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The Abstraction (2015)
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Abstract artist James escapes to a private estate to work on his newest collection, but life soon imitates art, and his fantasies of love are interrupted by nightmarish delusions.
Style:
psychological, experimental, surreal, atmospheric, art house, tense, intense, existential, psychological horror, dark ...
Plot:
modern art, obsession, isolation, paranoia, symbolism, mental illness, self destructing, mature, creative block, haunting, slow burn, minimalism, claustrophobia, failed relationship, love, monster, artist, model, painting, unreliable narrator, romantic fantasy, self destruction
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror and atmospheric films with plots about isolation, slow burn, claustrophobia, obsession, paranoia, unreliable narrator and female protagonist mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like The Abstraction: The Swerve (2018), Apotheosis (2018), Mosquito State (2020), What Waits in the Red (2017), Delirium (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, independent film, tense, art house ...
Plot:
insomnia, mental illness, domestic drama, unsettling, character study, slow burn, hallucination, paranoia, mental breakdown, claustrophobia, ambiguity, haunting ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
The dark twisted tale of a man who's accused of murdering his girlfriend, told from his shadow's perspective.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, crime drama, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, alienation, obsession, mental breakdown, paranoia, isolation, claustrophobia, identity crisis, morality, slow burn, surveillance ...
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94%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca sees ominous patterns. His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation ...
Style:
surreal, captivating, disturbing, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
hallucination, mental disorder, mosquito, surrealism, obsession, body horror, identity crisis, psychopath, mental illness, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, mental breakdown ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Derelicts, The Physiologist and The Salesman. All are trapped; prisoners of circumstance. The Bell. A gateway to another place; the chance to escape. But at what cost? Each must give something in return, and risk coming face to face with What ...
Style:
suspense, dark, atmospheric, psychological horror, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, moral dilemma, soul selling, sacrifice, portal, haunting, deal with the devil, metaphysics, isolation, claustrophobia, slow burn, prisoner ...
Similarity:
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114
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ukraine, Czech Republic
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An ordinary funeral procession moves along its path from church to cemetery. Observing, you slip from reality into a place where time has lost its linearity, looping through the odd images thrown off by a distorted reality. Images of non-existence, ...
Style:
art house, psychedelic, non-linear, neo noir, surreal ...
Plot:
surrealism, murder, insanity, hanging, psychotic, identity crisis, mental illness, family drama, claustrophobia, metaphysics, obsession, isolation ...
Place:
ukraine
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself in the midst of a dark mystery after the unexplained loss of a loved one. Her mind begins to unravel as her sense of reality begins to slip away.
Style:
bleak, tense, psychological, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, survival horror, survival, death of loved one, trauma, female protagonist, loss, grief, death, danger, mind game, trap ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A musician with hyper-sensitive hearing goes in search of an ominous sound that plagues him, but is inaudible to everyone else.
Style:
stylized, serious, tense, independent film, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, paranoia, musician, conspiracy, isolation, mental breakdown, obsessive quest, slow burn, investigation, claustrophobia, mind control, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
ENTRANCE is about the limits of our perception, how the things lurking on the periphery of our lives can lead to horrific conclusions; about how she fell out of love with the city, but it wouldn't let her go.
Style:
slasher, psychological thriller, mumblecore, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
danger, isolation, loneliness, paranoia, female protagonist, alienation, character study, slow burn, minimal dialogue, haunting, urban decay, uncertainty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Arthur Sydenham Sharp, a travelling spiritual medium, arrives in Finland for the final seance of his tour. Immersed in the oppressive atmosphere of an unwelcoming hotel, Arthur's sense of reality becomes increasingly distorted by eerie visions ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological horror, psychological thriller, dark, tense ...
Plot:
spiritualism, seance, medium, haunted hotel, supernatural, paranoia, hallucination, mental illness, claustrophobia, paranormal, isolation, obsession ...
Place:
finland
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nefeli (Nefeli Papaioannou) moves to her boyfriend's (Iraklis Savvopoulos) flat. After a while she discovers that strange hallucinations invade her life. Being afraid of her boyfriend's reaction to the bad news, she decides not to let him ...
Style:
psychological thriller, surreal, psychological horror, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hallucination, female protagonist, paranoia, mental breakdown, zombie, mental illness, uncertainty, isolation, supernatural, secrets, claustrophobia, obsession ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bella sees her parents killed during a home invasion. Afterwards, she keeps waking up in a strange white room and the past keeps playing over and over. Bella must solve the mystery of the White Room and move on, but to where?
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, twist ending, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, room, life & death, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, mental disorder, murder witness, murder, life is a bitch, problem, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey, Canada, France
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A murder investigation is flipped inside out in Burak Çevik's second feature, a spellbinding and surprising work that questions whether we can ever truly understand criminal motives. We begin in the present as an unseen narrator recounts the ...
Style:
atmospheric, art house, tense, suspenseful, experimental ...
Plot:
murder, motive, flashback, narration, alienation, haunting, love, urban, relationships, confession, city, investigation ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Gemma moves to LA, hoping to become an actress. She takes an overnight gig at a sleep clinic that promises to make their clients’ dreams come true. But the longer she spends there, the more it becomes clear that something sinister is going on.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, mind bending, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dream, nightmare, paranoia, female protagonist, hallucination, insomnia, identity crisis, obsession, isolation, character study, claustrophobia, slow burn ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
54%
567
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, intense, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, paranoia, jealous husband, mental illness, female protagonist, obsession, claustrophobia, identity, investigation, isolation, slow burn, small town ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
deception, husband wife relationship, family problems, mental breakdown, infidelity, relationships, male female relationship, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, changing lives, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological horror, melancholic, existential, art house, poignant ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, trauma, surrealism, hallucination, mental illness, ambiguity, bereavement, mental breakdown, male protagonist, memory, isolation, identity crisis ...
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52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, atmospheric, psychological horror ...
Plot:
nightmare, dream, trauma, memory, paranoia, female protagonist, isolation, obsession, haunting, grief, slow burn, claustrophobia ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
creepy, psychological horror, tense, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
trauma, photography, haunting, female protagonist, memory, suspicion, isolation, confrontation, slow burn, obsession, settler, macabre ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
An interactive story, murder, mystery thriller in 3 acts revolving around the number 6 and the letter T. Two men from very different backgrounds meet and discover that they are both guided by invisible ghosts and they are in fact two machines forced ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, existential, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, murder, obsession, alienation, haunting, isolation, identity, disability, technology, investigation, symbolism, androids ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sonia wanders around the gloomy mansion where she lives, obsessed with unraveling a dark hidden secret. Her past, her fears, her desire and her terrible nightmares have created a deadly web in which she is trapped, taking her away the little sanity ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
nightmare, mansion, obsession, female protagonist, undercover, dark secret, past, confronting the past, secret past, house, fear, dark past ...
Similarity:
48%
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:
48%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young man descends into a terrifying nightmare world where his greatest fears become reality.
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, suspenseful, tension, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nightmare, fear, vampire, paranoia, hallucination, dreamscape, insanity, forest, isolation, mental illness, teen angst, obsession ...
Similarity:
47%
856
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Seeking peace away from her turbulent life, a young woman accepts a job as a fire lookout at a remote wilderness tower. As she settles into her new role, eerie disturbances and strange occurrences begin to unfold, and she must uncover the chilling ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
isolation, secrets, solitude, forest, macabre, female protagonist, haunting, character study, mountain, slow burn, investigation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
It was based on a novel by Vivien Connell.
Style:
art house, psychological, psychedelic, surreal, enigmatic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, hallucination, character study, intimate, obsession, paranoia, isolation, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, room, voyeur, doctor ...
Time:
60s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological horror, suspense, dark, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motel, ghost, nightshift, night, supernatural, spirit, haunted, workplace situations, vengeful ghost, workplace, fear, haunting ...
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45%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Grayson Ellsworth is writing his next novel. While stuck on a train he realizes his worst fears. Once the pen hits the paper, the results are shocking!
Style:
metafiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
obsession, character study, unsettling, transformation, paranoia, mental illness, claustrophobia, identity crisis, split personality, isolation, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Place:
new york, austin texas
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
I was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, dark, suspenseful, psychological horror ...
Plot:
mental illness, character study, domestic drama, control, claustrophobia, obsession, neurosis, obsessive love, family tragedy, intimate, guilt, suffocation ...
Place:
iran, persia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Ben is a brain damaged young man who awakens from a violent accident to a restored intellect and supernatural abilities, which allow him to control the happenings of his world.
Style:
tense, scary, suspenseful, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
violence, superpower, brain damage, accident, brain injury, supernatural ability, friendship, rivalry, society, heroes, murder, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Upon starting his post as a hotel receptionist, Gamal hears the rumors about the mysterious Room 207 and finds himself obsessed with discovering the truth.
Style:
enigmatic, tense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot:
hotel, obsession, secrets, paranoia, slow burn, male protagonist, claustrophobia, mature, isolation, supernatural, haunting, moral ambiguity ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
IN FURS is a tale of loss and the lengths that some will go to gain control.
Style:
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Plot:
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