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Plot Summary:
Emilie Janzen has always had a strange intuition and talent for seeing the truth in people. But what Emilie didn't see coming is the disappearance of her 17-year-old daughter, Lori. Waking visions of Lori being abducted begin to haunt Emilie, placing clairvoyant clues that eventually lead Emilie to where her daughter's being held. That is, if Lori's still alive. And the clock is ticking.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
Plot Summary:
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Portugal, UK, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, controversial
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Tale 52 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Love leads to madness when an unstable man falls for an unsuspecting woman in this thriller from Greece. Iasonas (Giorgos Kakanakis) is throwing a party one evening when a friend introduces him to Penelope (Serafita Grigoriadou); the two quickly hit it off and soon she's sharing his home. However, before long it becomes obvious that something isn't quite right -- each of them tends to see things in different ways, Iasonas has a hard time making his memories skew with what has actually happened, and tension between them reaches the boiling point. But when the relationship finally explodes into violence, what actually happens between Iasonas and Penelope?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Svart Lucia (1992)
Plot Summary:
High school student Mikaela is attracted by her Swedish teacher Göran and writes an erotic novel for his class.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 751
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags:
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Saving My Daughter (2021)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen years ago, Joanna Kennedy’s life was turned upside down when her three-year-old daughter, Chloe, went missing for six months before being returned. Joanna finds herself searching again for answers and determined to find out if her daughter left of her own volition or has she been kidnapped yet again, and if so, is it at the hands of the woman who abducted her all those years before or someone else…and why?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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The Lake (1999)
Plot Summary:
A thriller set in a Swedish village. Lisa comes back from London to sell a house left to her by her father. He mysteriously disappeared in the forest in the winter and is presumed dead in an accident. Lisa suspects there is more to the story as her father was disliked in the village. The old hunting lodge by the lake hides a secret. When Lisa starts her search for the truth painful facts about her father, herself and the village will be revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Thriller, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Sorority Secrets (2020)
Plot Summary:
Cassie is thrilled when she’s accepted as a mid-year transfer into an elite sorority, complete with free housing, tuition assistance and a great alumni network. However, when Cassie uncovers that the chapter president and the advisor are running an escort service with girls from the sorority she soon realizes this “little secret” just might kill her.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Broken Trust (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sophie Anderson is the lead attorney on an intellectual property case against a corrupt pharmaceutical company. When her mentor and boss is kidnapped, she becomes a pawn in an elaborate scheme that jeopardizes her case and more.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
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Midnight Matinee (1989)
Plot Summary:
Even though a devastating murder took place during a small town's horror film festival two years earlier, townspeople want another festival.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter, detective, slasher horror
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Hypnotic (2023)
Plot Summary:
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychotronic, detective
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The Wrong Babysitter (2017)
Plot Summary:
A recent kidnapping has single mom Susan worried about leaving her daughter Christy at home for an out-of-town trip - until neighbor Teri offers to "babysit," looking in on Christy and spending the night. But Susan rushes home when Christy goes missing, under circumstances reminiscent of her police detective husband's death. Susan will have to open the past wound of her husband's death in order to rescue the only family she has left.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Deadly Switch (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a foreign exchange student, Ana, studying abroad in America becomes the target of a dangerous stalker, she accepts the invitation to move in with her roommate's family in their idyllic town.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, bleak
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Secrets in a Small Town (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her teenage daughter goes missing.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, suspense
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Another Man's Wife (2011)
Plot Summary:
After a traumatic car accident, a couple and their daughter decide to spend a short vacation in a cabin in the woods. While trying to rebuild their lives, the constant reminder of the woman who they overwhelmed remains indelible in the minds of the mother. Things get complicated when a kind and handsome neighbor decides to accompany them in their sleep.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating
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The Rendering (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ten years after being molested in art school by habitual rapist Theodore Gray, who is serving 25 years but eligible for parole, Sarah Reynolds leads a happy life in a gallery and with her handsome husband, lawyer Michael Reynolds, and helps police detective Nick Sousa, who put Grat away, as sketch-artist. Then new cases following Gray's MO occur, and a victim who got away gives a description Sara hesitates to confide to paper: it fits Michael scarily. She turns it in, yet once he's behind bars searches in and is blackmailed to plead Gray's paroling or his crime cahoots will torture Michael to death.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, realistic
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A Mother's Sacrifice (2017)
Plot Summary:
A mother fear that her daughter has been abducted when a phone call is interrupted by something suspicious.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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The 4th Floor (1999)
Plot Summary:
A young woman moves into a new apartment that she inherited from her grandmother, who had died there in a bizarre accident. She is immediately confronted by totally bizarre neighbors and someone is obviously out to get her as rats and flies engulf her apartment. But with the array of weirdos around her, who might it be? Everyone warns her to stay away from her upstairs neighbor, but he is the only one who shows any kindness. Supposedly the neighbor below her is an 80 year old woman, but she hammers the floor so hard when the young woman moves furniture that she breaks tiles. Another neighbor seems kind enough to begin with, but later seems more interfering and threatening. Also her weatherman boyfriend can't be ruled out. Contrary to his desire for her to move in with him, she moved into their apartment.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, psychological, serious, psychological thriller, slasher, suspense, clever, dark, surprise ending
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Cries in the Dark (2006)
Plot Summary:
Detective Carrie Macklin and her little sister Elle had always been the closest of friends. But when Elle goes missing after a run-in with a relocated sex offender, it is up to Carrie to find her little sister...who is nine months pregnant. Carrie begins to suspect Elle's husband, Scott, may be involved. Family tensions run high as it's a race against time to find Elle and her baby.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 513
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, detective
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Taken Back: Finding Haley (2012)
Plot Summary:
Unable to get over the abduction of her daughter, a mother is convinced she has finally found her, but is she simply a mother obsessed?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, exciting, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Two Wrongs (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sarah, a single mother working as an in-home nurse, confronts a parents worst nightmare when her daughter is abducted and she has to do the unthinkable to find her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Deadly Encounter (2004)
Plot Summary:
Restaurant hostess and mom Joanne Sanders has to work late one night. After she leaves the restaurant she accidentally cuts a car off on the highway. This driver takes it personally and he begins to stalk and harass Joanne.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, suspense, tense, bleak, disturbing
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Love Thy Neighbor (2006)
Plot Summary:
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons know, evil not only dwells in the neighborhood...it lives next door. As strange and terrifying events unfold, Laura doesn't know whether her sinisterly sweet neighbor is to blame, if she's been targeted for revenge...or if she's losing her mind.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 713
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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The Tenth Circle (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on Jodi Picoult's best-selling novel, "The Tenth Circle" tells the powerful story that probes the unbreakable bond between parent and child.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, teen, mind bending
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Poison (2000)
Plot Summary:
Traci is a devious teenage girl who befriends and kills anyone who comes between her and her mother, Dana, a failed movie actress who lies for and protects Traci.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, erotic, independent film, realistic
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Mortal Thoughts (1991)
Plot Summary:
A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, clever, tense, suspenseful, talky, stylized, neo noir, detective, noir
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Confined (2010)
Plot Summary:
A couple moves into a quiet neighborhood. With too much time on her hands, the woman begins to suspect that someone is confined in the basement next door.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, realistic
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Nemesis Game (2003)
Plot Summary:
Sara Novak is an introverted college student with a few skeletons in her closet. Shying away from classmates, she prefers to spend time with Vern, an older comic store owner who shares her passion for mind games and riddles. But when the riddles she solves lead to the deaths of those around her, she realizes the riddles are more than a simple game.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, New Zealand, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense, serious, gloomy
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Terrible Angels (2012)
Plot Summary:
Detective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to question, leaving Ben to decide whether to go on with the investigation or leave Linda to the fate of the prison system.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, psychological, realistic
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Secret Obsession (2019)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Jennifer is brutally attacked at a dark rest stop. While healing from her injuries, she can’t recall anything from her past, including the ordeal. Her husband, Russell , is just thankful she’s alive and eager to get her home. As he reintroduces her to their secluded mountain estate, Detective Page pursues Jennifer’s assailant — his own daughter went missing and was never found. The same fate now awaits Jennifer, unless someone realizes that her loving caretaker is actually her captor.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, captivating, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Vanishing (1988)
Plot Summary:
Rex and Saskia are enjoying a biking holiday in France when, stopping at a gas station, Saskia disappears. Confounded, Rex searches everywhere, but to no avail. Three years later, he's still obsessed with finding her, pleading his case on television, putting up posters and ruining his new relationship in the process. Eventually an unassuming chemistry teacher, Raymond, approaches Rex, intimating that he knows what happened.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, France, West Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, creepy, mind bending, grim
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Run (2020)
Plot Summary:
Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, suspense, serious, psychological, bleak, slasher, mindfuck, clever, feel good