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Mantis in Lace (1968)
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Original name: Lila
Genre: Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A topless dancer attracts, seduces, then murders the men she sleeps with. She does it with a twist, however; she kills them with garden tools.
Style:
psychedelic, grindhouse, slasher, psycho sexual, psychotronic, independent film, slasher horror, hot, cult film
Plot:
exploitation, lsd, murder, sex, serial killer, psychopath, psycho, marijuana, death, seduction, graphic violence, sexual perversion, sexuality, lust, psycho killer, serial murder, redhead, victim, perversion, female serial killer, sexual pleasure, sexual promiscuity, pleasure, sexploitation, female psychopath ...
Place:
california
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Most similar movies to Mantis in Lace
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out slasher, independent film, grindhouse and psychotronic films with plots about murder, serial killer, violence, death, female nudity, psycho killer and exploitation mostly in Horror, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Mantis in Lace: Scar (2007), Sweet Savior (1971), Don't Answer the Phone! (1980), Eyeball (1975), Amateur Porn Star Killer (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, rough, terrifying ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, danger, obsession, ocean, haunted by the past, witch, dangerous attraction, supernatural, vengeance, rape and revenge, serial killer, dark secret ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, malibu california
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95%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial killer she thought she offed years ago -- after he kidnapped and tormented her and her best friend.
Style:
slasher, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, psychopath, who done it, small town, violence spree, gory, haunted by the past, homecoming, woman in danger, murder, aunt niece relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sandra Barlow is a 70's girl looking for kicks in the form of sex and drugs. One day, she decides to have an orgy drug party and invite some "freaks" led by Moon to entertain her and her rich friends. Moon has other things in mind as ...
Style:
psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
murder, cult leader, freak, serial killer, lsd, hippie, folk horror, nudity, swingers, rape, sex, lesbian ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going around strangling lingerie-clad young women in their homes while taunting Lindsay Gale, a young psychologist, by calling her on a radio call-in ...
Style:
slasher, crying, grindhouse, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangler, psychopath, woman strangled to death, female nudity, maniac, victim, obsession, exploitation, misogynist, stalking, murder ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, asia, vietnam, california
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A group of American tourists is traveling through Spain when two of them are murdered by a mysterious serial killer who removes an eyeball from every one of his victims. The tour presses on as the murders continue, with the travelers and the police ...
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, cult classic, slasher horror, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, murder, tourist, insanity, exploitation, hotel, eye, fear, american abroad, bus, violence ...
Place:
barcelona, europe, spain
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
The unofficial story of a killer who kidnaps and kills three girls is told through the tale of his last victim, 'Amateur Porn Star Killer' is about a girl he picks up on the street and convinces to go back to his hotel room. The girl is ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, disturbing, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
violence against women, sex, sexual perversion, perversion, forced sex, serial killer, murderer, sexual deviant, making love, murder, violence, psycho killer ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A dance instructor brings his dance troupe to Russia for training. What his dancers don't know, however, is that he has a dual personality--and his hidden personality is a serial killer.
Style:
horror musical, slasher horror, independent film, psychotronic, gothic ...
Plot:
phantom of the opera, serial killer, maniac, ballet, ballerina, american horror, psycho terror, killing spree, slaughterhouse, crazy, disturbed person, insane ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Sweeney Todd, a barber, and Maggie Lovett, a baker, join forces to commit a series of brutal, gory murders in London with a little help from Tobias Ragg, an employee of Maggie' bakery who abducts a number of customers from the barber shop and ...
Style:
grindhouse, psychotronic, slasher horror, psychological thriller, independent film ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, serial killer, dismemberment, murder, barber, bakery, insane, torturer, jealous man, sadistic killer, gory violence ...
Time:
victorian era, 70s
Place:
london
Similarity:
46%
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35K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by "her" ...
Style:
slasher, psychological, scary, suspense, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, insanity, psychopath, psychiatrist, murder, psycho killer, psycho, revenge, homicidal maniac, male victim, swamp, waitress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Nightmares of the past haunt the beautiful, mysterious Olivia (Suzanna Love), a London resident who begins a passionate affair with American businessman Mike (Easy Rider's Robert Walker, Jr.). Trapped in a loveless marriage and traumatized by ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, suspenseful, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, female killer, female serial killer, serial murder, erotica, obsession, manipulation, hearing voices, revenge, husband wife relationship, sadism, violence ...
Place:
arizona, london
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three years after Steve Peterson's wife, Nina, was murdered in front of their 11 year old daughter Julie, she and his new girlfriend Sharon Martin are kidnapped by the same killer, the psychotic Artie Taggart. Imprisoning them in a bunker below ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, detective, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
psychopath, kidnapping, violence, kidnapper, hostage, investigation, tv reporter, psycho killer, rape victim, race against time, serial killer, ghost ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
grand central station manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A distraught weapons dealer is involved in an automobile accident after catching his stripper wife in bed with another man. Upon recovering, he goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers while plotting revenge on his wife.
Style:
grindhouse, erotic, independent film, weird
Plot:
exploitation, sleaze, nudity, madness, bare breasts, sex, death, murder, violence, misogynist, caught having sex, accident ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
An obese woman recently released from an insane asylum kills anyone who attempts to get her to stop eating.
Style:
slasher, retro, cult classic, twisted, grindhouse ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, killing spree, serial killer, mental illness, exploitation, graphic violence, sex scene, locked door, psycho killer, psycho, grandmother granddaughter relationship ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young American girl arrives on an island near Venice to begin her new job as secretary to famous novelist Richard Stuart. However, it turns out that her predecessor disappeared without a trace....
Style:
erotic, grindhouse, slasher, sexy, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbian romance, murder of a nude woman, erotica, writers, female nudity, boobs, female voyeur, sex party, female pubic hair, seduction, lust, eel ...
Place:
venice, europe, italy
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A weapons expert who murdered his unfaithful stripper wife and her lover goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers, while plotting the demise of his wife's swinging bisexual sister and her kinky boyfriend.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
exploitation, misogynist, sadism, sadist, murder, nudity, madness, lesbian, violence, snow, lesbianism, death ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, psychological thriller, bloody, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
college, psychopath, serial killer, campus, prank, high school life, youth, bare chested male, male victim, dead teenager, school, murder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mari and Phyllis go to the "big city" to see their favorite band BloodLust. Along the way they meet up with newly escaped convict Krug and his gang.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, bleak, creepy, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, gory, revenge, psychopath, rape and revenge, youth, vigilante, violent, sex, exploitation, psycho killer, payback ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, connecticut
Similarity:
39%
259
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A detective sets out to capture a psycho who kills women, but the psycho turns the tables and goes after the detective's girlfriend.
Style:
slasher, creepy, psychotronic, sadistic, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, exploitation, old woman, insane, couples, trapped, psycho killer, torture, serial murder, house, human monster, bad guy ...
Time:
year 1986
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Henry has wandered into a small town looking for work and a place to stay. He gets a job delivering and cleaning porto-potties and moves in with a co-worker until he gets his feet off of the ground. Henry and his new friend soon start to kill.
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, psychological, terrifying ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, serial killer as protagonist, exploitation, killer, killing spree, brutality, violence, freak, misfit, psychopath ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
california, new jersey
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany, Monaco
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The film starts out incredibly in a beautiful Gothic castle in Germany. As little girls, Kitty Wildenbrück and her sister Evelyn have been fighting when their grandfather tells them the story behind an incredibly uncanny painting: Legend has it ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological thriller, erotic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, whodunit, death, female psychopath, anger, rage, cruelty, evil, insanity, sadism, brutality, violence ...
Time:
70s, year 1972
Place:
germany, italy, europe, west germany
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The ...
Style:
slasher, rough, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, college student, murder, danger, serial murder, campus, serial killer, brutality, investigation, female villain, psycho, exploitation ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Albert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the way...
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, independent film, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot:
exploitation, serial killer, mother, nudity, mental disorder, killing, psychiatric hospital, wealth, disturbed person, torture, torturer, sadism ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who once got a blood transfusion from him.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, bloody, slasher horror, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, maniac, murderer, exploitation, mental institution, murder, paranormal, escaped mental patient, stalker, insane, criminally insane, supernatural power ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the ...
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychopath, masked killer, violence, homicidal maniac, mental institution, amusement park, dead teenager, murderer, murder, youth, gory, serial killer ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2003, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After being arrested, a Texas man begins confessing to the brutal murder of over 200 women. He recounts his random selection of victims and his traveling companions, his friend and friend's sister. But the police can't be sure whether to ...
Style:
slasher, controversial, psychological, detective, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, killer, exploitation, sex crime, killing spree, serial murder, true crime, prostitute, police detective, gory, sexual abuse ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.
Style:
slasher, psychological, grindhouse, slasher horror, terrifying ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, female nudity, masturbation, nudity, psychopath, erotica, rape, sadism, serial killer, assault, sexual perversion, rape victim ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An aspiring writer is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by four men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, splatter, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vengeance, rape, rape and revenge, revenge, brutality, sex, macabre, sexual abuse, cruelty, violence, sexualized violence, female vigilante ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, england, europe, germany, new england ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A reluctant bride to be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt him down before it is ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, tense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, wedding, danger, chase, insanity, stalking, law enforcement, woman in danger, police detective, police investigation, killing spree ...
Time:
70s, year 1980
Place:
new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After meeting online, Jack and Kristy go on a weekend getaway to the woodlands of rural Missouri. While discovering each other, they soon learn of the terrorizing horrors that the forest has in store.
Style:
scary, psychological, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
psychopath, skinny dipping, serial killer, female nudity, female psychopath, murder, violence, father daughter relationship, survival, danger, male nudity, travel ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A TV newswoman (Lauren Tewes) catches a pervert (John DiSanti) watching her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who cannot see, hear or speak.
Style:
bloody, psychological thriller, creepy, sadistic, retro ...
Plot:
stalking, sex maniac, elevator, attempted rape, pervert, voyeur, reporter, decapitation, blindness, murder, deaf, serial murder ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
florida, miami
Similarity:
31%
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