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Plot Summary:
A jealous dance mom takes extreme measures to ensure her daughter wins a scholarship to an exclusive dance academy. But the victim's mother will do whatever necessary to protect her own daughter from the rival mom's evil scheme.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Last Night of Amore (2023)
Plot Summary:
On the night before his retirement, police lieutenant Franco Amore is called to investigate the death of a long-time partner of his in a diamond heist in which he was involved.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags:
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Dead Badge (1995)
Plot Summary:
Policeman Dan Sampson happens to have the same badge # as deceased policeman Manny Torres, who died while on duty. The circumstances surrounding Torres' death, officially ruled a drug overdose, become Sampson's obsession. After Sampson begins investigating Torres' file and visiting Torres' widow, various parties begin making attempts on Sampson's life.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Dead End (1998)
Plot Summary:
After his ex-wife dies in a fall from her balcony, PoliceSgt. Henry Smovinsky gets custody of his troubled teenage son. Smovinsky soon finds out that his ex-wife was a high-class hooker, her death was not a suicide and that the police have chosen him as their prime suspect. Maggie Furness is the only cop willing to help him protect his son and track down the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Run to Ground (2011)
Plot Summary:
Some wounds never heal. In a rundown East European town, the everyday lives of three working people are violently disrupted: a boy goes missing, a woman is stalked, and a man comes face to face with the killer of his child. A sinister chill grips the air as Margo scouts the streets in search of her son's missing friend. Terrified by threats to her family, Alma sets out in the dark to confront her stalker. And Peter, seizing the opportunity for revenge, kidnaps his son's killer and goes on the run. The chase is on, the police net is tightening, but who are the hunters and who the prey? With the lives of innocents at stake, victims, predators and avengers must all be run to ground, before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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The Black List (1995)
Plot Summary:
At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. It contains the names of some very influential judges and politicians. Then, dead bodies and death threats erupt. Jacques is the trial judge and his own life seems to be in danger.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Deceptions II: Edge of Deception (1994)
Plot Summary:
Since the death of his colleague, which was partly his fault, Lieutenant Nick Gentry lives a lonesome life. Reporter Joan wants to write a story about him, and seems to be interested in other ways too, but he rejects. Instead he falls in love with his new neighbor Irene and witnesses how she's repeatedly beaten up by her husband Allan. One day, when Allan threatens her with a gun, he shoots him. Certainly self-defense -- until it turns out, that Alan's gun was made inoperable.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Bad Day on the Block (1997)
Plot Summary:
The heat is at record highs, the air conditioner is broken, the milk has gone bad, the repairman can't find the house... and then there's the neighbor. Lyle Wilder, a celebrated firefighter, whose scorn for the young Braverton family next door turns to outright assault as his heroic exterior begins to unravel from the inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, psycho film
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Ring of Deception (2017)
Plot Summary:
Single mom Julie Stevens' life is turned upside-down when international con man Martin moves to her neighborhood. As Julie begins to open up to Martin's charms, another woman - Sloane - is determined to kill Martin for having left her and robbed her blind. Will Julie survive Martin's affections and Sloane's revenge?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Dusk (2015)
Plot Summary:
John Whitmore wakes to find his wife, Anne, has disappeared from their bed overnight and a recorded ransom message now remains in her place.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Deadly Daycare (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rachel decides to take her three year old daughter to daycare. As the days pass, the woman feels that the teacher turns too with her daughter, reaching an almost obsessive relationship.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Abducted (1986)
Plot Summary:
A mixed-up mountain boy kidnaps a pretty college student.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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A Day and a Half (2023)
Plot Summary:
In a desperate bid to reunite with his daughter, an armed man bursts into the medical center where his estranged wife works and kidnaps her.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspense thriller
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Betrayed by My Bridesmaid (2022)
Plot Summary:
Katie and Tom are getting married. With Katie's troubled sister in rehab, her best friend steps in as bridesmaid to plan everything. But will the wedding go as planned? A Lifetime Movie Club Exclusive Premiere.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Mommy's Secret (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a teenage girl discovers her own mother is behind the recent rash of nearby bank robberies, she's determined to help her come clean.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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I Am Guilty (2005)
Plot Summary:
Armin Steeb is adrift: just finished with school, living with his middle-class parents, clueless about finding work. He tries connecting with a girl, he engages in risky sex with strangers in public toilets, he goes to job interviews. He also sends an anonymous letter to a local Munich newspaper, claiming responsibility for a fatal road accident. He fitfully pursues notoriety as he goes through life nearly without affect. What will it take to get Armin to smile?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, disturbing, sexual, crying, sexy
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The Kissing Place (1990)
Plot Summary:
Every night the boy dreams he is someone else. Someone in danger. A crazy woman is after him. A woman who cannot have a son of her own. A story about a kidnapped boy, who finds out that the people he thought were his parents are his kidnappers. The film is about his escape and search for his home.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Kate Logan Affair (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young psychologically unstable young police woman named Kate Logan and a married Frenchman find themselves caught up in a dramatic twisted affair.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, sincere, sexy, psychedelic, contemplative
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Best Friend's Betrayal (2019)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Katie and Jess are inseparable and have always had each other's backs. When Jess begins a new serious relationship, Katie is unsure of the new perfect man and famous crime writer, Nick. She wants to support her friend's newfound happiness but is fiercely protective. Katie's obsession with Jess soon proves deadly and it is up to the recently vilified Nick to expose the bestie before it is too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
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The Stepsister (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nicole and Mark get engaged, but his stepsister believes she has a claim on him and is willing to do anything to be his bride.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 517
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, sexy
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The Zebra Killer (1974)
Plot Summary:
Based on the real events that shocked San Franisco in the early 70's. Mac portrays the role of The Zebra Killer, a white man who dresses in black makeup and strolls the city of San Francisco stalking, raping and killing young women. Lt. Savage hears that the Killer has killed his girlfriend. Lt. Savage goes everywhere to find and kill the maniac, along with the help of Williams and Robert.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse
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Just for the Hell of It (1968)
Plot Summary:
A teenage gang led by the vicious Dexter; his girlfriend Mitzi; and friends Denny and Lummonx; create havoic in a small Florida town by harrassing various people, vandalizing property, well... just for the hell of it. When a former gang member, Doug, tries to prevent their ever increasing violent antics, Denny takes it upon himself and a few loyal members of the gang to target Doug's girlfriend, Jeanne, to make him back off.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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A Mother on the Edge (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mother is forced to question her sanity when her daughter disappears and she's told that she's been dead for over an year, igniting a chase for the truth in order to save her little girl's life before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Poison Ivy: The Secret Society (2008)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious death of a young college student occurs late one night at a prestigious New England college.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, erotic, sexy, suspense, psychological, sexual, independent film
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Custody (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a divorce, Miriam Besson decides to ask for exclusive custody to her son, in order to protect him from a father that she is accusing of violence. The judge-in-charge of the file grants a shared custody to the father whom it considers abused. Taken as a hostage between his parents, Julien Besson will do everything to prevent the worst from happening.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, disturbing, emotional, stylized, smart, crying, cult film
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Amber Alert (2016)
Plot Summary:
A 20 year old man takes a bus full of young children hostage in exchange for money to help his sick mother. Meanwhile a detective must over come doubt from family and co-workers while she tries to negotiate with the hostage taker.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 81%
Weekend of Terror (1970)
Plot Summary:
Three nuns on a weekend trip are held hostage by escaped convicts.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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Best Friends (2005)
Plot Summary:
Beth Ferrier is happy in her life - fulfilled as a wife and mother, living in a beautiful home in a safe and tranquil neighborhood. Claudia Hartnell lives across the street and seems to be the perfect best friend - kind, compassionate, and a good listener. Nobody would ever guess that behind Claudia's charming facade lies an insatiable desire to live an idealized life. Nobody would suspect that her relentless childhood obsession is about to turn to murderous rage. Claudia wants everything that Beth holds dear and will use any means necessary to take it all away from her best friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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No Contest (1995)
Plot Summary:
A beauty contest turns into a hostage situation, when the Miss Galaxy competition is taken over by a gang, demanding a ransom of diamonds. Sharon, a kick-boxing actress, is the host of the show, and the thorn in the terrorists side.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, suspense
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Room (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 443000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, heartbreaking, suspense, psychological, sad, emotional, psychological thriller, tense, bleak, thought provoking
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Along Came a Spider (2001)
Plot Summary:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as Alex and Jezzie attempt to track down the kidnapper before the spider claims another victim for its web.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, detective, twist ending, tense, psychological thriller, clever, intense