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Plot Summary:
Vacationing in a small town, a frantic Daniel Corban (James Franciscus) shows up at the local police station, declaring that his wife has disappeared. Corban imperiously demands that the easygoing police inspector (Jack Klugman) drop everything and find his missing spouse. Within a few days, a woman (Elizabeth Ashley) claiming to be the wife shows up-but Corban insists that he's never met the woman before.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: crime thriller, twisted, thrilling, surprise ending
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Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)
Plot Summary:
While vacationing with her husband in Italy, a middle-aged woman wakes up one morning to find that the man in bed with her is not her husband but an imposter. He, however, claims he is her husband, and she cannot get anyone to believe her.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: crime thriller, psychotronic
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Passenger 23 (2018)
Plot Summary:
It's been five years Martin's family vanished without a trace from a cruise ship. Ever since, the police psychologist is tortured by the thought of his wife having committed a murder-suicide, taking their son with her. He is the only one not willing to believe this. Suddenly, a new lead takes him back aboard the very same luxury cruiser, where once again, a mother and her child have vanished. But this time, the girl reappears - holding a teddy bear that used to belong to Martin's son. Martin soon learns that things are handled differently on the open sea. Not to disturb his passengers' enjoyment of the lavish luxuries of their cruise, the rich owner of the cruiser wants to keep the child out of sight and hides her deep under deck in the quarantine bay. Here, Martin tries to get the traumatized girl to talk to him. But even deeper in the dark underbelly of the ship there is something lurking. And all signs point to a serial killer, just waiting to strike again.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, disturbing
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Mortal Sins (1992)
Plot Summary:
A thriller directed by Bradford May focusing on a catholic priest dealing with a serial killer's confession and a murder investigation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: biblical, crime thriller
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A Nightmare Come True (1997)
Plot Summary:
Eerie dreams that haunt a young nurse heighten the mystery surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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Season of Fear (1989)
Plot Summary:
A famous inventor marries a beautiful but much younger woman. His son becomes romantically involved with her.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Wander (2020)
Plot Summary:
After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, surprise ending, atmospheric, clever, intellectual, enigmatic, serious, captivating
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Monday at 11:01 A.M. (2016)
Plot Summary:
The film is a suspense thriller about Michael, who brings his girlfriend Jenny to a beautiful yet strange mountain town where everyone seems familiar. But he begins to see and hear things that no one else can. After many hallucinations and then losing sight of Jenny, Michael is brought to the brink of insanity. He finds himself frantically questioning what is real and what it isn't.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Bad Stepmother (2018)
Plot Summary:
Following the sudden and mysterious death of their father, a brother and sister return home to their sprawling New Orleans estate and encounter their unhinged stepmother, who will stop at nothing to gain control of their inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful
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The Riot Act (2018)
Plot Summary:
After a quiet murder seen by only three people, two avengers bring to life the idea of a ghost in attempt for justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, suspense, disturbing
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Hitched (2001)
Plot Summary:
After a homemaker discovers that her husband is a philanderer, she imprisons him in their soundproof basement and reports him missing to the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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Every Time I Die (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Sam is murdered in a remote lake, his consciousness begins to travel through the bodies of his friends in an effort to protect them from his killer. This dark passage leads him on a greater journey - discovering his own true identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending
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Tracking a Killer (2021)
Plot Summary:
After Haley goes missing, Michelle must work quickly to find her daughter and discover the truth behind the mysterious deaths before Haley or anyone else gets hurt.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Disposable (2017)
Plot Summary:
What if a man with a mental condition, living in a fantasy world and detached from all emotional responsibility, is in real life the prime suspect for a series of murders targeting young women? Bill Thompson awakens to reality when forced to confront the truth about himself. Is he really the serial killer behind these murders? Or just the perfect fall guy? But it's not easy to find those answers when you can't differentiate between fact and fiction. Now, Bill must struggle to ground himself in reality and unfold the mystery behind the killings, as the only way to prove his innocence. "DISPOSABLE": the story of a man who must confront the truth about himself in order to save himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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Papillon Noir (2008)
Plot Summary:
Richard has been living alone since his wife left. His reclusion is broken when mysterious vagabond Jack comes to his rescue. Richard offers to put him up for a few days in exchange for some odd jobs. But the press soon starts hinting at a serial killer on the loose. Richard begins to have doubts: could Jack be the murderer? Richard panics and tension mounts when he discovers blood in the house. But what if Richard has his own demons to hide?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, twist ending, psychological, suspense, thrilling, surprise ending
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Below the Surface (2016)
Plot Summary:
Cameron thought she had the perfect life with a perfect job and a perfect fiancé until he becomes a suspect in a murder case.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Imaginary Friend (2012)
Plot Summary:
During her traumatic childhood with an abusive father, Emma relied on an imaginary friend for strength. She is now an artist struggling with mental illness living with her apparently loving husband, Brad. But when Emma's imaginary friend starts reappearing, she knows she's losing her grip. Desperate to save her marriage and show Brad she is in control, Emma takes drastic measures to free herself of her torment and her imaginary friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, surprise ending
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The Sinister Surrogate (2018)
Plot Summary:
Josh and Danielle have found the perfect surrogate, Kailee, to bear their child. But when Kailee gives birth to a beautiful baby girl, the happy couple learns how deep and dark a mother's love can go. But is it really Kailee whom they need to fear, or is she just a pawn in someone else's game? Someone who will stop at nothing to take what she views as hers.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Grand Isle (2019)
Plot Summary:
Walter and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones, he must reveal the couple's wicked secrets to save himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, southern gothic
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The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
Plot Summary:
A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenupt. The stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality much to the wife's surprise.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, noir, psychosexual thriller, detective, scary, serious, realistic, non-linear
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The Art of Murder (1999)
Plot Summary:
An abused wife (Joanna Pacula) turns to another man and becomes the victim of a blackmailer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, sexy
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Layover (2001)
Plot Summary:
An airport affair of a business man turns into a nightmare when it turns out that the woman is married to a dangerous jewelry dealer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, suspense, tense, sexy, independent film
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A Fall From Grace (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological thriller, enigmatic, tense, suspense, dark
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Boyfriend's Deceit (2018)
Plot Summary:
Annie is pulled over by police for a traffic violation while she is driving her boyfriend's car. When the police discover a bloody knife in the back of the car, she has to find what is really going on before she is wrongly accused of a murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
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Brake (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: twist ending, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, scary, psychological, psychological thriller, bad ending
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Bluebeard (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Seung-hoon sedates his landlord before a medical check-up, when the old man begins telling him a convincing murder confession.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, twisted, crime drama, crime thriller
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Deadly Shores (2018)
Plot Summary:
This gripping thriller follows Anna who moves to a remote island as the new bride of a famous mystery writer. Once there, she uncovers secrets about her new husband's dead former wife and fears she may be the next victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Favor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kip's perfect life is put in jeopardy when the waitress with whom he's having a casual fling is accidentally killed in their motel room. Desperate, he turns to childhood friend and loser, Marvin, to help get rid of the body. Marvin agrees which begins the unraveling of their friendship and ultimately leads both to murderous acts they never thought themselves capable of.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, twisted, realistic, independent film
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Murder In-Law (2019)
Plot Summary:
Claire has always loved her son Jim and her granddaughter Sydney, but struggles to connect with her daughter-in-law, Allison. When Allison announces a big job promotion that will relocate them far away, Claire's motherly instincts are pushed to an unsettling level where she will scheme, lie and even murder to keep her son and granddaughter from moving away.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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One in the Gun (2010)
Plot Summary:
A sexy brain teaser of a thriller with nods to classic film noir of the past mixed with a post-modern flair of David Lynch-style surrealism and surprises. When Mickey Lewis, a homeless struggling artist crosses paths with Katrina, the beautiful rich wife of Arthur Webb and is enlisted to paint their home, deadly passions ignite. Soon hidden agendas, dangerous seductions, double and triple-crosses spiral Mickey's life out of control leading to a motel in the middle of nowhere filled with strange people and twisted secrets that all hold the key to the mystery of Mickey's past, present, and future. All it takes is - ONE IN THE GUN.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, psychological, surreal, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, sexy, mind bending
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
Plot Summary:
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, psychological, clever, serious, psychological thriller, atmospheric, talky, suspense, scary