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Plot Summary:
A newspaper reporter comes across a man and woman arguing on the beach, and after obligingly driving the woman around when she seeks him out, he takes her back to discover that the man has been murdered. The woman takes off, but the reporter, after many twists and turns, runs into her on a train. They start a relationship, but he had better pay closer attention to how he got to know her in the first place.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Portugal
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Desert Winds (1994)
Plot Summary:
Jackie and Eugene are joined by a mystical wind tunnel which enables them to speak across a 500-mile desert. Believed by the Indians to be an omen of good luck, the wind inspires both characters to face their fears and follow their hearts.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Alien Crystal Palace (2018)
Plot Summary:
A scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation of the ideal couple. With this new alchemy, he achieves a pioneering experience: the creation of a perfect androgynous.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Dama de Noche (1993)
Plot Summary:
Bruno, a novelist with no luck goes to call for help from his love always sofia, who is in Veracruz desolate without knowing what to do with the corpse of her boyfriend who died because of a heart attack while they made love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min
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O Fascínio (2003)
Plot Summary:
An intriguing story about a family and a manor house (where some terrible crimes were committed in the past by a member of that family) adapted from a novel with the same title by Tabajara Ruas.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Portugal, Spain, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Stars at Noon (2022)
Plot Summary:
In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Panama, USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: crying
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Leave It to God (1980)
Plot Summary:
A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 131 min
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The Sentiment of the Flesh (2010)
Plot Summary:
During a medical exam, Helena, a student in anatomical drawing, meets Benoit, a young radiologist. Their mutual fascination for the human body incites them to start a passionate romance. Helena's capability to memorize every detail of Benoit's body and Benoit's irresistible curiosity to uncover the 'interior' secrets of Helena's body lead them to a dangerous journey with no limits.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, naughty, explicit
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No One (2017)
Plot Summary:
Vera is a young psychologist who visits her father's cottage in the mountains after he passes away. Her boyfriend Tony surprisingly arrives together with her best friend Tanya, they have a secret affair and they are about to confess to Vera. Meanwhile Niki and Lily appear out of the blue. Niki is a wealthy man who has bought all of the properties but Vera's land. However, he wants to buy it at any price. Vera expects support and compassion but over the following days, her seemingly settled life will shatter, with surprising consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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The Bitch (1979)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy, independent film, cult film
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The Secret Rapture (1993)
Plot Summary:
Upon her father's death, a woman comes into emotional and psychological conflict with her young lover, her overbearing sister and her alcoholic stepmother.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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I Can't Sleep (1994)
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Ninon is a spirited hotel-manager who teaches self-defense classes to her terrified elderly neighbors. Daiga, an aspiring Lithuanian actress newly arrived to Paris, comes to live at the hotel and becomes fascinated with the life of a mysteriously beautiful drag performer, Camille. Camille occasionally seeks refuge at the home of his brother, Theo, a quiet Antillean musician and carpenter who longs to return with his child to his native land against the wishes of his estranged wife, Mona. Through the medium of these characters unfolds a provocative and chilling examination of the intersecting lives of the lovers, acquaintances, family members, and victims of a serial killer. –inbaseline.com.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: bleak, disturbing, gloomy, contemplative, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, erotic, rough
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Lucky Bastard (2009)
Plot Summary:
Rusty is a successful architect with the life of his dreams. However, when his boyfriend leaves town, Rusty meets a mysterious drifter names Denny who opens Rusty up to a strange new world.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, realistic, independent film, sexual, queer cinema
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The Demon (1978)
Plot Summary:
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 940
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: slasher, erotic, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, crying, sexy
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Desire and Deception (2001)
Plot Summary:
After succumbing to a night of passion with gorgeous Kate Collins, married Eric Roarke discovers the mysterious temptress won't give him up easily. Eric's life spirals out of control as Kate's increasingly possessive behavior threatens his marriage and his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, psycho sexual, detective, sexploitation film
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Nasty Love (1995)
Plot Summary:
When her elderly mother dies - apparently happy but in curious circumstances - her daughter travels home to Naples for the funeral. Staying on, she tries to piece together her mother's recent life. In doing so she starts to confront childhood memories that shaped the family history.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Twisted Obsession (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is commissioned to write a script. The offer comes from Legrand, a successful producer with whom he has worked in the past, but on this occasion he is being asked to write an unconventional story with Malcolm, a young and unknown film director. Dan is undecided about the offer, seeing it as far from the kind of work he has grown used to, but Legrands insistence and the intrigue personality of the young director finally convince him to accept the work despite the reticence of Marilyn, his beautiful but disabled agent. As he starts to work, Dan discovers that there is more at stake than just a movie. His life will be changed as he immerses himself in the closed universe of incestuous relations surrounding Malcolm and his beautiful young sister Jenny, with whom Dan soon becomes obsessed.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, manga, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, sexy, eighties, bilingual
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Between the Lies (1997)
Plot Summary:
A private detective has an affair with an obsessed client. She then starts putting ideas into his head that his wife is cheating on him with her dance partner hoping he will leave his wife for her. The private detective then thinks that his wife is actually having an affair and starts spying on her and ends up having an affair with his client again thinking it is OK because his wife is cheating on him when she is actually completely innocent.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, detective, hot
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Frozen City (2006)
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Looking to outrun the horrors of his past, a tormented cabbie flees Helsinki for an apartment complex in the suburbs, only to discover that new neighbors bring new problems. What ensues is a raw, realistic tragedy with an unwaveringly humane core.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Someone Is Bleeding (1974)
Plot Summary:
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl. Marc tells François that Peggy is a drug addict: she kills men who approach her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, erotic, psychological, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, sexual, crying
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The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)
Plot Summary:
A young newlywed couple from America returns to Geneva to visit Marcel's home town. Once there he is informed of his former lover's suicide and in turn is subjected to threats that accuse him of being responsible for her death and further, threaten his new fiancée's life. George Hilton plays a peculiar neighbor with voyeuristic tendencies who has an obsession with Deborah.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 916
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological thriller, neo noir, psycho sexual, crying, independent film, freeze frame
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Deeper and Deeper (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young bank teller falls for the seductive businesswoman, and moves into an apartment across the street to spy on her. His infatuation sends him into a bizarre world of obsession where things are not always what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, disturbing, suspenseful, independent film
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Insidious (2008)
Plot Summary:
Times are tough for talented, twenty-one year old filmmaker, Donny Rocconi. He grew up in New York City, a place where either you learn fast, or lose everything. Estranged from his mother, and never knowing his dead father, Donny sets out to collect on debts owed, and is dragged deep into a seductive ambush that turns his world upside down. Donny reaches out for help from a "connected" Mulberry Street café owner, Gigetto, who has more problems than just the Russian mob. Insidious is a compelling and riveting story of desperation and betrayal, as Donny faces a fight for truth, love, and life itself. Insidious has a strong ensemble of New York City acting talent, and their multiple adult story lines are centered in their emotional and financial relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, realistic
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Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
Plot Summary:
This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy who's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: mindfuck, atmospheric, twist ending, touching, mumblecore, sentimental, serious, realistic, surprise ending, crying
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The Sex Spa (2003)
Plot Summary:
Detective Emmy Ridgeway and her partner investigate the death of a wealthy and influential woman. All clues lead them to a spa, where health treatments are not the only things on offer.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, realistic, psycho sexual, independent film, sexploitation film
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For Sale (1998)
Plot Summary:
A Private detective is hired to trace a woman who ran away and disappeared on her wedding day. The movie follows him and recounts the story of her life through her eyes and the eyes of those interviewed by the detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, detective, psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, sexual
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Jaime (1999)
Plot Summary:
A woman takes her young son, leaves her husband and moves in with her lover. The boy, desperate to get his parents back together, becomes convinced that if only he can get his father's stolen motorcycle back everything will be fine again, so he sets out to get enough money to buy his father a new one.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal, Brazil, Luxembourg
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: sexual, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexy
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American Gigolo (1980)
Plot Summary:
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, stylized, erotic, suspenseful, sexy, intense, enigmatic, serious, realistic
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Fascination (2004)
Plot Summary:
Young Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) gets suspicious when his mother (Jacqueline Bisset) plans to wed Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson) soon after her husband's untimely death. Scott investigates with Oliver's pretty daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans), who shared Scott's doubts about the upcoming nuptials. Along the way, he falls in love with Kelly, but a fatal explosion turns Scott's life upside down - and the evidence points to him as the murderer. Has he been framed?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, neo noir, serious, suspense, romantic, realistic, sexual, surprise ending
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Bad Timing (1980)
Plot Summary:
Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship quickly turns into a deeply passionate love affair that threatens to overtake them both. When Milena ends up in the hospital from an overdose, Alex is taken into custody by Inspector Netusil.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: controversial, erotic, disturbing, art house, non-linear, psychological, atmospheric, sexual, scary, noir
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Killing Me Softly (2002)
Plot Summary:
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sexual, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, romantic, psychosexual thriller, romantic drama