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Shell (2024)
3K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon -only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, psychological horror, ambiguous ending, absurd, detective, dark comedy, f word
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity culture, deception, manipulation, betrayal, glamour, ambition, urban, identity crisis, media manipulation, social commentary, survival, obsession, luxury, isolation, satire, body horror, christmas, dog, lawyer, cat, doctor, restaurant, hospital, driver ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Most similar movies to Shell
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, psychological horror and psychological thriller films with plots about isolation, obsession, survival, female protagonist, revenge, cat and mouse and gore mostly in Horror, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like Shell: Wake (2024), Bone Lake (2024), Desolation (2016), Midnight (1988), School of Horror (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
324
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A struggling actress tracks down the star of a movie she hopes will be remade, only to uncover dark secrets.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, noir
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity culture, confrontation, obsession, dark past, ambition, slow burn, mature, claustrophobia, female rivalry, identity crisis, manipulation ...
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11K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, tense, suspense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
lake, brother sister incest, seduction, isolation, sexual tension, manipulation, sexual content, secrets, psychological manipulation, nightmare, survival, betrayal ...
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, female protagonist, isolation, trauma, paranoia, survival horror, secret, psychopath, survival, struggle for survival, loneliness, character study ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
67%
278
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The sultry midnight, late-night horror movie hostess, has the highest rated show on TV. Mr. B is scheming to steal the rights to the show. The tug of war begins and soon escalates into a deadly conflict. will Midnight have to get a day job and ...
Style:
dark comedy, period piece, black comedy, independent film
Plot:
intrigue, celebrity culture, power struggle, behind the scenes, satire, sensuality, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, female empowerment, urban, media manipulation, revenge ...
Time:
year 1989
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmaker Rocky Horror (Robert Baldassari) devises a dangerous plan to create a surefire terror hit when he lures several film school classmates to a haunted tavern, hoping to capture footage of them being attacked by a legendary monster. ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, psychological horror, slasher, intense ...
Plot:
found footage, ambition, voyeurism, obsession, ethical dilemma, desperation, manipulation, fear, bloodbath, peer pressure, moral ambiguity, survival ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man's mother comes from Louisiana to live with her son in San Francisco. What her son doesn't know is that Mom was confined to a mental hospital in Louisiana, and she murdered an orderly to escape.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, tense, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, mental illness, paranoia, mental institution, mother son relationship, family secret, deception, investigation, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, female antagonist, serial killer ...
Place:
san francisco, louisiana
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A psychological body horror following a sleep-deprived new mother fearing for her baby's safety as she cycles through night and day, nightmare and reality seamlessly. But when help is offered... can she trust it?
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, surreal, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
body horror, sleep deprivation, female protagonist, paranoia, manipulation, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, isolation, body transformation, motherhood, newborn baby ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Phoebe is an obsessed fitness nerd who gets her big break on a sleazy workout video. After being ridiculed by her co-stars, Phoebe befriends a mafia princess wild child, who teaches her how to murder her way to the top.
Style:
slasher horror, slasher, dark comedy, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, female protagonist, killing, homicidal maniac, psycho killer, murderer, threat, mafia, sleazy, violence, obsession, anti hero ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Paige Hopkins begins working at a halfway house for degenerate teenage girls, she believes that her syrupy sweet disposition is just what the girls need to find their path to redemption. But these hardened street girls show Paige that she ...
Style:
psychological, grim, dark, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
exploitation, rehabilitation center, female protagonist, murder, juvenile delinquent, violent, character study, abuse, manipulation, moral ambiguity, torture, psychopath ...
Similarity:
43%
111
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Darren gets the job of a lifetime when Hollywood comes knocking, and wants him to write a script based on the events of a traumatic experience he had. Like a fish out of water, Darren begins to spiral and disassociate much like his friend did years ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, dark ...
Plot:
trauma, mental health, mental breakdown, dissociation, isolation, hollywood, writer's block, obsession, film industry, identity crisis, character study, ambition ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
42%
489K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Style:
suspense, dark comedy, atmospheric, splatter, art house ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
food, restaurant, murder, social satire, food critic, mass murder, perfectionist, chef, grudge, cooking, obsession, actor ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ambitious young go-getter Ben Caruso signs on with sexy corporate headhunter Sarah Tierney. Sarah gets Ben a new job with great pay working the graveyard shift. However, Ben soon discovers that Sarah is a witch and his coworkers are the tormented ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, supernatural thriller, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, supernatural, witch, female antagonist, struggle for survival, supernatural horror, survival, survival horror, mysticism, evil witch, manipulation, decapitation ...
Similarity:
39%
14K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young woman becomes trapped in her car after a hitchhiker causes her to have an automobile accident.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological horror, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
trapped, maniac, locked in a room, car, psychopath, car breakdown, hitchhiker, survival, trap, on the road, fear, serial killer ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Landlord is the story of Tyler, the unfortunate young proprietor of a demon-haunted apartment building. While finding tenants has never been a problem for Tyler, keeping them alive long enough to pay rent is. No matter how nicely Tyler asks, he ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, demon, gang, dishonesty, danger, on the run, police corruption, pregnancy, gory, human sacrifice, apartment building, landlord ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of a fictional mid-2000’s U.S. paranormal investigative team called The Paranormal Paranoids.
Style:
spooky, psychological horror, mystic, mystical, psychological ...
Plot:
missing person, paranormal investigation, found footage, obsession, paranormal, supernatural horror, ghost town, unsettling, supernatural, paranormal activity, demonic possession, paranormal phenomena ...
Time:
year 2008, 2020s
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Follows a group of superstar Internet influencers who are drawn to a reclusive billionaire’s mansion only to find themselves trapped in the lair of a horrifyingly evil vampire. The only way out is to be saved by a famous online gamer and an old ...
Style:
tense, captivating, entertaining, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, survival, vampire, celebrity, billionaire, rescue, brutality, youth, fight, social media, vampire hunter, internet culture ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A masked maniac targets cast members at a suburban Halloween haunt attraction, turning their staged injuries into gruesome real-life horrors. As the terror escalates, the lines between performance and reality blur.
Style:
slasher, tense, dark, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
masked killer, halloween, panic, cat and mouse, intense violence, graphic violence, survival, serial killer, claustrophobia, female nudity, actress, amusement park ...
Similarity:
36%
104
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After a woman survives a bizarre attack at an abandoned well, her mental state deteriorates as she tries to prove to others what really happened.
Style:
psychological thriller, mysterious, tense, psychological horror, dread ...
Plot:
isolation, trauma, survival, paranoia, emotional breakdown, hallucination, female protagonist, obsession, claustrophobia, slow burn, obsessive quest, investigation ...
Place:
mulholland drive
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Poor Gregory, after being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.
Style:
slasher, horror comedy, cult horror, detective, black comedy ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, serial killer, mental illness, psychopath, villain, clown, nurse, flashback, cockroach, insanity, boy, violence ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Murderous screenwriter Stanley Caldwell, who incidentally is thought to be dead, returns to the scenes of his crimes.
Style:
slasher, suspense, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, danger, hidden identity, river, screenwriter, murder, paranoia, faked death, stalking, lake, obsession ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, corpse, faking one's own death, cat versus mouse, threat, dead woman, disposing of a dead body, secret, undercover, dead man, fake death, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
Mediatrix is the story of Mary Ann Van Hook, a false spiritualist who parlays her manipulation skills into wealth, power, and even her own cult of followers.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
fraud, deception, spiritualism, cult leader, psychological manipulation, religious cult, manipulation, moral ambiguity, scam, charisma, seance, charlatan ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.
Style:
suspense, brutal, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
survival horror, husband wife relationship, lovers, blind date, car crash, woman in jeopardy, harassment, babysitter, single mother, decapitation, mother daughter relationship, single parent ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
33%
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936
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Collectors have been known to go to extreme lengths to get what they want. For Motor Man Dan, the ultimate would be to have his very own serial killer, to fulfill his sick, obsessive, murderous appetite. Ryan, the victim of a terrible accident who ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, mad scientist, danger, robot, violent, captivity, mature, body horror, torture, abduction, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Aram is a wearied accountant with an unbearably dull existence. With a nagging wife who berates him for not being assertive enough, and a measly paycheck, he quietly suffers while awaiting a long-deserved promotion. But there's more to Aram ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, satirical, psychological thriller, crime thriller ...
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage situation, escapades, satire, silly humor, money problems, plan, abduction, ransom demand, social problems, evil, accountant ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After their school bus crashes, a group of high school students is thrown into a terrifying fight for survival as they try to take down a group of unhuman savages… before they kill each other first.
Style:
suspense, teen horror, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
survival, struggle for survival, teenager, violence, zombie, manhunt, runaway, youth, survival horror, hunted, isolation, paranoia ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The neurotic and newlywed Barbara (Robin Strasser) finds her husband (Arthur Roberts) in bed with his old flame Eva (Iva Jean Saraceni). Robin doesn't get mad-she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy daddy John Beal, the scorned bride ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspense, psychotronic, intense ...
Plot:
wedding, revenge, betrayal, female protagonist, jealousy, sexual jealousy, sadism, obsession, manipulation, moral ambiguity, dungeon, female villain ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Emerson Graham's nights as a cab driver are filled with annoyances and inconveniences, but until tonight, never attacks and disappearances. After picking up a mysterious passenger her evening goes from working a job to performing a quest as ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychotronic, suspense, scary, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, black magic, taxi, car, possession, time loop, supernatural power, male protagonist, strong female lead, taxi driver, monster, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As Miya and her fiancé plan their dream wedding they are stalked by an eerie and dangerous veiled bride who is determined that Miya will never walk down the aisle.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, obsession, female protagonist, wedding planning, relationship problems, wedding invitation, unfulfilled love, male female relationship, ex couple relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, tragic love, wedding ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Dead On Site is the story of a group of media arts majors who decide as a final project to take over a vacant house where a family had been wiped out a year before. They plan to re-enact the murders and web-cast them on a site while they search for ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, dark, tense, indie film ...
Plot:
voyeurism, crime scene, serial killer, obsession, paranoia, internet culture, investigation, social commentary, claustrophobia, college campus, isolation, graphic violence ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
31%
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