Sinister movies and TV shows – page 4

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 8.2
 30
Onanay (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story: Sisters Maila and Natalie have different approach to their mother, Onay who has Achondroplasia. Maila is a nice and attentive daughter, while Nataile is arrogant and disobedient. Besides their different upbringing, they have a different father as ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, serious, sinister ...
Plot: kidnapping, family drama, father son relationship, anti heroine, deception, feud, friendship, mother daughter relationship, betrayal, mysterious villain, truth, murder ...
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 5.6
 2K
It! (1967)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After a warehouse fire, museum director Groof and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Groof is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed ...
Style: psychotronic, grindhouse, classic horror, sinister, weird
Plot: survival horror, golem, museum, paranormal, kaiju, rabbi, curse, nuclear, schizophrenia, corpse, inspector, castle ...
Time: year 1967
Place: london
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 7.4
 24K
Twisted Metal (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll ...
Style: satirical, psychological, captivating, apocalyptic, horror comedy ...
Plot: post apocalypse, delivery man, driver, delivery, game of death, money problems, escapades, satire, disaster, wasteland, road trip, dystopia ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
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The Portable Door (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Paul and Sophie, interns at a mysterious London firm, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey and Dennis are anything but conventional – they are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, epic fantasy, sinister
Plot: magic, secret room, internship, escapades, workplace, investigation, magical, workplace situations, magical object, coworker, magical power, artifact ...
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 7.8
 774K
The Batman (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story: In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Style: neo noir, detective, tense, gothic, epic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, corruption, psychopath, vigilante, masked superhero, batman, organized crime, vengeance, gotham city, serial killer, dark hero, villain ...
Time: 2020s
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In a Glass Cage (1986)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A Nazi doctor who had a fetish for young boys feels guilt after torturing and murdering his latest victim, and throws himself off a roof. Some years later, the doctor, confined to an iron lung, accepts as his nurse a boy who secretly witnessed that ...
Style: controversial, art house, disturbing, extreme horror, suspense ...
Plot: pedophile, pedophilia, sadism, serial child killer, sexual abuse, extreme, torture, child rape, isolation, child abuse, murder of a boy, lgbt ...
Time: 80s
Place: europe, spain
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 8.5
 105
Facing Destiny (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A youth named Diego (David Chocarro) was released from prison, 20 years after being incarcerated. He was unjustly accused of a school massacre. Soon after his release, he finds himself entangled in a series of conspiracies and intrigues. With the ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, emotional, suspense, novela ...
Plot: frame up, haunted by the past, false accusation, danger, betrayal, hopes, vengeance, starting over, couples, love and romance, mystery woman, murder ...
Time: 21st century
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 4.0
 7K
Martyrs (2015)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
Style: brutal, bloody, disturbing, suspense, slasher ...
Plot: revenge, held captive, torment, electric torture, sadism, torture, home invasion, violent, physical torture, burned at the stake, martyrdom, murder ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
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Impossible Horror (2017)
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story: After Lily, an insomniac young filmmaker, starts to hear a recurring sinister scream every night outside her apartment window, she teams up with a friend Hannah to try and track down the source of the terrifying noise. Soon the intrepid duo’s ...
Style: psychotronic, scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: paranormal, paranormal phenomena, ghost, supernatural, supernatural power, death, peril, demon, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, vengeance, rescue ...
Time: 21st century
Place: toronto ontario canada
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 5.7
 66K
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of ...
Style: surreal, scary, enigmatic, suspense, slasher ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: art collector, supernatural, gay, supernatural horror, painting, art dealer, blood, art theft, social satire, surrealism, painter, art gallery ...
Time: year 2019, 21st century
Place: los angeles, miami
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 4.5
 1K
Cherry Tree (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. Little does she ...
Style: suspense, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: folk horror, surrogate mother, creature, fear, violence, ghost, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, revenge, murder, death, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland
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 8.2
 637
Funland (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Funland is a comedy / thriller serial, produced by the BBC that was first screened from 23 October 2005 to 7 November 2005, on the digital channel BBC Three. Created by Jeremy Dyson and Simon Ashdown, the series consists of a fifty-minute opening ...
Style: serious, tense, suspense, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot: murder, clue, gambling debt, dark secret, husband wife relationship, stripper, criminal underworld, corruption, deception, dead mother, strip club, greed ...
Time: 2000s
Place: northern england, england
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 6.5
 89K
Mandy (2018)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey ...
Style: suspense, satanic, suspenseful, surreal, scary ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: revenge, lumberjack, cult leader, surrealism, mysticism, rage, kidnapping, biker gang, russian roulette, brutality, sadism, drug trip ...
Time: year 1983, 2010s, 80s, 20th century
Place: california, xian, usa
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Hellsing Ultimate (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from the creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing, controls her own personal army to ...
Style: anime, gothic, atmospheric, stylized, dark fantasy ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: vampire, immortality, danger, supernatural, vampire hunter, monster, dark humor, gunfight, anti hero, superhuman powers, creature, master and servant ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england
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 6.6
 377
The Spider (1992)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Latvia, Soviet Union
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Vita, a beautiful teenage girl, is asked by a controversial artist to pose as the Virgin Mary for a painting. She visits his studio and finds herself swept up into the bizarre world of the artist and his bohemian friends. She seems to see his ...
Style: surreal, gothic horror, suspense, sexy, psychotronic ...
Plot: rape, sexual desire, love interest, transformation, delusion, painter, sex scene, painting, children, nightmare, body horror, psychedelia ...
Place: soviet union
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 4.7
 4K
Hellbound (1994)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two Chicago police officers are sent to investigate the brutal murder of a rabbi. As the investigation begins, Shatter and Jackson are summoned to Israel for questioning. Upon arrival they realize that they are, in fact, pursuing a supernatural ...
Style: suspense, serious, rough, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, investigation, police detective, rabbi, danger, police investigation, fighting crime, police corruption, working undercover, tough heroes, buddies, supernatural ability ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, middle ages, 1950s, year 1951 ...
Place: israel, chicago, usa, jerusalem
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 6.8
 9K
Black Sunday (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a plot to commit a terrorist plot at the Super Bowl.
Style: political thriller, suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, american football, politics, disaster, revenge, cheerleader, spy, chase, terrorist, violence, airplane, espionage ...
Time: 70s, year 1977, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, mojave desert, miami beach ...
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Assassin's Creed (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malta, Spain, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: assassin, time travel, imaginary, brotherhood, one against many, murder, chase, changing the past or future, secret society, secret identity, warrior, assassination ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, middle ages, 15th century, near future ...
Place: spain, london, madrid, texas
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 5.7
 1K
The Maid (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Singapore
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Alone for the first time and away from her family in rural Philippines, Rosa Dimaano arrives in the cosmopolitan city state of Singapore to work as a maid. Her employers Mr and Mrs Teo runs a Chinese Teochew dialect opera troupe takes well to their ...
Style: suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot: ghost, afterlife, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, plot twist, revenge, ghost story, danger, master and servant, woman in danger, mysterious past, vengeful ghost ...
Time: 21st century
Place: singapore, asia
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 5.3
 259
Enbalming (1999)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the embalming process she finds herself pricks by a needle buried deep in the boy’s flesh where it should ...
Style: grindhouse, detective, black comedy, dark comedy, surprise ending ...
Plot: home invasion, zombie, suicide, dead body, insanity, father figure, drug, tattoo, decapitation, cocaine, bondage, police detective ...
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 8.2
 31K
Z (1969)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style: political, political thriller, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: conspiracy, politics, military, police, government, right wing, corruption, investigation, murder investigation, political corruption, justice, protest ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place: greece, france, africa, europe
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The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: The royal couple Odette and Derek face yet another evil magician, this time a woman named Zelda. Lusting for the treasure of the Forbidden Arts, which will give her absolute power, Zelda kidnaps Odette as ransom. Derek and several animal friends ...
Style: serious, fairy tale, cult classic, independent film, sinister ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: princess, kingdom, rivalry, curses spells and rituals, evil plot, magic, human becomes animal, danger, kidnapping, blonde, love, teenager ...
Time: 90s, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Little Billy witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by Santa. Years later, when he has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa Claus, his childhood trauma materializes once again.
Style: christmas horror, slasher, scary, grindhouse, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, christmas, santa claus, murder, survival, holiday, holiday horror, killer santa claus, psychopath, winter, obsession, exploitation ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 70s, year 1974, year 1971
Place: utah, salt lake city utah
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The Satan Bug (1965)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The Satan Bug (1965) is a science fiction film in which a US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, ...
Style: cult classic, apocalyptic, action thriller, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: biological warfare, virus, laboratory, dystopia, disaster, bio weapon, apocalypse, race against time, mad scientist, epidemic, deadly virus, blackmail ...
Time: 60s
Place: los angeles, florida, california, usa, phoenix arizona
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Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Nigeria, Kenya
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Style: grindhouse, political thriller, sinister, suspense, slasher
Plot: dictator, cannibal, cannibalism, black history, dictatorship, revolution, african, erotica, international law, afrikaans, conflict, atrocity ...
Place: africa, uganda
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The Odessa File (1974)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story: After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually ...
Style: political thriller, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, political ...
Plot: espionage, investigation, nazi, spy, world war two, war criminal, conspiracy, holocaust, journalism, mossad, war crime, neo nazi ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1964, post world war two, year 1963
Place: germany, hamburg germany, israel, west germany, europe ...
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 6.6
 5K
Kite (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals ...
Style: anime, adult anime, hentai, adult animation, controversial ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rape, psychopath, revenge, assassin, female assassin, teenage girl, sexual abuse, vigilante, orphan, sex slave, rape and revenge ...
Time: 90s, future, near future
Place: japan
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Nightmare City (1980)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
Style: suspenseful, scary, rough, serious, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: zombie, airplane, zombie apocalypse, infected, zombie attack, danger, countryside, apocalypse, rescue, virus, survival, chaos ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place: southern italy, rome italy, europe, italy
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 6.5
 101K
Halloween II (1981)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, splatter ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, hospital, halloween, murder, holiday horror, psycho killer, masked killer, masked villain, male nudity, american horror, monster, stalking ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: illinois, chicago, midwest, usa
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Into the Mirror (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he ...
Style: disturbing, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ghost, supernatural, shopping mall, murder, investigation, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, danger, loss of partner, murder mystery, haunted house, doppelganger ...
Place: seoul, asia, korea
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