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Plot Summary:
A rich, somewhat priggish society wife who is looking for her missing husband seeks help from a private eye and her husband's call girl. As she searches for answers, she realizes she's running out of people she can trust- including her husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: detective, tension, erotic, suspense
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The Ultimate Thrill (1974)
Plot Summary:
At a Colorado ski resort, a jealous man's paranoia results in murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 75%
Bullets for Jesus (2015)
Plot Summary:
A tense nonstop roller-coaster ride through the distorted mind of Sly Stone, a sadistic and brutal killer who distorts the scriptures to suit his own self serving madness. He's teamed up with a run-away drifter Annie Parker who bows to his every command... both for love and for fear of her own life. " I have the Bullets For Jesus " is Slys motto, and NO ONE is safe from his twisted pulpit.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, psychotronic
Similar in 83%
The Beneficiary (1997)
Plot Summary:
Lust, desire and money motivate a greedy woman to murder her philandering rich husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: detective
Similar in 76%
Last Time Forever (2006)
Plot Summary:
A small-time divorce lawyer gets involved with an alluring married woman, and together they draw her rich husband into a blackmail scheme.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, detective
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Golden Earrings (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ronnie and Sara are best friends and roommates. And for Ronnie, Sara is her whole world. She does everything with her and their small group of friends. But one day, Sara suddenly disappears and Ronnie is left with a hole in her life that she cannot deal with. And her apparent guilt over something she's done causes everything in her life to collapse. Despite her friends attempts to calm her, Ronnie sinks deeper and deeper into her loneliness. Until one day, Ronnie suddenly starts 'seeing' Sara. Or does she? No one else can see her except for Ronnie. Is it Sara's ghost? Ronnie's imagination? And why does Ronnie feel so guilty about Sara's disappearance? Sometimes, your friends aren't who you think they are.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending, independent film
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Dark Side of Genius (1994)
Plot Summary:
Julian Jons is a talented but troubled young artist. He has just been released from an asylum, where he has spent the last seven years for the murder of Anna, his girlfriend/model. Attempting to start painting again, he is pursued by journalist Jennifer Cole, who is intrigued by this complex, brooding man. Against the backdrop of the modern art world, she begins to dig into the past, fully aware that it holds painful memories for Julian, and perhaps danger for herself.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 84%
Lonely Hearts (1991)
Plot Summary:
Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Similar in 80%
Victim of Love (1991)
Plot Summary:
It's a romantic triangle with a lot of heat when a psychologist (JoBeth Williams) falls in love with a widowed professor (Pierce Brosnan) who's having an affair with one of her patients (Virginia Madsen). Williams turns a dangerous page when she uncovers that Brosnan is not only the root of Madsen's emotional turmoil, he also murdered his wife in order to be with Madsen. Better up that day rate.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychosexual thriller, sexy, psychological thriller, neo noir, psychological, tense, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Fourth Story (1991)
Plot Summary:
Valerie's husband Darryl leaves for work as usual, but never returns. She hires private eye Shepard to find him. Soon he discovers that David had a second identity and obviously doesn't want to be found. But since Shepard is strongly attracted to the pretty Valerie, he investigates further and gets involved more than professionally.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective, thrilling, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
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Gypsy Eyes (1992)
Plot Summary:
A security officer tracks down the Gypsy girl who can identify an American diplomat's killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009)
Plot Summary:
In contemporary Prague a young musician is obsessed by jealousy for his beautiful girlfriend Klara. He engages a private detective to spy on Klara but this starts an uncontrollable series of accidents, misunderstandings and traps culminating in an unusual Venice.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
Similar in 81%
Other Voices (2000)
Plot Summary:
Phil and Anna are a young, married couple, who begin to suspect one other of an affair. When a shady private investigator gets involved in their relationship, things begin to spin out of control, in this turn-of-the-millennium thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, independent film, psychological, psychological thriller, psycho film
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The Right Temptation (2000)
Plot Summary:
A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, tense, realistic, sexual, surprise ending, neo noir
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Breathless (1983)
Plot Summary:
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to him, and the crimes escalate.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, talky, uplifting, realistic, romantic, cult classic, sexual
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Pistolera (2020)
Plot Summary:
When ruthless drug lord Raffaello murders the family of the little girl named Angel in a gangland hid in Spain, he makes one fatal mistake : Letting her live. Thus Raffaello sets in motion a bloody chain of events in this gritty street tale of revenge and its cost.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Table for One (1999)
Plot Summary:
A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, independent film, tension, sexy
Similar in 88%
The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the Long Island teen who shoots and wounds the wife of a man she called her lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, neo noir, serious, realistic, psychotronic
Similar in 81%
Clean Break (2008)
Plot Summary:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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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
Similar in 86%
Attraction (2000)
Plot Summary:
A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, independent film, sexual, intense, serious, realistic, gloomy, erotic
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Amy Fisher: My Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
This sensational true story of a near fatal attraction left Mary Jo Buttafuoco paralyzed for life and made Amy Fisher America's most infamous teenager. Imprisoned 5-15 years for a crime she confessed to Fisher has nothing to lose by telling how it was-her way, her story. Deception, Promiscuous Sex, and Violence.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir
Similar in 79%
Obsessed (2009)
Plot Summary:
Things couldn't be better for Derek Charles. He's just received a big promotion at work, and has a wonderful marriage with his beautiful wife, Sharon. However, into this idyllic world steps Lisa, a temporary worker at Derek's office. Lisa begins to stalk Derek, jeopardizing all he holds dear.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, intense, disturbing, psychological thriller, erotic, romantic, psychological, scary
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Murder (2004)
Plot Summary:
Simran and Sudhir Saigal have been married for several years, and are settled in Bangkok, Thailand. They live a fairly harmonious but busy lives, and have a child, a son. When Sudhir returns unexpectedly, he finds his wife is having an affair with another man. He hires a private detective by the name of Ramanathan, who produces photographic evidence of her affair with a male, whose name is Sunny. Sudhir decides to meet Sunny, and there is a physical confrontation, which results in Sunny's death. Sudhir takes the body, and buries it elsewhere, and returns home. A few days Bangkok Police Inspector Rajvir Singh arrives at their house to inquire about Sunny, who has been reported as missing. Shortly thereafter, Sudhir receives incriminating photographs of himself burying Sunny's body. Sudhir tells Simran about his secret, and together they go to check if the body is still buried. Their shocking findings at the site will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending, erotic, sexual, psychological thriller, romantic, sensual, surprise ending
Similar in 80%
Inner Sanctum (1991)
Plot Summary:
A woman attempts suicide when she suspects her husband doesn't love her and is having an affair. Now she's wheelchair-bound, and her husband, who indeed doesn't love her and is having an affair, hires a private nurse to look after his wife. The nurse begins to suspect that she was hired because of unproven allegations that she murdered someone's wife in a similar situation, that the husband wants her to murder his wife.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 835
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, absurd, sexual, erotic, tension, realistic, sexy, serious, suspense
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Blown Away (1992)
Plot Summary:
After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl lives a reckless and decadent lifestyle. She begins having sex with a boy who works at a local ski resort. He falls in love, and she tells him of her suspicions that her strict father was responsible for her mother's death and wants him to help her out of her situation. He must decide whether she's telling the truth or using him to her own ends.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, surprise ending, psychosexual thriller, sexual, detective, sensual, tense, serious, realistic
Similar in 78%
Heart of Stone (2001)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful woman doesn't know if the killer is her lover ... or her husband ... or someone else!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, tense, serious, realistic, sexual, erotic
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No Way Out (1987)
Plot Summary:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, political thriller, psychological, surprise ending, political, tense, sexy, exciting
Similar in 75%
Body Heat (1981)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, sexual, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, surprise ending, intense
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Crimes of Passion (1984)
Plot Summary:
Joanna Crane lives a double life. During the day she works as fashion designer but during the night she is the high class prostitute China Blue. As she is accused for industrial spying, Bobby Grady is hired to shadow her. However, they fall in love. Meanwhile a psychopathic preacher starts stalking her.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, suspenseful, sensual, erotic, disturbing, tense, cult classic, psychosexual thriller, dark comedy, entertaining
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A Perfect Murder (1998)
Plot Summary:
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, clever, exciting, surprise ending, psychological thriller, captivating, serious, psychological