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Plot Summary:
Hyeon-jeong's sister is missing and she fears for the worst. Via her sister's cellphone, Hyeon-jeong learns that her sister stayed in a countryside vaillage. She goes to the village to find her sister and stops at the local police station for help. Because of the little evidence she has, the police refuse to offer help. Hyeong-jeong then finds a witness who thinks she saw her missing sister near the home of an elderly man Pan-kon. When Hyeong-jeong eventually arrives at the elderly man's home, her worst nightmares are to begin.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, splatter, twisted, scary, bleak, suspenseful
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The Maddening (1995)
Plot Summary:
In this psycho-thriller, a little girl and her mother find themselves the focus of a crazed couple's delusions. The horror begins after Cassie has a fight with her husband David and takes off in the car with their young daughter Samantha. Cassie takes a wrong turn and ends up in the home of the evil Mr. and Mrs. Because Cassie and Samantha closely resemble relatives the couple recently lost, the duo hold the frightened mother and daughter captive in their home. Soon the two victims find themselves psychologically and physically abused, particularly Cassie who is threatened with torture and rape. Will David find them before the Scudders kill them both?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, psychological, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crying, erotic
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Kenneyville (2011)
Plot Summary:
There is something seriously wrong with Kenneyville. When, a young woman, KIM (Kelsey Oluk), from Toronto goes missing and police mysteriously drop the case earlier than expected, two private detectives are hired to find her. With undercover aliases, CHARLIE (Dany Gehshan) and KELLY (Vanessa Broze) head to the small town of Kenneyville for answers after discovering significant clues. Upon meeting seemingly innocent locals, they end up in a shocking predicament of violence where Charlie is brutally beaten and Kelly is ruthlessly kidnapped.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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The Last Stop (2000)
Plot Summary:
A group of quircky, snow bound, strangers discover there are killers amongst them.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, scary, tense, mind bending, realistic
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Flower & Snake: Zero (2014)
Plot Summary:
Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video website called "Babylon". Soon, she's bound and tortured along with Shizuko and an oversexed housewife named Ruri.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: erotic, sadistic, suspense, disturbing, sexual, sexy
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Distant Cousins (1993)
Plot Summary:
Kate's husband Richard hasn't seen his cousin Harry for 20 years. So when he comes to stay with his fiancee Connie they are welcomed. But Kate senses her family is at risk when they start behaving suspiciously.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, psychological, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Secret (2009)
Plot Summary:
A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, detective, mind twisting, twisted, mind bending
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Harm's Way (2008)
Plot Summary:
Darlene and her daughter Victoria seek refuge at a remote rural safe house for abused women that's run by the strict and tough, but folksy and supportive Bea. Things turn sour when Bea proves to be a total lunatic with an especially dangerous influence on the impressionable Victoria.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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The Holding (2011)
Plot Summary:
A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, psychological, rough, tense, realistic, suspenseful
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Zephyr Springs (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Dawn, an overworked single mother, agrees to take her teenage daughter, Kayla, to a luxurious but isolated spa retreat, the women believe they have escaped to a paradise of spa treatments, yoga, and nature hikes until a series of disturbing incidents has Kayla questioning the perfection around her.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, scary, realistic
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Deadbolt (1992)
Plot Summary:
When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as he plots to manipulate and control all aspects of Marty's life, imprison her in her own apartment and make her his.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, tense, rough, dark, scary, mind bending, serious, realistic
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Relentless (2018)
Plot Summary:
An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, El Salvador
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, suspense, suspenseful
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The Lost Angel (2005)
Plot Summary:
Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Suspended Animation (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood animator Tom (Alex McArthur) gets lost in the Michigan woods after a snowmobile ride goes wrong. He finds refuge at an isolated cabin inhabited by two sisters (Laura Esterman and Sage Allen). Initially grateful to them, Tom soon realizes that the women are cannibals who peg him as their next meal. Tom's friends manage to rescue him, but he's perpetually haunted by his horrific ordeal.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, independent film
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The Hitchhiker (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four young women driving across the desert to Las Vegas have their road trip turned upside-down when they pick up a handsome, seemingly-friendly hitchhiker. When their car breaks down near a roadside motel in the middle of nowhere, they find themselves trapped with a woman-hating, masochistic killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, rough, realistic, disturbing, mockbuster, splatter, road movie
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The Unforgiving (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two survivors, who appear unwilling to answer questions, are the only links authorities have to a spate of attacks that have hit rural South Africa.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, serious, psychological, tense, psychedelic, bloody, disturbing, disgusting, independent film
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Broken (2006)
Plot Summary:
After dating a wonderful man, Hope comes back home, sees her daughter Jennifer and goes to sleep. She wakes-up in the woods with a psychopath.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, bloody, suspense, controversial, grindhouse
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Poker Run (2009)
Plot Summary:
Robert (Bertie Higgins) and Allan (J.D. Rudometkin) decide to add some excitement to their lives by taking up Harley riding. But things go south when two psychopathic bikers (Robert Thorne and Jay Wisell) kidnap their wives (Debra Hopkins and Jasmine Waltz) and force the men to perform horrific tasks to retrieve their spouses. Now they must enter -- and participate in -- a world of violence they couldn't have imagined in this bloody thriller.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, retro, scary, realistic, independent film, surprise ending
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Tripfall (2000)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, exciting, realistic, fast
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Not Safe for Work (2014)
Plot Summary:
An office worker is trapped inside the building where a killer is on the loose.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, suspense, crime thriller, vintage
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H6: Diary of a Serial Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
H6 tells the story of Antonio Frau, a serial killer set free after serving 25 years in jail for the violent murder of his girlfriend. After inheriting and old motel from a relative he never knew, he sees this as a signal and takes to his holy task of relieving the grief of those who have lost the will to live. He takes his victims to room Number 6 in the motel where he 'purifies' them, while, at the same time, continues his everyday life next to his wife. A mistake leads to his arrest, and his plan to become rich and famous takes relevance.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspense, disturbing, controversial, slasher
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We Are Monsters (2015)
Plot Summary:
Emma is kidnapped and imprisoned by a trio of psychopaths.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, retro, suspense
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Scrapbook (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young woman named Clara is captured by a serial killer named Leonard who records his “life story” by keeping a scrapbook of his many victims. In addition to adhering Polaroids, scraps of clothing, and other small trophies to the pages, Leonard has forced his victims to personally write in the scrapbook about their individual ordeals. Clara is beaten, raped, starved, and locked up like an animal, filthy and naked. She is forced to write in the scrapbook, adding her agony to the pages. She soon realizes that her only hope for survival is to manipulate Leonard through her writings in his cherished scrapbook.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, bleak, suspenseful, sexy, controversial, bloody, suspense, dark, intense
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Julia X (2011)
Plot Summary:
Meeting a man on the Internet, Julia decides to see him in person, only to get abducted and branded with the letter "x" by that guy. A game of cat and mouse follows, but the story has an unexpected twist.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, serious, suspense, slasher, sexual, horror comedy, rough
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Fatal Justice (2012)
Plot Summary:
Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Cellar Door (2007)
Plot Summary:
Having developed an uncontrollable obsession with the beautiful young Rudy (Michelle Tomlinson), crazed serial killer Herman (James DuMont) kidnaps her and locks her in a cage in his basement. The only way for Rudy to survive this nightmare is to outsmart her psychopathic tormentor. But Herman has experience on his side: He's entrapped and tortured other women before, playing sick and twisted mind games with his frightened victims.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, tense, awful
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Borderline Cult (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three serial killers team up at the US/Mexican border town of Juarez and go on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspense, independent film
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Shiver (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, scary, bleak, realistic, slasher, psychological, bloody, independent film, serious
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Rogue River (2011)
Plot Summary:
When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without transport or communication, she accepts the hospitality of a stranger who offers her shelter for the night at his cabin. With no other options available, she reluctantly accepts only to forever regret it. The ensuing hours yield nothing but torture, indescribable pain, and horrific agony. If you've seen Misery, you've seen nothing. This movie starts where horror films end and leaves viewers paralysed by fear and disgust.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, realistic, rough, tense, serious, slasher, independent film, interesting
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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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The Last House on the Left (2009)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenage girls heading into the city hook up with a gang of drug-addled ne'er-do-wells and are brutally murdered. The killers find their way to the home of one of their victim's parents, where both father and mother exact a horrible revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Africa
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, brutal, disturbing, rough, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, grindhouse