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Plot Summary:
A man is seduced by a stranger and awakens to a corpse.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Best tv shows and movies like Back Stab (1990):
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Still Life (1990)
Plot Summary:
The alleys of downtown Manhattan become a modern killing field when corpses begin turning up, disfigured and gruesomely posed to appear as pieces of art.In the frightening climate of the "Art Killer", Peter Sherwood, a struggling musician, is hired to compose for a patron of the arts, and thinks his dreams are coming true. But as the body count continues to rise, the clues surrounding the murders oddly begin to lead police closer and closer to Peter and his new job. Suddenly, all eyes are on Peter and he must scramble to find the real killer - before he becomes his next masterpiece.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Silhouette (1990)
Plot Summary:
An architect witnesses a brutal murder in a small Texas town.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Murder Once Removed (1971)
Plot Summary:
Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to cover it up.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending
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Trade-Off (1995)
Plot Summary:
A man has an affair with a mysterious woman and shares with her his desire to end his troubled marriage. When his wife is found dead, his lover admits to the killing and persuades him to kill her husband in return.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Night Rhythms (1992)
Plot Summary:
Nick, a late night DJ, has sex with a listener that he's invited to the station. The session goes out over the air until something goes wrong. Nick wakes up to find a dead body and himself framed. Nick spends the rest of the movie having sex whilst trying to prove his innocence.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychotronic, independent film, hot, cult film
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Scream of the Butterfly (1965)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful woman marries a rich man for his money, then embarks on an affair and plans to use her boyfriend to help murder her husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Third Degree Burn (1989)
Plot Summary:
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic drama, eighties
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A Case for Murder (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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We the People (1994)
Plot Summary:
Alan and his pregnant wife, Amy, plan to spend a quiet weekend at their isolated vacation home in the woods. They are joined by two other couples, Bill and Sheri and then Charles and Liz. Suddenly they're confronted by two gun-toting killers, Bobby and Red. The three couples try to accomodate the killers' demands but tensions climb and violence erupts.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Undercover (1995)
Plot Summary:
A female cop goes undercover in a high price whorehouse to find a murderer and discovers she likes the assignment more than she should.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: detective, sexploitation film, cult film
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Deceptions (1990)
Plot Summary:
When a wealthy socialite kills her husband, she claims self-defense. The cop assigned to the case is suspicious but becomes obsessed with the sensual young woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Blood Relatives (1978)
Plot Summary:
A Montreal police inspector (Donald Sutherland) cracks a murder case with clues from the victim's diary.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, twist ending, independent film, detective
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Random Encounter (1998)
Plot Summary:
In Doug Jackson's Random Encounter, Elizabeth Berkley plays Alicia Brayman, a public relations executive on the rise. At a celebratory party, Alicia meets a handsome man named Kyle (Joel Wyner) who takes her home for sex. Madeleine (Mary Bradley), a crazed brunette with a knife, interrupts them. Alicia fatally bludgeons Madeline with a statue before she can stab Kyle. Kyle tells Alicia that he'll help her cover up the crime, but she is recognized during the getaway. As the heat is turned up and details start pouring out, Alicia learns that Kyle is a dangerous ex-con wanted for parole violations who set Madeleine up for murder and now has Alicia trapped in a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Thriller, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Dangerous Indiscretion (1995)
Plot Summary:
A womanizing executive picks up a divoree and embarks in an affair, only to have his life destroyed by her jealous husband.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Indecent Behavior (1993)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca Mathis is a sex therapist. One of her patients is found dead. At first it is presumed he died of a heart attack.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, detective, erotic, sexploitation film, hot
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Indecent Behavior II (1994)
Plot Summary:
Reporter Shoshona Reed is about to expose a number of people who have a lot to lose. Unfortunately, her cunning ways of getting stories by blackmailing people gets her killed.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, hot, sexploitation film
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Storyville (1992)
Plot Summary:
While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, captivating, suspenseful, political thriller, sexy, neo noir, realistic, independent film, southern gothic
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Jurm (2005)
Plot Summary:
Avinash Malhotra (Bobby Deol) is married to Sanjana (Lara Dutta). One night Sanjana is murdered, and Avinash is arrested for the murder of his wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, suspense thriller
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The Limit (2004)
Plot Summary:
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, tense, mind bending, realistic, suspenseful
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Slam Dance (1987)
Plot Summary:
An artist, framed for the murder of a woman, is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, noir, visually stunning, independent film, erotic
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Letters from a Killer (1998)
Plot Summary:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders which he did not commit. With the help of his former prison guard, he once again sets out to clear his name.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense
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Traces of Red (1992)
Plot Summary:
Jack, a Palm Beach detective, becomes involved in a case of multiple murders. All the women can be linked to Jack in some way. Jack and his partner have no leads, but numerous suspects. The murders continue, along with anonymous letters from the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, twist ending, rough, independent film, detective, erotic, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019)
Plot Summary:
What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other forces at play?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Guilty as Sin (1993)
Plot Summary:
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, erotic, psychological, neo noir, noir, suspense thriller, rough, serious, realistic
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Thy Neighbor's Wife (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the vein of "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and fraught with mystery and edge-of-your seat suspense, Kari Wuhrer Poison tells the darkly insidious story of the Garrett household and their descent into a hellish world of sexual malice and physical terror! Seeking revenge for her husband's death, Ann ingratiates herself with the Garretts under the guise of a caring housekeeper. Once she gains their trust, Ann begins to wreak havoc upon them. Seduction and malice are her weapons as she attempts to eliminate everyone she believes is responsible.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 923
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, erotic, sexy, realistic, surprise ending, hot
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
Plot Summary:
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, twist ending, detective, mindfuck
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Double Jeopardy (1999)
Plot Summary:
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, rough, tense, serious, realistic, clever, entertaining, psychological
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Consenting Adults (1992)
Plot Summary:
Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, sexy, psychological, suspense, erotic, intense, tense, serious, psychosexual thriller, exciting
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Out of Time (2003)
Plot Summary:
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, atmospheric, serious, realistic, entertaining, detective
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A Crime of Passion (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, realistic
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