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Plot Summary:
A teenager's small town life is changed forever when a series of murders begin on the same night that her missing boyfriend suddenly reappears.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark, ambiguous ending, weird
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Don't Go Into the House by the Woods (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man goes to his parents house over the weekend and is scared to death when he starts to receive phone calls from a psycho who might be inside the house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country:
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, twist ending, slasher, surprise ending, road movie, independent film, detective, spoof, hispanic
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Similar in 85%
Prank Week (2017)
Plot Summary:
A campus urban legend myth comes true when fraternity brothers start to get killed off one by one by the infamous serial killer who used to live in the fraternity house 25 years ago.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, sexy, bloody, twist ending, underground film, parody, stylized, slasher, independent film, spoof
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Similar in 87%
The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
Plot Summary:
A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour the tailor (Charles Asnavour).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, anthology, cult film
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Similar in 84%
Man on a Swing (1974)
Plot Summary:
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case than he lets on.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: surreal, detective, crime drama, twist ending, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller
Similar in 78%
Evil Judgment (1984)
Plot Summary:
A girl starts her own investigation after the police fail to catch a local serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, independent film
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Similar in 87%
In the Deep Woods (1992)
Plot Summary:
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begins to fear he might be the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crime thriller, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 75%
Room of Death (2007)
Plot Summary:
While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money. The two men decide to take the money and throw the body into a pond and bury the money in a coal hill. The next morning the police discover the body of a kidnapped 12-year blind girl, Melody, in a warehouse near the site of the hit-and-run. They determine that the kidnapper saw the girl's father bringing the ransom to him and also witnessed the hit-and-run and the men stealing the ransom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, suspenseful, enigmatic, twisted, queer horror, scary, serious, realistic
Similar in 86%
Fugitive at 17 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Suspected of murdering her best friend, a teenage computer-hacker goes on the run to find the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 90%
A Mother's Nightmare (2012)
Plot Summary:
A seductive teen becomes vindictive when her boyfriend tries to end the relationship.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, captivating, dark, realistic
Similar in 77%
Speck (2002)
Plot Summary:
Gruesome true story of murderer Richard Speck who killed eight nursing students in one night in Chicago during the late sixties. The story also follows him to his prison fate and uncovers more of his strange behavoir before his death.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Killing Jar (2010)
Plot Summary:
A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, psychological thriller, independent film, realistic
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Similar in 76%
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Plot Summary:
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, serious, suspenseful, dark, mind bending, realistic, tragic ending, independent film, clever
Similar in 81%
Far from Home (1989)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy and Pinky -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, realistic, slasher, epic, independent film, tension, suspense
Similar in 88%
The River Murders (2011)
Plot Summary:
The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon has cause to worry: the victims of a series of brutal sex murders are all his former girlfriends. Suspected by the FBI agent who’s taken over the case and suspended by his captain, Jack must work outside the law if he’s to find the killer, save his future and protect what’s left of his past.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, realistic
Similar in 88%
Murder Eleven (2013)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of Atlantic City. His ten victims are prostitutes, his methods are ruthless and yet his motives are unknown. Two embattled homicide detectives, Mayfield and Jesse, are in a race against time to catch this killer. They have just a few hours to utilize all of their resources and prevent murder number eleven. But with very few leads, very little support, and luck playing against them they are in for a long night because being wrong is unforgiving and number eleven is already gone.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, mind bending, realistic
Similar in 84%
The Factory (2012)
Plot Summary:
An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, N.Y. but when his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any professional restraint to get the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, scary, serious, psychological, suspense, psychotronic, crime drama
Similar in 85%
Clue (1985)
Plot Summary:
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, humorous, parody, funny, black comedy, witty, hilarious, captivating, suspense, mind bending
Similar in 88%
Klute (1971)
Plot Summary:
This acclaimed thriller stars Jane Fonda as Bree Daniel, a New York City call girl who becomes enmeshed in an investigation into the disappearance of a business executive. Detective John Klute is hired to follow Daniel, and eventually begins a romance with her, but it appears that he hasn't been the only person on her trail. When it becomes clear that Daniel is being targeted, it's up to her and Klute to figure out who is after her before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, detective, psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, talky, psychosexual thriller
Similar in 83%
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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Similar in 75%
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, crime thriller, twisted, slasher
Similar in 87%
Blue Velvet (1986)
Plot Summary:
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 212000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, surreal, dark, detective, cerebral, disturbing, postmodern, controversial, erotic, atmospheric
Similar in 87%
True Crime (1995)
Plot Summary:
Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines (hence the title of the movie), which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, brutal, bleak, psychological, independent film, tense, serious, realistic, crying
Similar in 85%
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Plot Summary:
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, detective, intense, psychological thriller, intellectual, talky, suspense thriller, erotic
Similar in 88%
Switchback (1997)
Plot Summary:
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, rough, serious, realistic, clever, surprise ending, psychological
Similar in 89%
Taking Lives (2004)
Plot Summary:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, scary, psychological, detective, tense, intense, suspenseful
Similar in 84%
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
A teenage boy begins to suspect that his wholesome, all-American dad is actually the serial killer terrorizing their small town.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, enigmatic, disturbing, post-horror, tense, psychological horror, independent film
Similar in 84%
Now You See Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 695000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, suspense, intellectual, twisted, breathtaking, psychological, biting, twist ending
Similar in 84%
Horsemen (2009)
Plot Summary:
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, detective, scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense, serious, surprise ending, rough
Similar in 90%
Manhunter (1986)
Plot Summary:
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, scary, psychological, atmospheric, creepy
Similar in 84%
The Number 23 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller, mind bending, suspense, mindfuck, dark, mind blowing