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Plot Summary:
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, intense, bleak, feel good, action adventure
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Jane Doe (2001)
Plot Summary:
A woman's son is snatched and she must follow his kidnappers’ instructions to get him back. But when she’s framed for murder by a government department, she must take them on at their own game to ensure her son's survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, surprise ending
Similar in 78%
Facing the Enemy (2001)
Plot Summary:
Griff McCleary is a cop, now his son shot himself with Griff's gun. A year later both he and his wife are still reeling from it. Griff feeling shut out by his wife Olivia, decides to move out. Now he is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. He believes that there was no suicide. His investigation leads him to a girl named Nikki.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, emotional, suspenseful, independent film, realistic
Similar in 76%
Blood of the Innocent (1994)
Plot Summary:
A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 85%
Swat: Unit 887 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los Angeles. With 24 hours left on the clock, the team must rely on their instincts and unique skill set to stop the attack and bring justice.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 658
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful
Similar in 86%
Cam-Girl (2016)
Plot Summary:
Gessica, a single mother who works as a webcam stripper is pushed to her limit when held hostage by an unknown gunman.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 82%
Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-Navy Seal Bobby Kalinowski lives a quiet, peaceful life as a landscape architect in an LA suburb with his wife Dawn and 16 year old daughter Brianna. Tonight they are invited out for an evening on the town by new neighbors clay and Elise Freeman to a happening club downtown. Little did they know that this would be the start of a life or death ordeal for the group.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, serious, realistic, fast
Similar in 83%
Take Back (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following the abduction of her daughter, Zara does all she can to get her back. However, when she discovers that she has been targeted by crime boss Patrick, who she has previous dealings with, Zara realises that her troubled past will be used against her. Once Zara has a heart-to-heart with her husband, Brian, the pair work together to settle old scores and ensure the safety of their daughter.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
Similar in 86%
Nowhere in Sight (2001)
Plot Summary:
Thriller - Helen Slater, Christopher Heyerdahl, Andrew McCarthy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, slasher, independent film, tense
Similar in 85%
The Bad Son (2007)
Plot Summary:
The women in a Seattle serial killer's life often had an unpleasant way of turning up dead - from his girlfriend to his mother-in-law to his second wife. The police and FBI knew who the killer was, but were never prepared to face a bizarre twist in the case-that his own mother was an employee of the Seattle Police Department with access to confidential documents--and was a woman who didn't hesitate to interfere with justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, exciting, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 83%
The Commando (2022)
Plot Summary:
An elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal and his crew, who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money, including kidnap the agent’s daughters. Stakes are high and lives are at risk in this head-to-head battle as the agent stops at nothing to protect his family against the money-hungry criminals.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, brutal, captivating, emotional, suspense, heroic, suspenseful, harsh, disturbing
Similar in 77%
Four Assassins (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four assassins meet in a hotel suite to resolve unfinished business. A tense drama set in the cosmopolitan world of Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, crime drama, realistic, contemplative, talky, stylized
Similar in 87%
Die Fighting (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a team of Shaolin-trained kung fu actors is about to get their break in Hollywood, a mysterious and sadistic Director forces them to run a gauntlet through Los Angeles. The Director films their every move as they prove their prowess by provoking a rogues' gallery of underworld thugs and martial artists.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, twisted
Similar in 88%
Pawn (2013)
Plot Summary:
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing, realistic, independent film
Similar in 78%
Skybound (2017)
Plot Summary:
Five friends on a small airplane mysteriously lose their radio connection on a trip from New York to LA. As they continue their flight, they're forced to assume that a major disaster happened on the ground. They discover a stowaway, Erik, who urges them not to land at any cost. Before they run out of fuel, they must find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, action thriller, disaster movie
Similar in 75%
The Decline (2020)
Plot Summary:
Anticipating a disaster, Antoine, a father, attends a survivalist training given by Alain in his autonomous hideout. In fear of a natural, economic or social crisis, the group trains to face the different possible apocalyptic scenarios. But the disaster they will experience will not be the one they predicted.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, perverse, tragic
Similar in 83%
The Box (2007)
Plot Summary:
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
Similar in 80%
Trauma Center (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an informant, and joins forces with a witness injured during the shootings. After the killers pursue the witness across the abandoned floor of a hospital, she confirms Wakes's worst fears.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, serious, intense, detective
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Tiger House (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young gymnast battles a group of bank robbers at the home of her boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
Similar in 75%
American Siege (2021)
Plot Summary:
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
Similar in 76%
Home Invasion (2016)
Plot Summary:
Terror arrives at the one place we all feel safest in this taut psychological thriller starring Natasha Henstridge, Jason Patric and Scott Adkins. When a wealthy woman and her stepson are targeted by a trio of expert thieves in their remote mansion, her only form of help comes from a call with a security systems specialist. But as the intruders become increasingly hostile and the connection wavers, will she trust him to be her eyes and navigate her to safety?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, atmospheric, enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller
Similar in 83%
Hollow Point (2019)
Plot Summary:
When his wife and daughter are senselessly murdered, a grieving man finds himself caught up in a war between a group of charismatic vigilantes and the crime that infests their city.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 835
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, stylized
Similar in 75%
Enemies Closer (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, rough, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark, cult classic, twisted
Similar in 86%
Gone (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, twist ending, tricky, suspense, psychological thriller, serious, action thriller, realistic, scary
Similar in 84%
Code Name Banshee (2022)
Plot Summary:
Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, brutal, serious, bloody, captivating, emotional, suspense, suspenseful, harsh, disturbing
Similar in 80%
The Bucks County Massacre (2010)
Plot Summary:
On Saturday, May 17th, 2008, police responded to a residence in a remote area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania for the report of a missing person. Upon their arrival, a routine investigation was performed and it was determined that the situation did not require police intervention. When the police returned the next morning to do a courtesy follow up, the house was immediately found to be the scene of a crime.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, scary, rough, realistic, independent film
Similar in 77%
Survivor (2015)
Plot Summary:
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, action thriller, inspirational, political thriller, action adventure, intense, surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 87%
Hostage (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense, realistic, rough, serious, entertaining, action thriller, neo noir
Similar in 87%
No Good Deed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological, slasher, scary, intense, grindhouse
Similar in 88%
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 75%
Trespass (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kyle (Nicolas Cage) and Sarah Miller (Nicole Kidman) have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip (he brokers diamonds) and their teen daughter Avery (Liana Liberato) is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. As Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom, the fault lines in Kyle and Sarah's marriage and the pasts of the four robbers come into play. Is there room here for heroism?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, suspense, intense, psychological thriller, neo noir, surprise ending, serious, realistic, exciting