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Plot Summary:
An audio/visual experience from Jess Franco about a murdered woman named Paula, and the main suspect/culprit, her friend - also named Paula.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: erotic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, experimental, avant garde, non-linear, sexploitation film
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Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two pretty chorus girls, Cecile and Brigitte, who have been sentenced to prison terms, agree to undertake risky undercover work for Senator Conolly in exchange for their freedom. Investigating the disappearance of well-known personalities, as well as young women, Conolly wants the dancers to get hired by a Canary Islands nightclub to keep tabs on the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
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Stolen Sex Tapes (2002)
Plot Summary:
Kelsi is a local news commentator good just on the edge of signing a network deal....her kink may spoil her chances for success.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Fantasy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing, sexploitation film
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La noche de los sexos abiertos (1983)
Plot Summary:
Moira – a beautiful and erotic cabaret dancer – is hired to impersonate another woman who turns out to be a secret agent who must receive an important message that contains the hidden whereabouts of a very important character from World War II who once absconded with a vast fortune in gold. Aided by private detective Al Crosby, with whom her relationship goes beyond the limits of pleasure, Moira attempts to locate the mysterious character.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, sexploitation film
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Cries of Pleasure (1983)
Plot Summary:
A man invites a woman to his house to live with him, just before the arrival of his wife who is coming back from the insane asylum.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: erotic, suspense, surprise ending, independent film, sexploitation film
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Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle (1973)
Plot Summary:
After his wife, a concert pianist, is found murdered a wealthy man is suspected of her murder. But as more suspects begin to pile up this mystery might take it's toll on more than one participant.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: erotic, naughty, sexploitation film
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Shenanigans (2012)
Plot Summary:
A famous novelist invites five friends for dinner. He prepared everything: good wine, small presents for everyone, a good meal and... his suicide as dessert.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful
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White Night (2009)
Plot Summary:
A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, erotic, psychological, romantic comedy, twisted
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The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009)
Plot Summary:
On the night of April 8, 1997, an innocent college student was brutally murdered in a burger shop washroom for no apparent reason. 2 Korean-American teenagers are brought for questioning and are charged with murder and possession of lethal weapon and withholding evidence. Neither is remorseful for their heinous crimes and blames each other for the killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating
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Time of Death (2013)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of CEO Robert Loring at precisely 10:44 pm, the FBI sends in Jordan Price, one of their best and brightest to solve the case. As other key executives are murdered at exactly the same time, Jordan finds herself investigating the past in order to solve the case. She quickly discovers the ultimate cover up and is under the gun to solve the mystery before the next victim is killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hate Story 3 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Siya appears to be the bone of contention between warring businessmen Aditya and Saurav. But this one runs deeper than your average love triangle.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, twisted
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Out of Control (2009)
Plot Summary:
Against her father's wishes, a young female cop in Chicago pursues her dream of becoming a detective when she's brought on to investigate a major murder case.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Ice Princess (2007)
Plot Summary:
Errica returns to her hometown for her parents funeral and her childhood friend murdered.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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64: Part I (2016)
Plot Summary:
1989 is the 64 Shouwa year in the Japanese calendar, thus the unsolved girl kidnapping-murder case is called "64(rokuyon)" that got up in this year in Criminal Investigation Department in the Prefectural Police Department. And 14 years were over as the prefecture's police to be unsolved greatest stain, and statute of limitations approached it. In 2002, Yoshinobu Mikami, an ex-detective who was assigned as the investigator of the "Rokuyon" case 14years ago, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department against his will. As a newly assigned Public Relations Officer, he was troubled with the relation between the reporters, new case has occurred. And that new case traced "Rokuyon" case exactly.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Sleeping Forest (2014)
Plot Summary:
A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Eeram (2009)
Plot Summary:
A police officer investigates his former lover's death which is believed to be a suicide by others.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Who's Stalking Me? (2019)
Plot Summary:
Following a near-death experience when an attacker breaks into her home, Amanda can't shake the feeling that she's still in harm's way. In comes the handsome and stern Detective James Dawson to save the day and keep an especially close eye on Amanda. Taken by his generosity and commitment, Amanda begins to feel safer--unaware that she's letting the real threat get closer than ever.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
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The American Side (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Witness Unprotected (2018)
Plot Summary:
Sam is a divorced freelance photographer who is struggling to put her daughter, Laurie, though college. She takes any job, even the dangerous ones, to keep the paychecks coming. Her latest assignment, given to her by a private investigation firm, goes horribly wrong when Sam suspects the subject of her stakeout may have been the victim of foul play.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Head Hunter (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1972 the tranquility of a coastal town in California is broken as hitch-hiking girls begin to go missing and corpses start showing up. Welcome to Murder City.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, 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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Devotion (2003)
Plot Summary:
In total despair, Anja is about to throw herself from a bridge. At that very moment, Henry drives past in his car. Thinking she's a prostitute, he invites her home with him. Anja pretends to be what Henry initially thought. She refuses to explain the reasons for her apparent attempt at suicide. The two begin to play strange games, engage in unusual sex, leading Anja to try fleeing the apartment, but Henry catches her. Forced by Henry, Anja tells him about Lilly who was raped and then killed someone, leaving Henry with the impression that Lilly and Anja are one, the same person. They play more mind games, make love, and after Anja going back and forth trying to leave, Henry finally lets her go. She goes, but is back again soon after. And with a vengeance, she causes a series of strange events which will change the course of both of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Forbidden Lust (2002)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca is a gorgeous and sensitive woman who's looking for love ... or is she? Unfortunately, her affluent husbands die prematurely. The police start to suspect she's a killer marrying rich men only to murder them for their money. Fortunately, she has her best friend, Tucker Jones, to lean on. However, it appears Tucker's interest in Rebecca may be more than friendly. Meanwhile, as suave Detective Valdez and his good-looking partner Sam Winters delve deeper into their investigation of Rebecca's husband' death, they find that every clue leads to a dead body. Is Rebecca the perpetrator, or the next victim? Either way, this will be one dangerously hot case.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: erotic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sexploitation film
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Bare Deception (2000)
Plot Summary:
The ratings of a radio sex-talk show are dropping. But after a listener is murdered, the sexy host finds her popularity is rising again. Is she behind the killings, or is it her producer--or someone else?.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sexploitation film
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The Seductress (2000)
Plot Summary:
Alexis Baxter marries and murders wealthy men in order to assume their fortune.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sexy
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The Cursed Lesson (2020)
Plot Summary:
Online fashion model Hyo-jeong faces imminent threat of being unemployed because of the younger and more fashionable generation coming after her. While relying on surgical procedures and treatments, Hyo-jeong hears about a mysterious yoga class that helps make perfect body shape from her old high school classmate, Ga-yeong. Hyo-jeong eventually attends the yoga class with three classmates: Mi-yeon, a boxer who failed to keep her body fit, Ji-won, who has unstable mental condition, and Ye-na, a movie star who is morbidly obsessed with her appearance. Meanwhile, police start to investigate the enigma behind this yoga class after finding out that a murder in the neighborhood was committed by a woman named Bo-ra, a former yoga class student.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, erotic, sexy
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Mississippi Murder (2017)
Plot Summary:
An amazing murder mystery taking place in a setting that no one would expect the coast of Mississippi. A young woman tried to live a normal life despite a horrible upbringing. But she will learn her past will haunt her once more.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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In the Cut (2003)
Plot Summary:
Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City--as if to test the limits of her own safety--propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact--and about her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, France, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, sexual, sexy, erotic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, detective, serious, rough, psychosexual thriller
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Grudge (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, tense, confusing, suspenseful
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Midsummer's Equation (2013)
Plot Summary:
Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead outside the inn where he's staying, Yukawa begins to unravel the connections that tie the victim to the activist daughter of the innkeepers, and a precocious boy who first appears on a train—and keeps popping up. It's a Sherlock Holmes mystery with an environmental twist, and one that should please fans of a classic whodunnit.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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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