15 Foreign Language Horror Movie Gems Hidden On Netflix

By Ross Miller /

4. Funny Games (1997)

Celebrated director Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon, Amour) remade his own film in English with Naomi Watts and Michael Pitt. But his German-language 1997 original remains the better of the two versions. It focuses on a wealthy married couple who travel with their young son to their beautiful but isolated holiday home. Once there they are soon greeted at the door by two initially friendly, well-dressed young men who quickly reveal themselves as menacing intruders who put the family through a night of horrendous physical, emotional and humiliating ordeals. Haneke has lots of tricks up his sleeve €“ namely having one of the captors break the fourth wall to proclaim that we as the audience "are on their side" €“ to slam home the point about audiences enjoying violence in movies too much. It€™s not exactly subtle and is a very tough watch indeed but fascinating and strangely rewarding nonetheless. Available on US Netflix