Text message movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant text message movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, tense and disturbing films and TV shows about / with text messaging, cell phone, kiss, murder, photograph, family relations, telephone call, mother daughter relationship, bare chested male and blood plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as text message: Personal Shopper (2016), Chain Letter (2010), Nothing to Hide (2018), Scream (2022), Promising Young Woman (2020), Weekend (2011), Machete (2010), Wake Up (2023), The Joneses Unplugged (2017), The Rip (2026).

List of text message movies

Personal Shopper (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.
Style: suspense, psychological, post-horror, psychotronic, captivating ...
Plot: dead brother, spiritualism, ghost, medium, poltergeist, hotel room, clothes shopping, supernatural, spirit, haunted, abstract art, haute couture ...
Time: 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: paris france, london, france
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 4.1
 6K
Chain Letter (2010)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter ...
Style: serious, rough, scary, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: psychopath, teenager, characters killed one by one, murder, threat, computers and web, friendship, violence spree, masked man, dead teenager, serial killer, danger ...
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Nothing to Hide (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story: To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.
Style: captivating, surprise ending, talky, disturbing, powerful ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: closeted homosexual, dinner party, gay, love affair, reunited friends, secret, husband wife relationship, revelation, discussion, friendship, anger, trust ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
Is relevant?
 6.3
 183K
Scream (2022)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Style: slasher, suspense, slasher horror, scary, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: masked killer, serial killer, characters killed one by one, homicidal maniac, whodunit, mystery killer, threatening telephone call, killing spree, characters murdered one by one, sister sister relationship, murder mystery, gory violence ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
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
Is relevant?
 7.6
 34K
Weekend (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
Style: sincere, touching, sexy, meditative, art house ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay love, gay relationship, gay couple, gay club, homosexuality, gay romance, gay interest, homosexual, one night stand, gay sex ...
Time: 90s, 2010s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place: england, europe, britain, london, canada
Is relevant?
 6.6
 209K
Machete (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Style: grindhouse, stylized, parody, dark comedy, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: hitman, vigilante, revenge, blood, machete, corruption, vengeance, violence, dark humor, tough guy, bodyguard, immigrant ...
Time: year 2010, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: texas, mexico, usa, austin texas
Is relevant?
 5.4
 2K
Wake Up (2023)
Genre: Action, Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion ...
Style: slasher, dark, suspenseful, tense, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: home invasion, survival, struggle for survival, violence, trapped, claustrophobia, young adult, escalation, isolation, cat and mouse, panic, massacre ...
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The Joneses Unplugged (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Newlyweds Matthew and Rebecca realize their relationship is in trouble when their obsession with technology and social media causes them to lose out on their dream home. After a blackout in the city forces the couple to go without their electronic ...
Style: romantic comedy, feel good, light hearted, independent film
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: connection, marriage, blackout, couples, social media, intimacy, newlyweds, modern life, intimate, urban, millennial, slice of life ...
Time: 2010s
Place: oakland california, san francisco
Is relevant?
 6.8
 93K
The Rip (2026)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.
Style: f word
Plot: sting operation, drug money, attic, rain, asian man, money, plot twist, hidden money, trust, angry, dirty cop, cell phone ...
Time: 2020s
Place: miami, florida
Is relevant?
 7.1
 388K
Superman (2025)
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
Is relevant?
 6.7
 15K
Daddio (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot: taxi, taxi driver, road trip, airport, trip, social problems, female protagonist, family relations, character study, connection, empathy, intimate ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, dark fantasy, gothic, surprise ending ...
Plot: halloween, ghost, surrealism, mother daughter relationship, haunted house, female protagonist, artist, train, mansion, priest, funeral, frenchman ...
Time: 2020s, middle ages, 21st century
Place: connecticut, new england, new york
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It's Raining Men (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Iris has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she’ll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: nudity, husband wife relationship, affair, lovers, couple relations, love, love interest, love affair, love triangle, love and romance, lifestyle change, changing lives ...
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The Christmas Promise (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Nicole learns to deal with grief, with the help of her grandfather and a carpenter she hires to renovate the home that was once meant for her and her fiancé.
Style: christmas special, romantic drama, thrilling, romantic
Plot: christmas, snow, grief, holiday, death of fiance, family relations, love triangle, relationships, romantic relationship, male female relationship, problem, love story ...
Place: oregon
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The Neighborhood Nightmare (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When Lindsay Porter, responsible mother and head of the local neighborhood watch program, falls for Stephen, the handsome new bachelor on the block, she begins to fear she and her daughter's lives may be in grave danger.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: security guard, mother daughter relationship, neighbor, love interest, relationship problems, in love, new neighbor, love affair, threat, love story, nosy neighbor, relationships ...
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Secrets of a Marine's Wife (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Friends, family and local law enforcement investigate the mysterious disappearance of Erin Corwin, a young pregnant woman married to U.S. Marine Jon Corwin.
Style: serious, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: missing woman, marriage proposal, police investigation, pregnancy, strangulation, murder investigation, murder, revenge, murderer, family relations, who done it, corpse ...
Time: year 2014
Place: las vegas
Is relevant?
 5.3
 40K
The Invitation (2022)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her ...
Style: gothic, bloody, scary, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: vampire, wedding, female protagonist, dead mother, suicide, dracula, swimming pool, suicide by hanging, feminism, female friendship, maid, female nudity ...
Time: 2020s
Place: yorkshire, england, new york
Is relevant?
 5.0
 82K
Halloween Ends (2022)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Four years after the traumatic events of Halloween in 2018, the nightmare ends as Laurie Strode comes face to face with Michael Myers, once and for all.
Style: slasher, slasher horror, scary, bloody, tense ...
Plot: halloween, killing spree, homicidal maniac, serial killer, holiday horror, masked killer, babysitter, radio station, junkyard, radio dj, violence, psycho killer ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place: illinois
Is relevant?
 5.7
 43K
The Rental (2020)
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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Christmas Waltz (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 83 min.
Story: After Avery’s storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman helps her rebuild her dreams.
Style: feel good, entertaining, light, touching, sentimental
Plot: christmas, canceled wedding, dance lesson, holiday, dancing, happy ending, christmas romance, male female relationship, parents daughter relationship, xmas, mentor, family relations ...
Place: new york
Is relevant?
 6.4
 163K
Greenland (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A detached married couple must get their son and themselves to safety after being randomly selected to enter an underground bunker, as a massive object from space threatens to destroy the world in less than 48 hours.
Style: suspense, exciting, scenic, unusual plot structure, psychotronic ...
Plot: natural disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, disaster, catastrophe, humanity in peril, panic, husband wife relationship, diabetic, comet, kidnapping, post apocalypse ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: greenland, atlanta georgia, canada, kentucky, moscow russia ...
Is relevant?
 5.6
 70K
Ma (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, slasher, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: revenge, underage drinking, basement, mental health, group of friends, twists and turns, teenage girl, psychopath, teenager, social network, female psychopath, teen drinking ...
Time: 80s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.5
 21K
Hell Fest (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: On Halloween night at a horror theme park, a costumed killer begins slaying innocent patrons who believe that it's all part of the festivities.
Style: scary, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: amusement park, halloween, serial killer, masked killer, psycho, maniac, group of friends, homicidal maniac, killing spree, survival horror, psychopath, mystery killer ...
Is relevant?
 5.6
 17K
Detention (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.
Style: slasher, horror comedy, spoof, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, dark humor, time machine, time loop, youth, imaginary, social relations, survival, unrequited love, grizzly bear, american football, body swap ...
Time: year 2011, year 1992, year 2003, year 2005, year 2008 ...
Is relevant?
 6.7
 20K
Gypsy (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story: The journey of Jean Holloway – a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients' lives.
Style: sexy, psychological, cliffhanger, erotic, sensual ...
Audience: date night
Plot: lesbian, psychology, lgbt, lesbian love, jealousy, double life, lgbtq, dark past, unrequited love, lesbianism, lesbian relationship, sexual tension ...
Place: indiana, new york, connecticut, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Perfect Strangers (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever text message or phone call they will receive during the evening - and all hell breaks loose.
Style: psychological, surprise ending, thought provoking, captivating, minimal cast ...
Plot: psychology, game, dialogue, friendship, dinner party, secrets, life philosophy, infidelity, family problems, twists and turns, existentialism, character study ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 70s, 21st century
Place: italy, europe, rome italy, new jersey
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Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Biarritz. 16 year-old George, the high-school hottie, falls in love with Alex. To get his attention, she initiates a group game with Alex, Nikita, Laetitia and Gabriel. They will discover, test, and push the limits of their sexuality.
Style: sexy, eros, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: sex scene, teenage sexuality, virgin, skinny dipping, teenage sex, sex party, friendship between boys, sex, teenager, caught having sex, teenage girl, erotica ...
Place: morocco, europe, france
Is relevant?
The Misfits Club (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story focuses on Valeria (Charlotte Vega), a young woman who has just moved to Madrid after the separation of their parents. In her new school, Valeria is forced to attend a meeting with the counselor who also serves other classmates. What at ...
Style: humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, realistic
Audience: teens
Plot: bullying, teenage love, friendship, high school student, teenager, teenage life, introspection, high school life, youth, social relations, fight, humiliation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: madrid, spain
Is relevant?
 7.1
 167K
Love, Rosie (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different ...
Style: touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: love story, best friends in love, love, friends in love, best friend, couples, love affair, love and romance, youth, teenage pregnancy, single mother, true love ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: ireland, england, los angeles, usa, boston ...
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