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Horror, Sci-Fi, adventure film, horror film, mystery film, psychological horror film, science fiction film
In 1990, a researcher with the Async Research Institute, Naren Warne, is separated from his group and becomes lost in "the Backrooms", a labyrinthine extradimensional space containing a chaotic expanse of dull yellow rooms, fluorescent lig…
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Horror, drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
A child narrator explains that on a Wednesday night, seventeen children in Maybrook, Pennsylvania, ran out of their homes at 2:17 a.m. and vanished into the night. The missing were all students of Justine Gandy's third-grade class, from wh…
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Crime, comedy film, detective fiction, mystery film
After punching a fellow deacon, former boxer-turned-Catholic priest Jud Duplenticy is reassigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude, an upstate New York parish led by Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the grandson of Reverend Prentice Wicks. Dupl…
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Slasher Horror, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, thriller film
In Woodsboro, Stab fan Scott and his girlfriend Madison visit Stu Macher's house after hearing rumors that he might have survived having a television dropped on his head. They are killed by Ghostface, who sets the house on fire. In Pine Gr…
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Thriller, action film, crime film, mystery film, police film, thriller film
When Captain Jackie Velez of the Miami-Dade Police Department is murdered, suspicion falls on her specialized unit, the Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT), amid rumors of a crew of crooked cops robbing drug houses. Her second-in-command, Lieute…
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Crime Comedy, adventure film, comedy film, family film, mystery film
In the English village of Denbrook, shepherd George Hardy spends his time reading murder mystery novels to his flock of sheep. The sheep live in blissful ignorance, believing that death only exists in fiction and that they turn into clouds…
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Horror, horror film, mystery film, supernatural horror film
In 1982, at the first Freddy Fazbear's Pizza restaurant, Charlotte Emily witnesses its co-founder William Afton lure a boy into the back rooms to kill him. Her pleas for help are ignored by nearby parents, so she rescues the boy herself de…
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Crime, Crime Comedy, comedy film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
The family of wealthy mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey attends his birthday party at his estate. The next morning, Harlan's housekeeper Fran discovers him dead with a slit throat. Police detectives Lieutenant Elliot and Trooper Wagner beli…
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Christmas film, Erotic Film, Marital Tragedy, Psychodrama, drama film, erotic drama film, erotic film, erotic thriller, melodrama, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Dr. Bill Harford and his wife Alice live in New York City with their daughter, Helena. At a Christmas party hosted by Bill's patient, Victor Ziegler, Bill reconnects with his former medical school classmate, Nick Nightingale, now a profess…
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Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, horror film, independent film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, slasher film, suspense film, thriller film
In Phoenix, Arizona, real estate secretary Marion Crane embezzles $40,000 in cash from her employer after hearing her boyfriend, Sam Loomis, complain that his debts are delaying their marriage. She sets off to drive to Sam's home in the to…
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Coming Of Age, Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, coming-of-age film, contemporary fantasy, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, psychological thriller film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, thriller film
In October 1988, twelve-year-old Bill Denbrough makes a paper sailboat for his seven-year-old brother Georgie. Georgie sails the boat along rainy streets, only to have it fall down a storm drain. Attempting to retrieve it, Georgie sees a c…
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Crime, Dark Comedy, Late Western, Thriller, Western film, action film, adventure film, contemporary Western film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, gangster film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1980, hitman Anton Chigurh is arrested in Texas. He escapes by strangling the sheriff's deputy to death and steals a car by killing the driver with a captive bolt pistol. Later, he spares the life of a gas station owner for correctly ca…
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Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, action film, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1954, U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule travel to Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor. They are investigating the disappearance of Rachel Solando, a patient o…
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Action, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, heist film, mystery film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, thriller film
Dom Cobb and Arthur are "extractors" who perform corporate espionage using experimental dream-sharing technology to infiltrate their targets' subconscious and extract information. Their latest target, Saito, is impressed with Cobb's abilit…
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Horror, Mysterie, ghost film, horror film, supernatural horror film, thriller film
In 1978, a local serial child abductor and murderer, known only as "The Grabber", prowls the streets of a suburb in North Denver, Colorado. Finney Blake and his younger sister, Gwen, live in the area with their abusive, alcoholic father, T…
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Action, Hard Science Fiction, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, cyberpunk, detective film, dystopian film, neo-noir, science fiction film
In the year 2035, humanoid robots serve humanity, which is protected by the Three Laws of Robotics. Del Spooner is a homicide detective in the Chicago Police Department who hates and distrusts robots after one rescued him from a car crash …
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Drama, drama film, mystery film
Tova Sullivan is an elderly widow who works as a somewhat misanthropic night janitor at an aquarium in fictional Sowell Bay, Washington, despite having been encouraged to retire. After the death of her son Erik years earlier, and more rece…
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Ghost-House-Movies, Horror, Marital Tragedy, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, drama film, ghost film, horror film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film
Jack Torrance takes a caretaker position to look after the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rocky Mountains while it is closed for the winter. On arrival hotel manager Stuart Ullman informs Jack that a previous caretaker, Charles Grad…
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Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, neo-noir, psychological thriller, trial film
Martin Vail is an arrogant Chicago defense attorney, known for defending undesirable but high-profile clients, including alleged mob boss Joey Piñero. Vail was previously a state prosecuting attorney, but after finding it to be a dead-end …
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Action, Drama, action film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
In Chandler, Arizona, FBI special agents Kate Macer and Reggie Wayne lead a raid on a Sonora Cartel safe house, where they discover dozens of decaying corpses hidden in the walls. Outside, an explosive booby trap kills two police officers.…
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Action, Drama, Gangster Film, Heist, Thriller, action film, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, epic film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
Neil McCauley, a Los Angeles professional thief, and his crew—Chris Shiherlis, Michael Cheritto, Gilbert Trejo, and new recruit Waingro—rob $1.6 million in bearer bonds from an armored car. Waingro, who unbeknownst to McCauley is an active…
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Crime Comedy, comedy film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
At the Coopers Chase retirement village, psychiatrist Ibrahim Arif, former trade union leader Ron Ritchie, and mysterious Elizabeth Best are members of the Thursday Murder Club (TMC), which meets weekly to discuss cold cases. They are soon…
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Ghost-Movie, Horror, horror film, mystery film
In 2000, mall security guard Mike Schmidt is fired for assaulting a father whom he had mistaken for a kidnapper. His career counselor, Steve Raglan, offers him a job as a night guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a once-successful pizzeria. M…
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Gangster Film, Mafia Film, Police Film, Thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, epic film, gangster film, mystery film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
In 1980s Boston, Irish mob boss Frank Costello introduces himself to a young Colin Sullivan. Years later, Sullivan has been groomed as Costello's spy inside the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and joins the Special Investigation Unit. Ano…
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