Movies like Shutter 2012
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Shutter (2012)
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Original name: ഷട്ടര്
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When Rasheed returns to Kozhikode from the Gulf, his friend locks him up in a commercial space with Thankam, a prostitute. Things go down the hill when his friend is unable to let him leave.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, intense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, psychological thriller, unpredictable, realistic ...
Plot:
society, claustrophobia, isolation, confined, locked room, relationships, life is a bitch, male female relationship, problem, betrayal, desperation, secrets, moral dilemma, family man, survival, tragedy, urban, cat and mouse, escape attempt, social issues, class conflict, sex worker, slow burn, who done it, redemption ...
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to Shutter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological, tense and intense films with plots about isolation, problem, moral ambiguity, urban, cat and mouse, claustrophobia and revenge mostly in Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Shutter: Puriyaatha Puthir (2017), No Way Out (2022), Catching Dust (2023), Viraaji (2024), The Surprise Visit (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kathir, a music director, starts seeing Meera, who teaches music. He starts receiving compromising videos of Meera, and desperately tries to find out the person wrecking their lives, but will it be too late?
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
teacher, privacy invasion, teacher student relationship, male female relationship, couple relations, life is a bitch, secret, relationship problems, relationships, problem, blackmail, suspicion ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
David and Suju are a newlywed couple,soon expecting a baby. David is knee-deep in debt, gets embroiled in an unforeseen financial dilemma during the lockdown, attempts handling it in his own maniacal ways
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
debt, suicide attempt, financial crisis, businessman, destiny, lifestyle, crisis, desperation, survival, loss of control, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A criminal husband and his wife hide in a lone trailer. Exhausted by her husbands controlling ways, she decides to leave. But then a trailer arrives with a couple which creates dangerous consequences for them all.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, tension, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
criminal, relationship problems, marital problem, threat, family problems, problem, life is a bitch, hiding place, isolation, fear, manipulation, domestic violence ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A stand-up comic, gynecologist, hotel manager, police officer and a drug addict, among others reach an abandoned mental asylum by a mysterious host, who informs them that they would all be dead by dawn for their past sins and proceeds killing. Will ...
Style:
tense, dark, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
survival, claustrophobia, isolation, murder mystery, revenge, locked room, drug addiction, vigilante justice, urban, supernatural, cat and mouse, police investigation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a young couple makes a surprise visit to Mom, they get an even bigger surprise themselves from an old family friend who plans to steal Mom’s valuable jewelry while she is out of town. But when the “easy peasy” robbery goes wrong, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
heist, junkie, problem, robbery, murder, burglar, heist gone wrong, desperation, cover-up, regret, tragedy, panic ...
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66%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Kuttan, an annoyingly disciplined and a bigoted upper-caste retired police officer, is living with his son Kichu. After Bharati, Kuttan’s younger sister, falls in love with lower caste Kuttappan and elopes with him against her family’s wish, the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, dark, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family relations, father, class conflict, family drama, paranoia, bigotry, family problems, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, father and son ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
A pianist pretends to be blind for inspiration, witnesses a murder. He suddenly finds himself in a blind spot with the victim's wife, the murderer. During this ordeal, he loses his eyesight for real. Will his girlfriend believe him?
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
blindness, murder, deception, visual impairment, murder mystery, blind man, changing lives, problem, investigation, identity, guilt, isolation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
After learning that her new husband touches her daughter inappropriately, Morgan's plans to leave him unwittingly turn into the fight of her life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
child abuse, protective mother, family drama, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, family problems, violence, domestic violence, relationship problems, trauma, confrontation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a 15-year old, seeking an escape from her alcoholic mother's abusive boyfriend, is lured into a sex trafficking scheme by a man she met online, she must realize the difference between love and manipulation to return to those who care.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
human trafficking, female protagonist, alcoholic mother, manipulation, teenager, abuse, sexploitation, male female relationship, relationships, problem, relationship problems, social problems ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a car accident leaves her boyfriend in a coma, April’s panic attacks return and make her life a living hell. However, once she accepts the kindness of a stranger trying to help her, she realizes that he might not be the stranger she thought ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coma, car accident, psychological manipulation, paranoia, relationships, problem, lifestyle change, changing lives, male female relationship, intrigue, secret, accident ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A single mother restores a Victorian home and opens a bed-and-breakfast, but the arrival of a guest with a hidden agenda shatters the peace.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, single mother, intruder, home invasion, problem, life is a bitch, secret, single parent, house, undercover, secrets, deception ...
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While working the night at an ATM, a security guard, who is the prime witness in the case against a powerful industrialist, happens across a mysterious man named Eesho. They engage in a conversation and the guard pours his heart out to the stranger ...
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, dark, atmospheric ...
Plot:
security guard, moral ambiguity, deception, justice, cat and mouse, paranoia, suspicion, corruption, identity, moral dilemma, character study, power struggle ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the pandemic lock-down, A motivational speaker named Kalidas moves into the thirteenth floor of an apartment in Kochi. Soon Kalidas begins to observe supernatural elements around him and he decides to investigate.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
quarantine, isolation, problem, social problems, loneliness, supernatural, supernatural horror, macabre, unsettling, claustrophobia, haunting, single ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
accident, corruption, couple relations, intrigue, male female relationship, police corruption, fight, relationships, problem, battles, corrupt cop, danger ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Kuntol and Sudarshan meet at the railway track where they have come to commit suicide.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
life, desperation, suicide attempt, problem, game, escapades, threat, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, suicide, fatalism, isolation ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This gripping thriller follows Anna who moves to a remote island as the new bride of a famous mystery writer. Once there, she uncovers secrets about her new husband's dead former wife and fears she may be the next victim.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman being terrorized by a stalker hires and develops a relationship with a handsome private detective, not realizing he'd become her deadly avenging angel.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stalker, private detective, revenge, female protagonist, relationships, stalking, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, terror, problem, psycho terror ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Kuruthi is about how enduring human relations that transcends boundaries struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice.
Style:
intense, crime drama, tension, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, moral dilemma, conflict, problem, family conflict, murder mystery, murderer, mistrust, religious conflict, fear, suspicion, prejudice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Vijay has everything going for him – he lands a plush job and is about to marry his love. But what happens when he finds himself in the centre of a conspiracy?
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, money, intrigue, money problems, investigation, evidence, corruption, betrayal, fraud, power struggle, cat and mouse, paranoia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sisters, Nicole and Angela, are highly driven and successful in their careers. Angela is married with a baby on the way and wishes Nicole, a rising attorney, could have more balance in her life. When Angela interviews and hires a new bright ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, lawyer client relationship, male female relationship, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, obsessive love, female lawyer, couple relations, relationship problems, attorney, romantic obsession ...
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45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Laura and Franco have recently separated. Franco is paying alimony which helps to care for their son Luca. Laura is takes a job as a phone sex operator in order to help make ends meet. Franco uses this as an opportunity to challenge for custody of ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
child custody, divorce, family relations, family drama, problem, relationships, male female relationship, stalker, family problems, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, divorced parents ...
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45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
The movie takes you on a roller coaster ride of events that happen in Ranjith`s life and how it affects the people around him, forcing him to resolve the matter before he looses control.
Style:
serious, emotional, tension, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The events that happen in the life of Ani after he gets convicted for a murder.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological, intense, tense ...
Plot:
convict, murder, prison, guilt, moral ambiguity, justice, male protagonist, family conflict, family drama, suspicion, isolation, suspect ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This story with a suspense thriller plot.A beautiful couple named Julie and Robert goes for a long drive on the highway On the way. Robert gives a lift to a beautiful girl named Moni, which Julie doesn't like.Julie does not like the interest he ...
Style:
suspense thriller, tense, psychological thriller, intense, twist ending ...
Plot:
revenge, survival, mysterious stranger, highway, isolation, cat and mouse, violent, female antagonist, betrayal, jealousy, trauma, moral ambiguity ...
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41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
An unfortunate young girl becomes the target of a vengeful serial killer who is on the loose. The only person standing between the killer and the girl is a visually challenged man who has vowed to protect her at any cost.
Style:
tense, intense, crime thriller, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, murderer, murder mystery, killing spree, protector, blindness, blind man, murder, blind character, killing, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Shruthi embarks on a career in an advertising agency in Hyderabad, sharing accommodations with a friend in the city. However, a routine return to her room during a commercial shoot unveils a series of startling events, thrusting her into the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When the police try to unravel the truth behind a series of mysterious crimes in a locality, they face an unexpected situation.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime solving, secret, crime investigation, police detective, police officer, police investigation, police station, sleuth, uncover truth, law enforcement ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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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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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Tales of Mahanagara weaves together the lives of a cab driver, an artist, and two laymen in the city, as their seemingly unrelated stories converge when they become trapped in a life-threatening experiment.
Style:
intense, realistic, experimental, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
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