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Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing
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For the Love of Jessee (2020)
Plot Summary:
Doctor Luke Matthew's world comes crashing down when he loses the love of his life and becomes a father in the same night. When he hires Sage as the new nanny, they both begin to realize that the best form of medicine is letting go.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Terror in the Woods (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of two twelve-year-old girls who attack their friend as a sacrifice to an internet legend, the Suzerain.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, rough, suspense, suspenseful
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Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
Plot Summary:
In a mountain town, where corn and poppies grow, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground to escape the threat of being stolen. Ana and her two best friends grow up together, affirming the bonds of their friendship and discovering what it means to be women in a rural town marked by violence. Their mothers train them to flee death, to escape those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. They create their own impenetrable universe, but one day one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hiding place in time.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar, Argentina, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cult film
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Boys Briefs 5 (2008)
Plot Summary:
The successful short film compilation series continues with six outstanding films focused on school and college-age youth.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, independent film
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No Letting Go (2015)
Plot Summary:
What would you do to save your child? A young teenager struggles with a debilitating mental illness as his mom risks everything to save him without losing the rest of her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, cult classic, independent film
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Like Normal People (1979)
Plot Summary:
A mentally-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, thought provoking, suspense
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Misguided Behavior (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Truth can hurt sometimes...but not even death can keep a secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, social, disturbing
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Left to Die (2012)
Plot Summary:
With help from U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, Tammi Chase (Rachael Leigh Cook) fights to free her mother (Barbara Hershey) from an Ecuadorean prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Dark Was the Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman and her teenage son must forge into uncharted territory in order to move on with their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Here Are the Young Men (2020)
Plot Summary:
Dublin teenagers Matthew, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Last Tree (2019)
Plot Summary:
Femi is a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after being fostered in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner-city London to live with his birth mother. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Dreams I Never Had (2017)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl is held captive in the home of a wealthy family. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately inspires them to break free.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Memories of Summer (2016)
Plot Summary:
The late 1970s. It's summer in a small provincial town. Twelve-year-old Piotrek has a very strong bond with his mother. While his father is away, his mother starts going out almost every night. Their simple and clear relationship starts to get complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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1 Out of 7 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Runaway teen Lexi find herself alone and pregnant on the streets. Seemingly beyond hope, she must turn to Devon, a woman with her own demons, to help her find a way back from her past mistakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, serious, realistic, bleak, independent film
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In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
Plot Summary:
A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing
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The Rachels (2017)
Plot Summary:
After a popular teen falls to her death, her best friend basks in the glow of the social media attention, while their rival seeks to avenge the past and uncover the truth behind the mysterious death.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, exciting
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@urFRENZ (2010)
Plot Summary:
When depressed and withdrawn Catharine meets a secretive boy online, she begins to come out of her shell. But is he a suitor or a stalker, a friend or foe? The mystery of his existence fuels obsession, denial and deceit, sending her to the point of no return. In the midst of cliques, boyfriends, and digital drama, Catharine is trying to make sense of a world of uncertain identities. The film was inspired by the writer-director's own experience parenting his teenage daughter in the world of cyberspace. @urFRENZ was made to serve as a talking point for the subject matter of bullying and cyberbullying, the number one hot button issue between parents and teens today.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, independent film, tense
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For the Love of Nancy (1994)
Plot Summary:
The parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: educational, neurotic, psychological, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, witty, disturbing, contemplative
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Paper Spiders (2020)
Plot Summary:
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Painful Secrets (2000)
Plot Summary:
Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents. Her pain goes far deeper, and to deal with her emotional overload she physically cuts herself. The problem of adolescent girls committing self-mutilation is very real, and this movie exposes the growing epidemic. It's a film you can't afford to miss.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, disturbing, sad, neurotic, teen
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No One Would Tell (2018)
Plot Summary:
Laura Collins (Shannen Doherty), single mom to daughter Sarah (Matreya Scarrwener), has had a history of rocky relationships, so when Sarah begins dating the popular and charismatic Rob Tennison (Callan Potter), Laura is thrilled with what she sees. But when it becomes increasingly clear that Rob has a darker, possessive side, Laura lives in a state of denial about her daughter’s relationship until Sarah goes missing. Laura must find the will to fight for justice for Sarah when a case against Rob is brought to trial and presided over by a powerful judge (Mira Sorvino).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 874
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: bad ending, rough, suspense, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, emotional
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Virgin 2: Not a Porn Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
A friendship of two young girls, Tina and Nadya, who have fallen into dark professions. Friendships often come at a heavy price and end in tragic death, just when they want to change the course of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of her 16th birthday, Allison Riley disappears. When the police refuse their requests, her parents, Joanna and Case, reluctantly hire John Belton, a private investigator with a reputation for questionable procedures and a dark past. Quickly, Belton realizes that Allison was coerced by a young handsome boy she met on social media and had been trafficked, and they are on a race against time to get her back.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing
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Double Mommy (2016)
Plot Summary:
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Bryce, who Ryan discovers date raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Bryce's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies! Morgan Obenreder, Mark Grossman, Megan Gallagher, Griffin Freeman, David Starzyk star. (2017).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, touching, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Pregnancy Project (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Pregnancy project tells the real story of Gaby Rodriguez, a seventeen-year-old who attended a Washington state high-school and made her senior school project the treatment of pregnant teenagers by pretending to be pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, thought provoking, independent film
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The Fallout (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, emotional, disturbing, psychological, deep, teen, captivating, intellectual, queer cinema, weird
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She Fought Alone (1995)
Plot Summary:
All, including school administration and a friend, turn their backs on a girl who accused a classmate of rape.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, rough, serious, emotional, contemplative
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Augusta, Gone (2006)
Plot Summary:
Martha is a businesswoman and divorced mother of two children - Augusta and Jack. However, when docile Augusta becomes a teenager, feelings of anger and self-hate cause her personality to undergo a scary transformation, and Martha realizes that this is not just typical teen angst. Augusta begins doing drugs, drinking, and ends up on the streets. Her concerned mother and father reach out to an educational consultant, who advises them to send Augusta to a strict wilderness camp for troubled teens. However, even the institution's experienced and tough administrators find Augusta a difficulty to keep under control. Martha comes to realize that there is no answer to her daughter's behavior.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, rough, disturbing, depressing, dark, sad, teen, serious, realistic
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Canvas (2006)
Plot Summary:
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, sentimental, sincere, rough, melancholic, psychological
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The Act (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The stranger-than-fiction true-crime series is based on a 2016 BuzzFeed article that detailed the shocking 2015 crime. Oscar winner Patricia Arquette and Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny star in the Hulu original series.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 425 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, rough, anthology, thought provoking, psychological, anime, southern gothic, humorous, fun