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Plot Summary:
These smokers are definitely bad for your health! A group of outcast prep school girls decide to turn the tables on some obnoxious guys by sexually humiliating them at gunpoint! A black comedy in the mold of Heathers, The Smokers stars Dominique Swain and Keri Lynn Pratt as two of the gun-toting femmes with vengeance on their minds -- and corncobs in hand!.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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Wasted (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school friends reunite in their hometown for the funeral of an old buddy, 'Bender'; they will spend a weekend struggling to accept that Bender escaped what they can't - adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 588
Genere: Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sexy, sexual, cult film
Similar in 81%
The Secret Pact (1999)
Plot Summary:
After witnessing the killing of his parents, a young teenage boy is put in a witness relocation program and sent to a boarding school in Canada to start a new life. He soon befriends a fellow student whom is a hit man looking for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
Plot Summary:
When her daughter Shanna is disqualified from competing for her Junior High School cheer leading squad, Wanda Holloway tries to get her ex-husband's brother, Terry Harper, to hire a hitman to incapacitate Shanna's rival or the girl's mother. He wants nothing to do with it and after several unsuccessful attempts, finally manages to convince the police that Wanda is serious. She is eventually arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder but when the media get hold of the story, it becomes a sensation, making front page news around the world. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, parody, black comedy
Similar in 75%
Big Bully (1996)
Plot Summary:
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, funny, light, melancholic, humorous, slapstick, inspirational, offbeat, semi serious, sexual
Similar in 75%
Slipping Into Darkness (1988)
Plot Summary:
Three spoiled college girls are held responsible for a handicapped boys death.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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The Fraternity (2002)
Plot Summary:
Some students at Runcie prep school form an elite club. The group is implicated in a cheating scandal and one of the club members dies mysteriously. Another member decides to try and discover the dangerous truth about Runcie.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense
Similar in 75%
Presumed Dead in Paradise (2014)
Plot Summary:
A rebellious teen becomes embroiled in a dark conspiracy that involves her late father, after everyone thinks she drowned while vacationing with her estranged stepmother on an island.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Psycho Prom Queen (2018)
Plot Summary:
Following the suspected suicide of her friend and fellow teacher, Julie Taylor is hired to take over the senior math class for the last few weeks of school. It's been a difficult year for Julie and this is a fresh start for her and her teenager daughter Miya. Though Julie hopes that being both the new kid and the new teacher's daughter won't be too hard on Miya, she can't help but worry when her daughter becomes fast friends with the school's resident mean girl, Amy Turner.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, teen, cult film
Similar in 79%
Sixteen (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jumah is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his adoptive mother in west London, where he struggles to keep a lid on his history of violence. One night, enjoying a rare carefree evening out with a new friend, Jumah witnesses something that draws him seemingly inescapably into his old ways. As he and others around him begin to question whether he can ever stop being a soldier, he’s set on a path to find out who he truly wishes to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Suburban Bliss (2002)
Plot Summary:
Catherine, a rebellious pre-teen who has been deeply affected by her parents’ divorce, plays a game which involves crossing a dangerous road with her eyes closed. She becomes friends with the girl next door, the quiet Ariane, to the consternation of Ariane’s father, David. Although he appears to be a model father, David is in fact obsessed by the need to protect his daughter. As such, he tries – unsuccessfully – to prevent Ariane from coming under Catherine’s bad influence. Ariane takes up smoking, starts telling lies, and begins to explore her sexuality. While Catherine’s mother attempts to seduce the handsome, and single, David, he sets a trap for Catherine. For Catherine, living dangerously is no longer a game, and she has to summon all her strengths in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful
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The Secretary (1995)
Plot Summary:
Her boss made a big mistake by not promoting it. Now is the perfect secretary in the service of revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: depressing, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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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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Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of trannies are violently bashed and left for dead. The surviving ladies regain consciousness, confidence, and courage ready to seek out revenge on the ones who attacked them.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, semi serious, grindhouse, psychological, captivating, thinking, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Dead Beat (1994)
Plot Summary:
In 1965, Rudy, a Midwestern high-school kid, moves to Albuquerque; lonely and friendless, he's attracted to Kit, slightly older, with a car, his own apartment, and spending money. Kit loves Elvis and loves the ladies; plus, he's a complete phony: his tan is fake, he wears lifts, he lies to girls, and he pretends to care about Rudy. Kit also shares a dark secret with two other devoted followers, Jimmy and Martha. He meets his match in Kirsten, a spoiled rich girl who gives as good as she gets. When she and a younger cousin disappear, Rudy must choose between loneliness and the law. Written by.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black comedy, period piece, dark comedy
Similar in 78%
Payback (1995)
Plot Summary:
Oscar Bonsetter tells a dying prisoner that he will take revenge on the sadistic guard who killed him. In exchange, Oscar is told of a stash of money. Oscar is eventually released from prison but when he goes to get revenge, he gets sidetracked by the now-handicapped guard and his alluring wife, Rose. The tension builds as Oscar becomes more and more attracted to Rose.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 872
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, erotic, independent film, sexual, sexy
Similar in 82%
A Dangerous Place (1994)
Plot Summary:
When Ethan's older brother Greg is found dead, the police rule the case a suicide, but Ethan suspects foul play stemming from Greg's recent involvement with a martial arts team called the Scorpions. Ethan is also accomplished at martial arts, and he determines to join the Scorpions as a means of learning what really happened to Greg. - Written by Michelle Sturges.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Devil's Dominoes (2008)
Plot Summary:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Teenage Bank Heist (2012)
Plot Summary:
Cassie works as a teller at the bank where her mother is the branch manager. When the bank is robbed, Cassie is taken hostage. She soon finds out that the bank robbers are teenage girls, one of whom is her best friend, Abbie. In this propulsive real time, ticking clock thriller, as the girls are on the run from the police, we learn that the real motivation behind the robbery is something unexpected.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, slasher, realistic
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Detention (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school students are sent to Detention. Abandoned and locked in, images of Ghosts appear as they attempt to escape, only to find themselves connected to a past horrific death and made responsible for it with their lives.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, rough
Similar in 88%
Surviving Crooked Lake (2008)
Plot Summary:
A summertime canoe trip turns into a nightmare for four 14-year-old girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, scary, tense, independent film
Similar in 87%
Held for Ransom (2000)
Plot Summary:
Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, scary, tense
Similar in 86%
Deep Powder (2013)
Plot Summary:
Natasha is a reckless boarding school senior tabbed by her exclusive club to make its yearly cocaine run to Ecuador. Coming along for the ride is Danny, a twenty-year-old aspiring hockey player from the other side of the tracks, who may just discover that he has fallen for the wrong girl. Starring up-and-comers Haley Bennett and Shiloh Fernandez, this ’80s-set love story based on true events is a sexy, fast-paced and intense drama.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, touching, suspense, humorous, realistic, semi serious, vintage
Similar in 82%
Wasted on the Young (2010)
Plot Summary:
When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, one teenager finds that revenge is just a computer click away.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, disturbing, independent film, realistic
Similar in 76%
The Giving Tree (2000)
Plot Summary:
Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one of their friends and their hostess would invite them there and commit suicide which prompts them to look into the mysterious and dark past of their 10th friend.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, talky, sexy, suspense, sexual, independent film, contemplative
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Triple Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
On the night of a sleepover, a group of teenage girls venture out in a competitive game of challenging dares. As the antics escalate, and the dares become more extreme, the girls unravel the truth behind a former student's rumored suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, suspense, teen, psychological thriller, bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful, scary
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After Midnight (1989)
Plot Summary:
Horror anthology about a college professor (Zada) teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear". He brings his students (including psychic McWhirter) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town, and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, we have Helgenberger confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, psychological, mind bending, creepy, dark fairy tale, scary, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Wicked (1998)
Plot Summary:
A cul-de-sac in an oppressive suburb becomes a literal dead end for wife and mother Karen Christianson (Chelsea Field) when she is brutally murdered in her own home. In the wake of the event, Karen's teenage daughter Ellie (Julia Stiles) begins to exhibit bizarre behaviors as she slowly acquires her mother's demeanor and mannerisms. Meanwhile, Karen's husband, Ben (William R. Moses), nurtures a less-than-innocent interest in the family's sultry live-in nanny, Lena (Louise Myrback).
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: detective, teen horror, independent film, psychological, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, black comedy
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Jawbreaker (1999)
Plot Summary:
3 of Reagan High School's most popular girls pretend to kidnap their friend by shoving a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. Now the leader of the pack will do anything to keep the accident a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, teen, black comedy, absurd, humorous, cult classic, parody, dark, teen horror, gothic
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Expelled (2014)
Plot Summary:
Felix (Cameron Dallas) is a legendary prankster who gets expelled from his high school and, with his friend’s help, stops at nothing to hide it from his parents.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, realistic, funny, disgusting, cynical, feel good, not serious, offbeat
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Sex and the USA (2008)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen year old Audrey Shaw is new to Bellweather, California and certain shell never fit in when she meets Krista Rich, the pretty, popular girl she aspires to be "or be with" shes just not sure. In a conservative California town, 14-year-old Audrey is new to Bellweather, California and certain shell never fit in when she meets Krista Rich, the pretty, popular girl she aspires to be "or be with" shes just not sure. Blending traditional filmmaking with social networking-inspired video clips, director Jan Wellmann paints a portrait of puberty and the hyperconnected lives of modern teens.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, mockumentary, sexy