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Plot Summary:
Four young men have won a trip with their favorite social network. On board the private plane that took him to New York, they are invited to participate in an in-flight entertainment: a new online gaming experience. But this is no ordinary Thurs Trapped at 30,000 feet, they will play for their lives and those of their families. They will discover the hard way that put his life online can have dire consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological thriller, surreal, psychotronic, cyber, cult classic, scary, realistic
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Walled In (2009)
Plot Summary:
Having finally secured her first assignment from her family's demolition business, Sam Walczak (Mischa Barton) is sent to supervise the destruction of an apartment house, only to discover a group of tenants still living in the condemned building. One such tenant, Jimmy (Cameron Bright), tells Sam an urban legend about a serial murderer who used to live in the building and entomb his victims in the walls. What's worse, the dead are believed to still harass the residents to this day.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, slasher, suspense, dark, mind bending
Similar in 87%
Death Bell (2008)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of the dreaded university entrance examinations, the lives of 24 of the smartest and brightest students at one high school, are on the line. Locked inside a classroom and nowhere to escape, a television monitor broadcasts a terrified Hae-yeong, the top student at the high school, tied up and seated on a chair inside an aquarium that slowly begins to fill with water. A voice from the monitor announces if the 24 cannot finish the exam administered within the allotted time given, Hae-yeong will die and so will everyone held captive inside the classroom. Thus begins the examination that will determine whether they live or die.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, slasher, splatter, bloody, suspense, disturbing, realistic
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Victim (2010)
Plot Summary:
After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor and his violent henchman, a young man is held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown, he's forced to endure heinous physical and psychological torture, but slowly realizes the worst is yet to come when the Doctor's brutal plan for him is finally revealed….
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, rough, mind bending, suspenseful, disturbing, medical horror, psychological, bloody, psychological horror
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Shadow Puppets (2007)
Plot Summary:
Director Michael Winnick's chilling tale stars James Marsters as Jack, one of eight captives who awaken in an abandoned asylum not knowing who they are or why they are together. They discover that they've been used in an experiment to erase disturbing memories, but instead, a murderous creature has been unleashed. Reaching out from the shadows, the monster hunts the eight strangers as they race to escape the asylum.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, slasher, suspenseful, suspense, dark, grindhouse, psychotronic
Similar in 77%
Below Zero (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Jack (Edward Furlong) is in danger of missing a deadline, his manager orders him to take whatever measures are needed to complete his screenplay. Jack locks himself in a slaughterhouse freezer but discovers that his inner demons are keeping him company. Despite the cold, Jack's imagination is red-hot as he concocts the story of Frank (Furlong), a tow truck driver who's locked in a fridge with the dying victim of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, scary, slasher, suspense, tense, mind bending, serious, independent film
Similar in 75%
Mum & Dad (2008)
Plot Summary:
Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, brutal, disturbing, controversial, twisted, bloody, splatter, frightening, sadistic
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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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The Chamber (2016)
Plot Summary:
The film revolves around a special ops unit who commandeer a commercial research vessel and it’s submersible to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea. When an explosion causes the sub to overturn and take on water, the crew begins to understand that not all of them will escape and a fight for survival ensues.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Blood Shed (2013)
Plot Summary:
Loosely based on the true events of a homeless loner who moves into a self-storage facility inhabited by a community of bizarre squatters until they are locked in for the night with a deranged female who hunts them down in search of her lost child.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 678
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, slasher, independent film
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Truth or Die (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of college friends celebrate the end of term with a party to end all parties. During a drink and drug-fuelled evening, an innocent game of ‘Truth or Dare’ has a very sore loser, sparking a terrifying sequence of events and a whole new twist on the game of truth or dare – where the truth can kill you.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, psychological, enigmatic, fairy tale, realistic, surprise ending, sexy, vintage
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Don't Let Him In (2011)
Plot Summary:
Two couples spend a weekend in the country, only to cross paths with a brutal serial killer. As the body count rises, suspicion spirals into paranoia, climaxing in a terrifying battle for survival.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense, captivating, cult classic, scary, realistic, dark
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Open Graves (2009)
Plot Summary:
One day, Jason finds an unusual board game called Mamba. When his surfer friends start to play, the games unleashes its deadly curse, killing the losers in a gruesome fashion. Supposedly it will grant the winner a wish. As his companions die off, Jason decides that the only way he can reverse the tragedy is by continuing to play. With his girlfriend, Erica, Jason rolls the dice and hopes to make his wish before one of them suffers a horrible fate.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, tense, captivating, serious, slasher, detective
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The Employer (2013)
Plot Summary:
Five highly qualified applicants interview for a coveted job with the Carcharias Corporation, a powerful conglomerate whose business practices are shrouded in mystery. On the night before the last round of interviews, they are all kidnapped and drugged. The next day, they wake up trapped together in a locked room without any hope of escape. Soon the true nature of their situation is revealed when they receive a phone call from the mysterious CEO of Carcharias, known only as The Employer. He informs them that they are about to experience the final interview, but it's not at all what they were expecting.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, enigmatic, suspense, disturbing, psychological, realistic, independent film
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247°F (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Georgia, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, splatter, teen horror, rough, serious, psychotronic, scary
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Escape Room (2017)
Plot Summary:
Six friends test their intelligence in a game that takes a dark turn.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, brutal, suspenseful, surprise ending, entertaining, intense, slasher, splatter, teen horror
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Elevator (2012)
Plot Summary:
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological, scary, captivating, entertaining, thrilling, tension
Similar in 87%
My Little Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, splatter, powerful, twisted
Similar in 89%
Steel Trap (2007)
Plot Summary:
A who-is-it setting in the claustrophobic corridors of an abandoned and locked-off office building that has several guests invited to a party by their mysterious, unknown host. Only it is they who are the victims of their crimes. Suspense and mistrust are not the only stalker in this cat and mouse game of wits and fear. Who is the stalker? Why is he killing? And what is it exactly that everyone here has in common?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, captivating, christmas horror, slasher, suspense, dark, twist ending, grindhouse
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Breathing Room (2008)
Plot Summary:
Thrown naked into a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya discovers that she is the final contestant in a deadly game. Restrained by lethal electronic collars, the players must utilize hints and tools from a box marked "pieces" to find both an exit and the reason for their abduction. One by one the players are eliminated as their "curfew" begins and the lights go out. With each dead body comes another clue, which they use to discover that one of them is the killer. The question is ... which one?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, rough, suspenseful, psychological, mind bending, twist ending, scary, serious, weird
Similar in 82%
Kill Theory (2009)
Plot Summary:
Whilst celebrating a graduation at a secluded vacation home, a group of college students find themselves targeted by a sadistic killer who forces them to play a deadly game of killing one another in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, surprise ending, suspense, rough, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, slasher, independent film
Similar in 76%
Would You Rather (2012)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, tense, sadistic, rough, twist ending, bloody, suspense
Similar in 85%
Saw V (2008)
Plot Summary:
Detective Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, he must go on the hunt to eliminate all the loose ends.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, suspense, psychological, slasher, bloody, disturbing, splatter, clever, tricky
Similar in 76%
The Collection (2012)
Plot Summary:
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, scary, suspenseful, brutal, disturbing, intense, suspense, splatter, clever
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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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Vacancy (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological thriller, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, creepy, tense
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The Strangers (2008)
Plot Summary:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, rough, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy
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House of 9 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Germany, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, tense, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, realistic, psychological thriller, mind bending
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Saw (2004)
Plot Summary:
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 459000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, disturbing, psychological thriller, mind bending, clever, splatter
Similar in 78%
Nine Dead (2009)
Plot Summary:
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, serious, suspenseful, scary, rough, twist ending, suspense, mind bending, psychological thriller
Similar in 78%
Exam (2009)
Plot Summary:
The final candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test so simple and confusing that tension begins to unravel.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, mind bending, suspense, twist ending, tricky, tense, serious, psychological thriller, captivating