#isolation
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An inmate at a criminally insane asylum recounts his days in solitary confinement, counting scratches on the wall as he awaits a meeting with his doctor.
A troubled teen named Jake Parker endures a nightmare of pity and broken promises before waking up at his desk.
A man endowed with alien nanomite abilities struggles to control his new powers on his farm while awaiting the return of his alien companion.
A couple aboard a spacecraft navigates insomnia and intimacy after returning to Earth, with Daniel's meditative practices causing tension between them.
Two young sisters raised in hill-country isolation explore each other's bodies for the first time and begin discovering their sexuality.
Sandra is transformed into Ponygirl 314 on a remote island off the British coast, where she patiently awaits her master's arrival under the watchful eyes of the seaside community.
A young woman spends a quiet evening alone at home before a comet's passing potentially changes everything.
A 19-year-old college student drives through the night on a long road trip, taking stimulants to stay awake until a mysterious fog appears.
A rookie police officer endures a lonely stakeout in a desolate desert turnaround while hunting a serial burglar.
During a violent storm, a man alone in a remote cabin notices something unsettling in his car outside.
An experienced outdoorswoman rescues a young lost stranger from freezing to death in a harsh Sierra winter storm.
A lonely female reverse engineering specialist travels through space to an isolated planet to study a mysterious ancient device, finding solace in solitary pleasures along the way.
A lone man navigates a foggy channel between reefs off the Aleutian Islands in 2056, waiting for visibility to find his way back to harbor.
An overweight occult medium who has never been with a man uses her psychic powers to control and seduce a younger male follower.
A retired man in a desert cabin prepares for a visit from former colleagues arriving by advanced aircraft in a near-future world.
A lonely college student finds a worn leather whip in the trash of a beautiful, full-figured housewife's house and becomes intrigued by her hidden life.