Movies like The Mafu Cage
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The Mafu Cage (1978)
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, tragic ending, offbeat
Plot:
lesbian incest, female psychopath, obsession, incest, monkey, insanity, cell, exploitation, sibling relationship, love triangle, betrayal, pets, graphic violence, family relations, couples, infidelity, siblings relations, mentally unstable, dishonesty, maniac, kidnapping, murder, unrequited love, lesbian sex, recluse ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and psychological films with plots about obsession, murder, psychopath, deadly, danger, suspense and couples mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like The Mafu Cage: Devil in the Flesh (1998), Sister My Sister (1994), Nobody Loves Alice (2008), Shrew's Nest (2014), Windows (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but ...
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serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, sexy ...
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teens
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femme fatale, obsession, female psychopath, teacher, young lovers, frame up, dangerous attraction, teenage life, seduction, stalking, blind ambition, school ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The film is based on a true incident in Le Mans, France in 1933 called the Papin murder case, where two sisters brutally murdered their employer and her daughter. The murder shocked the country, and there was much speculation about the sisters, ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, erotic, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
incest, lesbian incest, lesbian, maid, lesbianism, class differences, murder, isolation, widow, obsession, lgbt, mansion ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Nobody Loves Alice is about Alice, a sad and lonely woman who always dreamed of finding the right person to be with...
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slasher, serious, rough, disturbing, scary ...
Plot:
rivalry, vengeance, couples, infidelity, obsession, violence, woman kills a man, murder, female psychopath, loneliness, female killer, dismemberment ...
Time:
21st century
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34%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, scary, surprise ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, jealousy, sibling rivalry, child star, aging, dysfunctional family, filmmaking, actress, violence, suspense ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1910s, year 1935, year 1917 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
murder, female psychopath, agoraphobia, religion, father daughter relationship, family relations, isolation, sister sister relationship, obsession, mentally unstable, insanity, hidden ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
madrid, europe, iberian peninsula, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Misery similar movies
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Shire is the subject of a perverse obsession by a Lesbian neighbor, Andrea, who not only is in lust with her but hires a rapist in order to get audio tapes of her moaning. Ashley turns pepping tom and watches Shire with a telescope as she begins an ...
Style:
slasher, controversial, queer horror, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
lesbian, telescope, female psychopath, exploitation, lesbian teen, psychopath, couples, dishonesty, law enforcement, gays and lesbians, obsession, espionage ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1980
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Hamilton's seem to be an ordinary American family, living in a small town in Northern California and dealing with the problems of everyday life. They've also been recently adjusting to the untimely death of their parents, but since ...
Style:
psychological, scary, slasher, serious, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vampire, family secret, survival, twins, siblings relations, family life, kidnapping, orphan, cruelty, incest ...
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, rough, controversial ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, ocean, haunted by the past, dangerous attraction, vengeance, supernatural, serial killer, rape and revenge, dark secret, exploitation, curse ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, psychological, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, female psychopath, mentally unstable, obsessive love, college, suspense, murder, teenager, stalker, bad girl, lesbian, love interest ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A rich but lonely woman, Frances Austen, one day invites a boy from a nearby park to her apartment and offers to let him live there.
Style:
slasher, depressing, disturbing, neo noir, controversial ...
Plot:
kidnapping, dangerous attraction, voyeurism, captivity, obsession, female nudity, sensuality, female psychopath, age difference, held captive, mental illness, adult virgin ...
Time:
60s
Place:
vancouver, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Fatal Attraction similar movies
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot, making the women look like they have large tattoos. As Kinsky grows more obsessed with Maddy, he ...
Style:
tense, psychological, neo noir, slasher, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, kidnapping, mentally unstable, prison, fashion model, nude, tattoo, woman in danger, bondage, voyeurism, sexual content, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
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disturbing, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic, serious ...
Plot:
home invasion, kidnapping, mentally unstable, psychopath, hostage, siblings relations, sadistic horror, violence spree, manipulation, sadism, domestic disturbance, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. Based on the novel *Nest in a Fallen Tree* by Joy Cowley.
Style:
gothic horror, sexy, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, exploitation, psychopath, murder, rape, mother daughter relationship, gossip, handyman, blindness, adopted daughter, naked man, socially awkward ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen (Lauren Bacall). However when his letters are rejected, the fan strikes out at the actresses friends, then at her.
Style:
slasher, tense, suspenseful, psychological, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
obsession, murder, stalking, obsessed fan, actress, stalker, woman in danger, price of fame, maniac, actor's life, psychopath, secretary ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two sisters, Grace and Violet, bound together by more than blood, live a reclusive life in a large mansion, detached from society and reality too. They have a plan. It's hardly conventional, but the outcome nine months later is all that counts. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, erotic ...
Plot:
love triangle, obsession, rivalry, betrayal, couple relations, mind game, mentally unstable, murder, sexual relations, sister sister relationship, pregnancy, mansion ...
Place:
usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Roommate related movies
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex has a disturbing hobby of following strangers...until one night he gets caught. Instead of calling the police, the couple--fascinated by Alex's resemblance to their dead son--asks him to stay, and Alex finds himself trapped in a horrifying ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
voyeurism, suspense, stalking, insanity, confined, missing child, accident, desperation, love affair, obsession, deathtrap, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
insanity, body horror, obsession, identical twins, twins, drug addiction, mental illness, love triangle, addiction, mistaken identity, drugs, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1988, 80s, 50s ...
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A wife and mother starts an affair with a young missionary... with disastrous consequences.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating, serious
Plot:
obsession, infidelity, dangerous attraction, stalking, parents and children, single parent, couples, love triangle, sex scene, suspense, dysfunctional relationship, mormon ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her.
Style:
gothic, psychological, scary, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mental illness, serial killer, imaginary friend, psychopath, obsession, murder, insanity, female psychopath, cannibalism, goth, suspense, lesbian ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, twist ending, erotic, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, infidelity, stalker, adultery, sexual obsession, femme fatale, manipulation, suspense, fatal attraction, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, mental illness ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love with Callie, an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, mentally unstable, suspense, family problems, family life, family in danger, dysfunctional family, infidelity, stalking, hidden identity, murder, killer ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Melanie decides that one of her tenants would be perfect as her husband and decides to eliminate everyone who might interfere in her plans.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, realistic, serious, scary ...
Plot:
obsession, split personality, murder, dangerous attraction, disobey, blind ambition, mentally unstable, dishonesty, psychopath, stalking, spouse killer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
This compelling remake of the classic 'Ladies In Retirement (1941)' stars Stella Stevens as Ellen, a woman living as a companion to her future mother-in-law, wealthy and very irascible widow Mrs. Armstrong (Shelley Winters). Soon after, ...
Style:
psychotronic, scary, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, female psychopath, widow, female protagonist, guilt, mental institution, family relations, psychopath, golden years, obsession, woman in danger, small town ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, rough, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, painting, punk rock, homelessness, homeless man, artist, hallucination, psychopath, stalking, social misfits, vengeance ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, suspense, female psychopath, psychopath, murder, mentally unstable, female killer, seduction, woman in danger, homicidal maniac, female assassin, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Movies like Sister My Sister
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, psychotronic, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, necrophilia, psychopath, exploitation, murder, killer, obsession, cult, violent, flesh eater, freak, misfit ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
wisconsin, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man's downfall from the pinnacles of success into the depths of his damaged character. His ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, erotic ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, infidelity, breakup, couples, couple relations, rivalry, obsession, jealousy, sex scene, african american, making love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bundy, starring Corin Nemec in the title role and co-starring Kane Hodder, details the dark psyche and previously unexplored motivations of the man who became known as one of the most notorious serial killers to leave behind a legacy of evil.
Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, psychopath, woman in danger, violence spree, killer, villain, human nature, male female relationship, deadly, gory
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
small town life, infidelity, extramarital affair, couple relations, couples, who done it, obsession, investigation, family problems, dishonesty, femme fatale, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three college students set out to document what other people dread most.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, scary, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
fear, violence, manipulation, torture, psychopath, college student, held captive, childhood trauma, mind game, human nature, social relations, nightmare ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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