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Plot Summary:
Trying to prove to her daughter that her nightmares aren't real, widowed mother Kim Shay 'investigates,' unwittingly bringing danger into their lives. Kim follows a trail that not only leads to the killer of a past victim, but also of her own husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Bride He Bought Online (2015)
Plot Summary:
An unstable computer programmer seeks revenge when he learns he has been duped by three teen girls who created a fictitious mail-order bride that he bought.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 792
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Expose (1997)
Plot Summary:
An enterprising Senator's daughter realizes she can make money by venturing into the seedy side of politics. With the help of two sexy friends, she sets up a thriving blackmail business videotaping her father's political colleages in compromising positions. When a sadistic lobbyist wants his share of the money... the action really heats up.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags:
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Mindfield (1989)
Plot Summary:
When a police detective kills a criminal, this traumatic event triggers a locked memory, he didn't know he had, of him being a subject of a CIA experiment.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, independent film, detective
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Suicide Note (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ambitious psych major Molly White is on top of the world as she preps for her grad program entry exams. After celebrating with boyfriend Brady, Molly finds her roommate Emma crying after an incident she had with her boyfriend Adam. The next morning, Molly is shocked to learn that Emma jumped from the roof late that night, leaving a suicide note behind. Refusing to believe that Emma would do such a thing, Molly starts having haunting dreams over Emma’s death. Driven to uncover the truth about what happened to Emma, Molly begins to search for answers positioning herself in harm’s way.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Dying to Remember (1993)
Plot Summary:
A woman goes to a psychiatrist because she is plagued by recurring nightmares. The psychiatrist tells her that she was involved in a murder in San Francisco in a past life, and the nightmares are related to that crime. She enlists the help of two San Francisco police officers to help solve the old murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: microfilm
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Mortal Fear (1994)
Plot Summary:
Based on the provocative best-selling novel, a brilliant scientist finds the hidden link that can save countless lives, but when a crazed killer uses the same information to play God, millions are at risk. Dr. Jennifer Kessler is the one person who stands in the way of ultimate medical disaster. After witnessing one, then dozens of patients at her hospital mysteriously and unexpectedly die, her search for the truth leads her through a bizarre world of intrigue, passion and controversial secret medical research. As Dr. Kessler races against the clock to find a way to stop catastrophe, she finds herself up against an imposing and terrifying conspiracy implicating the entire U.S. insurance and medical system in the process.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Dead Silent (1999)
Plot Summary:
Julia Kerrbridge is working hard to become a doctor. Suddenly, Julia finds herself the guardian of her young niece, Amanda, after her parents were found murdered.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Border Blues (2004)
Plot Summary:
Moskow police detective Andrei Somov resigns and emigrates from Russia, but has to accept a menial job in a restaurant while his adolescent son and pregnant daughter-in-law are denied exit visa's. 'Andy' does however get to know some LAPD cops after volunteering his expertise and Russian language skills and is sent to Tijuana to fetch cheap tiles. On that Mexican journey Somov bumps into coyote Larry, another ethnic Russian but US citizen, who lost his daughter years ago and now helps illegal families enter the States. His present client, arrogant Russian Lena, haughtily presumes to know everything better but is always wrong, yet he takes pity on her daughter. Meanwhile the LAPD takes medium Michael March seriously about a mad bomber who targets pharmaceutical companies and got a bad feeling with and envelop held by Larry. It all ties in.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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The Sandman (1995)
Plot Summary:
The ambitious young Ina Littmann is an investigative journalist for the TV talk show "Eye in Eye". Her current subject is Henry Kupfer, who wrote a bestseller about a psychopathic killer after he was himself in prison for 8 years for manslaughter. As an entry for the show Ina plans to use a current series of brutal murders among prostitutes. When Ina meets Kupfer, she is despised and fascinated at the same time. Soon she's convinced that Kupfer not only writes about murders, but commits them himself. She smells a smash hit and prepares to prove him guilty on the show.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Door in the Woods (2019)
Plot Summary:
Redd, Evelyn and their son, Kane, find a strange door, bound in padlocked chains, standing upright in the woods. After installing it in their home, strange occurrences lead Evelyn to discover their town's long history of missing children who were never found. Now, Kane has joined their ranks and Redd and Evelyn must strike a bargain with an evil entity to secure his return.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, demonic
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Error in Judgment (1999)
Plot Summary:
A shrink makes an error in judgment when she introduces her unstable female patient, an artist, to her lusty husband, an art dealer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Double Threat (1992)
Plot Summary:
A former movie star, Monica Scott, returns to the big screen along with younger boyfriend, Eric Cline, after a long absence. Monica is very jealous of the attention Eric gives to her body double - Lisa. The plot becomes difficult to follow as it changes between real life and the movie they are making. The jealousy inevitably leads to murder attempts and denials.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, cult film
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Midnight Fear (1991)
Plot Summary:
A sheriff tracks down a killer who skinned a woman alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, detective
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Fatal Fiancé (2021)
Plot Summary:
When Leah is kidnapped on the day of her wedding by her fiance’s delusional ex-girlfriend Faith, she does everything within her power to escape. But once she does, she begins to question whether Faith was ever really delusional or if she was just trying to save her life.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Justice Unleashed (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a runaway teenager is kidnapped by sex traffickers, her mother, a newly appointed judge, has to find and rescue her before they ship her overseas and sell her into sex slavery.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Wrong Number (2001)
Plot Summary:
Greed results in murder in the tumultuous world of Internet stocks.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, detective, black comedy, dark comedy
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Deception (2003)
Plot Summary:
thriller by max fischer.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Twisted Twin (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tess loves her mom Patricia and the horse ranch she was raised on, but she’s ready for the next chapter. Attending her college orientation weekend, she gets the surprise of a lifetime when she’s approached by Sammy Crain, who happens to be her identical twin sister! After learning the story of how they were separated at birth, Tess is excited to connect with Sammy, but when Sammy’s adoptive parents turn up dead and Tess is mistaken for her sister, she realizes she’s been duped by her twin as part of Sammy’s devious plan to steal Tess’s identity, take the family fortune and get away with murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Twin Sisters (1992)
Plot Summary:
A woman flies from Los Angeles to Montreal to investigate the supposed death of her identical twin. What she finds out could get her killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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The Skulls II (2002)
Plot Summary:
After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However, when Ryan witnesses a murder within the Skulls' private chambers, he finds that the closer he gets to revealing the truth - the more dangerous life becomes.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, slasher, 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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Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998)
Plot Summary:
Faced with her parents' recent divorce, her mother working long hours and her high school boyfriend dumping her, 16-year-old Martha looks for solace in the world of Internet chat rooms. Innocent chatting turns deadly as Martha attracts the attention of a pedophile and cyber-kidnapping ring. Martha's mother Connie suspects foul play and begins a frantic search for her daughter, enlisting the help of the police, the FBI and an expert hacker.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Unwritten Obsession (2017)
Plot Summary:
Bestselling author Skye Chaste hasn't had any success since her hit book, "Maya's Fall", was released years ago. Now desperate for cash, Skye accepts a job to mentor one of her young fans, Holly, who is writing a novel herself.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 382
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Shelter Island (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ally Sheedy is a retired golfer turned motivational speaker. Patsy Kensit plays her lover and also works with her. There is another girl as well. There are some difficulties at work, a New York firm. So Ally decides she's going to go away for the weekend to some property she owns at Shelter Island. Her lover goes with her. A big storm is coming to the island and the mansion is very isolated from the rest of the island's people. The storm is a perfect set-up for the visitor who just happens to show up, supposedly "stranded" by the storm. This is the Stephen Baldwin character. It seems at first, he is who he says he is. But then he keeps finding excuses to delay leaving, and then finally he attacks Ally Sheedy. He tosses her in a marsh thinking she is dead.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, psychological, realistic
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The Wrong Neighbor (2017)
Plot Summary:
A recently separated father and his teenage daughter become the deadly obsession of their neighbor -- a beguiling, deranged young woman willing to do whatever's necessary to take her rightful place as their wife and mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, surprise ending, twist ending
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Dig (2022)
Plot Summary:
A widower and his deaf daughter are held hostage and forced to dig under their house, revealing dark secrets from the past.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 993
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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Captive (1998)
Plot Summary:
Joe Goodies has just entered an advertising agency after recovering from the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. Ruined by the compensation he has to pay for the accident, he decides, with his new girlfriend, to kidnap the son of the president of the agency and ask for a bailout.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Ghost Image (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a young female video editor loses her boyfriend in a car crash, she finds solace in watching video of him taken the night before he died. When he starts to communicate with her through that video, she must decide if he has broken through the barrier between this world and the next, or has she slipped off into madness.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, enigmatic, mind bending, realistic
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Refuge (2013)
Plot Summary:
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in the ruins of a collapsed America, Refuge follows a family’s struggle to survive and rebuild a life in the absence of civilization. In the wake of a catastrophic plague, the family lives a lonely existence, struggling to maintain a sense of normalcy amidst a lawless world of roaming gangs and dwindling resources.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, apocalyptic, independent film, disaster movie
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The Desperate Hour (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, inspirational