Films with an original plot

List of the best films with an original plot, selected by visitors to our site: The Prestige, Enemy, The Cabin in the Woods, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, After the Dark, It Follows, In Time, Cloud Atlas, I Origins, Mr. Nobody.

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

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, Spain
    Duration01:28

    A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration02:43

    Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Indonesia
    Duration01:47

    At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But a seemingly innocent physical encounter turns sour and gives her the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her teenage friends must find a way to escape the horror that seems to be only a few steps behind.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, action, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
    Duration02:52

    A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryBelgium, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA
    Duration02:18

      Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, detective
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration01:38

        Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

        Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantastic, action, drama
        CountrySouth Korea, Czech Republic
        Duration02:06

        In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA

        A woman enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:30

        Seven strangers are taken out of their daily lives and placed mysteriously in a deadly cube where they all agree they must find their way out.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
        CountryMexico

        Two parallel stories about people trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road... for over 35 years.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
        CountrySpain

        A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France
        Duration01:51

        Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.

        Markimdb: 8.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:07

        Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrecomedy, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:50

          A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

          Markimdb: 8.6
          Genredrama, military, music, biography
          CountryFrance, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany
          Duration02:29

          The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:08

          Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrefantastic, thriller
          CountryUSA

          A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:41

            An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genreaction, comedy, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

            American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountrySpain, Canada
            Duration01:54

            Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.

            Markimdb: 7.9
            Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA

            When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:09

            In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:25

            Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

            Markimdb: 8.5
            Genrethriller, comedy, drama
            CountrySouth Korea
            Duration01:07

            All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:23

            A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:30

            Simon Cable wakes up in a hospital bed, confused and disoriented. He soon discovers from doctors that he has amnesia and is unable to remember the last two years of his life. Cable investigates what has happened to him and slowly pieces together his enigmatic past.

            Markimdb: 8.8
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:28

              Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, France
              Duration01:41

              A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
              CountryGermany
              Duration01:42

              Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.

              Markimdb: 5.8
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryFrance, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium
              Duration01:51

              Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland
              Duration01:46

                Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

                Markimdb: 8
                Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:09

                In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                CountryHungary
                Duration01:45

                A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, his fellow inspectors, who are all without exception likeable characters, a rival ticket inspection team, and racing along the tracks... And a tale about love.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryGermany
                Duration01:30

                A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA, France
                Duration02:15

                In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany
                Duration01:50

                Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.

                Markimdb: 5.4
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration01:46

                Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down with a desperate plea for help.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrehorror, thriller, detective
                CountryUSA, Japan
                Duration02:43

                Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

                Markimdb: 8.2
                Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration03:00

                  A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genrethriller, drama, history
                  CountryFrance, Italy

                  In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genrefantasy, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:19

                    The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia
                    Duration02:08

                    Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

                    Markimdb: 7.9
                    Genrethriller, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, France
                    Duration02:27

                      After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.




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