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Plot Summary:
Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, intellectual, humorous, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, suspense, dark, twisted
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A Killer Conversation (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the same day a burglar wants to kill you and your ex wants to make up - and for the life of it, you can't decide which is worse.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Coin Heist (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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You Get Me (2017)
Plot Summary:
After arguing with his girlfriend, Ali, Tyler lands in the arms of sexy new girl, Holly. The next morning, he finds that not only does Ali agree to take him back, but Holly is a new student at their school and is dead set on her new man.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, psychological thriller, thought provoking, enigmatic, entertaining, tense, melancholic
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The Perfect Score (2004)
Plot Summary:
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, semi serious, realistic, teen, light, feel good, cult classic, clever, cynical
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Insadong Scandal (2009)
Plot Summary:
A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier restoration artist Lee to work on the painting. With Lee's expert stroke, the controversy surrounding the painting is slowly unveiled. As the painting's true form is restored, art experts in Korea hold a collective breath. Little do they know that they're only a part of a bigger scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, exciting, humorous, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Cold Deck (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: captivating, cynical, psychological, tense, suspense
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Masked Mobsters (2007)
Plot Summary:
From petty theft on the benches of Belleville to the over-publicised hold-ups of the large Parisian banks, this is the spectacular rise of Simon and his gang. They are capable of emptying a series of safes under the very nose of the police who are bewildered by the calm audacity shown by the group.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Crime
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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We Still Steal the Old Way (2016)
Plot Summary:
The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a daring robbery, but are caught mid-heist. They are sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison. Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis Slick Vic Farrow (Billy Murray) who is intent on murdering the gang. The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, and setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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Collar (2015)
Plot Summary:
Timothy James 'TJ' Williams (David Wilson) is a streetwise detective whose checkered career, family life and long standing friendship with the would-be mayor, police chief Hamilton Markham (Tom Sizemore), spins out of control and teeters on the brink of catastrophe as a result of a bust gone bad. While his life begins to crumble, his fast fading future is bartered for political gain by his former best friend and boss, a mayor with her eye on a Senate seat (Rebecca De Mornay) and an ambitious, activist 'man-of-the-cloth,' the Rev. Alonso Sparks (Richard Roundtree). The political machinery, geared to grind up Williams as a bad cop, has a wrench tossed into the works by the detective, who with the help of his partner, Angel Santangelo (Jaime Santana), gets back on the job to reclaim his reputation and his dignity in spite of their worst efforts.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Suits (2018)
Plot Summary:
Choi Kyung Seo is a legendary lawyer at the top law firm in South Korea. He has charisma and an attractive appearance. He hires Go Yeon Woo as a rookie lawyer for the law firm. Go Yeon Woo has excellent memory.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dorama
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If Looks Could Kill (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, Faith is proud to finally be a cop in her hometown where she joins old flame Paul on the force. She is soon troubled and a bit disappointed when he becomes romantically involved with Jessica, a dangerous beauty with a criminal past. So when Jessica starts an affair with an impressionable young man, Faith must build a case against her before Jessica puts her deadly plans in place.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing, psychotronic
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A Teacher's Obsession (2015)
Plot Summary:
A high-school English teacher becomes dangerously obsessed with a star athlete who needs academic help.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 396
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
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The Accused (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally murdered. Two years later, she’s the only indicted suspect for a crime that attracts a lot of media attention and has placed her in the center of the public eye. Dolores spends her days preparing for the trial, secluded in her house as her parents work as a team ready to do anything to defend their daughter. The best lawyer is not enough, they obsessively control around her: how she looks, what she does, eats and who she sees. But as the trial moves forward and pressure grows, suspicion and secrets emerge within the family. Cornered, increasingly isolated and just when any mistake could prove disastrous, Dolores puts the entire strategy at risk.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
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Black Widow (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Black Widow is not dead ... Drug Queen Carmen van Walraven is hiding in Canada and leads an anonymous life there. One evening a colleague is harassed and Carmen helps her. In self-defense, she kills the perpetrator, is arrested and extradited to the Netherlands. While her children are in shock that their mother is still alive, there are also some people who still have to settle something with Carmen. Everyone is again dragged into an emotional rollercoaster. Carmen will now have deal with her past to save her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Psycho BFF (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Renee's shy teenage daughter Deandra finally makes a friend, Olivia, she is thrilled. After Olivia's initial bossiness turns into emotional abuse, Renee forbids the relationship from continuing, prompting the girls to run away together. Renee embarks on a desperate search for her daughter, before she's gone for good.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The Postcard Bandit (2003)
Plot Summary:
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, realistic, semi serious
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I Killed My BFF (2015)
Plot Summary:
A friendship between two young mothers results in murder when one develops an attraction to the other's boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Preppie Connection (2015)
Plot Summary:
A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense
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Misbehavior (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two female teachers and a male student hit with the inevitable disturbance of a coming whirlpool.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Black & White (2008)
Plot Summary:
Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha) who introduces himself as a victim of communal riots in Gujarat.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, tense, psychological, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Dude (2018)
Plot Summary:
Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, realistic, disturbing, teen
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Couch Potatoes (2017)
Plot Summary:
Giorgio and Tito, father and son. A successful journalist and a lazy teenager apparently impossible to understand. Giorgio's dream is to take Tito to the Nasca Hill in Liguria, but Tito prefers to spend his entire day with his group of friends, eating, talking about nothing and playing video games. Until one day when he suddenly informs his father that he would join him in this trip. After a series of accidents and misunderstandings, at the end, somehow father and son will find the way to communicate … or at least they will try.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Beats (2019)
Plot Summary:
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: inspirational, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, hood
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Street Flow (2019)
Plot Summary:
Noumouké, from the suburb of Paris, is about to decide which brother's foot steps to follow - the lawyer student Soulaymaan or the gangster Demba.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019)
Plot Summary:
Naturally-gifted cheerleader Ava is an instant hit at her new school, but her quick rise in popularity is threatened by the rivalry of cheer captain and Homecoming Queen Katrina, who puts Ava and the other new recruits through a brutal initiation process, leaving Ava to face consequences both at school and at home.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Daylight Robbery (2008)
Plot Summary:
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. Setting up their alibi, the gang check in for a flight and join in with thousands of England supporters that are part of a mass exodus to The World Cup Tournament in Germany.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending
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#SquadGoals (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ambitious high school senior Samantha Hodges is a serious journalist, both for the school paper and for the yearbook, but she's just as serious about her friends, Nate, Gillian, and Rudy, all of whom are vying with her for a full-ride local scholarship to college. Very close to her mother, Emily, who is the school's guidance counselor, Samantha finds her reporting taking an investigative turn when two of her classmates--and contenders for the scholarship--are murdered.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 619
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense
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21 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 264000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, intellectual, suspense, inspirational, clever, exciting, entertaining, teen, spectacular, intense
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Utoya - July 22 (2018)
Plot Summary:
The movie tells the story about a girl who has to hide and survive from terrorist Anders Breivik while looking for her little sister during the terrorist attacks in Norway on the island Utøya, July 22nd.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, brutal, depressing, suspense, social, sad
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Queen Sized (2008)
Plot Summary:
An overweight girl, Maggie Baker, is elected Homecoming queen by the mean girls in the high school.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, uplifting, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen comedy