Movies like The Fan 1981
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The Fan (1981)
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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, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, neo noir, bloody, horror comedy, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
obsession, stalking, obsessed fan, stalker, actress, psychopath, murder, price of fame, maniac, woman in danger, serial killer, secretary, ex husband ex wife relationship, actor's life, apartment building, woman in jeopardy, fanatic, gay, mentally unstable, danger, mental illness, murder mystery, anger, letter, corpse ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, psychological and suspense films with plots about psychopath, murder, danger, obsession, stalking, deadly and serial killer mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like The Fan: Mother's Boys (1993), Broken Vows (2014), Misery (1990), The Resident (2011), Rosewood Lane (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
suspense, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family in danger, obsession, mentally unstable, stalking, family problems, dysfunctional family, family life, hidden identity, danger, murder, oedipus complex, peeping ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"Broken Vows" tells the story of Patrick Flynn (Bentley), whose charm and charisma masks a profound psychosis. Patrick seduces Tara Bloom (Alexander), instantly becoming infatuated with the beauty. But when Tara rejects Patrick, he is sent ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
obsessive love, stalker, psychopath, forbidden love, unrequited love, one night stand, stalking, obsession, murder, fiance fiancee relationship, infatuation, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
new orleans, santa monica california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, insanity, hostage, loneliness, psychopath, stephen king, kidnapping, snow, isolation, captivity, obsessed fan, female psychopath ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, woman in danger, landlord, stalker, danger, stalking, psychopath, husband murders wife, single woman, female protagonist, voyeurism, rape and revenge ...
Time:
year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Radio talk show therapist Sonny Blake (Rose McGowan) moves back to her childhood home on seemingly idyllic Rosewood Lane after her alcoholic father dies. But upon arrival in the old neighborhood, Sonny discovers her neighbors are terrified of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murderer, psycho killer, psychopath, stalking, woman in danger, missing person, eye, murder investigation, neighbor, getting home, suspicion of murder, mysticism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oceania, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Having developed an uncontrollable obsession with the beautiful young Rudy (Michelle Tomlinson), crazed serial killer Herman (James DuMont) kidnaps her and locks her in a cage in his basement. The only way for Rudy to survive this nightmare is to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, serial killer, psychopath, woman in danger, survival, obsession, confined, isolation, captivity, danger, master criminal, rivalry ...
Similarity:
100%
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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, slasher, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot:
obsession, kidnapping, tattoo, mentally unstable, danger, bondage, masturbation, dating, nude women, fashion model, prison, nudity ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to ...
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, obsession, stalking, danger, mind game, dangerous attraction, rivalry, mentally unstable, psychopath, architect, starting over, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
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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:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female psychopath, obsession, female killer, female assassin, psycho killer, dominatrix, murder, mentally unstable, possessed woman, stalking, murderer, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, slasher, perverse ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex doll, obsession, stalking, murder, loner, doll, mentally unstable, abduction, couples, objects come to life, love affair, love and romance ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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, realistic, serious, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
obsession, split personality, apartment building, murder, disobey, danger, mentally unstable, dishonesty, dangerous attraction, blind ambition, psychopath, stalking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Julie McConnell is one of a dozen camp counselors working to re-open a summer camp when a series of murders and disappearances begin commited by a hockey masked killer who may be the urban legend killer Trevor Moorehouse. When Julie looks into the ...
Style:
slasher, serious, rough, suspenseful, slasher horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, lake, murderer, murder, danger, vengeance, teenage life, survival, rivalry, mind game, masked killer ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
31K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Five friends are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, teen ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, valentine's day, revenge, murder, woman in danger, mystery killer, gory, masked killer, violence against women, danger, death of friend, school ...
Time:
year 2001, 80s
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A metropolitan city is in the grip of fear when rolling blackouts bring out a serial killer dubbed The Picasso Killer. One night, in the middle of a blackout, seven strangers become trapped in an office building as the killer hunts for Christie ...
Style:
christmas horror, suspenseful, bleak, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, stalking, violence, danger, psychopath, suburbs, christmas, murder witness, xmas, isolation, murder, trapped ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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455
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A brother and sister with a past incestuous relationship have a current murderous relationship. He murders the women who reject him and she murders the women who get too close to him.
Style:
independent film, realistic, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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, sexy, scary, serious, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, female psychopath, family secret, incest, murder, twins, survival, incestuous relationship, family life, siblings relations, kidnapping, gory ...
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, detective, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
insanity, adultery, psychologist, twins, serial killer, kidnapping, outdoor sex, multiple personality disorder, split personality, sex, evil twin, hospital ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
39K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Angela, a corporate climber, gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.
Style:
scary, suspense, psychological, slasher, christmas horror ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
obsession, survival, psychopath, woman in danger, kidnapping, escape attempt, danger, maniac, hostage, violence, stalking, stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Style:
psychological, slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
audition, danger, attic, insanity, blizzard, mansion, gas station, actress, winter, isolation, woman in danger, psychopath ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
usa, new york, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Julia moves in with her fiancé, David, but his ex-wife and her own haunting past join forces to rock her quiet suburban existence.
Style:
sexy, psycho sexual, psychosexual thriller, scary, intense ...
Plot:
obsession, insanity, jealousy, ex husband ex wife relationship, unrequited love, frame up, divorce, stalking, fear, ex husband, mentally unstable, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
24K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, obsessive love, teenage girl, stalking, fatal attraction, mentally unstable, journalism, lolita, dangerous attraction, unrequited love, female psychopath, revenge ...
Time:
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Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a young woman is attacked in the elevator she meets her neighbours (two brothers) for the first time. One of the brothers has a secret, the other has a crush on her. Her analyst tries to help her over the attack, but when she is invited to a ...
Style:
independent film, neo noir, suspense, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
elevator, female psychopath, strong sexual content, architect, attempted rape, psychoanalysis, twins, woman in danger, losing-it hero, mind game, mysterious character, doll ...
Time:
20th century, year 1991, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, erotic, psychosexual thriller, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, femme fatale, stalker, mental illness, sex scene, jealousy, sexual harassment, nudity, stalking, murder, dangerous friend ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A group of office workers decide to have a party in the office building. Among other things, they want to have some drugs there. Their conversation on the subject is overheard by Joe Vickers, which is rather unfortunate for them, since Joe Vickers ...
Style:
slasher, independent film, erotic, surprise ending, detective ...
Plot:
killer cop, serial killer, sex scene, stripper, woman with a gun, making love, murder, cop, wedding, office, female nudity, violence ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
1K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely young man who yearns to find love, happiness and companionship. Tormented by his ungrateful co-workers and trapped in a life of tedium as a welder in a local factory, Roman's one pleasure is his obsession with ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
isolation, murder, factory, psychopath, dangerous attraction, serial killer, destructive relationship, obsession, investigation, danger, mentally unstable, fall in love ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Sylvain, a film-obsessed 31-year-old, lives in the basement of a small art-house theater where he works as a programmer, projectionist and cashier. Each night, after the last showing, he goes out for a murderous ritual.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, danger, psychopath, theater, small town, murder, violence, mentally unstable, solitary, woman in danger, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The night before their high school graduation, Jessie and her friends are guided by a 'Find My iPhone' app to recover her lost device from a house whose demented tenants are hell bent on making her a flesh and blood member of the family.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
high school student, psychopath, serial killer, stalking, obsession, woman in danger, danger, infidelity, graphic violence, survival, technology, manhunt ...
Similarity:
22%
3K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Because her overprotective mother (Cheryl Ladd) won't allow her to date, 14-year-old Lisa (Staci Keanan) creates a rich fantasy life. She calls random men and seduces them anonymously. But now she may have picked the wrong man. Richard (D.W. ...
Style:
erotic, slasher, neo noir, independent film, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, stalker, woman in jeopardy, mother daughter relationship, teenage girl, teen angst, telephone call, prank, infatuation, single mother, teenager ...
Time:
80s
Place:
venice beach california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
Style:
suspense, psychological, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vengeance, obsession, comic book, brutality, hallucination, midlife crisis, family in danger, rivalry, cartoonist, christmas ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, vermont, new york, reno nevada
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, scary, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, danger, obsession, murder, nudity, investigation, sex scene, female nudity, adaptation, police, psycho killer ...
Time:
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Place:
portland oregon
Similarity:
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