Movies like The Ringmaster

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The Ringmaster (2018)
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The Ringmaster (2018)
Original name: Finale
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Nationwide quietness. The streets are empty. Everyone’s glued to their screens at home, watching the final game. In the outskirts of Denmark, close to the German border, a small gas station needs to be open for service, even on this special night. Two young women have the shift. Ambitious Agnes is in the backroom putting finishing touches on her thesis, while free-spirited Belinda is on her phone, hoping to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers also means no witnesses, and the girls have been spotted to play a special part in a very different sort of game.
Style: suspense, brutal, dark, disturbing, psychotronic, sadistic
Plot: killer clown, serial killer, sadistic horror, evil clown, psychological torture, psychopath, murder, brutality, characters killed one by one, clown, sadism, imprisonment, mutilation, torture device, survival, isolation, manhunt, body horror, killer, violence, female nudity, death, homicidal maniac, bare breasts, voyeur ...

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Most similar movies to The Ringmaster

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, scary, suspenseful and slasher films with plots about serial killer, murder, violence, psychopath, brutality, revenge and maniac mostly in Horror, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Ringmaster: Theatre of Fear (2014), Fox Trap (2016), Die Influencers Die (2020), Massacre County (2015), Camp Blood 5 (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Theatre of Fear (2014)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The Moreau Family travel around the UK putting on an underground variety show for an adult audience. But behind the curtain there is something more sinister going on than simple entertainment.
Style: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, killer clown, evil clown, masked killer, death, violence, murder, alter ego, killing spree, threat, violent, chase ...
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 4.4
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Fox Trap (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After a terrible accident leaves a young girl disabled, five years later, the group responsible are invited to a remote manor house in the countryside for a class reunion. Little do they know, they are being targeted by a masked maniac hell bent on ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, masked killer, homicidal maniac, psychopath, revenge, friendship, characters killed one by one, fear, blood, murder, death, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Die Influencers Die (2020)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Alpha male social media star Stue Harrington (Frankie Rivers) dupes a group of his peers into an overnight live-streaming event at an abandoned movie studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Deep behind the old movie sets is the lair of a savage blood thirsty ...
Style: slasher, psychotronic, scary, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: clown, murder, serial killer, social media, psychopath, killer clown, violence, society, fear, chase, woman in danger, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Massacre County (2015)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After a hideous crime in a mansion by the forest, where a group of young people was found murdered, a suspicious clown tries to prove his innocence to the investigator that found him covered in blood.
Style: slasher, scary, disturbing, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot: clown, police, sadism, vengeance, murder, evil clown, killer clown, violence, serial killer, serial murder, heroes, threat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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 1.6
 206
Camp Blood 5 (2016)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Raven, the only survivor of a previous massacre, returns to the forest to avenge her fallen friends and stop Camp Blood Killer once and for all.
Style: slasher, scary, psychotronic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: killer clown, clown, masked killer, serial killer, violence, psychopath, woman in danger, murder, brutality, chase, death, fear ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Camp Blood 8: Revelations (2020)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: The Killing at Camp Blood stopped for a while. But the son of the original killer clown has carried on the machete and driven by his deranged mother, played by Sally Mullins (Things 4, Lights Out With David Spade), continues to kill anyone who ...
Style: slasher, suspense, psychotronic, scary, bleak ...
Plot: killer clown, clown, masked killer, lost in the woods, death, obsession, blood, revenge, fear, murder, violence, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 3.6
 427
Why? (2021)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Writer Blake Sinclair finds herself in a fight for her life against a bloodthirsty maniac who has been leaving multiple victims in his wake as he returns to the mountain town of Northdale.
Style: slasher, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, serial murder, murder, psychopath, terrorizing, writer's life, extreme violence, killings, violent, mystery killer, death, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
The Pogo Film Project (2012)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Pogo Film Project shows the intimate side of Gacy’s atrocities; the murders themselves! With a bit of embellishing on the part of the writer, several scenarios play out illustrating how Gacy was able to subdue, torture and murder several young ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic, disturbing, scary ...
Plot: clown, murder, serial killer, alter ego, strangulation, death, college student, gay interest, maniac, characters killed one by one, revenge, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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The Yearly Harvest (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A young journalist named Jin Maddison has traced the origin of many Christmas traditions to a remote town in the Midwest called Selah. Years ago another famous journalist died in an accident there while investigating the same story. Jin travels to ...
Style: christmas horror, suspense, bleak, psychotronic, scary ...
Plot: christmas, serial killer, missing child, children, murder investigation, woman in danger, xmas, criminal, brutality, manhunt, sadistic psychopath, homicidal maniac ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
 6.6
 275K
Saw II (2005)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight ...
Style: scary, slasher, suspense, bloody, disturbing ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: serial killer, torture, gory, trap, sadistic horror, psychopath, serial murder, hostage, mind game, brutality, violent, insanity ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 4.6
 106
The Sadist (2015)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: A combat veteran, with serious psychological damage, stalks campers and hunters in the woods.
Style: slasher, psychotronic, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, war veteran, survival horror, murder, mystery killer, violence, brutality, strong violent content, sadism, danger, trapped ...
Time: 21st century
Place: connecticut, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 4.9
 7K
Vile (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of attractive young people (of course) awaken to find themselves prisoners in a mysterious house with no means of escape. They are each outfitted with new accouterments--electronic devices attached to the base of their skulls--and a ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, scary ...
Plot: torture, trapped, sadism, brutality, danger, mind game, survival, captivity, psychopath, murder, isolation, gory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 5.3
 941
Cat Sick Blues (2015)
Genre: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a terrible mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives. Ted dons vicious deadly cat claw gloves and a creepy cat mask, and ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, death, maniac, revenge, violence, brutality, psychopath, blood, fear, chase, obsession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Atelophobia: Chapter 2 (2018)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: ATELOPHOBIA HAS BEEN RELEASED AND A GROUP OF FANS HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A REAL LIFE SEQUAL. THE GAMES BEGIN ONCE THE ENTIRE CAST AND DIRECTOR OF ATELOPHOBIA HAVE BEEN CAPTURED, THEY NOW MUST PLAY A NEW GAME OF LIFE AND DEATH.
Style: psychotronic, scary, suspense, slasher, brutal ...
Plot: survival horror, isolation, mind game, rivalry, vigilante, brutality, sadistic horror, vengeance, characters killed one by one, race against time, friendship, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 4.9
 464
Trophy Heads (2014)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An obsessed fan and his mother kidnap former 'scream queens' and force them to reenact their famous film roles...with deadly results.
Style: slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: scream queen, dungeon, kidnapping, obsessed fan, abduction, murder, escape attempt, characters killed one by one, fear, vigilante, violence, sadism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.1
 3K
The Dare (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future.
Style: psychological, suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: game of death, murderer, vengeance, torture, trapped, revenge, who done it, escapades, vigilante, violent, murder, extreme violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 2.7
 679
Fear Level (2017)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Increased level of fear, six colliding stories, one roller coaster ride of emotions and terror. What would you do if you caught your significant other in the act or was face to face with your abductors? With twists and turns at every corner you will ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, scary, tense, bleak ...
Plot: entertainment, clown, evil clown, girlfriend boyfriend relationship, murder, revenge, friendship, violence, fear, masked killer, friends, maniac ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Candie's Harem (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Candie is a bisexual who has a perfect setup with multiple partners until everyone starts dying around her.
Style: slasher, erotic, suspenseful, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot: erotica, whodunit, death, murder, nude, female protagonist, characters killed one by one, obsession, investigation, uncover truth, woman in danger, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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 7.6
 463K
Saw (2004)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or ...
Style: scary, suspense, psychological, twist ending, surprise ending ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: torture, gory, macabre, serial killer, mind game, plot twist, survival horror, violent, psychopath, fear, trapped, locked in a room ...
Time: year 2004, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 3.8
 459
Cabin Fear (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A group of friends is stalked by a killer at an isolated destination wedding.
Style: scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot: isolation, serial killer, death, murder, cabin in the woods, violent, violence, fear, revenge, chase, obsession, characters killed one by one ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 2.5
 860
Dreamcatcher (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The film centers on two estranged sisters who, along with their friends, become entrenched in a 48 hour whirlwind of violence after a traumatic experience at an underground music festival.
Style: slasher, dark, talky, surprise ending, scary ...
Plot: masked killer, characters killed one by one, maniac, violence, serial killer, murder, psychopath, friendship, death, graphic violence, youth, brutality ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 4.8
 332
Creeper (2012)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Heather and her friends have some devilish fun on the social website, ConnectMeNet. However, their amusement has come at the expense of a lonely and medicated half-wit, Jerry Tobin. After goading him into humiliating himself on camera in various ...
Style: slasher, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, revenge, torture, psychopath, murder, blood, serial murder, maniac, homicidal maniac, woman in danger, violence, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 4.1
 2K
100 Tears (2007)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After being accused of crimes he did not commit, a lonely circus performer exacts his revenge on those who unjustly condemned him. The act sparks something inside of him which he cannot stop and now, years later, his inner-demons have truly ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot: killer clown, serial killer, clown, murder, psychopath, investigation, amateur detective, journalism, vengeance, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, performer's life ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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The Blackburn Asylum (2015)
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A forest fire and rock-slide trap five bickering college friends in a small Alaskan ghost town with a horrifying history. When they seek refuge inside the torched ruins of Blackburn Asylum they must fight to survive as the angry inhabitants ...
Style: slasher, tense, scary, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot: ghost town, survival horror, college, cruelty, maniac, homicidal maniac, trapped, trap, death, psycho killer, sadist, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Condo Hell (2016)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story: A serial killer stalks guests during an open house weekend at a giant secluded luxury condominium estate.
Style: scary, psychotronic, suspense, slasher, bleak ...
Plot: killer, serial killer, hell, violence, fear, murder, brutality, psychopath, blood, paranoia, violent, pursuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Minutes to Midnight (2018)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: On the cusp of New Year's Eve, seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge at a desolate ski lodge in the mountains when they are systematically hunted down by ruthless masked men with a cryptic agenda.
Style: slasher, suspense, psychological, rough, brutal ...
Plot: sheriff, new year's eve, mountain cabin, forest ranger, stalking, missing person, maniac, new year, murder, violence, survival, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Don't Let Them In (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A home invasion horror movie in the vein of You're Next and The Purge, about a group of people under siege by masked intruders in an abandoned hotel.
Style: psychotronic, scary, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: halloween, masked killer, maniac, chase, violent, violence, revenge, murder, serial killer, pursuit, serial murder, homicidal maniac ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.3
 374
Anabel (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Anabel and his two roommates are looking for someone to share the rent. They choose an older gentleman who gain their trust, but soon they discover a strange and disturbing presence.
Style: suspenseful, slasher, bleak, scary, psychotronic ...
Plot: roommate, murder, violence, young woman, vengeance, fear, chase, friends, brutality, woman in danger, heroes, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.3
 36
Joker Game (2012)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story: All seniors at a high school stay together at a camp, including student Chinatsu. On their first day, the home room teacher announces that all the students must play the card game "Old Maid". In order to reverse the declining academic ...
Style: psychotronic, scary, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: school, japanese schoolgirl, cold blooded murder, maniac, crime spree, psycho killer, homicidal maniac, manhunt, murder investigation, death, sadistic killer, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.3
 398
Porkchop 3D (2012)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story: When a Group of survivors come together in a bid for revenge they're in for a shock when they discover the masked maniac Porkchop is not alone!
Style: slasher, psychotronic, disturbing, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: maniac, serial killer, masked killer, murder, violence, cannibalism, cannibal, revenge, brutality, sadistic psychopath, characters killed one by one, disguise ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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