Movies like Fear
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Fear (1996)
61K
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, teen, suspenseful, erotic, cult classic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, obsessive love, stalker, rape, danger, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, abusive relationship, violence against women, borderline personality disorder, sexualized violence, home invasion, rivalry, rapist, virginity, manipulation, attempted rape, first sex, stalking, youth, first love ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1990s
Place:
seattle, usa, san francisco, seattle washington
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Most similar movies to Fear
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and psychological films with plots about murder, danger, psychopath, obsession, nude, manipulation and brutality mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Fear: Single White Female (1992), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), The Boy Next Door (2015), The Crush (1993), Poison Ivy (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
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:
88%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, psychological, psychosexual thriller, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
obsession, fatal attraction, older woman younger man relationship, stalking, dangerous attraction, obsessive love, woman in danger, danger, neighbor, stalker, blackmail, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
87%
24K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, obsessive love, teenage girl, stalking, fatal attraction, mentally unstable, journalism, lolita, dangerous attraction, unrequited love, female psychopath, revenge ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
Style:
sexy, erotic, serious, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, lesbian, older man younger woman relationship, obsession, dangerous attraction, nymphet, teenage girl, adultery, teenage life, seduction, fatal attraction, high school ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological thriller, tense, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, infidelity, stalker, adultery, husband wife relationship, sexual obsession, femme fatale, family in danger, crimes of passion, extramarital affair, fatal attraction, mental illness ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops that answered their call. He helps them install the security system, and begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol, and spends a lot of time discussing the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, neo noir, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
obsession, stalking, home invasion, vengeance, suburbs, police officer, voyeurism, psychopath, violence, police investigation, hostage, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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:
90%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money, and buys himself a country ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, psychopath, obsession, collector, loneliness, confined, woman in danger, danger, mentally unstable, dangerous attraction, stockholm syndrome, serial killer ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison ...
Style:
suspense, sexy, psychological, suspenseful, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, stalking, obsessive love, stalker, hospital, unrequited love, female psychopath, swimming pool, sexual obsession, swimming, dangerous attraction, teenager ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, new york
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young woman (Bonnie Dennison) falls for a mysterious man (Michael Welch) who reveals his dark side.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, crime drama
Plot:
abusive boyfriend, father daughter relationship, murder, psychopath, dangerous attraction, hidden identity, danger, dishonesty, family relations, confined, disorder, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
87%
37K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.
Style:
erotic, sexy, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, serial killer, voyeurism, murder, hidden camera, video surveillance, surveillance, sex, dangerous attraction, sex scene, apartment building, secret ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
80%
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 ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, sexual ...
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 ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
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:
83%
51K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive husband, violence against women, self defense, abusive relationship, violent husband, strong female character, woman in danger, stalking, life is a bitch, training, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, sex, fatal attraction, dangerous attraction, sexual relations, love affair, sex scene, bdsm, obsessive love, couples, sexual content, rape ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s
Place:
london, europe, united kingdom, england, san francisco
Similarity:
80%
15K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection ...
Style:
scary, emotional, serious, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, mentally unstable, illicit affair, domineering mother, female nudity, oedipus complex, borderline personality disorder, parents and children, family problems, pregnant wife, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
kentucky, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychological, teen horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dangerous attraction, couples, love triangle, love and romance, police detective, missing person, obsession, uncover truth, police investigation, mysterious character, teenage life, amateur detective ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Style:
neo noir, scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
psychopath, home invasion, sociopath, manipulation, stalking, anger, deception, landlord, yuppie, identity theft, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, home renovation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After suspecting her husband is playing the field, a nervous woman finds a sympathetic ear in the form of a strange man. The drawback is that her sensitive new-found friend is an obsessive psychopath.
Style:
sexual, independent film, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalking, psychopath, infidelity, obsession, danger, dangerous attraction, couple relations, dishonesty, couples, husband, woman, friend ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Hollywood film executive gets blackmailed by a derelict who uses some damaging information to move into his house and take over his perfect life for himself.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, frame up, dishonesty, mind game, psychopath, false accusation, murder, manipulation, protagonist as suspect, danger, crime gone awry, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, suspenseful, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, dangerous attraction, sexual tension, love, serial killer, sex scene, split personality, sexual awakening, killer, woman in danger, stalking, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, puerto rico, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
50K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Style:
psychological, scary, twist ending, dark, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
claustrophobia, obsession, psychology, twists and turns, school, youth, underground bunker, male nudity, danger, bunker, survival, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
wales, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, atmospheric, erotic, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, extramarital affair, doctor patient relationship, gangster, psychiatrist, love triangle, sex scene, abusive husband, lust, femme fatale, childhood trauma, uxoricide ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
83%
36K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Things couldn't be better for Derek Charles. He's just received a big promotion at work, and has a wonderful marriage with his beautiful wife, Sharon. However, into this idyllic world steps Lisa, a temporary worker at Derek's office. ...
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, erotic, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, stalking, dangerous attraction, unrequited love, obsessive love, fatal attraction, workplace, black man white woman relationship, female stalker, manipulation, sexual obsession, rape ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, new orleans
Similarity:
86%
263K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, insanity, hostage, loneliness, psychopath, stephen king, kidnapping, snow, isolation, captivity, obsessed fan, female psychopath ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, new york
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his ...
Style:
sexual, sexy, romantic, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, teen drama ...
Plot:
seduction, manipulation, teenager, femme fatale, bet, incest, sex, bad girl, teenage life, virginity, sexual activity, teenage girl ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 18th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, canada
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Julia moves in with her fiancé, David, but his ex-wife and her own haunting past join forces to rock her quiet suburban existence.
Style:
sexy, psycho sexual, psychosexual thriller, scary, intense ...
Plot:
obsession, insanity, jealousy, ex husband ex wife relationship, unrequited love, frame up, divorce, stalking, fear, ex husband, mentally unstable, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
california, san francisco
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fatal attraction, obsession, stalker, stalking, woman in danger, couple relations, sex scene, psychopath, vengeance, danger, fear, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
67%
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%
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