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Star Struck (2000)
106
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man thinks he's found a cheap thrill, but discovers it's thrown him into a world of danger in this steamy drama. A filmmaker (Nero Campbell) who has moved into a new home discovers to his pleasant surprise that his next door neighbor is a beautiful woman (Amber Smith) who isn't inclined to keep her shades drawn. However, one night while watching her, he unwittingly becomes a witness to a murder, and soon the police have named the director as the prime suspect.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark, twisted, atmospheric, noir, neo noir, detective ...
Plot:
deception, investigation, murder mystery, murder witness, false accusation, voyeurism, suspect, evidence, suspicion, innocent man, obsession, betrayal, alibi, cat and mouse, cover up, sexual tension, surveillance, urban, police procedural, murder, erotica, female nudity
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Most similar movies to Star Struck
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, dark and noir films with plots about investigation, cat and mouse, urban, obsession, betrayal, revenge and murder mostly in Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like Star Struck: The Body (2024), Rainbow Drive (1990), Mukhosh (2021), Boyfriend's Deceit (2018), Dancing with Danger (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
722
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Rich entrepreneur Rebecca Zuin has died from an alleged heart attack, raising suspicions on the part of a police inspector after her body disappears from the morgue. When her handsome young husband becomes a suspect, he starts thinking she may have ...
Style:
suspense, twisted, tense, psychological thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
morgue, faked death, investigation, death, suspicion, mysterious disappearance, suspect, deception, secrets, mind game, police procedural, betrayal ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.
Style:
crime thriller, detective, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, police procedural, investigation, hollywood, homicide, cover up, murder mystery, law enforcement, conspiracy, evidence, urban, crime scene ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Kingshuk, a consulting criminologist at the Kolkata Police, finds himself in a ghastly case of repeated murders with only one common link. As his investigation unfolds, Kingshuk encounters a series of grotesque killings and unexpected turn of events ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, evidence, serial killer, crime scene, police procedural, criminal mind, revelation, interrogation, cat and mouse, obsession, forensic ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Annie is pulled over by police for a traffic violation while she is driving her boyfriend's car. When the police discover a bloody knife in the back of the car, she has to find what is really going on before she is wrongly accused of a murder.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, intense, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, false identity, framed for murder, deception, wrongful accusation, accused of murder, false accusation of murder, falsely accused, murder investigation, accusation, criminal, false accusation ...
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Portland taxi dancer is a suspect in a series of murders involving her former customers.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, neo noir, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspect, murder investigation, female protagonist, false accusation, night, nightlife, falsely accused, dance, cat and mouse, urban, evidence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
portland oregon
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, dark, tense, tension ...
Plot:
murder, witness, escape, mental institution, trauma, mental illness, breakdown, paranoia, female protagonist, obsession, suspect, cat and mouse ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A drug lord hires a private investigator to track down the culprit who killed his henchman and took a briefcase full of money. One of the suspects is Heather Finch, a madam who seduces the detective and suggests that he swindles the drug lord.
Style:
detective, crime drama, neo noir, dark, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, femme fatale, murder mystery, private investigator, betrayal, seduction, deception, organized crime, madam, drug lord, manipulation, suspicion ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jackie hires a mistress hunter to come between her husband and his mistress. But when the mistress and her husband wind up dead, Jackie becomes the number one suspect.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, infidelity, suspicion, betrayal, family problems, mysterious character, murder suspect, adulterer, secret, murder investigation, murder mystery, mysterious girl ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After interviewing a convicted killer, a reporter becomes obsessed with his mesmerizing subject. When his life is threatened, he comes to his senses, but it may be too late to save his family.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
reporter, murder, death row, serial killer, journalism, obsession, ethical dilemma, investigation, murder mystery, ambition, betrayal, cover up ...
Time:
90s
Place:
georgia, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
62%
130
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story centers around Robert, with the help of Lawrence and Natalie, as he struggles to find out who has murdered his wife and child. Along the way, he must try to navigate through a web of political intrigue that involves a cop and a district ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, intense ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, intrigue, politics, dishonesty, investigation, murder mystery, family tragedy, grief, justice, loss, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
62%
459
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Paparazzi photographer Mickey Dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer Chelsea, and his attempts to capture her on film often land him in trouble.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tension, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder mystery, suspect, false accusation, obsession, investigation, double murder, celebrity culture, paparazzi, evidence, pop singer, entertainment industry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An attractive young girl is being watched closely by her ex-lover, but matters soon start to escalate and run out of control.
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspense, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
obsession, stalker, psychological manipulation, obsessive love, danger, surveillance, female protagonist, paranoia, voyeurism, suspicion, romantic obsession, cat and mouse ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Bobby Corcoran (Steven Bauer) and his partner, Detective Larson (Michael Parks), are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, detective, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, paranoia, murder mystery, suspicion, violence, urban, cat and mouse, cover up, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, serial murder ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
58%
835
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Entrapped in his apartment, Randal, a recent paraplegic, is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam. But Randal is in financial debt to a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal commit a murder while ...
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
blackmail, investigation, surveillance, murder, danger, loan shark, problem, witnessing a crime, witness, threat, blackmailer, quadriplegic ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rick Stone is the world's biggest action star but unfortunately, he is also the prime suspect in his wife's death. He must enlist the help of a conniving tabloid reporter named Dana Fields and the trust of his mistress Stephanie to try and ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tense, dark, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suspect, false accusation, murder mystery, investigation, suspicion, evidence, danger, investigative reporter, intrigue, moral ambiguity, mistress, fame ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Annie marries Jack Westford, a cop when they met. Six years later Jack is now working as a security guard in a bank and feels that he was unfairly fired from the force. He also appears to be no longer interested in Annie and has an affair with ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
frame up, faked death, revenge, infidelity, false accusation, deception, betrayal, investigation, female protagonist, conspiracy, domestic drama, marital strife ...
Time:
year 1994
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Leaving his small-town roots to start a new life, Mitch meets the beautiful and seductive Amy at a happy hour and begins a tantalizing romance. Before long, Mitch learns that nothing is as it appears and, unable to trust anyone, finds himself on a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
danger, false accusation, murder, femme fatale, life turned upside down, dishonesty, on the run, protagonist as suspect, falsely accused, deception, fugitive, seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Abhi and Cyril have been best buddies from childhood.Being an orphan abhi's favorite place is Cyril's home.He helps Cyril to get married to his love of his life aaradhya against her parents will. Suddenly both newly married couple ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, twisted, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, friendship, danger, confrontation, loyalty, obsession, revenge, cat and mouse, betrayal, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
49%
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2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A femme fatale and her much older husband have a windfall at a game of poker. But the gambling doesn't end at the cards table.
Style:
crime thriller, psychological thriller, dark, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, poker, greed, deception, betrayal, manipulation, femme fatale, revenge, moral ambiguity, bet, luxury, fatal attraction ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, deception, femme fatale, intrigue, police investigation, police detective, secret, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
48%
87
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller - A detective searching for more than his suspect. A locksmith with a disturbing obsession. - Ben Clayton, Stephen Jackon, Amy Chomsky
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, a vision, investigation, obsession, locksmith, cat and mouse, paranoia, moral ambiguity, haunting, stalker, suspect, trauma ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
On Sarah’s birthday, her best friend Victoria gives her a genetic testing kit as a gift, so she can learn more about her family’s lineage. But that night, Victoria is tragically killed. Weeks later, Sarah gets on knock on her door, and it’s ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, twisted, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, dna, murder, family secret, murder mystery, murder investigation, family problems, mysterious villain, uncover truth, riddles and clues, murderer, genetics ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
Officer Nayak investigates the death of Professor Sudarshan Reddy and meets Arushi Reddy, the professor's wife. Nayak discovers that Dr. Raghu, the professor's psychiatrist, is also involved in the murder. The drama opens up the gray ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Plot:
crime investigation, espionage, murder mystery, investigation, betrayal, deception, cover up, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, corruption, surveillance, political intrigue ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A real estate tycoon suddenly finds himself the victim of a blackmailer, who knows about his participation in the murder of a girl when he was a college student.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, noir, psychotronic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, blackmail, guilt, secrets, dark past, paranoia, cover up, psychological torment, moral ambiguity, flashback, revenge, betrayal ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Follows a young woman whose idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder after meeting a local cowboy handyman.
Style:
psychological thriller, neo noir, tense, crime drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, love triangle, fatal attraction, infidelity, female protagonist, sexual tension, betrayal, seduction, jealousy, manipulation, suspicion ...
Similarity:
47%
257
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A serial killer is on the loose, and a cop must track him (or her) down.
Style:
crime thriller, psychological thriller, tense, detective, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, investigation, suspect, police procedural, homicide, child molestation, police station, justice, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An unhinged social media super fan frames her best friend for murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
social media, betrayal by friend, obsession, traitor, frame up, betrayal, murderer, deception, murder, social problems, life is a bitch, psychological manipulation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Months after the failed assassination attempt on President Animesh Chatterjee, investigator Pankaj Sinha and SP Sanjukta Mitra uncover a deadly plot, Mission M2, led by Munir Alam.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, assassination, political intrigue, police procedural, terrorism, national security, betrayal, corruption, mistrust, cat and mouse, urban ...
Similarity:
45%
339
Genre: Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Story:
A PTSD stricken former American Marine on vacation in the Philippines becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders of his romantic partners.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, ptsd, suspicion, veteran, trauma, marine, murder investigation, multiple murder, ex marine, u.s. marine, searching for the truth ...
Place:
the philippines, manila philippines, southeast asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Students of the prestigious dance school are dying under mysterious circumstances. Inspector Michel Eparvier suggests that the cause of death for women is physical exhaustion for dance lessons as their teacher Wolf brings the girls to exhaustion, ...
Style:
suspense, dark, psychological thriller, tense
Plot:
dance, murder mystery, dance school, manipulation, investigation, suspicion, psychological manipulation, obsession, exhaustion, police procedural, female victim, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
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