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Plot Summary:
In April 1985, two expatriate students Kenneth McBride, age 17, and 18 year-old Nicola Myers were beaten, raped, and murdered by a teenage gang. Based on the true story of Hong Kong's Braemar Hill murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scenic, controversial
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Gina (1975)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful stripper hires renowned criminals to exact revenge on those who raped her in her motel room.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Her Vengeance (1988)
Plot Summary:
Wong plays an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who alienates a gang of drunken men (led by Shing Fui-on). They tail her after her shift, and mount a gang assault. She attempts to enlist the aid of her former brother-in-law (Lam) - an ex-triad now confined to a wheelchair.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Night of the Executioner (1992)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Hugo Arranz celebrates his 50th anniversary with his wife and daughter when vile hooligans break into their home, raping and killing both his wife and daughter and cut off the tongue of poor Hugo. Fortunately, he survives, and not surprisingly, he goes "Bronson" on the punk asses after some self-training with knives, pistols and weightlifting.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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The Survivors Club (2004)
Plot Summary:
After being raped by a serial killer, Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen and Meg Pesaturo found "The Survivors Club", and they use the press to force the police and justice to arrest the rapist. Eddie Como is arrested, based on DNA evidences, and while going to court for trial, he is murdered by a sniper and the three women switch position from victims to suspects. Detective Roan Griffin, who is traumatized by the brutal murder of his beloved wife by the manipulative killer David Price, joins the investigation with detective Fitz Fitzpatrick trying to solve the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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The Last House on the Beach (1978)
Plot Summary:
Sister Cristina (Florinda Bolkan) plays a nun who takes the teenage girls in her care to a remote house where they rehearse A Midsummer Night's Dream. Three thugs show up, brutally raping and terrorizing the girls, killing one by raping her with a cane, until Bolkan renounces her teachings and seeks bloody revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, poliziottesco, cult film
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Acts of Violence (2010)
Plot Summary:
A man named Flyn (Il Lim) is on a mission on killing the men who raped his wife Olivia (Leelee Sobieski). He finds himself living a double life as a killer and a husband. He finds an unexpected friend, a priest (Ron Perlman), as he deals with the gravity of his acts. The story comes to a climactic end when Flyn finds out he is in a battle he has already lost.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Las Poquianchis (1976)
Plot Summary:
In the middle 70's in the mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities discover a clandestine burial ground, the corpses were from murdered prostitutes. the suspects are three sisters known as "Las Poquianchis" The sisters were very religious but were the owners of brothels and recruited poor girls with the false promises of jobs, instead they were forced to prostitution, and some were killed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, period drama
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Sweet Savior (1971)
Plot Summary:
Sandra Barlow is a 70's girl looking for kicks in the form of sex and drugs. One day, she decides to have an orgy drug party and invite some "freaks" led by Moon to entertain her and her rich friends. Moon has other things in mind as his friends are looking for an orgy of sex and gore.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Dirty Weekend (1993)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her. Finally driven to solving the problem with a hammer, she realises she is then ready for a crusade against other such problem males.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychotronic, grim, independent film
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Act of Revenge (1989)
Plot Summary:
A dying man gives his lawyer a tape that manipulates her into taking a posthumous revenge on those who made his life Hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
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Vulgar (2000)
Plot Summary:
Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a nursing home, and his best friend is a moocher. One day he comes up with the idea to become a bachelor clown.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: disturbing, dark comedy, psychological, bleak, controversial, cult classic, humorous, creepy, independent film, black comedy
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Broken (2014)
Plot Summary:
A man becomes a fugitive from the police after he kills one of the men who raped and murdered his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: twisted, crying
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Tomboys (2009)
Plot Summary:
Five girls kidnap a serial rapist... to seek revenge.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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The Ladies Club (1985)
Plot Summary:
A raped policewoman forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men whom have committed repeated violations of women, and got away with it through legal technicalities.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, independent film
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A Gun for Jennifer (1997)
Plot Summary:
A woman comes to New York City from Ohio to escape an abusive husband and gets entangled with murderous female vigilantes who prey on abusive men.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, controversial, grindhouse, independent film
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Hitch Hike (1977)
Plot Summary:
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker whom threatens to kill them unless they take him to a santuary, and in return agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film, grindhouse, road movie, serious, psychotronic, poliziottesco, depressing
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The Perfect Patient (2019)
Plot Summary:
A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, scary, bleak
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Karla (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, erotic, psychological thriller, sexy, suspense, controversial
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Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1994)
Plot Summary:
TV movie based on the novel "Blood Brothers," about the murder of Jose Menéndez and his wife Kitty by their sons, Erik and Lyle.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crime drama dircted by Anthony Page.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Roberto Succo (2001)
Plot Summary:
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly strange dates with Léa, Kurt engages in a number of armed robberies, some successful, some not... The police are perplexed by a series of crimes including disappearances and a murder. They conclude that they are dealing with a madman... After he proposes, Léa breaks up with Kurt. The attempt to find a new girlfriend leads to a shooting by Kurt, now calling himself André. Léa's information identifies Kurt/André as Roberto Succo, psychiatric patient and parental murderer. The police hunt for Roberto covers three countries.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: rough, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating
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Baise-moi (2000)
Plot Summary:
Manu has lived a difficult life. Abused and violently raped, she sets off to find herself only to meet Nadine, a prostitute who has encountered one too many injustices in the world. Angry at the world, they embark on a twisted, rage-filled road trip. They choose to have sex when they please and kill when they need. Leaving a trail of mischief and dead bodies in their wake. Generating a media blitz and manhunt, soon everyone is out to capture the young fugitives.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: sexual, erotic, disturbing, bleak, road movie, sexy, stylized, intense, sensual, brutal
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Happy Face Murders (1999)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric older woman (Ann-Margret) implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young retarded girl. Absorbed with "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", she creates details of the murder from clues she picks up from the detectives (Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas) on the case. Implicating herself and sentenced to jail, she then recants her testimony. But no one believes her until clues surface from the real killer that he is still out there, has killed before, and will kill again. He signs his messages with Happy Faces.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all men. Her former boyfriend, first husband and father all died of arsenic poisoning. Now her fiancé, the town's minister, is stricken the same way. Based on the true crime book Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore, the film is buoyed by Montgomery's startling performance, and keeps you on the edge of your seat until its final moments.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Deadly Intentions (1985)
Plot Summary:
Katherine married Dr. Charles Raynor. She later discovers that Raynor is a sadist who torments her physically and mentally. She divorces him and take their child away. He then decides to kill her but when his plot is discovered he is charged with attempted murder and brought to trial.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: spooky
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The Todd Killings (1971)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and are only too willing to accompany him to a nearby desert area to be his "girl for the night." Not all of them return, however. Featuring Richard Thomas as his loyal hanger-on and a colorful assortment of familiar actors in vivid character roles including Barbara Bel Geddes, Gloria Grahame, Edward Asner, Fay Spain, James Broderick and Michael Conrad.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter, independent film
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Death Benefit (1996)
Plot Summary:
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, independent film
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Freeway Killer (2010)
Plot Summary:
For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, realistic
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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
Plot Summary:
The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killing cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful