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Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.
Style:
serious, emotional, captivating, psychological, tense, scary, gothic, gloomy, mumblecore, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, afterlife, coming of age, high school, youth, death, gay, hopes, troubled teen, redemption, lgbt, supernatural, lgbt teen, seeing dead people, bullying, male nudity, closeted gay, supernatural romance, gay crush, homoerotic friendship, teenager, school, fight, game, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, psychological, suspenseful and scary films with plots about teenager, blood, murder, suspense, teenage girl, flashback and death mostly in Drama, Mystery and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Jamie Marks Is Dead: The Haunting of Whaley House (2012), Horns (2013), Book of Blood (2009), Blue My Mind (2017), Screamtime (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, tense ...
Audience:
teens
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ghost, haunted house, possession, murder, survival, supernatural, legends and myths, suspense, woman with a gun, house, woman in danger, graphic violence ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
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suspenseful, surreal, serious, dark fantasy, tense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, investigation, murder mystery, good versus evil, supernatural ability, snake, suspense, vengeance, betrayal, transformation, devil, dark humor ...
Time:
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usa, seattle, turkey
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, the story centers on a paranormal expert who, while investigating a gruesome slaying, finds a house that is at the intersection of ...
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psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, tense ...
Plot:
ghost, afterlife, haunted house, supernatural, sex scene, paranormal investigator, murder, professor, investigation, death, mutilation, psychic ...
Time:
21st century
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100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful ...
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captivating, touching, suspenseful, realistic, erotic ...
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teenager, coming of age, mermaid, puberty, parent child relationship, transformation, suspense, life is a bitch, underage sex, body horror, creature, swimming ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.
Style:
slasher, dark fairy tale, scary, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, puppeteer, paranormal, psychopath, ghost, haunted house, graphic violence, youth, supernatural, couple relations, child killer, teenage life ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
Style:
mind bending, serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
mind game, greek island, island, tarot card, redemption, magician, riddles and clues, mental illness, teachers and students, chase, doctor patient relationship, teacher ...
Time:
1940s, year 1914, year 1941, 1910s, year 1943
Place:
greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
DD is a smug fellow, almost 30 years of age, who can manage all by himself. At least that's what he thinks. However, a strange woman - Lova - enters his life, hunted by evil men who want to hurt her. Against his will, DD is forced into a series ...
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serious, psychological, suspenseful, tense, urban fantasy
Plot:
on the run, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, rivalry, journalism, delusion, investigation, obsession, love affair, time travel, siblings relations ...
Place:
sweden, europe, eastern europe
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24%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
Style:
psychotronic, serious, disturbing, captivating, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gay, coming of age, gay bashing, gay teenager, closeted gay, gay interest, father son relationship, lgbt teen, gay sex, lgbtq, rejection, bullying ...
Place:
newfoundland
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24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, South Africa, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, sad, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, ghost, afterlife, coma, invisibility, suspense, regret, teenager, friendship, existentialism, family relations, supernatural ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while ...
Style:
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Plot:
supernatural, demonic possession, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, nightmare, hallucination, suspense, death, demon, running for your life, sole survivor, violence, murder ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
José Sirgado, filmmaker in his thirties, has completed his second film and is deeply unsatisfied for various reasons. One may be that his relationship with the film has nothing to do with what he had imagined, another may be that the heroine of his ...
Style:
experimental, surreal, controversial, slasher, art house ...
Plot:
mental disorder, female nudity, surrealism, drug addiction, friendship between men, gays and lesbians, gay, exploitation, suspense, lgbt, nightmare, terror ...
Time:
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Place:
iberian peninsula, spain, madrid
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22%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: India, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw".
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scary, gothic, bleak, dark, ambiguous ending ...
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ghost, sexual assault, haunted house, rape, suspense, nanny, supernatural, orphan, maze, puppet, uncover truth, paranoid ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Mateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything, even his life.
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disturbing, psychological, serious, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp, the mood in the mansion has soured somehow. Phil doesn’t worry about it, hanging out with his ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a ...
Style:
emotional, romantic, touching, sentimental, melancholic ...
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Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Norway, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her ...
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dark, disturbing, suspenseful, serious, bleak ...
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teenager, curse, ghost, death, death of friend, supernatural, cursed object, terror, freak, monster, suspense, undead ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
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ghost, twists and turns, supernatural, afterlife, suspense, psychology, death, psychiatrist, life & death, plot twist, child, boy ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected by the incident - her ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
Style:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow world between life and death where endless darkness lies.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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