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Time hasn’t dulled their menace: from serial killers to ghostly mysteries, these thrillers still get under your skin decades on.

These aren't your mainstream Oscar bait, but they're just as brilliant, tension- and plot-wise.

Here are some of the movies that would give even Stanley Kubrick a run for his money.

Heartbreaking. Hauntingly beautiful and deep. Philosophical and oh-so-real. "Requiem for a Dream" is a masterpiece, no doubt. But these movies might just come second.