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The Hawk (1993)
567
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and begins to piece together the times and dates of her husband's frequent absences, her fears begin to take hold, and her sanity deteriorates.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, dark, intense, crime drama, twist ending, psychological horror, noir, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, paranoia, jealous husband, mental illness, female protagonist, investigation, obsession, claustrophobia, identity, isolation, slow burn, small town, mental health, murder, rain, husband wife relationship, unreliable narrator, gaslight, off screen murder, racist comment, racist remark
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Most similar movies to The Hawk
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, suspense and dark films with plots about obsession, claustrophobia, paranoia, investigation, isolation, slow burn and female protagonist mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like The Hawk: The Cry (2002), Twisted (2022), The Ghoul (2016), Mindless (2014), Inflame (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
114
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, stillbirth, motherhood, trauma, mental disorder, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, family relations, kids in trouble, domestic violence, loss of child, child abuse ...
Similarity:
95%
147
Genre: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young woman seeks independence from her protective mother, only to be questioning her own sanity when newfound friends die, and her mother suggests she is the cause of their death.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, atmospheric, twist ending ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, claustrophobia, isolation, mental illness, accusation, self doubt, paranoia, unsettling, dysfunctional family, identity, domestic drama ...
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, folk horror, murder mystery, psychotherapy, psychological manipulation, mind game, double murder, paranoia, suspicion, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
Amy, a young woman with amnesia, pieces together her past with deadly consequences.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, secrets, identity, identity crisis, danger, female protagonist, investigation, psychological manipulation, trauma, paranoia, past life ...
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hasret has been seeing the same nightmare for some time, but she keeps living unaware that what she sees is actually remembering. A 30-year-old woman who works in a News Channel, living alone in the flat left by her musician parents who died in a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, atmospheric, psychological horror ...
Plot:
nightmare, dream, trauma, memory, paranoia, female protagonist, isolation, obsession, haunting, grief, slow burn, claustrophobia ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
The dark twisted tale of a man who's accused of murdering his girlfriend, told from his shadow's perspective.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, crime drama, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, alienation, obsession, mental breakdown, paranoia, isolation, claustrophobia, identity crisis, morality, slow burn, surveillance ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A college student fears for her life after a number of disturbing occurrences, leaving her desperately searching for the culprit. Her suspicions lead to her family house maid, unaware that their connection is much deeper than meets the eye.
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
revenge, suspicion, family secret, maid, housekeeper, stalker, teenager, murder suspect, chambermaid, death threat, threat, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Anna and Mike are married. Paul is Celia's father. They all have secrets to hide. They all are contacted by a mysterious group with unclear intentions who knows the truth.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
secrets, family secret, intrigue, manipulation, suspicion, claustrophobia, domestic drama, moral ambiguity, betrayal, paranoia, blackmail, slow burn ...
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young psychiatrist tries to help a young woman in an asylum who has been accused of having killed a teenage girl. But when she escapes and he goes after her, he finds himself involved in a mystery far greater than simply a woman thought to be ...
Style:
psychological thriller, creepy, twist ending, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, mysterious death, supernatural, haunting, obsession, paranoia, female protagonist, mother daughter conflict, claustrophobia, isolation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Convinced the tragic deaths of her loved ones were orchestrated by a famous novelist she worked for, Luciana turns to a journalist to expose her truth.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
revenge, investigation, female protagonist, boss, problem, murder mystery, puzzle, suspicion, secret, suspect, conspiracy, murder ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Police sketch artist, Jack, helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker.. a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, danger, investigation, cat and mouse, threat, rape, justice, obsession, paranoia, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
alcoholism, female protagonist, ex convict, tragic event, social problems, tragic past, problem, murder, dark past, recovering alcoholic, life is a bitch, confronting the past ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rejected by her friends, harassed by the police, and dismissed by the medical profession, a determined Mia forces herself to attend a residential alternative therapy training, led by Franklin Spitz, a British celebrity therapist who specialises in ...
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, psychedelic, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, perjury, hallucination, therapy, ptsd, escape from reality, life is a bitch, mental illness, mental disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, witness, problem ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mimicry artist's perfect life shatters upon discovering his wife's secret affair and murderous intentions. His desperate plea for police protection leads to unexpected events.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, dark ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, infidelity, domestic drama, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, paranoia, claustrophobia, household, revenge, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young women suffering memory loss and psychological issues after surviving a brutal attack, tries to piece together the clues surrounding her attack and its similarities to a series of recent murders. During the investigation, she struggles to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, assault, violence, uncover truth, danger, memory loss, psychological trauma, twists and turns, murder, survivor, hallucination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
259
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not knowing she's really being set up as a surrogate for the real girl who'd been murdered.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, twisted, crime drama ...
Plot:
electroshock therapy, mental institution, confined, claustrophobia, manipulation, murder mystery, female protagonist, paranoia, deception, body swapping, impostor, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When hard partying and volatile neighbours move in next door, a quiet woman's life begins to spiral, pushing her to the edge and triggering a slow, unnerving descent into obsession and revenge.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, intense, psychological horror
Plot:
obsession, slow burn, revenge, paranoia, privacy invasion, retribution, mental breakdown, escalation, domestic drama, confrontation, isolation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
45%
305
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When 15-year-old rebellious Stefi goes missing, her mother Helena has nothing left to lose. Why cling to sanity when madness offers a chance for reconciliation and love?
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, family crisis, grief, loss, trauma, missing person, intimate, family drama, desperation, love ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Rose awakes in an unknown house following a serious car accident with memory loss and no ability to walk. Her Mother and boyfriend are there to help her. Rose wants to piece together her life before the accident. All is not what it seems.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, car accident, accident, memory, wheelchair bound, woman in a wheelchair, female protagonist, amnesiac, memory lapse, family secret, identity ...
Similarity:
43%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Lina, a pre-med student, is sent home to Beirut, Lebanon, after severe nightmares ruin her life. Xapa, also known as "Joy," is prescribed to help her recover. However, as Lina’s terrifying nightmares worsen and a link between them and ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nightmare, female protagonist, family secret, mother daughter relationship, memory, revelation, identity, mental illness, intrigue, domestic drama, paranoia, investigation ...
Place:
lebanon
Similarity:
42%
266
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Julia runs a trendy bar in Barcelona. She treats men with caution, believing one can love too much and invite pain. She's been dating Pablo, one of her waiters. After his grisly murder (his heart is cut out), she receives anonymous messages and ...
Style:
suspense, suspense thriller, psychological thriller, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalking, murder, obsession, serial killer, paranoia, female protagonist, obsessive love, character study, isolation, cat and mouse, claustrophobia, nervous breakdown ...
Time:
90s
Place:
barcelona
Similarity:
41%
576
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Romance and murder walk side by side in this psychological drama from Spain. A serial killer has been plying his grisly trade in a small town in Spain, murdering young girls and leaving their bodies in a nearby forest.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, crime drama, dark, intense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
serial killer, children, investigation, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, child murder, suspicion, small town, female victim, obsession, forest, police procedural ...
Similarity:
41%
608
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Alison Wynn is an amateur triathlete who convinces Dr. Laura Stevens, a controversial peak-performance trainer, to take her on as a client. Together they embark on a rigorous program combining cutting-edge physical training with experimental ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stalker, triathlon, mentally unstable, mental disorder, ambitious woman, price of fame, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, psychological manipulation, confronting the past, mental illness, tragic past ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, trauma, law enforcement, investigator, police procedural, threat, obsession, confrontation, cat and mouse, stalking, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
39%
415
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
On an autumn night, in the deserted streets of a seaside town, Sara is fleeing from a party, convinced she has witnessed a murder. He finds refuge with Veronica, but does not know that the woman is the lawyer of an important industrialist, the ...
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
fear, secrets, woman, secret, undercover, deception, female protagonist, lie, intrigue, seaside town, character study, lawyer ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When young couple Sarah and Kyle move next door to Helen, a charismatic older woman, they have no idea she's a deeply disturbed psychopath who will stop at nothing to become Sarah's surrogate mother, and grandmother to the child she is ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, neighbor, manipulation, mental disorder, mental institution, female psychopath, mental illness, husband wife relationship, surrogate mother, mentally unstable, possessed woman ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Jill Danvers is trying to put her life back together after her divorce. But someone is watching her; following her every move...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
stalker, suspicion, paranoia, surveillance, female protagonist, obsession, cat and mouse, sexual abuse, isolation, voyeurism, personal safety, psychological manipulation ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
deception, husband wife relationship, family problems, mental breakdown, infidelity, relationships, male female relationship, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, changing lives, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A serial killer wreaks havoc across a town, leading a bereaved man to seek retribution.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, cat and mouse, vigilante, investigation, psychopath, obsession, revenge, violent, haunting, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Luke wakes up and finds a mutilated corpse in his bathroom, his life changes for ever. Stalked by a terrifying psychopathic serial killer, he has to place his trust in the hands of a smart but volatile female cop, Sam Cross. The secret they ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, cover-up, murder, stalking, killing, serial murder, murder mystery, pursuit, secret, murderer, killing spree, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
36%
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