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Plot Summary:
A high school senior, Alex Lainey, has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities and turns to her childhood friend Sean Terrel. The authorities target them and a chase ensues as officials try to discover the truth behind Alex's transformation.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, futuristic, romantic, realistic
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Story of a Girl (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a compromising video of sixteen-year-old Deanna Lambert hits social media, her teenage life is changed forever. Overcoming bullies, hurtful school-yard taunts and the enduring rage and disappointment of her father, Deanna longs to escape a life defined by her past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful, crying
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Secrets in the Attic (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a teen girl and her mom inherit an old house, little do they know that a mysterious person is hiding in the attic – a teen boy who has been living there for months.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Mean Dreams (2016)
Plot Summary:
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, cliffhanger, dark, crime drama, cult classic
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Ezekiel's Landing (2015)
Plot Summary:
UFO hunter Emma Wright is a believer and a fraud. After a daring interview with professional skeptic Joel Hooper brings her close to admitting that her alien abduction memoirs are pure invention, an obsessive fan, Kass Burroughs, comes to her with a compelling mystery, one that gives her a new reason to believe, and to lie. Before long, Wright and Burroughs discover a deadly secret protected by a small town's UFO cult -- a secret that lies in the skeptical Hooper's past, and which could destroy his future. It's up to Wright and Hooper to battle the UFO cult and reveal the truth, about the town and each other, before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Acceptable Risk (2001)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious medical researcher discovers a mold that he believes could be the foundation of a miracle cure for degenerative disease.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, mystical, scary, mind bending, cult film
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Radioflash (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a nuclear device causes an electromagnetic pulse that kills power to more than 200 million people, a teenage girl must help lead her family to survival in a dark new world.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, futuristic, apocalyptic, epic, suspense, psychotronic, emotional, dark, serious, weird
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Sexting in Suburbia (2012)
Plot Summary:
moody daughters, Rachel and Dina have a close relationship. Dina tells her everything... or so Rachel thinks. When Dina suddenly commits suicide, Rachel is devastated and confused. Her search for answers as to what happened in her daughter's final days leads her to some painful discoveries about the secrets that Dina was trying to keep and the bullying that was tearing her apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
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The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Plot Summary:
After the suicide of her only friend, Rachel has never felt more on the outside. The one person who reached out to her, Jessie, also happens to be part of the popular crowd that lives to torment outsiders like her. But Rachel has something else that separates her from the rest, a secret amazing ability to move things with her mind. Sue Snell, the only survivor of Carrie White's rampage twenty-two years ago, may hold the key to helping Rachel come to terms with her awesome, but unwanted power. But as Rachel slowly learns to trust, a terrible trap is being laid for her. And making her angry could prove to be fatal.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, cult classic, teen, suspense, splatter, erotic, brutal, classic horror, serious
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Carrie (2002)
Plot Summary:
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: bleak, scary, suspenseful, rough, suspense, teen horror, psychological, slasher, creepy, cult classic
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Playground (2016)
Plot Summary:
It's the end of the school year and today is the last chance for 12-year-old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she has fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails the boy to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins out of control and leads to an unexpected ending.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, sincere, controversial, action thriller
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Triple Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
On the night of a sleepover, a group of teenage girls venture out in a competitive game of challenging dares. As the antics escalate, and the dares become more extreme, the girls unravel the truth behind a former student's rumored suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, suspense, teen, psychological thriller, bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful, scary
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The Vast of Night (2019)
Plot Summary:
At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, scary, bleak, captivating, mumblecore, horror comedy, lovecraft, mind blowing
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The Lesser Blessed (2012)
Plot Summary:
Larry, a 16-year-old Tlicho Indian, lives in the small northern town of Fort Simmer. He loves heavy metal music and has a crush on his classmate, the high school's hottie, Juliet Hope. Larry's past holds a variety of terrors—his father is abusive and he once had an accident that nearly killed him. When Johnny Beck , a young Métis from Hay River, moves to town, things heat up.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, stylized
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My Teacher, My Obsession (2018)
Plot Summary:
Riley is struggling to make friends after transferring to a new high school where her father, Chris, is an English teacher. When she meets Kyla, they quickly becomes close friends. However, the friendship takes a strange turn when Riley learns that Kyla is obsessed with her dad. Will Kyla successfully seduce Chris and start a twisted new life with him by removing everyone in her path, or will Riley be able to save her father from Kyla’s treacherous plot before it’s too late?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, talky, semi serious, erotic, sexy, slasher, independent film
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
Plot Summary:
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sad, social, meditative, rough, serious, inspirational, controversial, aesthetic, crying, independent film
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How I Live Now (2013)
Plot Summary:
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as war breaks out.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, romantic, sweet, teen, apocalyptic, realistic, psychological, psychological thriller, mind bending, psychedelic
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The Space Between Us (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, futuristic, light, sweet, realistic, sentimental, feel good, captivating, entertaining, uplifting
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Midnight Special (2016)
Plot Summary:
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, futuristic, road movie, atmospheric, stylized, tricky, serious, suspense, psychological, cerebral
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Kin (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, brutal, serious, social, ambiguous ending, road movie, stylized, mystic, anamorphic, action adventure
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Dreamcatcher (2003)
Plot Summary:
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, dark, slasher, apocalyptic, cult horror, mind bending, epic, mysterious
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Plot Summary:
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, stylized, apocalyptic, visual, atmospheric, suspense, mockbuster, cult classic, intelligent
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A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 264000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, apocalyptic, disturbing, suspenseful, dark, slasher, anamorphic, spooky, thrilling
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I Am Number Four (2011)
Plot Summary:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 244000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, teen, romantic, touching, suspenseful, serious, emotional, scenic, apocalyptic, action adventure
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Chronicle (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 261000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: bad ending, psychological, entertaining, suspense, stylized, intense, suspenseful, clever, mockumentary, dark
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The Signal (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students regains consciousness, he finds himself in a waking nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: futuristic, surreal, suspense, mind bending, suspenseful, mindfuck, mind blowing, psychological, tense, atmospheric
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Time Freak (2018)
Plot Summary:
Stillman, a heartbroken physics student builds a time machine when his girlfriend Debbie breaks up with him. Going back in time, Stillman attempts to fix every mistake he made to save their relationship, while dragging his best friend, Evan, along in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, psychological, family comedy, romantic comedy, surprise ending, light, feel good
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Plot Summary:
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, breathtaking, captivating, cerebral, atmospheric, visually appealing, visual, futuristic, light, sentimental
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The Host (2013)
Plot Summary:
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, romantic, suspenseful, teen, stylized, apocalyptic, cute, thrilling, tense
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The Giver (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, futuristic, philosophical, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful, melancholic, intense, teen, apocalyptic
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Prospect (2018)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mysterious, psychotronic, cyber, psychological, futuristic, realistic, independent film, suspense, suspenseful, harsh