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Plot Summary:
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, cult classic, road movie, retro, dark, art house, sexual, action thriller
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Trucks (1997)
Plot Summary:
Based on the short story by Stephen King, this tells the tale of trucks suddenly coming to life and attacking their owners.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, scary, tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, spooky, nostalgic
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The California Kid (1974)
Plot Summary:
A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: spooky, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 77%
J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
Plot Summary:
A college student is possessed by a 40's era gangster.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
The Car: Road to Revenge (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a dilapidated cyberpunk city plagued by crime and corruption, an unscrupulous District Attorney is savagely murdered and tossed out of a building onto his brand new car. Mysteriously, the District Attorney and his car come back to life as a single being with a thirst for vengeance. The eerie driver-less car embarks on a vicious rampage exacting revenge on the criminals who murdered him. The Car: Road to Revenge is the stylized sequel to the unconventional horror cult classic The Car (1977), and features an homage to the original with the return of Ronny Cox as the Mechanic.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Race with the Devil (1975)
Plot Summary:
For old friends Roger (Peter Fonda) and Frank (Warren Oates) and their wives (Lara Parker of Dark Shadows and Loretta Swit of M*A*S*H), it was supposed to be "the best damn vacation they ever had." But their RV road trip takes a deadly detour at a secluded campsite when they accidentally witness a Satanic orgy and brutal human sacrifice. Now horror hits the highway as the couples are chased by blood-crazed cultists through some of the most intense crash-and-burn mayhem of the decade and into one of the greatest twist endings in drive-in history.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, satanic, surprise ending, psychotronic, scary, depressing, bad ending, suspense, surreal
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Phantom Racer (2009)
Plot Summary:
Seventeen years ago, NASCAR racer Cutter McCullough died in a fiery crash. But death can’t stop a man driven by revenge. He and his car are back from the grave to settle a score with his old girlfriend Tammy and his rival JJ Sawyer. Now JJ, Tammy, and their daughter, Jesse, are hitting the road with the Phantom Racer on their tail.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 570
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, exciting, rough
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Speed Demon (2003)
Plot Summary:
In this supernatural take on The Fast and the Furious, college student Jesse returns home only to find that his old stomping ground has been overrun by a gang of street racers that dabbles in the black arts. But things take a bloody turn for the gang members when a supercharged muscle car starts running them down. Can Jesse stop the fuel-injected killing machine and unmask the mysterious driver?.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 692
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, scary, slasher, gay cinema
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Prom Night II (1987)
Plot Summary:
When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principle of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film, teen horror, cult classic, suspense, serious, splatter, psychotronic, psychological, retro
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Peacemaker (1990)
Plot Summary:
Two aliens arrive on Earth trying to kill each other. This is not easy, since they seem to be able to regenerate lost body parts and survive bullet wounds. Both of them happen to meet a young pathologist Dori Caisson, and each alien tells her that he is a peacemaker (an intergalactic cop) and that the other one is a bad guy. Whom can she trust?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 621
Genere: Action, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, christian film, christmas horror, classic horror, psychological thriller, bloody, dark, cult classic, spooky, independent film
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Super Hybrid (2010)
Plot Summary:
Late one night, a mysterious car is brought into the Chicago police impound garage after a deadly traffic accident. The on-call mechanics soon discover the car has a mind of its own. With hundreds of horsepower and two tons of reinforced steel at its command, it's a seemingly unstoppable killing machine capable of outrunning -- and outwitting -- humans.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, slasher, independent film, fast
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Death Race 2000 (1975)
Plot Summary:
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, suspenseful, cult classic, humorous, entertaining, stylized, futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic
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Hollow Man II (2006)
Plot Summary:
After the mysterious death of scientist, Dr. Devin Villiers, Det. Frank Turner and his partner are assigned to protect Villiers' colleague, who revealed that a veteran soldier was subjected to an experiment with the objective of creating the ultimate national security weapon... an undetectable soldier. The experiment failed – with disastrous side effects.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, suspenseful, scary, rough, serious, exciting, retro, slasher, fast
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Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Plot Summary:
When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, cult classic, rough, suspenseful, black comedy, serious, psychotronic, slasher, horror comedy
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The Car (1977)
Plot Summary:
The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff (John Marley), it becomes the job of Captain Wade Parent (James Brolin) to stop the murderous driver.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, suspenseful, serious, cult classic, psychotronic, road movie, experimental, satanic
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Ghost Town (1988)
Plot Summary:
Deputy Langley tracks a kidnapped girl to an abandoned ghost town. However, the town is not abandoned, but haunted by the spirits of an outlaw, Devlin, and his gang, who hold the equally deceased townspeople hostage until the outlaws can be killed by a lawman.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, rough, cult horror, independent film, neo western, offbeat, serious, psychotronic
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The Unhealer (2020)
Plot Summary:
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Endangered Species (2002)
Plot Summary:
When police are puzzled by several horrific murders, they assume they have a serial killer on their hands. But soon they realise that the unimaginable has happened. A killing machine from another world has arrived on Earth determined to brutally execute human beings. Finding themselves out of their depth they are forced to rely on a mysterious alien hunter that has volunteered his help.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, enigmatic, slasher, rough, serious, fast
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Fast & Furious (2009)
Plot Summary:
When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 306000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action packed, fast, suspense, realistic, action adventure, saga, action thriller, tense
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A Haunting at Silver Falls (2013)
Plot Summary:
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is only to find the killer is very close to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, scenic
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The Forsaken (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young man is in a race against time as he searches for a cure after becoming infected with a virus that will eventually turn him into a blood-sucking vampire.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, road movie, rough, cult classic, teen, psychotronic, teen horror, slasher, serious
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Hollow Man (2000)
Plot Summary:
Cocky researcher, Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible and he's so confident he's found the right formula that he tests it on himself and soon begins to vanish. The only problem is – no-one can determine how to make him visible again. Caine's predicament eventually drives him mad, with terrifying results.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, sexy, suspenseful, exciting, rough, splatter, disturbing, dark, medical horror
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Highwaymen (2004)
Plot Summary:
James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for Fargo's 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, which the now-disabled killer has turned into a rolling death trap. James' search is helped by a state traffic officer and a singer with her own agenda.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, road movie, exciting, rough, surprise ending, slasher, surreal, dread
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Death Proof (2007)
Plot Summary:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 309000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: road movie, sexy, grindhouse, cult classic, suspense, absurd, scary, rough, exciting, cynical
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Christine (1983)
Plot Summary:
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, atmospheric, slasher, creepy, grindhouse, classic horror
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Rest Stop (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Nicole Carrow, a young woman who is threatened by a maniac serial killer, after her boyfriend Jess, is abducted in a rest stop.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, depressing, suspense, minimal cast, dread, creepy
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Death Race (2008)
Plot Summary:
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 217000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, futuristic, visually appealing, action packed, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse, apocalyptic, fast
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Mad Max (1979)
Plot Summary:
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 218000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, futuristic, grindhouse, apocalyptic, suspenseful, stylized, cult classic, tense, brutal, harsh
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The Hidden (1987)
Plot Summary:
An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place. This alien has a goal in life; power. Hotly pursued by another alien (who's borrowed the body of a dead FBI agent), lots of innocent people die in the chase.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, atmospheric, stylized, serious, cult classic, intense, detective
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The Chase (1994)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, road movie, humorous, clever, realistic, semi serious, funny, christian film, feel good