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Stepfather II (1989)
6K
Original name: Stepfather 2
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: 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 perfect family.
Style:
slasher, suspense, scary, suspenseful, classic horror, twisted, independent film, tense, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
wedding, stepfather, serial killer, murder, maniac, hanged woman, child in peril, murderer, stalker, father, dentist, parent child relationship, psycho killer, gory, hospital, mental institution, family relations, parents and children, family life, hidden identity, domestic disturbance, sex scene, wine, hotel, mental patient ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, washington d.c., washington state, portland oregon
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 116 min.
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, stepfather, psychopath, murderer, maniac, wedding, holiday horror, passionate kiss, father, stalker, youth, murder ...
Time:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, frightening, scary, bloody, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
While on a class observation trip at a local mental hospital, young psychology major, Abby Jones has a chilling encounter with high-risk patient, Harmon. She returns home for an evening of normal study with her two roommates unaware of the darkness ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, slasher, serious, bleak, rough ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
648
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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427
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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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:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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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:
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Country: USA
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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:
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Country: USA, France, Belgium
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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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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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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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: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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