American films about alternative reality

List of the best American films about alternative reality according to the audience: The Horde, The Trust, Swim Little Fish Swim, Sunlight Jr., Brightest Star, Manglehorn, Soft & Quiet, Let's Kill Ward's Wife, The Current War, Sneaky Pete.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 4.2
Genrehorror, action
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

The film follows John Crenshaw as he accompanies his girlfriend and her students on a weekend nature-photography expedition deep into the woods. What should be an educational and fun-filled weekend turns into horror as the group is besieged by an unspeakable evil - a horde of hideously disfigured, mutated humans with an insatiable taste for blood. As things go from bad to worse, Crenshaw becomes their only hope if they are going to get out alive.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:21

A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA, France

Between surrealism, unusual characters, art and magic tricks, "Swim Little Fish Swim" is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA

Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrilled to learn that Melissa is pregnant. Then their situation deteriorates, and their tenuous financial situation threatens to bring their happy life crashing down.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, and eats at the same place every day. But there is more to Manglehorn than meets the eye: he’s an ex-con who, 40 years ago, gave up the woman of his dreams for a big ‘job’. He now obsesses daily over the choices he made. After a dramatic effort to start over, Manglehorn faces a terrifying moment and is unmasked as a guy with a very, very dark past.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

Playing out in real time, an elementary school teacher organizes a mixer of like-minded women, when she encounters a woman from her past, leading to a volatile chain of events.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward (Donald Faison) most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they have to deal with a whole new set of problems — like how to dispose of the body and still make their 3 p.m. tee time. Scott Foley's directorial debut, also starring Foley, Patrick Wilson, Amy Acker, and Nicolette Sheridan, is a blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA, Russia, United Kingdom
Duration02:30

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration02:11

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:16

The Tough Titty is about to go under after losing a lot of money and gaining no customers. After they bring together their staff for the night to declare bankruptcy and lay offs, little do they know that around them the city is being sieged by the walking dead.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

Markimdb: 2.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:15

It's not politics as usual, or is it? The governor of Louisiana is about to become the vice-presidential candidate for his party but a murder and an international web spanning from South Africa to Pakistan and North Korea might just get in the way.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA

Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September terrorist attacks forever shape the struggles he faces on his journey to capture the American dream.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:11

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

A young woman is forced to return to her trailer-park beginnings after her political career is derailed by a sex scandal.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:38

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA

Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. Colluding with Rachel is Adrian, an unyielding, patriotic chief of staff. Martin harbors another type of obsession with Libby in this story of betrayal and regret.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, India, Canada
Duration01:46

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA

Guided by a deep sense of spirituality and religious principles, NYPD Detective Avraham Avraham is left to question his own humanity when a routine investigation turns upside down.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, music
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:21

After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

When the staff inside a renovated film studio finds a co-worker dead one morning, the pieces of a forty year puzzle add up to an angry ghost who has let the last person step inside her house. But will they ever get out alive?

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:34

The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA

The story of notorious outlaw Taylon Flynn, a man hell-bent on exiting this life in a blaze of glory. His plans go awry upon the discovery of the sordid life his estranged daughter is forced to live. To save her, he must summon the inner demons he purged long ago, and finds that redemption is a hard road to travel.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration01:05

A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA

The world's deadliest assassin and New York's biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

When a super girly-girl is dumped by her boyfriend; she decides to do everything she can to get him back by building a college gymnastics team, quickly learning that she is capable of a lot more than just getting an MRS degree.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:30

Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Mistress America is a comedy about dream-chasing, score-settling, makeshift families, and cat-stealing.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

Inspired by true events, The Devils Tree follows Samantha, a college student studying journalism, who needs to finish her thesis with one last breaking news story. Along with her friend Rob, Samantha stumbles across a news article about an old tree in a local park where many horrible acts occurred. The locals have given the tree the name Devils Tree because of its urban legends of mass murders, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity. She decides this is the perfect story to finish her thesis on. As Sam digs deeper into the realm of the tree, she begins to uncover the truth about these urban legends. Struggling with her own demons of her past, Samantha is confronted with a the true demon of the tree and now must expose the truth in hopes to set it free. In the end, Samantha founds the real reason why evil is so rooted at The Devils Tree.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama
CountryUSA

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn’t come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass in this illuminating made-for-TV special feature, Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal: The Movie.

Markimdb: 3.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:23

Four young women travel to their college professor's new country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA

A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, family, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

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