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Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Serbia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide'. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, surprise ending, creepy, spooky, suspense, splatter, slasher, frightening ...
Plot:
radiation, tourist, nuclear power plant, death, survival, abandoned building, stranded, brutality, nuclear radiation, group of friends, virus, mutant, disappearance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, zombie, chase, wilderness, abandoned city, night, desperation, tour guide, radiation sickness, van, death of friend, american abroad ...
Time:
year 2012
Place:
chernobyl, ukraine, kiev ukraine, london, rome italy, paris france, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspense, suspenseful and slasher films with plots about danger, blood, death, monster, survival, supernatural and violence mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Chernobyl Diaries: Devil's Pass (2013), The Ruins (2008), The Descent (2005), Slender Man (2018), Quarantine (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, found footage, mountain, supernatural, snow, danger, uncover truth, mountain climbing, murder, missing person, winter, lone hero ...
Time:
year 1980, 21st century
Place:
russia, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, Australia, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, creepy, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, jungle, gory, ruins, tourist, vacation, danger, self sacrifice, murder, death, ancient mystery, group of friends ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, cave, survival horror, trapped, survival, creature, fear, expedition, claustrophobia, gory, group of friends, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, appalachia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.
Style:
bad ending, suspense, scary, psychological, demonic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
urban legend, evil spirit, kidnapping, friendship, woods, teenage girl, supernatural, teenager, teenage protagonist, small town, evil, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s
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massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Style:
intense, creepy, atmospheric, tense, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, quarantine, virus, infection, found footage, graphic violence, plague, haunted house, trapped, gory, rabies, cannibalism ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, spooky, mockumentary, scary, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, haunted house, halloween, dark secret, supernatural, mysterious death, abandoned hotel, basement, hanging, investigation, tragic event, night ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Style:
scary, dark, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
found footage, supernatural, catacomb, underground, archaeology, survival, treasure hunt, death, claustrophobia, ancient mystery, confined, tunnel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, iran
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Style:
scary, dark, suspense, cult classic, frightening ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
found footage, fear, zombie, trapped, supernatural horror, epidemic, gory, nightmare, escapades, infected, videotaping, virus ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, usa, barcelona, europe
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
It's Miriam's 21st Birthday. As a birthday gift, Miriam's aunt Gail has decided to lend Miriam her beautiful country house for an entire weekend. Aunt Gail's country house is amazing. It's a four bedroom house surrounded by ...
Style:
serious, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, woods, stalking, missing person, danger, violence, murder, group of friends, trap, loss of control, fear, mysterious death ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, illinois
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A mysterious global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggling to combat the apocalyptic ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
Style:
scary, bloody, suspense, creepy, demonic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, virus, gory, found footage, trapped, quarantine, demon, supernatural horror, demonic possession, supernatural, infection, evil wins ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Morocco, USA
Duration: 89 min.
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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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A group of people trapped in a elevator realizes that the devil is among them.
Style:
scary, psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, satanic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 87 min.
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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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, woods, fear, danger, missing person, supernatural, survival, camping, forest, alien abduction, hysteria, panic ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, twist ending, gothic, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, dark, suspenseful, creepy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, Hungary, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, atmospheric, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Style:
scary, creepy, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, supernatural horror, murder, danger, occult, evil force, writer's life, surprising revelation, family in danger ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
psychopath, gory, masked killer, death, group of friends, brutality, massacre, danger, revenge, maniac, camp, videotaped sex ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 2000s
Place:
texas, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
Style:
scary, dark, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, found footage, forest, witch, lost in the woods, death, fear, chase, tunnel, friendship, runaway, camping ...
Time:
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Place:
maryland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, scary, independent film, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
new england, salem massachusetts, london
Similarity:
75%
145K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
west virginia, virginia, usa, texas
Similarity:
100%
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