Movies like 86 Melrose Avenue
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86 Melrose Avenue (2021)
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An ex-marine with PTSD storms into a gallery, taking hostages and forcing them to confront their complex past and looming mortality, as time ticks by.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, intense, dark
Plot:
ptsd, gallery, mental health, confrontation, mortality, art gallery, claustrophobia, mature, isolation, regret, single, moral ambiguity, cathartic, ethical dilemma, flashback, betrayal, urban, slow burn, ex marine, violence, dark humor, junkie, hostage, past, cocaine ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to 86 Melrose Avenue
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, intense, tense and dark films with plots about moral ambiguity, isolation, urban, character study, revenge, betrayal and claustrophobia mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like 86 Melrose Avenue: Roulette (2012), Theerppu (2022), Turner Risk (2019), Bahumukham (2024), Fare (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
273
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When three very different people (Mike Baldwin, Will Haza, Ali Lukowski) from three completely different worlds begin a deadly game of Russian Roulette, they soon discover that their pasts are a trilogy of overlapping events that have brought them ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
russian roulette, game of death, suicide, life is a bitch, mind game, destiny, down on your luck, danger, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, character study, claustrophobia ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Four friends, Ramkumar, Kalyan, Parameshwaran and Abdulla, who share a troubled history and familial strife, meet at a place owned by Ramkumar. This happenstance get-together ends up in fresh tension, leading to unforeseen consequences.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A topical yet timeless story about the parallel impacts of both bullying and friendship, Turner Risk focuses on a troubled young man who sets out to effectively reboot his world by clearing out all the negative forces in it.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, dark, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
bullying, friendship, revenge, character study, confrontation, loyalty, social commentary, mental breakdown, isolation, loss, moral ambiguity, male camaraderie ...
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87%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tanveer, an aspiring actor, moves to the city after leaving a detention center. He meets Disha, his therapist, for mandatory counseling but hides dark secrets, posing a threat.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
74%
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335
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A ride-share driver finds himself transporting the man who is secretly sleeping with his wife.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
infidelity, driver, lovers, betrayal, marital problem, family problems, learning the truth, secrets, jealousy, domestic drama, confrontation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
72%
3K
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:
70%
352
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
John Whitmore wakes to find his wife, Anne, has disappeared from their bed overnight and a recorded ransom message now remains in her place.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, abduction, paranoia, claustrophobia, desperation, isolation, road trip, manipulation, hostage situation, betrayal, character study ...
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66%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cure, patient, doctors and patients, pain, illness, disease, character study, male protagonist, hospital, ethical dilemma, scientific research, disability ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The mind is a terrible thing to waste
Style:
bleak, psychedelic, dark, mind bending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
cult leader, betrayal, psychotic, symbolism, self mutilation, mental breakdown, trauma, hallucination, isolation, paranoia, captivity, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, trauma, law enforcement, investigator, police procedural, threat, obsession, confrontation, cat and mouse, stalking, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, redemption, organized crime, undercover, ethical dilemma, law enforcement, moral ambiguity, covert operation, corruption, violence, city, investigation ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
56%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The hero, Indran (Mathivanan Sakthivel) is a writer who meets a blind girl, Pramila (Mahashri). Indran uses the issues that Pramila have as a plot for his novel. In this journey he explores some thrilling events.
Style:
suspense, dark, psychological thriller, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
writers, blind character, character study, moral ambiguity, intrigue, creative process, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, mature, deception, manipulation, obsession ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A stand-up comedian confesses to a murder on-stage at an open mic night to a shocked audience - his crime the result of a deadly triangle formed between his older sister, just released from prison after a 20-year stay for the murder of their ...
Style:
suspense, bleak, rough, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
murder, murder trial, surprise party, brother sister relationship, family drama, moral dilemma, guilt, dysfunctional family, secret revealed, murder confession, released from prison, manipulation ...
Similarity:
52%
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
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Back in his high school days, Joon-Seok (Joo Sang-Wook) was bullied by Chang-Sik (Yang Dong-Geun). Because of this, Joon-Seok's high school days were like a nightmare. Now, Joon-Seok finds it difficult to live a normal life due to the bullying. ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, intense, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
bullying, revenge, retribution, revenge motive, obsession, vigilante, moral ambiguity, rage, character study, ptsd, cat and mouse, flashback ...
Similarity:
50%
123
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence.
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense, emotional, sinister ...
Plot:
incest, isolation, flashback, dark past, dysfunctional family, secrets, sexual abuse, abuse, family drama, trauma, female protagonist, childhood trauma ...
Place:
northern california
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, crime drama, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
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1K
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:
42%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, isolation, locked in, elevator, trap, mind game, captivity, danger, social problems, trapped, psychopath, social relations ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Soon after Hope Howard is mysteriously fired, her former boss, a desperate scientist, discovers she holds the secret to his fatal illness-but she has disappeared.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, fast paced, twist ending ...
Plot:
female protagonist, disappearance, pursuit, betrayal, scientist, conspiracy, determination, cat and mouse, terminal illness, survival, moral ambiguity, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, folk horror, murder mystery, psychotherapy, psychological manipulation, mind game, double murder, paranoia, suspicion, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
42%
534
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dave is young and rebellious. A self-proclaimed King, influenced but not unconscious. As he sets out to find the stranger who danced with his girlfriend grabbing her ass, as if nothing had happened, he decides to take justice into his hands. Between ...
Style:
tense, intense, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
relationship problems, criminal, gang, betrayal, bandit, anger, youth, machismo, violence, revenge, anti hero, confrontation ...
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After losing everything and his wife's disappearance, Siddharth faces arrest. While investigating, he uncovers widespread societal crimes and vulnerabilities.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, missing person, conspiracy, social realism, ethical dilemma, family tragedy, urban, underworld, moral ambiguity, organized crime, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A harrowing, modern day morality tale about kids who have had too much, too soon.
Style:
dark drama, realistic, tense, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Police sketch artist, Jack, helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker.. a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, danger, investigation, cat and mouse, threat, rape, justice, obsession, paranoia, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A drama-thriller centered on an advertising agency employee for whom work is an outlet from his life under his overbearing mother's roof.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, bleak, intense ...
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A married ex-Marine gets seduced by the same mysterious woman because of whom he ended up in prison some years ago. Is she the true love of his life, or the biggest mistake he's ever made?
Style:
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Plot:
seduction, femme fatale, infidelity, betrayal, ex marine, obsession, veteran, moral ambiguity, guilt, fatal attraction, regret, morality ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jeremy Northam portrays a real estate tycoon, while Fionnula Flanagan plays the matriarch of the Lazarov family, in this psychological thriller.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
psychological manipulation, manipulation, revenge, family drama, unsettling, obsession, betrayal, moral ambiguity, slow burn, power struggle, matriarchy, mistrust ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
8 important executive members of some notable corporations of the country are kidnapped during a recent trial.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, intense, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, guilt, power struggle, moral ambiguity, interrogation, corruption, isolation, morality, revenge, retribution, justice ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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