After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Tu…rner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom? (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, voyeurism, escape, drinking, jealousy, betrayal, kidnapping, friendship, revenge |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Locations: | storm, rooftop, courtroom, bicycle |
Characters: | teacher, villain, writer, dancer, policeman, student, boy, friend, teenager |
Story: | house arrest, spanish teacher, arrest, car accident, reference to itunes, chevrolet tahoe, ford f150 pickup truck, ford crown victoria, ford mustang, dead deer, xbox 360, garden shears, spanish, homicidal maniac, parking garage, fishing boat, missing woman, woman in jeopardy, volvo car, jaguar car, overturned car, voyeur, high school student, police car, butcher knife, swimming pool, serial killer, car, apple macbook pro, electronic tag, jaguar s type, honda accord, apple macbook, love seeking, volkswagen new beetle, ankle monitor, 1 year later, surgical tool, itunes, twinkies, playstation portable, mover, lexus, decomposed body, felon, bagel, lawn mowing, porch swing, felony, wet jeans, cocoon, carcass, red bull, moving van, peanut butter, hdtv, psp, watching someone, dishwasher, ipod, snorricam, lawn mower, chevrolet, hardware store, tv host, fictional city, secret room, leg injury, ford, curtain, camera phone, newlywed, bmw, hitchcockian, reference to youtube, mercedes benz, playing a video game, shirt, bunk bed, listening to a radio, stakeout, coca cola, human monster, psychopathic killer, laundry, closet, boredom, bad guy, madman, earphones, xbox, chocolate, reckless driving, killing spree, duct tape, cellar, extortion, young love, deer, stabbed in the leg, scissors, broken glass, shovel, murder of a police officer, thunder, telescope, wind, barefoot, rampage, broken leg, skull, psycho, assault, captive, listening to music, breaking and entering, sociopath, teen angst, tv news, flirting, maniac, subtitled scene, garage, obscene finger gesture, class, garden, neck breaking, basement, witness, stalking, wig, long take, scar, prank, baseball bat, cousin cousin relationship, skeleton, missing person, lightning, evil man, rabbit, reading, terror, suburb, binoculars, flash forward, duel, photography, fishing, police detective, severed head, trial, judge, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, eating, woman, video camera, newspaper, teenage boy, swimming, classroom, handcuffs, neighbor, bathroom, dead body, death of father, place name in title, running, psychopath, book, bikini, drink, watching tv, computer, punched in the face, investigation, black comedy, food, high school, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, party, title spoken by character, dancing, death, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, one word title, dog, fight, kiss, police, gun, violence, murder, blood |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, drinking, jealousy, revenge, friendship |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Characters: | villain, policeman |
Story: | homicidal maniac, woman in jeopardy, police car, car accident, human monster, psychopathic killer, laundry, bad guy, madman, killing spree, duct tape, telescope, barefoot, rampage, psycho, sociopath, maniac, cousin cousin relationship, missing person, evil man, terror, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, woman, video camera, voyeur, dead body, running, psychopath, drink, watching tv, investigation, serial killer, black comedy, food, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, party, dancing, kiss, death, dog, violence, blood, gun, police, murder |
Dr. Miranda Grey is a psychiatrist who works in a penitentiary, in the mental institution sector. She is married with Dr. Douglas Grey, the chief of department where Dr. Pete Graham also works. Chloe Sava, a patient of Dr. Miranda formerly abused by her stepfather, claims that she is frequently rape…d by the devil in her cell. After leaving the asylum in a stormy night, Dr. Miranda has a car accident, and when she wakes up, she is an inmate of the institution, being accused of an horrible crime and having no memory of the incident. (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, kidnapping |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Characters: | villain, policeman |
Story: | homicidal maniac, woman in jeopardy, police car, swimming pool, car accident, secret room, listening to a radio, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, reckless driving, killing spree, cellar, thunder, barefoot, psycho, maniac, stalking, lightning, evil man, terror, woman, video camera, swimming, running, psychopath, watching tv, computer, serial killer, car, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, murder, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, death, kiss, police, fight, gun, blood, violence |
The story centers on a corporate climber who gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, betrayal, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | parking garage, garage, woman in jeopardy, psychopath, police car, car accident, car, bmw, reckless driving, duct tape, barefoot, captive, sociopath, maniac, obscene finger gesture, stalking, duel, police detective, woman, video camera, newspaper, voyeur, handcuffs, place name in title, running, punched in the face, investigation, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, party, one word title, murder, dog, death, violence, police, blood, fight |
When three girls are kidnapped by a man with 23 different personalities, they have to work out which of those personalities will help them escape and which of those personalities will try to stop them.
Themes: | escape, panic, paranoia, voyeurism, betrayal, kidnapping, friendship |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Characters: | villain, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, woman in jeopardy, high school student, police car, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, killing spree, deer, rampage, psycho, captive, sociopath, maniac, basement, stalking, scar, baseball bat, missing person, evil man, terror, voyeur, neighbor, death of father, psychopath, watching tv, computer, serial killer, black comedy, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, party, title spoken by character, dancing, father daughter relationship, one word title, death, violence, dog, murder, blood |
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnap…s Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end. This is why Haute Tension (2003) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping, friendship |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, student, friend, boy |
Story: | homicidal maniac, butcher knife, car accident, listening to a radio, human monster, psychopathic killer, closet, bad guy, madman, earphones, broken glass, rampage, psycho, listening to music, maniac, stalking, evil man, terror, severed head, stabbed in the chest, impalement, woman, voyeur, neighbor, bathroom, dead body, death of father, running, psychopath, serial killer, blood splatter, corpse, telephone call, chase, knife, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, dog, police, violence, gun, blood, murder, death |
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her f…ear. (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, boy, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, swimming pool, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, rampage, psycho, teen angst, maniac, obscene finger gesture, basement, lightning, evil man, terror, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, teenage boy, classroom, neighbor, dead body, place name in title, psychopath, serial killer, high school, blood splatter, knife, party, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, dog, death, murder, blood |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate…ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, voyeurism, escape, betrayal, kidnapping, revenge, friendship |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | parking garage, police car, stabbed in the leg, shovel, broken leg, skull, sociopath, stalking, scar, skeleton, flash forward, police detective, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, woman, voyeur, handcuffs, death of father, arrest, watching tv, punched in the face, investigation, black comedy, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, fight, dog, murder, blood, police, violence, death |
After a car accident, Michelle awakens to find herself in a mysterious bunker with two men named Howard and Emmett. Howard offers her a pair of crutches to help her remain mobile with her leg injury sustained from the car crash and tells her to "get good on those" before leaving the bunker. She has …been given the information that there has been an alien attack and the outside world is poisoned. However, Howard and Emmett's intentions soon become questionable and Michelle is faced with a question: Is it better in here or out there? (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, betrayal, kidnapping |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | car accident, woman in jeopardy, car, snorricam, secret room, leg injury, hitchcockian, human monster, duct tape, scissors, barefoot, broken leg, captive, sociopath, stalking, scar, missing person, lightning, reading, stabbed in the chest, woman, handcuffs, neighbor, dead body, book, watching tv, black comedy, food, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, death, gun, blood, murder |
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma…ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, escape, drinking, jealousy, betrayal, revenge, friendship |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | policeman, boy |
Story: | tv host, murder of a police officer, sociopath, tv news, subtitled scene, neck breaking, witness, police detective, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, video camera, handcuffs, dead body, psychopath, arrest, drink, watching tv, punched in the face, investigation, serial killer, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, title spoken by character, fight, violence, dog, murder, blood, police, death |
Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. When his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm suddenly touches down. What follows is the extraordinary battle …for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it in this contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller. This is why War Of The Worlds (2005) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | panic, escape, betrayal, kidnapping |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | storm, bicycle |
Characters: | policeman, teenager |
Story: | car accident, peanut butter, ipod, earphones, reckless driving, cellar, shovel, tv news, basement, long take, lightning, eating, video camera, teenage boy, dead body, watching tv, food, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, police, fight, death, gun, blood, violence, murder |
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced …with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, friendship, revenge |
Characters: | policeman, teacher, boy, friend |
Story: | suburb, police car, swimming pool, listening to a radio, cellar, barefoot, listening to music, class, neck breaking, reading, severed head, eating, newspaper, swimming, classroom, neighbor, bathroom, dead body, book, arrest, drink, serial killer, food, corpse, telephone call, knife, blood, father son relationship, mother son relationship, police, murder, death, dog, kiss |
A secret service agent, Jennifer Marsh, gets caught in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who knows that people (being what they are - both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" website where he conducts violent and painful murde…rs LIVE on the net. The more people who log on and enter the website, the quicker and more violently the victim dies. (Read More)
Themes: | voyeurism, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | car accident, duct tape, captive, tv news, basement, police detective, stabbed in the chest, video camera, newspaper, voyeur, dead body, death of father, running, psychopath, arrest, watching tv, computer, investigation, serial killer, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, chase, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, one word title, police, murder, gun, violence, blood, death |
Brian Kessler, a journalist researching serial killers, and his photographer girlfriend Carrie set out on a cross-country tour of the sites of the killings. Sharing the ride and their expenses are Early Grayce, a paroled white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele. As the trip progresses, Early b…egins to appear more and more unstable, and Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may have a real-life killer in the back seat of their car. (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, writer |
Story: | homicidal maniac, car accident, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, murder of a police officer, rampage, psycho, maniac, evil man, terror, photography, stabbed to death, dead body, psychopath, blood splatter, car, neo noir, title spoken by character, one word title, murder, police, violence, fight, gun, blood, death |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Themes: | drinking, jealousy, friendship |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, boy, friend |
Story: | police car, high school, breaking and entering, class, flash forward, trial, judge, eating, woman, classroom, handcuffs, neighbor, dead body, death of father, running, arrest, drink, watching tv, computer, punched in the face, investigation, food, corpse, cell phone, telephone call, knife, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, one word title, death, fight, police, gun, violence, murder, blood, dog |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA. This is why Menace II Society (1993) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007).
Themes: | paranoia, escape, betrayal, revenge, friendship |
Characters: | friend, teenager |
Story: | parking garage, high school student, long take, cousin cousin relationship, lightning, flash forward, police detective, handcuffs, death of father, psychopath, arrest, watching tv, punched in the face, black comedy, high school, car, blood splatter, neo noir, chase, knife, party, mother son relationship, murder, death, violence, fight, blood, gun, police, dog |
Best-selling novelist Paul Sheldon is on his way home from his Colorado hideaway after completing his latest book, when he crashes his car in a freak blizzard. Paul is critically injured, but is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes, Paul's "number one fan", who takes Paul back to her remote house in… the mountains (without bothering to tell anybody). Unfortunately for Paul, Annie is also a headcase. When she discovers that Paul has killed off the heroine in her favorite novels, her reaction leaves Paul shattered (literally)... (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | villain, writer |
Story: | homicidal maniac, car, car accident, human monster, psychopathic killer, murder of a police officer, thunder, rampage, broken leg, psycho, captive, sociopath, maniac, obscene finger gesture, basement, terror, duel, woman, psychopath, book, investigation, serial killer, neo noir, knife, title spoken by character, one word title, death, fight, gun, murder, violence, blood |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental…ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, friendship |
Locations: | rooftop, bicycle |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, student, teacher, boy, friend |
Story: | newlywed, earphones, reckless driving, young love, broken glass, obscene finger gesture, class, basement, cousin cousin relationship, reading, flash forward, trial, eating, woman, newspaper, teenage boy, classroom, neighbor, dead body, running, book, arrest, drink, watching tv, food, high school, corpse, telephone call, chase, party, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, one word title, kiss, police, murder, dog, blood, death, fight |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
Themes: | panic, escape, jealousy, friendship, revenge |
Characters: | student, teacher, boy, friend |
Story: | high school student, car accident, thunder, long take, photography, video camera, teenage boy, classroom, bathroom, running, watching tv, high school, blood splatter, car, telephone call, father son relationship, dog, death, violence, gun, murder, blood |
Tommy Jarvis returns to the graveyard to make sure Jason Voorhees is dead and accidentally brings him back to life. Now it's up to Tommy to stop Jason's mindless killing and put him back where he belongs.
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, shovel, murder of a police officer, rampage, psycho, maniac, neck breaking, stalking, evil man, terror, severed head, stabbed to death, psychopath, serial killer, blood splatter, police, violence, death, murder |
Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a me…dia sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style. This is why Natural Born Killers (1994) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, escape, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | boy |
Story: | homicidal maniac, coca cola, human monster, psychopathic killer, killing spree, rampage, sociopath, tv news, maniac, subtitled scene, neck breaking, witness, evil man, rabbit, flash forward, police detective, severed head, trial, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, woman, handcuffs, death of father, psychopath, book, arrest, punched in the face, serial killer, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, knife, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, police, violence, fight, blood, murder, death |
A new film is currently in production, and a killer is on the loose. The murders draw a reporter, ex-cop, and young woman to the set of the movie inspired by their life. They soon find out that they are dealing with a trilogy, and in a trilogy...anything can happen.
Themes: | paranoia, voyeurism, escape, jealousy, betrayal, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Story: | police car, swimming pool, car accident, secret room, killing spree, stabbed in the leg, barefoot, sociopath, obscene finger gesture, basement, stalking, prank, baseball bat, police detective, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, woman, voyeur, handcuffs, watching tv, punched in the face, investigation, serial killer, black comedy, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, party, father daughter relationship, murder, police, death, blood, dog, fight, violence |
Five years after killing the goalie hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis has grown up in various mental hospitals unable to get over the nightmares about Jason's return. When Tommy is sent to a rural halfway house in New Jersey for mentally disturbed teenagers, a series of grisly murder…s begin anew as another hockey-masked killer begins killing off all people at and around the residence. Has Jason returned from the dead to re-start his killing spree? Has Tommy decided to take over the reign of Jason, or has someone else? (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, teenager |
Story: | garden shears, homicidal maniac, human monster, psychopathic killer, laundry, bad guy, madman, killing spree, rampage, psycho, maniac, obscene finger gesture, stalking, evil man, terror, impalement, dead body, psychopath, serial killer, blood splatter, chase, dancing, mother son relationship, kiss, death, police, violence, blood, murder |
The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car gets a flat tire, and Matt starts changing the tire Martin comments on how he and Matt …are about the same height and he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die. He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later, an FBI profiler, Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunting down a serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities. Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim... (Read More)
Themes: | escape, jealousy, betrayal, kidnapping, revenge |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | police car, serial killer, car accident, decomposed body, secret room, stakeout, killing spree, murder of a police officer, skull, maniac, subtitled scene, garage, witness, stalking, scar, skeleton, flash forward, police detective, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, handcuffs, psychopath, investigation, car, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, title spoken by character, police, mother son relationship, murder, blood, death |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si…x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, teacher, friend, teenager |
Story: | police car, bmw, mercedes benz, reckless driving, broken glass, thunder, breaking and entering, obscene finger gesture, lightning, newspaper, teenage boy, running, drink, punched in the face, food, car, blood splatter, knife, dancing, father son relationship, mother son relationship, one word title, death, dog, blood, gun, murder, police, fight |
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from Lon…don to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula. This is why Dracula 2000 (2000) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, betrayal, kidnapping, revenge, friendship |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | rooftop |
Story: | garden shears, parking garage, killing spree, rampage, skull, neck breaking, lightning, evil man, flash forward, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, handcuffs, death of father, arrest, punched in the face, black comedy, blood splatter, corpse, chase, knife, party, father daughter relationship, fight, death, gun, violence, blood, murder |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i…nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
Themes: | betrayal, friendship |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, teacher, boy, friend |
Story: | high school student, police car, swimming pool, fictional city, playing a video game, listening to music, class, eating, newspaper, teenage boy, classroom, arrest, computer, food, high school, cell phone, party, dancing, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, death, police, violence, fight, blood, kiss, gun, murder |
Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a group of 6 thrill-seeking teenagers into the childhoo…d home of Myers. Cameras are placed all over the house and no one can get out of the house... and then Michael arrives home! (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | homicidal maniac, butcher knife, serial killer, decomposed body, secret room, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, killing spree, murder of a police officer, rampage, broken leg, skull, maniac, obscene finger gesture, neck breaking, skeleton, lightning, evil man, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, teenage boy, psychopath, watching tv, computer, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, death, violence, murder, blood, fight |
In the green woods of Silver Falls, Oregon, Aaron Hallam, a trained assassin AWOL from the Special Forces, keeps his own brand of wildlife vigil. After Hallam brutally slew four deer hunters in the area, FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell turns to L.T. Bonham-- the one man who may be able to stop him. A…t first L.T. resists the mission. Snug in retirement, he's closed off to his past, the years he spent in the Special Forces training soldiers to become skilled killers. But when he realizes that these recent slaying is the work of a man he trained, he feels obligated to stop him. Accepting the assignment under the condition that he works alone, L.T. enters the woods, unarmed--plagued by memories of his best student and riddled with guilt for not responding to Aaron's tortured letters to him as he began to slip over the edge of sanity. Furious as he is with his former mentor for ignoring his pleas for help, Aaron knows that he and L.T. share a tragic bond that is unbreakable. And, even as they go into their final combat against each other, neither can say with certainty who is the hunted and who is the hunter. (Read More)
Themes: | escape |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | villain, student |
Story: | homicidal maniac, car accident, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, deer, stabbed in the leg, psycho, maniac, subtitled scene, obscene finger gesture, evil man, terror, duel, stabbed in the chest, impalement, swimming, handcuffs, psychopath, serial killer, blood splatter, corpse, chase, knife, violence, blood, murder, death |
The People Under the Stairs is the story of a young boy (Fool) from the ghetto and takes place on his 13th birthday. In an attempted burglary (along with two others) of the home of his family's evil landlords, he becomes trapped inside their large suburban house and discovers the secret of the "chil…dren" that the insane brother and sister have been "rearing" under the stairs. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, boy |
Story: | homicidal maniac, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, cellar, rampage, skull, psycho, breaking and entering, maniac, basement, skeleton, evil man, terror, suburb, impalement, psychopath, black comedy, blood splatter, corpse, knife, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, death, violence, murder, blood, police, dog |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul…-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. This is why Hesher (2010) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, jealousy, revenge, friendship |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | policeman, teacher, boy, friend |
Story: | car accident, swimming pool, car, felony, reckless driving, scissors, listening to music, breaking and entering, obscene finger gesture, class, stalking, suburb, eating, teenage boy, swimming, classroom, running, arrest, drink, watching tv, punched in the face, food, high school, telephone call, chase, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, one word title, police, death, fight, murder, blood, violence |
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small …Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen. (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, drinking, friendship, revenge |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, student, friend, teenager |
Story: | ford mustang, high school student, snorricam, playing a video game, sociopath, baseball bat, cousin cousin relationship, suburb, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, teenage boy, bathroom, dead body, arrest, drink, watching tv, punched in the face, car, cell phone, telephone call, knife, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, dog, police, death, murder, blood, violence, gun |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo…k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, drinking |
Characters: | writer, policeman, boy |
Story: | homicidal maniac, hardware store, tv news, maniac, obscene finger gesture, basement, witness, stalking, flash forward, police detective, judge, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, newspaper, teenage boy, dead body, running, book, arrest, drink, watching tv, investigation, serial killer, blood splatter, neo noir, telephone call, title spoken by character, police, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, one word title, murder, gun, blood, violence, death |
A team of trainees of the National Guard brings supply to the New Mexico Desert for a group of soldiers and scientists that are installing a monitoring system in Sector 16. They do not find anybody in the camp, and they receive a blurred distress signal from the hills. Their sergeant gathers a rescu…e team, and they are attacked and trapped by deformed cannibals, having to fight to survive. (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | homicidal maniac, human monster, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, rampage, broken leg, psycho, maniac, evil man, terror, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, impalement, psychopath, serial killer, blood splatter, corpse, fight, death, murder |
Themes: | betrayal, friendship, revenge |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | teenager |
Story: | high school student, killing spree, stabbed in the leg, broken leg, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, teenage boy, classroom, death of father, psychopath, arrest, watching tv, punched in the face, black comedy, high school, blood splatter, corpse, knife, party, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, murder, violence, kiss, blood, death |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms. This is why High-rise (2015) is one of the best movies l…ike Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, drinking, kidnapping |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, boy |
Story: | police car, earphones, rampage, skull, listening to music, class, garden, flash forward, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, eating, swimming, dead body, drink, watching tv, punched in the face, food, corpse, party, title spoken by character, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, blood, gun, kiss, murder, violence, dog |
When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever… had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, friendship |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | policeman, boy, friend |
Story: | car accident, car, high school student, police car, swimming pool, bmw, reckless driving, broken glass, murder of a police officer, captive, class, lightning, duel, stabbed to death, teenage boy, swimming, classroom, dead body, death of father, bikini, drink, watching tv, computer, high school, corpse, knife, death, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, police, murder, gun, blood |
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only on…e who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son? (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, friend, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, swimming pool, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, killing spree, rampage, teen angst, maniac, stalking, skeleton, evil man, terror, impalement, place name in title, serial killer, food, blood splatter, car, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, gun, violence, death, murder, blood |
While being transported by two detectives in a car, the dangerous criminal Krug is rescued by his brother Francis and his girlfriend Sadie, and they brutally kill the detectives. Meanwhile Emma, her husband John, and their daughter Mari Collingwood head to their summer home near the lake. Mari borro…ws the family car to meet her friend Paige that is working in a store in the town. While in the store, they befriend a teen boy named Justin, who offers some marijuana to Paige in the motel where he is lodged. While they are smoking marijuana in Justin's room, Krug, Francis, and Sadie arrive and abduct the girls. Krug drives Mari's car and she causes them to crash into a tree. Krug stabs Paige and rapes Mari; however Mari manages to escape, swimming in the lake, but Krug shoots her in the back. They walk through the isolated road in the woods and they reach Collingwood's house telling that they have just had a car accident. Emma and John welcome the strangers until they discover what has happened to their beloved daughter. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, revenge, friendship |
Mood: | slasher |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | boy, friend |
Story: | homicidal maniac, woman in jeopardy, butcher knife, car accident, human monster, psychopathic killer, madman, murder of a police officer, sociopath, maniac, terror, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, swimming, psychopath, punched in the face, serial killer, car, blood splatter, corpse, cell phone, chase, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, blood, violence, death, murder |
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, betrayal, kidnapping, friendship, revenge |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | teenager |
Story: | woman in jeopardy, police car, car accident, sociopath, teen angst, flirting, scar, missing person, evil man, death of father, arrest, watching tv, punched in the face, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, cell phone, telephone call, chase, knife, party, father daughter relationship, violence, death, fight, gun, blood, murder, police |
A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a… good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter. This is why C'est Arrive Pres De Chez Vous (1992) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drinking, kidnapping |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | boy |
Story: | homicidal maniac, coca cola, human monster, killing spree, skull, breaking and entering, tv news, maniac, neck breaking, skeleton, eating, swimming, dead body, death of father, psychopath, drink, watching tv, punched in the face, serial killer, black comedy, food, blood splatter, corpse, chase, mother son relationship, father son relationship, murder, violence, death, dog, blood, gun |
The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor want…s to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, paranoia |
Mood: | slasher |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | villain, student, boy, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, stalking, woman in jeopardy, butcher knife, human monster, psychopathic killer, closet, bad guy, madman, killing spree, rampage, psycho, teen angst, maniac, long take, evil man, terror, suburb, stabbed to death, teenage boy, neighbor, running, psychopath, watching tv, serial killer, high school, blood splatter, car, knife, title spoken by character, death, one word title, murder, dog, gun, violence, police |
"Some people lose their faith because Heaven shows them too little," says Thomas Daggett. "But how many people lose their faith because Heaven showed them too much?" Daggett nearly became a priest; now he's a cop. He may want to put religion behind him, but one morning a weird, eyeless, hermaphrodit…ic corpse turns up. Suddenly he is on a path that will put him right in the middle of a war in Heaven. And once again, Heaven will show him too much: gore, blood, charred flesh, living corpses and much worse. Even more central to the heavenly war effort is a young girl. This American Indian child has something Gabriel wants. And Gabriel is willing to kill her and anyone in his path - or even reanimate a corpse or two - to get it. (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, jealousy, betrayal, kidnapping |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | policeman, teacher |
Story: | police car, car accident, killing spree, murder of a police officer, skull, sociopath, maniac, skeleton, evil man, flash forward, police detective, impalement, handcuffs, dead body, psychopath, punched in the face, investigation, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, knife, title spoken by character, violence, police, murder, fight, gun, blood, kiss, death |
Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even …to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother. (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia, drinking, jealousy |
Characters: | writer, dancer, policeman, boy |
Story: | police car, lawn mower, playing a video game, earphones, killing spree, thunder, listening to music, sociopath, scar, reading, suburb, flash forward, eating, woman, teenage boy, handcuffs, running, psychopath, book, drink, watching tv, computer, food, high school, telephone call, party, dancing, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, blood, kiss, murder, violence, death |
On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces wi…th the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law. (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, escape, kidnapping |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | police car, car accident, leg injury, broken leg, sociopath, tv news, subtitled scene, long take, scar, police detective, handcuffs, arrest, watching tv, punched in the face, investigation, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, chase, knife, title spoken by character, police, fight, dog, violence, gun, blood, murder, death |
While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York City housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott about her husband's pathetic performance in bed, she meets a stran…ge man at a museum and returns to his apartment where they continue an adulterous encounter that began in the taxicab. Before she leaves his apartment, she finds papers which certify that the man has a venereal disease. Panicked, Kate rushes into the elevator, but has to return to his apartment when she realizes she's forgotten her wedding ring. When the elevator doors open, she's brutally slashed to death by a tall blonde woman wearing dark sunglasses. Liz Blake, a high-class call girl, is the only witness to the murder and she becomes the prime suspect and the murderess's next target. Liz is rescued from being killed by Kate's son Peter, who enlists the help of Liz to catch his mother's killer as Detective Marino who's in charge of the case is uncooperative in the investigation. This is why Dressed To Kill (1980) is one of the best movies like Disturbia (2007). (Read More)
Themes: | panic, paranoia, voyeurism, drinking, jealousy, friendship |
Characters: | policeman, friend |
Story: | woman in jeopardy, hitchcockian, broken glass, assault, maniac, class, witness, stalking, wig, evil man, photography, police detective, woman, voyeur, bathroom, dead body, running, psychopath, drink, investigation, serial killer, car, neo noir, telephone call, chase, kiss, death, murder, police, violence |
Following up the previous Nightmare film, the dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills all three of the surviving Elm Street kids. However, Kristen (who has the ability to draw others into her dreams) wills her special ability to her frien…d Alice before her demise. Afterwords, Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power she now wields to pull a new group of teenage children into his foul domain. (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Mood: | slasher, suspense |
Characters: | villain, friend, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, psychopathic killer, bad guy, killing spree, rampage, teen angst, maniac, skeleton, evil man, terror, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, neighbor, place name in title, psychopath, punched in the face, serial killer, black comedy, high school, blood splatter, corpse, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, murder, blood, dog |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
Themes: | voyeurism, drinking |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | dancer, policeman, student |
Story: | neighbor, police car, serial killer, watching someone, bad guy, reckless driving, cellar, assault, breaking and entering, baseball bat, lightning, evil man, reading, suburb, flash forward, eating, teenage boy, voyeur, dead body, running, book, drink, watching tv, investigation, food, blood splatter, corpse, telephone call, chase, knife, title spoken by character, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, death, dog, kiss, police, blood, murder |
On Halloween in 1963, Michael Myers murdered his sister, Judith. In 1978, he broke out to kill his other sister, Laurie Strode. He killed all of her friends, but she escaped. A few years later, she faked her death so he couldn't find her. But now, in 1998, Michael has returned and found all the pape…rs he needs to find her. He tracks her down to a private school where she has gone under a new name with her son, John. And now, Laurie must do what she should have done a long time ago and finally decided to hunt down the evil one last time. (Read More)
Themes: | paranoia |
Mood: | slasher |
Characters: | villain, policeman, teacher, teenager |
Story: | homicidal maniac, butcher knife, car accident, psychopathic killer, bad guy, madman, stabbed in the leg, rampage, psycho, breaking and entering, maniac, stalking, evil man, terror, severed head, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, teenage boy, neighbor, dead body, psychopath, drink, serial killer, high school, car, chase, knife, party, death, mother son relationship, police, murder, violence, fight, blood |
Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is …also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Characters: | dancer, student, teacher, boy, teenager |
Story: | lawn mower, shovel, garage, obscene finger gesture, class, basement, baseball bat, missing person, suburb, photography, impalement, woman, teenage boy, classroom, dead body, running, drink, watching tv, black comedy, high school, blood splatter, corpse, knife, party, dancing, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, fight, gun, death, murder, dog, police, blood, violence, kiss |