Movies like Beneath the Leaves

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Beneath the Leaves (2019)
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Beneath the Leaves (2019)
Original name: Beneath The Leaves
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit to reunite orphaned children with their deceased birth parents is halted when the boys escape and he is arrested. Fifteen years later Whitley flees during a prison fire and decides to see his mission through. Detective Larson, once Whitley's prior victim, is removed from the case due to impartiality leaving his partner, and lover, Detective Shotwell to solve the case. Fueled by rage and a chance of redemption, Detective Larson chases the steadfast psychopath on his own only to fall back into the same trap he once escaped as a child.
Style: exciting, psychological, rough, brutal, suspense, psychological thriller
Plot: child, blood, maniac, abduction, obsession, danger, twists and turns, psychopath, murder, serial killer, prison escape, prostitute, betrayal, boy, alcohol abuse, mine, escaped prisoner, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, flashback, police officer killed, arson, police detective, female police detective, dead body, prison break ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychological, suspense and serious films with plots about murder, danger, serial killer, psychopath, deadly, obsession and violence mostly in Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like Beneath the Leaves: Indiscretion (2016), Synesthesia (2005), Suspended Animation (2001), Profile for Murder (2013), Interstate (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Indiscretion (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A married woman's affair comes back to haunt her when her obsessed lover infiltrates every part of her life.
Style: sexy, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: obsessive love, obsession, manipulation, mental illness, death threat, deception, lovers, governor, husband wife relationship, politician, danger, murder ...
Place: new orleans, louisiana
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Synesthesia (2005)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and ...
Style: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: murder, psychopath, serial killer, betrayal, danger, riddles and clues, moral dilemma, teenage life, on the run, sexual relations, mind game, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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Suspended Animation (2001)
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, rough, suspenseful, slasher, realistic ...
Plot: obsession, danger, murder, survival, rescue, mind game, psychopath, isolation, woman in danger, serial killer, psychotic, captive ...
Time: year 2001
Place: los angeles, california, michigan, usa
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Profile for Murder (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Psychological thriller. A police profiler who quit after a horrific case is terrorised by the escaped serial killer she sent to prison.
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, slasher, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, policewoman, brutality, murder, violence, psychopath, homicide detective, homicidal maniac, danger, female detective, private detective, killing spree ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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Interstate (2007)
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A Montreal DJ, following his girlfriend to Los Angeles, falls into a deadly relationship with a couple of female hitch-hikers.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, rough, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot: couples, on the road, danger, confined, captivity, car chase, murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, hitchhiking, redneck, serial killer, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, canada
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The Legend of DarkHorse County (2014)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: As Jon (Shawn Welling / Michael Biehn) and Joy Ford (Tory Tompkins) move into the small town of DarkHorse, mysterious and supernatural occurrences threaten to tear the town apart. Teenage girl abductions and a chain of serial killings force ...
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful
Plot: murder mystery, abduction, small town, mythology, doll, serial killer, police, kidnapping, maniac, danger, pursuit, disguise ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Lost Angel (2005)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
Style: suspense, scary, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, crucifix, law enforcement, danger, investigation, murder, dealing with death, religions or cults, curses spells and rituals, who done it, female pubic hair, church ...
Time: 21st century
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Fatal Justice (2012)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Plot: rivalry, vigilantism, heist, store, hospital, revenge, murder, abduction, investigation, paralysis, danger, twins ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Stolen Identity 2 (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A couple of months have passed since the serial murder case. A new dead body is found in the same area. Detective Manabu Kagaya tries to find the truth. He goes to see serial killer Yoshiharu Urano in prison.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, corpse, police investigation, law enforcement, police officer, police detective, uncover truth, violent, maniac, danger, killing spree, psychopath ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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Amuse Me (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Captives find themselves at the mercy of a lunatic who dresses like a clown. He does not seem to be aware that his amusement is terrifying to the victims who are forced to participate in his games of degradation. As frightening as his lack of ...
Style: scary, psychotronic, slasher, suspenseful, suspense ...
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Place: usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Daisy is the all-American girl next door with a hunger for true love and an appetite for murder. Then one day Daisy meets the man of her dreams, only to discover that his own lust for killing might make her his next victim.
Style: sadistic, psychotronic, psychological thriller, scary, slasher ...
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The Eleventh Victim (2012)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Nancy Grace's THE ELEVENTH VICTIM is a taut suspense-thriller that follows Atlanta Assistant District Attorney Hailey Dean (Jennie Garth) as she tirelessly pursues the conviction of a serial killer. Just when her courtroom prosecution of the ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, brutal, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, victim, woman in danger, haunted by the past, revenge, survival, violence, disturbed individual, brutality, threat, pursuit, prosecutor ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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Style: independent film, scary, mind bending, psychological, realistic ...
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Time: 90s
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Shiver (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Style: rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic, bleak ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death. However, he was rescued by a secret government group ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Assistant DA Darcy Young, is invited to her estranged parents’ country home to meet her sister’s new fiance, Thomas Schure, she’s already dubious at the speed of the whirlwind romance, but as Thomas’s suspicious behavior begins to ...
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Duration: 96 min.
Story: A policeman (James Russo) guards a barroom singer (Deborah Harry) whose phone-sex sideline has put a killer (Tim Thomerson) on her trail.
Style: neo noir, erotic, serious, realistic, rough ...
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Time: 20th century, 90s
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The Barber (2014)
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is hunting for a serial killer not to expose him but to learn the business! They form a twisted bond and turn the town upside down as Eugene teaches John ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.
Style: serious, suspense, psychological, rough, realistic ...
Plot: farm, danger, murder, haunted by the past, parents and children, psychopath, violence, life is a bitch, love and romance, confined, family relations, countryside ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Annie's (Jennifer Blanc) life is in jeopardy after she's witnessed the horrific rape and murder of her closest friend. Fleeing from two attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood) she stumbles across kyle (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in ...
Style: exciting, rough, suspenseful, sexy, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: medieval times, 21st century
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: An office worker is trapped inside the building where a killer is on the loose.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, psychological ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A young women suffering memory loss and psychological issues after surviving a brutal attack, tries to piece together the clues surrounding her attack and its similarities to a series of recent murders. During the investigation, she struggles to ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Deadbolt (1992)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, rough, dark ...
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Choke (2001)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Henry, an uptight businessman who sometimes acts with questionable ethics, nevertheless rejects Ron, a scam artist who wants a partner. Ron won't let up and finds a lever to blackmail Henry, whose daughter Gina has killed a pedestrian in a ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: murder, hitman, unlikely criminals, parents and children, danger, dishonesty, manipulation, cons and scams, blackmail, masturbation, serial killer, hit and run ...
Time: 21st century
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Killer Reality (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Hayley, a producer on the hit reality show LOVE EVER AFTER, unwillingly falls for The Bachelor on this marriage elimination series. Things become complicated very quickly, especially when one of the female contestants turns up dead. That's when ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: murder, psychopath, contests and competitions, media, rivalry, uncover truth, media satire, fall in love, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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50%
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Red Eye (2005)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After attending the funeral of her grandmother in Dallas, the Lux Atlantic Hotel manager Lisa is waiting for a flight to Miami. Due to the bad weather and consequent flight delay, she meets in the airport bar Jack Rippner, who is also in the waiting ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot: airplane, terrorism, hostage, kidnapping, woman in danger, airport, villain, hitman, fear, stewardess, strong female character, danger ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa, miami, dallas texas, texas
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Final Move (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: To save his daughter's life and restore his reputation, disgraced ex-detective Nick Mathers must catch the sadistic Grand Master killer before time runs out, and the final piece is taken in the deadly game of chess.
Style: tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot: serial killer, chess, revenge, police officer, murder, murder investigation, maniac, danger, police investigation, psychopath, masked killer, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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