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The Cry (2002)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, intense, psychological horror, detective
Plot:
female protagonist, motherhood, stillbirth, trauma, mental disorder, domestic violence, family relations, child abuse, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, problem, loss of child, kids in trouble, obsession, hospital, grief, guilt, paranoia, mental breakdown, investigation, claustrophobia, isolation, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, postpartum depression ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about obsession, claustrophobia, isolation, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, slow burn and paranoia mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Cry: Her Worst Nightmare (2018), The Return (2003), Above Suspicion (2011), Stalked by My Ex (2017), Four Hands (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman, Dakota, is trying to move on with her life and get away from her past after being rescued from a grim basement, where she was kidnapped and abused by a monstrous man. However, when the normal life she had starts to unravel, Dakota ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalker, kidnapping, female protagonist, threat, investigation, private investigation, trauma, fear, survivor, problem, abduction, kidnapped woman ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
alcoholism, female protagonist, ex convict, tragic event, social problems, tragic past, problem, murder, dark past, recovering alcoholic, life is a bitch, confronting the past ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Valérie, a youthful 40, is an active, exemplary woman. A psychiatrist by trade, she is also a perfect mother, wife, and parishioner. And yet, Valérie is also a murderer.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, female protagonist, domestic violence, revenge, violence against women, female serial killer, double life, murderer, killing, troubled past, tragic past, violence ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After Sophie and Jessica had witnessed a brutal crime when they were kids, Jessica promised her younger sister Sophie: "I will always protect you!" Growing older, this promise became an obsession. Now, Jessica (28) is suffering from ...
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, tense, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, sisters, trauma, murder, family bonds, revenge, paranoia, post traumatic stress, obsession, claustrophobia, confrontation, witness protection ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rejected by her friends, harassed by the police, and dismissed by the medical profession, a determined Mia forces herself to attend a residential alternative therapy training, led by Franklin Spitz, a British celebrity therapist who specialises in ...
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, psychedelic, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, perjury, hallucination, therapy, ptsd, escape from reality, life is a bitch, mental illness, mental disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, witness, problem ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hasret has been seeing the same nightmare for some time, but she keeps living unaware that what she sees is actually remembering. A 30-year-old woman who works in a News Channel, living alone in the flat left by her musician parents who died in a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, atmospheric, psychological horror ...
Plot:
nightmare, dream, trauma, memory, paranoia, female protagonist, isolation, obsession, haunting, grief, slow burn, claustrophobia ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
100%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Lina, a pre-med student, is sent home to Beirut, Lebanon, after severe nightmares ruin her life. Xapa, also known as "Joy," is prescribed to help her recover. However, as Lina’s terrifying nightmares worsen and a link between them and ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nightmare, female protagonist, family secret, mother daughter relationship, memory, revelation, identity, mental illness, intrigue, domestic drama, paranoia, investigation ...
Place:
lebanon
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
memory loss, investigation, identity crisis, runaway, experiment, memory lapse, scientific experiment, losing-it hero, experiment gone awry, secret identity, on the lam, false memory ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, dark past, isolation, psychopath, forgiveness, trauma, family secret, family history, guilt, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Olivia and her friends go on a vacation. After Olivia nearly drowns with a slit wrist in her bathtub after her fiancé's funeral, her friends suspect that she tried to kill herself, but she believes someone attacked her.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suicide attempt, female protagonist, trauma, grief, mental health, bereavement, secret, suicide, problem, mourning, post traumatic stress, isolation ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Claudia, a lonely single mother and school nurse, is longing for connection. Her opportunity to be a hero comes when a young child in her community – Emily Winter – goes missing. Claudia becomes embroiled in the case and fixated on uncovering ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
obsession, missing child, family relations, relationships, single parent, life is a bitch, female protagonist, mysterious disappearance, single mother, relationship problems, suspicion, family secret ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Rudhra, who works tirelessly for a successful career and money, and suffering from blackout disorders, goes on a romantic journey to a hill station with his girlfriend Nita, trying to spend some quality time . On the way, he stays at the Vasantha ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
battles, problem, gang, secret, fight, mental breakdown, road trip, motel, paranoia, memory loss, identity crisis, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
deception, husband wife relationship, family problems, mental breakdown, infidelity, relationships, male female relationship, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, changing lives, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Kuttan, an annoyingly disciplined and a bigoted upper-caste retired police officer, is living with his son Kichu. After Bharati, Kuttan’s younger sister, falls in love with lower caste Kuttappan and elopes with him against her family’s wish, the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, dark, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family relations, father, class conflict, family drama, paranoia, bigotry, family problems, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, father and son ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After the death of his girlfriend, Travis, a thirty-something psychiatrist, struggles to keep it together. On the brink of a nervous breakdown he stumbles across a strange church run by a charismatic leader, Pastor Jay. In search of answers Travis ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, mysterious girl, teenage girl, nervous breakdown, emotional breakdown, love interest, social problems, relationships, male female relationship, religions or cults, family relations, teenager ...
Similarity:
100%
305
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When 15-year-old rebellious Stefi goes missing, her mother Helena has nothing left to lose. Why cling to sanity when madness offers a chance for reconciliation and love?
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, family crisis, grief, loss, trauma, missing person, intimate, family drama, desperation, love ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Soo Jin, a woman suffering from post-traumatic memory loss, returns to her daily life with her husband after an accident. But her recovery takes an unexpected turn when she starts experiencing eerie visions: One day, she sees a vision of a child ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
a vision, investigation, amnesia, supernatural power, memory lapse, uncover truth, repressed memory, confronting the past, tragic past, memory, supernatural, secret past ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bella sees her parents killed during a home invasion. Afterwards, she keeps waking up in a strange white room and the past keeps playing over and over. Bella must solve the mystery of the White Room and move on, but to where?
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, twist ending, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, room, life & death, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, mental disorder, murder witness, murder, life is a bitch, problem, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Madison Taylor (Merrin Dungey) is a forensic psychiatrist, spending her days interviewing prison inmates and her evenings with her husband Jeremy. When Jeremy is killed in a home invasion by Francis Tate (Devon Graye), her world begins to turn ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, mental disorder, obsession, relationships, relationship problems, murder mystery, problem, threat, attempted murder, murder investigation, male female relationship, stalking ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family reunion goes awry when the oldest son makes the accusation that his dying father, a famed psychiatrist who also did work for the CIA, adopted his children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
family drama, family reunited, family relations, cia, large family, psychiatrist, dysfunctional family, family secret, trauma, character study, psychological manipulation, doctor ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, loss, motherhood, female protagonist, grief, vigilante justice, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, obsession, empathy, secrets ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Finland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In a psychiatric hospital, an alleged serial killer, his therapist, and a police detective seek to solve a brutal cold case before their obsessive quest for the truth consumes them all.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
trauma, psychiatrist, psychiatric hospital, obsession, crime solving, uncover truth, crime investigation, murder investigation, investigation, mind game, cold case, secrets ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, folk horror, murder mystery, psychotherapy, psychological manipulation, mind game, double murder, paranoia, suspicion, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A drifter searching for answers to a mystery from her past takes on a job looking after a sick teen who is undergoing a mysterious transformation her family will do anything to stop.
Style:
psychological horror, creepy, tense, suspenseful, grim ...
Plot:
transformation, body horror, drifter, female protagonist, family secret, identity crisis, claustrophobia, slow burn, small town, paranoia, isolation, outsider ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, home invasion, family relations, problem, undercover, father daughter relationship, suspect, business partner, crooked businessman, suspicion, businessman, secret ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
revenge, investigation, female protagonist, boss, problem, murder mystery, puzzle, suspicion, secret, suspect, conspiracy, murder ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a car accident leaves her boyfriend in a coma, April’s panic attacks return and make her life a living hell. However, once she accepts the kindness of a stranger trying to help her, she realizes that he might not be the stranger she thought ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coma, car accident, psychological manipulation, paranoia, relationships, problem, lifestyle change, changing lives, male female relationship, intrigue, secret, accident ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
abusive husband, female protagonist, abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, house fire, domestic abuse, male female relationship, family relations, social problems, relationships, pursuit ...
Similarity:
100%
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