Best movies like Martyrs
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Plot Summary:
A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, splatter, scary, bloody, dark, suspense, sinister, creepy, controversial
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Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
Plot Summary:
Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, scary, bloody, disturbing, southern gothic, rough, suspenseful, splatter, gothic
Similar in 81%
August Underground's Penance (2007)
Plot Summary:
"August Underground's Penance" is basically the personal home video of two sociopathic killers on murder spree.Again two nameless butchers played by Fred Vogel and Cristie Whiles videotape their bloodthirsty madness,but "Penance" shows also their slow decline.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: extreme horror, disturbing, controversial, brutal, bloody, suspense, splatter, mockumentary, perverse, frightening
Similar in 80%
The Burning Moon (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Burning Moon centers on two bedtime stories that a delinquent brother reads his kid sister. These disturbingly morbid stories focus on a serial killing blind date and a murderous, psychotic priest.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anthology, bloody, disturbing, extreme horror, slasher, brutal, controversial, dark fairy tale, perverse, terrifying
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The Loved Ones (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king -- whether he likes it or not. THE LOVED ONES is what happens when puppy love goes horribly, violently wrong. Brent should have said yes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, bleak, intense, disturbing, dark comedy, dark, splatter, creepy, rough
Similar in 81%
August Underground's Mordum (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two deranged friends bring along another guy to go on a random murder rampage. They kidnapped lesbian lovers, couples and they torture them in any way that the viewer can imagine. Your worst fears will come true in this shocking account of a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: disturbing, extreme horror, bleak, realistic, scary, tense, serious, bloody, controversial, disgusting
Similar in 83%
Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set against Sin City, Las Vegas, "Murder-Set-Pieces" tells the story of a fashion photographer whose vocation is murder - a voyeuristic nightmare of blood, sex and brutality.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: disturbing, extreme horror, serious, suspenseful, controversial, scary, brutal, sexy, bloody, disgusting
Similar in 89%
The Bunny Game (2011)
Plot Summary:
A prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: disturbing, controversial, black and white, extreme horror, rough, bloody, suspense, twisted, sadistic, erotic
Similar in 88%
August Underground (2001)
Plot Summary:
Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity peaked, you take it home and pop it in. What starts off as two men screwing around with a video camera quickly transforms into an ultra-realistic torture sequence where the unidentified psychopaths tape their exploits as they torment and violate a woman tied to a chair.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: brutal, disturbing, suspense, controversial, mockumentary, rough, bloody, slasher, disgusting, splatter
Similar in 78%
The Tortured (2010)
Plot Summary:
An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sadistic, disturbing, tense, rough, bleak, slasher, serious, scary, psychological, depressing
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Grotesque (2009)
Plot Summary:
An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, controversial, splatter, slasher, rough, bloody, extreme horror, disgusting, scary
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A Serbian Film (2010)
Plot Summary:
Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, controversial, scary, rough, psychological, surreal, bloody, extreme horror, splatter
Similar in 77%
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, bleak, psychological, suspenseful, rough, brutal, depressing, suspense, controversial
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I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring writer is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by four men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, psychological, disturbing, rough, bloody, independent film, bleak, splatter, slasher
Similar in 89%
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Plot Summary:
Five friends visiting their grandfather's house in the country are hunted and terrorized by a chain-saw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 180000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, grindhouse, suspense, bloody, splatter, cult classic, creepy, dark
Similar in 78%
Hostel: Part II (2007)
Plot Summary:
Following a geographical tour of Slovakia, three young American women are lured into a hostel by a handsome young man who sells them to the twisted masters, ties them up and brings upon an unthinkable world of pain.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, controversial, brutal, splatter, disturbing, psychological, suspense, sexy
Similar in 77%
Cabin Fever (2002)
Plot Summary:
A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, rough, splatter, creepy, dark comedy, bloody, cult classic, teen
Similar in 90%
The Woman (2011)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, scary, rough, suspenseful, slasher, twisted, controversial, psychological thriller, bloody
Similar in 84%
Frontier(s) (2007)
Plot Summary:
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Horror
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, bleak, disturbing, brutal, slasher, bloody, splatter, suspense
Similar in 86%
Hostel (2005)
Plot Summary:
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, serious, bloody, brutal, splatter, rough
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High Tension (2003)
Plot Summary:
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, splatter, disturbing, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, bloody, intense
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The Collector (2009)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, brutal, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, sadistic, splatter, bloody
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Antichrist (2009)
Plot Summary:
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, scary, atmospheric, psychological thriller, bleak, art house, minimal cast, sexy, dark
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The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sadistic, disturbing, scary, controversial, bad ending, bloody, brutal, suspense, disgusting, surreal
Similar in 89%
Inside (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: disturbing, christmas horror, suspense, slasher, brutal, bloody, dark, splatter, tense, psychological
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Audition (1999)
Plot Summary:
Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, scary, disturbing, tense, dark, bloody, surreal, controversial, suspenseful, suspense
Similar in 89%
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Plot Summary:
During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon who explains his mad scientific vision to his captives' utter horror. They are to be the subjects of his sick lifetime fantasy: to be the first to connect people, one to the next, and in doing so bring to life "the human centipede.".
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: brutal, suspense, bloody, splatter, creepy, psychological, grindhouse, cult classic, disgusting, intense
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American Mary (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young med student struggling with her tuition fees is drawn into the shady world of underground body modification.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, sexy, dark, slasher, brutal, suspense, rough, bloody, atmospheric
Similar in 76%
Saw (2004)
Plot Summary:
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 459000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, disturbing, psychological thriller, mind bending, clever, splatter
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The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
Plot Summary:
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: disturbing, sadistic, rough, slasher, scary, psychological, controversial, creepy, suspense, stylized
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Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
Plot Summary:
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, scary, rough, psychedelic, slasher