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Deadly Intent (2016)
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the tragic death of her husband, a soldier posted to Afghanistan, Bryony tries to build a new life for herself and her young son, James. Struggling with her own grief she fails to notice that James has become secretive and withdrawn, spending hours alone playing out death scenes with his toys. When things start to go missing and furniture is smashed Bryony blames James but when she confronts him she finds herself facing a reality more terrifying than any nightmare. As her world crashes around her Bryony realises that unless she can find a way to reconnect with her son she and James will be separated for ever.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, gothic horror, disturbing, dark, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, bereavement, grief, family drama, family tragedy, loss of spouse, family relations, life is a bitch, family problems, loss of father, survival horror, loss of husband, single mother, protective mother, isolation, breakdown, post traumatic stress, guilt, obsession, revelation, paranoia, slow burn, investigation, bare breasts, female nudity ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, psychological thriller and captivating films with plots about isolation, slow burn, grief, guilt, claustrophobia, obsession and paranoia mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Deadly Intent: Nix (2022), Emulsion (2014), Skin Walker (2019), Remember Me (2022), The Shattering (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a mysterious entity manifests itself, a family finds themselves on a scary and dark journey into their own self-created madness.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, captivating, disturbing, gothic horror ...
Plot:
supernatural horror, madness, craziness, family in danger, trapped, crazy, life is a bitch, threat, trap, family tragedy, guilt, grief ...
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989
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
EMULSION tells the story of a dejected salesman who is inadvertently drawn into a dangerous blackmail scheme that forces him to fight for control a life he never thought was worth living. Painting a murky film noir world where no one is exactly as ...
Style:
suspense, noir, psychological thriller, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
grief, missing wife, obsession, tragedy, tragic past, life is a bitch, disappearance, bereavement, kidnapped woman, obsessive quest, loss of wife, kidnapping ...
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79%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When her grandmother is brutally murdered, Regine, a fragile young woman must return to the countryside she has struggled to escape in order to engage with the family guilt she’s tried to shut out of her life - and to connect with the brother she ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, gothic horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, secret, murder investigation, death of grandmother, death, dysfunctional family, guilt, confronting the past, female protagonist, family problems, getting home, family relations ...
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66%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Rose awakes in an unknown house following a serious car accident with memory loss and no ability to walk. Her Mother and boyfriend are there to help her. Rose wants to piece together her life before the accident. All is not what it seems.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, car accident, accident, memory, wheelchair bound, woman in a wheelchair, female protagonist, amnesiac, memory lapse, family secret, identity ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
deception, husband wife relationship, family problems, mental breakdown, infidelity, relationships, male female relationship, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, changing lives, female protagonist ...
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61%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological horror, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, grief, family drama, loss of family member, psychoanalysis, problem, psychological manipulation, paranoia, isolation, mourning, supernatural horror, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bella sees her parents killed during a home invasion. Afterwards, she keeps waking up in a strange white room and the past keeps playing over and over. Bella must solve the mystery of the White Room and move on, but to where?
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, twist ending, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, room, life & death, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, mental disorder, murder witness, murder, life is a bitch, problem, moral dilemma ...
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59%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young couple grieving the recent death of their daughter move to the countryside where they are haunted by their tragedy and a sinister darkness.
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
ghost, countryside, isolation, tragedy, couples, paranormal phenomena, death, danger, mourning, grief, loss of child, family tragedy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
56%
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181
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Jakob Evans suffers an emotional breakdown after the death of his wife in a car accident. His loss and pain runs deep as he claims to have found her in bed with another man just before she died. Unable to accept her death and her infidelity, Jakob ...
Style:
emotional, disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, emotional breakdown, infidelity, grief, mental disorder, character study, obsession, loss, introspection, cheating on husband, adultery, lovers ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
55%
699
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Twenty-year-old Ryan struggles with a debilitating anxiety disorder following his father's death. Together with his two brothers, he must fight to break the destructive cycle threatening their family as ancient darkness closes in on them.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, family relations, supernatural horror, grief, eccentric family, relationships, bereavement, family problems, problem, dysfunctional family, loss of father, haunting ...
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53%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Barbara adjusts to her new life behind bars, her crimes start to haunt her. Her new cellmate Evelyn is about to start an obsessive and ghostly friendship with her, one that Barbara cannot escape from.
Style:
dark, tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
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53%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Atticus (James Coburn) goes to the small Mexican town where his estranged son (Paul Kersey) was a resident to discover how he died.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, investigation, suicide, murder mystery, private investigation, sleuth, loss of child, life is a bitch, uncover truth, bereavement, family drama, grief ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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?
Style:
psychological thriller, mind bending, tense, emotional, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, bereavement, nightmare, death of child, dream, mourning, loss of daughter, family tragedy, death, obsession, haunting, mental breakdown ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
52%
114
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, stillbirth, motherhood, trauma, mental disorder, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, family relations, kids in trouble, domestic violence, loss of child, child abuse ...
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51%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ben wakes up from an artificial coma after a failed mission. The personal protector has to deal with the fact that he could not prevent the death of a little girl. In order to recover, the BKA officer takes a break from the police service and drives ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coma, life is a bitch, problem, troubled past, deception, confronting the past, police investigation, police officer, cold case, investigation, guilt, family drama ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Sara wakes from a coma to a life she doesn't remember; a fragile, slippery reality that spirals into a nightmare where nothing is as it seems.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fatal Memories is the story of two sisters dealing with the murder of their mother. One of the sisters, April, is the primary suspect in the investigation, but she is traumatized and unable to recall what happened. The other sister, Sutton, is ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Louise loved Adam. Adam loved Louise. That is how it used to be. But a child has disappeared. Their child. The police said it was a drowning accident. Yet the truth is that their little boy’s body was never found. Lucas, ten years old. How easy it ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
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44%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
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43%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, psychological horror, twist ending, psychological
Plot:
grief, paranoia, loss, family drama, uncertainty, character study, haunting, family secret, obsession, isolation, small town, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Kate Aldrich, a successful career woman is devastated when her husband leaves her for stay at home mom, Laura, with whom she is forced to share custody of her beloved daughter, Izzy. But Kate's despair soon turns to terror as she begins to have ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, divorced parents, divorced couple, female protagonist, protective mother, family drama, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, kids and family, divorced woman, father daughter relationship ...
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41%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
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Place:
kannada
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young woman's faith is put to the ultimate test when she is forced to uncover the truth behind her husband's horrific visions.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
a vision, husband wife relationship, obsession, priest, danger, death threat, belief in god, self sacrifice, family drama, family in crisis, supernatural, doubt ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Silhouette is the story of Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, psychological thriller, controversial, suspense ...
Plot:
guilt, isolation, redemption, death of child, family tragedy, loss, grief, motherhood, nature, loss of child, grieving, depression ...
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Country: Philippines, UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
It is about a married couple whose family is rocked by her husband’s affair.
Style:
psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, dramatic, disturbing ...
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, couple relations, female protagonist, life is a bitch, male female relationship, extramarital affair, mother son relationship, marriage, betrayal, affair, trust ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young family is forced to relocate to the husband's childhood home and believe they are being terrorized by the ghost of the grandfather who committed suicide there only to find out they are horrifyingly wrong.
Style:
suspense, dark, gothic horror, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Recently widowed estate agent Val Spencer's hopes of a big sale are interrupted when the house owner disappears and she becomes embroiled in a murder hunt.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
single mother, family problems, mother and son, real estate agent, murder mystery, widow, parents and children, female protagonist, social problems, life is a bitch, family relations, missing person ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a high-achieving trauma consultant for the death of his teenage son.
Style:
psychological, suspense, medical drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, investigation, obsession, class differences, medical, revenge, stalker, psychological trauma, doctor, family problems, grief, guilt ...
Place:
london
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