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Plot Summary:
Trapped inside his car by a mudslide, smooth talking Jackson Alder suddenly finds himself in a situation he can't talk his way out of. With no hope of rescue, he must defy the odds; battling Mother Nature for his survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, minimal cast, independent film, bleak, serious
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Riddle Room (2016)
Plot Summary:
Emily Burns is being held captive in a room with no idea as to why or how she got there. Determined to escape and return to her daughter and husband, Emily discovers clues within the room that help explain what she's doing there. They even provide clues about who she is...but will they help her escape?.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, intense, psychological thriller, complex
Similar in 83%
The Phobos (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rainy summer evening... Young people are arriving at the new trendy club named Phobos which is still under construction. Or re-construction - since it's a former bomb shelter which is reconstructed to become a club. At first, the party sees nothing wrong, but soon the bunker doors turn out to be locked, and the teenagers get trapped underground without light and communication. At first, all of them are joking and do not realize how dangerous their situation is. Then they get frightened. All of them will need to cope with their fears before the bunker will let them free.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 595
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Estonia, Russia
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, exciting, rough
Similar in 84%
Coffin (2011)
Plot Summary:
Awakening from a deep sleep in the pitch black Sean Justice feels around him and realises that he is in a small wooden box and beside him lays his unconscious girlfriend. With only two hours of air time remaining a ransom demand is made of $500,000 dollars in cash for the location of their wooden prison.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, detective, scary, serious, realistic, surprise ending
Similar in 90%
Brake (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: twist ending, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, scary, psychological, psychological thriller, bad ending
Similar in 85%
Below Zero (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Jack (Edward Furlong) is in danger of missing a deadline, his manager orders him to take whatever measures are needed to complete his screenplay. Jack locks himself in a slaughterhouse freezer but discovers that his inner demons are keeping him company. Despite the cold, Jack's imagination is red-hot as he concocts the story of Frank (Furlong), a tow truck driver who's locked in a fridge with the dying victim of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, scary, slasher, suspense, tense, mind bending, serious, independent film
Similar in 88%
Silent House (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sarah returns with her father and uncle to fix up the family's longtime summerhouse after it was violated by squatters in the off-season. As they work in the dark, Sarah begins to hear sounds from within the walls of the boarded-up building. Although she barely remembers the place, Sarah senses the past may still haunt the home.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, spooky, twisted, psychological, creepy, teen, surprise ending
Similar in 79%
The Chamber (2016)
Plot Summary:
The film revolves around a special ops unit who commandeer a commercial research vessel and it’s submersible to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea. When an explosion causes the sub to overturn and take on water, the crew begins to understand that not all of them will escape and a fight for survival ensues.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Similar in 87%
Asylum Blackout (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, scary, suspense, disturbing, psychological horror, realistic, ambiguous ending
Similar in 86%
Deadfall Trail (2009)
Plot Summary:
John, Julian and Paul enter the Kaibab National Forest for a three-week survival trip and peyote vision quest. The only items they take with them are a knife, a bottle of water and a garbage bag each. A week into their journey a disastrous turn of events changes everything and the men are forced to ultimately confront the darkest corners of their morality and mortality. Battling the elements and each other, the quest becomes to make it out of the forest alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019)
Plot Summary:
Based on the harrowing true story of an October 1982 shark encounter. After a yacht bound for Florida capsizes during an unexpected storm, its crew is left to drift for days in the chilling waters of the Atlantic where they become prey to a group of tiger sharks. With the hope of rescue dwindling, the crew must do everything in their power to survive as the sharks continue to hunt them.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, disturbing, intense
Similar in 89%
Collapse (2011)
Plot Summary:
The normal worries of a struggling small town farmer are blown away when the world is suddenly overrun by undead monsters. How can a good man protect and provide for his family in a hostile world without becoming a monster himself?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, bleak, captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, talky
Similar in 77%
Wolf Town (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kyle, a shy college student finds himself and three of his friends trapped in an old western ghost town by a pack of ferocious wolves and has to overcome his personal fears to confront the wolves and lead his friends to safety.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 906
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, scary
Similar in 81%
Red Line (2013)
Plot Summary:
Terrified commuters are on the ride of their lives when terrorists send a subway train speeding out of control during rush hour. With the saboteur among them, a group of citizens are now trapped underground and in a race against time if they hope to see daylight again. Full of fast-paced action and suspense, Redline is a thriller that will have you holding on for safety.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, fast
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Stash House (2012)
Plot Summary:
Dave and Emma have found the perfect house, until they discover a stash of heroine and end up imprisoned in it by violent thugs.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, dark, serious, realistic
Similar in 86%
12 Feet Deep (2017)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, serious, sad, psychological thriller, psychological, creepy, suspenseful
Similar in 75%
Deadly Weekend (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two young couples take one last trip to the country before moving to different cities. Unfortunately, when secrets come out and jealously takes a toll the weekend takes an unexpected and deadly turn for the worst.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, independent film, bloody
Similar in 85%
Black Rock (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, mumblecore, psychological, suspense, grindhouse, teen
Similar in 83%
Frozen Impact (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Rutland, Vermont, Forestry Service supervisor Dan Blanchard and his wife Dr. Christy Blanchard hope life will return to normal now a transplant liver is expected for their brave son Jason (12). Daughter Marie was ordered to bring Jason to perform magic on Pete Crane's big car auction, but she sneaks off to go mountaineering with friends. The violent hail storm Medusa causes the small jet to crash in the forest. When Dan gets there, the brave paramedic, who unlike pilot Tom survived, urges him to take the liver and rush back, it's only good for a few more hours, but the storm rages on.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, disaster movie
Similar in 78%
Buried (2010)
Plot Summary:
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 167000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, France, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, scary, surprise ending, depressing, dark, bad ending, minimal cast, twist ending
Similar in 87%
Locked in a Room (2012)
Plot Summary:
"Locked in a Room" is a story about three teenagers that are trapped in three separate rooms. They are monitored and watched by a masked man who takes notes on paper as to their every move and emotion. They are further tormented by an eerie voice of someone outside of the room. Throughout, they use their minds to try to think as to why they are there. As time elapses the stakes and chances for survival are slim, but the question remains: who is behind this - the end reveals a startling answer.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, scary, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 82%
Elevator (2012)
Plot Summary:
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological, scary, captivating, entertaining, thrilling, tension
Similar in 80%
Aftermath (2014)
Plot Summary:
Searching for a happy ending to a tale of unimaginable disaster and horror, nine strangers find themselves holed up together in a farmhouse cellar in rural Texas. The United States has hastily become embroiled in World War 3. A young doctor named Hunter survives the nuclear attack and is thrown together by happenstance with a group of wounded and frightened victims, including Elizabeth, a strong-willed confidant to Hunter, Brad - an antagonistic redneck jackass, and Jennifer, a barely coherent young woman suffering from severe post-traumatic stress. Together, they attempt to endure the devastating holocaust as they struggle with claustrophobia and conflicting personalities. In a makeshift shelter, Hunter and his dying companions wait for news from the government while fending off hunger, radiation sickness, and a horde of frightened and dying refugees.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, psychological, bleak, serious, scary, captivating, apocalyptic, independent film, erotic
Similar in 78%
The Mooring (2012)
Plot Summary:
Every 40 seconds a person goes missing. In northern Idaho, a group of teenage girls attended a summer camp to help them connect with nature without technology. They were told it would be a summer of change. As the girls' houseboat is suddenly stranded in the middle of the river an odd couple comes to their aid. What was suppose to be an act of kindness turns deadly as the girls find themselves on the run, being pursued through the forest by a brutal and determined killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, grindhouse, serious, independent film, surprise ending, suspense
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Rogue River (2011)
Plot Summary:
When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without transport or communication, she accepts the hospitality of a stranger who offers her shelter for the night at his cabin. With no other options available, she reluctantly accepts only to forever regret it. The ensuing hours yield nothing but torture, indescribable pain, and horrific agony. If you've seen Misery, you've seen nothing. This movie starts where horror films end and leaves viewers paralysed by fear and disgust.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, realistic, rough, tense, serious, slasher, independent film, interesting
Similar in 77%
Rest Stop (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Nicole Carrow, a young woman who is threatened by a maniac serial killer, after her boyfriend Jess, is abducted in a rest stop.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, depressing, suspense, minimal cast, dread, creepy
Similar in 79%
Kill Theory (2009)
Plot Summary:
Whilst celebrating a graduation at a secluded vacation home, a group of college students find themselves targeted by a sadistic killer who forces them to play a deadly game of killing one another in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, surprise ending, suspense, rough, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, slasher, independent film
Similar in 79%
Curve (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman becomes trapped in her car after a hitchhiker causes her to have an automobile accident.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, tense, scenic, scary, feel good, slasher, grindhouse
Similar in 76%
The Canyon (2009)
Plot Summary:
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, scary, realistic, suspense, sexy, serious, independent film
Similar in 80%
Open Water (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, psychological, stylized, rough, natural horror, clever
Similar in 89%
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Plot Summary:
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby Sara left alone on board. Sara's mother Amy must contend with her aqua-phobia as well as the group's increasing desperation, as the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of keeping afloat and the struggle to get back on board begin to take a terrible toll. The happy reunion turns into a fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, rough, tense, suspense, dark, slasher, disturbing, splatter