"House of sand and fog" is one of my favorites!!
It's a very dark movie, but it's absolutely brilliant. it's one of those movies that I never hear of until we were bored one night and it was the only thing on and WOW - what a POWERFUL movie. I like movies that evoke a lot emotion, and movies that can make you like "bad" people.
Ben Kingsley was phenomenal.
OK. If you like dark genre, and liking "bad" people, I suggest "In Bruges". Again, it's dark, powerful, and emotional. You also see some nice views of Bruges. Collin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes. Rated R ... for good reason - just sayin. The ending is ... whoa!!!