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Plot Summary:
Greed results in murder in the tumultuous world of Internet stocks.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, detective, black comedy, dark comedy
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Mindfield (1989)
Plot Summary:
When a police detective kills a criminal, this traumatic event triggers a locked memory, he didn't know he had, of him being a subject of a CIA experiment.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, independent film, detective
Similar in 86%
Trapped (1982)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students accidentally see a local redneck kill his wife. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues, with the students trying to escape the area while the killer sets out to eliminate the witnesses who can tie him to the murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, retro, independent film, cult film
Similar in 78%
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:
Similar in 84%
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
Similar in 88%
Error in Judgment (1999)
Plot Summary:
A shrink makes an error in judgment when she introduces her unstable female patient, an artist, to her lusty husband, an art dealer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 82%
Trapped (1994)
Plot Summary:
A former porn star marries a wealthy criminal defense attorney who enjoys masochistic sex. When the two tire of each other, the husband becomes attracted to his wife's best friend and decides to murder his wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 87%
Strike A Pose (1993)
Plot Summary:
A famous fashion photographer and her lover, ace detective Nick Carter, team up to bring the vengeful killer of prominent fashion models to justice.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
Similar in 76%
Sand Trap (1997)
Plot Summary:
After falling victim to a burglar, Nelson, a wealthy businessman, takes a trip to the desert with his wife Margo and lawyer/friend Jack. The trip takes an unexpected turn when Jack helps Nelson over a cliff. Jack and Margo return to the site with the sheriff only to discover Nelson's body is missing, indicating he is still alive. As Nelson struggles to survive against madness and the elements, two separate searches for him are conducted--one by an increasingly suspicious sheriff and the other by the treacherous Margo and Jack.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 85%
The Deadly Secret (1994)
Plot Summary:
A real estate tycoon suddenly finds himself the victim of a blackmailer, who knows about his participation in the murder of a girl when he was a college student.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
Similar in 79%
Double Threat (1992)
Plot Summary:
A former movie star, Monica Scott, returns to the big screen along with younger boyfriend, Eric Cline, after a long absence. Monica is very jealous of the attention Eric gives to her body double - Lisa. The plot becomes difficult to follow as it changes between real life and the movie they are making. The jealousy inevitably leads to murder attempts and denials.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, cult film
Similar in 80%
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 76%
Double Negative (1980)
Plot Summary:
Michael Taylor, played by Michael Sarrazin, is tormented by his sheer lack of memory concerning the night his wife was found brutally killed.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, eighties
Similar in 79%
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
Similar in 86%
For Love or Murder (1970)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy, eccentric chemical company owner sends his woman to get an American writer to take a mind control drug, Kemek, to verify its potential. She accomplishes her mission, but falls totally in love with the writer. The chemical magnate, satisfied with the results of the test, rewards her with murder, just as she is about to flee to Naples with her new lover. Her ex-husband and a private detective track the killer behind it all to a remote hideaway to unravel the solution.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Thriller
Country: West Germany, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective, rough, serious, realistic
Similar in 84%
Twisted Twin (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tess loves her mom Patricia and the horse ranch she was raised on, but she’s ready for the next chapter. Attending her college orientation weekend, she gets the surprise of a lifetime when she’s approached by Sammy Crain, who happens to be her identical twin sister! After learning the story of how they were separated at birth, Tess is excited to connect with Sammy, but when Sammy’s adoptive parents turn up dead and Tess is mistaken for her sister, she realizes she’s been duped by her twin as part of Sammy’s devious plan to steal Tess’s identity, take the family fortune and get away with murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Deadlock: A Passion for Murder (1997)
Plot Summary:
In this erotic thriller, a detective looks into the murder of a pornography magnate.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, detective
Similar in 89%
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 81%
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 87%
Cat in the Cage (1978)
Plot Summary:
A young man returns to his rich family's estate after a stay in a mental hospital. He finds that his father has married his deceased wife's nurse, who is secretly plotting with her lover.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 77%
Compelling Evidence (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rick Stone is the world's biggest action star but unfortunately, he is also the prime suspect in his wife's death. He must enlist the help of a conniving tabloid reporter named Dana Fields and the trust of his mistress Stephanie to try and clear his name.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, sexploitation film
Similar in 90%
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
Similar in 83%
The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
Plot Summary:
A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenupt. The stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality much to the wife's surprise.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, noir, psychosexual thriller, detective, scary, serious, realistic, non-linear
Similar in 82%
Indiscreet (1998)
Plot Summary:
A case involving adultery, money and murder threatens a private eye's sobriety.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: detective
Similar in 77%
Stranger by Night (1994)
Plot Summary:
Detective Bobby Corcoran (Steven Bauer) and his partner, Detective Larson (Michael Parks), are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic, mystical
Similar in 82%
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
Similar in 88%
Dark Tide (1994)
Plot Summary:
Brigitte Bako plays Andi, who visits her husband Tim working on a tropical island. Tim is collecting venom from poisonous eels, and his boat crew are mesmerised by his pretty wife. In particular, one of the crew members becomes obsessed with Andi. While Tim is concentrating on his work to the detriment of his marriage, Andi shares an intimate afternoon with the obsessed crewman, but then refuses to continue the affair. This causes the jilted lover to begin a series of escalating violent events that ultimately leads to a deadly showdown with Tim and Andi.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 85%
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
Similar in 90%
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return (2016)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Beck, who has changed his name, saves a young teenage girl drowning in Mexico, whom he falls in love with. As always, there are some complications in his way, but he has plans to possibly get past them and get the girl of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 942
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 84%
Layover (2001)
Plot Summary:
An airport affair of a business man turns into a nightmare when it turns out that the woman is married to a dangerous jewelry dealer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, suspense, tense, sexy, independent film
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Professional Affair (1995)
Plot Summary:
A drug lord hires a private investigator to track down the culprit who killed his henchman and took a briefcase full of money. One of the suspects is Heather Finch, a madam who seduces the detective and suggests that he swindles the drug lord.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective, neo noir, independent film