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Plot Summary:
The story starts at the dawn of the new millennium. A man called Knock-Knock has just lost his parents in a fire that devastated the family house. Eager to move away from his frightening past he moved inside a big house in North London. The house used to be inhabited by a family of thirteen who mysteriously disappeared. When he was living in the house, a few events started to unfold; events that will terrify him, already traumatized by the death of his parents. Everyday he will confide a report of the events to a website, the Y2K Diary.
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Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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T: Ghosts in the Machine (2017)
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An interactive story, murder, mystery thriller in 3 acts revolving around the number 6 and the letter T. Two men from very different backgrounds meet and discover that they are both guided by invisible ghosts and they are in fact two machines forced to live a life haunted by an incurable condition. T is short for Tinnitus.
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Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min
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901 km (2012)
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Pupils go on a trip to St. Petersburg. The next morning they wake up in the middle of an unknown terrain. The pupils try to find a way out.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending
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A Diary of a Murderess (1975)
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A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: erotic
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HUSH LITTLE BABY (1994)
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Eddie's baby girl, Susan, was taken from her arms when she was put into a mental hospital for attempted murder on her baby daughter! Thirty five years down the track Eddie is released and tracks her daughter down. She enters her daughters household and destroys her relationship with her adoptive parents. She is eventually found to be evil, in Susan's eyes and must face a harsh reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
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When a cursed devil's charm' bracelet shows up at a sorority house on Valentine's Day, each girl tries to make a series of wishes, and each finds that unintended consequences are the primary purpose of Satan's sinister strategy.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: retro, independent film, cult film
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The Killer Next Door (2002)
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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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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
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Davids bog (1996)
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 993
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Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 469
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 192
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 40
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 468
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Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 147
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
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A high school student whose father and sister were recently murdered begins her own investigation after two of her fellow cheerleaders are kidnapped. She sets out on a rescue mission, but the killer may already be hot on her trail.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 464
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
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A young woman uses geotagged pictures to help rescue her kidnapped brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 442
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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