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Plot Summary:
Every summer, Luce, an eccentric 50-something painter, spends her time in a small and isolated township, which lies in ruins in southern France, surrounded by guests. This summer, these guests are Max Bernier (an old flame, author and alcoholic), her current squeeze (a lawyer named Bisorgueil), and three friends of his whom she has yet to meet: Rhino, Gros and Alex. After finishing their shopping in town, these three unknowns attack an armored truck and make off with 250 kg of gold. They then return to Luce's place, counting on her to hide them until the end of the summer... But certain events will throw a spanner in the works, and the hamlet will transform itself into a battlefield over the course of a very long and turbulent day.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: bloody, suspense, surreal, art house, hood, crime drama, visual, action thriller, poliziottesco, weird
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Mascara (1987)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Patrick Conrad. A respected police commissioner has a reputation as a opera lover, but by night he also enjoys plunging into the transvestite scene. In addition, he harbors a longing for his very own sister. When he learns that his wife has been murdered, he tries to implicate the set-designer who has designs on his sister.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: neo noir, grindhouse
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Body to Body (2003)
Plot Summary:
Laura Bartelli is a stripper in a French bar. She retires after a moody landscape architect named Marco Tisserand asks her to abandon her life and share his. However, after her red Volkswagen runs off the road en route to the rendezvous, she ends up scarred and comatose in a hospital. Marco stays at her bedside.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: bleak
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Midnight Blue (1979)
Plot Summary:
Three beautiful female athletes take a weekend off from training to vacation at a relative's villa complete with private beach. While relaxing, enjoying the water, and topless sunbathing the girls' weekend alone is interrupted by three escaped criminals on the run. Led by Pierre Luigi, the three criminals take the girls hostage and submit them to torture and rape before the girls get their bloody revenge. Shot in Taranto (Italy), near Lido Azzurro.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, suspense
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Dogs (2016)
Plot Summary:
Roman returns to the land near the Ukrainian border he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land - and their smuggling business - without a fight.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Romania, France, Bulgaria, Qatar
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, hood, art film
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The Nada Gang (1974)
Plot Summary:
Nada, named after a gang of Spanish anarchists, is a small, confused band of French terrorists. They kidnap the American ambassador after one of his regular visits to an exclusive brothel. The gang starts to quarrel amongst themselves as to the diplomat's fate, while the police purge suspects in their attempts to destroy the Nada faction. As the violence escalates on both sides, the States and the terrorists are forced to use one another's methods in an increasingly desperate and relentless conflict.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: erotic, political, exciting, tense, rough, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller
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Subway (1985)
Plot Summary:
Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals. Despite being pursued by the henchmen, Fred finds the time to flirt with Héléna, blow a safe, rob a train, evade the hapless Metro police, and start a rock band.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, surreal, cult classic, stylized, neo noir, action thriller, mesmerizing, surprise ending, humorous, futuristic
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The Snake (2006)
Plot Summary:
A ruthless gang led by private detective Joseph Plender is extorting rich people and famous fashion photographer Vincent Mandel seems the next victim. He is married to Hélène, daughter of one of the richest people in Europe, but not quite happily. In fact the marriage is on the brink of a divorce and a judge is deciding who will take the two children. Can Hélène take them to Germany or will they stay with Vincent? Vincent has a lot on his mind and he improvises when model Sofia Kippiani comes to his studio, but his makeup crew doesn't show up. Before he knows it, he is accused of a rape. Things go worse and worse for Vincent, he sees his entire life slipping away and, most importantly, he might lose his children. But why does his former schoolmate Joseph Plender seek contact with Vincent and even solve a nasty problem for him? Does Plender want something more than money?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, detective
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The Laws of the Border (2021)
Plot Summary:
Introverted Girona student Nacho meets two delinquents from the city's Chinatown and gets caught up in a summer onslaught of burglaries and hold ups that will change his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, hood
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White Snow (2010)
Plot Summary:
Director Christophe Blanc delivers a fast-past thriller set to a background of Finland's stunning landscape. High-end car dealership owner Maxime is pursued by Finnish gangsters over unsatisfactory cars his dead partner sold them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, bleak, realistic, neo noir
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Papillon Noir (2008)
Plot Summary:
Richard has been living alone since his wife left. His reclusion is broken when mysterious vagabond Jack comes to his rescue. Richard offers to put him up for a few days in exchange for some odd jobs. But the press soon starts hinting at a serial killer on the loose. Richard begins to have doubts: could Jack be the murderer? Richard panics and tension mounts when he discovers blood in the house. But what if Richard has his own demons to hide?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, twist ending, psychological, suspense, thrilling, surprise ending
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Terror Trap (2010)
Plot Summary:
Driving to a weekend getaway, a car breakdown strands young couple Don and Nancy (David James Elliot and Heather Marsden) while passing through a small, rural Louisiana town. Finding the couple on the roadside, the towns inhospitable Sheriff Taylor (Jeff Fahey) tells them therell be no one to repair their car before morning. He directs them to a nearby motel for the night run by Carter (Michael Madsen). Checking into the seedy, rundown establishment, Don and Nancy have no way of knowing how this place deals with outsiders. Badge aside, the Sherriff answers to Carter, as do a gang of twisted, masked kidnappers, torturers, and killers. By the time Don and Nancy realize whats happening, its too late to flee. They must fight to survive the night, or be the next victims of the Terror Trap.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, slasher, psychotronic
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Three Men to Destroy (1980)
Plot Summary:
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. The men who shot him are now after the man who helped him, in order to eliminate him as a potential witness. Soon they are killing everyone he even comes in contact with in order to get him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
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The Contract (1999)
Plot Summary:
Anna has a bad week. Her boss is a pain to her, as is the grocery store clerk. Her friend was bad to her, her husband couldn't take his eyes off a waitress, and her babysitter annoyed her. One night at the local pub, she tells a man about her problems and he says he can solve them if she just signs a paper. The next day, her boss has been brutally murdered. Soon, Anna realizes everybody she knows is in danger, including her family and friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, independent film, scary, realistic
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Visions (2023)
Plot Summary:
An experienced airline pilot, Estelle leads a perfect life between long-haul flights with her loving, protective husband Guillaume. One day, by chance, in an airport corridor, she crosses paths with Ana, a photographer with whom she had a passionate affair twenty years earlier. Little does Estelle know that this reunion will send her into a nightmarish spiral, turning her life upside down and irrational.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: non-linear
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Watchful Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Malibu detective Shannon (Renee Rea) goes undercover in a group house to discover who murdered one of the women living there. Shannon gets caught up in the sex and parties, not knowing that her every action is being secretly broadcast on satellite TV. When she learns of the broadcast, she puts the clues together and figures out that the men living in the house have sex with all the women for all the world to see. And that's when her life becomes slated for cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, erotic, detective, realistic, sexual, sexy
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The Salamander (1981)
Plot Summary:
An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspense, enigmatic, captivating, poliziottesco, independent film, rough, suspenseful
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Missionary Man (2007)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
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Black Butterfly (2017)
Plot Summary:
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, melancholic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, surprise ending, psychedelic, twist ending, costume drama, twisted
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Thousand Cuts (2017)
Plot Summary:
Omar Petit would be able to live a perfectly happy life with his wife and daughter if it weren’t for a number of farmers from the vineyard who have decided to make life miserable for them because of where Omar comes from. One night, one of them happens to be in the middle of sabotaging their vineyard when he witnesses the murder of three South American drug smugglers. The killer, an injured biker who’s nevertheless as hard as nails, must take refuge on the Petits’ farm and takes the family hostage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense, tense, hood
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Sicarivs: The Night and the Silence (2015)
Plot Summary:
A hit man receives the assignment to kill a woman. But what seems as another job complicates when he is about to execute her, but does not. He will have to go after those who gave him the contract, for, in his profession, those who do not comply with their duty end up dead. But the question remains, why did he not kill the woman?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense
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The King's Surrender (2014)
Plot Summary:
Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, neo noir
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Dog Eat Dog (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the crime world of Colombia, there is an unwritten code. When Víctor and Eusebio, two hoods who bungle a shake-down job, break that code, they unwittingly sign their own death sentence.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, hood, crime drama
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Going Off Big Time (2000)
Plot Summary:
After surviving prison, a man has to forge a career in the crime world.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 898
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark comedy
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The Guvnors (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, hood, rough
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Junction (2012)
Plot Summary:
Junction follows four strung-out meth-addicts who discover a dark secret about a homeowner during a burglary, pitting them not only against the police but against each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Fear X (2003)
Plot Summary:
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Denmark, Canada, UK, Brazil
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, neo noir, atmospheric, bleak, realistic, psychological thriller, sexy, suspense, surreal, art house
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London Heist (2017)
Plot Summary:
Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. The devastation that Jack soon discovers puts his very own existence into question.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, crime drama
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Green Rush (2020)
Plot Summary:
A cannabis farmer and his pregnant lover fight for their lives when ruthless criminals invade their property.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman vanishes. Her husband inquires into the strange circumstances of her disappearance. Did she leave him? Is she dead? As he goes along searching, he plunges into a world of nightmare and violence.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surreal, mind bending, stylized, experimental, serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful, postmodern, dark
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Till Death (2021)
Plot Summary:
After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, scary, entertaining, dark, slasher, mindfuck