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Plot Summary:
Newlywed, Su-jin, believes that nothing will interfere with her happiness or come between herself and her husband, Dong-woo. That is, until she meets her mother-in-law. Dong-woo is devoted to his mother and now that they are all living together, it isn't long before Su-jin notices something unnatural about the amount of affection between the two. When confronted, Dong-woo promises his new wife that she will be his priority. However, he must spend a lot of time away from home because of his job granting the mother-in-law sufficient time to plot how to eliminate her rival.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Game (2008)
Plot Summary:
Struggling artist Min Hee-do is offered three billion won to bet his life to a game against a rich old man, Kang No-sik, who is dying from a terminal illness. The game is for each man to dial a random phone number and guess if the person who answers will be male or female. Hee-do loses the bet, and after a month long brain operation, he wakes up to find that they have swapped bodies.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 552
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: mysterious, mind twisting, twisted, surprise ending, mind bending
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The Perfect Wife (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young freelance photographer in Houston meets a beautiful determined teacher from Atlanta. His best friend tries to warn him about her. There is something a little strange about Claudia. Q loves her dearly but she may not be The Perfect Wife.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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The Very Edge (1963)
Plot Summary:
Tracey Lawrence is assautled in her home and is so affected by the traumatic event she now finds all men totally repulsive, including her husband. Her attitude does not change with time, and to make matters worse her husband has got romantically involved with his secretary. Also, the police still have not tracked down Tracey's attacker and there is no guarantee that she is safe.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: noir, detective, independent film
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Mile High Escorts (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of a co-worker, a young woman working for a private airline learns the owner's secret and becomes the next target.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Braves (2021)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Alma and Margot are inseparable, whether it’s terrorizing cheating lovers or crashing wedding parties. The two women also share the same dream of a successful career on the stage. They get one step closer when they are cast as lead and understudy in a high-profile play in Paris. Alma is keeping a secret that puts her role in jeopardy, but with the unwavering support of Margot, they will try their best to ensure that the show goes on.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Death Will Have Your Eyes (1974)
Plot Summary:
A young woman who comes to Rome and soon drifts into de facto prostitution in order to survive. She meets a misanthropic doctor and would-be poet, but soon falls in love with another man. Murder ensues and she soon finds herself being blackmailed, sexually and financially, by her husband's shady driver, who saw something he shouldn't have.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Huda's Salon (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Passion of Berenice (1976)
Plot Summary:
Berenice (Navarro) is a woman with a mysterious past. A scar crosses her face and nightmares of fire and horses fill her lonely nights. She maybe killed her husband but nobody can be sure. In the present, Berenice lives with her godmother (Roldán) a money lender so fragile that she's always resting in her bed. The two women live in an almost perpetual seclusion, except on Sundays when they go to the church and to the movies. One day, the godmother's doctor dies and she asks Berenice to go to his velatory. There they meet Rodrigo (Armendáriz Jr.) the doctor's son, a handsome and free-spirited young man for whom Berenice falls in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: vintage
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Devil's Island (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young woman inherits a small island in New York and discovers it has a dangerous history.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags:
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Hard Knocks (1980)
Plot Summary:
A young girl with a background of urban poverty and juvenile crime, attempts to become a fashion model. The hypocrisy and double standards of society are juxtaposed against the confusion and frustration she feels as she struggles to become part of a community that has no place for her.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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In the Affirmative (1964)
Plot Summary:
The film is a road movie that follows a middle aged man who gives a young woman a lift. On the car radio, news bulletins warn the population against a recently escaped sadist who is known to prey on young women and children. Lelouch often cuts away from the main story, if only briefly, to parallel events that are not necessarily crucial to the story but illustrate what is suggested by the radio.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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The End We Start From (2023)
Plot Summary:
As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Psychout for Murder (1969)
Plot Summary:
Mario consigns his girlfriend Licia to a whorehouse for an evening in order to get the photographic goods to blackmail her father with. To get her out of the way, Licia is then consigned to a mental hospital by her father.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, poliziottesco, beautiful
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Fire and Ice (1962)
Plot Summary:
The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément (Jean-Louis Trintignant) leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist organization. When he’s ratted out after a failed assassination attempt on a prominent politician, Clément and his long-suffering wife Anne (the luminous German screen siren Romy Schneider) flee Paris to the idyllic country home of his childhood friend, pacifist print-maker Paul (Henri Serre). As affection blossoms between Paul and Anne, the emotional as well as political tensions soar and eventually explode.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 861
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, political, eurospy, french noir
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5000 Blankets (2022)
Plot Summary:
When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a determined woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement of compassion towards those in need and inspiring a city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Rebecca's Secret (1997)
Plot Summary:
A detective suspects that the wife and mistress of an abusive man conspired to kill him.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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They Wait in the Dark (2022)
Plot Summary:
Amy, a young woman is on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: atmospheric
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Spring (1971)
Plot Summary:
One of four Hanoun films that take their titles from the seasons of the year, SPRING tells two parallel stories: a man, fleeing the forces of order, takes refuge in the forest, while a young girl living with her grandmother in a nearby village approaches the threshold of adolescence, and begins to discover both the world and herself. - Anthology Film Archive.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Kiss Me in the Rain (1999)
Plot Summary:
Middle-aged Maire's husband spends most of his time abroad on business. Alone in their large house, Maire fills her empty life by absorbing other people's tragedies from tabloid newspapers. Obsessed by the story about a young single mother whose husband was killed and the killer got away with it, she befriends the young widow who would rather forget the whole event and go on with her life. Gradually, however, persistent Maire convinces her that the man must be made to pay for what he did.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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Tigerstripe Baby Is Waiting for Tarzan (1998)
Plot Summary:
Time traveler Frank is picked up by Luise and Theo while on their way to Berlin. Frank wants to find author Laura Luna and take her to the future with him. Frank finds Laura and they become a couple, but Luise shows up and makes it a menage a trois.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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Fallen Angel (1997)
Plot Summary:
Caught in a seedy underworld of lies, lust and murder, Antonelli, the local mob boss, and his sultry young wife, Michelle, share a game of deception and jealousy that soon turns deadly.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Longest Night (2019)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful woman turns to prostitution. She must surrender her income to the leader of a human trafficking ring, but her daughter’s illness and a drug addiction prevent her from delivering her usual share. An unexpected event will give her the opportunity to stop obeying and take justice into her own hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ecuador, Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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Retina (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young woman participates in a medical study. After a series of nightmares and unusual side effects, the line between dreams and reality is blurred. She finds herself on the run from those involved, desperate to uncover the truth.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative
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Mirror Images (1992)
Plot Summary:
A pair of beautiful twins gets involved in a murder case with a psychotic killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, queer horror, independent film, sexploitation film
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Downfall (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around an orphan girl who became a prostitute to survive and finds love with one of her clients. A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she's going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the dark world of Korea's red-light districts, where a prostitute is exploited by johns, their pimps and society. She befriends one of her johns, a country bumpkin, who keeps in touch with her over the years. The film is a look at Korea's prostitution from the 1970s to the 1990s told through her story.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Hunger (2023)
Plot Summary:
A talented young street-food cook pushes herself to the limit after accepting an invitation to train under an infamous and ruthless chef.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: action thriller, suspenseful
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Final Recourse (2013)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy high powered woman suffers a horrible tragedy after which she descends into substance abuse,turning her back on her family. She later discovers that someone close to her may be behind her subsequent abduction and kidnapping.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, suspense, captivating
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Blame (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out they find themselves on the dark side of justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic
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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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Deadly Illusions (2021)
Plot Summary:
A bestselling female novelist, suffering from writer's block, hires an innocent young woman to watch over her twin children. As the novelist dangerously indulges in her new best seller, the line between the life she's writing and the one she's living becomes blurred.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, sexy, dark, psychological thriller, ambiguous ending, weird