Movies like Sanctuary 2001
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Sanctuary (2001)
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, has been being stalked for quite some time. She returns to the island she grew up on in an effort to get away from the stalker and get some well-needed relaxation time. On the island, she meets up with old friends and boyfriends and works on relationships with her family. However, she can't shake the feeling that she's still being watched.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional
Plot:
stalker, panic attack, female photographer, island life, stalking, family relations, relationships, island, friends, life is a bitch, female protagonist, family problems, hunted, photograph, nightmare, aunt niece relationship, parent child relationship, sex, father daughter relationship, flashback, paranoia, family, novel, pier, kitchen ...
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Most similar movies to Sanctuary
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological, captivating and disturbing films with plots about family problems, relationship problems, family relations, life is a bitch, female protagonist, male female relationship and relationships mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Sanctuary: Blue Smoke (2007), A Woman's Nightmare (2018), Stalked by My Ex (2017), I'll Be Watching (2018), The Nurse (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After witnessing an uncontrollable blaze burn her family's pizzeria to the ground when she was just 11 old, it's no wonder that Reena decides to become an arson investigator. Now, years later, she decides to visit the old neighborhood, ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tense
Plot:
obsession, female protagonist, danger, fire, rivalry, couples, stalking, serial killer, firefighter, writers, cooking, family relations ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A mother and wife finds herself haunted by a brief affair she had while separated from her husband. With her scorned lover refusing to give up, she must fight to keep her family and her secret safe.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
affair, family relations, writers, male female relationship, relationships, relationship problems, family problems, marital problem, female protagonist, adultery, couple relations, love and romance ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After learning that her abusive ex-husband is about to be released from prison, a woman flees with her teenage daughter back to her old hometown.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
abusive husband, stalker, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, stalking, threat, danger, domestic violence, protective mother ...
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85%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping the clutches of a deadly stalker, a beautiful young woman flees to a remote anonymous town where she rebuilds her life and finds the man of her dreams -- until the man of her nightmares tracks her down. Based on the novel The ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
stalker, female protagonist, obsession, manhunt, runaway, new life, confronting the past, threat, problem, tragic past, troubled past, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
79%
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207
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young woman takes in her estranged father after he suffers a stroke, but his home-care nurse's attentive dedication may be masking a dark and dangerous secret.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter estrangement, family problems, father daughter relationship, family secret, secret, family relations, life is a bitch, estrangement, psychological manipulation, suspicion, isolation ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
stalker, investigation, stalking, deception, privacy invasion, haunted by the past, sleuth, threat, crime investigation, family in danger, private investigation, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Chloe (Karynn Moore) is a nanny who desperately wants to adopt but needs to get her life together first. She finds the perfect live-in nanny position with the Brown family - Emily (Austin Highsmith), Michael (Michael Aaron Milligan) and their son - ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
locked in, hostage, wanting a baby, husband wife relationship, family problems, marital problem, female protagonist, relationship problems, relationships, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gabby's picture perfect marriage to Elliott is jeopardized when she meets Matt, a handsome younger man who ignites a fire and desire within her. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
cheating wife, forbidden love, temptation, relationship problems, marital problem, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, love interest, family problems, love affair, family relations, love triangle ...
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Laura's life is turned upside down when she is attacked by a shark while celebrating her 18th birthday. She's rescued by Bruce, a handsome young man just returned home from college. As she recovers, he becomes a local hero for his bravery. ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot:
shark, unrequited love, obsession, rescue, danger, violence, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, brutality, dishonesty, love interest ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When photographer Abby is sent out of town on a job assignment by her editor, Charlotte, she thinks it is the perfect opportunity to escape her nightmarish ex-fiancé, Richard. However, Abby quickly discovers it is impossible to elude him.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
photographer, nightmare, relationship problems, hunted, ex couple relations, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend, police officer killed, breaking and entering, ex fiance ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Malta
Story:
Rainer and Patricia move to Malta to reinvigorate their marriage after the loss of their child.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
family problems, tragic past, family relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship, death of child, couple relations, troubled past, confronting the past, loss of child, husband wife relationship, relationships ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The female instructor Mariko gives yoga classes at a high-class club in Tokyo. She has a crush on Rika whom she gives private lessons to. When she notices bruises on Rika's body, Mariko learns that the young woman is involved in a highly ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
sadism, yoga, sadomasochism, bondage, torture, violence, life is a bitch, sex, revenge, female protagonist, family problems, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
New school headmaster and single mother Kathy discovers her vacation fling with charming 18-year-old Ian was no accident when he transfers to her school targeting Kathy and her teenage daughter Bree in a deadly scheme. Ian wants revenge as he ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
hunted, love affair, marital infidelity, husband and wife, false accusation, stalking, death of father, friendship, haunted by the past, student, obsession, nothing goes right ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When she’s deported to México, Claudia must choose between reconciling with her estranged father or partnering with a dangerous smuggler to return to the U.S.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
drug smuggling, social problems, drug smuggler, money problems, choice, male female relationship, bandit, homecoming, credit card fraud, family problems, father daughter relationship, smuggling ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It’s been one year since Elizabeth’s husband, Bill, died in a tragic horseback riding accident and she is starting to move on. When she runs into Travis Brown, the cowboy she met the same weekend Bill died, the two immediately hit it off. Travis ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
family problems, money problems, murder, widow, male female relationship, intrigue, life is a bitch, couples, relationships, love interest, family relations, relationship problems ...
Place:
san francisco, california
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fiery mother, who has sheltered him his entire life. One night, a young woman's car breaks down and Henry's life will change forever.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, psychological thriller
Plot:
skin disease, relationship problems, couple relations, life is a bitch, small town life, love affair, lifestyle change, mother son relationship, relationships, male female relationship, family relations, illness ...
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44%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
infatuation, lovers, teenage crush, love, couple relations, relationships, love story, relationship problems, love interest, love and romance, family problems, friendship ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing
Plot:
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43%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Jon and his daughter Hanna move from Chicago to California to start a new life after the passing of Hanna’s mom, they are delighted when the head cheerleader coach, Ms. Burke, invites Hanna to join the squad. When the new assistant coach, ...
Style:
psychological, serious, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, father daughter relationship, romantic obsession, single father, widower, woman with a gun, cheerleading, stalking, widowed father, coach, father, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After a teenage girl is found murdered in a California town, a young woman is forced to prove her brother is innocent of the crime, discovering a disturbing dark side to the community.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, society, female protagonist, crime investigation, who done it, crime solving, life is a bitch, hidden identity, brother sister relationship ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
What if Dee Dee Blanchard was a rich lady doctor who preyed on her roommates and also loved to watch Downton Abbey?
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, manipulation, toxic relationship, control, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, relationship problems, friendship, girlfriend, obsession, friends, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sarah Russell, a 23-year-old aspiring medical school student, visits her loving family to share some important news, but instead finds herself attempting to finally confront a difficult period from her past.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, getting home, ex boyfriend, confronting the past, family relations, relationship problems, relationships, family problems, christmas, guilt ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the surface it seems Jade has it all, including a successful marketing career, a husband admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. However, behind closed doors, her life is far from perfect.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional
Plot:
unhappy marriage, relationship problems, relationship vs career, husband wife relationship, marital problem, family problems, troubled marriage, family relations, secret, family secret, life is a bitch, relationships ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Karen lives alone with her son since he was separated from her husband. One night she meets a man who has all the qualities to be perfect, and they begin a wonderful relationship. But calls from an unknown constant concern to Karen, as suspected her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mother, stalker, life is a bitch, love affair, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, domestic drama, suspicion ...
Place:
kansas city
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A family travels to a remote island in southern Chile. During the trip they try to convince the grandparents to support them financially to build a hotel in the place. Nicolás, the man who crossed them disappears, leaving the family trapped on the ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
family relations, family problems, trap, relationship problems, self discovery, family vacation, relationships, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family, vacation, sexual abuse, skinny dipping ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a new boy is employed to work in a coffee shop, he turns out to be a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication, and makes the life of the popular young waitress who works there a misery.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
obsession, stalking, hunted, danger, woman in danger, psychopath, life turned upside down, stalker, threat, possessed human, mentally unstable, possessed ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
337
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It is 1999 in Bishop, a small town filled with secrets. Three sisters, Belle, Rachel, and Jessa are trying to cope with the absence of their mother and maintain a normal life. Silently repressing them is Rick, their damaged father who, adrift ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, small town, sister sister relationship, preacher, life is a bitch, small town life, obsession, sisters, problem, family relations, family problems, religion ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
What starts out as a romantic honeymoon on a deserted island turns into a horrible nightmare as Julianne discovers that her new husband is psychotic...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, woman in danger, kidnapping, couple relations, isolation, island, danger, newlyweds, love and romance, honeymoon, lake, wilderness ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Between working full-time, raising a young son, and trying to maintain a relationship with her detached husband, James, Lauren Bell desperately needs some help in watching her newborn, Riley. Thinking she's found the perfect solution, she hires ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
stalker, neighbor, unhappy marriage, obsession, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, intrigue, love interest, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional marriage, couple relations ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman starts a new life in a small Wyoming mountain town after suffering a traumatic event on the other side of the country - but one day, she witnesses a murder in the woods......
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
restaurant, murder, woman in danger, hidden identity, dishonesty, small town, cooking, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, adultery, chef, disability, beautiful scenery ...
Place:
usa, wyoming
Similarity:
36%
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