Movies like Fear (1996)

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Fear (1996)
6.2
R
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: April. 12,1996
Duration: 97min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: James Foley
Plot: On the surface, the Walker family is perfect. Steve is an architect with a great job and a beautiful house overlooking a lake in Seattle. His new wife, Laura, loves him dearly. Laura's young son, Toby, looks up to him as if he were his father. And his 16-year-old daughter, Nicole, means the world to him. Steve will be the first to admit it's almost the perfect life. One day, she's on a platoon with her best friend, Margot, and meets an older, lousy boy, David. Nicole and David become a couple, but it seems David isn't as perfect as Nicole seems.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Alyssa Milano, Amy Brenneman
Keywords: psychological thriller, teenage girl, psychopath, father, home invasion, loss of virginity, split personality, ax
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8.6
R
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7.6
R
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The Cell (2000)
6.4
R
Release Date: 2000-08-18
Duration: 107min
Country: US
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Catherine Sutherland, James Gammon