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A Desert (2024)
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A photographer’s road trip takes a dark turn when he befriends a reckless couple, plunging him into a nightmarish neo-noir spiral of unpredictable horror.
Style:
psychological horror, neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, cynical, ambiguous ending, psychological thriller
Plot:
road trip, desert, isolation, moral ambiguity, survival, obsession, photographer, private detective, ghost town, paranoia, character study, anti hero, male protagonist, prostitute, psychopath, female nudity, murder, cemetery, telephone call, infidelity, motel, husband wife relationship, unreliable narrator, female full frontal nudity, bound and gagged ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to A Desert
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspense and tense films with plots about isolation, paranoia, obsession, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, slow burn and character study mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like A Desert: Splinter (2021), Believer (2024), Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017), Exit 0 (2019), Rebound (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his wife and son, an agoraphobic man becomes convinced that someone, or something is invading his home... Kindred is a tense psychological thriller set entirely inside the home of the protagonist.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, atmospheric, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
isolation, grief, family tragedy, loneliness, mourning, mental breakdown, paranoia, male protagonist, claustrophobia, supernatural, guilt, character study ...
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581
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young writer is attacked by a notorious cult leader and mass murderer, a man who exerts an inexplicable control over his followers. When she claims no memory of the attack, her family begins to question her motives.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, dark, psychological horror ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, memory loss, manipulation, trauma, cult leader, brainwashing, paranoia, serial killer, suspicion, mind control, amnesia, investigation ...
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83%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After being released, a reformed serial killer moves into his family's ancestral estate and is haunted by his past -- both the living and the dead.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, brutal ...
Plot:
macabre, psychopath, serial killer, murder, danger, brutality, fear, loneliness, teenage boy, twists and turns, trauma, childhood trauma ...
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71%
25K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. However, a seemingly innocent weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own hotel room from years ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, hotel, videotaping, trauma, macabre, weekend getaway, memory, male protagonist, guilt, obsession, isolation, slow burn ...
Similarity:
65%
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359
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a young woman finds the love of her life cheating on her, she has a mental break while travelling across country and encounters hostile strangers and debilitating anxiety along the way.
Style:
suspense, road movie, rough, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
road trip, mental breakdown, serial killer, torture, adultery, anxiety, on the road, victim, loneliness, journey, female protagonist, paranoia ...
Place:
chicago, los angeles
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young psychiatrist tries to help a young woman in an asylum who has been accused of having killed a teenage girl. But when she escapes and he goes after her, he finds himself involved in a mystery far greater than simply a woman thought to be ...
Style:
psychological thriller, creepy, twist ending, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, mysterious death, supernatural, haunting, obsession, paranoia, female protagonist, mother daughter conflict, claustrophobia, isolation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Estranged couple Anne and Patrick encounter ghostly apparitions while taking a ride from a mysterious cabbie with sinister intentions.
Style:
suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, estranged couple, road trip, nightmare, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, female protagonist, isolation, trauma, paranoia, survival horror, secret, psychopath, survival, struggle for survival, loneliness, character study ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A quiet couple. An isolated farmhouse. A pair of desperate fugitives. Everything breaks under pressure...
Style:
suspense, tension, psychotronic, disturbing, scary ...
Plot:
home invasion, violence, fear, torture, psychopath, farm, isolation, farmhouse, danger, psycho killer, husband wife relationship, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A crazed escaped mental patient holds 2 couples hostage and terrorizes them in a Malibu beach home during a stormy night.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tension, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
psychopath, home invasion, hostage situation, fear, stormy night, escaped mental patient, mind game, claustrophobia, isolation, paranoia, cat and mouse, intimate ...
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:
53%
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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Amy is the Mannings only daughter. After the death of her rich father, she lives together with her stepmother. Recently she sees a man in black following her, waiting for her in her car, wanting to kill her. The police can't help her. But who ...
Style:
slasher, psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
stalker, paranoia, psychiatrist, obsession, female protagonist, isolation, stepmother, mental illness, family conflict, urban, slow burn, woman in danger ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A desperate man kills a mother of twins, takes them to a house in the woods, and locks them up. His madness escalates keeping his dark secret. When a house fire causes a collapse on all of them, the story is buried until a young woman stumbles on ...
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, creepy, disturbing ...
Plot:
child abduction, murder, dark secret, kidnapping, madness, home invasion, isolation, obsession, investigation, cold case, traumatic past, violent ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Paige Hopkins begins working at a halfway house for degenerate teenage girls, she believes that her syrupy sweet disposition is just what the girls need to find their path to redemption. But these hardened street girls show Paige that she ...
Style:
psychological, grim, dark, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
exploitation, rehabilitation center, female protagonist, murder, juvenile delinquent, violent, character study, abuse, manipulation, moral ambiguity, torture, psychopath ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, psychological horror, twist ending, psychological
Plot:
grief, paranoia, loss, family drama, uncertainty, character study, haunting, family secret, obsession, isolation, small town, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Three filmmakers receive an unsettling postcard from an estranged friend living in a secluded commune. The filmmakers take their cameras into the wilderness of Montana to document the mysterious inner workings of the group. On their disconcerting ...
Style:
creepy, psychological horror, atmospheric, dread, tense ...
Plot:
found footage, commune, isolated community, hidden truth, investigation, wilderness, paranoia, isolation, secret society, obsession, conspiracy, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
montana
Similarity:
48%
324
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A struggling actress tracks down the star of a movie she hopes will be remade, only to uncover dark secrets.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, noir
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity culture, confrontation, obsession, dark past, ambition, slow burn, mature, claustrophobia, female rivalry, identity crisis, manipulation ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
How far will Ted Harbor dig to find his soulmate? As young women vanish, his dark secrets unravel, pushing him to the edge. Horrendous truths surface in this gripping thriller, Under the Palm Tree, keeping you on the edge of your seat.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, creepy, tense ...
Plot:
danger, obsession, female victim, obsessive love, isolation, murder, stalker, paranoia, investigation, romantic obsession, character study, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
46%
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:
46%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A reunion of childhood friends turns deadly when one of the guests unwittingly admits to murder.
Style:
slasher, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
murder mystery, guilt, homecoming, secrets, grief, whodunit, small town, murder confession, moral ambiguity, car accident, isolation, paranoia ...
Similarity:
46%
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:
46%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man's mother comes from Louisiana to live with her son in San Francisco. What her son doesn't know is that Mom was confined to a mental hospital in Louisiana, and she murdered an orderly to escape.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, tense, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, mental illness, paranoia, mental institution, mother son relationship, family secret, deception, investigation, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, female antagonist, serial killer ...
Place:
san francisco, louisiana
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The lone survivor of a serial killer's attack tries to cope with the death of her friends and her mutilation at the hands of the maniac - but she fears the trauma has awakened a dark side within her as she slowly becomes something possibly even ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological horror, tense, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, split personality, murder, trauma, survival, danger, haunted by the past, female killer, post traumatic stress, self defense, female protagonist ...
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
44%
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:
39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, ambiguous ending
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, sleepwalking, nightmare, trauma, character study, paranoia, abusive relationship, guilt, supernatural horror, domestic drama, claustrophobia, coma ...
Similarity:
39%
3K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.
Style:
suspense, dread, psychological thriller, psychological horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunting, mature, supernatural, paranoia, claustrophobia, slow burn, panic, obsession, isolation, mental disorder, small town, surrealism ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ulrik Hansson is 45 years old and lives a secure life in a Swedish residential district together with his wife Monika and their two children. He's got a well-paid job as an architect and builds a new detached house which the family will move ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, rough, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, memory loss, on the run, family problems, grief, paranoia, obsession, isolation, family drama, midlife crisis, alienation, claustrophobia ...
Time:
90s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Anne is convinced she has found her husband's corpse, but Dr. Mark can only find out that the man has gone home. When he comes back, his wife does not trust Mark, who believes she suffers from schizophrenia.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, twisted, psychological horror, atmospheric ...
Plot:
schizophrenia, paranoia, isolation, cat and mouse, murder mystery, investigation, female protagonist, european, serial killer, urban, betrayal, folk horror ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
36%
81K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, truck driver, truck, prank, twists and turns, paranoia, psychopath, brother brother relationship, torture, brutality, road trip, trap ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, north america, colorado, salt lake city utah, nebraska ...
Similarity:
36%
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