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Plot Summary:
Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, mumblecore, cult classic, gothic
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The Righteous (2021)
Plot Summary:
A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, psychotronic, art house
Similar in 85%
Backroad (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man with a dark past hitches a ride that turns into a road trip to hell and leads him to the revelation of a family secret of biblical proportions.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, extreme horror, psychotronic, cult film
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Madtown (2016)
Plot Summary:
A stand-up comedian confesses to a murder on-stage at an open mic night to a shocked audience - his crime the result of a deadly triangle formed between his older sister, just released from prison after a 20-year stay for the murder of their parents, the loving bond he now shares with a caring surrogate family, and the ultimate choice he must make between them - his dysfunctional blood ties with his own sister, or his picturesque view of the ideal family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 989
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, rough, captivating, exciting
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Arise from Darkness (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based on the early events of psychic Lazaro Ruben Torres, clinically declared dead five times. In the process of trying to reconnect with his daughter Lazaro discovers the man who killed her.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, art house, hispanic
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Late Bloomer (2004)
Plot Summary:
Late Bloomer is the story of Sumida-san, a severely handicapped man, and his downward spiral into hell.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, rough, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, black and white
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Wildcat (2021)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious reporter stationed in the Middle East who is taken captive after her convoy is ambushed. She is confronted by the trauma of her past and must find a way to bring down the militants who incarcerated her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 513
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 77%
Backwaters (2006)
Plot Summary:
A paralyzed woman goes missing after she and her husband travel to India for specialized medical attention.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, disturbing, scary, tense, sentimental, suspense, suspenseful, erotic
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Don't Tell a Soul (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two thieving teenage brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, match wits with a troubled security guard stuck at the bottom of a forgotten well.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, realistic, suspenseful, intense, dark, action thriller
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The Radiant One (2016)
Plot Summary:
A troubled man turns himself in, believing he's harmed others but is at war with himself over the facts surrounding his quest for clarity and a brush with supernatural phenomena.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, enigmatic, bleak, light, surprise ending, detective
Similar in 78%
The House of Usher (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation, Jill Masters receives a phone call with news of Maddy's death. Her last wish was for Jill to attend her funeral. Conflicted, Jill returns to the house of Usher, a remote New England enclave. Her love affair with Rick is rekindled as she learns he suffers from the same malady that robbed his twin sister, Maddy, of her sharp mind before taking her life. His affliction is manifested in a rare nerve condition, which renders him hyper-sensitive. Under the watchful eye of the caretaker, Nurse Thatcher, Jill appears to be haunted by the ghost of Maddy, and the secret of the house of Usher is exposed.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: gothic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, sexy, scary, psychotronic
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Your Family or Your Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
A doctors life is turned upside down when her lawyer husband is found dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Among Us (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the mysterious death of their young son, a couple desperately flees to a remote lake house to escape the unrelenting haunting following them only to discover the mysterious entity is still very much a part of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Our Evil (2017)
Plot Summary:
A man with spiritualist powers is told by his mentor that a demonic entity is returning to destroy his daughter's soul, and that he should take drastic measures to prevent this from happening.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, surreal, psychological horror, psychological
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GH5 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the sudden loss of his fiancee Emma, Matt becomes obsessed with finding life after death. For seven years, Matt and his younger brother Michael visited over one hundred Ghost House cases in the U.S.- every one of them turning into a disappointment. Beginning to give up hope, Matt tracks down the only paranormal investigator in history to document the highest level of paranormal activity you can encounter, a GH5. Eager to visit the GH5, Matt runs into a situation when his other brother CJ returns home from active duty. After distancing themselves over the years, CJ tries to strengthen their relationship by joining the investigation. It soon becomes clear that the paranormal is real and CJ's opportunity to reconcile his relationship with his brothers has turned into a night of deceit, loss and survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, independent film
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House of Forbidden Secrets (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jacob Hunt has had some very bad breaks in life. His wife left him, his friends have all abandoned him, and his children barely see him! Jacob has been given an amazing gift and the chance he needs to get back on his feet and start anew. Jacob has landed the job of overnight security officer at the old ShadowView Manor. It has now been turned into a commercial office and retail building. Jacob is about to learn nights around the old Manor contains many secrets. A dark past that is breaking through the boundaries of time, leaking into this dimension. As luck would have it, Jacob's first night on the job is the anniversary of a dark tragedy that has stained the building.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, satanic
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The Blackout Experiment (2021)
Plot Summary:
Six strangers wake up in a room full of weapons. If they do not kill each other, someone they care about will die.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, brutal, bleak, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, experimental, disturbing, psychotronic
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Blind Obsession (2001)
Plot Summary:
Police officer Jack Fletcher is injured in a gun battle resulting in the loss of his sight.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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Quarries (2016)
Plot Summary:
To escape her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a wilderness expedition with a group of women, all of whom are struggling with the uncertainty of life. What was supposed to be an opportunity for personal discovery quickly becomes a fight for survival, forcing each one to discover the strength within themselves that they didn't even know they possessed. While being brazenly chased by a pack of predators, the strong quickly set themselves apart from the weak. In a battle of will, stamina, and heart, these very virtues present themselves at the most crucial moment. With death looming, each is left with what is truly important - the strength within oneself.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, unusual plot structure, suspense, psychotronic, slasher
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Am I a Serial Killer? (2019)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl visits her mom on death row and gets lured into a dangerous trap to take the fall for her mother's crimes.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Red (2008)
Plot Summary:
An older, reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named "Red". When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means available to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: emotional, suspense, touching, tense, serious, disturbing, psychological horror, cult classic, realistic, gloomy
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The Show (2017)
Plot Summary:
An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, philosophical
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A Bit of Bad Luck (2014)
Plot Summary:
Brooks Caldwell, (Cary Elwes) an erudite and handsome lawyer, seems to have it all: wealth, social status and a red hot career. His success is, in reality, a product of his marriage to his beautiful, socialite wife, Amanda, (Terri Polo) a wealthy timber heiress. Unlike most, who would remain content to enjoy a life of luxury and privilege, Brooks continues to risk everything by having extramarital affairs. Brooks' philandering, in addition to humiliating Amanda, has driven her to the point of a mental breakdown. Having been pushed over the edge, Amanda orchestrates a just and elaborate plan to bring her husband down. When Brooks leaves for a weekend romp with his latest squeeze, (Agnes Bruckner) his life quickly descends into a bizarre, nightmarish, downward spiral.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing
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The Deal (2022)
Plot Summary:
Kat and Borja appear to be a perfect couple, but as in every marriage they keep secrets, lies and infidelities that will come to light the night an unexpected visitor arrives.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller
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The Dawn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Following the murder of her family at the hands of her father in the wake of World War I, a young woman is sent to live in a convent. However, the demons that plagued her father follow, reawakening the nightmares of her past.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Similar in 78%
We Go On (2016)
Plot Summary:
WE GO ON tells the story of one man's quest to find out if there is more out there after we die. Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom offers a cash reward to the first person who can show him a ghost, an angel, a demon anything that can prove that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his fiercely protective mother, he embarks on an adventure that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, scary, psychological thriller, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, spooky, psychological, atmospheric, intellectual
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Raccoon Valley (2018)
Plot Summary:
A plane bearing biohazardous material crashes into a town, and a deaf women has to navigate her way through the aftermath.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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The Last Light (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven strangers find themselves trapped inside an abandoned hospital after an unexplainable apocalyptic event. In addition to being haunted by what they've lost, the strangers must also fight off mysterious creatures that hunt them down one by one.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 618
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, apocalyptic, exciting
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Centigrade (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young American couple travel to the arctic mountains of Norway. After pulling over during a snowstorm, they wake up trapped in their SUV, buried underneath layers of snow and ice.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, realistic
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Psycho Storm Chaser (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a massive hurricane threatens the Brody Peninsula, Abby Fields, a full-time nurse to a housebound coma patient, is forced to stay behind to care for her. This puts her directly in the hurricane's path, but even worse - it puts her directly in the path of Dr. Carl Highstrom, a storm chasing serial killer who uses storms to cover up his heinous crimes.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Silencer (2018)
Plot Summary:
A retired hitman must reawaken all his deadly skills and fight a one-man war against his former employer.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological