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By Deception (2022)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A promising novelist finds himself trapped in a terrifying reality as he reckons with the notion that a murderer is in his midst.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, dark, psychological horror, twist ending
Plot:
whodunit, novelist, murder investigation, suspicion, mature, obsession, claustrophobia, isolation, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, slow burn, conspiracy, identity crisis, urban, small community, killer, writers, deception, crime investigation, paranoia, murder suspect, gaslight
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Most similar movies to By Deception
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, suspense and twist ending films with plots about isolation, moral ambiguity, paranoia, cat and mouse, claustrophobia, slow burn and obsession mostly in Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like By Deception: Twisted (2022), Abduct (2025), Mindless (2014), Wake (2024), Boyfriend's Deceit (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
147
Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
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324
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Annie is pulled over by police for a traffic violation while she is driving her boyfriend's car. When the police discover a bloody knife in the back of the car, she has to find what is really going on before she is wrongly accused of a murder.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, intense, tense ...
Plot:
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82%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When tragedy strikes twice, Bhavya refuses to remain a victim. Visually impaired, she is drawn into a perilous hunt for the truth behind the mysterious deaths of her husband & twin sister - uncovering a dark world where nothing is as it seems.
Style:
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364
Genre: Thriller
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An enterprising Sugar Baby is offered $30,000 to move in with her Sugar Daddy for the week, but soon discovers the sinister secrets trapped within his home.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, twisted, noir
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
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68%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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67%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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64%
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Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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62%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
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216
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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309
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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854
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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