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Shadow of Fear (2012)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a new boy is employed to work in a coffee shop, he turns out to be a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication, and makes the life of the popular young waitress who works there a misery.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, captivating
Plot:
obsession, stalking, hunted, danger, woman in danger, psychopath, life turned upside down, stalker, possessed human, threat, possessed, social problems, family problems, infatuation, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, cafe, boy, mental illness, lifetime, crimes, track down
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Shadow of Fear
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, psychological and realistic films with plots about obsession, danger, stalking, stalker, psychopath, woman in danger and murder mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Shadow of Fear: The Boy Next Door (2015), Stalked at 17 (2012), Lethal Admirer (2018), Coffin Rock (2009), The Perfect Guy (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, psychological, psychosexual thriller, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
obsession, fatal attraction, older woman younger man relationship, stalking, dangerous attraction, obsessive love, woman in danger, danger, neighbor, stalker, blackmail, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When 17 year old Angela fell for Chad, he promised to love her forever. When she got pregnant with his child, he promised to take care of them both. When she realized he was deceptive and abusive, he promised to change. When she wanted to leave, he ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, stalker, pregnant teenager, age difference, obsession, teenage life, family problems, youth, stalking, family in danger, family in crisis, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Megan's fiancé is killed, she moves cross country and rebuilds her life with a new boyfriend and a closer relationship with her sister. Once she befriends one of her old colleagues, Lloyd, things take a turn for the worst. She realizes he ...
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
woman in danger, fatal attraction, stalking, dangerous attraction, obsession, unrequited love, new life, insanity, psychopath, villain, damsel in distress, sociopath ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman unable to conceive a child with her husband, despite years of trying, makes the drunken mistake of sleeping with a young stranger. The stranger then goes to terrifying lengths to prove his paternity.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
pregnancy, stalking, obsession, danger, infidelity, couples, small town, husband wife relationship, suspicion, stalker, male female relationship, wedding ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fatal attraction, obsession, stalker, stalking, woman in danger, couple relations, sex scene, psychopath, vengeance, danger, fear, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Restaurant hostess and mom Joanne Sanders has to work late one night. After she leaves the restaurant she accidentally cuts a car off on the highway. This driver takes it personally and he begins to stalk and harass Joanne.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
woman in danger, stalking, danger, chases and races, stalker, violence, police detective, ex husband ex wife relationship, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, threatening telephone call, kidnapping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, hospital, stalker, teenager, internet dating, forbidden love, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, doctors and patients, nursing, relationship problems, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Advertising exec Natalie engages in a passionate, but brief, love affair with a stranger named Kurt. When Natalie returns to her boyfriend, she finds that Kurt isn't so easily dismissed.
Plot:
stalker, woman with a gun, infidelity, woman in jeopardy, harassment, murder of friend, murder, female protagonist, revenge, extramarital affair, secretary, lawyer ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
mental illness, obsession, composer, danger, dangerous attraction, stalking, haunted by the past, character study, psychosis, paranoia, isolation, hallucination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, america
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A woman tries to escape a stalker by moving with her children to her sister's isolated beach house
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, woman in danger, stalking, danger, homecoming, family relations, pursuit, threat, unwanted pregnancy, maniac, social worker, beach ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, amsterdam, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at nothing to get his home back.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
family in danger, psychopath, family problems, danger, stalking, family in crisis, deaf, murder, stalker, villain, extreme, terror ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Christine takes her best friend with another couple for a final vacation when she goes to close up and sell her family's hunting lodge in the remote woods of Northern Georgia...but it's also the scene of her worst childhood trauma. Things ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
psychopath, haunted by the past, danger, sniper, childhood trauma, stalking, woods, confined, survival, murder, manhunt, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Laura and Franco have recently separated. Franco is paying alimony which helps to care for their son Luca. Laura is takes a job as a phone sex operator in order to help make ends meet. Franco uses this as an opportunity to challenge for custody of ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
child custody, divorce, family relations, family drama, problem, relationships, male female relationship, stalker, family problems, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, divorced parents ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A bonding family weekend turns sinister in a storm.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, forces of nature, stalker, confined, escapades, danger, hostage, stalking, fear, night, storm ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Paul Harris works at a small research facility on the outskirts of Boston. After a weekend tryst with a co-worker leaves him wanting more, his unreciprocated desires gradually mold into an acute infatuation. When Danielle takes interest in a new ...
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
scientist, obsession, mentally unstable, dangerous attraction, stalking, danger, losing-it hero, unfulfillment, workplace, suburbs, workplace situations, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Jeffrey has met the man of this dreams, hunky Frenchman René, he impulsively moves into the same building. The move backfires as Remé becomes cold and distant. Landlady Gladys lavishes attention on her new tenant.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
landlady, gay, kidnapping, lgbt, female psychopath, dangerous attraction, obsession, couples, danger, stalking, mentally unstable, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hollywood animator Tom (Alex McArthur) gets lost in the Michigan woods after a snowmobile ride goes wrong. He finds refuge at an isolated cabin inhabited by two sisters (Laura Esterman and Sage Allen). Initially grateful to them, Tom soon realizes ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, slasher, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, danger, murder, survival, mind game, rescue, psychopath, woman in danger, isolation, serial killer, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
los angeles, michigan, california, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The night before their high school graduation, Jessie and her friends are guided by a 'Find My iPhone' app to recover her lost device from a house whose demented tenants are hell bent on making her a flesh and blood member of the family.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
high school student, psychopath, serial killer, stalking, obsession, woman in danger, danger, infidelity, graphic violence, survival, technology, manhunt ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ally Sheedy is a retired golfer turned motivational speaker. Patsy Kensit plays her lover and also works with her. There is another girl as well. There are some difficulties at work, a New York firm. So Ally decides she's going to go away for ...
Style:
surprise ending, tense, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
couples, lesbian sex, lesbian couple, island, mind game, danger, obsession, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, mysterious character, stalking, isolation ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A publicity seeking radio DJ is driven to the edge of insanity when he attempts to break the 11 day world record for staying awake-under the threat of a deranged caller who will kill him if he falls asleep.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
insomnia, threat, radio dj, sleep disorder, sleep deprivation, paranoia, mental breakdown, psycho terror, terrorizing, problem, life is a bitch, terrorism ...
Similarity:
20%
625
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman being terrorized by a stalker hires and develops a relationship with a handsome private detective, not realizing he'd become her deadly avenging angel.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stalker, private detective, revenge, female protagonist, relationships, stalking, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, terror, problem, psycho terror ...
Similarity:
20%
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Barbara wants nothing more than to be a grandmother. When her son, Ethan, meets Kendall, a divorced mother of two, Barbara quickly becomes an ever-present force in their lives. Unannounced visits escalate to murder, and Barbara will do anything to ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
grandmother, mother in law daughter in law relationship, psychopath, mental institution, dysfunctional family, mental illness, mentally unstable, female psychopath, family problems, grandparent grandchild relationship, kids and family, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
19%
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133
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A well-known Hollywood actress is suddenly tormented by a stalker. Her sister and high school boyfriend try to figure out who is tormenting her.
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Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalker, actress, life is a bitch, problem, celebrity, female protagonist, obsession, danger, psychological manipulation, investigation, cat and mouse, anxiety ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Leaving his small-town roots to start a new life, Mitch meets the beautiful and seductive Amy at a happy hour and begins a tantalizing romance. Before long, Mitch learns that nothing is as it appears and, unable to trust anyone, finds himself on a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
danger, false accusation, murder, femme fatale, life turned upside down, dishonesty, on the run, protagonist as suspect, falsely accused, deception, fugitive, seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Laurel has the boyfriend of her dreams, Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the downside is that he won't leave her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggressiveness. It finally ...
Style:
tension, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
obsessive love, fatal attraction, obsession, campus, stalker, toxic masculinity, trouble, college, crimes of passion, paranoia, visceral, stalking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
What if Dee Dee Blanchard was a rich lady doctor who preyed on her roommates and also loved to watch Downton Abbey?
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, manipulation, toxic relationship, control, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, relationship problems, friendship, girlfriend, obsession, friends, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When famous pop star Eden Chase is almost kidnapped by a crazed fan, she enlists the help of handsome, brooding bodyguard Jackson Reed to move into her home and become her security full-time. But when Jackson develops an unhealthy attachment to ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
stalker, bodyguard, celebrity, obsession, relationships, fanatic, problem, life is a bitch, undercover, secret, music fan, protector ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to ...
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, obsession, stalking, danger, mind game, dangerous attraction, rivalry, mentally unstable, psychopath, architect, starting over, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When hotel event planner Rachel breaks up with her boyfriend John for cheating on her, she decides to go looking online for a new boyfriend. In the expanse of cyberspace, she meets a charming, wealthy man named Craig, who at first, seems perfect. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, dangerous attraction, couples, danger, destructive relationship, internet dating, social network, stalking, love, manipulation, woman in danger, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
19%
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