Movies like The Cursed 2000
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The Cursed (2000)
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Original name: Peril
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman desperate to save her injured husband is taken hostage by an escaped mental patient.
Style:
psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, exciting, tense, bleak, realistic
Plot:
hostage, unlikely criminals, escapades, danger, confined, daring rescue, chases and races, forces of nature, psychopath, married couple, negotiation, down on your luck, siege, shootout, escaped mental patient, truck, gunfight, deadly, hostages, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Cursed
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about danger, deadly, chases and races, confined, rivalry, survival and escapades mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Cursed: Tracks of a Killer (1996), Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008), Freeway (1988), Tripfall (2000), Trapped: Buried Alive (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Business mogul David Hawkner and his wife are enjoying a quiet vacation by themselves at their isolated retreat. The serenity is broken when they become the targets of a handsome, crazed killer.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psycho, snow, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, confined, chases and races, rescue, danger, psychopath, woman in danger, kidnapping, captivity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Iceland, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, captivating, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
down on your luck, delivery, smuggling, danger, financial problem, escapades, security guard, rivalry, mafia, ex convict, sailor, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, iceland, rotterdam netherlands, holland
Similarity:
100%
669
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, tense, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, lapd, radio, automobile, woman with a gun, exploitation, police investigation, amateur detective, chase, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
503
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, psychopath, danger, gang, rivalry, daring rescue, parents and children, chases and races, serial killer, criminal heroes, murderous pair ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The management of a ski resort blatantly ignores a local expert's warning that a mass of snow has build up which is just waiting to come down the ski slopes in a terrible avalanche. Instead of clearing the endangered area, skiers are allowed to ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
resort, save the day, rescue, family in crisis, heroes, daring rescue, danger, family life, confined, family relations, escapades, hospital ...
Place:
beverly hills, usa
Similarity:
51%
498
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Richard Avery, whose young son is kidnapped while they travel in India. Embarking on a desperate quest to rescue him, and with a beeper providing his only lead, Avery seeks help from unlikely sources, including a drug lord and a beautiful but ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
missing child, drug dealing, rescue, hostage, parents and children, child in peril, confined, manipulation, danger, doctors and patients, unlikely criminals, drug abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
An office worker is trapped inside the building where a killer is on the loose.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
psychopath, danger, captivity, confined, workplace, workplace situations, conspiracy, corporate crime, isolation, killer, trapped, trap ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
one man army, captivity, ransom, psychopath, danger, rivalry, survival, confined, teenage life, wilderness, murderous pair, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, florida
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Terrified commuters are on the ride of their lives when terrorists send a subway train speeding out of control during rush hour. With the saboteur among them, a group of citizens are now trapped underground and in a race against time if they hope to ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, subway, tunnel, danger, escapades, bomb, trapped, train crash, die hard, underground, chases and races, train ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
47%
570
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Anna Carter is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she sees her final three months as an opportunity to enact some vigilante justice. Racing her deteriorating health and trying to stay one step ahead of the police, Carter furiously tracks down ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, doctors and patients, injustice, terminal illness, vigilante, fighting crime, murder, danger, strong female lead, female fight, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
7 minutes from now in Nogales, Arizona, Thomas Conrad's life will forever change when he gets caught up in a Mexican cartels poetic game of drug mule chess.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug dealing, danger, rivalry, chases and races, strong violent content, drug cartel, race against time
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, sonora, arizona, usa, mexico
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas. Far out in the wilds they collide with a meth-addicted biker
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
psychopath, gang, murder, survival, danger, rivalry, vengeance, escapades, chase, die hard, biker, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
46%
684
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Duncan (Hasselhoff) is a murderous thief. When he jumps out of his plane, it crashes into the Rockies and produces an avalanche. A quiet family trapped inside their house will rescue him. They will have to survive the disaster and the madman.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mountain, winter, against the odds, snow, rocky mountains, youth, rescue, danger, escapades, confined, heroes, crime gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Minor league stock car racer Mitch Camponella gets closer to his NASCAR dreams when he's hired as private mechanic to a millionaire importer. But Mitch's ambition comes with a heavy price when he realizes that his new boss is a smuggler ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
chases and races, rivalry, arms dealing, unlikely criminals, smuggling, escapades, manipulation, dishonesty, dream, danger, auto racing, car chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
843
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young college is responsible for the care of an innocent little girl, but soon all he knows give a twist that will endanger his own life. All begin when crossing under the floor of the third floor to the left, a road without knowing directly the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, survival, isolation, danger, puzzle, doll, puppet, toys, babysitting, violent content, chases and races, mentally challenged ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
45%
494
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Henry, an uptight businessman who sometimes acts with questionable ethics, nevertheless rejects Ron, a scam artist who wants a partner. Ron won't let up and finds a lever to blackmail Henry, whose daughter Gina has killed a pedestrian in a ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, hitman, unlikely criminals, parents and children, dishonesty, danger, manipulation, cons and scams, blackmail, serial killer, masturbation, hit and run ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A bonding family weekend turns sinister in a storm.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, forces of nature, stalker, confined, escapades, danger, hostage, stalking, fear, night, storm ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
754
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A kick-ass professional car thief, Sage, (Taryn Manning), steals a classic '66 Charger on a challenge. It turns out the car belongs to a serial killer (is there another kind?), who proceeds to slice and dice her friends because he wants his car ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal's revenge, master criminal, heist, danger, race against time, psychopath, car chase, car thief, serial killer, chases and races, woman in danger, chase ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Two young boys and a girl commit a diamond robbery on Halloween. During escape the girl is fatally shot. One of the boys knows a doctor (Jeremy London) who has a private clinic in his house. They decide to go to his house instead of the hospital ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
on the run, crime gone awry, confined, dishonesty, rivalry, fugitives, chase, gang, doctor, halloween, home invasion, master criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
rivalry, vigilantism, hospital, store, revenge, murder, abduction, paralysis, investigation, danger, twins, wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Journalist Sara joins timid Victor and pregnant wife Thais, instructors Ivan and Edgar, and local kid Drui in Senegal for some underwater exploration. When their craft blows up following a misfired bullet, they float around in the water for a while ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, scary ...
Plot:
murder, survival, isolation, rescue, danger, ship, ocean, sea, pregnancy, violent content, stowaway, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
Style:
suspense, scary, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, crucifix, law enforcement, danger, investigation, dealing with death, murder, curses spells and rituals, religions or cults, who done it, female nudity, church ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
513
Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A disturbed woman and a violent lunatic walk the same path in this thriller from Swedish director Kristian Petri. Monia is a businesswoman who has been hired to work for a large corporation based in Gothenburg. One evening, while having drinks with ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, mind game, obsession, danger, rivalry, macabre, dark humor, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Wealthy, Manhattanite brothers Dylan, Logan and a group of their friends head to Brooklyn for a concert when they meet notorious gangster, Simon and make an ill-advised deal with him. Soon, things go wrong and now the group is desperately running ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, crime gone awry, drug dealing, survival, chase, isolation, danger, escapades, chases and races, disorder, on the run, deathtrap ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daring rescue, undercover, terrorism, hostage, rescue, one man army, escapades, save the day, rivalry, confined, danger, race against time ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Michelle a single mother is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to saving her only child's life while they are both wired to explode.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
confined, heist, woman in danger, single parent, danger, unlikely criminals, isolation, crime gone awry, parents and children, bank, kidnapping, child in peril ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
580
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The FBI and Texas police make ready to storm the headquarters of a heavily armed sect of religious fanatics. But the operation goes horribly wrong and a couple of agents seek protection at an abandoned farm. But they are not the only ones there.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, home invasion, conspiracy, disaster, siege, farm, fanatic, survival, government agency, danger, escapades, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
On a weekend camping trip deep in the forest, a young U.S. Marine enlistee named Jim and his friends stumble upon the murdered bodies of a vacationing couple. They're suddenly taken hostage by a deeply disturbed war veteran on a sadistic ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, murder, danger, mentally unstable, partner, woods, serial killer, manhunt, survival, violence, gory, hostage ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A romantic road trip to the Catskills for some much-needed time alone turns bumpy for Ren (Hilary Howard) and Mitchell (Mitchell Riggs) in this indie film directed by Josh Apter and Peter Olsen. After picking up a hitchhiker, Lyle (Anthony Leslie), ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
survival, isolation, wilderness, estrangement, danger, stalking, married couple, hitchhiker, violent content, mountain, sexual content, voyeurism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pilot must safely land a 747 on which deadly nerve gas has been planted.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, ex husband ex wife relationship, save the day, special agent, danger, chases and races, heroes, law enforcement, aviation, race against time, disaster, die hard ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s
Place:
usa, australia, california, oceania, new south wales ...
Similarity:
42%
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