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Nightmares (1983)
4K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
Style:
slasher, anthology, suspense, cult classic, suspenseful, surreal, scary, dark fairy tale, cult horror, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
urban legend, isolation, serial killer, video game, obsession, maniac, virtual reality, priest, multiple storylines, store, danger, hidden identity, domestic disturbance, technology, supernatural, gory, rat, ghost, killer, virus, demon, killer animal, scientist, truck, paranormal ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
new jersey
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Most similar movies to Nightmares
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, serious and suspense films with plots about danger, deadly, gory, supernatural, serial killer, gore and survival mostly in Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller genres. Some movies like Nightmares: Puppetmaster (1989), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), The Cell (2000), The Attendant (2004), Dead Mary (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Toulon, a puppet maker, discovers an ancient Egyptian potion and uses it to bring his creations to life. His puppets become murderous little demons and escape. Distraught, the master takes his life. Years later, psychics tune into the existence of ...
Style:
demonic, suspense, scary, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
puppet, evil doll, murder, violence, supernatural, doll, deadly creature, killer doll, female nudity, time machine, transformation, puppet master ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, yale university, pacific ocean, california
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Style:
surreal, psychological, scary, psychedelic, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, surrealism, psychopath, coma, mind game, investigation, race against time, sadomasochism, virtual reality, fbi, psychiatrist, traumatic childhood ...
Time:
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Place:
california
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Horror - Six innocent campers are outward bound for an idyllic adventure in the backwoods of Oregon. On the way, they stumble upon a creepy gas station attendant who harbors a grisly secret -- the kind of secret that will cost some of the teens ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, suspenseful, scary, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, danger, murder, legends and myths, gory, backwoods, supernatural horror, isolation, fear, killer, death ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
During a fun-filled getaway at a remote lake, teenager Kim (Dominique Swain) and her friends unwittingly unleash a murderous spirit when they make the mistake of playing the game 'Dead Mary' in this horror story. The body count rises as ...
Style:
scary, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
urban legend, psychopath, youth, supernatural, ghost, danger, buddies, mind game, evil witch, obsession, isolation, witch ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Four college friends take a fateful road trip. The road, Hell's Highway--a direct route to terror. They pick up Lucinda: A hot young hitchiker, full of sexual deviance and lust for the bloody kill. After being terrorized and nearly killed, the ...
Style:
semi serious, scary, rough, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Plot:
serial killer, lesbian rape, ghost, afterlife, supernatural, on the road, danger, psychopath, gory, redneck, fear, bad girl ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
343
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Twenty years ago, after his wife gave birth to another man's baby, an alcoholic husband sought revenge by slicing off the child's face and throwing her tiny body in the swamp. Today, the locals say that the little girl never really died -- ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
36%
15K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photo journalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, ...
Style:
slasher, scary, grindhouse, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Five young friends head out to the country for a weekend at the family cabin and run afoul of a group of motorcycle riding madwomen led by the sadistic, knife-wielding plastic surgeon Dr. Fielding.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, survival, danger, gang, escapades, stalking, youth, supernatural, isolation, pursuit, plastic surgeon ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Officer Joe Vickers would probably make a good policeman if it weren't for his two nasty habits. Firstly, he is a devoted satanist; secondly - he likes to kill people. When he meets a group of teenagers spending their vacation in a wood hut, he ...
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
35%
626
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Held captive in an underground prison by a sadistic sicko who fancies himself a surgeon, 4 women fight for their lives, knowing the exact time they're scheduled to die thanks to a crudely carved set of numbers on each of their bodies. None of ...
Style:
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Plot:
experiment, danger, isolation, confined, survival, violence, murder, trapped, serial killer, torture, kidnapping, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, disgusting, classic horror ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for them leads an expedition to the island to free them.
Style:
medical horror, suspense, scary, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
island, mutant, rescue, survival, isolation, investigation, danger, mind game, murder, experiment gone awry, monster, body horror ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
cuba, florida
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 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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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 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:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The monster child returns - but now there are three!
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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758
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A chilling horror anthology comprising five short stories, penned by an unlikely group of aspiring writers, in Sugarton - a small town plagued by the apparent return of an infamous serial killer, dubbed "Cutthroat." They've come to ...
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, scary, slasher, bleak ...
Plot:
maniac, killing spree, serial killer, psychopath, serial murder, murder, death, violence, chase, disguise, revenge, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, scary, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cockroach, insect, mutant, island, killer animal, experiment, creature, scientist, monster, experiment gone awry, dangerous animal, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, rough, scary
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, halloween party, pumpkin, prank, haunted by the past, mind game, danger, starting over, mistaken identity, isolation, gory ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, year 2004
Place:
california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, natural horror ...
Plot:
mutant, lizard, supernatural, danger, dangerous animal, extinction, on the run, woman in danger, woods, snow, evolution, creature feature ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
John Hall is a drifter who wanders into a small town in Maine. He needs a job and decides to seek employment at the community's top business: a large textile mill. He is hired to work the "graveyard shift" -- from around midnight to ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, intense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rat, drifter, stephen king, supernatural, creature, gory, eaten alive, twists and turns, dangerous animal, deadly creature, rescue, uncover truth ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
maine, usa, new england
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.
Style:
anthology, scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, curses spells and rituals, danger, supernatural, fear, brutality, death, violence, found footage, terror, killer, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Laura Kove is an agoraphobic young woman whose world turns upside down when she discovers that the apartment she's locked herself into is haunted. Turning to the internet for help, she enlists the aid of Elizabeth Dean, a scam artist who passes ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, suspense, mind bending
Plot:
haunted house, uncover truth, woman in danger, supernatural, ghost, impossible love, danger, isolation, serial killer, curses spells and rituals, haunted, best friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maryland
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, scary ...
Plot:
evil, paranormal phenomena, serial killer, survival, monster, blood, torture, demon hunter, angel, good versus evil, demon, supernatural power ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of out-of-work actors decide to take their careers into their own hands by shooting a low-budget horror film, about an urban myth. With only 15 days to shoot their unfinished script, at a remote castle in the desert, getting through the ...
Style:
slasher, serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, isolation, ego clash, rivalry, confined, strong violent content, survival, danger, murder, serial killer, killer, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Heavily pregnant Lenore Davis tells her husband, Frank, that she is in labor. They leave their eleven year-old son Chris with their friend Charley and they head to the Community Hospital. Lenore feels that something is wrong and delivers a monster ...
Style:
scary, medical horror, suspenseful, slasher, atmospheric ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
macabre, supernatural, creepy child, murder, serial killer, body horror, gory, isolation, investigation, deadly creature, family in danger, rescue ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, santa monica california, seattle
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Police lieutenant detective Thomas 'Thom' Randall's steady girl-friend, Dr. Jennifer 'Jen' Allen, is Dr. Aaron Michaels's main assistant on his pharmaceutical firm Bellion's research program to cure the highly ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, tense, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mosquito, insect, experiment gone awry, supernatural, danger, swat, body horror, transformation, virus, escaped prisoner, creature feature, genetic engineering ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
34%
253
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A ritualistic serial killer is beheading victims all over a city, and those surrounding the case are pulled into his world as they try and stop him.
Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, scary, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, danger, psychopath, supernatural, rivalry, who done it, police detective, master criminal, law enforcement, police investigation, private detective ...
Similarity:
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