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Plot Summary:
While in prison, Jack had two momentous experiences: he got religion, and met the woman who would become his wife. He and Alison are devoted to the idea of staying in God's good graces, so they have moved to a remote power station in central Australia, far from anything. Into this possibly idyllic arrangement comes a rootless young man who the power company has hired on to be the station's handyman. Tensions escalate between the men as their conflicting values rub up against one another.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, minimal cast
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Birdeater (2023)
Plot Summary:
A bride-to-be is invited to her own fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Incident at Raven's Gate (1988)
Plot Summary:
Ex-con Eddie Cleary gets a job working on his older brother's isolated farm. It's not long before bizarre things start happening--dead birds falling out of the sky, family pets attacking their owners, strange apparitions beginning to appear, and people who had been "normal" suddenly going insane.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, exciting, offbeat, bleak, serious, suspenseful, black comedy, dark comedy, lovecraft
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To Make a Killing (1988)
Plot Summary:
Damon Kennedy (Tamblyn Lord, The River Kings) is an impressionable young man ready to begin university life.On the other side of the tracks live Terry (Craig Pearce, co-author of Strictly Ballroom), Felix (John Godden) and Benny (Kelly Dingwall) - who get their kicks out of robbing houses and chasing girls. But they're broke and all out of cash. During a routine burglary the gang discover an innocent Damon. Brushing off the intrusion and pretending they are looking for some mates, the gang flee the scene but bored Damon follows them and joins their group for the day, hoping to find some fun.When the gang picks up two girls, things become unhinged as a drunk Damon brags about some of his family's many affluent friends. Forced to take them to one of his cash-rich contacts, Damon's nightmare has only just begun. As Terry discovers that the wealthy don't always carry cash, what starts as a burglary soon turns into a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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Animal (2018)
Plot Summary:
Antonio Decoud is a conservative family man who is forced by destiny to face an unexpected situation that shakes him to the core, scrambling up his life and his priorities, pushing him to forget his beliefs and his way of understanding life and follow the most basic instinct: the animal instinct.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Callback (2016)
Plot Summary:
Larry is an ardent evangelical Christian, lives in New York, works as a mover, and dreams of breaking into the world of commercial acting. As he seeks his big break, he argues with his boss and leads a solitary life. His fate takes an unexpected turn the day he meets Alexandra.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, psychological thriller
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The Hawk (1993)
Plot Summary:
Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and begins to piece together the times and dates of her husband's frequent absences, her fears begin to take hold, and her sanity deteriorates.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Initiation (1987)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his mother, teenage Danny visits his father Matt Malloy on a lonesome farm in Australia, where he lives with a girlfriend and her daughter Stevie. The farm has been going bad lately, so Matt starts smuggling Marijuana for a drug connection. When Danny joins him on one of his flights, the two-seater crashes in the middle of nowhere. Since his father is wounded, he has to conquer the jungle alone in search for help.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Plot Summary:
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, offbeat, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, independent film, gothic
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A Dangerous Summer (1982)
Plot Summary:
Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ignores certain obvious signals that his business partner is not entirely on the up-and-up. After a brush fire destroys the resort, an insurance investigator comes nosing around, whom Howard's partner deals with in a drastic manner. By the time Lloyds of London's senior investigator George Engels (James Mason in one of his last roles) arrives on the scene, Howard (Tom Skerritt) is anxious to set things to rights.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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600 Miles (2015)
Plot Summary:
Arnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel, but he is being investigated by agent Harris. When agent Harris blows his covers, he and Arnulfo end up in a journey where he will be the hostage of this young criminal.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, road movie, captivating, suspense, crime thriller, realistic, suspenseful
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Eat Your Bones (2014)
Plot Summary:
18 year old Jason Dorkel belongs to a community of gypsies. He is about to celebrate his baptism when his half-brother Fred returns after fifteen years in prison. Together, with their last brother, the violent, hot-headed Michael and their Christian activist cousin, the four young people set off on a binge among the "gadjos" in search of a cargo of copper.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, suspense, rough, serious, semi autobiographical, road movie
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No Way Home (1996)
Plot Summary:
An ex-cons future is threatened by his brother's involvement with drugs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, cult classic, bleak, serious, realistic, gloomy, independent film
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White Knuckles (2010)
Plot Summary:
A sweet housewife has been married to the same crotchety man for 40 years and she just can't bear another day. She starts to poison his food just to see if he might change. When he falls ill, both are awakened to the raw reality of life and death.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, realistic, suspense, mumblecore, independent film
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Early Warning (1981)
Plot Summary:
Batshit-insane christian propaganda from the early 80s. From the VHS dust jacket: "A fully dramatic feature film which gives a glimpse at incredible events which may well be taking place today - events which have perilous significance when viewed in the light of God's prophetic Word. To newspaper reporter Sam Jensen, it's a high adventure, death-defying persuit of a once-in-a-lifetime news story. His investigations have linked currency devaluation, global computerization, credit control, laser ID imprints and survivalist camps to the One World Foundation, whose plans are to control the world. To Jenny Marshall, a member of a bible study group studying the End Times, it means much more. To you, Early Warning can be an effective film to reinforce the meaning of out position in history - as we move a step closer to the beginning of God's final judgement.".
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: spiritual, christian film
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Mission Air (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mother and son, Diane and Michael Ireland have just completed another successful medial mission trip to Mexico. Caring for children, delivering supplies, and of course Michael's cherished time with Marisol, the love of his life. The plane arrives to take them home to Mission Air, their home in Texas, when a group of bandits attack in an effort to steal the plane. The bandits now formulate a plan to kidnap the Ireland's daughter and the crew must risk everything to save Sophie. There is a skirmish that ensues and the Irelands must rely on being protected by the armor of God in an effort to bring Sophie home. Action/Adventure that leaves you on the edge of your seat combined with faith and courage.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Strangerland (2015)
Plot Summary:
Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Australia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, captivating, realistic, dark, action thriller, twisted, independent film, neo noir
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Before He Wakes (1998)
Plot Summary:
Initially cleared of "accidentally" killing her husband, an idyllic wife and mother comes under suspicion when police learn that her first husband also perished under similar circumstances. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that she'll stop at nothing to protect her secrets.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Mary (2005)
Plot Summary:
Following the shooting of a film on the life of Jesus called This Is My Blood, Marie Palesi (Juliette Binoche), the actress who plays Mary Magdalene takes refuge in Jerusalem in search of the truth behind the myth. The director of the film, Tony Childress (Matthew Modine), who also plays Jesus, can think of only one thing: self-promotion. In New York, television journalist Ted Younger (Forest Whitaker) presents a programme about the life of Jesus.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic
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Felicia's Journey (1999)
Plot Summary:
A solitary middle-aged bachelor and a naive Irish teenager transform one another's lives to arrive at a place of recognition, redemption and wisdom in Atom Egoyan's adaptation of William Trevor's celebrated 1994 novel. Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by Joseph Ambrose Hilditch, a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks a serial killer. Hilditch has murdered several young women, but he has no conscious awareness of the crimes; like Felicia, he doesn't see his true self. Felicia's Journey is a story of innocence lost and regained: Felicia awakens to the world's dangers and duplicities; and Hilditch, who grew up lonely and unloved, comes to realize what was taken from him, and what he himself has taken.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, erotic, sexy, art house, independent film, sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative
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Wake in Fright (1971)
Plot Summary:
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: independent film, disturbing, art house, christmas horror, atmospheric, psychedelic, political, surreal, controversial, grindhouse
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Over the Edge (2012)
Plot Summary:
Just as David and Freja arrive at their newly bought country house close to the Cliffs of Møn the harmony is disturbed by an inexplicably suicide. When David realizes that their new craftsman Roar is linked to the person who fell of the cliff he starts being suspicious. David is also certain that Roar is hitting on Freja. She denies this and all Davids theories. David joins forces with the widow Veronica to solve the case and prove to Freja that he is right. But the closer he gets the truth the further away he gets from Freja. David has to risk everything to unveil circumstances that go far beyond his imagination.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense
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Killervision (2014)
Plot Summary:
While watching B grade movies a brain-injured man is tormented by visions of his friends being murdered by a faceless killer. He becomes increasingly disturbed when he realizes it's only a matter of time before the killer comes for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, suspense, scary, contemplative, slasher
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Coffin Rock (2009)
Plot Summary:
A woman unable to conceive a child with her husband, despite years of trying, makes the drunken mistake of sleeping with a young stranger. The stranger then goes to terrifying lengths to prove his paternity.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, New Zealand
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, psychological, captivating, slasher, disturbing, psychological horror, scary, realistic
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Time to Run (1973)
Plot Summary:
The protagonist is young runaway Barbara Sigel (a Golden Globe nominee for her performance in this film), who has a mad-on against the world. Refusing help from anyone over 30, the runaway likewise rejects the solace of the church. This generation gap can only be closed by total and willing acceptance of God and Jesus Christ. Randall Carver and Ed Nelson head the supporting cast, while Rev. Billy Graham makes a brief appearance as himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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First Snow (2006)
Plot Summary:
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric, tense, philosophical, offbeat, psychotronic, twisted, bleak
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In Her Skin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who went missing.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, disturbing, crime drama, inspirational, mind bending, gothic
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Outback (2019)
Plot Summary:
American high school sweethearts, Wade and Lisa, travel to Australia to experience nature at its finest. As their relationship strains, they head inland to Uluru, navigating remote dirt roads with an unreliable GPS. Soon, they find themselves stranded and ill- prepared and, with only each other to rely on, the two are driven to extremes in order to stay alive in the harsh and unforgiving Outback.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Gone (2006)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary psychological thriller in which a young British couple travelling through the Australian outback become involved with a mysterious and charismatic American whose motive for imposing his friendship upon them becomes increasingly suspect and sinister.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, serious, suspense, road movie, atmospheric
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Big Sky (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hazel suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia. So much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee. Hazel and her mother decide to go on a road trip to a desert facility to help Hazel deal with her fear but when gunmen and brothers Jesse and Pru attack them, Hazel has to battle her fears so she and her mother can survive.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, tense, dark
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Bad Girl (2016)
Plot Summary:
Bad girl Amy, 17, is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think Amy's friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers Chloe's secret she finds herself fighting for her life, and for the future of the family she herself tried to destroy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, dark