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Plot Summary:
After surviving an attempt on her life, a reclusive mystery author discovers that her nanny has stolen her identity, forcing her to go to extreme lengths to get her children back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 554
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
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Dying to Be You (2020)
Plot Summary:
Miles apart, Molly and Lily become pen pals at 4th grade, continuing to write to each other throughout their lives. Things change however when Molly shows up at Lily's 25th Birthday, with an intention of taking over Lily's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration:
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He's Out To Get You (2019)
Plot Summary:
Megan suffers a major tragedy when her son and husband are killed in a car crash. After four years in a mental health institution, she goes to stay with her brother in her hometown, to attempt to get her life back together. But once Megan arrives, her brother disappears. And now none of the townspeople remember him ever existing! Is Megan losing her mind, or is there something more nefarious at work here?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
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HUSH LITTLE BABY (1994)
Plot Summary:
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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Similar in 79%
Stranger Within (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a traumatic ordeal, acclaimed actress Emily Moore and her psychiatrist husband, Robert, escape on a relaxing vacation to a gorgeous remote Mediterranean island. But on the first night at the house, a young girl arrives, blood on her hands and hysterical from the death of her boyfriend in a hiking accident. Robert offers to take in and help the young girl, but her suggestive behavior makes Emily wonder if she might be a threat to their marriage... or her life.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense
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My Husband's Deadly Past (2020)
Plot Summary:
A woman haunted by visions that suggest she killed a missing co-ed discovers that her psychiatrist husband has manipulated her memory to hide his own role in the murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Bad Blood (2017)
Plot Summary:
Carrie, an attractive veterinarian accepts an invitation from her fiancee, a best-selling author, for a long weekend away. When she senses something is terribly wrong she decides to leave only to find herself trying to escape the house into a desolate forest fearing for her life and fighting against a psychopathic killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, tense, contemplative
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A Deadly Affair (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mary (Austin Highsmith) and Charlie's (Alan Powell) marriage had become a little rocky, he forgot their anniversary whilst she almost slept with their friend Trevor (Luke Edwards) whose partner, Susan (Valerie Azlynn), is always working as she is a lawyer. But Mary is becoming suspicious of Charlie when he says he is working late on a property he is renovating and decides to show up there unannounced only to find him dead. With Charlie's sister, Crystal (Lorna Street Dopson), suspecting that Mary might have done it and with police investigating she turns to Susan for legal help.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Penthouse (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dinah St. Clair lives the charmed life as the daughter of a wealthy record producer. Enter Joe Dobson, a friend from Dinah's past that has mental problems. Joe's mother killed herself when he was young. Since then, he has been obsessed with death by falling. Joe breaks out of the mental ward he was in to meet Dinah. Unluckily, Dinah doesn't know about his past and lets him in. He holds her hostage, while the police and her father try to forge a plan to get her out of this sticky situation. Can Dinah be saved while she tries to save Joe?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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A Mother's Instinct (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a woman’s son goes missing and the prime suspect is released due to lack of evidence, she and her teenage daughter decide to play vigilante.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, tense, atmospheric, rough, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Framed by My Husband (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman agrees to help her husband pay off an extortionist, but when the blackmailer is murdered she becomes the prime suspect, and discovers that the man she married has been leading a deadly double life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Stranger in the House (1997)
Plot Summary:
A botched diamond burglary and a dead publishing company executive set off a string of murders and betrayal in this suspensful, nonstop thriller!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, independent film, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, inspirational, sexy, clever, enigmatic
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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)
Plot Summary:
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, dark
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Troubled Waters (2006)
Plot Summary:
Intrepid FBI agent Beck, assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple's missing daughter. As clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck draws an explosive line connecting the kidnapper and the girl's mother -- and brings to light their dark, disturbing secret. Racing against the clock, the determined agent must discover the real reason for the abduction and save the child's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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FANatic (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tess is the female lead in a very successful Sci-Fi series. She longs to escape from the sexist and stereotypical role that has given her fame but no one around her can believe she would leave a starring role. When a photo leaks that suggests her leading man and real-life husband is cheating on her, Tess turns to her trusted assistant for support. Unfortunately, that may not have been the wisest choice.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Wrong Nanny (2017)
Plot Summary:
Stella Armstrong hires Blake, a seemingly perfect nanny, to help with her twin baby boys, only to discover that the young woman is the daughter she gave up for adoption at birth - an act Blake wants to avenge by destroying Stella's life and family.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Killer Body (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Katie Jones, a successful plastic surgeon, becomes entangled in the web of a narcissist patient whose path to perfection threatens to destroy Katie and her family.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Deadly Delusion (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hoping for a fresh start, Julia moves to Los Angeles with her boyfriend. After settling into a fancy new home, it seems her demons have come back to haunt her when mysterious things begin to happen.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 85%
The Perfect Wedding (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lindsay is about to marry the man of her dreams- until everything spirals out of control at her bachelorette party. With the wedding called off, she soon uncovers her friends devious scheme to steal away the man she loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Daughter of the Wolf (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ex-military specialist Clair Hamilton returns home from her tour in the Middle East due to her father's passing and to claim her inheritance. Her son is then kidnapped and held for ransom by a gang led by a mysterious figure known only as “Father”.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, cliffhanger, entertaining, action thriller, action adventure
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One Small Indiscretion (2017)
Plot Summary:
Years ago, heartbroken and officially separated from her husband, Caroline briefly turned to the arms of another man. It was only one small indiscretion - a brief affair, forgotten after she and her husband reunited. But beautiful Elle, daughter of Caroline's lover, hasn't forgotten. She rents a guesthouse from Caroline, her husband, and teenage son with one purpose: to destroy their lives the way Elle thinks Caroline destroyed hers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sexy
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Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
Plot Summary:
With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful
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A Mother on the Edge (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mother is forced to question her sanity when her daughter disappears and she's told that she's been dead for over an year, igniting a chase for the truth in order to save her little girl's life before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Only For One Night (2016)
Plot Summary:
A married womans husband with a perfect life cheats with her sister with extreme consequences befalling them all.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, emotional, suspense
Similar in 84%
Hotwired in Suburbia (2020)
Plot Summary:
High school friends Emily and Max make extra cash by hot-wiring cars but when their shop teacher discovers what they're up to and gets involved, things get a lot more dangerous.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 82%
Friend of the Family II (1996)
Plot Summary:
Alex decides to have an affair with a woman named Linda while he is on business in New Orleans. When he returns home to his wife and child, he is surprised to find that his wife has hired the off-kilter homewrecker as a nanny to their baby. Alex must find a way to stay cool and not let his wife know the true identity and intentions of Linda.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, independent film, sexual, cliffhanger
Similar in 75%
Lavender (2016)
Plot Summary:
A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, psychological thriller, captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing, twist ending, cerebral, spooky, psychotronic
Similar in 89%
Stowaway (2021)
Plot Summary:
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, emotional, suspense, heroic, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Sister's Obsession (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kendra has been given an Educator of the Year award and now must prepare a speech to give at a banquet in her honor. She has the support of her husband (and is trying to start a family with him) and best friend Monica, but her life is starting to unravel. Kendra will discover the cause is a long lost twin sister, Amber, who resents her twin's "entitled" position. Kendra must fight her vindictive sister to save her home, husband, job, and finally her life.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 84%
A Neighbor's Deception (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman begins to suspect that her therapist neighbor's offer to free treatment is not the altruistic gesture it was meant to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 84%
Night Hunter (2018)
Plot Summary:
A police task force traps an online predator, only to discover that the depth of his crimes goes far beyond anything they had anticipated.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, tense, bleak, surprise ending, gothic, neo noir, independent film, detective