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Plot Summary:
The Sethna family resides in the hills of Panchgani. A retired sculptor Dinshaw heads the family of Dinshaw's wife Katy , brother Farokh, sister-in-law Tina and second brother Fardoonjee . When the bizarre Cyrus comes into their lives, it is soon revealed that things aren't quite right with the Sethna family.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, offbeat, serious, dark, black comedy, neo noir
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Enakkul Oruvan (2015)
Plot Summary:
A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: non-linear, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending, serious, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, detective
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A Touch of Spice (1986)
Plot Summary:
he film opens with an arrogant subedar (Naseeruddin Shah) (local tax collector in colonial India) and his soldiers rampaging through a village. The subedar has an eye for women and soon spots Sonbai (Smita Patil) on the riverbank. Sonbai is an intelligent, beautiful and strong woman. Her confidence intrigues the subedar.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: offbeat, experimental, art film, parallel cinema, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, witty, gloomy
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Manson Family Vacation (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, dark, grindhouse, dark comedy, horror comedy, offbeat
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Our Mother's House (1967)
Plot Summary:
Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father (Dirk Bogarde) returns.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, offbeat, slasher, social, tense, suspense, psychotronic
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That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
Plot Summary:
An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, tense, realistic, dark, avant garde
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Shakthi: The Power (2002)
Plot Summary:
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, realistic, captivating, suspense, hot
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Login (2012)
Plot Summary:
"Login" is a Hindi feature film about three different individuals and how the Internet and social networking sites affect their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tech noir, suspenseful, independent film
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Trap Street (2013)
Plot Summary:
Qiuming is a trainee at a digital mapping company. His job is to survey the streets of the ever-changing city and keep the mapping system up to date. Typical of his generation, Qiuming is upbeat, energetic, and totally immersed in the world of Internet and video games. To make ends meet, he installs video cameras at public venues, but hides his side job from his strict father who is a senior editor of a government-run magazine. One day while out surveying, Qiuming has a brief encounter with an attractive woman who disappears into a secluded alley. He soon learns that the data he collected of this alley cannot register in his company's mapping system. He goes back to the area for a second survey.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, serious, realistic, touching
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Hate Story (2012)
Plot Summary:
After journalist, Kaavya Krishna exposes corporate corruption orchestrated by tycoon Siddharth Dhanrajgir, she is soon wooed by the businessman into a new job where she slowly falls in love with him culminating in a passionate night of love making. Yet, when Siddharth throws Kaavya to the curb as retribution for her expose, he also has her kidnapped and their baby forcefully aborted. This event sets Kaavya on a mission of vengeance, using her body as a sexual weapon to bring down Siddharth Dhanrajgir's empire, brick by brick.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, sexy, serious, captivating, realistic, erotic, entertaining, sexual, sensual, erotic drama
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Out of the Black (2001)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers struggle to uncover the truth behind the mining accident that killed their father and bankrupted the town.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, talky
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As Seen by the Rest (2014)
Plot Summary:
Malpe, a small fishing town on the Arabian Coast. Located 6 kms to the west of the temple town, Udupi. Malpe's beaches are washed clean everyday by the sea. The waves ensure that nothing gets left behind on the sands. But then, the waves cannot reach everything. It is the time of the year when Udupi and its surroundings are decked up to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmaashtami. Men and children walk the streets dressed up as characters from mythology. Teams painted as tigers are seen dancing to drum beats all around the town. But violence seems to be brewing in Malpe this Krishna Janmaashtami.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: kannada, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, epic, suspense, experimental
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Mummy An' the Armadillo (2004)
Plot Summary:
Secrets, murders and lies... all in the name of family. In the middle of nowhere sits the Armadillo Café.The once popular, but now desolate, café is run by a strange family led a troubled, booze-addled mother (Betty Buckley) and a disturbed family (Lori Heuring, Brad Renfro, Jonathon Schaech). Their dark secrets are threatened when Sarah (Clare Kramer) arrives, seeking answers to her past.Turmoil reigns and emotions boil over as the horrifying truth unravels and Sarah barely escapes with her life.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, scary, serious, suspenseful, offbeat, suspense, independent film, atmospheric, realistic
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Aarakshan (2011)
Plot Summary:
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, serious, realistic, political, psychological, light, social message, banned
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Drushyam (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and he must go to great lengths to protect them.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, twisted, clever
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Bypass (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tim has no job, but Tim ‘works’, selling stolen goods...In the face of mounting internal and external pressure, how far will he go to keep his head above water and protect those he loves?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, gloomy
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President (2006)
Plot Summary:
State secrets, sincere convictions, ecstatic crowds, a regal lifestyle, prying journalists, suspicious disappearances: what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power or the daily life of a President.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
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Bright Angel (1990)
Plot Summary:
Road-movie from Montana to Wyoming. A gullible, innocent young man (Mulroney) assists a versatile girl (Taylor) on her long quest to get her brother out of jail.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: road movie, serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, independent film, bleak, contemplative, gloomy
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Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
Plot Summary:
A private detective investigates her sister's suicide 16 years earlier.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, detective
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Hush (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, scary, emotional, serious, atmospheric, realistic, psychological thriller, dark, erotic
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Drishyam (2013)
Plot Summary:
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: suspense, twisted, tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, captivating, twist ending, psychological thriller, surprise ending, epic
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Maqbool (2003)
Plot Summary:
Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, tense, offbeat, suspense, dark, art film, suspense thriller
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Ugly (2013)
Plot Summary:
A team of the best cops in Mumbai is dispatched to find a girl who has gone missing from her father's car. As the hunt for the kidnapper begins, fingers suspiciously point to closer home.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending, suspense thriller, inspirational, offbeat
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Fault (2001)
Plot Summary:
The film starts with the murder of Priti (Divya Dutta), wife of Shekhar (Aftab Shivdasani), a well-known journalist. Inspector Lokhande (Ashutosh Rana) investigates the case and accuses Shekhar of the murder, saying he has enough evidences to arrest him. Upon getting bail from the court, Shekhar's lawyer tells him that he will not be able to fight his case because he is a corporate lawyer. He asks him to contact Simran Bhargav (Lisa Ray), who is a criminal lawyer to fight his case.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, melancholic, surprise ending, remake of american film
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Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When Viren's enemy Khan (Kader Khan) attacks Abhir, Viren demands revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
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Bobby Jasoos (2014)
Plot Summary:
A film that celebrates the aspiration of Bobby, who wants to become the number one detective in the old city area of Hyderabad.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, detective, realistic, suspenseful
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Unglee (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four friends Kalim (Angad Bedi), Gautam (Neil Bhoopalam), Maya (Kangana Ranaut) and Abhay (Randeep Hooda) form a gang called the "Ungli" gang which fights against corruption prevailing in society. Their job is to target corrupt people and punish them in a unique manner. Due to increased popularity and their high profile targets, they are sought by Mumbai police department as "wanted". Their case is the responsibility of ACP Ashok Kale (Sanjay Dutt) and inspector Nikhil Abhyankar (Emraan Hashmi). Nikhil disguises himself as a college student and joins the ungli gang with the hidden motive of arresting them. But soon, his heart changes after learning the story of why ungli gang was formed. Meanwhile, Kaale is compelled to seek help from the gang when Nikhil helps him expose the gang's greatest target, B.R. Dayal (Mahesh Manjrekar) and his son Anshuman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, political, black comedy, dark comedy
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Mr. White Mr. Black (2008)
Plot Summary:
Hoshiarpur based Gopi's dying father asks him to locate Kishen and hand-over a piece of land to him, and subsequently passes away. Gopi heads out to Goa and this is where he will be taken for a ride not only by Kishen, but also by Kishen's look-alike hoodlum brother, Hari; and get involved, along with a group of assorted characters, in the location of diamonds that were stolen by three women.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting
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Dedh Ishqiya (2014)
Plot Summary:
Khalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah)and Babban (Arshad Warsi), the two romantic thieves are back in Dedh Ishqiya, sequel to the acclaimed and successful Ishqiya with their romantic adventures. And this time love will take them through the SEVEN STAGES OF LOVE... with the beautiful and dangerous Madhuri Dixit as Begum Para and Huma Qureshi as Munniya.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, realistic, queer cinema, extraordinary
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The Jasmine Vine in Seethamma's Courtyard (2013)
Plot Summary:
Brothers Peddodu and Chinnodu are unemployed and do not get along well due to their contrasting natures. They have problems marrying the women they love before an accident changes their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, inspirational, sad
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Finding Fanny (2014)
Plot Summary:
A man embarks on a road trip to find his lost love.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: road movie, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, independent film, satirical, realistic