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Dead Silent (1999)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Julia Kerrbridge is working hard to become a doctor. Suddenly, Julia finds herself the guardian of her young niece, Amanda, after her parents were found murdered.
Style:
independent film, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
child in peril, home invasion, mute, aunt niece relationship, murder, murder investigation, doctor, neighbor, secret, violinist, police detective, youth, danger, mute or deaf, woman in danger, dishonesty, nudity, violent content, sex, thief, female nudity, doll, hospital, male nudity, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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Most similar movies to Dead Silent
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about deadly, murder, danger, dishonesty, graphic violence, violent content and woman in danger mostly in Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Dead Silent: Water Damage (1999), Two Shades of Blue (1999), The Fall (1999), From the Inside (2010), The Contract (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
One year after the drowning death of his young son, Paul Preedy (Daniel Baldwin) receives an invitation to a reunion at his prep school. Paul decides to go, taking his remaining son with him. When they arrive, they find that only two other people ...
Style:
slasher, mind bending, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
transgender, nypd, serial killer, murder, buddies, investigation, psychopath, high school, haunted by the past, kidnapping, high school life, violent content ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexual experience entitled, "The Dark Side of Judith." When Susan is framed for the murder of her fiance, billionare publisher Jack ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
voyeurism, murder, undercover, danger, frame up, dishonesty, life turned upside down, woman in danger, protagonist as suspect, strong sexual content, deaf, sexual relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
263
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, Hungary, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In Budapest, two Americans live together. Adam, a former Manhattan prosecutor at work on his first novel, and Lisa, a cool hard-working financier who idolizes her boss (former Communist turned deal maker, Kovacs) as she tires of Adam's ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
violent content, nudity, femme fatale, chases and races, danger, dangerous attraction, dishonesty, mentally unstable, intrigue, on the run, mysterious character, woman in danger ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, hungary, budapest
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alone in their isolated home where no cars pass and no one lives nearby, Vincent and Tally suffer together in a loveless marriage. But what they don't know is that they are not as alone as they think -- a criminal and his psychotic brother are ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, cons and scams, danger, dishonesty, crime gone awry, murderous pair, rivalry, graphic violence, nudity, violent content, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Anna has a bad week. Her boss is a pain to her, as is the grocery store clerk. Her friend was bad to her, her husband couldn't take his eyes off a waitress, and her babysitter annoyed her. One night at the local pub, she tells a man about her ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
contract killing, contract killer, murder, danger, vengeance, mysterious character, brutality, violence, fight, nudity, violent content, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman flies from Los Angeles to Montreal to investigate the supposed death of her identical twin. What she finds out could get her killed.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, tense, mind bending ...
Plot:
twins, serial killer, murder, estrangement, disorder, amateur detective, prostitute, switching roles, dishonesty, law enforcement, investigation, undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, montreal, los angeles
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A homicide detective (Michael Madsen) falls for a resort owner (Laura Johnson) suspected of slaying a playboy developer.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, sexy, serious ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, strong sexual content, porn actress, serial killer, murder, violent content, profanity, power relations, sexual relations, obsession, police detective, fall in love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, college life, investigation, uncover truth, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, youth, mind game, college, suspicion of murder, brotherhood ...
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Twenty two years earlier, Karen helped convict her father, Frank, for the murder of her mother. With his new freedom, thanks to parole, Frank returns home to seek revenge. Having always pleaded his innocence, Frank soon works his way back into ...
Style:
independent film, psychological thriller, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
chase, murder, repressed memory, desert, waitress, female nudity, revenge, stripper, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Three spoiled college girls are held responsible for a handicapped boys death.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
rural setting, nudity, train, murder, violent content, school, family life, false accusation, mistaken identity, mental illness, college, disorder ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
24%
508
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a drifter is struck by a car the driver offers to take him back from the hospital to her home in order to nurse him back to health...which turns out to be one of the biggest mistakes of her life.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, danger, woman in danger, violence, male female relationship, police detective, murder, seduction, revenge, drifter, homeless, psychotic ...
Time:
90s
Place:
venice beach california
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful attorney's hunt for a serial killer is frustrated by his accomplice's twisted scheme to keep the killer free at all costs
Style:
erotic, independent film, slasher, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
making love, sex scene, lawyer, serial killer, legal investigation, criminal heroes, law enforcement, stalking, dishonesty, rivalry, legal, legal action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
23%
420
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Plot is actually pretty crafty and full of (surprisingly) unsuspecting twists. The special effects are actually quite realistic which is surprising for such a low budget movie. Bokeeem Woodbine plays his role with a serious emotion that only ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, siblings relations, disorder, dishonesty, crime gone awry, cons and scams, blackmail, home invasion, lesbian, sex, voyeurism, female nudity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
289
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It should have been a simple murder. But a botched job, an old flame, and too many loose ends can spell just one thing for businessman Colin Wentworth: chaos!
Style:
rough, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, hitman, vengeance, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, skinny dipping, nudity, profanity, couples, clergy, sexual relations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
Style:
suspense, scary, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, crucifix, law enforcement, danger, investigation, dealing with death, murder, curses spells and rituals, religions or cults, who done it, female nudity, church ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hit man receives the assignment to kill a woman. But what seems as another job complicates when he is about to execute her, but does not. He will have to go after those who gave him the contract, for, in his profession, those who do not comply ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, danger, on the run, woman in danger, murder, murder of a nude woman, drug crime, gang, violent content, chases and races, hitman, dead body ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. A journalist briefly acquires the coin and hides it in Jillian's apartment, then his car ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller
Plot:
deaf, female protagonist, deafness, home invasion, murder, deaf woman, coin, cop, tough heroes, woman in jeopardy, intimidation, strangulation ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Similarity:
22%
93
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Holly is a struggling singer whose life is torn apart when she loses custody of her daughter, Chloe. When she travels to her soon to be ex-husbands estate in the country, for a weekend visit with Chloe, she is shocked to discover that he is missing. ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, false accusation, uncover truth, on the run, frame up, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, life turned upside down, murder, danger, woman with a gun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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669
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, tense, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, lapd, radio, automobile, woman with a gun, exploitation, police investigation, amateur detective, chase, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
355
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife. When one of his clients, author Lou Webber offers him money to eliminate a drug dealer who is stalking him, Mitch ...
Style:
independent film, tense, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
drug dealer, cancer, pregnancy, violent content, cons and scams, terminal illness, drug abuse, child illness, disorder, hitman, taxi, couples ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After 12 years in an asylum, as she is reunited with friends and family, Dana begins to realize the events that led to her stay there may not have been imaginary.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, woman in danger, haunted by the past, best friend, mental illness, teenage life, youth, supernatural, mentally unstable, mental institution, doctors and patients, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a beautiful paparazzo for a tabloid magazine finds herself pursued by a ruthless stalker, she is determined to emerge from this deadly game alive, and independently wealthy.
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
stalking, kidnapping, woman in danger, haunted by the past, genocide, gory, celebrity culture, family in danger, femme fatale, survival, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
21%
494
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Henry, an uptight businessman who sometimes acts with questionable ethics, nevertheless rejects Ron, a scam artist who wants a partner. Ron won't let up and finds a lever to blackmail Henry, whose daughter Gina has killed a pedestrian in a ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, hitman, unlikely criminals, parents and children, dishonesty, danger, manipulation, cons and scams, blackmail, serial killer, masturbation, hit and run ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Marek, the main character of "Palimpsest," is a police inspector, a man on the verge of psychological disintegration trying to solve an intricate case. The story is told on two planes. The first one is a crime story, which constitutes the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, suspenseful, serious, mind bending ...
Plot:
police inspector, murder, police investigation, riddles and clues, police detective, mental illness, law enforcement, mentally unstable, who done it, life is a bitch, dishonesty, disintegration ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When Anamika, the girl who he is on a date with, is kidnapped, Arjun goes to the police for help and gets into a dangerous situation from where there is no escape.
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
on the run, woman in danger, uncover truth, frame up, escapades, love and romance, dishonesty, murder, danger, chases and races, abduction, conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
529
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, rough, dark ...
Plot:
obsessive love, woman in danger, murder, betrayal, investigation, mentally unstable, obsession, captivity, couples, prison life, kidnapping, maniac ...
Time:
90s
Place:
boston
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A botched diamond burglary and a dead publishing company executive set off a string of murders and betrayal in this suspensful, nonstop thriller!
Style:
suspenseful, independent film, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, insurance investigator, jewelry, assassination plot, burglary, home invasion, criminal heroes, dishonesty, confined, fugitives, murder, isolation ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bad City is the tangled story of three men's lives: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a ruthless politician who destroys everything in the way of his ambition.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, prostitute, gangster, reluctant partners, law enforcement, gambling, serial killer, danger, tough heroes, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, chicago
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Dawn, an overworked single mother, agrees to take her teenage daughter, Kayla, to a luxurious but isolated spa retreat, the women believe they have escaped to a paradise of spa treatments, yoga, and nature hikes until a series of disturbing ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, rough, scary ...
Plot:
resort, woman in danger, kidnapping, danger, murder, family relations, isolation, single parent, witnessing a crime, parents and children, weekend, guru ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
503
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, psychopath, danger, gang, rivalry, daring rescue, parents and children, chases and races, serial killer, criminal heroes, murderous pair ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
20%
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