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Plot Summary:
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, grindhouse, queer horror, detective, scary, psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious
Best tv shows and movies like What's the Matter with Helen? (1971):
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Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974)
Plot Summary:
An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, controversial, grindhouse, scary, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, slasher
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Choose (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fiona Wagner, a journalism student, tracks a cold-blooded killer with the help of her detective father and a therapist.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, slasher, psychological, psychological thriller, perverse, scary, detective
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Sisters (2006)
Plot Summary:
A reporter witnesses a brutal murder, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, scary, realistic, independent film, surprise ending, detective
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Night School (1981)
Plot Summary:
A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known anthropology professor as well as his female live-in assistant.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, psychotronic, retro, bloody, detective, grindhouse
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Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
Plot Summary:
A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, slasher, suspense, spooky, psychotronic, crime thriller
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The Return (2005)
Plot Summary:
Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, scary, enigmatic, serious, tense, grindhouse, spectacular, gloomy
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Malevolence (2003)
Plot Summary:
It's ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol. Taken from a backyard swing at his home at the age of six, he is forced to witness unspeakable crimes of a deranged madman. For years, Martin's whereabouts have remained a mystery...until now.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, bloody, creepy, scary, realistic
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Little Erin Merryweather (2003)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time, death preyed upon a New England college campus. Rumors swirl that "if you see a flash of red, you're dead!" Local golden boy, Peter Bloom (David Morwick) investigates the grisly killings until the stakes grow higher and the body count mounts. Suddenly, Peter's search becomes a fight for survival in a fairy tale world full of nightmares.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale, psychological thriller
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Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp (2003)
Plot Summary:
Trevor Moorhouse returns! Coming to Placid Pines is difficult for Tracy, who's brother, Jason, was one of Trevor's victims near the end of the original. When Tracy's nightmares begin to come true as one by one the counselors are murdered. Someone is hunting them through the pitch-black Forest and is determined to kill them all.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, independent film, teen horror, surprise ending, rough
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Opera (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, suspense, scary, bloody, creepy, grindhouse, atmospheric, surreal, controversial
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The Initiation (1984)
Plot Summary:
Kelly, a young woman, has been plagued by nightmares of a burning man her entire life. Upon entering college, she pledges a sorority that forces them to perform an initiation night prank. With several of her friends, she breaks into a store and unfortunately discovers that it is impossible to exit from the building after it is entered illegally. Trapped in a new nightmare, Kelly must fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, sexy, bloody, suspense, disturbing, splatter, psychological thriller, independent film
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Thesis (1996)
Plot Summary:
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, scary, suspense, intense, suspenseful, atmospheric, dark, cerebral, creepy
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Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
Plot Summary:
Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has never been solved.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 931
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster, psychological thriller
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Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
Plot Summary:
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. But when Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, creepy, scary, bloody, suspense, controversial, frightening, terrifying
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Anamorph (2007)
Plot Summary:
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, bleak, realistic
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Plot Summary:
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: southern gothic, gothic, atmospheric, psychological thriller, scary, suspenseful, suspense, intense, black and white, gothic horror
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Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface, the story of real life serial killer Ed Gein is told once again. Nicknamed "The Butcher Of Plainfield," Gein was responsible for a rash of gory murders that sent shock waves through his rural Wisconsin town, and across America, in the late 1950's. Prepare to enter the evil mind and twisted world of "The Butcher Of Plainfield.".
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
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I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Plot Summary:
An idyllic small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a bright and promising young woman, is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. When she manages to escape, the traumatized girl who regains consciousness in the hospital insists that she is not who they think she is and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, suspenseful, dark, psychological, psychological thriller, funny, philosophical, confusing, bloody
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The Killing Floor (2007)
Plot Summary:
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, psychological, tense, rough, surprise ending, detective, microfilm
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Blade of the Ripper (1971)
Plot Summary:
Newly married to an older man, Julie returns to Vienna, where a razor wielding slasher is killing women. Jean, her cruel and sadistic former lover, immediately contacts her, certain that only he can satisfy her strange vice. But she rejects him. She also meets George, the handsome cousin of her friend Carol; both are newly rich, thanks to an uncle's death. Julie's husband Neil is away frequently, so George pours on the charm. Meanwhile, it seems that the slasher is now focused on Julie. Bodies pile up, other murders are barely avoided, and George invites her to go away with him. Can it end happily?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, erotic, sexual, grindhouse, psychological, suspense
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Psycho II (1983)
Plot Summary:
After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by "her" demands and begins to question his own sanity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, twist ending, suspense, bloody, splatter, surprise ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller
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Deep Red (1975)
Plot Summary:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, gothic, disturbing, slasher, scary, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse, tense
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Psycho (1998)
Plot Summary:
Criminal on the run, Marion Crane takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates - a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his "mother." Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister and a private investigator. They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious "mother" at the Bates Motel.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, slasher, psychological, bleak, cult classic, psychological thriller, atmospheric, mystical, brutal
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Psycho III (1986)
Plot Summary:
Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. One day a nosey journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, bloody, psychological thriller, cult horror, psychological, surprise ending, scary, atmospheric, serious
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The House on Sorority Row (1982)
Plot Summary:
After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film, bloody, creepy, retro, gothic horror, horror comedy, cult classic, cult horror, classic horror
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Toolbox Murders (2004)
Plot Summary:
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades - but when renovations start, a series of murders take place. It's up to our heroine to solve the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, disturbing, rough, psychological, serious, suspenseful, bloody, cult classic
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Suspect Zero (2004)
Plot Summary:
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, tricky, detective, stylized, intense, suspense, scary, serious
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The Cure (1997)
Plot Summary:
A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, scary, tense, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, surreal, detective
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The Strangers (2008)
Plot Summary:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, rough, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy
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Gothika (2003)
Plot Summary:
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, surprise ending, psychological thriller, atmospheric, suspense, dark, twist ending