Movies like #SquadGoals

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#SquadGoals (2018)
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#SquadGoals (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ambitious high school senior Samantha Hodges is a serious journalist, both for the school paper and for the yearbook, but she's just as serious about her friends, Nate, Gillian, and Rudy, all of whom are vying with her for a full-ride local scholarship to college. Very close to her mother, Emily, who is the school's guidance counselor, Samantha finds her reporting taking an investigative turn when two of her classmates--and contenders for the scholarship--are murdered.
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, friendship, murder, amateur detective, teenager, mother daughter relationship, love triangle, photographer, allergy, high school principal, danger, high school student, family relations, death, teenage girl, best friend, boss, friend, scholarship, knife, crimes
Time: 21st century
Place: usa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, captivating and psychological films with plots about danger, murder, teenager, friendship, death, violence and mother daughter relationship mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like #SquadGoals: Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020), The Society (2019), Psycho BFF (2019), The Curse of Downers Grove (2015), Windcroft (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Interweaving stories of four different women involved in the sex industry offers a glimpse into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles and the taboo lifestyle of a sex worker. A teen runaway, single mother and two career escorts interconnect through ...
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot: prostitution, sex worker, sex trafficking, teenage prostitute, forced prostitution, single mother, teenage runaway, stripper, runaway, teenager, life is a bitch, friendship ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: los angeles
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100%
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 36K
The Society (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
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Story: When everyone else mysteriously vanishes from their wealthy town, the teen residents of West Ham must forge their own society to survive.
Style: ambiguous ending, suspense, mysterious, captivating, emotional ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: teenager, murder, small town, society, death, friendship, survival, trapped, gay, gay teenager, separation, fantasy world ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.8
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Psycho BFF (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Renee's shy teenage daughter Deandra finally makes a friend, Olivia, she is thrilled. After Olivia's initial bossiness turns into emotional abuse, Renee forbids the relationship from continuing, prompting the girls to run away ...
Style: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: mother daughter relationship, high school, female protagonist, female antagonist, murder, psychopath, best friend, friendship, couples, chase, youth, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation ...
Style: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, slasher
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, curse, murder, graduation, father son relationship, teenager, violence, jealousy, attempted rape, self defense, survival, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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 3.9
 320
Windcroft (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: On a remote farm in the sweeping hills of Pennsylvania, three lives are torn apart by love, abandonment, deception and murder.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: murder, estate, tragic love, destiny, countryside, family farm, inheritance, danger, sex crime, farm, gory, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Stalked By My Neighbor (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A girl and her mother escape to suburban safety after a home invasion scares them out of the city, but they're soon menaced by a sinister figure.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller
Audience: chick flick
Plot: home invasion, murder, stalker, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, death, photographer, single mother, danger, new neighbor, obsession, age difference ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 3.9
 401
Fatal Secrets (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: "BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, ...
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: danger, dishonesty, rivalry, secret, couple relations, uncover truth, maniac, murder, best friend, violent content, profanity, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Megachurch Murder (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a ...
Style: captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: murder, investigation, uncover truth, amateur detective, clergy, youth, dishonesty, society, danger, teenager, soul, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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 4.4
 2K
Big Sky (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Hazel suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia. So much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee. Hazel and her mother decide to go on a road trip to a desert facility to help Hazel deal with her fear but when gunmen and brothers ...
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, tense, dark
Plot: agoraphobia, road trip, treatment, teenager, maniac, danger, couples, desert, transportation, mother daughter relationship, mother, bare chested male ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 4.2
 765
Clean Break (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, obsession, twists and turns, danger, investigation, betrayal, infidelity, stalking, love, crumbling marriage, corrupt officer, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 5.4
 904
Glass Chin (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a ...
Style: neo noir, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological
Plot: boxer, murder, restaurant, boxing, revenge, danger, rivalry, buddhism, restaurateur, bare chested male, christmas
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Close Enemies (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to a country, a nation or a culture... Manuel has assimilated this belonging, and he has even ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense, crime drama
Plot: police, father daughter relationship, death, drug, brother brother relationship, friendship, danger, family relations, murder, cafe, blood, photograph ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Psycho Brother-In-Law (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: With her husband working all the time, Kate is thankful when her brother-in-law David reappears to help out. But she soon realizes that he wants to be the new head of the family, and will do anything to make that happen.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, unusual plot structure
Plot: psychopath, brother in law, hostage, murder, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, brothers, family relations, psycho, vengeance, violence, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
 3.8
 489
Fatwa (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, rivalry, state affairs, terrorism, dishonesty, murder, propaganda, heroes ...
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 6.0
 3K
The Accused (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally murdered. Two years later, she’s the only indicted suspect for a crime that attracts a lot of media attention and has placed her in the center of the public ...
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: teenage girl, murder, murder investigation, suspicion of murder, dark secret, violence, friendship, friendship between girls, false accusation, danger, courtroom drama, mediterranean ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
The Wrong Student (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Kelly Halligan has moved with her 17-year-old niece from New York to California to start her new business venture. When her niece tries out for the soccer team, the two meet the athletic and handsome new coach, Dominic. They also become acquainted ...
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing, sexy
Plot: teacher student relationship, psychopath, murder, high school, stalker, football player, danger, violence, parents and children, society, mother daughter relationship, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Stalked by My Ex (2017)
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, psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: stalker, abusive husband, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, family problems, ex couple relations, mother daughter relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, ex convict, husband wife relationship, obsessive quest, getting home ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Graduation Day (2015)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A group of high school students that document the events of their senior year in this suspenseful 'Found Footage' thriller.
Style: tense, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, captivating
Plot: high school student, found footage, teenage boy, teenager, high school, student, prank, teenage protagonist, youth, family relations, society, filmmaking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Locked In (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.
Style: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot: mother daughter relationship, single mother, murder, daughter, criminal, mother, diamond, heist, gangster, chase, danger, woman in danger ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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 447
Fistpie (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting: his best friend Stanley has become unstable, mysterious and ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, slasher ...
Plot: murder, homecoming, best friend, couples, breakup, missing person, danger, friendship, serial killer, suicide, suicide by gun, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 5.0
 407
Canal Street (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate.
Style: rough, exciting, thought provoking, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: father son relationship, society, murder, rivalry, death, hopes, parents and children, vengeance, violence, friendship, heroes, life is a bitch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Cheating Pact (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Three high school students that are under pressure from their parents to get into good colleges convince a shy but very smart girl to take the College Entrance Test for them.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot: false accusation, murder, legal investigation, witnessing a crime, frame up, teenage love, high school, dishonesty, college, danger, woman with a gun, best friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Bad Girl (2016)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Bad girl Amy, 17, is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think Amy's friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers Chloe's secret she finds herself fighting for her life, and for ...
Style: unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot: closeted lesbian, lesbian, murder, psychopath, small town, friendship, family relations, danger, friendship between girls, friends, violence, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Cheer Squad Secrets (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A mother helps her daughter become captain of the cheerleading squad only to discover that someone is giving the daughter steroids and will do anything, including murder, to cover it up.
Style: tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, cheerleading, steroids, murder mystery, problem, teenage life, teenager, support group, secret, athlete and trainer, mother daughter relationship, high school student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 4.7
 847
Dawn Patrol (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After the brutal murder of his beloved brother, a small-town surfer seeks revenge against the gang of merciless thugs he holds responsible. However, when another tragedy brings him face to face with the consequences of his actions, he must seek ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, erotic
Plot: revenge, murder, sex scene, desert, haunted by the past, danger, soldier, surfing, removing bikini top, nudity, bare breasts, woman seduces a man ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Am I a Serial Killer? (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A teenage girl visits her mom on death row and gets lured into a dangerous trap to take the fall for her mother's crimes.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: teenage girl, murderer, parents and children, teenager, murder, trapped, confession of crime, mother daughter relationship, guilt, family problems, trap, serial killer ...
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57%
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 408
Unrequited (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: UNREQUITED is a psychological thriller and tells the story of Ben Jacobs, a troubled young man who, on his 18th birthday, has to leave the group home for "troubled teens" where he has been living for the past several months and move back ...
Style: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: adult
Plot: love and romance, unrequited love, kidnapping, unfulfilled love, teenage love, danger, adaptation, abduction, teenager, loner, youth, confined ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Circle of Friends (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Maggie returns to her hometown to dedicate a scholarship in her late husband's name. While there, she reconnects with old friends and comes to believe that her husband's death is tied to the mysterious deaths of several old classmates..
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot: murder, old friend, small town, homecoming, career woman, school, investigation, danger, couples, high school, high school life, childhood friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Badge of Honor (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two Narcotics Detectives find themselves in an intense investigation lead by a determined Internal Affairs Detective after a child is wrongfully shot dead in a violent drug bust.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: drug dealer, corrupt cop, internal affairs, female police officer, murder, strong female character, self defense, attempted rape, uncover truth, policewoman, danger, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Locked in a Room (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: "Locked in a Room" is a story about three teenagers that are trapped in three separate rooms. They are monitored and watched by a masked man who takes notes on paper as to their every move and emotion. They are further tormented by an ...
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: vengeance, danger, trapped, teenager, room, survival, isolation, murder, violence, teenage life, confined, mysterious character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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