Best movies like The Perfect Wife
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Plot Summary:
A young freelance photographer in Houston meets a beautiful determined teacher from Atlanta. His best friend tries to warn him about her. There is something a little strange about Claudia. Q loves her dearly but she may not be The Perfect Wife.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
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Head Under Water (2007)
Plot Summary:
Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old grammar school pupil, an absolute outsider, is in love with the most beautiful girl at his school. What in the beginning is a longing that can never be fulfilled will come true at the end of the story. Beautiful Regine will beg for Rico’s love. Until then several inhabitants of the town will die an unnatural death.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min
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The Message (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young wife and mother of two children is challenged to overcome her passive beliefs on religion after a serious car accident. Receiving haunting images of her past she is forced to make a decision that will decide her fate.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, christian film
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Jane (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Olivia gets deferred from her dream college, she begins to spiral. In an attempt to regain control, she embarks on a social media-fueled rampage against those that stand in the way of her success. But as things escalate, she is forced to confront her darkest impulses in order to get ahead.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: teen horror
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Unfinished (2022)
Plot Summary:
Writer Zora Matthews is the daughter of famous author Thomas Morgan Matthews who died a year ago. Both Zora and Thomas suffer from schizophrenia. After a fight with husband Drew, Zora escapes to her father's hideaway house in beautiful Topanga Canyon. There Zora is introduced to bartender Eddie, his wife Lorena, and handyman Amadi. They all talk cryptically about how Zora's father changed their world. The stress triggers Zora's schizophrenia, and her dreams become horrific as she slowly discovers that her father's past included grisly murder and suicide, and the ghosts of his actions are back to haunt her and drive her insane.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: slasher
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Prime Suspect (1989)
Plot Summary:
The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film
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The Hole (1997)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed, Su-jin, believes that nothing will interfere with her happiness or come between herself and her husband, Dong-woo. That is, until she meets her mother-in-law. Dong-woo is devoted to his mother and now that they are all living together, it isn't long before Su-jin notices something unnatural about the amount of affection between the two. When confronted, Dong-woo promises his new wife that she will be his priority. However, he must spend a lot of time away from home because of his job granting the mother-in-law sufficient time to plot how to eliminate her rival.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Lesson (2023)
Plot Summary:
Liam, an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair. But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène, and their son Bertie all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, independent film
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Mile High Escorts (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of a co-worker, a young woman working for a private airline learns the owner's secret and becomes the next target.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Perfect Soulmate (2017)
Plot Summary:
On the outside, Sarah Miles appears to have it all: her husband is charming and successful and their daughter Megan is bright and engaging. Having put her once successful career as a published poet on hold to raise Megan, Sarah now shares her writing on her poetry blog. But there's a terrible truth lurking behind the doors of her suburban mansion… despite his polished persona, Sarah's husband is controlling, manipulative, and abusive. Isolated and desperate to escape her marriage, Sarah welcomes the newfound attention of one of her devoted fans, a bookish young woman named Lee Maxson. But as Sarah gets closer to Lee, she begins to discover that she’s found an ever more dangerous companion. Stars Cassandra Scerbo, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Scott Gibson.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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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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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
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Dimension in Fear (1998)
Plot Summary:
Escaped murderer Cal Lewis wants revenge for those responsible for him being put away. Enroute from Texas to Las Vegas he crosses paths with young TV news reporter Deidre Holland who quickly becomes his target.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Ex Next Door (2019)
Plot Summary:
Katie Gatewood's love for her husband Dan is put to the test when Dan's obsessed ex-girlfriend Louisa moves into the house next door, intending to drive the happy couple apart by any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Rough Mix (2016)
Plot Summary:
Set within the confines of the sleek affluent world of the Singapore music business, wine collectors, high fashion and tai-tai society, retired singer Janielle embarks upon a perilous course of action that results in deadly and unforeseen consequences when she attempts to reignite her career and love life.
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Genere: Thriller
Country: Singapore
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Captive (1991)
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Paul and Kathy Plunk buy a small motel in a lonesome mountain region in Oregon. Their newfound tranquility is broken by a pair of guests who turn out to be wanted criminals on run from the police. They need money, so they assault the Plunks, force them to withdraw all their money from the bank. But the nightmare just begins as they take the Plunks and their baby with them as hostages.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Hitched (2001)
Plot Summary:
After a homemaker discovers that her husband is a philanderer, she imprisons him in their soundproof basement and reports him missing to the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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Betrothed (2016)
Plot Summary:
A trip to the store turns into a surreal nightmare when a college student is kidnapped by a deranged, dysfunctional family. Now Audra West finds herself trapped in the middle of the desert, and betrothed to Adam, the youngest son of the murderous clan. As a determined detective conducts a frantic search, Audra realizes the only way to survive is to escape. But even if she could get away, almost two hundred miles of desert lies between her and help.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, tense, bleak, suspenseful
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Evil Intent (2019)
Plot Summary:
A private nurse hired to care for a sick boy sets her sights on becoming his mother instead.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological
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Evil Doctor (2018)
Plot Summary:
Matt and Aubrey, a young and successful show business couple, are having their first child. Based on a friend’s recommendation, they go to the best OBGYN in Los Angeles, Dr. Natalie Barnes. She is gorgeous, fit, and intelligent… but Natalie is not the hero she seems to be. She switches sonograms and lies to Aubrey about her needing bed rest, effectively putting Aubrey out of the picture as she attempts to seduce Matt. Dr. Barnes has been repeatedly failing to get pregnant and has her sights set on Aubrey’s baby. Dina Meyer, Jen Lilley, Corin Nemec and Lindsay Hartley star.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sexy
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The Sinister Surrogate (2018)
Plot Summary:
Josh and Danielle have found the perfect surrogate, Kailee, to bear their child. But when Kailee gives birth to a beautiful baby girl, the happy couple learns how deep and dark a mother's love can go. But is it really Kailee whom they need to fear, or is she just a pawn in someone else's game? Someone who will stop at nothing to take what she views as hers.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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My Husband's Secret Wife (2018)
Plot Summary:
A married woman's life turns upside down when she learns her husband is married to another woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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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
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Scorpio Nights 3 (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young couple's sex acts are witnessed by a young man through a hole. When the wife seduces him, they engage in an illicit affair. Chaos ensues when the husband learns about them.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Layover (2001)
Plot Summary:
An airport affair of a business man turns into a nightmare when it turns out that the woman is married to a dangerous jewelry dealer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, suspense, tense, sexy, independent film
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Role Play (2012)
Plot Summary:
Best selling writer Jeong-ho attempts at a fatal Role Play for a passionate new novel. Ji-soo, a famous university professor can't help but suspect her husband as she is full of jelaousy and Hye-in a provocative and attractive university student who jumps into the unstable life of this couple. Jeong-ho feels she looks just like his first love and considers her a muse to writing a new novel through the Role Play. His wife gets jealous when she sees his novel and has sudden intercourse with him as if she is aware of Hye-in.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic, sexy
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A Student's Obsession (2015)
Plot Summary:
High school teacher Stephanie breaks the cardinal rule of not getting romantically involved with one of her students. To make things worse, her handsome teenage lover James starts to demonstrate psychotic, obsessive behavior. When James starts stalking Stephanie and her family, Stephanie is forced to teach James the ultimate dangerous lesson.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Student (2017)
Plot Summary:
After leading a jury to wrongly sentence a man, Abigail enters her new teaching job at the law school with a newfound commitment to ethics. When she takes over her new class, it includes Vincent, an intensely ambitious student who will do anything for an A. When Abigail fails him for academic dishonesty, Vincent threatens that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. As Vincent's devious plot begins to unravel, she must take her life into her own hands, or Vincent will take it himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Deadly Excursion (2019)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her daughter charter a sail boat while on spring break only to discover the captain has plans to make sure they never return home.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Black Widow Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
A single mother fears for her life and that of her daughter when they become targets of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Deadly Shores (2018)
Plot Summary:
This gripping thriller follows Anna who moves to a remote island as the new bride of a famous mystery writer. Once there, she uncovers secrets about her new husband's dead former wife and fears she may be the next victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing