Movies like The Penthouse 1967
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The Penthouse (1967)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three thugs--Tom, Dick and Harry (a woman)--break into the penthouse apartment of an adulterous couple and proceed to terrorize them, but as it turns out, things aren't exactly what they seem to be.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, neo noir, twist ending, disturbing, noir, period piece, independent film
Plot:
penthouse, criminal, home invasion, violence, hostage, adultery, deception, claustrophobia, infidelity, manipulation, psychological abuse, threat, betrayal, isolation, sadism, cat and mouse, domestic drama, revenge, perversion, interrogation, urban, sexploitation, sexual tension, rape, mistress ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, intense and psychological thriller films with plots about cat and mouse, claustrophobia, revenge, isolation, moral ambiguity, manipulation and betrayal mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like The Penthouse: Val (2021), Transgression (2011), For Hannah (2021), Deception (2010), Fatal Romance (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
901
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high-class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with Val, short for “Valefar” – ...
Style:
tense, intense, dark, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
criminal, escapades, attempted seduction, seduction, prostitute, satire, seductress, home invasion, fate, supernatural, murder, manipulation ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
faked death, infidelity, deception, revenge, adultery, marital infidelity, british, betrayal, lie, female protagonist, presumed dead, scheming ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A disturbing psychological thriller, that engages the audience to the point that it is always caught off guard, thus changing the point of view of the two main performers.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, isolation, locked in, elevator, trap, mind game, captivity, danger, social problems, trapped, psychopath, social relations ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Matthew and Elena are about to face the worst night of their lives when four burglars trespass into their home looking for easy money. But things don't go as planned. Tension and fear take over them all, victims and executioners, and mistrust, ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tension, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
home invasion, hostage, violence, husband wife relationship, robbery, burglary, fear, secret revealed, human nature, social decay, youth gang, antisocial behavior ...
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
It's 1987, in the small sleepy town of Pine Ridge. When a husband and wife living off the beaten path encounter a mysterious stranger on Christmas Eve, dark secrets quickly emerge. On the same night, law enforcement are investigating a local ...
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
christmas eve, isolation, small town, deception, husband wife conflict, suspicion, dark past, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, home invasion, holiday, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
89%
268
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Sexy models and Sick minds of serial killers and psychopaths.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, deception, murder, stalking, obsession, manipulation, cat and mouse, identity, investigation, violence, sexual content ...
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89%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alice is a family woman who begins an adulterous affair with a writer. They see hidden but one day he does not appear at the rendezvous. What Alice does not know is that behind the disappearance is her husband, who knows the ripples of his wife.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, kidnapping, revenge, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, abduction, relationships, male female relationship, manipulation, domestic drama, affair ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
88%
444
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An obsessive prowler Jack (Jarratt) breaks into the home of his victim Emily (Fairfax). Finding himself wounded then tied to a chair, Jack soon realises he underestimated his intended prey as the two engage in a night long tête-à-tête.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalking, stalker, obsession, home invasion, hostage, male female relationship, problem, possessed, eccentricity, invasion, mind game, claustrophobia ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A philanderer falls victim to an extortion scheme when four masked strangers demand restitution for his sins.
Style:
sexy, intense, tense, psychological thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
extortion, kidnapping, revenge, abduction, infidelity, moral dilemma, claustrophobia, vigilante justice, manipulation, interrogation, punishment, deception ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Caleb Loomis is an agoraphobic twenty-something. In his spare time he makes UFO videos with miniature cities and takes an unhealthy amount of LSD. One afternoon he hears Beatrice, the lady next door, being abused. After striking an odd friendship ...
Style:
psychedelic, psychological thriller, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
violence, revenge, agoraphobia, loneliness, isolation, domestic abuse, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession, character study, male protagonist, urban ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Aram is a wearied accountant with an unbearably dull existence. With a nagging wife who berates him for not being assertive enough, and a measly paycheck, he quietly suffers while awaiting a long-deserved promotion. But there's more to Aram ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, satirical, psychological thriller, crime thriller ...
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage situation, escapades, satire, silly humor, money problems, plan, abduction, ransom demand, social problems, evil, accountant ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unmitigated and sexy conman targets his next mark, the widowed Monique, for his latest swindle. But his routine scam hits a snag when suspicion mounts and his scheme quickly escalate into desperation, betrayal and murder.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, betrayal, desperation, whodunit, con artists, scam, manipulation, deception, escapades, bandit, caper, criminal ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Sachiko has just committed a crime. She is helped by a couple to whom she grants her confidence. Quickly this couple blackmails her and threatens to deliver her to the police. Sachiko has no other choice but to obey them.
Style:
disturbing, intense, tense, crime drama, art house ...
Plot:
sadism, pink film, sadomasochism, exploitation, voyeurism, sexploitation, female protagonist, taboo, female victim, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, manipulation ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
psychological thriller, disturbing, intense, erotic drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
basement, manipulation, obsession, captivity, femme fatale, sadomasochism, sexual tension, domination, coercion, mystery woman, psychological abuse, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
86%
2K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
INDRA is a serial killer investigation film about an ex-cop who lost his eyesight and sets out to find the killer terrorizing the town. What follows is a gripping chase full of twists and turns — but what if the hunter ends up ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, dark, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, revenge, obsession, cat and mouse, ex cop, justice, corruption, moral ambiguity, urban, chase, survival ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, folk horror, murder mystery, psychotherapy, psychological manipulation, mind game, double murder, paranoia, suspicion, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
86%
352
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
John Whitmore wakes to find his wife, Anne, has disappeared from their bed overnight and a recorded ransom message now remains in her place.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, abduction, paranoia, claustrophobia, desperation, isolation, road trip, manipulation, hostage situation, betrayal, character study ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Room 36 is a low-budget British thriller shot in black-and-white from director Jim Groom. Hit man Conner is supposed to meet MP Helen Woods in a hotel room to exchange money for microfilm. Things get really messed up when a call girl accidentally ...
Style:
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Plot:
british, hotel room, call girl, mistaken identity, violence, murder, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, assassin, isolation, corruption, conspiracy ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A promising up-and-coming country duo seek out the secluded mansion of their idol Harper Dutch, a former country music star and Nashville royalty turned recluse. What starts out as a friendly visit devolves into a twisted series of horrors forcing ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological horror, captivating ...
Plot:
country music, musician, trapped in a building, supernatural horror, trap, trapped, problem, music band, obsession, ambition, psychological manipulation, murder ...
Place:
nashville tennessee
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Amy, a young woman is on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, psychological, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, problem, threat, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, dark past, life is a bitch, mother and son, on the run, escape, paranoia ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Dillon Copeland is an attractive, talented teenager who resides with his uncle in Colorado. He has a crush on Megan who is also interested in him. But Travis, the popular High School jock, likes her too and it's only a matter of time before the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, tension, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dark secret, family secret, love triangle, high school, betrayal, jealousy, obsession, danger, violence, small town, murder, basement ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A criminal husband and his wife hide in a lone trailer. Exhausted by her husbands controlling ways, she decides to leave. But then a trailer arrives with a couple which creates dangerous consequences for them all.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, tension, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
criminal, relationship problems, marital problem, threat, family problems, problem, life is a bitch, hiding place, isolation, fear, manipulation, domestic violence ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A smooth-talking telemarketer finds himself at the mercy of the man he tried to swindle.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, semi serious, captivating, ironic ...
Plot:
deception, manipulation, hostage situation, workplace, salesman, con trick, escapades, rivalry, workplace situations, irony, satire, hostage ...
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Short, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
When a rising twin sister pop duo refuse to sign to a powerful record label, their lives take a dark turn.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark drama, intense
Plot:
music industry, recording studio, twin sister, twins, home invasion, celebrity culture, isolation, violence, obsession, betrayal, fear, danger ...
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84%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Determined to rob a goldsmith, three young robbers break into his country house. The man and his wife turn out to be less defenseless than they seem.
Style:
scary, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
survival, survival horror, home invasion, elderly couple, couples, married couple, gang, survival game, criminal, bandit, gang of outlaws, crime gone awry ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A womanizing executive picks up a divoree and embarks in an affair, only to have his life destroyed by her jealous husband.
Style:
suspense, noir, independent film
Plot:
adultery, revenge, love triangle, affair, infidelity, seduction, betrayal, obsession, jealous husband, domestic drama, deception, manipulation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the flight attendant, Anna, arrives in London Heathrow after a long-haul flight from New York, she's exhausted and terribly irritable. Another bland hotel room just adds to her moody emotional state. A chance meeting with a good-looking ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, crime drama, intense ...
Plot:
murder, hotel, cover up, one night stand, guilt, blood, investigation, isolation, female protagonist, panic, moral dilemma, survival ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A stripper on a flight to Las Vegas has a stopover in a small Texas airport. She gets taken hostage by two Cuban gangsters on the run from the cops.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tense, road movie, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
skinny dipping, stripper, hostage, chase, fear, murder, fugitive, female protagonist, violence, cat and mouse, isolation, manhunt ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, las vegas
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sandy's past transgression, with her fiance's best friend Roman, comes back to haunt her when he becomes their best man. Roman is mentally unbalanced and determined to make Sandy his own bride.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dark, intense, independent film
Plot:
wedding, manipulation, infidelity, female protagonist, danger, groom, psychological manipulation, secrets, revenge, jealousy, best man, betrayal ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Romania
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Secluded from the world, a single mother of three must defend what's left of her family from a cold-blooded killer, at all costs.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, survival, home invasion, family drama, protective parent, cat and mouse, single mother, motherhood, claustrophobia, mature, killer, nightmare ...
Similarity:
84%
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