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Plot Summary:
Annie, 28 and recently divorced, is doing everything she can to get her life back on track. When she decides to join the New Life Fitness gym she's inspired and excited about her new trainer Alex, 20-something, who quickly becomes a friend. Alex is young successful and full of life. But that success comes at a price. Sadly Alex is psychotic and has been murdering her trainees for years. Turns out working out really can be murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Second Service (2017)
Plot Summary:
John Green is a bitter, Millennial private eye who finds new purpose in life after stumbling upon a plot to bring the mob back to Chicago.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Dream House Nightmare (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young couple buy their dream home in New Orleans, only to be tormented by an obsessive mother who believes the house should be hers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Her Worst Nightmare (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, Dakota, is trying to move on with her life and get away from her past after being rescued from a grim basement, where she was kidnapped and abused by a monstrous man. However, when the normal life she had starts to unravel, Dakota needs to uncover her tormentor and end her nightmare for good, since she fears for her life and is determined to no longer be the victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Girls Getaway Gone Wrong (2021)
Plot Summary:
A girls’ trip goes horribly wrong when a trio of friends wake up to discover a woman has fallen to her death with all evidence pointing to them.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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America (2011)
Plot Summary:
América, a 30-year-old mother who lives in a remote Caribbean village, suffers the hardest hit when her lover takes her daughter from her. Fury and fear push her to run away. In her new life as a nanny in New York City, with support from relatives and other latinas, América finds comfort and hope. When she dares to dream of a life without violence, reality hunts her down. Will she survive to tell her story?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tiffanie is about to have the wedding of her dreams to her soul mate, the dashing Damon King, founder of King Enterprises. But when Damon’s old friend Trey arrives, fresh from prison to step in as Damon’s best man, Tiffanie’s whole world gets rocked. Sexy and mysterious, Trey triggers a passion in Tiffanie that she never expected, and suddenly the life she’s always planned with Damon is uncertain.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Friends 'Til the End (1997)
Plot Summary:
Heather and Suzanne were childhood friends, both singers, who have always been competing against each other. The insecure Suzanne, who usually lost all the competitions, grows emotionally disturbed and hyper-competitive and carrying a grudge against Heather. The young woman, under a false name, enrolls the same college where Heather goes, with the intention of destroying her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: ridiculous
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Dying to Be You (2020)
Plot Summary:
Miles apart, Molly and Lily become pen pals at 4th grade, continuing to write to each other throughout their lives. Things change however when Molly shows up at Lily's 25th Birthday, with an intention of taking over Lily's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration:
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The Girl in the Window (2021)
Plot Summary:
After fleeing her abusive boyfriend, Ava, a pregnant woman, is rescued from a car accident by a friendly married couple. While recovering at their home, she begins to fear the couple may have a sinister plan for her and her unborn baby.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Separate Ways (2001)
Plot Summary:
A high-school crush some twenty years later, snowballs into stalking psychosis.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Obsessed (1992)
Plot Summary:
Lorie Brindel works at an insurance company and falls in love with one of her clients, the much older Ed Bledsoe. Spending weeks of passion together, Lorie is convinced that Ed is the man of her life and that he would marry her. When Ed decides to break up the relationship, Lorie does not accept it and tries to win him back, falling from her extreme love into an equally extreme hatred.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Francesca Quinn, PI (2022)
Plot Summary:
When private investigator Francesca “Frankie” Quinn’s fiancé is murdered, his sister hires her to find the killer. Frankie must work with Wyn, the local detective assigned to the case…who also happens to be her ex. As the one-time couple joins forces to unravel a serpentine plot, the investigation strikes at their hearts.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Down Will Come Baby (1999)
Plot Summary:
Leah Garr wants to move from Phoenix to take a new job in Denver to help her family (Husband Marcus and Daughter Robin). When Robin goes to camp to give her parents time to sort things out, something unexpected occurs. On Robin's return from camp she finds out her mom is taking the new job in Denver, only returning each weekend to visit. During this turmoil in Robin's life, A new lady, Dorothy, befriends Robin, moves into the same apartment complex and spends a lot of time with her and her father Marcus. Leah is concerned about this because she does not know very much about Dorothy or her intentions. It soon becomes clear that Dorothy is after much more than friendship with the Garr family.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sad
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Biology 101 (2013)
Plot Summary:
A College professor finds his life unraveling when a new student joins his class, a student who may or may not be the very subject of his darkest secret. His obsession could kill him and his family.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy
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Deconstructing Sarah (1994)
Plot Summary:
Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive bars at night. However, when she goes missing, it causes her best friend Ticotin to turn detective and infiltrate the seedy underworld to discover what happened.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Forgotten Evil (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman with amnesia tries to restart her life until the past comes back to haunt her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, bleak, suspense
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Stranger at the Door (2004)
Plot Summary:
Katherine "Kathy" is happily married to businessman Greg Norris and lives in his beautiful home with his about 18-year old daughter Tara. When suddenly a charming young man, who Tara first saw lurking around in the garden, turns up on their doorstep claiming he must be Jamie, the baby son she once gave up for adoption as a teenage mother on her parents' orders, the couple is delighted to meet him. They even take him in as they hear his adoptive parents have died in car accident and he's looking for a place to stay during his business studies just like Greg, to pay for which he held various jobs, even in Rio. The only one who remains suspicious is Tara, who doesn't want to be the kid sister and starts looking for holes is Jamie's story, going trough his things and having a friend examine his past- there are, since he didn't tell the Norris family about his lover who helps him unconditionally with his sinister hidden agenda.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
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View of Terror (2003)
Plot Summary:
On the face of it Celeste seems to have it all - a successful career, a handsome boyfriend and a luxurious new apartment with a breathtaking view of the city. However, Celeste's dream life becomes a nightmare when she's targeted by a menacing voyeur, who terrorizes her with anonymous packages and grim nocturnal phone calls.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
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The Surrogate (2013)
Plot Summary:
A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, sexy
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#PopFan (2014)
Plot Summary:
An obsessive fan rescues a famous musician from a car crash, then takes her to his secluded lighthouse.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, realistic, semi serious
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Love Thy Neighbor (2006)
Plot Summary:
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons know, evil not only dwells in the neighborhood...it lives next door. As strange and terrifying events unfold, Laura doesn't know whether her sinisterly sweet neighbor is to blame, if she's been targeted for revenge...or if she's losing her mind.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 713
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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Nanny Cam (2014)
Plot Summary:
Linda has a seemingly perfect marriage with her rugged and handsome husband Mark and an adorable 8 year old daughter, Chloe. But when Chloe is injured by an elderly babysitter who has slipped into dementia, Linda wants to ensure that her child is never hurt again. Initially, Heather, the new babysitter, seems like the ideal addition to this practically perfect family. But Heather is a schemer who exploits the cracks in Mark and Linda's relationship, and delights in the resulting chaos. As Linda later learns, to her horror, Heather's intentions go far beyond the mischievous.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, bleak, suspense, disturbing, sexy
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Angel of Mine (2019)
Plot Summary:
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, sentimental, psychological thriller
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The Perfect Nanny (2001)
Plot Summary:
Upon her release from a mental institution where she was recovering from a suicide attempt, Andrea McBride applies for the position of nanny for a handsome, wealthy surgeon, Dr. James Lewis, a widower with two children. Another applicant is hired, but she dies in an accident and Andrea gets the job after all, excelling and quickly becoming part of the family. Then Lewis' girlfriend, Dr. Julia Bruning, is mysteriously killed. When his boss tells Lewis of impending cutbacks at the hospital, the boss is murdered. Meanwhile, Lewis' teenaged daughter Fawn begins piecing together the history of the new nanny and discovers that Andrea may be responsible for these and other killings - but Fawn had better hurry, because the slayings are getting closer to home.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 564
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, scary, psychological, suspense, sexy, independent film, realistic
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Cyberstalker (2012)
Plot Summary:
After spending several years in seclusion, a woman encounters the stalker who murdered her parents over a decade ago, and fears she may be his latest victim when he starts to cyber-stalk her.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic
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Babysitter's Nightmare (2018)
Plot Summary:
With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 877
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Who's Stalking Me? (2019)
Plot Summary:
Following a near-death experience when an attacker breaks into her home, Amanda can't shake the feeling that she's still in harm's way. In comes the handsome and stern Detective James Dawson to save the day and keep an especially close eye on Amanda. Taken by his generosity and commitment, Amanda begins to feel safer--unaware that she's letting the real threat get closer than ever.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
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The In Crowd (2000)
Plot Summary:
A mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of wealthy college kids where she's taken under the wing of the clique's twisted leader, who harbors some dark secrets too terrifying to tell.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, suspense, entertaining, intense, serious, teen, exciting, dark, teen horror
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Secret Obsession (2019)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Jennifer is brutally attacked at a dark rest stop. While healing from her injuries, she can’t recall anything from her past, including the ordeal. Her husband, Russell , is just thankful she’s alive and eager to get her home. As he reintroduces her to their secluded mountain estate, Detective Page pursues Jennifer’s assailant — his own daughter went missing and was never found. The same fate now awaits Jennifer, unless someone realizes that her loving caretaker is actually her captor.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, captivating, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Complex of Fear (1993)
Plot Summary:
Condominium residents are terrified when they learn that two of their neighbors have been brutally raped and that the culprit may be living in their midst. A police manhunt ensues. One officer, who actually lives in the complex, is particularly troubled, for not only do the incidents cause his wife to admit that she was a victim of date rape, he is also the one who had a chance to kill the rapist and didn't.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
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