Movies like Crazed 1978
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Crazed (1978)
156
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After moving into a boardinghouse, a young woman becomes the object of her lonely neighbor's obsessions.
Style:
slasher, psychological thriller, tense, crime drama, independent film, psychological horror, grim, ambiguous ending, low-budget
Plot:
obsession, boarding house, stalker, murder, isolation, loneliness, claustrophobia, male protagonist, sexual obsession, paranoia, female victim, character study, slow burn, child abuse, hidden corpse, maniac, psychopath, bare breasts, voyeur, necrophilia, woman, epilepsy, accidental death, drowning, dead girl ...
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Most similar movies to Crazed
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror and suspense films with plots about isolation, obsession, claustrophobia, paranoia, murder, slow burn and serial killer mostly in Horror, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like Crazed: Hurt (2006), The Haunting of Julia Fields (2023), The Long Night (2022), Peepers (1999), Drive In (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
44
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A sociopath who, upon meeting a reporter, begins to explain that his killings and the pain he inflicts on others are to him a form of art.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, intense, psychological horror, noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, sociopath, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, obsession, reporter, violence, mind game, psychological manipulation, character study, interrogation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young woman from a small town moves out on her own for the first time only to realize something sinister lurking inside her new home.
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, creepy, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
haunted house, macabre, isolation, slow burn, claustrophobia, loneliness, paranoia, female protagonist, supernatural, young woman, intimate, mental disorder ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A devoted couple's quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy.
Style:
religious horror, suspense, intense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
occult, supernatural, religious fanaticism, home invasion, ritual, small town, folk horror, ritual sacrifice, psychological trauma, claustrophobia, paranoia, obsession ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A serial killer murders people staying at a boarding house in this shot-on-video obscurity.
Style:
independent film, suspense, slasher, tense, grim ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, boarding house, violence, blood, fear, claustrophobia, paranoia, obscurity, stalking, isolation, whodunit ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
78%
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264
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A man, confined to a room across from a drive-in theater showing only horror movies, escapes and goes on a killing rampage.
Style:
slasher, grim, suspenseful, psychological thriller, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, violent, isolation, mental breakdown, paranoia, obsession, confined, claustrophobia, revenge, stalker, escape ...
Similarity:
77%
481
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A spate of killings of teenagers by a maniac dressed like a hippie causes a detective to check the records for similar killings. He discovers that every five years, in the fifth month of the year, for five consecutive days, the same type of killings ...
Style:
slasher, detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, stalker, cat and mouse, obsession, graphic violence, police procedural, necrophiliac, small town, revenge, murder, maniac ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Scott Wills returns to his childhood home with his wife and daughter. He has inherited the house from his mother, who left him in the care of relatives just before disappearing from his life. While renovating the house, Scott gets a small splinter ...
Style:
psychological horror, creepy, atmospheric, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
family secret, getting home, body horror, trauma, nightmare, slow burn, legacy, inheritance, claustrophobia, paranoia, isolation, infection ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Shortly after discovering the dead body of her roommate, a young woman becomes embroiled in supernatural shenanigans.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, mystical, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, haunting, supernatural horror, paranormal, murder, mysticism, neighbor, paranormal phenomena, female protagonist, survival horror, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A competent lawyer is infatuated with his young caretaker and becomes consumed with desire and obsession after losing touch with reality.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, surreal, dark comedy, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, stalker, paranoia, threat, isolation, mental breakdown, obsessive love, character study, moral ambiguity, manipulation, caretaker ...
Similarity:
59%
111
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his wife and son, an agoraphobic man becomes convinced that someone, or something is invading his home... Kindred is a tense psychological thriller set entirely inside the home of the protagonist.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, atmospheric, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
isolation, grief, family tragedy, loneliness, mourning, mental breakdown, paranoia, male protagonist, claustrophobia, supernatural, guilt, character study ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
How far will Ted Harbor dig to find his soulmate? As young women vanish, his dark secrets unravel, pushing him to the edge. Horrendous truths surface in this gripping thriller, Under the Palm Tree, keeping you on the edge of your seat.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, creepy, tense ...
Plot:
danger, obsession, female victim, obsessive love, isolation, murder, stalker, paranoia, investigation, romantic obsession, character study, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The new bride of a strange sculptor finds that many of her new husband's friends want her dead.
Style:
sinister, suspense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, classic horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, wedding, female victim, manipulation, mistrust, paranoia, obsession, intimate, isolation, claustrophobia, paranoid, mysterious past ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
While his lonely wife yearns for his touch, disturbed husband Harry (Donny James Lucas) shuns her advances and throws his energy into his unusual hobby: abducting beautiful women and torturing them in his garage. This terrifying gore fest directed ...
Style:
dark, psychological horror, disturbing, sinister, grim ...
Plot:
abduction, torture, violent, serial killer, female victim, criminal psychology, claustrophobia, sexual abuse, loneliness, character study, domestic drama, isolation ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Tim films his brother Sean's funeral after his suicide, then uncovers Sean's fixation with a nonexistent online urban legend about a failed government mind control experiment.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mind control, found footage, grief, conspiracy, brotherhood, obsession, trauma, mourning, paranoia, suicide, urban legend, family drama ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A couple buys a house from The Slumlord Tapes, infamous for hidden cameras and a psycho landlord. It's not as safe as they tell themselves.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
surveillance, secretly observing, found footage, voyeurism, problem, couples, married couple, threat, video surveillance, stalker, paranoia, obsession ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The 666 Killer kills 6 victims over 6 days, 6 ways to die...and, unfortunately, Jamie Anderson has been chosen as victim #6.
Style:
suspense, slasher, psychological horror, dark, grim ...
Plot:
serial killer, nightmare, hallucination, fear, stalker, madness, trauma, terror, paranoia, cat and mouse, survival, supernatural ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
48%
116
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
INVALID is the story of a woman (Agnes played by Joni Durian) who is tasked with caring for her vegetative brother (Andrew played by Brandon Salkil). Things get strange when Agnes begins to hear her brother’s voice in her head, and he demands ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, surreal, grim, slasher ...
Plot:
mental breakdown, female protagonist, hallucination, psychosis, moral ambiguity, isolation, obsession, body horror, macabre, claustrophobia, underground, sleaze ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Against the backdrop of a decaying cityscape, Rick Miner, an off-the-books insurance investigator, is tasked with examining the suspicious death of an ex-con involving a million-dollar life insurance claim. While retracing the victim’s steps, Rick ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, neo noir, mind bending, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, private investigator, mental breakdown, suspicion, urban decay, dark city, mysterious death, psychosis, paranoia, moral ambiguity, loneliness, insomnia ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Emma is just trying to be a good lawyer but she has the distinct feeling she's being watched. Soon after this feeling hits her, someone actually kidnaps her. Stuck in a basement she is tortured but eventually escapes. But her nightmare has only ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark, intense, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, torture, coroner, psychopath, revenge killing, abduction, mind game, cat and mouse, revenge, female protagonist, escape, survival ...
Similarity:
47%
285
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An edgy, terrifying tale about an intern who failed medical school... but never gave up surgery.
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological horror, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, sadistic killer, hospital, investigation, obsession, female protagonist, medical malpractice, violent, cat and mouse, stalker, revenge, trauma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool is targeted by a charming serial killer. When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, mind game, manipulation, slow burn, macabre, isolation, female protagonist, obsession, cat and mouse, violence, stalking ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Deep in the remote Arkansas backwoods, a father passes on the traditions of the Ozark mountain men to his 5 year-old son. Under his strict and cruel guidance, young Lucas learns to protect the family land at all costs, and hones the skills of the ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, psychological horror, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
backwoods, zombie, guilt, hallucination, isolation, conscience, father son relationship, revenge, murder, madness, violent, ghost ...
Place:
arkansas
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A lost slasher film from the golden age of the slasher genre. October 1979, Ricky Dean Logan is a man on a mission. Years ago, he lost a child at the hands of a psychopathic killer named Jakkariah Harding. When Harding escapes Death Row, Ricky Dean ...
Style:
slasher, psychological horror, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psycho killer, revenge, psychopath, murder, murderer, mentally unstable, escapee, violent, survival, mature, masked killer ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, female protagonist, isolation, trauma, paranoia, survival horror, secret, psychopath, survival, struggle for survival, loneliness, character study ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Amelia's claustrophobic life with Aunt Helen is disrupted when her past tries to push through to her present.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological horror, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural, murder, paranormal phenomena, uncover truth, survivor, evil spirit, danger, pursuit, violence, fear, trauma, claustrophobia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
Stam, a not so smart cop, must figure out if a random assault on a young woman, Vivian, is connected to a killer stalking Pittsburgh and removing victims' brains. And why is Viv losing her smarts while becoming aggressive and violent?
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, cat and mouse, stalker, paranoia, moral ambiguity, obsession, memory loss, police procedural, body horror, female victim, male protagonist ...
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
A loner who works in a mannequin factory stalks and strangles women in Times Square.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, exploitation, stalker, obsession, strangulation, threat, female victim, violent, isolation, psychopath, voyeurism, street life ...
Time:
60s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Third and final chapter in "The Strangers" trilogy. Plot TBA.
Style:
slasher, tense, tension, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
home invasion, survival, fear, isolation, stalking, paranoia, cat and mouse, final showdown, claustrophobia, betrayal, extreme violence, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims ...
Style:
psychological horror, disturbing, creepy, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
found footage, serial killer, psychopath, stalker, deception, manipulation, voyeurism, true crime, obsession, violence, cat and mouse, mistrust ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The plot concerns two documentary film students who travel to a small, isolated town in the middle of nowhere to film a documentary about murders that occurred there. Soon they are stalked by someone who is afraid the students are getting to close ...
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, psychological horror, creepy, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, small town, secrets, isolation, stalking, violence, cat and mouse, nightmare, exploitation, obsession, corruption, ritual ...
Similarity:
38%
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