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Plot Summary:
'THE UPPER FOOTAGE' is the first film experience of its kind. The film is an edited version of 393 minutes of recovered footage documenting a young girl's tragic overdose death and subsequent cover up by a group of affluent socialites. What started as a blackmail plot played out over YouTube, became Hollywood's biggest drug scandal, turned into a heavily controversial film property that was rumored to be held by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Now, after playing itself out in the media for 3 years it is finally making its way to the public.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 755
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, mockumentary, fake documentary
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Sharper (2023)
Plot Summary:
A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: crime thriller
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Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain (1998)
Plot Summary:
A botched police raid on a crack house turns into a 36 hour long siege in which the junkies share their perspective to the cameraman of a reality program.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: inspirational, fake documentary
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Bell Witch Haunting (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Bell Witch Haunting" is a powerful supernatural historic thriller based on terrifying actual events that took place in Robertson County, Tennessee from 1817 to 1821, in which a spirit tormented John Bell and his family, leaving him in a terrifying fight against the vengeful ghost to save his children and his own life. The haunting is the only known case where a spirit actually took credit for killing someone. After visiting the Bells home, Andrew Jackson said, "I vow I would rather fight the entire British Army single handed then face this witch again." Written by Ric White.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Live! From Death Row (1992)
Plot Summary:
Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards hostage, and demands that the television network broadcast an execution - live.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
Plot Summary:
An ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriter student.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, contemplative, detective, visually appealing, cult film
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Out of Annie's Past (1995)
Plot Summary:
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those involved. Soon, deaths of some major players in the game change the stakes from dollars and cents to life and death.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Deadly Hero (1975)
Plot Summary:
Officer Lacy is an 18-year veteran of the New York Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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One Police Plaza (1986)
Plot Summary:
A veteran New York City Police Lieutenant's investigation of a woman's murder uncovers corruption in high places.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tension, suspense
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Moth (2016)
Plot Summary:
An enthusiastic lecturer and her student travel to Europe to go after the mythology of the Mothman, but they soon have to fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, Hungary, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: bleak, enigmatic, suspense, scary, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, mockumentary, fake documentary
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The Connection (1961)
Plot Summary:
Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment belonging to Leach. Jim Dunn, a budding filmmaker, has agreed to pay for the fix if the addicts will allow him to film the connection scene. After the men get their shots, they talk Dunn into trying heroin in order to understand the subject "first hand." He becomes ill and while sleeping, Leach takes an overdose that puts him into a coma. Dunn recovers, with the aid of the connection, and writes off the film as a failure.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 986
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, underground film, social, independent film, avant garde, experimental, fake documentary
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Killer Coach (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a one-night stand with her coach, a pressured swimming phenom finds the lives of herself and her loved ones in danger.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, crying
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The Good Neighbor (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: twist ending, suspenseful, surprise ending, enigmatic, stylized, psychological thriller, mind bending, thought provoking, slasher, sad
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Arise from Darkness (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based on the early events of psychic Lazaro Ruben Torres, clinically declared dead five times. In the process of trying to reconnect with his daughter Lazaro discovers the man who killed her.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, art house, hispanic
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Savageland (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a small town near the Arizona-Mexico border is wiped out overnight, suspicion falls on the lone survivor. But a roll of photos the survivor took that night tells a different story.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, tense, suspense, disturbing, scary, spooky, twisted
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419 (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a New York City actor loses everything to an internet scam based in South Africa, his two best friends take him to Cape Town to track down the scammer. With the help of a charismatic local, their search begins promisingly, leading them into Cape Town's clubs, back alleys, and townships. But as they find themselves moving into darker territory, things prove to be not all that they seem, old rivalries flare up, and the limits of friendship are tested in ways the three men could never have imagined. Designed to look and feel like a documentary, 419 is a unique thriller about the mysteries of male friendship and the true cost of revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting
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Lucky Bastard (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results. The film is captured by the "Lucky Bastard" porn cameras for a fresh take on the "found footage" genre.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, sexy, mockumentary, crying, hot
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Still Here (2020)
Plot Summary:
Monique Watson goes missing in Brooklyn, New York. Police are not doing anything to find a lead, instead they go after the family. The subject drops on the desk of the young journalist, Christian Baker.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, thought provoking, suspenseful, independent film
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Alone with Her (2006)
Plot Summary:
The harrowing story of a disturbed young man's attempts to win the affections of an unsuspecting young woman. When Doug first sees Amy, he instantly falls for her and begins to watch her every move, going so far as to set up spy cameras in her apartment. However, as his fascination grows into obsession he's no longer satisfied with just watching.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockumentary, psychological horror, erotic, scary
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Exhibit A (2007)
Plot Summary:
Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy (Bradley Cole) is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, scary, suspenseful, tense, captivating, depressing, disturbing, controversial
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Jimmy and Judy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two misunderstood suburban kids challenge society and run from the police while documenting all of their deeds with a digital camera.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, sexy, cult classic, teen, independent film, realistic, tension
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Beckoning the Butcher (2014)
Plot Summary:
Beckoning the Butcher explores the night Chris Shaw and his four friends summoned a spirit into their holiday house - then disappeared forever.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, scary, psychological thriller
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Population Zero (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. He found them! Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to go free because of an American Constitution loophole. Documentarian Julian T. Pinder travels to Yellowstone in a compelling chase for truth behind a crime that should have rocked the nation. How did a guilty man go free? In his hunt for answers Pinder risks his own life when he finds evidence that could re-open the case years later.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, mockumentary, fake documentary
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Capture Kill Release (2016)
Plot Summary:
A couple plots to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, rough, suspenseful, mockumentary, scary, psychological thriller, psychotronic, independent film
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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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Freeway Killer (2010)
Plot Summary:
For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, realistic
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Zodiac Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, rough, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, scary, bleak
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The Levenger Tapes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Detectives in a remote town pore through every frame of a troubling tape to find the whereabouts of three missing college students. The chilling footage becomes more and more disturbing when the students come upon the bloody dress of an 8-year-old girl in the secluded wilderness and take it upon themselves to find her. Linking the case of the missing girl and the missing students together, the detectives race to piece enough information together to find them alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, mockumentary, tense, serious, suspense, fake documentary
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Episode 50 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Teaming up for the first time for a special episode of a supernatural reality TV show, two rival crews get more then they bargained for when they make physical contact with a ferocious spirit of terrifying power. They must band together before it destroys them all. After 49 killer episodes…this is the true story of what happened on episode 50.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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Creep 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, disturbing, mumblecore, horror comedy, dark, mockumentary, tense, rough
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Mr. Jones (2013)
Plot Summary:
Scott (Jon Foster) is a filmmaker in need of inspiration. He and his girlfriend Penny (Sarah Jones) move into a desolate house hoping to make a breakthrough. Then they discover their neighbor, the elusive Mr. Jones. Famous for his haunting sculptures, Mr. Jones has remained a mystery to the world. Scott and Penny, convinced that they have found the perfect film subject, sneak into his workshop and realize that their curiosity may have chilling consequences. Who is Mr. Jones?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, surreal, mockumentary, grindhouse, psychological horror, creepy, lovecraft, spooky