Movies like Blue Sunshine
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Blue Sunshine (1977)
4K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry is on the run. More bizarre killings continue with alarming frequency all over town. Trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking truth...people are losing their hair and turning into violent psychopaths and the connection may be some LSD all the murderers took a decade before.
Style:
atmospheric, disturbing, psychedelic, surreal, psychotronic, detective, mind bending, thought provoking, gothic horror, controversial ...
Plot:
politician, disco, hair loss, murder, on the run, lsd, investigation, doctor, massacre, elevator, insanity, nervous breakdown, full moon, parrot, shopping mall, bald woman, murder suspect, political campaign, headache, election campaign, babysitter, zombie, serial killer, virus, exploitation ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, scary and slasher films with plots about murder, gory, deadly, danger, violence, death and serial killer mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Blue Sunshine: God Told Me To (1976), X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963), Just Before Dawn (1981), Child's Play (1988), Halloween (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to."
Style:
suspenseful, creepy, enigmatic, rough, grindhouse ...
Plot:
occult, police investigation, macabre, alien, murder, life & death, introspection, mysterious character, st. patrick's day, supernatural, psychopath, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The story concerns Dr James Xavier, ably portrayed by Ray Milland. He has invented a serum for improving human vision. When his funding is cut he proceeds to experiment on himself -- with horrifying results. From the director who gave you Swamp ...
Style:
medical horror, psychological, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start ...
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slasher, independent film, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, stalking, violence, backwoods, group of friends, murder, woods, fear, wilderness, mountain, machete ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A single mother gives her son a beloved doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Style:
scary, slasher, bloody, cult classic, frightening ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, psychopath, murder, holiday horror, babysitter, death, masked killer, killer, small town, psychiatrist, female nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
illinois, chicago, north america, midwest, california
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Presumed dead after a shoot-out with the Haddonfield police, Michael Myers is secretly nursed back to health -- and returns a year later to kill again and once more targets his young niece, Jamie. Jamie is now recovering in the local children's ...
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, classic horror, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, halloween, masked man, holiday horror, killer, supernatural, masked villain, massacre, monster, murder, pitchfork, kitten ...
Time:
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Place:
illinois, chicago, usa
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Style:
scary, slasher, bloody, frightening, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
urban legend, serial killer, revenge, urban decay, belief, folklore, supernatural, macabre, investigation, ghost, legend, accused of murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, slasher, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, cheerleader, psychopath, beach house, murder, maniac, teenager, bare chested male, gory, stalking, massacre, vengeance ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" ...
Style:
suspense, classic horror, grindhouse, scary, independent film ...
Audience:
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Plot:
zombie, cemetery, infection, zombie apocalypse, survival, cannibalism, zombie attack, basement, gory, monster, supernatural, post apocalypse ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, creepy, scary, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 60s, year 1980, year 1961, 20th century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, medical horror, cult classic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hospital, losing-it hero, isolation, murder, mental illness, mental institution, patient, danger, obsession, doctors and patients, mind game, mad scientist ...
Time:
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Similarity:
22%
144K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, group of friends, torture, murder, violence, small town, gory, brutality, ghost town, wax museum, masked man ...
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Place:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, retro, slasher horror, bloody, scary ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
canuxploitation, medical, stalking, serial killer, danger, murder, woman in danger, journalism, investigation, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, violence ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Movie in collections
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 70s, year 1957, year 1978, 1950s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, detroit
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
new york, connecticut
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. ...
Style:
slasher, scary, creepy, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, creepy, dark, harsh ...
Plot:
cannibalism, desert, cannibal, blood, family in danger, violence, brutality, rape, serial killer, serial rape, rape and revenge, violent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
california, usa, southern california
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Doctor Channard is sent a new patient, a girl warning of the terrible creatures that have destroyed her family, Cenobites who offer the most intense sensations of pleasure and pain. But Channard has been searching for the doorway to Hell for years, ...
Style:
bloody, frightening, medical horror, slasher, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Style:
christmas horror, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new england, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
20%
23K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is ...
Style:
psychological horror, disturbing, detective, grindhouse, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, twins, amateur detective, reporter, mental illness, bakery, twin sister, witness, neighbor, hallucination, murder mystery, freakshow ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, canada, quebec, tokyo
Similarity:
19%
145K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
west virginia, virginia, usa, texas
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jane lives in London with her boyfriend Richard. Her mother was murdered when she was young, she recently lost a baby in a car crash and she's plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding man. Richard thinks that the cure is vitamins, while ...
Style:
gothic, sadistic, scary, disturbing, demonic ...
Plot:
occult, black mass, murder, obsession, orgy, sexual intercourse, erotica, investigation, mind game, mysterious character, woman in danger, psychopath ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
england, europe, london, united kingdom
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At a summer camp for youths, cocky pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz". Suddenly, counselors are being maimed and slaughtered in various ways by the backwoodsman who has returned when his name was called.
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, bloody, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, summer camp, killing spree, camp counselor, stalking, murder, danger, teenage life, male victim, male nudity, forest, exploitation ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, slasher, atmospheric, grindhouse, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of performing transplants on his daughter who lost her own in a car-accident he caused.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, grindhouse, gothic horror ...
Plot:
kidnapping, mad scientist, car accident, experiment gone awry, captivity, isolation, danger, mentally unstable, blindness, obsession, father daughter relationship, transplant ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
19%
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