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High Tension (2003)
82K
Original name: Haute tension
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.
Style:
scary, slasher, twist ending, psychological, brutal, suspense, disturbing, intense, sexy, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
serial killer, gory, home invasion, brutality, torture, macabre, disturbed individual, farmhouse, psycho killer, kidnapping, killing spree, death, survival, sadistic horror, graphic violence, evil man, plot twist, massacre, female psychopath, mystery killer, serial rapist, sexual assault, blood, violence, split personality ...
Time:
year 2003, year 2000, turn of the century, y2k, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe, south of france, southern france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, slasher, scary and disturbing films with plots about gore, murder, blood, violence, death, serial killer and psychopath mostly in Horror, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like High Tension: Frontier(s) (2007), You're Next (2011), Inside (2007), Hostel (2005), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Switzerland
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:
100%
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 99 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:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
64%
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Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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138K
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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