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Experiment in Terror (1962)
7K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Kelly Sherwood is terrorized by a man with an asthmatic voice who plans to use her to steal $100,000 from the bank where she works. He threatens to kill her teenage sister Toby, if she tells the police. However she manages to contact F.B.I. agent Ripley.
Style:
neo noir, psychological thriller, retro, noir, scary, psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, fbi agent, extortion, psycho killer, threat, disguise, woman in jeopardy, kidnapping, phone terror, home invasion, danger, money, fear, telephone call, car, attempted rape, damsel in distress, dead woman, man disguised as a woman, mannequin, bank teller, woman with a gun, police surveillance, heist, special agent ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and psychological films with plots about deadly, serial killer, psychopath, murder, law enforcement, danger and police investigation mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Experiment in Terror: Poker Night (2014), Room of Death (2007), Manhunter (1986), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), Breakdown (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, creepy, psychological thriller, tense, detective ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance ...
Style:
detective, retro, dark comedy, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california, boston ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never ...
Style:
psychological, road movie, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, violence, chase, road trip, couples, highway, conspiracy, desert, uncover truth, murder, danger, car breakdown ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new mexico, usa, massachusetts, arizona
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of an security guard whose spotless record at crime prevention marks the horrifying reality of deception, blackmail and murder.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, danger, confined, psychopath, prison life, prison, law enforcement, killer, biopic, killing spree, manipulation, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In Seoul, parts not matching of severed copses of three men are found in cars and bags left in public spaces...
Style:
disturbing, rough, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, witnessing a crime, murder, missing person, investigation, mentally unstable, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, murder, murder mystery, twists and turns, law enforcement, vengeance, psychopath, police investigation, investigation, missing person, hitchhiker ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, colorado, usa, amarillo texas
Similarity:
28%
21K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer. His victims are young and pretty women, which he rapes and murders. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his ...
Style:
tense, detective, psychological, sexy, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Vietnam, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, mind game, policewoman, police, murder investigation, death, twists and turns, murder mystery, race against time ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, rough, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, haunted by the past, manhunt, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, woman in danger, murder, friendship, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, spectacular, retro, tense, scary ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, exciting, rough, serious, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police detective, homicide detective, investigation, missing woman, held captive, missing girl, kidnapped, vigilantism, chases and races, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, whom randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Style:
psychological, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, vengeance, woman strangled to death, maniac, murder, violence, partners against crime, mentally unstable, stalking, chases and races ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, future
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Style:
rough, psychological, bleak, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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