Best movies like A Dream of Color in Black and White
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Plot Summary:
A writer investigates the suspicious death of his sister at an old Victorian mansion inhabited by her widowed scientist husband on the verge of a breakthrough in dream traveling, an ex-lover from his past, and the doctor she is now in a relationship with.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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The Illustrated Man (1969)
Plot Summary:
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, bleak, futuristic, anthology, offbeat, independent film, serious, contemplative, gloomy
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Haunting Fear (1990)
Plot Summary:
Victoria can't sleep: she's having bad dreams about being buried alive. Her husband Terry makes her go see Dr. Carlton, who she blames for her father's death. Unable to help her, he asks Dr. Harcourt to try and unlock Victoria's mental block with hypnotism. Meanwhile Terry continues an affair with his secretary, and worries about paying off a huge gambling debt. Terry could pay off his debt and be with his secretary if he could just get his hands on Victoria's money somehow.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 562
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Disturbance (1990)
Plot Summary:
A psycho is on the prowl, and his victims are all beautiful women. The police must catch him before he kills again.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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Waking Up (2010)
Plot Summary:
Martin Brown (Jeremy Curran), who dreams he's traveling backwards through time, attempts to fix his relationship with his recently deceased wife, Jennifer (Amy Burke). His best friend (John Wood), his co-worker (Jørgen Pedersen), even his new psychologist (Robert Alan Mitchell) don't know if these "jumpbacks" are real or if Martin is imagining the whole ordeal. Writer/Director Jørgen Pedersen takes you on a romantic ride through time and love in this piece about dreams. With wonderful performances, interesting writing, captivating direction and an amazing musical score - Waking Up is a true labor of love about just that, love.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Beyond Dream's Door (1989)
Plot Summary:
Ben Dobbs is a lonely college student who has never had dreams of any kind. This all changes for Ben and he start having a series of sequential and terrifying nightmares that become true in his waking life. As he reaches out for help, he is also expanding the net his nightmare demon is spreading for new victims. Ben’s challenge is to survive this new surrealistic world Beyond Dream’s Door.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, surreal, art house, psychological horror, independent film, surprise ending, neo noir, experimental, splatter, avant garde
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13 segundos (2007)
Plot Summary:
Esta película de acción y suspenso, cuenta la dramática historia de cinco bebés por sobrevivir. Conmovedora y angustiosa será su lucha contra los sueños, deseos y ambiciones de aquellos que les niegan el derecho a la vida. Un relato inspirado en hechos reales donde cinco bebés y sus madres ponen al descubierto sus miedos en una apuesta entre la vida y la muerte; una cruel realidad los llevará a descubrir que, a la hora de sobrevivir, cada segundo cuenta. Esta historia se atreve a mostrar con nitidez el dramatismo intrínseco de un mundo sórdido y oscuro...los hechos te obligarán a preguntarte si serías capaz de negociar con la vida. Esta reveladora película nos muestra de forma inédita, imágenes 100% reales de bebes dentro y fuera del útero.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Venezuela, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Coyote (2014)
Plot Summary:
An insomniac writer's sleep-deprived hallucinations distort reality as paranoia drives him to extreme violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, controversial, cult horror
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The Doll (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Chris and Andy order a model from an escort service, they find that something is unnaturally wrong with Natasha, something deadly wrong.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 662
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Night-Time Winds (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Psychological Thriller. Estranged sisters reunite. In Glorious Black and White.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, scary, bleak, suspense, black and white
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Inner Sanctum II (1994)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic
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Demented (1980)
Plot Summary:
A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, grindhouse, crying, independent film
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Raising Cain (1992)
Plot Summary:
When neighborhood kids begin vanishing, Jenny suspects her child psychologist husband, Carter, may be resuming the deranged experiments his father performed on Carter when he was young. Now, it falls to Jenny to unravel the mystery. And as more children disappear, she fears for her own child's safety.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, detective, scary, tense, clever, psychotronic, slasher
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Plot Summary:
The story involves a series of murders in Charron's performing company, murders caused by various members getting doused with vitriolic acid. Turns out all the people killed have a common denominator in their past, one which has recently re-surfaced, and is out for their blood. Will the past be uncovered before it kills again? What awful secret has came back to haunt the living?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: detective, grindhouse, gothic, slasher, gothic horror, black and white, cult classic, classic horror, natural horror, scary
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Cold Moon (2016)
Plot Summary:
Cold Moon takes place in tiny Babylon, Fla., where the granddaughter of Clark’s character is murdered by a mysterious assailant, her body sunk into the black waters of the Styx River — the river where her parents disappeared from their boat a decade earlier. Suspicion falls on a duplicitous banker and his wealthy father, played by Stewart and Lloyd.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: dark, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, road movie
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Cold Blood Canyon (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Mr. and Mrs. Myers move into their highly coveted Beverly Hills home, they wonder why the price tag is too good to be true. Their daughter, Danielle, discovers the truth when a neighbor tells her one of the previous owners was murdered there years ago. When Danielle falls prey to the hauntings of the ghostly victim who lived there, Danni's dream home turns into the house from hell after she is tortured and attacked by the evil apparition. After Danielle's cries go unheard by her oblivious parents, she realizes she must get out of the house as quickly as possible or she is going to be the next victim of an even greater threat.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious
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Caged (2021)
Plot Summary:
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 564
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale (2018)
Plot Summary:
While sorting her dead grandmother's affairs, a young woman boards in an eerie, southern mansion and soon discovers the matriarch may desire more than just her company.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, surprise ending, suspense, southern gothic, creepy
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Lucid (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman with increasingly disturbing and violent dreams consults a famous sleep therapist known for his controversial treatments. Her experience plummets her into the dark, twisted depths of her subconscious, grasping for her sanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic
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In Dreams (1999)
Plot Summary:
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, scary, disturbing, intense, serious, atmospheric, spiritual, mystical
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Before I Wake (2016)
Plot Summary:
About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, spooky, atmospheric, suspense, post-horror, psychological thriller, inspirational
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A Perfect Fit (2005)
Plot Summary:
A psychological drama about an unstable man, tormented by nightmares, who seeks help from a shrink but is pushed over the edge into increasingly dangerous, psychotic territory by a relationship he is unable to control.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense, gloomy, crying
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Muse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A painter's life is forever changed when a mythical and deadly spirit from Celtic lore – a Leannán Sí – becomes his muse and lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative, fairy tale
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Frankenstein (1994)
Plot Summary:
Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, gothic horror, costume drama, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, dramatic
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The Hand (1981)
Plot Summary:
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, cult classic, psychotronic, christmas horror, psychological thriller, horror comedy
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House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Plot Summary:
The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, classic horror, suspense, dark, grindhouse, creepy, scary, serious
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Flatliners (1990)
Plot Summary:
Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life. A science fiction thriller from the early 1990's with a star studded cast.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, dark, cult classic, medical horror, creepy, visually stunning
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Take Shelter (2011)
Plot Summary:
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, ambiguous ending, suspense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, dark, disturbing, stylized, independent film
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Baskin (2015)
Plot Summary:
Feature length version of the 2013 Turkish short film about police making a horrifying discovery in an apartment building.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, suspense, lovecraft, scary, satanic, tense, retro, brutal, captivating
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The Wolfman (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, dark, period piece, gothic horror, scary, bloody, splatter, cult classic, exciting