Movies like Addiction 2003
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Addiction (2003)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An average, happy, hard-working man's life takes a turn for the horrific after he kills a mugger and discovers he's now addicted to killing.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, dark, disturbing, crime thriller, tense, bleak, suspenseful, intense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
violence, obsession, murder, addiction, coercion, guilt, loss of control, moral ambiguity, character study, anti hero, isolation, existential crisis, alienation, male protagonist, self defense, crime spree, escalation, urban, serial killer, drug dealer, drug use, knife attack
Time:
contemporary
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, psychological thriller and noir films with plots about obsession, moral ambiguity, isolation, revenge, murder, urban and investigation mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Addiction: The Killer Next Door (2002), Stray Dogs (2014), Kasi (2023), Blind (2004), Visions (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ronnie Schwann is a 20-something with a comfortable life in a guesthouse behind his mother's home. The two share cigarettes, drugs and too much TV. During the day he works at a halfway home for the mentally ill where he develops an attraction ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A reporter who lives an extreme life stumbles upon a countryside village one day and unravels the hideous secrets behind it.
Style:
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Plot:
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15
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A perfect wife, mother, and business owner battles a deep dark obsession that pushes her over the edge in this deadly recipe for murder
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller - A detective searching for more than his suspect. A locksmith with a disturbing obsession. - Ben Clayton, Stephen Jackon, Amy Chomsky
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, a vision, investigation, obsession, locksmith, cat and mouse, paranoia, moral ambiguity, haunting, stalker, suspect, trauma ...
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A man has troubling visions that lead him to suspect he may be a killer who is murdering hobos around town.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, grim, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder mystery, hallucination, mental illness, paranoia, guilt, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, obsession, isolation, investigation, urban, self doubt ...
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cure, patient, doctors and patients, pain, illness, disease, character study, male protagonist, hospital, ethical dilemma, scientific research, disability ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Luke wakes up and finds a mutilated corpse in his bathroom, his life changes for ever. Stalked by a terrifying psychopathic serial killer, he has to place his trust in the hands of a smart but volatile female cop, Sam Cross. The secret they ...
Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, cover-up, murder, stalking, killing, serial murder, murder mystery, pursuit, secret, murderer, killing spree, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young women suffering memory loss and psychological issues after surviving a brutal attack, tries to piece together the clues surrounding her attack and its similarities to a series of recent murders. During the investigation, she struggles to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, assault, violence, uncover truth, danger, memory loss, psychological trauma, twists and turns, murder, survivor, hallucination ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A psychologist is gradually broken down to the point of no return in his life; but was it his work or his past that sends him over the edge, to do the most unthinkable things. All of this happens to him in the middle of chaos breaking out during the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
68%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Walden Dean is a stenographer, whose mind witnessed all types of injustices in the courtroom. After discovering he has a terminal illness, repressed anger deep within him surfaces -- taking justice into his own hands in the most gruesome ways ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
68%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Georgia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A big Russian city- not necessarily Moscow, but the kind that is bustling with all types of life including criminal so the police are not without business. A young agent by the name of Nikolay, whose ancestors on his mother's side are Georgian, ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, war veteran, murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, hitman, murderer, brutality, moral ambiguity, serial killer, corruption, police procedural ...
Place:
chechnya
Similarity:
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625
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman being terrorized by a stalker hires and develops a relationship with a handsome private detective, not realizing he'd become her deadly avenging angel.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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386
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, grim, bleak ...
Plot:
cover up, murder, ambition, power, greed, moral ambiguity, corruption, deception, revenge, urban, guilt, paranoia ...
Place:
latin america, chile
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When two female friends decide to try their hand at a storage locker auction, they unwittingly inherit a locker belonging to a dangerous serial killer. They soon find themselves in a desperate race to uncover the truth about the locker before the ...
Style:
suspense, tension, dark, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Strachan, a shady ex-sports star in hiding out in Norway, is stalked by a mysterious woman he cannot identify who closely resembles his murdered wife, Veronique. Convinced of her evil intent and determined to unmask her, he forces himself to ...
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.
Style:
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Plot:
memory loss, dead body, secrets, obsession, amnesia, cat and mouse, suspicion, guilt, moral ambiguity, burial, excavation, revenge ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
56%
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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398
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An obsessive fan kidnaps his favorite up-and-coming wrestling star.
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
Babji is a murder suspect who also is an emotionally unstable man. He describes the modes operandi behind the crime he committed that eventually helps the cops disclose unfolded facts.
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Young man frustrated with his life and pointless job becomes one of the suspects in serial killer investigation, but he suspects someone else...
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, grim, crime thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, false accusation, isolation, moral ambiguity, alienation, male protagonist, identity crisis, urban, paranoia, obsession ...
Time:
90s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
The dark twisted tale of a man who's accused of murdering his girlfriend, told from his shadow's perspective.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, crime drama, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, alienation, obsession, mental breakdown, paranoia, isolation, claustrophobia, identity crisis, morality, slow burn, surveillance ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
50%
294
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
At a secret government facility, behavioral scientist Rachel Moreno runs an experimental drug trial on a group of prison inmates to find out what caused their violent behavior.
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, grim, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
human experiment, ethical dilemma, experimental drug, moral ambiguity, government conspiracy, character study, trauma, obsession, mind control, loss of loved one, manipulation, paranoia ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A police inspector suspects a serial killer is afoot in the university city of Bologna, luring in his victims through online video chats before murdering them and assuming their identity.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, psychopath, blind man, unsolved crime, murder mystery, murder, serial murder, murder investigation, murderer, blindness, blind character ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A serial killer begins to spiral totally out of control as three women interact with him in very different ways.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing, relationships, killing spree, male female relationship, murder, murderer, serial murder, manipulation, cat and mouse, obsession, violent ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Having escaped a sadistic cult as a child, Owen must confront his past as his tormentors enter his new life. This time there's no escaping for anyone.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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