Movies like Insidious 2008
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Insidious (2008)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Times are tough for talented, twenty-one year old filmmaker, Donny Rocconi. He grew up in New York City, a place where either you learn fast, or lose everything. Estranged from his mother, and never knowing his dead father, Donny sets out to collect on debts owed, and is dragged deep into a seductive ambush that turns his world upside down. Donny reaches out for help from a "connected" Mulberry Street café owner, Gigetto, who has more problems than just the Russian mob. Insidious is a compelling and riveting story of desperation and betrayal, as Donny faces a fight for truth, love, and life itself. Insidious has a strong ensemble of New York City acting talent, and their multiple adult story lines are centered in their emotional and financial relationships.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, realistic
Plot:
cafe, betrayal, vengeance, dishonesty, gangster, city life, murder, ghost, down on your luck, filmmaking, urban, criminal heroes, urban ghetto life, sex, money, violence, death, family relations, urban setting, nudity, nude, gun, mob, crime, nudity (full frontal - brief) ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to Insidious
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, serious and realistic films with plots about murder, dishonesty, deadly, betrayal, danger, rivalry and gangster mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Insidious: A Sister's Secret (2009), Cat City (2008), Found (2005), Killing Angels (2025), From the Inside (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Katherine (Alexandra Paul) finds out her father's company is about to close the paper mill they own in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania, she comes up with a plan to save it. Needing the approval of the city council, she goes back and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
homecoming, murder, family relations, vengeance, workplace, dishonesty, betrayal, parents and children, family business, mother daughter relationship, strong female lead, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
95%
402
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A tale of infidelity, deceit, greed, and murder. Nick Compton, a Palm Springs real estate developer...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, intrigue, love affair, rivalry, betrayal, mysterious character, infidelity, gambling, murder, twists and turns, stalking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
74%
265
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sixteen years after the Drakes' young daughter was kidnapped by her nanny, a woman appears claiming to be the long-lost child.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
amateur detective, danger, police investigation, investigation, law enforcement, orphan, family relations, criminal heroes, parents and children, dishonesty, child abduction, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A group of elitists recruit a freelance agent in an attempt to bring down the worlds biggest human trafficking network.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense
Plot:
murder, violence, revenge, kidnapping, death, sex trafficking, gangster, vengeance, chase, criminal underworld, group, agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alone in their isolated home where no cars pass and no one lives nearby, Vincent and Tally suffer together in a loveless marriage. But what they don't know is that they are not as alone as they think -- a criminal and his psychotic brother are ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, cons and scams, danger, dishonesty, crime gone awry, murderous pair, rivalry, graphic violence, nudity, violent content, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
71%
327
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Four friends bound by destiny and unbeatable in the dark world. When a casino attack goes wrong as a result of betrayal, fate turns them into enemies. Now, forced to aim the gun at each other's hearts, their unavoidable battle begins.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
destiny, vengeance, betrayal, heist, rivalry, casino, dishonesty, haunted by the past, gang, gangster, caper, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, witnessing a crime, gangster, introspection, working undercover, rivalry, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, dishonesty, danger, assassin ...
Place:
usa, cuba, florida, new york, miami
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, murder, psychic power, danger, serial killer, talking to the dead, new neighbor, death, fugitive, sex, train, flashback ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
63%
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519
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, uncover truth, investigation, murder, twists and turns, parents and children, haunted by the past, small town life, small town, mental illness, ghost, afterlife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A retelling of Romeo and Juliet set within the Los Angeles underworld.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
love, love and romance, mafia, killing, rise to the top, vengeance, chase, organized crime, society, criminal heroes, gang war, crime boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
59%
547
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives find their careers - and lives - on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah.
Style:
atmospheric, detective, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, police detective, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, partner, high society, danger, couples, twists and turns, deep south ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, criminal heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty, betrayal, organized crime, criminal, mugging, righting the wronged, escape, heist, armored truck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, marseille
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist, family relations, strong violent content, betrayal, crime gone awry, parents and children, disorder, violence, mafia, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, youth, society, dishonesty, danger, teenager, soul, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, kinky sex, female assassin, vengeance, crime gone awry, couples, disorder, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, danger, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young man and his friends react to a sudden, unexpected tragedy during their annual all-weekend summer party.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, vengeance, rivalry, prison, tragedy, danger, guilt, grief, youth, moral ambiguity, trauma, secrets ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
812
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A struggling artist is implicated in a string of macabre murders.
Style:
independent film, mind bending, tense, scary, serious ...
Plot:
supernatural, murder, performer's life, manipulation, estrangement, mental illness, addiction, urban, voyeurism, city life, protagonist as suspect, mind game ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Phil and Anna are a young, married couple, who begin to suspect one other of an affair. When a shady private investigator gets involved in their relationship, things begin to spin out of control, in this turn-of-the-millennium thriller.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
couples, private detective, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, family problems, city life, breakup, love and romance, stalking, unsupportive spouse, couple relations, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Plot:
gangster, gang, irish mob, mafia, fight, mafioso, city life, criminal, crime boss, caper, urban setting, gangsta ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
48%
530
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her restless soul, opening a gateway for the spirits of the recently departed. Sarah is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
ghost, vengeance, danger, murder, supernatural, haunted by the past, a vision, death, investigation, childhood trauma, superpower, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ten years ago, Kate Collins (Ashley Jones) was a different person. Literally. She was living in Chicago, working as a bartender, and going by her real name ‘Stephanie Wickers.’ That all changed when she witnessed the murder of her boss by a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
murder, danger, hidden identity, witnessing a crime, on the run, haunted by the past, gangster, identity, witness protection, secret, female protagonist, new identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia, chicago, pennsylvania
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a world filled with love and deception, the truth is always bittersweet.
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, betrayal, unlikely partners, law enforcement, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, wrongfully committed, frame up, woman, male female relationship, bare chested male ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average man finds himself in a position to prevent the murder of a family member -- the unnerving descent of a man caught between resilience and ruthlessness.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, life is a bitch, rivalry, dishonesty, human nature, life turned upside down, feud, murder, violent content, nudity, sexual content, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two brothers struggle to uncover the truth behind the mining accident that killed their father and bankrupted the town.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
uncover truth, life is a bitch, redemption, social relations, siblings relations, countryside, family relations, parents and children, family in crisis, small town, down on your luck, small town life ...
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The story of Jack Durant, notorious restaurateur and ladies man whose connections to the mafia remain a mystery. Direced by Travis Mills.
Style:
tense, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
mafia, mob boss, pride and honor, mercilessness, friendship, chase, betrayal, crime family, society, gang war, violence, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters. Kath runs a brothel down by the docks, Tracy owns a soccer team and Jo, a ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, dishonesty, vengeance, betrayal, drug dealing, family relations, murder, parents and children, prostitute, shakespeare, tragic love, gangster ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Three American expats living in Buenos Aires decide to steal a large sum of money so they don't have to return home. But what starts as a game soon turns violent and they find themselves on the verge of consequences none of them expected.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
betrayal, dishonesty, heist, caper, money, love, rivalry, danger, friendship, freedom, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Young lovers Billy and Sarah journey from L.A. to Texas with plans to make a false claim to the valuable assets left behind by a dead friend. But when their voyage brings them to Tremo, Texas, they find a bizarre and sinister world awaiting them.
Style:
neo noir, serious, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
cons and scams, crime gone awry, couples, murder, betrayal, small town, inheritance, drug dealer, sheriff, danger, love and romance, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, gangster, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, down on your luck, murder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, couple relations, killing an animal ...
Time:
year 1974, 21st century
Similarity:
42%
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