Movies like Psycho Brother-In-Law
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Psycho Brother-In-Law (2017)
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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:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing, psychological thriller, sinister, dark, intense, contemplative
Plot:
brother in law, hostage, murder, manipulation, psychological manipulation, brother brother relationship, psycho, violence, youth, brothers, family relations, vengeance, danger, brother brother conflict, obsession, power struggle, family drama, suspicion, mental disorder, stalker, jealousy, claustrophobia, female protagonist, paranoia, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Psycho Brother-In-Law
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, suspense and dark films with plots about obsession, cat and mouse, revenge, claustrophobia, murder, manipulation and moral ambiguity mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Psycho Brother-In-Law: Stalked by My Ex (2017), The Wrath of God (2022), Mommy's Little Girl (2016), Psycho BFF (2019), Devious Deeds (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
abusive husband, stalker, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, stalking, threat, danger, domestic violence, protective mother ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Convinced the tragic deaths of her loved ones were orchestrated by a famous novelist she worked for, Luciana turns to a journalist to expose her truth.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, best friend, female antagonist, female protagonist, psychopath, high school, murder, friendship, danger, couples, youth, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mariela arrives from Venezuela to the United States to care for the Collins' young daughter, Abbey. But behind this family's seemingly perfect facade hides a sinister secret.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, creepy, twisted ...
Plot:
au pair, nanny, deception, family secret, danger, psychological manipulation, manipulation, isolation, paranoia, intimate, moral ambiguity, mistrust ...
Place:
usa, venezuela
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Riley wants to rebuild her relationship with her mother and little sister, who are shut-ins due to her sister's illness. When Riley realizes her sister may not be sick, her mother will stop at nothing to keep her daughters with her forever.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
child murderess, mother daughter relationship, murder, psychopath, female antagonist, violence, emotional manipulation, psychological abuse, control, family drama, motherhood, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.
Style:
neo noir, captivating, psychological, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
murder, private detective, stripper, strip club, uncover truth, danger, couples, violence, exotic dancer, female nudity, stoner, war ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
324
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Jolana (18) is an object of her stepf-father's desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
incest, female objectification, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, sexploitation, high school student, self pity, female hysteria, abusive stepfather, father daughter sex, father daughter incest, prostitute, violence ...
Place:
czech republic
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When young couple Sarah and Kyle move next door to Helen, a charismatic older woman, they have no idea she's a deeply disturbed psychopath who will stop at nothing to become Sarah's surrogate mother, and grandmother to the child she is ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, neighbor, manipulation, mental disorder, mental institution, female psychopath, mental illness, husband wife relationship, surrogate mother, mentally unstable, possessed woman ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A college student fears for her life after a number of disturbing occurrences, leaving her desperately searching for the culprit. Her suspicions lead to her family house maid, unaware that their connection is much deeper than meets the eye.
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
revenge, suspicion, family secret, maid, housekeeper, stalker, teenager, murder suspect, chambermaid, death threat, threat, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Dillon Copeland is an attractive, talented teenager who resides with his uncle in Colorado. He has a crush on Megan who is also interested in him. But Travis, the popular High School jock, likes her too and it's only a matter of time before the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, tension, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dark secret, family secret, love triangle, high school, betrayal, jealousy, obsession, danger, violence, small town, murder, basement ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Proud mom Katherine has just found out that her daughter Michelle has earned a spot on the academic decathlon team. But, when a student winds up in the hospital, she starts to wonder if there's more going on with the team than she knows.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, murder, high school, mother and daughter, secret, sport team, murder investigation, murder mystery, problem, protective parent, secrets, family drama ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When their mother announces her plans to remarry and sell the family estate, twin sisters Juliana and Deb have different reactions to the news. Juliana feels her mother will continue to support her, while Deb begins to threaten her mother's ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
twin sister, mother daughter relationship, threat, female protagonist, mother daughter conflict, evil twin, family conflict, sisters, dysfunctional family, family problems, sibling rivalry, family drama ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a skiing accident, Sarah's life is saved thanks to a brilliant surgeon, Dr. Vincent. But when Dr. Vincent mistakes Sara's gratitude for love, he becomes obsessed with her, determined to have her at any cost.
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
doctor, surgeon, psychopath, medical, hospital, murder, obsession, chase, possessed human, danger, love, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Best friends Katie and Jess are inseparable and have always had each other's backs. When Jess begins a new serious relationship, Katie is unsure of the new perfect man and famous crime writer, Nick. She wants to support her friend's ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bermuda
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
pregnancy, pregnant woman, protective mother, problem, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, paranoia, deception, home birth, family drama, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tragedy strikes when Olivia and Harry Davis’ newborn baby doesn’t survive the birth. 6 months later the young couple have come to terms with their loss and are rebuilding their lives, they may even be ready to try again for a family soon. But ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, grief, possessed woman, worried mother, mother and daughter, loss of child, stalker, mother child relationship, psychological trauma, bereavement, obsessive love, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jeremy Northam portrays a real estate tycoon, while Fionnula Flanagan plays the matriarch of the Lazarov family, in this psychological thriller.
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A self help writer and her family become the target of a troubled girl.
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Good Neighbour is a 2011 German film directed by Stephan Rick. It premiered in competition at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival and was screened at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival and the Hof International Film Festival.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, mental disorder, obsession, relationships, relationship problems, murder mystery, problem, threat, attempted murder, murder investigation, male female relationship, stalking ...
Similarity:
21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
deception, estranged daughter, jealousy, manipulation, house, psychological manipulation, domestic drama, family conflict, family problems, life is a bitch, father daughter relationship, estrangement ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
After suffering years of mental abuse from her husband, Jules thinks she's finally free when a physical struggle ends in a fire that takes his life. However, she's soon pushed to the edge as she starts to believe she's seeing him at ...
Style:
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Plot:
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20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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894
Genre: Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A grieving mother lures her daughter's killer into her smart home in order to take revenge, becoming involved in a distorted game where life and death are at stake.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, tension, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
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322
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Just as a high-profile editor learns that her husband is cheating, her hot new assistant shows an interest in her. But his carefully planned seduction turns her world into a nightmare.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, sinister, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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