Black Narcissus
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You say that like Nolan hasn't gone dark before. All of his films have darkness in them. There are scenes in this movie that are profoundly tragic. The one that affected me the most was when Cooper watches the sent video messages after coming back from the first planet, watching his son's entire life unfold without him and knowing that his children now think he abandoned them. Incredibly sad stuff.
And of course there are his other films. Memento, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight are all very dark stories. Parts of Dark Knight Rises are as well.
I'm aware! I specifically said 'really dark'

Devil in The White City would be it.
I've heard so many people recommend this as a Nolan movie over the last couple of years. I'm going to have to look into it.
Leo has the rights.
Summary of the plot.
1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time, he was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. His efforts to complete the project, and the fair's incredible success, are skillfully related along with entertaining appearances by such notables as Buffalo Bill Cody, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Edison. The activities of the sinister Dr. Holmes, who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair, are equally remarkable. He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims.