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Plot Summary:
Three street punks--Turk, his girlfriend BB., and his sidekick Wimp--observe two young affluent kids, Ginger and Danny, shoplifting from a record store. On a lark, the street kids invite themselves along to a party at the home of the yuppies' friends, Rod and Arlene. There the party games turn from strip darts to Russian roulette.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: psychological, slasher, surprise ending
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The Sandman (1995)
Plot Summary:
The ambitious young Ina Littmann is an investigative journalist for the TV talk show "Eye in Eye". Her current subject is Henry Kupfer, who wrote a bestseller about a psychopathic killer after he was himself in prison for 8 years for manslaughter. As an entry for the show Ina plans to use a current series of brutal murders among prostitutes. When Ina meets Kupfer, she is despised and fascinated at the same time. Soon she's convinced that Kupfer not only writes about murders, but commits them himself. She smells a smash hit and prepares to prove him guilty on the show.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Expecting Mercy (2000)
Plot Summary:
A couple on the run find themselves dealing with the hidden cameras that have been installed at the bed-and-breakfast where they choose to hide out.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, psychosexual thriller, independent film, psychological thriller, psycho sexual, psycho film
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Don't Go (2018)
Plot Summary:
Devastated by his daughter's death in a terrible accident, Ben becomes convinced that he can bring her back through a recurring dream. But is it just a dream? Or is Ben losing his mind?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur (1997)
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: crying
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The Baby Doll Murders (1993)
Plot Summary:
A Los Angeles cop tracks a serial killer who leaves a broken baby doll at the site of each grisly crime.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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Angel Blade (2002)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally damaged cop investigating a spree of prostitute killings discovers that the dark side of Las Vegas is decidedly more grim than he ever suspected in director David Heavener's gruesome thriller. When a series of teenaged prostitutes fall to the blade of a murderous madman and authorities are left scratching their heads, Detective Bradley Cooper (Heavener) hits the streets in hopes of taking the killer down. Detective Cooper has problems of his own, though, and upon uncovering what he believes to be the truth behind the ruthless killings, he soon realizes just how deadly knowledge can be.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
Similar in 75%
Run If You Can (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young woman accidentally sees snuff films through a satellite dish aberration and alerts the police, who are already looking for a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 79%
Sins in the Suburbs (2022)
Plot Summary:
Heather, a struggling artist living in a quiet neighborhood, meets her new neighbor: the good-looking photographer Tyler. While at first intrigued, Heather begins to question if Tyler may be involved in reports of a local serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Midnight Fear (1991)
Plot Summary:
A sheriff tracks down a killer who skinned a woman alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, detective
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Private Eye (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, surprise ending, suspense, tricky, detective, twisted
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Amuse Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
Captives find themselves at the mercy of a lunatic who dresses like a clown. He does not seem to be aware that his amusement is terrifying to the victims who are forced to participate in his games of degradation. As frightening as his lack of empathy may be, he has an even scarier personality when he gets angry.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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Killing Obsession (1994)
Plot Summary:
Albert (John Savage) is a psychopath who, after brutally murdering a woman, becomes obsessed with her 11-year-old daughter Annie. Twenty-one years after being sent to prison for his crimes, Albert is freed over the strenuous objections of Dr. Sachs (John Saxon), the psychiatrist who has been overseeing Albert's case all these years. Sachs is convinced that Albert is still a very real threat to the community, and it turns out that he's right; desperate to find Annie, but not knowing what surname she uses today, Albert begins contacting every Annie he can find in the phone book, leaving a bloody trail of murdered women in his path when they turn out not to be the little girl he's looking for.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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In Bed with a Killer (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lena and her daughter move to a new town where she meets Michael, the man of her dreams. Little does she know he's hiding some very dark secrets. And after her new friends disappear one by one, Lena must unravel the mystery of her missing friends before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, surprise ending
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Bleed (2002)
Plot Summary:
A naïve young girl desperate to fit in with her new boyfriend's tightly knit crew learns that membership may be deadly. Upon arriving at a party with her new boyfriend, Shawn, desperate-to-fit-in newcomer Debbie learns that the friends have formed a mysterious brotherhood nicknamed "The Murder Club." As Debbie accepts her invitation to join the mysterious club, a murderer who seems to take the group's name to heart begins killing off members one by one.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 708
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, splatter, independent film, awful
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Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sam Dietz is back and must find and stop another serial killer before he kills again. Detective work for Dietz is tough having to juggle two gorgeous women - one his partner, and the other his shrink, who holds the key to the case.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Deadly Dreams (1988)
Plot Summary:
From the director of the highly acclaimed "Body Chemistry," comes a frightening excursion into terror. Alex is caught in a web of distrust between his brother, his best friend, a beautiful stranger and the renewed dreams of the slaughter of his family.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, bloody, christmas horror, suspense thriller, independent film, slasher horror
Similar in 78%
Deep Down (1994)
Plot Summary:
A young musician with a talent for all things electrical spies on his sexy neighbor with a penchant for skinny dipping in the pool in broad daylight and her obviously violent husband. He is so violent that in the opening sequence he murders a man for talking with his mouth full of food. As the soft-core sex film advances, she gets involved sexually with the much younger man, all the while luring him into a trap involving the murder of her husband.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, independent film
Similar in 81%
High Heel Homicide (2017)
Plot Summary:
As a string of brutal murders plague the city, two undercover detectives (Brent Harvey and Mia Li) race to solve the mystery and unmask the killer. Their only clues: each victim is a former cop and each has a blood-red letter painted on their body. How many will have to die before the killer spells out their message in blood?.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, sexy, erotic, hot
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Grand Isle (2019)
Plot Summary:
Walter and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones, he must reveal the couple's wicked secrets to save himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, southern gothic
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Paranormal Abduction (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young women suffering memory loss and psychological issues after surviving a brutal attack, tries to piece together the clues surrounding her attack and its similarities to a series of recent murders. During the investigation, she struggles to maintain her sanity as her world gets more surreal and reality starts to unwind around her. Following the clues that lead her down the "rabbit hole" she finds herself fighting to wake up from this nightmare...before she becomes the next victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Bedroom Eyes II (1989)
Plot Summary:
This sequel to 1986's Bedroom Eyes is the mixture as before, with Wings Hauser replacing the first film's star Kenneth Gilman. Once again, stockbroker Hauser begins succumbing to his chronic voyeurism. And also once again, his obsession gets him mixed up in a murder.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: erotic, surprise ending, independent film
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Virtual Desire (1995)
Plot Summary:
Brad's wife Susan is mysteriously murdered. Brad begins recounting all the affairs he had with women he met on an internet fantasy line. One of those women was the murderer. Who, and why?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective, erotic, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, sexual, sexy, sexploitation film
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Impact Point (2008)
Plot Summary:
Pro Beach Volleyball star, Kelly Reyes, faces challenges everyday, fierce competitors, the press, but nothing could prepare her for him.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, scary
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Hangman (2001)
Plot Summary:
Death by noose. A nasty way to die if you're not dropped from a length, but instead just had the support kicked from beneath you. A series of murders like this is taking place, linked to a net-based game of 'Hangman', the words of which are linked somehow. Detective Roos (LDP) is on the case. He finds himself drawn to Grace Mitchell (Madchen Amick), who is somehow connected to all of the victims. Hangman is a story of pure vengeance, against everyone who burdened the killer's mind.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, suspenseful, independent film, atmospheric, serious, slasher, realistic, mind bending, detective
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Watchful Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Malibu detective Shannon (Renee Rea) goes undercover in a group house to discover who murdered one of the women living there. Shannon gets caught up in the sex and parties, not knowing that her every action is being secretly broadcast on satellite TV. When she learns of the broadcast, she puts the clues together and figures out that the men living in the house have sex with all the women for all the world to see. And that's when her life becomes slated for cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, erotic, detective, realistic, sexual, sexy
Similar in 82%
Lady Beware (1987)
Plot Summary:
Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh, begins a love story with a journalist, Mac Odell. She is however stalked by Jack, a married man who has a fixation with her. Jack makes Katya's life hellish and when the girl tells his wife about him he becomes wild with fury having been exposed and goes to the store to kill her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, erotic, independent film, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, surprise ending
Similar in 79%
The Seduction (1982)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slasher, sexy, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, sexual, independent film, erotic
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The Lost Angel (2005)
Plot Summary:
Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Dark Hearts (2014)
Plot Summary:
When struggling artist Colson finds his muse in sultry singer Fran, their daring romance spirals out of control into a dangerous game of deception and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, surreal, stylized, captivating, sexual, sexy
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The Boy Next Door (2015)
Plot Summary:
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, suspenseful, tense, psychosexual thriller, erotic, suspense, psychological thriller, feel good, sexual