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Raising Cain (1992)
19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When neighborhood kids begin vanishing, Jenny suspects her child psychologist husband, Carter, may be resuming the deranged experiments his father performed on Carter when he was young. Now, it falls to Jenny to unravel the mystery. And as more children disappear, she fears for her own child's safety.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, detective, intense, scary, tense, clever, psychotronic, neo noir, slasher ...
Plot:
insanity, adultery, psychologist, twins, serial killer, kidnapping, outdoor sex, multiple personality disorder, split personality, sex, hospital, evil twin, obsession, mental illness, swamp, voyeurism, psychotic, psychology, murder, valentine's day, voyeur, dream within a dream, mental disorder, schizophrenia, hypnosis ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Raising Cain
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, psychological and realistic films with plots about murder, psychopath, serial killer, deadly, danger, obsession and revenge mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Raising Cain: The Resident (2011), Psycho II (1983), The Fan (1981), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Psycho (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, woman in danger, landlord, stalker, danger, stalking, psychopath, husband murders wife, single woman, female protagonist, voyeurism, rape and revenge ...
Time:
year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
35K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by "her" ...
Style:
slasher, psychological, scary, suspense, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, insanity, psychopath, psychiatrist, murder, psycho killer, psycho, revenge, homicidal maniac, male victim, swamp, waitress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen (Lauren Bacall). However when his letters are rejected, the fan strikes out at the actresses friends, then at her.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
obsession, stalking, obsessed fan, stalker, actress, psychopath, murder, price of fame, maniac, woman in danger, ex husband ex wife relationship, secretary ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, scary, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, psychology, cannibalism, kidnapping, maniac, murder investigation, mind game, fbi, cannibal ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, baltimore, persia, usa, memphis ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Criminal on the run, Marion Crane takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates - a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his "mother." Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, slasher, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
motel, psychopath, split personality, murder, hotel, psycho, murder of a nude woman, eccentric family, isolation, parents and children, serial killer, mental disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a young woman is attacked in the elevator she meets her neighbours (two brothers) for the first time. One of the brothers has a secret, the other has a crush on her. Her analyst tries to help her over the attack, but when she is invited to a ...
Style:
independent film, neo noir, suspense, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
elevator, female psychopath, strong sexual content, architect, attempted rape, psychoanalysis, twins, woman in danger, losing-it hero, mind game, mysterious character, doll ...
Time:
20th century, year 1991, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mysterious, tall, blonde woman, wearing sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she's after the prostitute who witnessed it.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, slasher horror, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, psychopath, voyeurism, female nudity, murder, voyeur, infidelity, blonde, psycho killer, sexual content, sexual desire ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With four corpses on his hands, New York City gumshoe Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with Department of Health worker Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to track down a homicidal sadist who telecasts shocking acts of torture on the Internet. But ...
Style:
disturbing, neo noir, detective, psychological, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
psychopath, internet, serial killer, ghost, hallucination, murder, revenge, violence against women, website, police investigation, computer, investigation ...
Place:
new york, usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
William McNamara plays a young man who was given away by his mother at birth, seeking revenge on her for abandoning him.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, dangerous attraction, rough sex, murder, parents and children, dishonesty, danger, woman in danger, family problems, couples, family relations ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
suspense, detective, twist ending, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, twists and turns, kidnapping, woman in danger, police investigation, violence against women, forensics, murder mystery, plot twist, investigation, profiler ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
Similarity:
100%
310K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, psychological thriller, scary, gothic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, investigation, fbi agent, murder, psycho killer, profiler, split personality, killer, cruelty ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
baltimore, birmingham alabama, florida, washington d.c., chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, split personality, police investigation, imaginary friend, macabre, murder mystery, psycho killer, maniac, schizophrenia, twists and turns, secret ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, palo alto california, portland oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Style:
psychological, slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
audition, danger, attic, insanity, blizzard, mansion, gas station, actress, winter, isolation, woman in danger, psychopath ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
usa, new york, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, police detective, protagonist as suspect, murder, dead prostitute, morgue, frame up, danger, riddles and clues, murder suspect, friend ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Hamilton's seem to be an ordinary American family, living in a small town in Northern California and dealing with the problems of everyday life. They've also been recently adjusting to the untimely death of their parents, but since ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, scary, serious, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, female psychopath, family secret, incest, murder, twins, survival, incestuous relationship, family life, siblings relations, kidnapping, gory ...
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story.
Style:
slasher, creepy, scary, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, killer, masked killer, stalking, mystery killer, unknown killer, psychopath, maniac, murder, masked man, voice over narration, butcher ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1976, year 1946
Place:
texas, arkansas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, witnessing a crime, murder, missing person, investigation, mentally unstable, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
39K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Angela, a corporate climber, gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.
Style:
scary, suspense, psychological, slasher, christmas horror ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
obsession, survival, psychopath, woman in danger, kidnapping, escape attempt, danger, maniac, hostage, violence, stalking, stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Style:
rough, psychological, bleak, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Norman Bates is again released from the mental hospital he was placed in at the end of Psycho III after serving another few years and is apparently rehabiliated for the second time. Norman is now married to a young nurse named Connie and is ...
Style:
slasher, psychological, scary, cult horror, suspense ...
Plot:
voyeur, split personality, childhood trauma, psycho killer, psychopath, double murder, poisoning, incestuous desire, schizophrenia, matricide, child abuse, oedipus complex ...
Time:
90s, 1940s, 80s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mental institution, ghost child, mental illness, ghost, murder, investigation, supernatural, danger, doctors and patients, psychopath, woman in danger, who done it ...
Time:
year 2004
Similarity:
100%
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%
13K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, kidnapping, doppelganger, obsession, chase, ransom, dangerous attraction, male male relationship, lookalikes, mistaken identity, disorder, missing person ...
Time:
year 1975, year 1959, 20th century, year 1976, 70s ...
Place:
new orleans, usa, florence, italy, los angeles ...
Similarity:
67%
259
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Clean-cut, handsome looking psychiatric patient Daryl Gleeson finds himself hopelessly falling in love with restaurant owner Brooke Daniels, after having instinctively rescued her little son Mikey from a traffic accident. When she doesn't ...
Style:
independent film, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
stalking, obsession, family relations, woman in jeopardy, jealousy, murder, widow, group therapy, rescue, psychotic, psychiatry, fear ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A desperate, childless couple kidnap a pregnant woman and lead her husband to believe that she is dead.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
surrogate mother, pregnancy, captivity, missing person, kidnapping, female psychopath, psychopath, mentally unstable, family problems, woman in danger, danger, kidnapped woman ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
75K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him ...
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, serial killer, murder mystery, murder, investigation, politics, conspiracy theory, assassination, witnessing a crime, amateur detective, damsel in distress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, california
Similarity:
23%
23K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is ...
Style:
psychological horror, disturbing, detective, grindhouse, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, twins, amateur detective, reporter, mental illness, bakery, twin sister, witness, neighbor, hallucination, murder mystery, freakshow ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, canada, quebec, tokyo
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A reporter witnesses a brutal murder, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, absurd ...
Plot:
twins, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, mysterious character, obsession, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, danger, haunted by the past, dishonesty, body horror ...
Place:
canada, vancouver
Similarity:
21%
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