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Plot Summary:
Room 36 is a low-budget British thriller shot in black-and-white from director Jim Groom. Hit man Conner is supposed to meet MP Helen Woods in a hotel room to exchange money for microfilm. Things get really messed up when a call girl accidentally arrives in room 38 instead of room 36. Starring Paul Herzberg, Portia Booroff, and Brian Murphy. Room 36 premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Midnight (1988)
Plot Summary:
The sultry midnight, late-night horror movie hostess, has the highest rated show on TV. Mr. B is scheming to steal the rights to the show. The tug of war begins and soon escalates into a deadly conflict. will Midnight have to get a day job and change her name to High Noon?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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The Scorned (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a hidden beach house on the Malibu shore, a 'twenty something' couple have a 'spitting mad' lover's quarrel. The boyfriend storms out, and into the arms of their house mate. When the infidelity is discovered, horrible violence ensues, ending with the house mate soaked in blood, the boyfriend crying in the corner of the room and his girlfriend apparently dead in the hot tub. 17 Months Later: A group of attractive twenty somethings move into the abandoned beach house, unaware of the tragedy that had kept the house vacant all these months. One by one, temptation seduces the house mates into betraying their romantic relationships and they are punished for their infidelities, by an avenging angel of death. Movie created during a reality show called "Kill Reality" which ran on the E! network.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, crying
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The Cocottes (1991)
Plot Summary:
A small village lies peacefully nestled in the hills beneath the Provence sun... until the arrival of an odd group of vacationers. Who are these gorgeous young women from the big city strolling on the village square under the watchful eye of a chaperone as beautiful as she is authoritarian? Scandal arises when it’s learned these dreamy creatures are none other than the employees of a Marseille brothel come to enjoy the good clean air of the country. All hell breaks loose as the villagers take a stand for or against the presence of these "ladies of pleasure". The mayor is called on to relay women of the moral rules of the region to the women. But the fact remains, they can’t be forced to leave: while they have no intention of plying their trade, no law exists to bring their country retreat to a premature end. Different mentalities are revealed, passions unbridled, love kindled... and doesn’t love always solve everything in the end?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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Sunny Side Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
Every year, one of the Dutch islands celebrates the mysterious, age-old festival of 'Sunderum'. Non-islanders are forced to leave, prying eyes are not wanted on the island. Daan and Judith are a couple from Amsterdam who have been in a happy relationship for seven years. To celebrate this anniversary, they accidentally end up on the island, this very weekend. When the young city-dwellers refuse to leave, it soon becomes clear that they will not only have to face the angry islanders. As tension increases, they will be forced to face demons of their own.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min
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The Rotten Link (2015)
Plot Summary:
Prostitute Roberta lives with her retarded brother and demented mother in an Argentinian rural village. Mother warns Roberta that she can have sex with almost any man in the village, except one – because then she would be killed. However, this last candidate, Sicilio, has put his sights on her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Drawing Blood (1999)
Plot Summary:
A vampire artist forces her brother to bring her victims so she kill them then paint them with their own blood. The brother falls in love with a young hooker, the vampire's next intended victim, and must choose between sacrificing the girl or killing his vampire sister.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Ice House (1969)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer who works in an ice house murders women, then brings their bodies back to the ice house and stores them there. He also murders his brother, who is a cop, and takes his place in the investigation.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film
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Incest Death Squad (2009)
Plot Summary:
A reporter follows an incestuous brother and sister who kill tourists in the name of God.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: bloody, controversial
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Canvas of Blood (1997)
Plot Summary:
Young violin prodigy Julia is dealing with an abusive boyfriend and the pressure of a chance to join the Baltimore Symphony. When botched surgery to remove a cyst from her left hand leaves it paralyzed, she and her father sue the doctor and hospital. They lose in court, and the father learns of collusion and corruption. Pushed over the edge and still fighting old demons of his own, he retreats to his work shop. He builds unique metal hands containing deadly weapons!.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, slasher horror, campy
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Massacre (1989)
Plot Summary:
A prostitute is brutally killed by the road side by a maniancal killer. Nearby a horror film is being produced but the director is worried that the script is too passé for a modern audience and so he plans to include a séance scene - he hires a real medium to carry out a ceremony with the cast and crew to help inspire the script but she is attacked by an evil spirit. Meanwhile members of the cast are being picked off one by one and police detective Walter is desperate to stop his girlfriend, the lead actress Jennifer, becoming the next victim.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher
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Nexxt - Frau Plastic Chicken Show (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the 20th live broadcast of Frau Plastic Chicken’s TV show entitled Nexxt, the first guest comes from the sixties: it is the hero of Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange, the notorious murderer Alexander Grushkin, that is, Little Alex. With the help of Egodoki, Frau PC has the Ludovico Technique applied on him, and beside the broken Alex she has Rex Madison, the protagonist of American Psycho brought in, with handcuffs on. The self-assured gigolo breaks down at the appearance of Maggie, his first love, and it is he who wins the confessional show led by Mrs Cardinal Paula Aquarius, which incurs pardon to be given. Rex, freed from his shackles, shoots the majority of those present, rapes PC and leaves together with Alex by helicopter. The show continues on the moon.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags:
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Erotic Ghost Story III (1992)
Plot Summary:
The once mighty Tang Dynasty is in its decline. The big land of China is being visited by famine, natural disasters and devils. Chu Chung is such a person. Everywhere he goes, beautiful Suzie follows. So they meet Wick, a monk endowed with magic powers. Chu Chung sees a picture of an exceedingly beautiful girl and falls in love with her. He begs Wick to help him cross the human-spiritual barrier to enter the picture. Chu Chung meets the girl Yi-meng. They make love. Little does Chu Chung realize he has fallen into arch demon Vixen's trap. Unwittingly, he kills the upright god of justice. Suzie helps a repentant Chu Chung escape into the human world. She herself is incarcerated. Wick and Suzie reluctantly help Chu Chung enter the spiritual world again. Righteousness prevails. Vixen loses the war. And Yi-meng is transported to the human world. Unfortunately, Suzie dies. But she may not have died after all.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
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Rush Week (1989)
Plot Summary:
When Toni Daniels, an ambitious student reporter, goes in search of an exciting story, she discovers the dark secrets of Tambers College. Three beautiful coeds have disappeared, leaving behind some bizarre clues. Are the disappearances somehow related to the fraternity rituals of Rush Week? Are they lined to the tragic death of the dean's daughter? Skeletons pop up from every closet and veiled threats fly as Toni follows the twisting trail of clues that leads to an intense and shocking surprise ending.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 784
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological thriller, surprise ending, splatter, independent film, detective
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When aspiring rappers Tymez Skwair, Fuzzy Down, and Likrish cross paths with stripper Stesha, they follow her to a mysterious strip club where the sexy ladies are really vampires in disguise. Things go from bad to worse when the vampires' leader Kulada (Ty Badger) finds out that Tymez holds the key to the bloodsuckers' world domination in this urban horror film that plays like "Vampire Strippers in the Hood.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Horror, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Plot Summary:
Comic look at the history of prostitution.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Bikini Hoe-Down (1997)
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 264
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
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Plot Summary:
Hookers are being killed all over the place, their bodies dumped in various parts of the city. Now, it's up to Officer Kelly Anderson with the help of Detective Grant Jordan to go undercover as a hooker to stop these horrific killings.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, fake documentary
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Plot Summary:
In Manhattan, prostitutes are being murdered by a psycho. A detective is assigned to track him down and bring him in.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, detective, cult film
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Candy Land (2022)
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher horror
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Play Nice (1992)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer is on the loose, and a cop must track him (or her) down.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Greenskeeper (2002)
Plot Summary:
An assistant greenskeeper invites friends for a country club birthday party. A killer dressed as a greenskeeper crashes the party and kills people with golf tools.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing, slasher horror
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Amateur Porn Star Killer 3: The Final Chapter (2009)
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An up-and-coming actress (Regan Reece) is picked up off the streets by a young serial killer, and a night that appears to begin with a good Samaritan's act quickly turns into a game of cat-and-mouse in a field.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: erotic, suspense, disturbing, controversial, independent film, fake documentary
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Wilderness Therapy (2022)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the Pyrenees, two close friends at rock bottom have the idea of the century: to pull themselves of their misery, they will launch a horse trekking tour, a voyage through the mountains for tourists in search of nature, silence and adventure.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
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Dead on Site (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dead On Site is the story of a group of media arts majors who decide as a final project to take over a vacant house where a family had been wiped out a year before. They plan to re-enact the murders and web-cast them on a site while they search for clues to the killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, independent film
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Plot Summary:
An accomplished writer arrives to a guesthouse near the lake in the middle of nowhere. Its owner is a young and obviously troubled woman. During the night a sexually active couple is slashed to death by a mysterious black-gloved killer. More savage murders follow. Who is behind them?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher
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Paintball Massacre (2020)
Plot Summary:
Old school friends go on a paintball trip miles away from civilization. But things go horribly wrong when they discover a cold-blooded masked killer is amongst them. Now, they must fight to survive their school reunion.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Ice Cream Man (1995)
Plot Summary:
Poor Gregory, after being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
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Plot Summary:
A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, slasher, splatter, brutal, dark, psychological thriller, bloody, suspense, surreal