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Plot Summary:
A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, folk tale, crying, psychotronic, allegory, dark comedy
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A Soul to Redeem (2017)
Plot Summary:
The detective story set in the early 20th century is full of suspense, twists and emotions. Love, hate and desire for revenge are the strongest motivation for the trio of its protagonists. Military trenches are still full of war victims when superintendent Mondl arrives from Vienna in a small Czech town with the task to track down the serial killer of young men and dispel all doubts that the murders are ritual. Who is the perpetrator, and what is his motive? Suspicion gradually centers on a few persons, including Alma. Once employed as a cook, she now takes care of a little orphaned girl Lea, previously a patient of a mental sanatorium, daughter of her deceased former employer. The experienced detective wants to believe that there's a streak of good waiting to be released in every human being. Human animals once damaged the innocent soul, and got their comeuppance. The detective finds the truth, and opts for justice. But merciless fate soon pays him back.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, spiritual, esoteric, crying, detective
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Darkness (2009)
Plot Summary:
A man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home where he spent his early childhood. His new life is soon disturbed by strange events.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, realistic, crying, psychotronic
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Comrade Drakulich (2019)
Plot Summary:
Vampires are among us! But no need to worry: the Hungarian Secret Police are after them, and beyond the usual spy gadgets, they even use garlic to repel the beasts.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, neo noir, psychotronic, black comedy
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Abracadabra (2017)
Plot Summary:
A housewife struggles with her husband after he is possessed by a ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Belgium
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, light, humorous, captivating, crying, psychotronic, feel good, weird, urban fantasy
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Spoor (2017)
Plot Summary:
A story about Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, who lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who (or what) is the murderer, but nobody believes her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, France
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, enigmatic, touching, dark comedy, crying, allegory
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The Killer is One of Thirteen (1973)
Plot Summary:
The attractive widow of a wealthy lawyer invites to her luxurious house the thirteen best friends of her late husband, with the purpose of finding out if her husband's killer is one of them. But, over the next few days, a series of mysterious deaths takes place among the invited guests and servants.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, crying, freeze frame
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The Song of Sway Lake (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of his father’s suicide, young record collector Ollie Sway returns to the family lake house with his friend Nikolai in tow to lay claim to an invaluable jazz recording. An unexpected visit from Ollie’s estranged grandmother and a chance encounter with a girl from across the lake derail their search, forcing them to confront the Sway family history and a suffering that has resounded through generations.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: crying, period piece
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Hotel Fear (1978)
Plot Summary:
A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark, disturbing, controversial, grindhouse, expressionism, neo noir, crying, freeze frame
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The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
Plot Summary:
Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, serious, sexy, slasher, psychotronic, southern gothic, perverse, psycho sexual, offbeat
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Storm (2005)
Plot Summary:
DD is a smug fellow, almost 30 years of age, who can manage all by himself. At least that's what he thinks. However, a strange woman - Lova - enters his life, hunted by evil men who want to hurt her. Against his will, DD is forced into a series of horrific events.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, freeze frame, urban fantasy
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Women in Temptation (2010)
Plot Summary:
When a marriage counselor is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, she sets out for new companionship.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, contemplative, sex comedy, crying
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Someone Is Bleeding (1974)
Plot Summary:
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl. Marc tells François that Peggy is a drug addict: she kills men who approach her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, erotic, psychological, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, sexual, crying
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Summerfield (1977)
Plot Summary:
When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance - until events reach a tragic, shattering and unforeseen climax.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, road movie, crying, independent film, freeze frame
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The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe it's *her* murder victims?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 899
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slasher, gothic, neo noir, crying, freeze frame, slasher horror
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Night Train to Terror (1985)
Plot Summary:
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane anylum with some very interesting treatment plans. Another involves a 'death club'. The final story shows us the adventures of a server of Satan.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anthology, retro, slasher, dark fairy tale, cult horror, classic horror, independent film, claymation, scary, atmospheric
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Acolytes (2008)
Plot Summary:
Three teens blackmail a serial killer into helping them get rid of a violent bully.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, tense, mumblecore, suspense, surreal, psychological horror, action thriller, realistic
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Black Serenade (2001)
Plot Summary:
Students of the university of Salamanca are brutally murdered by a black masked minstrel. Alex, an architecture student who has recently moved to Salamanca discovers a pattern behind the killings; it seems as if the killer strikes regularly after the exams to free the campus from lousy students.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, rough, bleak, suspense, splatter, crying, psychotronic, detective, black comedy
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The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Plot Summary:
When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, scary, spooky, psychological, rough, erotic
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Apartment Zero (1988)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a failing cinema and his mysterious boarder are caught up in the political intrigue of Argentina.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, serious, captivating, cult classic, tense, bleak, independent film, scary, neo noir
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The Magus (1968)
Plot Summary:
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychological, mind bending, serious, atmospheric, captivating, melancholic, retro, independent film, crying, freeze frame
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The Apartment (1996)
Plot Summary:
A stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during a business trip, Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, reviving his wanderlust and sending him off on a chase of the elusive Lisa, whom he had overheard suggesting to a friend that her lover, Daniel, had killed someone for her. Soon, Max is trying to unravel the mystery behind the suspicious death of Daniel's wife, which he hopes will lead him closer to Lisa.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Spain, Italy
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, tense, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, romantic, art house, psychological thriller, sentimental
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2 Masks for Alexa (1971)
Plot Summary:
Curd Jurgens as the betrayed husband is incredibly expressive and believable; Rosabla Neri, as the philandering Alexa, delivers her usual thoughtful performance and, in doing so, makes her potentially cardboard cut-out character multi-dimensional, and Juan Luis Galiardo, as Alexa'a heartthrob Pierre, also cares enough about his craft that he avoids the trappings of a potentially stereotypical character and, like Neri, makes him real and full of depth.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, psychotronic, freeze frame, grindhouse
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The Deserter (1970)
Plot Summary:
A soldier runs away from the horrors of war, finds love with a virgin farm girl and a mistreated housewife, and will find that it is difficult to survive the battles of sex and love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, Greece
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: mondo, crying, freeze frame
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Under Your Bed (2019)
Plot Summary:
Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. Naoto becomes obsessed with her. Naoto sneaks into her house and stays under her bed.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crying
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Rebecca (2020)
Plot Summary:
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, gothic, suspenseful, enigmatic, intellectual, period piece, romantic drama, thrilling, psychological thriller
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Marrowbone (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, surprise ending, tense, psychological thriller, slasher, clever, non-linear, mind blowing, post-horror
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Plot Summary:
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: southern gothic, gothic, atmospheric, psychological thriller, scary, suspenseful, suspense, intense, black and white, gothic horror
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Mirage (2018)
Plot Summary:
On November 9, 1989 (the same day that Wall of Berlin falls), Nico is a 12 years old boy passionate to videotape himself playing guitar, being care lovely by her single mother María. This same night, when starts a 72-hours storm, Nico watches a violent scene through the window in the house of his neighbor Ángel Prieto. Moving to the house, he discovers Hilda Weiss, Prieto's wife, dead in the house. Running from Prieto, Nico is run over by a car, dying in the crash. 25 years later, November 9, 2014, Vera Roy is a woman who divides her time between her work as nurse in the hospital and the family with her husband David Ortiz and her little daughter Gloria. To celebrate their moving to a new house in the suburb, they invite her friend and former boyfriend Aitor Medina and his mother Clara, where Vera learns that she and David are in Nico's house and that after Nico's death, Ángel Prieto was arrested and he committed suicide three months later in prison. This night after the dinner, Vera.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological thriller, twisted, detective, philosophical, clever
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November (2017)
Plot Summary:
In a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam, the villagers’ main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. Amongst the disorder, a young farm girl hopelessly and forlornly in love with a village boy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Estonia, Poland, Netherlands
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: bleak, art house, surreal, mind bending, suspenseful, suspense, black and white, scary, philosophical, psychedelic
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The Illusionist (2006)
Plot Summary:
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 386000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, surprise ending, period piece, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, twist ending, mind bending, tricky, psychological thriller