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Plot Summary:
Helen tries to cope with the recent death of her husband, a scientist who killed himself right when he was on the verge of successfully completing the invention of a time machine. One day, she receives a phone call, and a voice suspiciously resembling her own voice warns her that she’s in danger. Is it possible Helen has time travelled? And what could have led her to do something like that?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful
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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
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I'll Follow You Down (2013)
Plot Summary:
After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one that may bring him home.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, funny, philosophical, suspense, mind bending, psychotronic, independent film
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Memory Lane (2012)
Plot Summary:
An orphaned war-veteran routinely travels between our world and the afterlife in search of his fiance's killer by stopping and starting his own heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing
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Narcopolis (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, Frank, a police officer, discovers that the legalization of all recreational drugs comes with a price.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, mind bending
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House of the Disappeared (2017)
Plot Summary:
After 25 years of imprisonment for familicide, a mother comes back home where her son disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, mystical, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, twisted
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Reset (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 2025, a scientist on the verge of making a major discovery related to time travel is suddenly put in peril when a rival kidnaps her young son and demands a hefty ransom: her entire research.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, intense
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The Door (2009)
Plot Summary:
A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, mind bending, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking
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Intersect (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of young Miskatonic University scientists invent a time machine, only to learn that they are being manipulated by mysterious, unseen forces from another dimension.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, lovecraft, psychological, suspenseful, ambiguous ending
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Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tree Gelbman learns that dying over and over again was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, horror comedy, captivating, scary, psychological, suspense, semi serious, funny, inspirational, mind bending
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Collider (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2033, a young girl trapped in a mysterious orphanage recklessly travels back in time to find her parents and amend her past.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense
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S. Darko (2009)
Plot Summary:
S. Darko follows Samantha Darko, the younger sister of Donnie, the protagonist of Donnie Darko, and her friend Corey. On their way to California, their car breaks down, forcing them to wait in a small town until it is fixed. While there, Samantha begins to have dreams that warn her of the end of the universe.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, serious, stylized, psychological thriller, retro, suspense, dark, slasher, mindfuck
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Synchronicity (2015)
Plot Summary:
In this mind-bending 'Sci-Fi Noir' a daring physicist folds time to travel into the past, trying to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he uncovers a surprising truth about the machine, the woman, and his own fractured reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, futuristic, tricky, atmospheric, stylized, psychological, confusing, mindfuck, mind bending, inspirational
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Time Jumpers (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a young man finds a time machine device, his life spins out of control.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 689
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, futuristic, disturbing, anthology
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Time Loop (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a pastoral Italian village, a young Londoner scientist helping his father with physics experiments, has to face the consequences of choices he hasn't made yet.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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12:01 (1993)
Plot Summary:
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including saving the life of beautiful research assistant Lisa Fredericks.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: retro, mind bending, entertaining, detective, action thriller, action adventure, psychological, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
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See You Yesterday (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers build time machines to save one's brother from being killed by the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, thought provoking, touching, humorous, sweet, hood, teen comedy
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Lou, who has become the "father of the Internet," is shot by an unknown assailant, Jacob and Nick fire up the time machine again to save their friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, not serious, psychotronic, retro, parody, funny, clever, bad ending, melancholic
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In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense, enigmatic, detective, tense, twist ending, disturbing, captivating, sexy, psychological, philosophical
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The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
After his girlfriend, Julie and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident, Nick struggles to cope with his loss and grief. Suffering from migraine-like seizures, Nick soon discovers that he has the power to change the past via his memories. However, his time-traveling attempts to alter the past and save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: mind bending, suspense, serious, suspenseful, erotic, mindfuck, thought provoking, absurd, psychological thriller, psychedelic
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2067 (2020)
Plot Summary:
A lowly utility worker is called to the future by a mysterious radio signal, he must leave his dying wife to embark on a journey that will force him to face his deepest fears in an attempt to change the fabric of reality and save humankind from its greatest environmental crisis yet.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, apocalyptic, dystopian
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Frequency (2000)
Plot Summary:
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, feel good, suspense, serious, suspenseful, touching, atmospheric, sentimental, mind bending, clever
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95ers: Time Runners (2013)
Plot Summary:
Time is unraveling, paradoxes are everywhere, and strangers with terrifying technologies are on the hunt. A thrilling, original, ultra indie full-length sci-fi movie that is the story of Sally Biggs, an FBI agent who has the power to rewind time. Her scientist husband has disappeared mysteriously, and the closer she gets to finding him, the more dangerous her life becomes. To save the future and her loved ones, Sally must enter a battlefield she never knew existed. Fortunately, she's a 95er. Surrounded by bizarre timespace paradoxes and hunted by terrifying forces from the future, Sally must discover the earth-shattering truth behind it all before her very being fades out of reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, gloomy, futuristic, independent film, interesting
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Rewind (2013)
Plot Summary:
Revolves around a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who must use untested technology to travel back in time to alter past events in order to change the future and avoid a devastating terrorist attack. Feature length pilot for failed tv series, released as a made for TV movie.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: captivating, intense, tense, suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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ARQ (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, psychological, twist ending, suspense, futuristic, confusing, cerebral, exciting, mind bending
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Timecrimes (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: twist ending, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, cerebral, mindfuck, tricky, confusing, mind twisting
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The I Inside (2004)
Plot Summary:
Simon Cable wakes up in a hospital bed, confused and disoriented. He soon discovers from doctors that he has amnesia and is unable to remember the last two years of his life. Cable investigates what has happened to him and slowly pieces together his enigmatic past.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, suspenseful, twist ending, suspense, inspirational, intellectual, confusing, dread
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Enter Nowhere (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, retro, suspense, dramatic, surreal, twist ending, minimal cast
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Time Lapse (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: twist ending, psychological, tense, intellectual, suspense, cerebral, clever, confusing, mindfuck, enigmatic
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Project Almanac (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, absurd, clever, tricky, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, cerebral