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Plot Summary:
Monica is looking for a fresh start as she tries to land a gig as the host of an afternoon talk show. Then she hires Simone to be her personal assistant, and the pair become close friends. But underneath her sweet exterior, Simone harbors a dark secret, and plans to take over Monica's life for good.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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Nightmare Wedding (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sandy's past transgression, with her fiance's best friend Roman, comes back to haunt her when he becomes their best man. Roman is mentally unbalanced and determined to make Sandy his own bride.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 81%
The Ultimate Thrill (1974)
Plot Summary:
At a Colorado ski resort, a jealous man's paranoia results in murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 83%
Beauty's Revenge (1995)
Plot Summary:
An obsessive small town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sexy, crying
Similar in 77%
#Captured (2017)
Plot Summary:
A zealous vigilante looking to clean the Internet of sin targets a group of teens that broadcast misadventures on their chatroom.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating
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Deconstructing Sarah (1994)
Plot Summary:
Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive bars at night. However, when she goes missing, it causes her best friend Ticotin to turn detective and infiltrate the seedy underworld to discover what happened.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)
Plot Summary:
Sloan McBride is an 1980s music star who is trying to hold on to her career. She hires Jenny as her assistant and Jenny seems to be the perfect employee. However, Jenny is actually planning her revenge because she blames Sloan for ruining her mother's career and causing her suicide.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, humorous, realistic
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Sinful (2006)
Plot Summary:
An unhappily married young woman plots to steal the unborn baby of her single and pregnant next door neighbor by befriending her and waiting for the right time to act. Lilith is a young woman who longs for having a family and the perfect child. But that all changes when Lilith strikes a new friendship with her pregnant next door neighbor Aisha which transforms her maternal instinct into madness. As her psychological world quickly comes crashing down, Lilith lets her twisted jealousy of Aisha's perfect life consume her leading to a shocking climax.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, suspenseful, psychological thriller
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Lisa (1990)
Plot Summary:
Because her overprotective mother (Cheryl Ladd) won't allow her to date, 14-year-old Lisa (Staci Keanan) creates a rich fantasy life. She calls random men and seduces them anonymously. But now she may have picked the wrong man. Richard (D.W. Moffett) is Lisa's most charming target yet, but he's also the Candlelight Killer, who murders beautiful young women. Jeffrey Tambor co-stars in this seductive thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, neo noir, slasher, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, sexy
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Up Against Amanda (2000)
Plot Summary:
After childhood abuse by her step-father and eight years in a juvenile psychiatric lockup, Amanda Lear is released. Her shrink is also her lover, who surreptitiously pays her rent on a nice house for a year. She moves in, takes one look at her neighbor Richard, and dispatches her doctor. To cover her tracks and to begin her seduction, she gets Richard's help with a security system. Soon she's bugging his calls and spying on him with hidden cameras, taking advantage of a rift between Richard and his wife who's in Nashville cutting a record. Amanda will stop at nothing to get Richard's exclusive attention. Will this good neighbor wise up before the hot tub overheats?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, erotic, independent film
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Mother Knows Best (1997)
Plot Summary:
A woman urges her daughter to get married. And when her daughter does, she doesn't think that she made a good choice. So she goes out and hires a killer to kill her son-in-law.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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When the Bough Breaks (2016)
Plot Summary:
A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, realistic, sexy, surprise ending, suspenseful, crime drama, sensual, psychosexual thriller
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Tattoo (1981)
Plot Summary:
Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot, making the women look like they have large tattoos. As Kinsky grows more obsessed with Maddy, he becomes increasingly determined that Maddy should bear his "mark" -- forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, neo noir, slasher, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Roman (2006)
Plot Summary:
Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely young man who yearns to find love, happiness and companionship. Tormented by his ungrateful co-workers and trapped in a life of tedium as a welder in a local factory, Roman's one pleasure is his obsession with the elusive beauty (Kristen Bell) who lives in another apartment in his building complex. When a chance encounter with the young woman goes horribly wrong, a moment of frenzied desperation triggers a chilling turn of events leading to the girl's murder. As he teeters between deranged fantasy and cold reality, Roman's struggle to hide his grisly secret is further complicated by an eccentric neighbor named Eva (Nectar Rose) who develops an unlikely attraction to Roman and forces herself into his dark and tortured world.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film, realistic, surprise ending, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Fan (1981)
Plot Summary:
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen (Lauren Bacall). However when his letters are rejected, the fan strikes out at the actresses friends, then at her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, neo noir, bloody, horror comedy, serious
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Plot Summary:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their relationship affected by simmering subconscious thoughts of mutual envy, hate and revenge.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, gothic, psychological, psychological horror, scary, black and white, atmospheric, suspenseful, black comedy, suspense
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Ratter (2015)
Plot Summary:
Emma is a young and beautiful graduate student just starting a new life in New York City. Like most people her age, she is always connected - her phone and laptop are constant companions, documenting her most intimate moments. What she doesn't realize is that she's sharing her life with an uninvited and dangerous guest. A hacker is following Emma’s every move. When the voyeuristic thrill of watching her digitally isn't enough, the situation escalates to a dangerous and terrifying level.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: cyber, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, scary, slasher, mysterious
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Watcher (2022)
Plot Summary:
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Romania
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, suspense, dark, scary, psychological, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, neo noir
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The Perfect Guy (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological thriller, feel good, twist ending, psychosexual thriller
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Shrew's Nest (2014)
Plot Summary:
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, sexy, surreal, controversial, hispanic
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The Roommate (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, intense, harsh, serious, teen, dark
Similar in 78%
Homecoming (2009)
Plot Summary:
A jealous woman (Mischa Barton) plots revenge after her former beau (Matt Long) returns to their hometown with a pretty new girlfriend (Jessica Stroup).
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, rough, suspenseful, psychological thriller, dark, christmas horror, teen, serious, realistic
Similar in 76%
Unforgettable (2017)
Plot Summary:
Julia moves in with her fiancé, David, but his ex-wife and her own haunting past join forces to rock her quiet suburban existence.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, sexy, psychosexual thriller, suspense, detective, psychological thriller, psychological, surprise ending, rough, tense
Similar in 87%
Devil in the Flesh (1998)
Plot Summary:
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but her numerous attempts at seduction end in failure. Soon Peter's friends start turning up dead, and he fears that his fiancée, Marilyn, may be Debbie's next victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, erotic, psychological thriller, dark, slasher, crime thriller
Similar in 85%
Sliver (1993)
Plot Summary:
A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, sensual, psychosexual thriller, serious, exciting, anamorphic
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Swimfan (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, psychological, sexy, erotic, serious, tense, slasher, sexual, disturbing
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Single White Female (1992)
Plot Summary:
Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in order to keep her spacious digs.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, erotic, sexy, psychological thriller, intense, twist ending, sensual, serious, realistic
Similar in 84%
Crush (2013)
Plot Summary:
A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, slasher, sexy, suspense, twist ending, psychological horror, crying, realistic, suspenseful, serious
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Unsane (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution amid uncertainty as to whether her greatest fear is real or delusional.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, psychological horror, twisted, surprise ending, scary, mind bending
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Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)
Plot Summary:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller, realistic, psychotronic
Similar in 88%
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Plot Summary:
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sexy, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, sensual, erotic, psychological, tense, neo noir