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Extremities (1986)
5K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, sexual, psychological thriller, neo noir, independent film, rough, thought provoking ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, revenge, home invasion, vigilante, sexualized violence, unsupportive friend, woman with a gun, kick-butt women, moral dilemma, attempted rape, rapist, female protagonist, vigilantism, violence, sexual assault, fight, car trouble, women, feminist, kidnapped, woman in danger, sex crime, good girl gone bad, guy, switching roles ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Extremities
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller and tense films with plots about revenge, murder, violence, vengeance, rape, nude and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Extremities: Fear (1996), Eye for an Eye (1996), Outrage (1993), The Secrets We Keep (2020), Ms .45 (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, sexy, sexual, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, obsessive love, stalker, rape, danger, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, violence against women ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
rape, vigilante, revenge, vengeance, psychopath, obsession, vigilantism, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, violent, sexual abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
persia, los angeles, california
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
lovers on the run, rape, sexualized violence, journalism, vigilante, rape and revenge, revenge, vengeance, murder, vigilantism, violence spree, mentally unstable ...
Time:
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spain, europe
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, emotional, rough ...
Plot:
holocaust, vengeance, concentration camp, sexual assault, husband wife relationship, war crime, gypsy, kidnapping, captive, rape, revenge, sexualized violence ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A shy and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day. She wanders the New York streets at night in a sexy black dress with her attacker's gun strapped to her garter belt, blowing away any man who tries to pick ...
Style:
neo noir, grindhouse, cult classic, surprise ending, controversial ...
Plot:
revenge, rape, vigilante, sexualized violence, female vigilante, femme fatale, murder, vigilantism, rape and revenge, vengeance, one woman army, sexual abuse ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
134K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, danger, investigation, woman in danger, 911, youth, psycho, murder, kidnapped, chase, child abduction ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
34K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Style:
neo noir, tense, noir, disturbing, tension ...
Plot:
psychopath, stalking, revenge, lawyer, danger, manic, murder, obsession, stalker, serial killer, family in danger, swamp ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
southern usa, savannah georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two ...
Style:
psychological, clever, harsh, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, lawyer, vengeance, feud, court, drug addict, brutality, destiny, justice, courtroom, coincidence, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, erotic, psychosexual thriller, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, femme fatale, stalker, mental illness, sex scene, jealousy, sexual harassment, nudity, stalking, murder, dangerous friend ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
Style:
dark, psychological, suspense, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
home invasion, agoraphobia, violence, revenge, hidden room, mental disorder, brutality, trapped in a room, basement, intruder, female protagonist, murder ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, sexy, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, home invasion, nanny, suicide, vengeance, sexual abuse, malice, female psychopath, parenthood, breast feeding, rivalry, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, washington state, persia, new york, usa ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about a Bible-quoting woman who in 1990 murdered a camp counselor, whom she learned molested her 7 year old son.
Plot:
child molester, abuse, revenge seeker, vigilante justice, church, revenge, courtroom, lawyer, female protagonist, revenge motive, female vigilante, camp counselor ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tricky, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, justice, army investigation, trial, military, suicide, u.s. navy, court martial, destiny, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1992
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A raped policewoman forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men whom have committed repeated violations of women, and got away with it through legal technicalities.
Style:
rough, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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144
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Four hoodlums break into a jeweller's house and brutally murder him, his wife and daughter. On the run they kidnap Jenny, a Senator's grand daughter and her boyfriend, but discover that the two will not be taken easily. In the melee that ...
Style:
grindhouse, brutal, suspenseful, noir, slasher ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, vigilante, home invasion, female protagonist, hostage situation, retribution, final showdown, revenge, survival, urban, assault ...
Similarity:
23%
Movie in collections
240K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, creepy ...
Plot:
rape, fear, family in danger, revenge, violence, lawyer, serial killer, sexualized violence, dangerous attraction, psychology, justice, prison ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
north carolina, georgia, florida, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two strangers refuse to leave the seaside home of a couple, which leads to sexual tension and crime.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, couple relations, danger, couples, stranger, husband wife relationship, adultery, cuckolded husband, nudity, violent content, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
zimbabwe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A woman comes to New York City from Ohio to escape an abusive husband and gets entangled with murderous female vigilantes who prey on abusive men.
Style:
sexy, independent film, grindhouse, controversial, psychological thriller
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, revenge, strong female lead, sexualized violence, vigilante, female vigilante, female protagonist, girl gang, female psychopath, feminism, psychotic ...
Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
"BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, ...
Style:
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Plot:
danger, rivalry, dishonesty, secret, couple relations, uncover truth, maniac, murder, best friend, violent content, profanity, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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Country: Austria, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
rape, teenage rape, child in peril, youth, orphan, social relations, isolation, coming of age, family relations, danger, vengeance, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, alps
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chihiro is raped by three men and it is captured on video camera. She leaves her hometown and prepares to marry a colleague five years later, when one of the rapists arrives and says the others are on their way. He behaves like her long-lost lover ...
Style:
disturbing, erotic, grindhouse, cult classic, psychological ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, revenge, rape, rape victim, sexual abuse, woman in danger, haunted by the past, making love, sex, exploitation, fear, sex scene ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A once abused woman, Sadie, devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the husband she must kill to truly be free.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
violence, domestic violence, vigilante, female protagonist, revenge, vengeance, vigilantism, female secret agent, deliberate cruelty, woman, strong female lead, pain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new york state
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
vengeance, murder, female protagonist, violent content, dishonesty, hidden identity, organized crime, police, witness, conspiracy, loss of daughter, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman, Dakota, is trying to move on with her life and get away from her past after being rescued from a grim basement, where she was kidnapped and abused by a monstrous man. However, when the normal life she had starts to unravel, Dakota ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalker, kidnapping, female protagonist, threat, investigation, private investigation, trauma, fear, survivor, problem, abduction, kidnapped woman ...
Similarity:
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273
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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