Movies like Malibu Road
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Malibu Road (2021)
176
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Dr. Raymond Forrester, professor of psychology at UCLA, takes student and Hollywood starlet Dorothy Crowder to a Malibu hotel of questionable reputation. The two ingest LSD, sent in a mysterious package to Forrester, and become some of the first Americans to go on a psychedelic experience. The experience takes a turn for the deadly during New Year's Eve 1960 and now the duo must rediscover reality or be trapped in an endless cycle of sex, drugs and murder in 'paradise.'
Style:
suspense, psychedelic, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller, dark, surreal, noir, experimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, lsd, hallucination, prospector, reconnaissance, seduction, sexual relations, human experiment, mind control, paranoia, murder mystery, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, counterculture, obsession, hotel, decadence, sexual tension, porn, cia agent, post war, new year's eve, cat and mouse, sexploitation, tragic romance ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, 1960s
Place:
los angeles, malibu california, california
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Most similar movies to Malibu Road
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological thriller, tense and dark films with plots about moral ambiguity, obsession, investigation, murder, cat and mouse, urban and paranoia mostly in Thriller, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Malibu Road: Jigsaw (1968), Tipping Point (2007), Killer Grades (2021), Never Here (2017), Diary of a Spy (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
211
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, tension, psychedelic, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, amnesia, lsd, investigation, counterculture, memory loss, paranoia, flashback, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, experimental narrative, cat and mouse ...
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A medical student is desperate to solve a murder to prove that she's not having a psychological breakdown, as her family and friends believe her to be.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Proud mom Katherine has just found out that her daughter Michelle has earned a spot on the academic decathlon team. But, when a student winds up in the hospital, she starts to wonder if there's more going on with the team than she knows.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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64%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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62%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Anna is a washed-up intelligence officer whose last mission left 7 people dead. Drunk, broke, and alone she is given the chance for one last mission: to seduce and recruit a valuable asset connected to the Saudi Royal Family. As she gets closer and ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, officer, female spy, female protagonist, prospector, spy thriller, one last case, one last job, secret agent, spy, recruitment, secret mission ...
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58%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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57%
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man's wife is found suspiciously drowned in their swimming pool and because he two previous wives also died strange deaths he is charged with murder and only gets off because his motherly housekeeper lies to clear his name. When a pretty ...
Style:
suspense, dark, psychological thriller, tense, detective ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, secrets, intrigue, female victim, paranoia, deception, domestic drama, mature, obsession ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and claims her newborn was stolen by a dark cult.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, dark, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
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54%
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.
Style:
tense, dramatic, psychological thriller, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
revenge, fortune teller, identity crisis, midlife crisis, writers, deception, paranoia, manipulation, intrigue, moral ambiguity, body swapping, self discovery ...
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51%
1K
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The relationship between a painter and his admirer unfolds as an abstract, twist-filled hide-and-seek game against the backdrop of murder and revenge.
Style:
suspense thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, twist ending ...
Plot:
painter, murder, artist, revenge, betrayal, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, obsession, relationships, mind game, secrets, male protagonist ...
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50%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Matt and Aubrey, a young and successful show business couple, are having their first child. Based on a friend’s recommendation, they go to the best OBGYN in Los Angeles, Dr. Natalie Barnes. She is gorgeous, fit, and intelligent… but Natalie is ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
attempted seduction, manipulation, deception, medical, evil doctor, wanting a baby, relationships, male female relationship, family relations, doctor, husband wife relationship, midwife ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A mysterious computer virus wipes out highly classified personnel files at the NSA, prompting a top secret investigation. RAYMOND BERRY, an NSA operative is thrown into a detention center, where he is suspected of crimes against the United States. ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
intelligence agency, conspiracy, investigation, computer virus, espionage, surveillance, spy thriller, government agent, crime investigation, analyst, special agent, sleuth ...
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47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A publicity seeking radio DJ is driven to the edge of insanity when he attempts to break the 11 day world record for staying awake-under the threat of a deranged caller who will kill him if he falls asleep.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, twisted, atmospheric, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, woman with a gun, murder mystery, mysterious death, private investigator, investigation, seduction, deception, whodunit, erotica, betrayal, corruption ...
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43%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Rebecca Mathis is a sex therapist. One of her patients is found dead. At first it is presumed he died of a heart attack...
Style:
sexy, detective, suspense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
seduction, murder mystery, sexual tension, murder investigation, psychological manipulation, investigation, danger, obsession, betrayal, mistrust, misdirection, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, rough, detective, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, travel, murder, juggling, clone, police detective, conspiracy, victim, multiverse, identity crisis, alternate reality, paradox ...
Time:
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42%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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41%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
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41%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, twist ending, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, heist, paranoid, betrayal, criminal psychology, suspicion, isolation, moral ambiguity, mind game, slow burn, claustrophobia, violence ...
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40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Susan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.
Style:
suspense, dark, psychological thriller, twisted, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A man has troubling visions that lead him to suspect he may be a killer who is murdering hobos around town.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, grim, psychological horror ...
Plot:
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39%
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
hollywood, obsession, celebrity culture, investigation, film industry, screenwriter, cold case, identity crisis, haunting, moral ambiguity, corruption, memory loss
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jung-yoon was approached by a random stranger named Jun-woo, who told her she'd be dead in six hours. As she follows him for answers, she begins to question whether he's her savior or the one trying to put her in danger.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
intense, dark, sensual, noir, art house ...
Plot:
lesbian, hypnosis, sexual exploration, female protagonist, obsession, taboo, seduction, symbolism, hallucination, decadence, addiction, moral ambiguity ...
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38%
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unmitigated and sexy conman targets his next mark, the widowed Monique, for his latest swindle. But his routine scam hits a snag when suspicion mounts and his scheme quickly escalate into desperation, betrayal and murder.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, betrayal, desperation, whodunit, con artists, scam, manipulation, deception, escapades, bandit, caper, criminal ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, grim, dark ...
Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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