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Plot Summary:
Attempting to sell her home after her marriage ends, Alice (Rachel Blanchard) holds an open house -- but the event spirals into a nightmare when a serial-killing couple (Brian Geraghty and Tricia Helfer) doesn't leave and Alice becomes a prisoner in her own basement crawl space. Now she watches as the disturbing relationship between her captors unravels. Anna Paquin co-stars in this chiller written and directed by her brother, Andrew.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, scary, rough, captivating, realistic, independent film, slasher, crying
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Goth (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two goth teenagers get caught up in a subculture of drugs, sex and murder after meeting a darkly savage woman with a taste for pain and deviance.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, gothic, suspenseful, rough, serious, disturbing, suspense, scary, offbeat, realistic
Similar in 79%
Head Case (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pseudo-documentary edited from the home movies of serial killers Wayne & Andrea Montgomery, presenting a look into their quiet, suburban lives...as well as the graphic & disturbing details of their horrific crimes.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, scary, rough, disturbing, mockumentary, controversial, tense, realistic, independent film
Similar in 82%
The Pleasure Drivers (2006)
Plot Summary:
"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate interconnected stories involving an adulterous therapist, a young sociopath call girl, a vicious lesbian hit woman, a white trash kidnapper, and a brain-damaged ex-cult guru. It's described as funny, sexy, edgy and dangerous. The Pleasure Drivers energetically explores the shadow side of Los Angeles and how it gleefully relates to the gasoline of libido.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, sexy, realistic, suspenseful, offbeat, sexual
Similar in 77%
Wild Cactus (1993)
Plot Summary:
A married couple vacationing in the desert are held hostage by a pair of psychopaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 348
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: erotic, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, independent film, sexual, sexy
Similar in 78%
Tick Tock (2000)
Plot Summary:
Stunning trophy wife Rachel Avery is stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with her millionaire husband, Holden. So when Holden goes away on a trip, Rachel hooks up with her close friend Carla, and the two hatch a plan to murder Holden and collect on his vast assets. But the girls don't want to commit the crime themselves, so at a bar they seduce a stranger, Travis Brewer, and convince him to do their bidding.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 872
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, rough, tense, sexy, suspenseful, independent film, mind bending, serious, realistic, sexual
Similar in 84%
Mischief Night (2013)
Plot Summary:
Young Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a mysterious intruder.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, scary, slasher
Similar in 89%
Alyce Kills (2011)
Plot Summary:
After accidentally knocking her best friend off a roof, Alyce is haunted by guilt and delves into a brutal nightmare wonderland of sex, drugs and violence, her mind tearing itself apart… along with anyone else who gets in her way.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, surreal, disturbing, scary, slasher
Similar in 85%
The Devil's Muse (2007)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, scary, gothic, mind bending, serious, realistic, experimental, art house, psychotronic
Similar in 75%
The Cottage (2012)
Plot Summary:
A romance novelist (David Arquette) moves into a "cottage" behind the home of a composer and his family. He seems sweet, but what do they really know about him?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating, scary, realistic
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Scar (2007)
Plot Summary:
Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial killer she thought she offed years ago -- after he kidnapped and tormented her and her best friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, rough, realistic, suspenseful, scary, serious, psychological, bloody, suspense, independent film
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The Hamiltons (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Hamilton's seem to be an ordinary American family, living in a small town in Northern California and dealing with the problems of everyday life. They've also been recently adjusting to the untimely death of their parents, but since have moved on.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, dark, sexy, bloody, suspense
Similar in 82%
N-Secure (2010)
Plot Summary:
N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man's downfall from the pinnacles of success into the depths of his damaged character. His insecurities lead him into a series of troubled romantic relationships and eventually a web of events that include betrayal and murder.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, erotic, realistic, independent film
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Natural Enemy (1996)
Plot Summary:
William McNamara plays a young man who was given away by his mother at birth, seeking revenge on her for abandoning him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, weird
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Cold Storage (2009)
Plot Summary:
A backwoods recluse steals the body of a young girl killed in a violent car crash, locking her in the freezer of his isolated shed as her sister and boyfriend search frantically for any clues to her whereabouts. The woman of Clive's dreams may be dead, but she'll always be true and she'll never grow old - at least as long as he keeps her on ice. When Cathy and Deric show up looking for the missing traveler, Clive takes them both hostage in a sinister bid to hide his ghoulish secret. ~ Jason Buchanan.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, suspenseful, psychological, tense, slasher, twisted, scary, serious, realistic
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Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives cause the couple to fight back.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, harsh, rough, realistic, psychological thriller, enigmatic
Similar in 89%
The Final (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, rough, psychological, serious, realistic, slasher, depressing, entertaining
Similar in 80%
A Good Marriage (2014)
Plot Summary:
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, psychological, scary, psychological thriller, suspense, slasher, cult horror
Similar in 84%
Mummy Maniac (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, tells how a serial murderer, kidnaps and tortures then bandaging girls like mummies.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, slasher, psychotronic, suspenseful, exciting, tense, funny, suspense
Similar in 77%
Mother's Day (2010)
Plot Summary:
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic, rough, serious, splatter, captivating, suspense, depressing
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Waz (2007)
Plot Summary:
There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, tense, serious, neo noir, slasher
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No Good Deed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological, slasher, scary, intense, grindhouse
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Freeway Killer (2010)
Plot Summary:
For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, realistic
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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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B.T.K. Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." before his arrest.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak, realistic, slasher
Similar in 88%
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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Chained (2012)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, scary, suspenseful, rough, serious, twisted, dread, erotic, psychological thriller
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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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Panic Room (2002)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 293000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, neo noir, suspenseful, psychological thriller, stylized, psychological, tricky, suspense thriller, scary
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ATM (2012)
Plot Summary:
On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, psychological, tense, christmas horror, serious, realistic, bad ending, psychological thriller, brutal
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Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007)
Plot Summary:
A horror film based on a real-life mass murder that took place in 1966. Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 926
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, slasher, disturbing, bloody, suspense, scary, bleak, serious, realistic