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Plot Summary:
Five scientists awake from a cryogenic sleep and find themselves trapped in an underground facility. With no memory of who they are or how long they've been asleep, they begin to realize they may have been part of a scientific experiment gone wrong. After a series of strange events, the scientists find themselves being hunted. They do not know who is hunting them or for what reason, but the scientists begin to suspect that one of them may be the killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, bleak, serious, bloody, captivating
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Stalked by My Mother (2016)
Plot Summary:
A daughter acuses her mother for killing her boyfriend but was it really the mother who did it or was it someone who has always been there?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, serious, suspense, mysterious, suspenseful
Similar in 78%
Deadly Reunion (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ten years after graduation, a mini-reunion is organized by Tom and Jill Miller at their home, inviting only the special friends that were in their clique and one fringe member, Bobby Zwick, whom they had done a terrible wrong. Bobby said all was forgiven, but he was not telling the truth.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Dark Reprieve (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two people Matt and Kate wake up in a closed down prison. They have no idea how they got there, or why they are there. In the prison they encounter several terrors as they look for an exit.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, suspenseful, tense, captivating, scary, psychological, mind bending, serious
Similar in 77%
Guilt & Sentence (2010)
Plot Summary:
The storyline is a thought-provoking drama of two lost and troubled individuals who are forever entwined after a traumatic event occurs. Janis, a twenty-year-old woman who is struggling with depression, takes the blame for Peter, who works as a social worker hiding a troubled past. This film will explore different sides of human nature and what paranoia, suspicion, and especially the weight of guilt and its consequences. The story explores the idea of soul-searching and shows the power of true redemption. This film has elements of surrealism, with a shocking and thrilling storyline. The weight of guilt can eat away at an individual, and this is just what happens to Peter Ackerman. The title of this film pays homage to Dostoevsky's 'Crime & Punishment' and some of the plot line follows with that classic novel.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 634
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, suspense, independent film
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The X Species (2018)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the woods, an archaeological expedition is on the verge of a historic discovery, when they find themselves with no defense against an unrelenting predator. Taking refuge in the catacombs of a cave hidden in the hills, tensions escalate as the team begins a descent into insanity navigating their way through winding and endless caverns. As fight to survive turns to fear, the real terror begins in ancient grounds, where humans have always been prey.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, mockumentary
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7 Splinters in Time (2018)
Plot Summary:
A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, detective
Similar in 81%
Portals (2019)
Plot Summary:
A series of worldwide blackouts cause millions of mysterious cosmic anomalies to appear everywhere across the planet. Some people are drawn into them with horrifying consequences.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anthology, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, mysterious, cerebral
Similar in 86%
Channeling (2013)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered on people who seek validation by broadcasting their lives to as big an audience as possible.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 78%
The Anchor (2022)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious informant calls a broadcast news anchor to request that the anchor report on the informant’s inevitable death.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tension
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Implanted (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sarah, a struggling young woman, agrees to volunteer as a test subject and be implanted with the LEXX nanochip for a pharmaceutical company experiment. She hopes that the money received for her participation will solve her financial troubles. When the implant turns sinister and orders her to commit crimes, Sarah is plunged into a murderous spiral with only one choice: to live or die.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Dead in the Water (2018)
Plot Summary:
The Nereus is a fifty-year-old Ice Breaker, salvaged by an idealistic crew on a mission to catch illegal fisherman. On chase, the crew find themselves well off-course and bearing down on a body mysteriously floating in the middle of the Devil’s Sea. Superstitious or not, the team soon discovers they’ve rescued a deadly creature feeding on the lifeless body. Their new mission—kill or be killed and preferably before they hit land.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Beneath the Surface (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young woman survives a great white shark attack, whilst on a family boating vacation, however soon realizes the nightmare is far from over. Those around her can not be trusted, and she must face her demons, if she is to step back in the water.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, dramatic, rough, bleak, serious, suspense, suspenseful
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Hunter Prey (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Prometheus has dropped out of orbit. Communications and life support systems are down. Situation Critical: Status of Crew and Prisoner unknown. With orders to catch their Alien Prisoner alive the surviving crew of the spaceship Prometheus pursue a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with their escaped prisoner on a deserted and barren planet. But, who is the hunter and who is its prey?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, rough, independent film
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Wraith (2022)
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Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Pulled to Hell (2019)
Plot Summary:
Charles, and Kyle are three private investigators that specialize in missing persons cases. Mickey and her team get in way over there heads when they cross a serial killer who has three very nasty pets that have a taste for human flesh. The team must do what the can to stay alive and to save the killer's next prey before its to late.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, tense, rough
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Knock Knock 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
On the night before Halloween, four friends decided to go on a self made tour of famous Hollywood murders and celebrity haunted houses. The tour led them to a house known as 1666. They have been missing ever since.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, captivating, suspense, fake documentary
Similar in 77%
Babysitter's Nightmare (2018)
Plot Summary:
With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 877
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Favor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kip's perfect life is put in jeopardy when the waitress with whom he's having a casual fling is accidentally killed in their motel room. Desperate, he turns to childhood friend and loser, Marvin, to help get rid of the body. Marvin agrees which begins the unraveling of their friendship and ultimately leads both to murderous acts they never thought themselves capable of.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, twisted, realistic, independent film
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Abducted (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jessica and Dave along with three other young couples are kidnapped in Griffith Park by unseen Abductors and must fight to escape certain death only to discover the world will never be the same.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, bleak, serious, suspense, tense, captivating, scary, exciting
Similar in 82%
Mississippi Murder (2017)
Plot Summary:
An amazing murder mystery taking place in a setting that no one would expect the coast of Mississippi. A young woman tried to live a normal life despite a horrible upbringing. But she will learn her past will haunt her once more.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 86%
Terrible Angels (2012)
Plot Summary:
Detective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to question, leaving Ben to decide whether to go on with the investigation or leave Linda to the fate of the prison system.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, psychological, realistic
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The 13th Unit (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven strangers find themselves trapped in an underground storage facility, struggling to survive while being hunted by a supernatural beast that resides inside the mysterious 13th unit.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, serious
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Deadly Sanctuary (2015)
Plot Summary:
Feisty, flame-haired reporter, Kendall O'Dell is drawn into an evil web of conspiracy beyond anything she could have ever imagined when she accepts a position at a small newspaper in isolated Castle Valley, Arizona. In the mix is a vanished reporter, two dead teenage girls and an attractive cowboy. Kendall's life hangs in the balance as she strives to uncover the horrifying secret.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Lifepod (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. The passengers begin to investigate why the ship blew up and how it relates to them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, disaster movie
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The Killing Game (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eve Duncan is contacted, 10 years after the disappearance and murder of her 7-year-old daughter Bonnie, by a man claiming to be her killer. Taunted by his clues about Bonnie's case and his threats to kill again, she throws herself into her career as a forensic sculptor and works to close the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 629
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, serious, realistic
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The Village of Shadows (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Lucas Frantz invites his friends to visit his hometown Village de Ruiflec, they head in two cars to spend the weekend. The driver Hugo Kerimba, Marion Valeyre, Stan and his girlfriend Katia Brezinsky follows the car of Lucas, David Fontana, his girlfriend Lila Paredes, Marion's estranged sister Emma Valeyre and Mathias through the lonely winding road in a rainy night. Out of the blue, Hugo steps on the gas and overtakes the other car. Sooner, Lucas, David, Lila, Emma and Mathias find Hugo's car left on the road with the doors open and the passengers missing. They walk to Ruiflec to find shelter and a telephone to call the other group. But they learn that they are trapped in Ruiflec and an evil entity does not allow them to leave the village.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, atmospheric, mind bending, offbeat, bleak
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Awakened (2013)
Plot Summary:
Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating, independent film, psychotronic
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Abduct (2016)
Plot Summary:
A Texan paranormal radio host, Ridley Kay leads a fairly ordinary existence, until a strange orphan with a tragic past comes crashing into his life. Convinced other-worldly forces are after her, Kay attempts to protect the young girl from an onslaught of deadly alien and extra-terrestrial phenomena. However, as the strange lights continue to stalk her, he discovers the world of the paranormal might be far more sinister than anyone has possibly imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Crawl or Die (2014)
Plot Summary:
Earth as we know it is gone. A virus has destroyed the planet and rendered all its women infertile, all but one. An elite team of soldiers are tasked with bringing the woman to safety on the newly habitable Earth Two. But when they are forced underground they find themselves fighting for survival from an bloodthirsty creature in a maze of ever shrinking tunnels. As the team's ranks start to dwindle, the tunnels shrink and the ammunition run out, the crawl for survival becomes more and more desperate.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychological, tense, space horror, captivating, suspense
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White Orchid (2018)
Plot Summary:
Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is reluctantly drawn into a puzzling murder case. The local police have been unable to solve the horrific crime, or even decipher the victim's true identity. A beautiful and enigmatic young blond, known only as "The White Orchid," has been brutally murdered. As Claire is drawn deeper and more intimately into the dead woman's life, she finds herself taking dangerous chances and pushing personal and professional boundaries. As she gets closer to the truth, Claire must effectively become the charismatic "White Orchid" in order to solve the mysterious crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: neo noir, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense