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Plot Summary:
A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that leaves three of them dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Frozen Alive (1964)
Plot Summary:
A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspected of her murder. a murder suspect.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Drama
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: noir, suspense, psychotronic
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Deadly Web (1996)
Plot Summary:
A divorced mother (Gigi Rice) is targeted by an on-line stalker known as Cybergod, and she teams with an ex-cop (Ed Marinaro) to track down the maniac.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Rememory (2017)
Plot Summary:
The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, existential, cyber, cult classic
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15 Till Midnight (2010)
Plot Summary:
Parallel worlds collide as a secret society policing this phenomena track a man whose wife has seemingly disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
Plot Summary:
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: minimal cast, crime thriller, thrilling, surprise ending, suspense
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Murder Once Removed (1971)
Plot Summary:
Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to cover it up.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending
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Duplicates (1992)
Plot Summary:
A family falls victim to a scientific institute that removes memories and transfers them to a computer.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tech noir
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Books of Blood (2020)
Plot Summary:
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological, enigmatic, dark, weird
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Curtain (2015)
Plot Summary:
Danni moves into a New York apartment and starts sprucing the place up. She doesn’t know the previous tenant committed suicide in very strange circumstances. Nor does she know there’s a mysterious portal to another dimension in the bathroom that’s hungry for…. shower curtains! But where does this unusual gateway hidden behind the white tiling lead? That’s what Danni and her ‘Whale Saver’ chugger workmate Tim decide to find out. It’s an investigation into a unique phenomenon full of surprise and unimaginable horror as they both enter The Yonder in a stunningly directed, creatively devised and quirky oddball gem.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating
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Murder in Peyton Place (1977)
Plot Summary:
A former resident of the town of Peyton Place, now wealthy and powerful, secretly returns to the town and sets in motion a spate of killings designed as revenge for past wrongs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Thread of Lies (2014)
Plot Summary:
A seemingly happy family gets rocked by the suicide of the 14-year-old daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 803
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing
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Turnabout (2016)
Plot Summary:
A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tragic
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Livestock (2009)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious cult has decided to take a new direction in giving Victor, a hard working trusted member, a promotion. However, his cruel minded disciples have decided to take action of their own. Growing tired of their monotonous plans, they begin to take their malevolent acts one step further. In a world seemingly far removed from Victor's, two young girls, Annabel and Tina, are trying to make changes in their own lives. Annabel prepares for a second date with Jerry, a man she met online, while Tina keeps focused on an important meeting that is sure to open up new doors in her life. Soon these two worlds collide as Annabel and Tina find themselves deep within the belly of the beast, and the long, dark history of a secret organization is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Everlasting (2016)
Plot Summary:
"Everlasting" is an award-winning thriller about a High School student who travels from Colorado to L.A. to find the truth behind the murder of his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, teen
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Never Here (2017)
Plot Summary:
An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, mesmerizing
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Travelling Salesman (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees that they must be wary with whom to trust and control their solution. The official offers them a reward of $10 million in exchange for their portion of the algorithm, swaying them by attempting to address their concerns. Only one of the four speaks out against the sale, and in doing so is forced to reveal a dark truth about his portion of the solution. Before they sign a license to the government, however, they wrestle with the ethical consequences of their discovery. -- Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, philosophical, cerebral, cyber, weird
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McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005)
Plot Summary:
When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it's nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. McBride must take center stage and clear his client of murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, realistic, detective
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McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out (2005)
Plot Summary:
In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride goes to the murder scene, the doctor is, as the title says, out - as in gone! A search for the body begins, with time of the essence. David Bowe has a nice comic turn as the panicked client. Former child star Sydney Penny plays one of the suspects, and she has grown up to be a very beautiful young woman. Soap star John Ingle is the confused head of the hospital.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspense, realistic
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McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005)
Plot Summary:
McBride's case involves two larger than life radio stars who host the highly successful morning show "Ron and Bob." But when Ron is murdered and all the evidence points to Bob, McBride and Phil begin investigating and what they turn up are a lot of unanswered questions.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, realistic
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I Want to Know Your Parents (2022)
Plot Summary:
An eighth grade student kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. Their parents are called into the school and a battle goes on regarding the will.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Pink and Gray (2015)
Plot Summary:
Popular actor Rengo Shiraki dies suddenly. Due to his sudden death, unpopular actor Daiki Kawata attracts the spotlight due to his close friendship with Rengo. Did Rengo Shiraki commit suicide or was he murdered?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Naked Sins (2006)
Plot Summary:
Cole and Erica run an upscale escort service which sets their clients up on anonymous and impromptu "dates" at hotels. They discover one of their female clients murdered, and that the man who signed up for their service on the same day happens to be her husband. They set out to untangle these mysterious circumstances before the cops follow the leads back to them, while also dealing with various romantic relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, suspense, captivating, disturbing, sexploitation film
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Reminiscence (2017)
Plot Summary:
Three childhood friends reunite over a murder case.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
Plot Summary:
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, disturbing
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Brigham City (2001)
Plot Summary:
Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, enigmatic, suspense, serious, independent film, mind bending, suspense thriller, realistic, light
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Looker (1981)
Plot Summary:
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, futuristic, psychological, serious, erotic, cult classic, surprise ending, exciting
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Who Am I (2014)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspenseful, suspense, clever, stylized, exciting, psychological, entertaining, talky, intense
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The Confessions (2016)
Plot Summary:
A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Signal (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students regains consciousness, he finds himself in a waking nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: futuristic, surreal, suspense, mind bending, suspenseful, mindfuck, mind blowing, psychological, tense, atmospheric
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Moon (2009)
Plot Summary:
With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an accident however, he wakens to find that he is not alone.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 372000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, philosophical, futuristic, bleak, cerebral, mind bending, minimal cast, mindfuck, intense