Movies like Intimate Stranger 2006
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Intimate Stranger (2006)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Karen lives alone with her son since he was separated from her husband. One night she meets a man who has all the qualities to be perfect, and they begin a wonderful relationship. But calls from an unknown constant concern to Karen, as suspected her ex-husband does not accept her new relationship.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspense, suspenseful, creepy
Plot:
mother, stalker, relationships, life is a bitch, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, female protagonist, single mother, psychological manipulation, paranoia, suspicion, domestic drama, isolation, cat and mouse, protective parent, investigation, moral ambiguity, slow burn, stalking, workplace romance, gaslight
Place:
kansas city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful and tense films with plots about isolation, female protagonist, obsession, stalker, paranoia, cat and mouse and investigation mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Intimate Stranger: Her Worst Nightmare (2018), Maternal Obsession (2008), Killer Vacation (2018), You'll Never Leave Me (2023), The Trainer (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman, Dakota, is trying to move on with her life and get away from her past after being rescued from a grim basement, where she was kidnapped and abused by a monstrous man. However, when the normal life she had starts to unravel, Dakota ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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33%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Annie, 28 and recently divorced, is doing everything she can to get her life back on track. When she decides to join the New Life Fitness gym she's inspired and excited about her new trainer Alex, 20-something, who quickly becomes a friend. ...
Style:
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426
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
deception, relationships, family life, life is a bitch, family relations, slice of life, family problems, single mother, stalker, domestic drama, secrets, mistrust ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
stalker, investigation, stalking, deception, privacy invasion, haunted by the past, sleuth, threat, crime investigation, family in danger, private investigation, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a near-death experience when an attacker breaks into her home, Amanda can't shake the feeling that she's still in harm's way. In comes the handsome and stern Detective James Dawson to save the day and keep an especially ...
Style:
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Plot:
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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:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Story:
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