Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

poster The Dream of an Opium Fiend
The Dream of an Opium Fiend
5mn - Fantasy
The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks for something to drink and he is given wine, which he do…
poster The Sublet
The Sublet
82mn - Mystery, Drama, Thriller
A new mother coping with her baby alone in an eerie sublet apartment begins questioning her sanity as she uncovers the building's violent past and suspects supernatural forces are haunting her home. Isola…
poster The Childhood of Krishna
The Childhood of Krishna
(2.8/5)
48mn - Fantasy, Drama
The playmates of Krishna are insulted by a female villager who splashes water on them. They take revenge by stealing butter from her house. When they are beaten up by the woman, they again take revenge wi…
poster Husbands or Lovers
Husbands or Lovers
(3.1/5)
56mn - Drama, Romance
A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.
poster A Cure for Pokeritis
A Cure for Pokeritis
(2.6/5)
13mn - Comedy
This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin stage a fake police raid on the weekly poker game.
poster Blood on Her Hands
Blood on Her Hands
(2.6/5)
94mn - Thriller, Crime, Short
A beautiful and deadly seductress destroys any man whose passion threatens her independence.
poster An Awful Moment
An Awful Moment
12mn - Drama
After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the…
poster Carmen
Carmen
38mn - Drama
In order to help her smuggler kinsmen, a sultry gypsy seduces and corrupts an officer of the Civil Guard turning him into a traitor and murderer.
poster Her Crowning Glory
Her Crowning Glory
14mn - Comedy
A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and her nurse.
poster A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
(2.8/5)
91mn - Drama, Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
poster The Woman Who Sinned
The Woman Who Sinned
100mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman contemplates having an affair, which leads her into a web of deceit, suspense, and murder.
poster Sabotage
Sabotage
(3.6/5)
76mn - Drama, Thriller
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationshi…
poster Manslaughter
Manslaughter
(3.2/5)
100mn -
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.
poster The Nursery
The Nursery
88mn - Horror, Thriller
A college freshman's simple babysitting job turns into a deadly nightmare when she discovers the family harbors a tragic secret and becomes the target of a vengeful spirit. As a malevolent presence hunts …
poster A Railway Collision
A Railway Collision
1mn - Drama
The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of speed. At this instant the audience is appalled at the sig…
poster Opium
Opium
(3.0/5)
93mn - Drama
In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the …
poster Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
4mn - Fantasy
In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a minuet and their costumes change in a sudden. A man ente…
poster The Imperceptible Transmutations
The Imperceptible Transmutations
2mn -
This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat?
(2.9/5)
86mn - Comedy
An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."
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