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The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying ...
Style: gothic, atmospheric, scary, serious, stylized ...
Plot: sherlock holmes, private detective, murder, deadly creature, danger, mysterious character, partners against crime, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, nosy, winter, crime solving ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place: england, london, europe
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 8.3
 1.2M
American Beauty (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style: melancholic, thought provoking, dark comedy, sexual, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, nymphet, dysfunctional marriage, adultery, older man young girl relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place: usa, america, los angeles, iran
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 3.9
 203
Xtra Credit (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A young offender on the mend, 19-year-old Cole Hurley agrees to attend a university devoted to prisoner reform. But hope for a turnaround is endangered by his impulsive affair with the seductive Kay Weller, a professor desperate to escape her ...
Plot: abusive husband, skateboard, arrest, cell phone, safe, college student, burglary, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teacher student relationship, strip club, college dean, damsel in distress ...
Place: los angeles
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 5.6
 562
Arrest Me (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: One evening, a woman enters a police station and confesses to having killed her violent husband several years ago. As she listens to her fantastic story, the policewoman is increasingly less inclined to arrest her. Just why is the woman so eager to ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, gloomy
Plot: murder, unsupportive spouse, couples, law enforcement, haunted by the past, unlikely criminals, family problems, police station, abusive husband, strong female presence, confession, spouse killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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 7.1
 57K
Missing (2023)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her ...
Style: dramatic, independent film, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: mother daughter relationship, missing person, missing woman, mysterious disappearance, teenage protagonist, found footage, amateur sleuth, teenage girl, female protagonist, investigation, cat, fbi ...
Time: 2020s, year 2008
Place: colombia, los angeles, san antonio texas
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Burn All My Letters (2022)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The film’s story is based on Swedish author Alex Schulman’s successful novel of the same name, and is inspired by true events. It revolves around Karin Stolpe’s complex relationship with her husband Sven Stolpe and her passionate love affair ...
Style: sexy, psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot: jealousy, infidelity, relationships, society, passion, social issues, generation, lifestyle, generation gap, social problems, family relations, passionate love ...
Time: 2020s, 1930s, 80s
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 5.6
 533
Waves of Lust (1975)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young couple become embroiled with the personal problems of another couple on a yacht moored off Sicily during a turbulent weekend of fun, games, sex games, betrayal, spouse abuse, and murder.
Style: erotic, sexy, sensual, disgusting
Audience: adult
Plot: yacht, erotica, wife swapping, lesbian sex, sex scene, female pubic hair, swinger, murder, underwater, decadence, love triangle, swinger couple ...
Place: sicily, mediterranean sea
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 8.4
 223K
Big Little Lies (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 356 min.
TV show
Story: Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Style: disturbing, surprise ending, enigmatic, crime thriller, grindhouse ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: domestic violence, feminist, female friendship, murder mystery, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, marriage, murder, secret, infidelity, rape, family life ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: monterey california, syria
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 7.8
 21K
Taken (2002)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 877 min.
TV show
Story: Taken spans five decades and four generations, centering on three families: the Keys, Crawfords, and Clarkes. World War II veteran Russell Keys is plagued by nightmares of his abduction by aliens during the war; the Roswell incident transforms Owen ...
Style: serious, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, sentimental ...
Plot: ufo, alien abduction, alien encounter, alien invasion, abduction, alien, supernatural, extraterrestrial, kidnapping, space and aliens, officer, government conspiracy ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 70s, 60s ...
Place: usa
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House of Secrets (1993)
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns out to be more than she planned on as she begins to believe that her husband has come back ...
Plot: deep south, home invasion, voodoo, abusive husband, redheaded woman, extramarital affair, murder, revenge, abuse, affair, adultery, infidelity ...
Place: new orleans
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 6.0
 26K
The Woman (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Style: disturbing, bleak, scary, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: torture, revenge, sexual abuse, husband wife relationship, sadism, incestuous relationship, sexploitation, rape and revenge, captivity, sexual assault, suffering, gory ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Confession (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
TV show
Story: The Confession is a 10-part web series created by Kiefer Sutherland, written and directed by Brad Mirman, and starring Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt. It premiered on Hulu on March 28, 2011. Each episode is between five and seven minutes long. It ...
Style: contemplative, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: confession, priest, haunted by the past, church, hitman, redemption, sin, twists and turns, victim, religions or cults, doubts and hesitations, regret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Life After Life (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: If you could live your life time and again, would you ever get it right? Ursula dies and is reborn, living through turbulent times - but what is it she needs to stay alive for?
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot: magic realism, survival, alternate reality, second chance, alternate dimension, destiny, alternate timeline, female protagonist, life, alternate world, rebirth, women ...
Time: edwardian era, 20th century, 1920s, 1910s
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 5.9
 26K
Till Death (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: trapped, snow, infidelity, hired killer, dead husband, lawyer, hitman, revenge plot, revenge, survival horror, trap, dead body ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york
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 6.6
 18K
Respect (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 145 min.
Story: The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Style: captivating, uplifting, factual, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot: biopic, rape, showbiz, blues, celebrity, african american, black, musician, concert, rising to stardom, fame, musician's life ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 20th century, year 2019, 1950s ...
Place: usa, los angeles, madison square garden manhattan new york city, atlanta georgia, paris france ...
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 7.3
 3K
The Method (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: The main character is an extraordinary and mysterious person, at the same time, he (Rodion Meglin) is an outstanding inspector. Rodion is used to work alone in order to keep the secrecy of his unusual method. Young graduate Esenya Steklova is ...
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting ...
Plot: serial killer, danger, investigation, haunted by the past, mental illness, psychosis, murder, brutality, human nature, good versus evil, life is a bitch, uncover truth ...
Time: year 2015
Place: russia
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 7.2
 496
Lea (1996)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: 51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but ...
Style: emotional, bleak, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: older man younger woman relationship, child abuse, girl, sex, nymphet, love, age difference, young love, abusive husband, violent content, disability, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1977, year 1991
Place: slovakia, eastern europe, munich germany, france, hamburg germany ...
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The Human Stain (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark ...
Style: emotional, erotic, sexy, melancholic, talky ...
Plot: couples, haunted by the past, loneliness, redemption, character study, justice, brutality, tennis, self destructing, writers, hidden identity, dishonesty ...
Time: 1940s, 90s, year 1944, year 1998, 20th century
Place: new england, massachusetts, new jersey, oxford university, usa
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Pretty When You Cry (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence.
Style: erotic, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot: murder, investigation, femme fatale, woman in danger, serial killer, dishonesty, betrayal, law enforcement, obsession, dangerous attraction, legal, couples ...
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 5.8
 880
Tennessee (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of three people who strive to realize their dreams. Brothers Carter and Ellis set out on a road trip to their childhood home in a desperate search for their estranged father, who may hold the key to their future.
Style: sentimental, captivating, humorous, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: road trip, terminal illness, follow your dream, redemption, homecoming, brother brother relationship, love, family relations, self discovery, friendship, homeless, poverty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: tennessee, usa
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 6.1
 571
Black and Blue (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: domestic violence, kidnapped, hostage, abuse, abusive relationship, obsession, battered wife, abusive husband, family relations, family problems, witnessing a crime, hopes ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: florida, usa
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 6.5
 139K
Oculus (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Style: scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, frightening, suspense ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: supernatural, haunted house, mirror, supernatural horror, danger, siblings relations, paranormal activity, ghost, insanity, brother sister relationship, demon, hallucination ...
Time: year 2013, year 2000, 2010s, year 2002, 2000s ...
Place: usa
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 6.7
 4K
Yella (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Drama about a woman who is estranged from the possessive and violent husband who can't bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to a dramatic conclusion, her life takes an odd shift.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating, tense, intelligent ...
Plot: workplace, boss and employee, job, assistant, estrangement, ghost, murder, haunted by the past, love, starting over, businessman, danger ...
Time: year 2007, future, 21st century
Place: germany, europe, east germany
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When a Man Falls (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive ways
Style: serious, psychological, contemplative, realistic, neurotic ...
Plot: estrangement, unfulfillment, friendship, introspection, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, midlife crisis, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, alienation, abusive husband, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.2
 82K
The Rainmaker (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 135 min.
Story: When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, tense, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, legal, courtroom, justice, lawsuit, insurance company, legal investigation, domestic violence, self defense, law, business ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: memphis
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 5.9
 6K
The Hunted (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A businessman on a trip to Tokyo ends up in the middle of a centuries old feud between a criminal Ninja cult and a Samurai when he witnesses a assassination performed by the Ninja-cult leader.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, samurai, sword fight, assassin, murder, survival, vengeance, martial arts, master warrior, sword duel, violence, brutality ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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Our Mother's Murder (1997)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Fact-based true crime story about the murder of publishing heiress Anne Scripps Douglas who, in 1989, married a young hunk who eventually killed her.
Style: tense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot: age-gap relationship, woman killed, young love, age difference, abusive husband, investigation, love and romance, life is a bitch, betrayal, family relations, couples, family problems ...
Time: 90s
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Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A horror film based on a real-life mass murder that took place in 1966. Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966.
Style: slasher, tense, rough, disturbing, bloody ...
Plot: serial killer, sexual abuse, murder, psychopath, violence spree, confined, hostage, journalism, maniac, misogynist, brutality, psychiatrist ...
Time: 60s, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place: chicago, usa, dallas texas, texas
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 5.0
 2K
Break Up (1998)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Jimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the stairwell, and she ends up in the hospital. When a ...
Style: mystical, neo noir, independent film, tense, psychological ...
Plot: abusive relationship, violence against women, domestic violence, deaf, psychopath, hospital, dysfunctional relationship, bad boy, disabled, false accusation, abusive husband, woman in danger ...
Time: 90s
Is relevant ?
 4.9
 351
Blind Terror (2001)
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After marrying a handsome man she barely knows, a woman experiences threatening calls and violent attacks from a mysterious woman who claims to be her new husband's former lover.
Style: psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot: dangerous attraction, private detective, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, family problems, couples, infidelity, stalking, husband wife relationship, home invasion, obsession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago
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