Kate and John Coleman are rebuilding their troubled marriage after the loss of their baby. The couple decide to adopt a child. When they meet the nine-year-old Estonian girl, Esther, at the St. Marina Orphanage, they immediately fall in love with the well-educated orphan. Their young son, Daniel, is… hostile to his new sister; but their deaf mute daughter, Max, is enchanted with her - at first. Eventually, Kate begins to feel that Esther is manipulative and possibly even psychologically disturbed. John refuses to listen to his wife's misgivings. Kate calls Sister Abigail at the orphanage, and the nun informs her that Esther has a troubled and mysterious history. Kate delves further into Esther's past and discovers she is not what she claims to be. (Read More)
Themes: | dying, adoption, alcoholism, bullying, insanity, depression, seduction, drunkenness, infidelity |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | wheelchair, snow, hospital |
Characters: | girl, bible, psychiatrist, killer, artist |
Period: | winter |
Story: | orphan girl, hair ribbon, paintball gun, troubled marriage, domestic quarrel, catholic orphanage, child murderer, winter time, killer child, psycho killer, playing the piano, piano teacher, grand piano, playing piano, female psychopath, seduction attempt, driving in snow, orphan, serial killer, little girl, reference to little bo peep, adoptive father adopted daughter relationship, suborning a witness, adoptive mother adopted daughter relationship, hit on the head with a hammer, killing a witness, runaway vehicle, sleeping child, removing makeup, castration threat, car through wall, begins with a dream, stillborn baby, heavy makeup, men's magazine, vintage clothing, frozen pond, mental torture, stabbed in chest, aging disorder, deaf person, lighter fluid, curtsy, disturbed child, culvert, burning evidence, personality disorder, mother kills own child, binding breasts, police tape, smothered with a pillow, adult as child, urinating in fear, hello kitty, pushed from height, tourniquet, starting a fire, internet research, claw hammer, killed with a hammer, self inflicted injury, deaf child, black light, dwarfism, white rose, cardiac arrest, trickery, diversion, broken ankle, stillbirth, box cutter, sedation, bludgeoned to death, kitchen knife, underwater fight, lip reading, english subtitles in original, child murderess, falling through ice, grocery shopping, sterility, russian accent, arm cast, ribbon, new student, hearing aid, emotional abuse, child uses gun, recovering alcoholic, self injury, sex in a kitchen, child's drawing, wine bottle, traffic light, frozen lake, stabbed multiple times, caught in the act, sex in the kitchen, grieving, connecticut, child swearing, estonia, bedtime story, escaped mental patient, deaf mute, murder attempt, villain not really dead cliche, evil child, precocious child, red wine, cat and mouse, snowstorm, tantrum, breaking a mirror, hide and seek, child with gun, paintball, mother in law daughter in law relationship, hit with a hammer, adopted daughter, sole black character dies cliche, hiding place, altered version of studio logo, labor, russian roulette, treehouse, kicked in the head, unsubtitled foreign language, wetting pants, quarrel, split personality, greenhouse, sex in kitchen, drunken man, hiding in a closet, porn magazine, interrupted sex, sign language, looking at self in mirror, pigeon, family dinner, broken arm, mental hospital, deceit, sibling rivalry, hit on the head, black bra, safe, aquarium, power outage, fight to the death, child's point of view, playground, rear entry sex, dwarf, psycho thriller, orphanage, coitus, dysfunctional marriage, psychology, architect, caught having sex, sociopath, eavesdropping, arson, shot in the arm, neck breaking, death of husband, murderer, manipulation, scar, diary, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, stabbed in the back, screaming, drowning, child in peril, dream sequence, no opening credits, nun, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, basketball, good versus evil, subjective camera, revolver, classroom, piano, death of father, psychopath, painting, falling from height, sister sister relationship, face slap, blood splatter, pregnancy, brother sister relationship, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, one word title, bare breasts, sex scene, murder, blood |
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: | dying |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | child murderer, psycho killer, serial killer, villain not really dead cliche, breaking a mirror, split personality, murderer, diary, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, screaming, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, basketball, subjective camera, classroom, psychopath, face slap, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, murder, blood |
Following his mother's death, Mark is sent to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle while his father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. Mark meets his cousin, Henry, and the two quickly form a friendship. However, Henry begins to show signs of violent behavior that worry Mark.
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | snow, hospital |
Story: | killer child, falling through ice, frozen lake, child swearing, evil child, cat and mouse, hide and seek, treehouse, fight to the death, psycho thriller, sociopath, manipulation, child in peril, good versus evil, psychopath, falling from height, face slap, brother sister relationship, murder |
In a continuation of the plot of Halloween, Michael Myers shows off his indestructability by resuming his murder spree despite being gunned down with six bullets in the original movie. Laurie Strode is once more his intended victim, with Dr. Sam Loomis again in hot pursuit.
Themes: | insanity, seduction |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, hit on the head with a hammer, escaped mental patient, murder attempt, villain not really dead cliche, hit on the head, psycho thriller, murderer, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, screaming, stabbed to death, good versus evil, subjective camera, revolver, psychopath, blood splatter, telephone call, chase, bare breasts, murder, blood |
In part six of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, dream monster Freddy Krueger has finally killed all the children of his hometown, and seeks to escape its confines to hunt fresh prey. To this end, he recruits the aid of his (previously unmentioned) daughter. However, she discovers the demonic orig…in of her father's powers and meets Dad head-on in a final showdown (originally presented in 3-D). (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | child murderer, killer child, psycho killer, serial killer, hearing aid, psycho thriller, orphanage, murderer, kicked in the face, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, good versus evil, subjective camera, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
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? This is why A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | killer, artist |
Story: | child murderer, psycho killer, serial killer, playground, murderer, screaming, nun, good versus evil, falling from height, blood splatter, pregnancy, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, blood, murder |
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)
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | child murderer, psycho killer, serial killer, little girl, looking at self in mirror, broken arm, murderer, kicked in the face, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, face slap, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw o…ther people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all. (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | psychiatrist, killer |
Story: | child murderer, psycho killer, serial killer, little girl, villain not really dead cliche, breaking a mirror, psycho thriller, murderer, stabbed in the back, screaming, child in peril, dream sequence, nun, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, 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)
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | killer, psychiatrist |
Story: | serial killer, murder attempt, breaking a mirror, hiding in a closet, interrupted sex, black bra, neck breaking, murderer, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, good versus evil, subjective camera, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, blood, murder |
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: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, snow |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | child murderer, psycho killer, female psychopath, serial killer, bludgeoned to death, villain not really dead cliche, fight to the death, psycho thriller, psychology, sociopath, murderer, character's point of view camera shot, subjective camera, psychopath, surprise ending, title spoken by character, one word title, blood, murder |
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. This is why Don't Say A Word (2001) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Story: | little girl, hide and seek, sole black character dies cliche, hiding in a closet, sociopath, shot in the arm, manipulation, scar, race against time, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, orphan, revolver, death of father, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, murder, blood |
Themes: | bullying |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | escaped mental patient, villain not really dead cliche, stabbed in the back, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, subjective camera, revolver, classroom, death of father, psychopath, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, bare breasts, sex scene, murder, blood |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | psychiatrist, girl |
Story: | lighter fluid, sedation, hit on the head, psychology, sociopath, scar, diary, stabbed in the back, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, basketball, death of father, psychopath, brother sister relationship, telephone call, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, sex scene, blood, murder |
Andy Barclay has been placed in a foster home after the tragic events of the first film, since his mother was committed. In an attempt to save their reputation, the manufacturers of Chucky reconstruct the killer doll, to prove to the public that nothing was wrong with it in the first place. In doing… so, they also bring the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray back to life. As Chucky tries to locate Andy, the body count rises. Will Andy be able to escape, or will Chucky succeed in possessing his body? (Read More)
Characters: | killer |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, new student, bedtime story, villain not really dead cliche, hiding in a closet, psycho thriller, neck breaking, death of husband, murderer, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, falling from height, chase, 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.
Themes: | insanity |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, underwater fight, villain not really dead cliche, paintball, psycho thriller, neck breaking, murderer, drowning, stabbed to death, psychopath, blood splatter, surprise ending, murder |
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into… obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye. This is why 8mm (1999) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | kicked in the head, porn magazine, safe, psycho thriller, sociopath, eavesdropping, arson, kicked in the face, diary, stabbed in the back, nun, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, murder, blood |
"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: | dying, insanity, depression |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | bible, girl |
Story: | little girl, hide and seek, porn magazine, hit on the head, sociopath, manipulation, race against time, child in peril, orphan, good versus evil, revolver, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, surprise ending, title spoken by character, murder, blood |
The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet... but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his w…ay back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home... is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him? (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Characters: | psychiatrist, killer, girl |
Story: | killer child, psycho killer, serial killer, disturbed child, escaped mental patient, villain not really dead cliche, porn magazine, broken arm, mental hospital, psycho thriller, murderer, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, drowning, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, subjective camera, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, chase, title spoken by character, blood, murder |
Themes: | seduction |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | red wine, sign language, fight to the death, arson, shot in the arm, neck breaking, manipulation, kicked in the face, stabbed in the back, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, painting, falling from height, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, murder, blood |
Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off …and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself. (Read More)
Themes: | insanity, drunkenness |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Story: | serial killer, breaking a mirror, interrupted sex, broken arm, neck breaking, murderer, scar, stabbed in the back, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, blood splatter, chase, father daughter relationship, blood |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar. This is why Near Dark (1987) is one of the best movies like… Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | insanity, drunkenness |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | killer child, child uses gun, child swearing, sociopath, arson, neck breaking, manipulation, scar, race against time, screaming, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, good versus evil, revolver, psychopath, face slap, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, father daughter relationship, murder, blood |
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to int…ensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure. (Read More)
Themes: | bullying |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | snow, hospital |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | little girl, greenhouse, looking at self in mirror, power outage, playground, death of husband, scar, manipulation, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, screaming, subjective camera, death of father, falling from height, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, one word title, bare breasts, blood |
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Story: | escaped mental patient, hiding in a closet, sociopath, eavesdropping, manipulation, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, screaming, no opening credits, good versus evil, subjective camera, revolver, psychopath, falling from height, face slap, blood splatter, pregnancy, surprise ending, chase, father daughter relationship, murder, blood |
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: | drunkenness |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | serial killer, villain not really dead cliche, sole black character dies cliche, hiding in a closet, sibling rivalry, sociopath, eavesdropping, kicked in the face, race against time, stabbed in the back, screaming, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, revolver, falling from height, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
1 year after her mother's death, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced mask and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of… many questions, the main one being: Whats your favorite scary movie? Along with many scary movie trivia, ending with bloody pieces of innocent lives scattered around the small town of Woodsboro. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness, infidelity |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | killer, girl |
Story: | serial killer, villain not really dead cliche, hiding in a closet, power outage, eavesdropping, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, subjective camera, psychopath, falling from height, face slap, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, one word title, blood, murder |
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. This is why Criminal (2016) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | playing piano, sociopath, eavesdropping, arson, death of husband, scar, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, child in peril, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, subjective camera, piano, death of father, psychopath, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, one word title, blood, murder |
Thought to be killed by the sole survivor of the last massacre at Camp Crystal Lake, Jason Voorhees kills his way back to the camp to once again murder its inhabitants. This time, has Jason met his match in the little boy Tommy Jarvis?
Themes: | insanity |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | killer, girl |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, villain not really dead cliche, psycho thriller, murderer, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, child in peril, stabbed to death, subjective camera, psychopath, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, bare breasts, murder, blood |
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner wh…o has been missing for 30 years. (Read More)
Themes: | seduction |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, snow |
Story: | altered version of studio logo, fight to the death, orphanage, shot in the arm, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, drowning, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, subjective camera, piano, blood splatter, pregnancy, surprise ending, chase, bare breasts, sex scene, 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. (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | psycho killer, female psychopath, serial killer, greenhouse, mental hospital, death of husband, murderer, stabbed in the chest, subjective camera, death of father, psychopath, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, bare breasts, murder, blood |
The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized… city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies. (Read More)
Themes: | seduction, drunkenness |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | snow |
Story: | porn magazine, black bra, fight to the death, arson, neck breaking, scar, manipulation, kicked in the face, race against time, stabbed in the back, drowning, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, revolver, falling from height, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, bare breasts, sex scene, murder, blood |
While babysitting a boy and his baby brother, Casey Beldon has a dreadful nightmare involving a weird dog and an evil child, and she tells her best friend Romy over the phone. Casey is haunted by this boy, and when she goes to the ophthalmologist, he asks if she has a twin brother or sister. She ask…s her father and discovers that her mother lost a son that died in the womb. Casey suspects that she is haunted by the spirit of her brother. She finds a letter addressed to a woman called Sofi Kozma and a creepy picture at home that belonged to her mother. She goes with Romy to a retirement home to meet Sofi, a survivor of the experiments during the Holocaust. But Sofi tells Casey that she had never met her mother and later calls Casey to tell her she is in great danger. This is why The Unborn (2009) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | adoption |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Story: | killer child, stillbirth, evil child, hit on the head, power outage, child in peril, dream sequence, stabbed to death, basketball, falling from height, pregnancy, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, blood |
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: | bullying |
Locations: | snow, hospital |
Characters: | girl, killer |
Period: | winter |
Story: | killer child, serial killer, frozen lake, hit on the head, child's point of view, playground, eavesdropping, neck breaking, drowning, bridge, classroom, falling from height, telephone call, blood, murder |
It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's villain, Freddy Krueger. When Heather's husband is killed in a car accident and is discovered with slash marks… on him, Heather starts to wonder something. Especially when she discovers that Wes Craven is writing another 'Nightmare' film. Soon, she realizes that Freddy has now entered the real world, and the only way to defeat him is to become Nancy Thompson once again. (Read More)
Mood: | nightmare, suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Story: | serial killer, hiding in a closet, playground, neck breaking, death of husband, scar, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, screaming, child in peril, dream sequence, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, good versus evil, death of father, painting, falling from height, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
In 2029 the mutant population has shrunken significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stra…nger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because her DNA contains the secret that connects her to Logan. A relentless pursuit begins - In this third cinematic outing featuring the Marvel comic book character Wolverine we see the superheroes beset by everyday problems. They are aging, ailing and struggling to survive financially. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | killer child, little girl, fight to the death, sociopath, shot in the arm, neck breaking, scar, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, stabbed in the back, screaming, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, orphan, subjective camera, revolver, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, one word title, bare breasts, murder, blood |
After the death of her ill mother in a fire, the young teenager Anna tries to commit suicide and is sent to a mental institution for treatment. Ten months later, Anna still cannot remember what had happened on the night her mother died. Her psychiatric Dr. Silberling, however, discharges her telling… that she has resolved her issues. Her father and successful writer, Steven, brings her back home in an isolated mansion nearby the coast. Anna finds that her mother's former nurse, Rachel Summers, is her stepmother now. Anna meets her beloved sister, Alex, swimming in the sea. She discovers that Steven has not delivered the letters and CDs that Alex had sent to her. As time moves on, Anna is haunted by ghosts and she believes that Rachel killed her mother. Alex and Anna decide to look for evidence to prove that Rachel is the murderer and Anna discovers the truth about the fire in the boat house. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Story: | little girl, pushed from height, split personality, mental hospital, hit on the head, caught having sex, sociopath, eavesdropping, murderer, scar, character's point of view camera shot, screaming, no opening credits, stabbed to death, subjective camera, falling from height, sister sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
Matt Scudder is a former cop now a private eye. He is asked by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped his wife. It seems like they killed her even after he paid them. Scudder refuses. But the man later goes to see him and tells him how his wife was killed. Scudder takes the job. He does some re…search and thinks the men he is looking for have done this more than once. And that everyone they grabbed is connected to a drug dealer. He was about to give up when they grab another girl and Scudder tries make sure she's returned alive. This is why A Walk Among The Tombstones (2014) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | alcoholism |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | killer, artist, girl |
Story: | serial killer, breaking a mirror, hit with a hammer, kicked in the head, unsubtitled foreign language, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, child in peril, stabbed to death, orphan, subjective camera, revolver, psychopath, painting, blood splatter, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, blood, murder |
Liu Jian, a police officer from China, comes to Paris to help the vice squad apprehend a Chinese drug lord and his unknown French connection. The French connection is Richard, the head of the vice squad, who intends to kill the drug lord then frame Jian. Jian ducks a bullet and escapes with a tape o…f what really happened. By chance, Jian turns to Jessica - a US farm girl who is one of Richard's hookers - for help. She has her own problems, including the fact that Richard has her daughter locked in an orphanage to keep Jessica on the streets and silent about his activities. Can Jian protect Jessica, rescue her daughter, and give Richard the kiss of the dragon? (Read More)
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | little girl, kicked in the head, porn magazine, orphanage, neck breaking, kicked in the face, stabbed in the back, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, psychopath, face slap, blood splatter, chase, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, sex scene, blood, murder |
Det. John Hobbes is convinced that when killer Edgar Reese is executed, all of his troubles are over. But when people he knows and people on the street start to sing the same tune that Reese sang in the gas chamber, and those same people taunt him, he is told that maybe the cursed fallen angel Azaze…l is behind it all. Azazel is cursed to roam the Earth without a form, and he can switch bodies by any contact, making him hard to track. When Hobbes is forced to kill a man possessed by Azazel, he must clear his name while protecting his family and others from the evil, vengeful Azazel. (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | killer, bible |
Story: | serial killer, eavesdropping, shot in the arm, murderer, character's point of view camera shot, child in peril, nun, stabbed in the chest, bridge, basketball, good versus evil, subjective camera, revolver, death of father, psychopath, blood splatter, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, one word title, murder, blood |
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: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | psychiatrist, killer |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, personality disorder, sole black character dies cliche, split personality, power outage, psycho thriller, sociopath, murderer, scar, character's point of view camera shot, orphan, subjective camera, death of father, psychopath, painting, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, one word title, murder, blood |
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
Themes: | seduction |
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | snow, hospital |
Period: | winter |
Story: | grand piano, falling through ice, altered version of studio logo, safe, power outage, fight to the death, orphanage, sociopath, neck breaking, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, stabbed in the back, screaming, child in peril, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, bridge, orphan, good versus evil, subjective camera, piano, psychopath, falling from height, surprise ending, chase, 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. This is why Gothika (2003) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Themes: | insanity |
Mood: | suspense, nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | psychiatrist, killer, girl |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, connecticut, mental hospital, psycho thriller, death of husband, murderer, screaming, bridge, subjective camera, psychopath, blood splatter, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, murder, father daughter relationship, blood |
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: | dying |
Mood: | suspense |
Characters: | killer, girl |
Story: | serial killer, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, bridge, subjective camera, death of father, psychopath, falling from height, blood splatter, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, one word title, blood, murder |
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: | alcoholism, drunkenness |
Characters: | killer, girl |
Story: | psycho killer, serial killer, porn magazine, psycho thriller, murderer, stabbed in the back, screaming, child in peril, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, painting, sister sister relationship, blood splatter, telephone call, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, one word title, murder, blood |
A group of young adults set up tent near the abandoned summer camp where a series of gruesome murders are said to have taken place back in 1980. The perpetrator was a grieving mother, driven insane by the drowning of her child, Jason, whom she believed was neglected by the camp counselors. As legend… has it, the last survivor of the attacks beheaded the woman. But then Jason came back, and now he is a vengeful and inexorable killer, wielding crossbows, swords, axes and other sharp instruments. The legend proves horribly true, as these campers quickly discover. Six months later, the brother of one of those campers distributes posters of his missing sister. The police believe she took off with her boyfriend; but he knows better. The brother crosses paths with an uptight young rich guy who is having his girlfriend and friends over at his parents' cabin. The brother ends up at the cabin himself just before his sister's attacker sets upon them all. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | psycho killer, female psychopath, grieving, villain not really dead cliche, sole black character dies cliche, porn magazine, hit on the head, power outage, rear entry sex, psycho thriller, stabbed in the back, screaming, drowning, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, psychopath, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, telephone call, surprise ending, chase, bare breasts, sex scene, murder, blood |
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
Themes: | drunkenness |
Characters: | bible |
Story: | broken ankle, box cutter, breaking a mirror, hit with a hammer, greenhouse, looking at self in mirror, eavesdropping, scar, kicked in the face, race against time, stabbed in the back, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, face slap, blood splatter, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, sex scene, murder, blood |
After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shoc…king new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love. This is why Allegiant (2016) is one of the best movies like Orphan (2009). (Read More)
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | altered version of studio logo, eavesdropping, scar, manipulation, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, child in peril, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, orphan, good versus evil, subjective camera, revolver, death of father, falling from height, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, chase, title spoken by character, one word title, blood, murder |
A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
Themes: | drunkenness |
Mood: | suspense |
Story: | english subtitles in original, child swearing, broken arm, power outage, arson, character's point of view camera shot, race against time, screaming, child in peril, subjective camera, revolver, blood splatter, brother sister relationship, surprise ending, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, one word title, murder, blood |
Based on the first of a trilogy by Tom Rob Smith and set in the Stalin era of the Soviet Union. The plot is about an idealistic pro-Stalin security officer who decides to investigate a series of child murders in a country where supposedly this sort of crime doesn't exist. The state would not hear of… the existence of a child murderer let alone a serial killer. He gets demoted and exiled but decides, with just the help of his wife, to continue pursuing the case. (Read More)
Themes: | adoption, bullying |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | child murderer, serial killer, family dinner, orphanage, murderer, orphan, classroom, psychopath, face slap, pregnancy, murder |
Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.
Themes: | seduction |
Characters: | killer |
Story: | serial killer, smothered with a pillow, wine bottle, villain not really dead cliche, sociopath, arson, scar, race against time, stabbed in the back, screaming, stabbed in the chest, bridge, orphan, revolver, psychopath, blood splatter, pregnancy, surprise ending, chase, murder, blood |
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly… by - he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. (Read More)
Mood: | suspense |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | girl |
Story: | power outage, sociopath, arson, neck breaking, kicked in the face, character's point of view camera shot, stabbed in the back, no opening credits, stabbed in the chest, stabbed to death, bridge, subjective camera, revolver, face slap, blood splatter, chase, murder, blood |