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Plot Summary:
A voyeuristic, psychotic obscene telephone caller becomes obsessed with an attractive single mother.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse
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The Walls Have Eyes (1969)
Plot Summary:
The True Vue Motel is a rendezvous for couples looking for a few hours of "playtime." Unbeknownst to them, the motel's manager has hidden cameras in the rooms and films all of the encounters, then blackmails the victims.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 75%
Expose (1997)
Plot Summary:
An enterprising Senator's daughter realizes she can make money by venturing into the seedy side of politics. With the help of two sexy friends, she sets up a thriving blackmail business videotaping her father's political colleages in compromising positions. When a sadistic lobbyist wants his share of the money... the action really heats up.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 85%
Body to Body (2003)
Plot Summary:
Laura Bartelli is a stripper in a French bar. She retires after a moody landscape architect named Marco Tisserand asks her to abandon her life and share his. However, after her red Volkswagen runs off the road en route to the rendezvous, she ends up scarred and comatose in a hospital. Marco stays at her bedside.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: bleak
Similar in 85%
Sexual Outlaws (1994)
Plot Summary:
Behind their conservative middle-class exterior, a young couple runs a highly successful sex fantasy magazine. Ironically, to spice up their marriage, the wife responds to a fantasy ad submitted to a magazine, but her new penpal is the prime suspect in a brutal murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, erotic, sexploitation film, cult film
Similar in 83%
Hard Car - Desiderio sfrenato del piacere (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young woman watching accidentally killing an unknown in the offices of her lover. From now on she's on the run, chased by an SUV who seeks her after life. The woman is desperate to escape their fate and experienced a world of humiliation and fear. After being raped she takes her fate into their own hands - the hunted becomes the hunter.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: erotic, surprise ending
Similar in 87%
Midnight Blue (1979)
Plot Summary:
Three beautiful female athletes take a weekend off from training to vacation at a relative's villa complete with private beach. While relaxing, enjoying the water, and topless sunbathing the girls' weekend alone is interrupted by three escaped criminals on the run. Led by Pierre Luigi, the three criminals take the girls hostage and submit them to torture and rape before the girls get their bloody revenge. Shot in Taranto (Italy), near Lido Azzurro.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, suspense
Similar in 85%
Angel Blade (2002)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally damaged cop investigating a spree of prostitute killings discovers that the dark side of Las Vegas is decidedly more grim than he ever suspected in director David Heavener's gruesome thriller. When a series of teenaged prostitutes fall to the blade of a murderous madman and authorities are left scratching their heads, Detective Bradley Cooper (Heavener) hits the streets in hopes of taking the killer down. Detective Cooper has problems of his own, though, and upon uncovering what he believes to be the truth behind the ruthless killings, he soon realizes just how deadly knowledge can be.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
Similar in 75%
VooDoo Dawn (1998)
Plot Summary:
In the eerie backdrop of the Lousiana bayou, former inmate Frank sees the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of cursed cash. But this cash has a price of its own. Avenging the death of his brother at the hands of police officer Sam Merchant, Frank, with Jezabelle, form a sadistic plan of vengeance mixing violent rituals and voodoo curses. But Merchant's son A.J. escapes almost certain death. Now, in order to save his family and himself, A.J. is pitted into a deadly standoff with ancient evil. Delve into the underworld of voodoo magic and the occult and pray for your soul.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Who Killed Buddy Blue? (1995)
Plot Summary:
Detectives Munro and Sanders are assigned to investigate the murder of an adult film star named Buddy Blue. The hunk was actually killed during the shooting of an orgy scene.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
Similar in 88%
Graphic Desires (2022)
Plot Summary:
When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Deadly Secret (1994)
Plot Summary:
A real estate tycoon suddenly finds himself the victim of a blackmailer, who knows about his participation in the murder of a girl when he was a college student.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
Similar in 87%
Run If You Can (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young woman accidentally sees snuff films through a satellite dish aberration and alerts the police, who are already looking for a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 82%
Deadly Breed (1989)
Plot Summary:
The flames of racism burn hot as a murderous band of skinheads wreak havoc on the Los Angeles landscape and only one man can put an end to their explosive evil. Stars Blake Bahner, William Smith, Addison Randall.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Venus Flytrap (1987)
Plot Summary:
Three street punks--Turk, his girlfriend BB., and his sidekick Wimp--observe two young affluent kids, Ginger and Danny, shoplifting from a record store. On a lark, the street kids invite themselves along to a party at the home of the yuppies' friends, Rod and Arlene. There the party games turn from strip darts to Russian roulette.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: psychological, slasher, surprise ending
Similar in 89%
Blackmail (1974)
Plot Summary:
A spoiled rich girl hatches a plot with her hippie friends to "kidnap" her so they can get a large ransom from her wealthy father.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, sexploitation film
Similar in 86%
Love Toy (1971)
Plot Summary:
A degenerate gambler, unable to come up with the cash necessary for a high stakes gin rummy game, bets his nubile daughter. And loses. His daughter immediately becomes the delectable property of a hot-to-trot sex fiend and the film promptly becomes a catalog of perversion, wallowing in domination, humiliation, fetishism, voyeurism, masturbation, lesbianism, spanking, bondage, blowjobs, incest, and more.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, psychological thriller
Similar in 80%
The Brick Dollhouse (1967)
Plot Summary:
Five women explain to the police the events leading up to the murder of their roommate, an exotic dancer.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, sexploitation film, cult film
Similar in 90%
Red Heat (1985)
Plot Summary:
East Germans abduct a U.S. coed (Linda Blair) and throw her in a women's prison run by a brutal inmate (Sylvia Kristel).
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 871
Genere: Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Similar in 86%
Amuse Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
Captives find themselves at the mercy of a lunatic who dresses like a clown. He does not seem to be aware that his amusement is terrifying to the victims who are forced to participate in his games of degradation. As frightening as his lack of empathy may be, he has an even scarier personality when he gets angry.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
Similar in 83%
Sexual Suspects (2005)
Plot Summary:
Lies, suspicion, and intrigue of a uniquely sexual nature envelop a group of hi-tech thieves on the lam in a remote country house. Think of it as a voyeuristic camera version of Reservoir Dogs minus the wit and ethical debate, but plus lots of hot naked women.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
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Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sam Dietz is back and must find and stop another serial killer before he kills again. Detective work for Dietz is tough having to juggle two gorgeous women - one his partner, and the other his shrink, who holds the key to the case.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 76%
Cat in the Cage (1978)
Plot Summary:
A young man returns to his rich family's estate after a stay in a mental hospital. He finds that his father has married his deceased wife's nurse, who is secretly plotting with her lover.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 75%
Bedroom Eyes II (1989)
Plot Summary:
This sequel to 1986's Bedroom Eyes is the mixture as before, with Wings Hauser replacing the first film's star Kenneth Gilman. Once again, stockbroker Hauser begins succumbing to his chronic voyeurism. And also once again, his obsession gets him mixed up in a murder.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: erotic, surprise ending, independent film
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
Similar in 90%
Friend of the Family 3 (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jeff meets up with a woman named Angela with whom he raised hell in high school when he attends his class reunion. She has become obsessed with 'the rush' of being spontaneous and wants someone to play with while she tries new erotic experiences. This 'rush' soon becomes deadly as her need for a thrill becomes more and more intense.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, rough, sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual
Similar in 76%
Vivid (1999)
Plot Summary:
When a passionate young model convinces her boyfriend, a painter, to take to the canvas to renew their sexual chemistry, their erotic, uninhibited masterpieces command the attention of the art world. Smothered in paint, the couple slip and slide into a new realm of their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
Similar in 81%
Watchful Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Malibu detective Shannon (Renee Rea) goes undercover in a group house to discover who murdered one of the women living there. Shannon gets caught up in the sex and parties, not knowing that her every action is being secretly broadcast on satellite TV. When she learns of the broadcast, she puts the clues together and figures out that the men living in the house have sex with all the women for all the world to see. And that's when her life becomes slated for cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, erotic, detective, realistic, sexual, sexy
Similar in 87%
Crimes of Passion (2011)
Plot Summary:
Arturo Bolaño is a mediocre insurance salesman who loves women, booze and any short cut he can find to Easy Street. He thinks he's found it with the beautiful Rebeca Solis, the wife of the owner of the hotel where he stays on business. Rebeca wants nothing more than to escape from her husband and after Arturo falls in love, she asks him to help her get rid of him. The plan goes without a hitch but just as they think they are going to get away with murder, they receive an anonymous letter from a witness to the crime.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sexy, suspenseful, tense, rough, realistic, serious, sexual
Similar in 79%
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 87%
Sexual Predator (2001)
Plot Summary:
A female parole officer unwittingly gets involved with a handsome photographer who might be a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, rough, suspenseful, suspense, sexy, tense, serious, realistic, sexual, independent film