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Pin (1988)
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A doctor has a lifelike, anatomically-correct medical dummy, with muscles and organs visible through its clear skin, named Pin (after Pinocchio). Via ventriloquism, Pin explains bodily functions in a way kids can relate to. When the over-strict doctor and his wife are killed in a car crash, his son (Leon) transfers his alter-ego into Pin, whom he always believed was alive. He starts using Pin as an excuse to over-protect his sister (Ursula) from admirers and deflect unwanted intrusions, even to the extent of committing murder.
Style:
scary, psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, twists and turns, surprise ending
Plot:
murder, mental illness, mind game, police, doll, birthday, doctor, dysfunctional family, car accident, ventriloquism, ventriloquist dummy, psychopath, obsession, crimes, family relations, rivalry, siblings relations, delusion, possessiveness, doctors, student, mental disorder, female nudity, storm, blonde ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, scary and psychological films with plots about murder, crimes, deadly, psychopath, danger, serial killer and rivalry mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Pin: The Stepfather (1987), The House by the Lake (1976), Don't Look in the Basement (1973), The Dark Hours (2005), Stepfather II (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a ...
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Time:
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Place:
turkey, new jersey
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for ...
Style:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, murder, patient, isolation, doctors and patients, obsession, mystery, losing-it hero, mind game, psychopath, sanitarium ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, stepfather, psychopath, mental institution, dentist, maniac, wedding, family relations, domestic disturbance, hidden identity, crimes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington state, washington d.c., california, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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slasher, scary, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, investigation, murder, dangerous attraction, police investigation, police detective, woman in danger, mistaken identity, crimes, mind game, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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47%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Robert Starkman. She's sure this position will pave the way to an FBI career, and she's willing to do anything to obtain it -- including ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Asylum is a taut psychological thriller about a deranged fearsome killer running lose in an abandoned high security Asylum. Pitting the county psychiatrist Dr. Maggie Belham against the psychotic maniac, Dr Belham is trapped in a maze of corridors, ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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44%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Country: USA, France, Canada
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: Canada
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Story:
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