Suffocation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant suffocation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, dark and disturbing films and TV shows about / with suffocation, murder, violence, blood, obsession, death, danger, isolation, fear and kiss plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as suffocation: Der Todesking: The Death King (1990), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Midnight Tease II (1995), Black Christmas (1974), Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006), Superman (2025), The Rental (2020), Promising Young Woman (2020), Cracks (2009), Just Before Dawn (1981).
Best films
New films
| Superman (2025) | 7.1 | |
| The Rhythm Section (2020) | 5.4 | |
| Bull (2021) | 6.5 | |
| Xtreme (2021) | 5.8 | |
| Promising Young Woman (2020) | 7.5 |
List of suffocation movies
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: West Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.
Style:
anthology, disturbing, splatter, crying, controversial ...
Plot:
sadism, suicide, cruelty, castration, skeleton, brutality, mutilation, nudity, dismemberment, skull, death, corpse ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Latvia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Juha has lost his wife in an accident. Years after, he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything.
Style:
erotic, psychological, dark comedy, melancholic, disturbing ...
Plot:
dominatrix, bdsm, femdom, fetish, bondage, sexual torture, masochism, death of wife, perversion, domination, kinky, sexual perversion ...
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jennifer Brennan gets a job at a strip club to try and find out who killed her sister. She works with undercover cop John Donnelly and befriends other strippers some of whom also get murdered by a very unhappy murdering murderer.
Style:
independent film, sexploitation film
Plot:
stripper, striptease, exotic dancer, erotica, undercover, lap dance, strip club, murder, suffocation, insurance fraud, woman with a gun, sex ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, sexy, suspense, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, serial killer, holiday horror, telephone call, holiday, killer, violence, sorority, murder, mental illness, serial murder, maniac ...
Time:
70s, near future, year 1974, 20th century, 80s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
The gruesome tapestry of psychological manifestations of a nineteen year old bulimic runaway stripper-turned prostitute as she descends into a hellish pit of satanic nightmares and hallucinations.
Style:
disturbing, independent film, bloody, psychological, controversial ...
Plot:
prostitute, stripper, rape, murder, gory, blood, strip club, female nudity, torture, extreme, deal with the devil, surrealism ...
Time:
21st century
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388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Style:
slasher, scary, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
evil wins, vacation, home invasion, hidden camera, brother brother relationship, murder, unfaithfulness, ecstasy the drug, murder disguised as accident, serial killer, missing pet, stalking ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, rape and revenge, rape, violence, feminist, vengeance, murder, double life, death of friend, brutality, sexism, toxic masculinity ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, nebraska, new york
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22K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, erotic, period piece, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, obsession, coming of age, lesbian love, lesbian, sexualized violence, lgbtq, teenage girl, asthma, boarding school life, child abuse, lesbian relationship ...
Time:
1930s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1934
Place:
europe, england, spain
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start ...
Style:
slasher, independent film, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, stalking, violence, backwoods, group of friends, murder, woods, fear, wilderness, mountain, machete ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, melancholic, romantic, philosophical ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
memory, amnesia, relationships, surrealism, loneliness, existentialism, melancholy, love, love story, dream, memory loss, couples ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, future, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
persia, america, usa, north america, new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
disfigurement, dream, surrealism, love triangle, paranoia, nightmare, love, car accident, psychiatrist, erotic scene, memory loss, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
spain, south america, iberian peninsula, europe, madrid
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A lift begins displaying some erratic behavior, like trapping some party goers and nearly suffocating them, and decapitating a security guard. Felix, the technician from the lift company, can't find anything wrong with the circuitry. When he ...
Style:
cult classic, slasher, scary, suspense, experimental ...
Plot:
elevator, artificial intelligence, skyscraper, journalism, monster, suffocation, reporter, macabre, teenager, evil computer, gory, captivity ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
netherlands, europe, holland, amsterdam
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875
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
When he blacks out after receiving a strange Christmas gift from his girlfriend, Quinn (Noah Segan) wakes the next morning to find his whole world crumbling around him.
Style:
christmas horror, black comedy, independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
young couple, haunted, christmas, accidental killing, held captive, mental disorder, dead body, college, struggling artist, coworker, painting, phone ringing ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Taryn finds herself gaining much-desired popularity when the charismatic new girl at school claims her as a “breath sister," teaching Taryn about the Choking Game. Hiding it from her ever-present mother, best friend, and teachers, Taryn sees ...
Style:
psychological, teen, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, peer pressure, social issues, female protagonist, teenager, girl, most dangerous game, suffocation, socially awkward, teenage girl, schoolgirl, desire ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
High school guidance counselor Jeff, and his platonic friend and co-worker Anne are responsible, well intentioned, kind… and boring. They frustratingly watch on as their peers find love and companionship, while they continue to fail in spectacular ...
Style:
humorous, romantic comedy, light hearted, sex comedy, feel good ...
Plot:
dating, abstinence, internet dating, infidelity, drunk, casual sex, fistfight, blonde, librarian, suffocation, socially awkward, male female friendship ...
Place:
philadelphia
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A suffocating young bride, Suman, uses her lover Sarjerao's obsession in Gondhal ritual and turns sacred tradition into a deadly chess match.
Style:
tension, psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ritual, marriage, manipulation, psychological manipulation, suffocation, claustrophobia, game of death, obsession, lovers, cat and mouse, female protagonist, intimate ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fictional retelling of the Regina Express tragedy, in which 22 Dominican stowaways died from suffocation in an attempt of illegal travel in September 1981.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, grim, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
illegal immigration, desperation, tragedy, suffocation, human rights, human trafficking, poverty, realism, claustrophobia, social injustice, guilt, moral dilemma ...
Time:
80s
Place:
dominican republic, caribbean, puerto rico
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The Dark Below is an experimental thriller set on Michigan's Great Lakes.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, tension, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, underwater, danger, isolation, frostbite, ice, hypothermia, struggle for survival, survival, fear, lake, cold ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, michigan
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Based on an incident that occurred off the coast of Florida in 1973, this film tells the story of four men who find themselves trapped in a mini-submarine in the ocean depths.
Style:
tension, suspenseful, tense, grim, period drama
Plot:
underwater, trapped, submarine, sea, rescue, claustrophobia, survival, isolation, disaster, fear, realism, crew ...
Time:
70s
Place:
florida
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A young woman bound in the front seat of a parked car watches helpless as her captor methodically digs a grave in the desert ground. The bloody lifeless body of her boyfriend lies framed in the rear-view mirror, a fate she will fight at all costs to ...
Style:
suspense, bleak, psychological, rough, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, kidnapping, hostage, buried alive, captor, stranded, fear, trauma, violence, desperation, isolation, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
I was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, dark, suspenseful, psychological horror ...
Plot:
mental illness, character study, domestic drama, control, claustrophobia, obsession, neurosis, obsessive love, family tragedy, intimate, guilt, suffocation ...
Place:
iran, persia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, law enforcement, intrigue, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, righting the wronged, parents and children, police, female protagonist, family secret ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Beto is the keeper of a house in Mexico City - empty for several years already - in which he used to work as a domestic help. The solitude of the last ten years, as well the monotony and routine of his job have made him lead a secluded life, which ...
Style:
existential, melancholic, contemplative, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
loneliness, solitude, social commentary, alienation, routine, character study, housekeeper, loyalty, repression, minimalism, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
mexico city
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103
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In the dead of the night, in the heart of a forest: a car. Inside, inhaling carbon monoxide, a man awakens. He finds himself surrounded by three other men, apparently dead. It's the image of a perfect collective suicide. But they're all in ...
Style:
suspense, tense, enigmatic, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
isolation, claustrophobia, trap, victim, deathtrap, murder victim, secret, puzzle, uncover truth, mysterious villain, forest, paranoia ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kirsty Cotten is now all grown up and married. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. A fatal car crash kills Kirsty. Now, her husband finds ...
Style:
scary, slasher, lovecraft, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, hellraiser, amnesia, car accident, temptation, body horror, hallucination, monster, cosmic horror, car crash, plastic bag over head, sex horror ...
Time:
2000s
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651K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Style:
suspense, scary, disturbing, visually stunning, frightening ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
creature, post apocalypse, sign language, monster, survival, creature feature, silence, survival horror, deafness, fear, alien invasion, self sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s, near future, distant future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
The 1965 version of the Shakespeare play.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, atmospheric, clever ...
Plot:
tragedy, shakespeare, jealousy, shakespeare's othello, love, betrayal, racism, tragic love, innocent person killed, suffocation, deception, miscegenation ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
cyprus, italy, venice, europe
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1.2M
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, entertaining, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, comic book, superhuman powers, immortality, anti hero, invulnerability, dark hero, regeneration, sarcasm, mutant ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
Style:
slasher, bloody, splatter, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, gory, masked killer, self mutilation, murder, corpse, torture, blood, filmmaking, deliberate cruelty, wilderness ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s
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