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Plot Summary:
A traumatized Vietnam veteran goes on a killing spree, targeting the men with whom he served in the army.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Terror in the Night (1964)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film, scary, serious, realistic
Similar in 86%
Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
Plot Summary:
Sadistic low-budget thriller about newlyweds Dack Rambo and Rebecca Danna Smith who are pursued and terrorized by a pair of rural killer rapists.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Crime, Horror, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, poliziottesco
Similar in 80%
Jud (1971)
Plot Summary:
A Vietnam vet, Jud Carney. returns to Los Angeles at Christmas time, finds out it's not how he thought it was going to be. When Jud discovers his fiancee has left him, he moves into a boarding house peopled with "types." Flashback memories of the war and the suicide of fellow house resident, reduce Jud to a broken and bitter man.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 77%
Hot Summer Week (1972)
Plot Summary:
Via Amazon: "Two wild teenage girls, Debbie (Kathleen Cody) and Karen (Dianne Hull, FIFTH FLOOR, ALOHA BOBBY AND ROSE) hit the road for some freedom, boys, and unexpected danger in this 1973 drive-in classic! The girls pick up a handsome Vietnam veteran (Michael Ontkean, TWIN PEAKS, SLAP SHOT, MAID TO ORDER) who is still troubled from his time at war, but is trying his best to fit in. They all end up at a hippie encounter session run by John (Ralph Waite, THE WALTONS, THE BODYGUARD) in a peaceful village by the ocean. It's all fun and games until the girls discover that a serial killer is murdering girls.".
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse
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The Weirdo (1989)
Plot Summary:
After years of torment and torture, a disturbed young man snaps and takes out his frustration in particularly violent ways.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, psychotronic, independent film, gay cinema
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The No Mercy Man (1973)
Plot Summary:
A decorated Vietnam Vet returns to his father's ranch in Arizona just as criminally minded carnies begin to cause trouble.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, anamorphic, independent film, juvenile, cult film
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Blood Stalkers (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two couples – Mike (Jerry Albert) and Jeri (Celea Ann Cole), Daniel (Kenny Miller) and Kim (Toni Crabtree) – go out to a hunting lodge that Mike inherited from his father and find the locals a little less than welcoming….
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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The Love Butcher (1975)
Plot Summary:
The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms into Lester and returns to those who have wronged him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, controversial, grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
Similar in 81%
Cease Fire (1985)
Plot Summary:
Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Las Poquianchis (1976)
Plot Summary:
In the middle 70's in the mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities discover a clandestine burial ground, the corpses were from murdered prostitutes. the suspects are three sisters known as "Las Poquianchis" The sisters were very religious but were the owners of brothels and recruited poor girls with the false promises of jobs, instead they were forced to prostitution, and some were killed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, period drama
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Sweet Savior (1971)
Plot Summary:
Sandra Barlow is a 70's girl looking for kicks in the form of sex and drugs. One day, she decides to have an orgy drug party and invite some "freaks" led by Moon to entertain her and her rich friends. Moon has other things in mind as his friends are looking for an orgy of sex and gore.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Crucible of Terror (1971)
Plot Summary:
An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 665
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: classic horror, slasher, gothic horror, grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film
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The Preppie Murder (1989)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. Now when questioned, he claims that her death was accidental, as a result of rough sex. Now her family doesn't believe this, so they press the district attorney's office to try him for murder, but he has a good lawyer who plays his defense right down to putting the dead girl on trial.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
Plot Summary:
A cop goes after a psycho who is killing cocktail waitresses.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Annihilators (1985)
Plot Summary:
Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of the gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 692
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: retro, hood, independent film
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The Executioner Part II (1984)
Plot Summary:
An L.A. cop and a reporter team up to find a masked serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, cult film
Similar in 78%
The Visitors (1972)
Plot Summary:
Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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A Dark Foe (2020)
Plot Summary:
The plot follows a tortured FBI agent suffering from an irrational fear of darkness, as he investigates a mysterious former prostitute in order to catch a vicious serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective
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Poor Albert and Little Annie (1972)
Plot Summary:
Albert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the way.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, sadistic, disturbing, splatter, psychotronic, independent film, awful
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Blue Call (2021)
Plot Summary:
Haylee, a local EMT suffering from PTSD, spends her days making split second decisions with lives that hang in the balance. One night on a routine call, she is faced with a moral decision, taking matters into her own hands and mercy kills a young woman. Now, falling deeper into a rabbit hole, she gets caught up in a world of underground drugs and a sadistic killer who’s made her his next victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, slasher, psychotronic, psychological, medical horror
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Penance (2023)
Plot Summary:
Blood drenched terror grips the beautiful city of San Diego as mutilated bodies begin to surface. Lead Homicide Detective Mason "Nostradamus" Brannigan believes it to be the signature of methodical killer Dante: The Inferno Killer who murders his victims according to the 9 Circles of Hell. As Brannigan delves deeper into the case, dark secrets are revealed and the evidence begins to state that this is not MURDER, this is REVENGE.
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IMDB Votes:
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, bleak, disturbing, psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Last of the Grads (2021)
Plot Summary:
A class of graduating high school seniors, nearing the crossroads of their lives, celebrate their last night together at the annual school lock-in. They never could have guessed that they’re about to encounter the harbinger of death, the legendary “Coast to Coast Killer”.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, grindhouse
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Sketches of a Strangler (1978)
Plot Summary:
An art student living with his sister is actually a maniac strangling dancers and prostitutes. One victim's sister starts looking for him.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, independent film, psychological, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, sexy
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The Versace Murder (1998)
Plot Summary:
This docu-drama focuses on the true story of the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace by alleged serial killer Andrew Cunanan.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 81%
The Deal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Pharmacist (2003)
Plot Summary:
An ecological pharmacist uses ancient Celtic techniques to murder industrial magnates whose practices harm the planet.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 687
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Bundy: An American Icon (2009)
Plot Summary:
Bundy, starring Corin Nemec in the title role and co-starring Kane Hodder, details the dark psyche and previously unexplored motivations of the man who became known as one of the most notorious serial killers to leave behind a legacy of evil.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 922
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, realistic
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Sorrow (2015)
Plot Summary:
A couple of depraved killers find themselves in a different situation when the survivor takes matters into her own hands.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Zodiac (2005)
Plot Summary:
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: rough, psychological, bleak, scary, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, detective, independent film, realistic