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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Suburban couple Caitlin and Miguel hire seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies...
Style:
psychological thriller
Plot:
lesbian sex, nanny, lesbian, baby, swimming pool, villainess, bisexual woman, police officer, mother daughter relationship, car accident, pregnant woman, little girl, motel, husband wife relationship, newspaper, medication, plot twist, alcoholics anonymous meeting, hand mirror, newborn baby, paranoid, new year, violence, birthday, hospital ...
Place:
los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense and psychological films with plots about blood, murder, knife, violence, death, danger and gore mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Perfect Life (2010), Run Sweetheart Run (2020), Playing with Fire (2008), Spoonful of Sugar (2022), Push (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
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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
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Beautiful, seductive rich girl Daphne gets her kicks playing mind games; finding and seducing young working-class men until she cruelly kicks them to the curb. But when she comes across handsome med student Nick, she discovers a challenge. Nick ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, independent film
Plot:
libertine, femme fatale, seduction, relationships, male female relationship, changing lives, couple relations, problem, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, love affair, mind game ...
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86%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Millicent working on her thesis about children with severe allergies, is hired to babysit little Johnny, a sickly, mute child who suffers from every allergy under the sun. As she discovers Johnny’s dark family secrets, things begin to become ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological, tense, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
problem, undercover, secret, nanny, psychotic, sexual awakening, mute child, babysitter, strangulation, sex, therapist, stabbed repeatedly ...
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A pregnant realtor must survive a night of terror when a deranged client shows up at her open house.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
home invasion, confrontation, single, fear, survival, suspicion, cat and mouse, claustrophobia, siege, isolation, escape, panic ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A crazy mountain-man shoots down a small passenger plane. He then proceeds to stalk, torture and kill the survivors.
Style:
biting, suspense, slasher
Plot:
lesbian, outdoor sex, torture, rape victim, blood, murder, female nudity, redneck, graphic violence, necrophilia, desert, mutilation ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself – which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
Style:
scary, suspense, bloody, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, death, destiny, characters killed one by one, supernatural horror, fortune teller, amusement park, decapitation, foreknowledge, a vision, survival, youth ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and ...
Style:
slasher, sexy, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
evil child, solar eclipse, child in peril, holiday horror, patricide, bare breasts, sociopath, creepy child, children, birthday, elementary school, creepy kid ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, year 1980, 70s, year 1970
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student, who left ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, intense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
domestic drama, betrayal, loss of control, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, social commentary, propaganda, family secret, claustrophobia, intimate, ethical dilemma, balloon ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the picturesque landscapes of Southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
Style:
psychological thriller
Plot:
male nudity, identity theft, murder mystery, airplane, female protagonist, bare chested male, hotel, blood, sex tape, train, computer science, lesbian relationship ...
Place:
south of france, bali, indonesia, france
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soon realizes that his sibling is alive but life is not what it seems.
Style:
psychological, suspense, sexual, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
african american, danger, blood, life & death, brother, death, getting home, macabre, war, twists and turns, home invasion, chemist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, atlanta georgia, afghanistan
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.
Style:
captivating, psychological, satirical, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
inheritance, overpopulation, suicide of father, family conflict, family drama, dystopia, social problems, distopia, social issues, dystopian society, dystopian future, life is a bitch ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Robert Starkman. She's sure this position will pave the way to an FBI career, and she's willing to do anything to obtain it -- including ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, exciting, slasher, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychopath, college, serial killer, psycho killer, fbi, obsession, student life, mind game, rivalry, campus, competition, who done it ...
Place:
washington state
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The story follows Danika, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster. Bierko plays Tomei's husband, while Hall is her psychiatrist and confidant.
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, mentally unstable, mental illness, family relations, infidelity, fear, nanny, obsession, danger, dishonesty, parents and children, love affair ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.
Style:
slasher, suspense, scary, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
home invasion, forest, mother daughter relationship, family in danger, psychopath, murder, brutality, survival, woods, daughter, mother, woman in danger ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When theater major Leah, brings home the special someone in her life to meet her mom, Julie, the family is met with a surprise when Pearl comes to the door. Julie tries to embrace the idea of Leah’s new love interest, but she can’t shake the ...
Style:
psychotronic, disturbing, bleak, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
lesbian vampire, female vampire, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian, lesbian sex, lesbian seduction, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, vampire, lesbian friend, lesbian couple, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
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:
59%
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 ...
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity culture, deception, manipulation, ambition, betrayal, social commentary, urban, media manipulation, identity crisis, glamour, satire ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
57%
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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:
55%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. ...
Style:
slasher, scary, creepy, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hospital, cult leader, supernatural, suicide, sole survivor, nightmare, psychopath, mind game, woman in danger, danger, serial killer, female psychopath ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
55%
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:
55%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins.
Style:
absurd, psychological thriller, psychological horror
Plot:
woods, boat, survival, paralysis, gift, police, pistol, grief, fistfight, murder, blood, pickup truck ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.
Style:
satirical, sarcastic, ironic, surprise ending, dutch angle ...
Plot:
death, fate, accidental death, graphic violence, fire, supernatural horror, valet, cheating death, restaurant, ridicule, paranoid, taunting ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, 2020s, year 1969
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying incident occurs, followed by an even more terrifying presence in the house.
Style:
demonic, mumblecore, psychological thriller, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
spell, supernatural, villainess, swimming pool, possession, nightmare, evil woman, suicide, haunting, meme, cyberspace, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of performing transplants on his daughter who lost her own in a car-accident he caused.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, grindhouse, gothic horror ...
Plot:
kidnapping, mad scientist, car accident, experiment gone awry, captivity, isolation, danger, mentally unstable, blindness, obsession, father daughter relationship, transplant ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, maniac, high school, stalking, killer, babysitter, husband wife relationship, babysitting, murder, high school student, nightmare ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
Similarity:
44%
113K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, trapped, murder, hotel, survival horror, hostage, danger, voyeurism, kidnapped, estranged couple, motel, macabre ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, medical horror, cult classic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hospital, losing-it hero, isolation, murder, mental illness, mental institution, patient, danger, obsession, doctors and patients, mind game, mad scientist ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Similarity:
42%
7K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
Style:
sexy, psychological thriller, slasher, suspense, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, stalking, high school, female stalker, female psychopath, secret admirer, depression, bicycle, portrait, unrequited love, female bully, voyeur ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A couple encounters a perverted gas station attendant who threatens them with a shotgun. They take a deserted path in Texas to seek help, but only meet up with a cannibalistic clan interested in helping themselves to fresh meat.
Style:
slasher, independent film, suspense, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, cannibal, masked man, desert, gory, maniac, masked killer, escape, violent, survival, murder ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california, florida
Similarity:
41%
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