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Plot Summary:
A convict on the run from the law kidnaps a couple who are on their way to a funeral. He finds that he got more than he bargained for when he realizes the man's sexy wife is falling for him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Kidnapped (1987)
Plot Summary:
A sister is kidnapped on her 16th Birthday.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Sweet Evil (1996)
Plot Summary:
The tale of a yuppie couple unable to conceive and desperate for a child. They enlist the services of Jennifer to act as surrogate mother. Unbeknownst to the couple, Jennifer has an ulterior motive to this union - to exact revenge for a childhood tragedy which has had a deep, malevolent effect on her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, hot
Similar in 78%
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Plot Summary:
Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: cult classic, tense, sincere, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Stressed to Death (2019)
Plot Summary:
During a robbery at a smart stop an EMT is faced with two victims; a pregnant lady and a man shot but still alive. When having to choose which to save first the injured man tells her take the pregnant lady, and she does. On her way back to get the man he is killed by the robber. Now the man's wife, Victoria, has been planning for ten years to exact revenge on her husband's death.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Lies of the Twins (1991)
Plot Summary:
An ex-model is seduced into danger by her psychotherapist boyfriend's wicked identical twin.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychotronic, cult film
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Nanny Surveillance (2018)
Plot Summary:
Following a break-in, Scott and Mara decide to install a deluxe home security system and give their new nanny all of the pass codes. With the codes, the nanny torments the couple by controlling the smart home's system from her laptop.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy
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Intimate Nights (1998)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Irresistible Impulse (1996)
Plot Summary:
A desperate salesman reluctantly teams up with a beautiful femme fatale to close a big sale. After a hot love affair, she is murdered and her personal assistant blackmails the salesman into a major financial scam, and he falls deeper and deeper into her trap. A steamy hot erotic thriller starring Brandy Sanders and Kathy Shower.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy
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The Killer Next Door (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ronnie Schwann is a 20-something with a comfortable life in a guesthouse behind his mother's home. The two share cigarettes, drugs and too much TV. During the day he works at a halfway home for the mentally ill where he develops an attraction for one of the patients, Sarah. When Sarah wanders through the neighborhood one day, lost and scared, Ronnie Ronnie brings her into his bedroom and plans to seduce her. Things go horribly wrong and Ronnie finds himself forced to cover up his plan. This edgy indie thriller explores Ronnie's 24-hour experience of life, love, death and the strong probability of a very long prison term.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Primal Instinct (2002)
Plot Summary:
Footage of a brutal murder becomes a feature on the internet.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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The Penthouse (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dinah St. Clair lives the charmed life as the daughter of a wealthy record producer. Enter Joe Dobson, a friend from Dinah's past that has mental problems. Joe's mother killed herself when he was young. Since then, he has been obsessed with death by falling. Joe breaks out of the mental ward he was in to meet Dinah. Unluckily, Dinah doesn't know about his past and lets him in. He holds her hostage, while the police and her father try to forge a plan to get her out of this sticky situation. Can Dinah be saved while she tries to save Joe?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Hard Time (1996)
Plot Summary:
A revenge movie about a thief, Michael (John Bradley) who escapes from prison to take a vengeance on the partner, Kelly (Christopher Mayer) who double-crossed and sent him to prison.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sensual, erotic, independent film
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Dream Kiss (1992)
Plot Summary:
The gorgeous Margot supports her aged father by seducing men on trains, slipping them a Mickey Finn (a beso de sueño) and robbing them. One night her victim is a currency smuggler taking 100 million pesetas out of Spain. He's being watched by a cop and by a burned-out alcoholic.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, neo noir, realistic, suspenseful
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Family (2006)
Plot Summary:
When Eldon and Cole pick up a hitchhiker, Jean on their father-son trip to find perspective on the back roads of America, they quickly learn that everything is not what it seems. As the road unfolds in front of them, so do their lives begin to intertwine. A small-time crook on the run, an ex-cop and his quiet ten-year-old son begin to bond together - at least until the secrets begin slipping out. Before Jean can figure out what is really going on, she finds herself already trapped in a spiraling nightmare where she will have to make a choice between turning her back on a little boy who needs her help, or sacrificing herself and going back to jail.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
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I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
Plot Summary:
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoever wears this cloth/dress comes under its spell; all inhibitions and moral responsibilities are lost.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter
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A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services (1972)
Plot Summary:
The customers of a masseuse fall prey to a mysterious serial killer, one by one.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic
Similar in 78%
The Stranger Inside (2016)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her husband become the target of their fertility doctor.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Wrong Neighbor (2017)
Plot Summary:
A recently separated father and his teenage daughter become the deadly obsession of their neighbor -- a beguiling, deranged young woman willing to do whatever's necessary to take her rightful place as their wife and mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, surprise ending, twist ending
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From the Inside (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alone in their isolated home where no cars pass and no one lives nearby, Vincent and Tally suffer together in a loveless marriage. But what they don't know is that they are not as alone as they think -- a criminal and his psychotic brother are watching them through binoculars. They stare lustfully at Tally through the windows and plan something horrible for the unhappy couple when night falls.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, independent film
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Improper Conduct (1994)
Plot Summary:
A woman seeks her own brand of justice when her sister's sexual harassment case is smothered by acts of foul play.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, cult film
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Stranger by Night (1994)
Plot Summary:
Detective Bobby Corcoran (Steven Bauer) and his partner, Detective Larson (Michael Parks), are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic, mystical
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Body Language (1992)
Plot Summary:
The ambitious Betsy is happy: she gets promoted to a leading management position. Her happiness is spoiled only a little by problems with a boyfriend who feels neglected and an harassing boss. She realizes much too late that her secretary Norma is after her job and step by step tries to ruin her career and private life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: neo noir
Similar in 82%
Dark Tide (1994)
Plot Summary:
Brigitte Bako plays Andi, who visits her husband Tim working on a tropical island. Tim is collecting venom from poisonous eels, and his boat crew are mesmerised by his pretty wife. In particular, one of the crew members becomes obsessed with Andi. While Tim is concentrating on his work to the detriment of his marriage, Andi shares an intimate afternoon with the obsessed crewman, but then refuses to continue the affair. This causes the jilted lover to begin a series of escalating violent events that ultimately leads to a deadly showdown with Tim and Andi.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear (1998)
Plot Summary:
A neglectful mother overhears her husband on the telephone at their workplace talking with their babysitter. She discovers they are having an affair and are going to have a baby. She concocts an evil plan to win back her husband and remove the girl and baby. Two men are hired to kill the girl and hold the son hostage in order for her to play the hero and reclaim her husband. The plan hits a snag when the criminals enter the wrong apartment.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tension, suspense, ridiculous
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Fleshburn (1984)
Plot Summary:
A soldier who deserted because of spiritual beliefs was tried and evaluated by four psychiatrists, and they all concluded that he was unable to distinguish right from wrong, so he was sentenced to a mental hospital. One day, he escapes and kidnaps them and leaves them all in the middle of the desert.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Obsession: Escaping My Ex (2020)
Plot Summary:
After testifying against him for murder, 22 y/o Madison discovers her obsessive ex-boyfriend Blake has escaped from prison and is coming after her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Junction (2012)
Plot Summary:
Junction follows four strung-out meth-addicts who discover a dark secret about a homeowner during a burglary, pitting them not only against the police but against each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Getaway (1994)
Plot Summary:
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, erotic, suspense, road movie, noir, anamorphic, exciting, rough, serious
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One in the Gun (2010)
Plot Summary:
A sexy brain teaser of a thriller with nods to classic film noir of the past mixed with a post-modern flair of David Lynch-style surrealism and surprises. When Mickey Lewis, a homeless struggling artist crosses paths with Katrina, the beautiful rich wife of Arthur Webb and is enlisted to paint their home, deadly passions ignite. Soon hidden agendas, dangerous seductions, double and triple-crosses spiral Mickey's life out of control leading to a motel in the middle of nowhere filled with strange people and twisted secrets that all hold the key to the mystery of Mickey's past, present, and future. All it takes is - ONE IN THE GUN.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, psychological, surreal, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, sexy, mind bending
Similar in 82%
Judicial Consent (1995)
Plot Summary:
Judge Gwen Warwick becomes involved in the murder trial she has been assigned. Her marriage is on the rocks and the murder victim is an old friend, who rumour has it, had an affair with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film