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Plot Summary:
Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be, and that a murder might solve both of their problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspenseful, art house, teen, post-horror, exciting, bleak, philosophical
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Similar in 87%
Stuck (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, dark comedy, suspense, intense, serious, slasher, suspenseful, rough, thought provoking
Similar in 81%
Mini's First Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, cynical, erotic, dark, slasher, independent film, clever, neo noir, realistic
Similar in 84%
Serial Mom (1994)
Plot Summary:
A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, parody, black comedy, disturbing, cult classic, talky, humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious
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Assassination Nation (2018)
Plot Summary:
High school senior Lily and her group of friends live in a haze of texts, posts, selfies and chats just like the rest of the world. So, when an anonymous hacker starts posting details from the private lives of everyone in their small town, the result is absolute madness leaving Lily and her friends questioning whether they'll live through the night.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, brutal, emotional, exciting, dark comedy, political, social, independent film, black comedy, scary
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Spring Breakers (2012)
Plot Summary:
After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, disturbing, stylized, sexual, surreal, talky, controversial, cult classic, visually stunning, humorous
Similar in 76%
Jawbreaker (1999)
Plot Summary:
3 of Reagan High School's most popular girls pretend to kidnap their friend by shoving a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. Now the leader of the pack will do anything to keep the accident a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, teen, black comedy, absurd, humorous, cult classic, parody, dark, teen horror, gothic
Similar in 82%
To Die For (1995)
Plot Summary:
Suzanne Stone (Maretto) wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy, disturbing, mockumentary, talky, captivating, erotic, stylized
Similar in 87%
Heathers (1988)
Plot Summary:
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, teen, witty, semi serious, aesthetic, realistic, retro, parody
Similar in 76%
Alpha Dog (2006)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: disturbing, serious, rough, teen, harsh, hood, realistic, dark, sad, erotic
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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
Similar in 85%
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, melancholic, satirical, stylized, intense, cult classic, funny, suspense, thrilling
Similar in 77%
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 201000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, realistic, twist ending, dark, mindfuck, detective, scary, psychological
Similar in 75%
After Hours (1985)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: surreal, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, atmospheric, realistic, disturbing, art house, grim, talky
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In Bruges (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 454000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: neo noir, humorous, atmospheric, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, tragicomedy, clever, witty, twist ending
Similar in 89%
Funny Games (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Ann, husband George and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France, UK, Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, disturbing, brutal, rough, bad ending, controversial, suspense, suspenseful, bleak
Similar in 77%
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, bleak, psychological, suspenseful, rough, brutal, depressing, suspense, controversial
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Panic Room (2002)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 293000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, neo noir, suspenseful, psychological thriller, stylized, psychological, tricky, suspense thriller, scary
Similar in 87%
The Doom Generation (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex and violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickiemarts.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, dark comedy, surreal, art house, cult classic, artsy, teen, black comedy, gothic
Similar in 83%
Green Room (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tension, atmospheric, bleak, dark, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, creepy, scary
Similar in 79%
Elephant (2003)
Plot Summary:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, psychological, realistic, controversial, non-linear, independent film, teen, meditative, enigmatic
Similar in 79%
Tragedy Girls (2017)
Plot Summary:
Following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, horror comedy, captivating, suspenseful, dark comedy, scary, funny, bloody, suspense
Similar in 84%
Hard Candy (2005)
Plot Summary:
A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 167000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, independent film, suspense, controversial, rough, psychological thriller
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The Quiet (2005)
Plot Summary:
After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, psychological, teen, suspenseful, rough, sexy, heartbreaking, erotic, scary
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Plot Summary:
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, realistic, disturbing, psychological, depressing, bleak, non-linear, emotional, serious
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The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: teen, emotional, witty, touching, realistic, depressing, suspense, comedy drama, parody, inspirational
Similar in 81%
Lady Bird (2017)
Plot Summary:
A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 318000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, art house, realistic, gothic, semi serious, cute, teen, comedy drama, indie film, aesthetic
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Plot Summary:
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: teen, entertaining, independent film, sentimental, cynical, funny, feel good, indie film, clever, witty
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Plot Summary:
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, cerebral, enigmatic, psychological thriller, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, disturbing
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Nightcrawler (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 590000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological thriller, realistic, biting, cynical
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Plot Summary:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 15000000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, suspense, scary, psychological thriller, tense, dark, neo noir, serious, thrilling