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Plot Summary:
Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this tribute to the pulp adventure stories of Louis Feuillade.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, detective
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Satanik (1968)
Plot Summary:
A youth potion transforms an old crone into a ravishing beauty. Unfortunately, her new-found gorgeousness forces the heroine to form a pact with the Devil.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, detective, freeze frame, eurospy, cult film
Similar in 80%
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
Plot Summary:
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply increases, Camel is mistakenly regarded as a mass murderer and cunningly uses his horrifying reputation to get the respect and heart of his beloved Sabrina, a journalist from a local newspaper. But this game turns out to be risky and in the end, both gangs don't hesitate to seize the check at all costs, including an improvised operation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, parody, psychedelic, psychotronic, detective, spoof, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, poliziottesco, metafiction
Similar in 76%
The Weekend Murders (1970)
Plot Summary:
A large family meet at the family estate for the reading of their father's will. Each expects to be the recipient of a tidy sum, but apart from the local constable and a few other small awards to the help, the entire estate goes to the favorite daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 575
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, parody, psychotronic, detective, spoof, dark comedy
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Horror Stories (2012)
Plot Summary:
The opening film of the 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival(PiFan) is HORROR STORY, the horror omnibus film of four episodes by five filmmakers including Jeong Bum Shik(EPITAPH), Kim Gok and Kim Sun(WHITE), Hong Ji Young(THE NAKED KITCHEN), Yim Dae Woong(MY TEACHER) and Min Gyu Dong(MEMENTO MORI, ANTIQUE), who finished the bridge cuts connecting all episodes. All four episodes are combined in a film-in-film structure provided by a story of a young girl who is kidnapped by a serial killer who cannot sleep until he listens to a story horrifying to death.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 765
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychotronic, scary, rough, slasher, psychological, dark fantasy, dark fairy tale, crying, detective
Similar in 87%
Quiet is the Night (1978)
Plot Summary:
A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. The police comissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he has an adolescent son he has not been able to communicate with.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, freeze frame, poliziottesco
Similar in 86%
Chicken with Vinegar (1985)
Plot Summary:
Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, crying, freeze frame, dark comedy
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The Monster (1994)
Plot Summary:
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris and.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, parody, slapstick, offbeat, realistic, not serious, detective, spoof, black comedy
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Alien Zone (1978)
Plot Summary:
A man who is having an affair with a married woman is dropped off on the wrong street when going back to his hotel. He takes refuge out of the rain when an old man invites him in. He turns out to be a mortician, who tells him the stories of the people who have wound up in his establishment over the course of four stories.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark fairy tale, independent film, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale, neurotic, psychotronic
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The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Plot Summary:
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one of them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the other passengers start turning up dead. It is then up to the last remaining two to solve the case, before they become the next victims.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, noir, political, slasher, perverse, detective, freeze frame, black and white, french noir
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Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
Plot Summary:
After his son is kidnapped, a millionaire industrialist (James Mason) seeks revenge, in spite of the potential danger that his rash actions will bring about for his child and another kidnapped boy, the son of a poor mechanic (Luc Merenda).
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, crying, psychotronic, detective, cult film
Similar in 87%
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Plot Summary:
One of the great comic book movies of all time from director Mario Bava.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, erotic, psychedelic, art house, crime drama, cult classic, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful
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The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)
Plot Summary:
A thief (George Chakiris) falls in love with a maid (Marina Vlady) and goes on the run after stealing Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa.".
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy
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Murder Is a Murder (1972)
Plot Summary:
Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: neo noir, non-linear, crying, detective, french noir
Similar in 87%
Cop or Hood (1979)
Plot Summary:
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz is sent to investigate the situation. Posing as the prostitute's long-lost brother "Antonio Cerruti," he discovers a mare's nest of police corruption. In fact, in this comedy thriller the whole town is corrupt. If they were closely examined, Stan's methods for pursuing this investigation might embarrass the police. For instance, he drives into a criminal's house in a fancy, expensive race car. In another incident, he callously blows up a casino owned by Musard , one of the town's crime bosses. On that occasion, he first forces Musard to remove his clothes, and the poor criminal watches his casino explode from across the square while standing naked in a phone booth. Meanwhile, Stan seduces the lovely Edmonde.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, freeze frame, french noir
Similar in 81%
My Killer (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young detective in the Northern Russian region of Yakutia is dealing with a seemingly simple murder case. The investigation becomes a dangerous journey into the world of illegal mining and gold trafficking in which life has no value.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspense, detective
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Plot Summary:
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, cult classic, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective, independent film
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Someone Behind the Door (1971)
Plot Summary:
A brain doctor (Anthony Perkins) with an unfaithful wife (Jill Ireland) brings home an amnesiac (Charles Bronson) and gets him to commit murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, psychotronic, poliziottesco
Similar in 77%
The French Detective (1975)
Plot Summary:
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: crime drama, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, freeze frame, poliziottesco, french noir
Similar in 82%
Jack's Back (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective, sexy, scary, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 81%
The Grissom Gang (1971)
Plot Summary:
The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, tense, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, biting, crying
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Farewell, Friend (1968)
Plot Summary:
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become locked in during a holiday weekend as the attempt to crack the safe's combination.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: retro, manga, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, crying, detective, freeze frame
Similar in 79%
So Sweet, So Dead (1972)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective, erotic, sexy, suspense, psychological thriller, psychotronic, independent film, freeze frame, poliziottesco
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The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. An American woman getting involved in a diamond theft in South Africa. Nor Poirot nor Marple.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, mind bending, realistic, suspenseful
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Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985)
Plot Summary:
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: surreal, scary, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, atmospheric, psychological, creepy
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Plot Summary:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slasher, mind bending, grindhouse, creepy, surprise ending, suspense, erotic, psychological thriller, psychedelic, bloody
Similar in 79%
Happy New Year (1973)
Plot Summary:
Gangster (Lino Ventura) with his accomplice (Charles Gérard), prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next door to the jewellers of Van Cleef & Arpels, on the Croisette, in Cannes, the find the shop of a beautiful antiques dealer (Françoise Fabian) who befriends the group. The driver and the antiques dealer fall in love. He is friendly but unrefined, she is cultivated and independent, but discovers that talking with Simon shows up her vanity, and she desires a simple and clean love. The hold-up which had been planned for a long time by the driver is shown to be more sophisticated than his methods of seduction.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, non-linear, detective, freeze frame, poliziottesco
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Open Windows (2014)
Plot Summary:
Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, he receives an offer he can't refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing-and no one-are as they seem.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: twist ending, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, cerebral, stylized, surprise ending, psychological thriller, mockumentary
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The Bedroom Window (1987)
Plot Summary:
Terry Lambert is sleeping with Sylvia, the wife of his boss. One night, while in Terry's apartment, Sylvia witnesses a man assault a young woman, Denise, on the road below. Not wanting to reveal her affair with Terry, she keeps quiet. Terry instead steps forward, trying to help nab the criminal. However, he never saw the suspect and, when his lies are uncovered, the police begin to suspect his motives.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense, psychological, realistic, serious, sexy, psychosexual thriller, detective
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The Body (2012)
Plot Summary:
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, suspense, mind blowing, detective, serious, psychological thriller, mind twisting
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Plot Summary:
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: detective, surprise ending, suspense, artsy, clever, twist ending, costume drama, suspense thriller, period piece, psychological