The Bad Seed

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The Bad Seed (2018)

Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

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1986 ★ 6.3

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Goodnight Mommy

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2022 ★ 6.3

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The Bad Seed Returns

The Bad Seed Returns

2022 ★ 6.9

Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to suspect that Emma may not be as innocent as she appears and suggests sending her off to boarding school. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma no choice but to slip back to her old ways and take care of her enemies by any means necessary.

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

1990 ★ 6.7

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Like Minds

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2006 ★ 6.4

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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987 ★ 7.4

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Bloodline

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Bone Lake

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2025 ★ 5.9

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Hangman

Hangman

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Mindcage

Mindcage

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Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

Crooked House

Crooked House

2017 ★ 6.4

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

Fear

Fear

1996 ★ 6.6

Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

Infidelity in Suburbia

Infidelity in Suburbia

2017 ★ 6.2

With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.

Watcher

Watcher

2022 ★ 6.5

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

Locked

Locked

2025 ★ 6.2

When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

Night of the Hunted

Night of the Hunted

2023 ★ 6.0

When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.

The Black Book

The Black Book

2023 ★ 6.7

After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

Bad Sister

Bad Sister

2015 ★ 6.6

As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.

Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

2021 ★ 7.6

Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.

Point Blank

Point Blank

2019 ★ 6.0

A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

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