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Horror, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, body horror, horror film, science fiction film, supernatural horror film
A man returns home from searching for a missing couple with his two dogs. A short time later he is awakened by the dogs barking and when he arrives at their kennel, the two dogs are painfully fusing together. A short time later, Millie Wil…
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Crime, Justice Drama, Mysterie, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, film based on a literary work, film noir, flashback film, horror film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film
The film starts with a Polaroid photograph of a dead man. As the sequence plays in reverse, the photo reverts to its undeveloped state, entering the camera before the man is shot in the head. The film continues, alternating between black-a…
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Crime, Psychological Thriller, black comedy film, comedy horror, crime film, drama film, slasher film, thriller film
In 1987, New York City investment banker Patrick Bateman meticulously maintains a polished social façade while harboring violent impulses. He dines at trendy restaurants, obsesses over his physical appearance, and navigates a shallow circl…
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Crime, Psychological Thriller, Southern Gothic film, crime drama film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Max Cady, a psychopathic rapist, is released from prison after finishing a full sentence for the rape and battery of a 16-year-old girl. During his trial in Atlanta fourteen years earlier, his public defender, Sam Bowden, was so appalled b…
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Gothic film, Horror, body horror film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, exploitation film, gothic horror film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, slasher film, suspense film, teen film, teen horror film, thriller film
In the early hours of August 18, 1973, a grave robber steals several corpses from a cemetery near Newt, Muerto County, Texas. The robber ties a rotting corpse and other body parts onto a monument, creating a grisly display that is discover…
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Occult Horror, horror film, speculative fiction film, supernatural horror film
Cousins Teresa and Jessica, and Jessica's boyfriend Caleb, are vacationing at a lakeside cabin when a possessed Jessica scalps Teresa and decapitates Caleb before levitating above the lake. One day earlier, guitar technician Beth discovers…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, comedy horror, horror film, parody film, slasher film, teen film
On Halloween night, Drew Decker receives a threatening phone call while home alone. Chased outside by somebody dressed as Ghostface, she is stripped to her bra and panties before being stabbed in the breast, removing one of her silicone im…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, horror film, thriller film
Jenny Greengrass and her boyfriend, Steve Taylor, set off for a weekend away at Eden Lake, a remote spot in the English countryside. On the journey there, Steve complains about youths' recent antisocial behaviour and criticises adult paren…
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Horror, Mysterie, Thriller, comedy horror, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
On a suburban street at night, a Black man walks alone, talking on his phone. After a car approaches him, the man, sensing trouble, attempts to escape, but is subdued, dragged into the car and driven away. Six months later, Black photograp…
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LGBTQ-related film, Mysterie, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, art film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, experimental film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, romance film, surrealist film, suspense film, thriller film
The film opens with brightly lit images of couples dancing the jitterbug, over which a young blonde woman appears smiling and being applauded, followed by a point-of-view shot descending toward a pillow as someone lies down. At night on Mu…
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Action, Action Comedy, Fantasy, Treasure Hunting, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, horror film, treasure hunt film
In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, Pharaoh Seti I discovers that his high priest Imhotep has been having an affair with his mistress Anck-su-namun. The two kill Seti when he confronts them. Anck-su-namun takes her own life to buy Imhotep time to e…
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Drama, Horror, drama film, horror film, thriller film
In the middle of winter, an American student, Dani, is traumatized after her sister Terri, who has bipolar disorder, kills their parents and herself via carbon monoxide poisoning in a murder-suicide. This strains Dani's relationship with h…
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Horror, horror film
Artist James Sunderland has a chance meeting with Mary Crane as she is leaving her hometown of Silent Hill. When he inadvertently causes her to miss a bus, she decides to go back. James offers her a ride, and they spark a romance, eventual…
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Aliens, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, religious horror, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
As a spacecraft departs a planet, a tall humanoid alien drinks a black liquid, causing its body to dissolve. Its remains crumble into a waterfall and the alien's DNA falls apart and starts to recombine. In 2089, archaeologists Elizabeth Sh…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, teen film, teen horror film, thriller film
In 2142, a Weyland-Yutani probe recovers a large cocoon from the wreckage of the USCSS Nostromo. Months later, at the run-down Jackson's Star mining colony on the perpetually dark planet LV-410, orphaned colonist Rain Carradine discovers t…
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Horror, Police Film, Psychological Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, chase film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, detective film, drama film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, police procedural film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
In an unnamed city overcome with violent crime and corruption, disillusioned police Detective Lieutenant William Somerset is one week from retirement. He is partnered with David Mills, a young, short-tempered, idealistic detective who rece…
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Aliens, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, body horror film, fantasy film, girls with guns, horror film, monster film, mystery film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
The commercial space tug Nostromo is returning to Earth with a seven-member crew in "stasis": captain Dallas, executive officer Kane, warrant officer Ripley, navigator Lambert, science officer Ash, and engineers Parker and Brett, along wit…
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Ghost-Movie, Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Mysterie, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, drama film, ghost film, horror film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
In Philadelphia, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe is at home with his wife Anna. Suddenly, Vincent Grey, a former patient he had treated years ago, breaks into their house. Vincent accuses Malcolm of failing him before shooting Malcolm and…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Destiny, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, chase film, cyberpunk, drama film, dystopian film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, tech-noir film, techno-thriller, thriller film, time-travel film
In 1984 Los Angeles, an imposing man appears naked in an alley amid electric flashes and attacks some punks for clothes. Later, a man with scars appears in an alley the same way and evades police. The first man robs a gun shop, looks up ad…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film
While vacationing in Italy, American couple Ben and Louise Dalton and their preteen daughter Agnes (who live in London) meet and befriend British couple Paddy and Ciara and their son Ant, who is unable to communicate verbally; Ciara tells …
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Mysterie, Parodie, Teen Horror Film, comedy film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, teen film
In the small town of Woodsboro, California, high school student Casey Becker is home alone when she receives a phone call from an unknown person. Their conversation about horror films turns sadistic when the caller reveals that her boyfrie…
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Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Modern-Day Fantasy, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, horror film, slasher film, supernatural horror film
In 2016, twenty-seven years after It's initial defeat, Pennywise the Dancing Clown returns to Derry, Maine, killing a man named Adrian Mellon after he and his boyfriend are brutally assaulted by homophobic teens. Mike Hanlon, the only memb…
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Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film
In 1979, police officers arrive on a lonely farm in rural Texas and find numerous dead bodies wrapped in bags. They then enter the farmhouse and find something shocking in the basement. Twenty-four hours earlier, aspiring adult film star M…
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erotic film, erotic thriller, exploitation film, flashback film, found footage film, horror film, pornographic film, rape and revenge film, snuff film, splatter film, thriller film
Miloš, a semi-retired pornographic actor, lives in Belgrade with his wife, Marija, and their six-year-old son, Petar. His brother Marko is a corrupt police officer who envies Miloš's life and is sexually attracted to Marija. Lejla, a forme…
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