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The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)
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The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation day. And this year, Chrissie Swanson has a terrible feeling that she is going to be the one to die. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, slasher
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, curse, murder, graduation, teenager, violence, jealousy, father son relationship, self defense, attempted rape, survival, danger, party, death, ghost, scared, auto mechanic, school, teen angst, shooting, blood, trailer, crimes
Time: 21st century
Place: usa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about danger, murder, deadly, violence, survival, supernatural and teenager mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Curse of Downers Grove: A Near Death Experience (2008), The Haunting of Alice D (2014), #SquadGoals (2018), Locked in a Room (2012), The Appearing (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Near Death Experience (2008)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: ghost, murder, psychic power, danger, talking to the dead, serial killer, death, new neighbor, fugitive, flashback, train, sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
The Haunting of Alice D (2014)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice's ghost, and was eventually abandoned. More than a ...
Style: tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, prostitute, curse, brothel, haunted house, hooker, poltergeist, evil spirit, danger, murder, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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94%
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#SquadGoals (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ambitious high school senior Samantha Hodges is a serious journalist, both for the school paper and for the yearbook, but she's just as serious about her friends, Nate, Gillian, and Rudy, all of whom are vying with her for a full-ride local ...
Style: captivating, psychological, tense, suspense
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, friendship, amateur detective, murder, mother daughter relationship, teenager, high school principal, allergy, love triangle, photographer, danger, high school student ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Locked in a Room (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: "Locked in a Room" is a story about three teenagers that are trapped in three separate rooms. They are monitored and watched by a masked man who takes notes on paper as to their every move and emotion. They are further tormented by an ...
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: vengeance, danger, trapped, teenager, room, survival, isolation, murder, violence, teenage life, confined, mysterious character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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The Appearing (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot: supernatural, curse, curses spells and rituals, danger, human host, small town, showdown, evil, murder, ghost, paranormal, possession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Varsity Blood (2014)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Jocks and cheerleaders head out to a remote farmhouse for a raucous Halloween party, but someone dressed as their school mascot intends to slaughter them all.
Style: slasher, semi serious, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Plot: halloween, high school, farm, youth, psychopath, murder, danger, violence, small town, party, brutality, backwoods ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Shrill Cries of Summer (2008)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However when he starts to become suspicious that his friends may be deeply involved in ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: curse, village, summer, obsession, murder, dark past, uncover truth, twists and turns, teenager, disappearance, danger, insanity ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Thriller (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, a clique of South Central LA teens find themselves terrorized during Homecoming weekend by a killer hell-bent on revenge.
Style: slasher, unusual plot structure, scary, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot: revenge, homecoming, high school, serial killer, teenager, single mother, brother sister relationship, accidental death, high school teacher, released from prison, brutality, whodunit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Madison County (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A group of college kids travel to a small, mountain town called Madison County to interview the author of a tell-all book on the accounts of several grisly murders that happened there. But when the kids get to Madison County, the author is no where ...
Style: slasher, serious, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, woods, uncover truth, danger, redneck, masked killer, murder, violence, animal mask, pig killer, lost, lost in the woods ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Fatal Reunion (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Jessica is a housewife, unhappy in her marriage, who decides to "spice it up" a little bit. But she gets more than she bargained for when she contacts an old high school classmate she once had a crush on.
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot: infidelity, couple relations, danger, stalking, twists and turns, classmate, jealousy, murder, rivalry, violence, stalker, marriage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Haunting of Winchester House (2009)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A family moves in to look after the Winchester mansion for a few months, and soon find themselves terrorized by vengeful spirits. With the help of a paranormal investigator they'll unravel the mystery of the house.
Style: serious, tense, psychological, mockbuster, captivating ...
Plot: haunted house, ghost, danger, curse, estate, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, nightmare comes true, murder, haunted, haunting, phantom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As the countdown to graduation begins, students at Osborne High are being stalked by a maniac intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past ...
Style: slasher, suspense, spooky, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, high school, female protagonist, murder, twists and turns, blood, girl, home invasion, small town, killing spree, psychopath, maniac ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Fear House (2008)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When a group of friends and colleagues tracks reclusive writer Samantha Ballard (Aleece Jones) to her remote desert house, their reluctant hostess informs them that they'll die if they try to escape. After her ex-husband disastrously tests ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: curse, haunted house, fear, isolation, death, survival, pursuit, danger, paranormal activity, violence, supernatural, ghost ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Another Soul (2018)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A couple on the run battle to save their daughter from possession by a demon.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological
Plot: demon, daughter, possession, curse, evil spirit, danger, survival, violence, couples, family relations, battles, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
The Kiss of a Killer (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A true story, Bela Kiss was one of the the most brutal serial killers, who killed 23 young women during the beginning of the first World War. The blood-drained bodies were found in metal barrels, conserved in alcohol. According to rumors, he was ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, danger, bank robber, survival, murder, ghost, trapped, rescue, violence, death, secret hideout ...
Time: year 1916, 21st century
Place: belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Circle of Friends (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Maggie returns to her hometown to dedicate a scholarship in her late husband's name. While there, she reconnects with old friends and comes to believe that her husband's death is tied to the mysterious deaths of several old classmates..
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot: murder, old friend, small town, homecoming, career woman, school, investigation, danger, couples, high school, high school life, childhood friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
One by One: Death's Door (2011)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of unsuspecting teens face a railroad reaper in his desert carnival.
Style: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, survival, isolation, danger, hiking, teenager, carnival, killer clown, murder, violence, psychopath, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ghost, possession, murder, survival, supernatural, danger, legends and myths, haunted, haunting, haunted house, woman with a gun, meme ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Camp Dread (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The “Summer Camp” horror trilogy was one of the most popular franchises of the 1980s. However, the decade ended and so did director Julian Barrett’s career. Now Barrett plans to resurrect his gory series via a modern reboot patterned after ...
Style: slasher, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot: camp, nudity, contests and competitions, summer camp, murder, danger, filmmaker, violence, survival, fictional reality show, youth, serial killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Megachurch Murder (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a ...
Style: captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: murder, investigation, uncover truth, amateur detective, clergy, youth, dishonesty, society, danger, teenager, soul, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the ...
Style: anthology, suspense, slasher, psychological, psychological horror ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ghost, supernatural, murder, hospital, demonic possession, alien invasion, demon, child in peril, child murder, graphic violence, teenage boy, curses spells and rituals ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Escape: Puzzle of Fear (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Hot-shot Hollywood agent Matthew Blake has a dark past. He thinks that he is on his way to a double date with his oldest friend to a new Escape Room in Los Angeles. When the couples are locked into the Escape Room, Matthew quickly finds himself at ...
Style: psychotronic, disturbing, tense, scary, psychological ...
Plot: survival horror, vengeance, danger, vigilante, insanity, torture, murder, trapped, death, characters in danger, trap, psychopath ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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The Gallows (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
Style: slasher, suspense, dark, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, found footage, supernatural, dead teenager, murder, youth, violence, revenge, haunted house, tragedy, teenage life, social relations ...
Time: year 1993, year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: usa, nebraska
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Haunting of Sorority Row (2007)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Samantha Willows, a college freshman, looks to pledge a sorority. Unbeknownst to Sam, it is haunted by a former pledge taking revenge on those who wronged her.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, dark
Plot: ghost, college, murder, haunting, uncover truth, danger, pursuit, violence, rivalry, teenager, supernatural, spirit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Rise of the Dead (2007)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: In the sleepy small town of Dudley, Ohio, a terrifying future awaits. Laura is almost raped by a normal lawyer who appears to have gone crazy. When her boyfriend, Jack Walther saves her by running him over with her car, the cops don't buy the ...
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, scary ...
Plot: danger, isolation, supernatural, rivalry, small town, possession, survival, murder, violence, ghost, pregnancy, zombie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Haunted Boat (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When the young Kevin gets the boat of his dead uncle as a gift, he invites five friends of him to a trip to Catalina Island for the weekend. While in the journey, they drink booze, have sex and play games, with each one of them telling his or her ...
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: ship, ghost, survival, danger, youth, supernatural, underwater, fear, isolation, journey, couples, pursuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Attack of the Morningside Monster (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When desecrated corpses and ritualistic symbols start appearing, the residents of Morningside, New Jeresey, are thrust into an unreal world of darkness.
Style: slasher, tense, scary, bleak, psychotronic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, dying woman, police officer, masked killer, criminal, violence, danger, vengeance, dishonesty, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Plasterhead (2006)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Every town has a local legend. Not all of them are deadly. Headed to Miami to celebrate winter break, a group of four college students from New Jersey take a detour into the bowels of rural West Virginia. There, the unwitting friends uncover a ...
Style: slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: gory, supernatural, danger, vengeance, survival, psychopath, murder, blood, violence, feral man, diner, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, west virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
You Are Not Alone (2014)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: "An idyllic summer day turns into a living nightmare ... With school finally over, college graduate Natalie Wilner returns to her hometown to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. But beneath the flags and fireworks lurks a dark, malevolent ...
Style: slasher, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, found footage, murder, pursuit, sociopath, danger, getting home, college graduate, holiday horror, survival, slice of life, psycho killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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The Open Door (2008)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A pirate radio station is granting callers their hearts' desires. But as some teenagers find out, be careful what you wish for.
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, wish come true, danger, youth, rivalry, curse, murder, group of friends, radio, beauty, teenage life, imaginary ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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64%
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