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Plot Summary:
A serial killer, never caught, leaves clues and messages signed 'BSP' after quickly murdering each man but torturing his girl to death. His last case is an exception, the detective in charge finds his wife murdered while has pre-teen daughter had to watch. Thirty years later, she's still obsessed by the case, which drove her dad insane, and a police detective herself. When the whole cycle starts again, she gets convinced it's not BSP but an ambitious copy-cat, but he certainly outsmarts her every time. He also makes clear she's to be his final kill. Meanwhile she alienates even colleagues with her arrogance and obsession, finally to be suspended as the FBI takes over.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Harvesters (2001)
Plot Summary:
Harvesters is an action-packed thriller about a small-time gang of misfits led by lesbian Gulf War veteran Frankie Falzone. After she thrashes a redneck at a strip club, she and her gang move on to a small town where they rob a liquor store and kill the clerk. When their car conks out, they carjack a young woman and force her to take them to her family's home - located off the beaten path deep in the woods. Meanwhile, two U.S. marshals are hot on the tails of the gang. When the marshals track the gang to the home of Herbert and Betty Peelman, the real horror begins. Harvesters is a classic tale of two evils clashing in a life-and-death struggle for survival. Who lives and who dies? Joe Bob Briggs, in his nationally syndicated column, 'Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In,' said that Harvesters has...parallels to the great twisted backwoods families of film history, a la Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Motel Hell.".
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, independent film, cult film
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Club Life (1986)
Plot Summary:
A young man from a small town goes to Hollywood to make his fortune. He gets hired as a bouncer at a disco club, but soon finds himself caught up in drugs, gangsters and eventually has to flee when his boss and another bouncer are murdered by drug dealers, who are soon after him.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Rules (2009)
Plot Summary:
With its dark horror-crime underworld storyline and outlandish martial arts action, Rules inspired by a true story is an offbeat action film, it tells the story of a mysterious Italian, who as a nightclub security guard, threatens the customers and exacts his personal revenge as he tries to deal with his personal issues. "Would you always listen to your intuition?".
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Mast Kalandar (1991)
Plot Summary:
Widower Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh is disappointed when he wants to marry someone poor. Pratap instructs him to forget about his love-life, his son refuses, and as a result Pratap asks him to leave the house. Years later, Pratap receives a letter in the mail, informing him that his son is dead, and that his widowed daughter-in-law and her son, Guddu, are on their way to live with him. He is delighted, and sends Prem, his nephew to receive, however, both mother and son do not arrive and are believed to be missing. Rai Bahadur subsequently finds out that his daughter-in-law is dead, and Guddu is living in a slum with a thief and drunk, Shankar. With the help of the courts and the police, Pratap manages to bring Guddu to his home. This is where Pratap will find out that money and power will not buy him his grandson's love, he will also find out that his daughter-in-law did not die a normal death, but was killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 84%
Wild Thing (1987)
Plot Summary:
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, fairy tale, rough, uplifting, serious, realistic, surreal, campy
Similar in 76%
White Fire (1984)
Plot Summary:
When Bo was a child, a mysterious stranger sadistically murdered his parents. Only Bo and his sister, Ingrid survived the bloodshed. Now, twenty years later... Bo and his sister are grown up. They are now employees at a diamond mineshaft located in the desert. As mischievous as they are, they stumble upon the discovery of a legendary diamond, the "White Fire." However, this rapture for the diamond has provoked the angst of some short-tempered, not-so-nice villains. The quest to capture the most sought-out diamond in the world is afoot.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 945
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey, France, UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Prey of the Chameleon (1992)
Plot Summary:
J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial killer who takes on the identity of each of her victims.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful
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Ladykillers (1988)
Plot Summary:
A female police detective enlists her boyfriend to help her track down a murderer picking off the dancers at an upscale male strip club in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, tense, enigmatic
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Hounds of Zaroff (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rachel wakes up to discover she is trapped on an island and must survive while being hunted by the madman Zaroff, a Russian game hunter.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: dark, psychotronic
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The Unspeakable (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Alice Redmond is required to go deep undercover in an effort to trap number one suspect Darren Metlick, she gets very close to the edge. Her superiors push her past the point of no return because they need additional evidence to make their case air tight. Alice is having an affair with a fellow officer Don Holroyd and his sexual appetite closely resembles that of the hacker, so she has some experience in the dark side.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Deadly Surveillance (1991)
Plot Summary:
A detective investigates a series of murders that he begins to suspect are being committed by a woman involved in prostitution and narcotics trafficking.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, detective, independent film
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Black Widower (2006)
Plot Summary:
True story of a charming, popular American who managed to kill his mother and 3 wives before anyone even suspected him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Across the Line (2000)
Plot Summary:
Across the Line (2000) is a truthful representation of both hope and corruption, focusing on critical events transpiring at America's border with Mexico and known both to those who live on the "line" (physical and metaphorical) and to those with the courage to cross it. Further it is a fine example of the filmmaker's art, featuring convincing portrayals underpinned by a convincing script and the directorial talent of Martin Spottl.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 78%
Fate (2003)
Plot Summary:
Serial killers have plagued the American landscape for decades, committing gruesome atrocities, and providing some tough cases for criminal investigators to crack. This thriller follows the travails of two detectives who are on the trail of a bizarre murderer intent on slaughtering his victims, then using them as real-life puppets in a tale that he is trying to tell. The plot holds a key to the whereabouts of the monstrous deviant, but the detectives have to unravel it quickly before more unsuspecting citizens become theater fodder for the unhinged madman.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Savage (2011)
Plot Summary:
There was a double homicide on the forgotten Swedish countryside several years ago. Two angry young men beat two young women to death, seemingly without any particular reason. The years passed but the images in our heads did not disappear. We tried to forget it, wrote screenplay after screenplay, but we always came back to those murders, and to telling the story about a part of Sweden that we never read about in newspapers, and that is populated by people whose thoughts and destinies rarely reaches beyond their village.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, mythical
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Live Once, Die Twice (2006)
Plot Summary:
Nicole Lauker unexpectedly loses her husband to a boating explosion accident that claims the lives of two people. An FBI investigation sparks speculation that it may not have been an accident after all.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 517
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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Stag (1997)
Plot Summary:
Victor Mallick returned to his home and found out that all of his friends have arranged a surprise bachelor/stag party for him. Two strippers were hired to cheer up the party. However, when some of the men accidentally killed one of the strippers, they are left to face the consequences of their action.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, tense, light, sexy
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Scenes of the Crime (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry when the mobster is shot dead by a rival crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic, neo noir
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Body of Influence (1993)
Plot Summary:
A successful psychiatrist has his world turned upside-down by the appearance of a mystery woman who cannot recall her own past.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychosexual thriller, sexual, erotic, independent film, sexy, sexploitation film, cult film
Similar in 77%
The House Next Door (2002)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 798
Genere: Thriller, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Thrill of the Kill (2006)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by her sister's suspicious death, Kelly Holden enlists the help of murder-mystery novelist Graydon Jennings to help solve the crime. Together they discover that Kelly's sibling was living quite the double life -- sleeping with a congressman and fending off a scorned ex-lover! As this salacious story unfolds, Kelly discovers that truth isn't just stranger than fiction -- it can be more evil too!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, crying
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Donnybrook (2018)
Plot Summary:
An ex-marine who struggles to provide for his family and a violent drug dealer with an undefeated fighting record are determined to compete in the Donnybrook, a legendary, bare-knuckle brawl with a cash prize of $100,000.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, serious, intense, slang
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Protector (1998)
Plot Summary:
Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was about to turn states evidence. The killing came as the mobster was with his girlfriend Alma. Jack suspects Alma of being involved - even more so when he finds her involved with one of the mob family, Michael. However he begins to fall for her himself and finds himself involved in the deadly game where not everything is what it seems.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
The Big Doll House (1971)
Plot Summary:
Female prisoners in a Phillippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women--along with the help of two men--plot an escape.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, art house, cult classic, rough, offbeat, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, psychotronic
Similar in 88%
Born American (1986)
Plot Summary:
Three American students vacationing in Finland, cross the border into Russia for fun of it. When they are spotted by the Russian soldiers who are shooting to kill, it's not fun anymore. Captured and thrown in jail, they find it's not fun either. It's a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Finland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, harsh, stylized, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, independent film, bleak, realistic
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Born Bad (2011)
Plot Summary:
A young woman (Bonnie Dennison) falls for a mysterious man (Michael Welch) who reveals his dark side.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, crime drama
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Freak Out (2003)
Plot Summary:
In 1977, teenager Wayne (Nick Foster) gathers his two friends, female runaway Rhonda (Sarah Ogg) and disco club hopper Tim (David Gobble), for a drug party located in the suburban home of quiet recluse Dean (Brad Jones). But unknown to Tim and Rhonda are the horrible secrets which lie in Dean's basement storage room. Dean is the uncaptured child murderer who uses his basement as a torture dungeon with the help of Wayne and fellow teenager David (Buford Stowers). When the drugs and alcohol mix get higher throughout the night, not even so called friends are safe from the sadistic bloodlust of Dean. Inspired by the true story of notorious serial murderer Dean Corll.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Black Thunder (1998)
Plot Summary:
When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspense, independent film, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, black comedy
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The Hillside Strangler (2004)
Plot Summary:
Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, suspense, crying, detective, suspenseful, sexual, sexy
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Crash Dive (1996)
Plot Summary:
The crew of the nuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, but the victims turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL, now a submarine consultant, can save the crew by sliding aboard while the sub is underwater. The term "crash dive" refers to the sudden dropping of a sub to escape detection, an act that a nuclear sub is never supposed to make. Of course, it comes into play in this film.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 960
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful