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Plot Summary:
Erik is a hip-hop-lovin' teen living in Philadelphia who'd rather spend time listening to his idol, the rapper Prolifik. One day, Erik finds himself more entangled in Prolifik's life than he ever imagined possible: Prolifik's been kidnapped, his master tapes are gone, and, through a series of twisted events, the same people who are after the musician go after Erik, too.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Action, Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, stylized, suspense, hood, independent film, realistic, suspenseful
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Grand Piano (2013)
Plot Summary:
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, psychological, tense, psychological thriller, cult classic, horror musical, serious, realistic, exciting
Similar in 89%
Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-Navy Seal Bobby Kalinowski lives a quiet, peaceful life as a landscape architect in an LA suburb with his wife Dawn and 16 year old daughter Brianna. Tonight they are invited out for an evening on the town by new neighbors clay and Elise Freeman to a happening club downtown. Little did they know that this would be the start of a life or death ordeal for the group.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, serious, realistic, fast
Similar in 77%
4th Period Mystery (2009)
Plot Summary:
During fourth period, high schooler Da-jeong finds his classmate Tae-gyu dead in a classroom and Jeong-hun standing in front of him with blood on his clothes. In order to stop Jeong-hun from becoming the prime suspect, Da-jeong must help him find the real murderer, who is still inside the school building, under 40 minutes before period four ends.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful, action thriller, twisted, tension
Similar in 83%
Insidious (2008)
Plot Summary:
Times are tough for talented, twenty-one year old filmmaker, Donny Rocconi. He grew up in New York City, a place where either you learn fast, or lose everything. Estranged from his mother, and never knowing his dead father, Donny sets out to collect on debts owed, and is dragged deep into a seductive ambush that turns his world upside down. Donny reaches out for help from a "connected" Mulberry Street café owner, Gigetto, who has more problems than just the Russian mob. Insidious is a compelling and riveting story of desperation and betrayal, as Donny faces a fight for truth, love, and life itself. Insidious has a strong ensemble of New York City acting talent, and their multiple adult story lines are centered in their emotional and financial relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, realistic
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Enemy Territory (1987)
Plot Summary:
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires.".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 961
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, hood, independent film
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King of Paper Chasin' (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the city of 9 Million people everyone is engulfed in the everyday rat race chasing that almighty dollar. This movie tells the story of one of its own 'Carter Blanche'. Carter has staked his claim to the American dream. But history teaches us that behind every wealthy empire is a major crime; and Carter's rise to power is no exception. Trying to go legit, he is faced with deception, betrayal, and self serving agendas from those closest to him and must maneuver his way through all those who want to crumble what he has built. As he determines who's friend or foe. The decisions Carter makes can, and will cost lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, hood, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, hispanic
Similar in 79%
Rescue Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Robyn the daughter of Special Agent in Charge Alex Campbell of the FBI is kidnapped along with her best friend Chloe Hart, Alex is forced to take a close look at those around him to help determine who he can trust and who he can't if he hopes to bring his daughter home alive. As each hour goes by the mad man who take these girls become more unstable and not following the typical patterns kidnappers usually do, making it harder for Alex and his team to plan their next move. With the help of Matt and Kyle his two most trusted associates; Alex will do whatever it takes to get his daughter home even if it means having to bend the law to favor his decisions. Will the FBI bring these two girls home safe or is certain death now a part of their future? Rescue Me is an Action-Drama-Thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, contemplative
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The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
Plot Summary:
After Bobby and his best friend Kevin are kidnapped and taken to a strange house in the middle of nowhere, Bobby manages to escape. But as he starts to make a break for it, he hears Kevin’s screams for help and realizes he can’t leave his friend behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, scary, tense, disturbing, psychological thriller, atmospheric, dark, perverse
Similar in 84%
Deep Dark Canyon (2013)
Plot Summary:
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's long-held allegiance to the reigning Cavanaugh clan is tested. Skylar (still a minor) decides to take the wrap for his older brother Nate, claiming he fired the fatal shot. The Cavanaugh family's quick retaliation sends Skylar on his way to county jail, soon to be tried as an adult. Desperate and guilt-ridden, Nate breaks Skylar out of jail and sets off a chain of lawless acts, which send them deep into the woods and on the run. Bloom's choice between the law and his sons leads to revelations of old family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, serious, realistic, independent film
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Mysteria (2011)
Plot Summary:
A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife. The surrounding events feed him inspiration for his script.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, exciting, independent film
Similar in 79%
Betrayal (2003)
Plot Summary:
When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million dollars belonging to a mob boss.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, spoof, parody
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No Tomorrow (1999)
Plot Summary:
When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation, a lethal deal is struck to secure a multi-million dollar arms transaction. As word of the sinister deal spreads through the underworld, a big city mobster, an extreme militia force and the FBI enter the clandestine mix, blurring the lines of loyalty and trust.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama, independent film, exciting
Similar in 85%
Back to Even (1998)
Plot Summary:
When an expert counterfeiter finds himself in debt to a dangerous bookie and on the run from the mob, he races to clear his name and settle the score.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 90%
Light It Up (1999)
Plot Summary:
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: hood, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, inspirational, thought provoking, feel good
Similar in 87%
Hunting Buddies (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lifelong friends Layne, Riley, Dom and Jake return to their home town in Minnesota for their annual hunting trip...but this year is different. Animosity is running high and each one of them is wrestling with their own demons - the once inseparable group is tearing apart at the seams. When one of them mysteriously disappears in the middle of the hunting trip, they must band together to find him but what they discover will test their friendship and change all of their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, sincere, realistic
Similar in 79%
Killing Angels (2023)
Plot Summary:
A group of elitists recruit a freelance agent in an attempt to bring down the worlds biggest human trafficking network.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 86%
You Got Served (2004)
Plot Summary:
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers - and their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: intense, stylized, humorous, hood, inspirational, entertaining, serious, realistic, sexy, melancholic
Similar in 76%
Filly Brown (2012)
Plot Summary:
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record contract could be the ticket out for her struggling family. But taking the deal means selling out her talent and the true friends who helped her to the cusp of success.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, captivating, psychological, hood, serious, independent film
Similar in 83%
Just Another Day (2009)
Plot Summary:
Follows a day in the life of two men living at either end of the music game. A successful rapper, A-Maze, is dealing with the pitfalls and trappings of his success and facing new challenges in the music business to get a check while the other, Young Eastie, is a young man struggling in a harsh world that is threatening to destroy him.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 881
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, hood
Similar in 85%
Juice (1992)
Plot Summary:
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: hood, cult classic, tense, social, neo noir, dark, sexual, crime drama, atmospheric, rough
Similar in 76%
Super Fly (1972)
Plot Summary:
Super Fly is a cocaine dealer who begins to realize that his life will soon end with either prison or his death. He decides to build an escape from the life by making his biggest deal yet.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, hood, stylized, grim, cult classic, bleak, neo noir, independent film, crime drama, action adventure
Similar in 85%
Megachurch Murder (2015)
Plot Summary:
After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a church conspiracy and threats toward her father, she is determined to prove that Hamilton's death was murder not suicide. As she gets closer to the truth, she realizes her own mother may be involved in her father's murder...and that the boy she is falling in love with is the son of his killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful
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State Property (2002)
Plot Summary:
Frustrated with being broke, Beans decides that the only way to grasp the American Dream is to take it.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Crime, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: hood, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, bleak, realistic
Similar in 87%
A Day In The Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
Onyx rapper Sticky Fingaz directs and stars in this hip-hop musical about a gangster who becomes caught up in a bloody war between two feuding crime families while struggling to leave the streets behind. When Black's family raids one of Stick's drug houses and kills two of his men, Stick is forced to choose between leaving it all behind or seeking revenge and feeding the cycle of violence.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: hood, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, crime drama, rough, offbeat, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 77%
Harsh Times (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, intense, hood, serious, suspense, cult classic, independent film, realistic, exciting
Similar in 81%
Waist Deep (2006)
Plot Summary:
An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: hood, suspense, intense, exciting, suspenseful, social, crime drama, independent film, rough, serious
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Joy Ride (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, scary, psychological thriller, tense, road movie, slasher, creepy, teen
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Killing Season (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: harsh, rough, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, meditative, action thriller, twisted, stylized, tense
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Out of the Furnace (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, tense, realistic, neo noir, atmospheric, harsh, serious, rough, dark
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Turn It Up (2000)
Plot Summary:
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Action, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, hood, crime drama