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Plot Summary:
A tale of horror and fantasy, ripe with suspense, and an urgent metaphor of Guatemalan recent history and its unhealed political wounds.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: Guatemala, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, thought provoking, bleak, disturbing, psychotronic, social, psychological horror, mind blowing, period piece
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The Suicide Manual (2003)
Plot Summary:
After a group suicide, two journalists investigate the cycle of suicides caused by spirits bound by the Suicide Manual.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, bleak, suspense, disturbing, asian horror
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Loon Lake (2019)
Plot Summary:
Eager to escape the grief and nightmares of the city, Louis Olsen travels to Southwest Minnesota, seeking the peace of the rural countryside. When he accidentally disturbs the grave of a supposed local 'witch' Mary Jane Terlinden, what began as a peaceful reprieve unravels into a haunting nightmare from which Louis cannot escape - but is it all just in his head?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, folk tale, non-linear, psychotronic, twist ending
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An Ordinary Man (2017)
Plot Summary:
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Serbia, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, dramatic
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Clash (2016)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a real event , Clash takes place almost entirely in a riot van during a demonstration in Cairo after the removal of President Morsi in 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Egypt, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, emotional, disturbing, political, social, beautiful
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Haunted House (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romano and his men are ambushed in one military operation. Romano almost gets killed but wakes up after staying in coma for several days. His life will never be the same again. He resigns from the military and goes into seclusion in their Baguio ancestral house after realizing that he now has a supernatural gift.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Bed Number 6 (2019)
Plot Summary:
Doctor Bianca Valentino is hired to cover the night shift in the ward of a pediatric hospital. She finds herself immersed in an environment that, behind its reassuring image, hides a terrifying secret linked to its past as a children's asylum. The ghost of a child wanders the corridors tormenting her and transforming her nights in the clinic into an endless nightmare that day after day is about to become reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing
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Glimpse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Morten is a young medical student who's Japanese girlfriend dies under mysterious circumstances. When strange things begin to happen around him, he tries to find out who she really was. He discovers that her family is haunted by a curse, a curse that now haunts him and only can be broken in one special way. But the more he learns about his former Japanese girlfriends family, the more he learns about his own family ... And one tragedy rarely comes alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense
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Game Over (2005)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Finland, Spain, UK, Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, disturbing, rough, bleak, erotic
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Ixcanul (2015)
Plot Summary:
María, a 17-year-old Kaqchikel Maya, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active volcano. She is set to be married to the farm's foreman. But María longs to discover the world on the other side of the mountain, a place she cannot even imagine. And so she seduces a coffee-harvester who wants to escape to the USA. When this man leaves her behind, María discovers her own world and culture anew.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Guatemala, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, captivating, independent film, gloomy
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Dead of Night (1974)
Plot Summary:
A young soldier who was thought to be killed in the line of duty in Vietnam returns home shortly thereafter, much to the confusion of his family. Upon his return, he exhibits strange, withdrawn behavior and begins wandering the streets at night.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, slasher, grindhouse, scary, independent film, disturbing, intellectual, bad ending, suspense, surreal
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Grimm Love (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, bleak, suspenseful, controversial, heartbreaking, suspense, sadistic, dark drama, queer horror
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Haunted (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in the beautiful winter landscape of Norway, Haunted follows Catherine as she travels back to her old family estate after her father's death. When locals start telling stories of disappearances and possible murders, she is forced to confront her family's mysterious past.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, enigmatic, disturbing
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The Bride (2015)
Plot Summary:
Han and Hao are about to get married soon when Hao picks up a strange red envelope on the street and then all hell breaks loose with a vengeful supernatural bride wreaking havoc on his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Promise (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ib and Boum decide to commit suicide together in Bangkok in 1997. After reneging on the promise, the vengeful ghost of Ib returns 20 years later to haunt Boum and her 15 year old daughter, Bell.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Voices (2020)
Plot Summary:
Angry and upset after a sudden breakup with her fiancé, Grace Crawford seeks sanctuary at the remote home of her sister, Catherine. It becomes clear that Catherine is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, much like their late mother, who had taken her own life. While coming to terms with this heavy realization, Grace also uncovers another terrible little secret that has her struggling to maintain her own sanity and ultimately scurrying to save herself and her family from further harm.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 734
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, psychological, atmospheric, rough, bleak, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Our Evil (2017)
Plot Summary:
A man with spiritualist powers is told by his mentor that a demonic entity is returning to destroy his daughter's soul, and that he should take drastic measures to prevent this from happening.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, surreal, psychological horror, psychological
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GH5 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the sudden loss of his fiancee Emma, Matt becomes obsessed with finding life after death. For seven years, Matt and his younger brother Michael visited over one hundred Ghost House cases in the U.S.- every one of them turning into a disappointment. Beginning to give up hope, Matt tracks down the only paranormal investigator in history to document the highest level of paranormal activity you can encounter, a GH5. Eager to visit the GH5, Matt runs into a situation when his other brother CJ returns home from active duty. After distancing themselves over the years, CJ tries to strengthen their relationship by joining the investigation. It soon becomes clear that the paranormal is real and CJ's opportunity to reconcile his relationship with his brothers has turned into a night of deceit, loss and survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, independent film
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The Cannibal Man (1972)
Plot Summary:
A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, psychotronic, psychological, gothic, bloody, political, suspense, disturbing, controversial
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The Bunker (2001)
Plot Summary:
In 1944, in the Belgian - German border, seven German soldiers survive an American attack in the front and lock themselves in a bunker to protect the position. Under siege by the enemy and with little ammunition, they decide to explore underground tunnels to seek supplies and find an escape route. While in the tunnel, weird things happen with the group.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, psychological, disturbing, spooky, suspense, psychotronic, psychological horror, scary, tense
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Rustom (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rustom Pavri, an honourable officer of the Indian Navy shoots his friend Vikram to death after discovering that his wife Cynthia had an affair with the rich businessman. The Commander surrenders himself to the Police immediately and admits to have killed Vikram but pleads 'not guilty' in court. Is he convicted or acquitted?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: patriotic, exciting, tense, rough, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, political, mind twisting, fast
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The Bad Seed Returns (2022)
Plot Summary:
Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to suspect that Emma may not be as innocent as she appears and suggests sending her off to boarding school. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma no choice but to slip back to her old ways and take care of her enemies by any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Under the Shadow (2016)
Plot Summary:
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war torn Tehran of the 80s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Jordan, Qatar, Iran
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, suspense, intense, stylized, scary, psychological thriller, disturbing, creepy, post-horror, spooky
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13 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, black and white, tense, atmospheric, bleak, harsh, suspense, mindfuck, depressing
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Heks (2020)
Plot Summary:
A grieving British girl unravels her murdered mother's secrets connected to a South African witch doctor's curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa, but instead it casts her deeper into sinister depths.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: South Africa
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, psychotronic
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Super Dark Times (2017)
Plot Summary:
Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, psychological, bleak, dark, disturbing, post-horror, rough, captivating, suspenseful
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Sorrow (2015)
Plot Summary:
A couple of depraved killers find themselves in a different situation when the survivor takes matters into her own hands.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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We Are What We Are (2013)
Plot Summary:
In this reimagining of the 2010 Mexican film of the same name, director Jim Mickle paints a gruesome portrait of an introverted family struggling to keep their macabre traditions alive, giving us something we can really sink our teeth into.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, creepy, serious, intense
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The Ordeal (2004)
Plot Summary:
A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège, his van conked out. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog leads Marc to a shuttered inn.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: disturbing, surreal, psychological, christmas horror, atmospheric, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller
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Paradise Now (2005)
Plot Summary:
Paradise Now is filmed from the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel. This is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Netherlands, Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, thought provoking, controversial, depressing, political, rough, dramatic, intense, realistic
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Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
Plot Summary:
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, scary, rough, psychedelic, slasher