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Plot Summary:
Despite trying to leave behind his life of crime, Danny reluctantly teams with naïve rich kid Liam and wildcard drug dealer Kit Viper. A botched robbery leaves them in possession of a mysterious supernatural artifact with immense potential.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Occupant (2011)
Plot Summary:
25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem -- he may not be the only occupant.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychological, surreal, tense, offbeat, independent film
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Night Orchid (1997)
Plot Summary:
A man with supernatural gifts meets his match in this suspenseful independent drama. Clay Doyle is a drifter with an unusual psychic talent -- as he puts it, "Places talk to me," and when Dale visits someplace he's never been before, he can see the violent acts that occurred there in the past. Clay wanders into a small Florida town, where he becomes fascinated with the community's strangely picturesque decay. Clay takes a job pumping gas and meets a beautiful but enigmatic woman named Sarah Miller. Clay is immediately attracted to Sarah, but there is something odd about her that he can't quite place. He soon discovers that the town is hiding a terrible secret -- and that Sarah has unusual paranormal abilities of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: gothic, psychotronic, independent film
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For Hire (1998)
Plot Summary:
Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife. When one of his clients, author Lou Webber offers him money to eliminate a drug dealer who is stalking him, Mitch refuses. Days later, Mitch is diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer. He reconsiders Lou's offer, and for the sake of his wife and baby, eliminates the threat. But after that night, everything changes, Mitch's stomach pains disappear. The Drug dealer suddenly resurfaces in a crowd. Then events conspire to drag Mitch deeper into a game that proves that at the right price any man is for hire.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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From Beneath (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jason, is bit by a strange organism while on vacation with his girlfriend, Sam, at her sister's secluded farmhouse. The bite begins a transformation in Jason, and now the couple must race against time to figure out what happened to Sam's sister and her family, and what lies in store for them. All of these elements are tantamount to the ultimate fear addressed in the film, the fear of losing a loved one and worse, becoming a monster in their eyes.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 959
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, scary, serious, suspense, offbeat, psychotronic
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Mozu The Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lone wolf detective with an enormous personal grievance seeks to connect the mysterious death of his daughter to an urban legend of a villain who terrorizes Japan by insinuating himself into people's dreams and the collective psyche of the Japanese people.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, suspense, suspenseful
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Craze (1974)
Plot Summary:
Jack Palance stars as a demented art dealer & antique-shop owner who performs nightly rituals in honor of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimaginable wealth and power if he merely offers up human sacrifice. His methods are fairly creative, ranging from impalement, slashing and burning, to scaring people to death with an ooga-booga fright mask. But it's all about to blow up in his face.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, cult film
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Addiction (2003)
Plot Summary:
An average, happy, hard-working man's life takes a turn for the horrific after he kills a mugger and discovers he's now addicted to killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Door in the Woods (2019)
Plot Summary:
Redd, Evelyn and their son, Kane, find a strange door, bound in padlocked chains, standing upright in the woods. After installing it in their home, strange occurrences lead Evelyn to discover their town's long history of missing children who were never found. Now, Kane has joined their ranks and Redd and Evelyn must strike a bargain with an evil entity to secure his return.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, demonic
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Visions of Murder (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jesse Newman is an ambitious psychologist in a therapy center. One day Gloria Hager appears in her office and starts telling about her husband, who beats her. But suddenly she runs out... When Jesse starts having visions of Gloria shortly after, she at first believes it's due to stress. But when she seems to witness Gloria's husband Truman dump her body into the sea, she reports to the police -- and gets under suspect herself.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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My Guardian Angel (2016)
Plot Summary:
When Hannah's parents took her to a new school, they said it was to give her a new start. However, Hannah is 11, autistic, and due to her condition, unable to speak. She had a twin called Angel, but when Angel died, Hannah was forbidden to grieve by her abusive parents and punished when she sought comfort from her sister's things. Now Hannah lives locked inside a silent life of despair, which she fears will soon end at the hands of her parents. However, when a knife keeps appearing under her pillow, and a voice that she thinks is inside her head won't leave her alone, Hannah begins to realise that just maybe, she may have an ally not of this world, but fear paralyses her. Could it be Angel, who from the 'other side' has come to seek justice for all the abuse she has suffered? Can Hannah overcome her fear enough to let her in?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Gotham (1988)
Plot Summary:
A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, cult classic, atmospheric, noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, eighties
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Troubled Waters (2006)
Plot Summary:
Intrepid FBI agent Beck, assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple's missing daughter. As clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck draws an explosive line connecting the kidnapper and the girl's mother -- and brings to light their dark, disturbing secret. Racing against the clock, the determined agent must discover the real reason for the abduction and save the child's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Haunted Echoes (2008)
Plot Summary:
Laura (Sean Young) and Guy (David Starzyk) are devastated by grief when their 8-year-old daughter, Kimberly, is murdered. Hoping to repair their tattered marriage, they move to a quiet town to remodel an old mansion, but weird things start to happen in this eerie ghost story. Laura is convinced that they are being visited Kimberly's spirit, and Guy ultimately believes her, but is it really their daughter who is urging them to seek vengeance?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, serious
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Savage Encounter (1980)
Plot Summary:
A honeymooning couple take a vacation in a remote country bungalow. Before long, they’re visited by two backwoods psychos. Terror, assault, and rape are inevitable. The U.S. video release from Genesis (released in 1988 under the title DEMON LUST) is missing ten minutes.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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1313: Boy Crazies (2011)
Plot Summary:
Trent thinks his dream of becoming a top model is about to come true when his agent relocates him to a modelling house in LA. But his dream quickly turns into a nightmare when his male model housemates turn out to be a band of insatiable vampires led by the ruthless and powerful queen vampire Sheila.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, independent film, psychotronic, homoerotic, campy
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True True Lie (2006)
Plot Summary:
After 12 years in an asylum, as she is reunited with friends and family, Dana begins to realize the events that led to her stay there may not have been imaginary.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 402
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, realistic
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Locker 13 (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of Skip, a young ex-convict who takes a position as a night janitor at an old-west theme park. His supervisor Archie, teaches him the ropes, but more importantly attempts to convey critical philosophical messages through a series of four stories: a down and out boxer is given the opportunity to become a real golden gloves killer; an assassin kidnaps three people in order to find out who hired him for his latest hit; a new recruit is initiated into a lodge of fez-wearing businessmen where hazing can take a malevolent turn; and a member of a suicide club introduces real fear into a man about to jump to his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anthology, mind bending, suspenseful, suspense, serious, gloomy, independent film, psychotronic
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The Perfect Tenant (2000)
Plot Summary:
Twenty years ago Danny Summer found his father hanging from the rafters on Christmas Eve. Ever since that night he has been plotting revenge. When Brian Hartwell moves into Jessica Michael's guesthouse, she has no idea that her new tenant has a deadly agenda to go with his new identity. Her daughter Laura doesn't trust him from the beginning but can't convince her mother that there's more to "The Perfect Tenant" than meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, christmas horror, independent film, mind bending, realistic
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The List (2007)
Plot Summary:
A sudden death tied to a list from the past leads to unimaginable evil. Fresh out of law school and full of hope for the future, Renny Jacobson is stunned by his father's sudden death--and then by the terms of the will: the elder Jacobson has left the bulk of his estate to charity.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, scary, psychological, tense, mind bending, realistic, christian horror
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Alone (2020)
Plot Summary:
"Alone" follows a writer seeking peace and solitude in the countryside in an attempt to recover from tragedy and finish her book. However, as the welcoming country house turns into a living hell, she soon realizes that her inner demons are not the worst of her problems.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: harsh, scary, bleak, suspense, surreal, intense, psychological, serious, disturbing, atmospheric
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Aleister (2015)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple seeks a fresh start to their lives by moving into an upper scale New England community. While settling in, they discover many disturbing secrets and acts connected to an infamous Satanic Cult which took place inside their very own home. They soon realize... they're not living alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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It Watches (2016)
Plot Summary:
Andre, recovering from a recent accident, agrees to help his friend Robert by taking over a house sitting job at a creepy home nestled in the hills above Los Angeles. As night comes, the house reveals its insidious nature as Andre begins hearing ominous sounds and experiencing strange occurrences throughout the house that lead him to believe he is not alone, and that someone, or something is in the house with him.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Slip (2006)
Plot Summary:
"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her restless soul, opening a gateway for the spirits of the recently departed. Sarah is compelled to do their bidding so their souls may rest in peace. One of these souls leads her to Cal, a young car thief who is one car away from going legit. Unfortunately, Cal is wrongfully accused of stealing from his partners and now they want him dead.Sarah, drawn by the spirit of Cal's murdered nephew, becomes an avenging angel, awakening a dark spirit of her past while risking all to save a total stranger. Now in a race for their lives as well as their souls, Cal and Sarah soon discover that there are far more fearsome things than men with guns.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film
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Borrego (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young botanist relocates to a small desert town to study an invasive plant species. While out on research, she comes to the aid of a downed plane only to find herself taken captive by an inexperienced drug mule who forces her to lead a trek across the sweltering desert to his drop. A local sheriff is drawn into the hunt as his rebellious daughter sets out to find the missing botanist, all the while being pursued by a local drug receiver.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cliffhanger, entertaining, dark
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Coldwood (2012)
Plot Summary:
Single mother Ashley travels to Alaska to work with her Uncle Clive, a con man swindling money from people who believe their homes are haunted. As Ashley tackles her own demons the team must face real supernatural forces beyond anything they've ever experienced.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Way of the Wicked (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lawrence Salva's script centers on a detective (Facinelli), on the trail of a murderer, who is led to believe that a local teenager, harboring some sort of strange supernatural power, may be involved. Slater plays the man's disbelieving boss, while Hauer plays a man-of-the-cloth who aids the cop on his mission.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, detective, satanic
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Blowback (2000)
Plot Summary:
Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death. However, he was rescued by a secret government group who want to make him an assassin, however, Whitman escapes and decides to get back at the people who tried to stop his mission, the jury, the judge, the district attorney, who's Morrell's ex-wife. Morrell recognizes the killings as Whitman's style but how could it be when he's dead. The man who recruited Whitman posing as an FBI agent claims that they are looking for a copy cat but Morrell finds it hard to believe that it could no one other than Whitman.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, independent film
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Ghost Image (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a young female video editor loses her boyfriend in a car crash, she finds solace in watching video of him taken the night before he died. When he starts to communicate with her through that video, she must decide if he has broken through the barrier between this world and the next, or has she slipped off into madness.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, enigmatic, mind bending, realistic
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Contagious (1997)
Plot Summary:
When some shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to some people on a plane bound for LA. An outbreak ensues. And a doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into a epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, a drug smuggler who was carrying some drugs on him contaminates the drugs and are sold on the street. And to top things of her husband who is on a camping trip with their two children is sick but did not show any symptoms until they were isolated from the rest of the world. Can she get to them in time?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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The Kindred (2021)
Plot Summary:
After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers a dark family history that could prove deadly for her child.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 678
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher