
Also
Shotgun diaries
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