Best movies like Lucid Dream
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Plot Summary:
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, disturbing, tricky, twist ending, detective
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The Gifted Hands (2013)
Plot Summary:
While investigating the kidnapping and murder of a little girl, a detective spots a piece of graffiti that depicts the crime scene perfectly—but the graffiti was drawn a month before the crime took place, and that the artist knows more than he is telling.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, disturbing, detective, twisted
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Parallel Life (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kin Suk-hyun is Korea’s youngest appointed criminal court head judge, very famous for his rational rulings. It is before his court that the case of distinguished mathematics professor Sohn Ki-chul’s murder of his wife is presented. While examining Sohn’s file, Suk-hyun finds Sohn’s life unbelievably parallels Kurt Gödel’s. But Kim believes fate is what one makes of it, and just regards Sohnn as a crazy old professor who killed his wife. One day, Suk-hyun gets a strange phone call threatening the lives of his wife, yoon-kyung, and his young daughter. Before long, yoon-kyung turns up dead, and Sohn dies of starvation-just like Gödel.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, rough, realistic
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Killer Night Shift (2018)
Plot Summary:
A pregnant woman forced to bedrest, gets the additional help she needs from two home care nurses. Unbeknownst to her, one of them has a vendetta against her husband and is out to steal their baby!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, tense
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Reversion (2015)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a billionaire tech mogul questions her own memories about her mothers death after being kidnapped by a stranger.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Duel (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jang Deuk-Cheon is the chief of a crime squad. At home, he is kind and friendly father to his daughter. He meets a human clone and gets involved in a shocking case. A battle takes place between human clones.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, sincere, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, hardboiled detective, detective series
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The Negotiation (2018)
Plot Summary:
An ace police crisis negotiator, Chae-yoon, is called to the scene where her supervisor is taken hostage. Through the control room monitor, she is faced with the cold-blooded hostage taker, Tae-gu, whose demeanors are difficult to interpret. Against the 21-hour deadline Tae-gu has set, Chae-yoon tirelessly tries to crack the unusually calm perp over multiple video-calls. Eventually, the shocking truth begins to unveil.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, exciting, suspense, crime drama, action thriller, twisted
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Volition (2019)
Plot Summary:
A man afflicted with clairvoyance tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: mind bending, exciting, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful, twist ending, realistic, dramatic, independent film
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Reset (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 2025, a scientist on the verge of making a major discovery related to time travel is suddenly put in peril when a rival kidnaps her young son and demands a hefty ransom: her entire research.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, intense
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Blood and Ties (2013)
Plot Summary:
Da-eun lives a happy life with her single father, a man who sacrificed everything in his life for her. She loved her father very dearly. However, their relationship is about to take an unexpected turn. Da-eun becomes suspicious that her father might be a monstrous kidnapper. Even though she wants to believe in his innocence, she finds herself searching for evidence to the contrary. What is her father's true identity? And how will she deal with the burden of discovery if her suspicions are confirmed at the end of her final pursuit of the truth?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, twisted
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Haunters (2010)
Plot Summary:
Cho-In can control other people's minds when they are within his field of sight. Except one man.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, gloomy, psychotronic
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Fatal Justice (2012)
Plot Summary:
Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Montage (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, surprise ending, neo noir, captivating, suspenseful, twisted, rough, psychological thriller, noir
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Butt Boy (2019)
Plot Summary:
Detective Fox loves work and alcohol. After he goes to AA, his sponsor, Chip, becomes a suspect in his investigation for a missing kid. Fox believes people are disappearing up Chip’s butt.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, surreal, avant garde, detective, cult film
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Cyber Case (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman uses geotagged pictures to help rescue her kidnapped brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Call (2020)
Plot Summary:
Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, psychological thriller, slasher, psychological, disturbing, surprise ending, clever, psychedelic
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No Mercy (2010)
Plot Summary:
Forensic pathologist Kang (Seol Kyeong-gu) is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min (Han Hye-jin) points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho (Ryoo Seung-beom), as the primary suspect. But when Kang’s daughter is kidnapped, a manipulative game begins between Kang and Lee, who holds secrets about the homicide case.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective, captivating, neo noir, dark
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Confession of Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
On the day the 15-year statute of limitations expired on a high profile serial murder case that claimed the lives of 10 women, a family member of the victim throws himself off the building in front of Choi Hyeong-goo, the detective in charge of the case. Two years later, a man called Lee Doo-seok publishes a book titled "I am the Murderer" claiming responsibility for the murders that took place 17 years ago. His book becomes a bestseller because of the author’s charming looks and his vivid depiction of the crime. The detective and the self-proclaimed murderer meet face to face on a television debate show. Believing that Lee is nothing but a con artist, Detective Choi renews his search for the ultimate truth. Then another man appears suddenly, claiming he is the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, rough, detective, stylized, psychological, twisted, psychological thriller, noir, mind bending
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The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around a man trying to uncover the mysterious death of his girlfriend and save an innocent man from the death chamber in the process, by using his unique power to time travel. However in attempting to do this, he also frees a spiteful serial-killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mind bending, suspense, mindfuck, intense, psychological thriller, talky, dark, slasher, unpredictable, surprise ending
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Rewind (2013)
Plot Summary:
Revolves around a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who must use untested technology to travel back in time to alter past events in order to change the future and avoid a devastating terrorist attack. Feature length pilot for failed tv series, released as a made for TV movie.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: captivating, intense, tense, suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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ARQ (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, psychological, twist ending, suspense, futuristic, confusing, cerebral, exciting, mind bending
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Timecrimes (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: twist ending, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, cerebral, mindfuck, tricky, confusing, mind twisting
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The Jacket (2005)
Plot Summary:
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, enigmatic, mind bending, tricky, cerebral, suspense, mindfuck, twist ending, confusing
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Enter Nowhere (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, retro, suspense, dramatic, surreal, twist ending, minimal cast
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Time Lapse (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: twist ending, psychological, tense, intellectual, suspense, cerebral, clever, confusing, mindfuck, enigmatic
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Deja Vu (2006)
Plot Summary:
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 324000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tricky, twisted, suspense, confusing, psychological thriller, clever, surprise ending, mindfuck
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Primer (2004)
Plot Summary:
Friends and fledgling entrepreneurs invent a device in their garage which reduces the apparent mass of any object placed inside it, but they discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities - ones that could enable them to do and to have seemingly anything they want. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences is the next.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychological, philosophical, surreal, independent film, mind bending, confusing, thought provoking, enigmatic, clever, mindfuck
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The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 514000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, mind bending, philosophical, suspense, non-linear, dramatic, reflective, intellectual, intense, surprise ending
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 639000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, twist ending, atmospheric, cerebral, non-linear, mind bending, apocalyptic, confusing, twisted
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Next (2007)
Plot Summary:
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, mind bending, stylized, action packed, serious, suspenseful, clever, bad ending, suspense, surprise ending
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Inception (2010)
Plot Summary:
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 25000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: psychological, mind bending, clever, cerebral, surreal, twist ending, futuristic, confusing, suspense, philosophical