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The Activated Man (2023)
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the shock from the trauma produces strange vision projections that force Ors to wrestle with two possibilities: that his mind has fractured, or that it's actually real.
Style:
psychological horror, melancholic, poignant, art house, existential, experimental, independent film, art film, psychological, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, trauma, mental illness, hallucination, surrealism, bereavement, ambiguity, memory, isolation, male protagonist, identity crisis, mental breakdown, symbolism, loss of pet, obsession, slow burn, animal, urban, spirit, energy, supernatural power, waking up, dog, psychological drama, unreliable narrator ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Activated Man
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense and art house films with plots about obsession, isolation, slow burn, claustrophobia, paranoia, identity crisis and unreliable narrator mostly in Horror, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Activated Man: The Intruder (2020), Soul Looting (2009), The Swerve (2018), Mosquito State (2020), The Abstraction (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inés works as a dubbing actress and sings in a choir in Buenos Aires. After a traumatic experience during a holiday trip, she develops a sleep disorder and starts suffering from very vivid nightmares. At work, the studio microphones pick up strange ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
nightmare, female protagonist, identity crisis, trauma, split personality, unsettling, psychological trauma, escape from reality, borderline personality disorder, psychological torment, disturbed individual, career ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina
Similarity:
95%
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:
91%
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 ...
Similarity:
72%
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:
69%
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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, art house, atmospheric ...
Plot:
modern art, obsession, paranoia, isolation, symbolism, mental illness, haunting, creative block, self destructing, slow burn, mature, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
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413
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls' diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
insomnia, mental illness, paranoia, murder, psychiatrist patient relationship, mental breakdown, mental institution, siblings relations, mistrust, parents and children, dishonesty, pretense ...
Similarity:
63%
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:
57%
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:
54%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A grief-stricken arborist and her son awaken a haunting when they begin felling trees at the estate of a mysterious recluse.
Style:
melancholic, psychological thriller, psychological horror, gothic, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, grief, family drama, haunting, trauma, secrets, supernatural, confronting the past, slow burn, isolation, obsession, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film, leading his estranged daughter to wonder if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
Style:
psychological horror, creepy, tense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
actor, addiction, supernatural horror, exorcism, survival horror, broken family, estranged daughter, daughter, supernatural, father and daughter, filmmaking, movie actor ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Shy, introverted Karian Edwards looks forward to a weekend at her aunt's house in the desert with her best friend, Cloudy, and their friend, Jessica. Things take a turn for the worse when Cloudy invites along a childhood friend, Sasha Mills, a ...
Style:
psychological horror, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
nightmare, drug, nightmare comes true, recurring nightmare, women, sleeping, hallucination, drug trip, mental breakdown, paranoia, desert, isolation ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
To salve his guilty conscience an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt and tries to bring him back to mental competency through one on one contact. Free of the institution he continues ...
Style:
psychological horror, intense, psychological thriller, art house, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mental illness, obsession, twins, brotherhood, guilt, madness, identity crisis, mental institution, isolation, claustrophobia, evil twin, schizophrenia ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a young author returns to her horror roots, terrible things begin to happen around her.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, creepy, atmospheric, psychological horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, female protagonist, writer's block, supernatural, isolation, mental breakdown, slow burn, identity crisis, secrets, character study, guilt, a vision ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Luxembourg
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
About college students that experience horrifying visions from the past while undergoing a fraternity initiation.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
drug use, fraternity, college, lesbian sex, drug, extreme violence, brutality, violence, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, alcoholic father, violent ...
Similarity:
48%
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:
44%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mysterious, morbid professor who has suffered a number of horrid events in his life tries to help a young troubled man, whose girl friend was killed during an illegal abortion.
Style:
suspense, psychological horror, bleak, psychological thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, nightmare, haunted, obsession, guilt, dream, grief, mental illness, character study, loss of loved one ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of artists navigate love and dreams in LA.
Style:
neo noir, art house, avant garde, mysterious, existential ...
Plot:
hollywood, surrealism, hallucination, seductive, identity crisis, memory, urban, nightlife, intimate, surrender, obsession, love triangle ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After losing his job and the end of his marriage, Júnior returns to his father's house. But that is not his childhood house anymore. His old room has been rented by a young woman and the place feels unwelcome and oppressive. Júnior develops ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological, serious, scary ...
Plot:
obsession, supernatural, losing-it hero, haunted by the past, family problems, danger, family relations, parents and children, homecoming, mental breakdown, memory, trauma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
42%
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957
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A mentally ill woman with a severe personalty disorder develops a strange relationship with her dolls. She becomes victim to insomnia and even self-mutilation leaving her son to unfold the strange truth about Anne's illness.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, doll, evil spirit, paranormal activity, mental disorder, uncover truth, mental illness, danger, demonic possession, demon, curses spells and rituals, self mutilation ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Style:
psychological thriller, dread, psychological horror, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
trauma, family drama, family tragedy, obsession, hallucination, paranormal, grief, paranoia, loss, character study, slow burn, psychosis ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
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:
40%
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 ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man who has gone into isolated hiding is haunted by visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, mystical, psychological ...
Plot:
creature feature, creature, woods, paranormal activity, isolation, secret, paranormal phenomena, mysticism, supernatural horror, paranormal, threat, survival horror ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Chloé, a beautiful young French actress, moves to Los Angeles to further her acting career and escape her troubled past. Joining a small theatre troupe, she finds her life spinning out of control into a strange parallel universe dominated by her ...
Style:
surreal, emotional, psychological, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
actress, trauma, revenge, nightmare, survival, identity, memory, confrontation, obsession, guilt, flashback, isolation ...
Place:
provence, malibu california, france
Similarity:
38%
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 ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Philip, a solitary proof reader, is trapped in his apartment, too afraid to leave and tortured by an unknown evil force that has kept him prisoner for the last two years.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, devil, exorcism, isolation, claustrophobia, violence, curses spells and rituals, danger, demonic possession, ghost, demon ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
IN FURS is a tale of loss and the lengths that some will go to gain control.
Style:
independent film, psychological thriller, emotional, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
loss, obsession, loss of control, grief, control, power struggle, manipulation, mature, identity, intimate, unsettling, revenge ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Following the story of an Eastern European girl who escapes the horror of losing her boyfriend in her own country for an LA vacation with friends, she faces the reckoning of the trauma she left behind... and the rain she unearthed coming here.
Style:
melancholic, independent film, art house, psychological thriller
Plot:
grief, self discovery, identity crisis, language barrier, psychological drama
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A young man with a traumatic past goes psycho.
Style:
dark, disturbing, slasher, supernatural thriller, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
supernatural, demon, blood, serial killer, trauma, possession, graphic violence, violent, male protagonist, suicide, obsession, mental illness ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Tim films his brother Sean's funeral after his suicide, then uncovers Sean's fixation with a nonexistent online urban legend about a failed government mind control experiment.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mind control, found footage, grief, conspiracy, brotherhood, obsession, trauma, mourning, paranoia, suicide, urban legend, family drama ...
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