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Key Features:
Psychological thriller, Amnesia, Kidnapping, Obsession, False identity, Seclusion, Deception, Survival, Investigation, Missing person, Paranoia, Violence-moderate
Tone:
suspense-driven, serious, dramatic
Target Audience:
Thriller enthusiasts, Suspense fans, Mystery lovers, Viewers seeking plot twists
Emotional Arc:
Confusion → Fear → Realization

Secret Obsession

2019-07-18
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Newlywed Jennifer is brutally attacked at a dark rest stop. While healing from her injuries, she can’t recall anything from her past, including the ordeal. Her husband, Russell , is just thankful she’s alive and eager to get her home. As he reintroduces her to their secluded mountain estate, Detective Page pursues Jennifer’s assailant — his own daughter went missing and was never found. The same fate now awaits Jennifer, unless someone realizes that her loving caretaker is actually her captor.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Horror
Cast
Brenda Song, Mike Vogel, Dennis Haysbert, Ashley Scott, Paul Sloan, Daniel Booko, Scott Peat, Blair Hickey, Michael Patrick McGill, Casey Leach
Crew
Kraig Wenman, Peter Sullivan, Peter Sullivan
Rating
5.5(1143 votes)
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Amnesiac
Amnesiac(2015)
4.559

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Estranged(2015)
5.3

Due to a near-fatal accident that has left her incapacitated and depleted of her long-term memory, a temporarily wheelchair-bound woman returns home after being abroad for six years accompanied by her bohemian boyfriend, the apparent cause of the accident. Unable to remember her family or her own childhood, she sets out, with the help of her boyfriend, to find the reason for her leaving all those years ago and quickly discovers her relatives may not be as loving as she’d thought



Pet
Pet(2016)
5.831

A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.



The Vanishing
7.4

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.



Tangled
Tangled(2001)
5.26

A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.



The Night of the Hunted

A woman with no memories runs in fear through the night when she is rescued by a man passing by. They will both have to figure out who her mysterious enemies are and what they want to achieve.



Obsession
Obsession(1976)
6.6

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.



Alone With Her
5.6

The harrowing story of a disturbed young man's attempts to win the affections of an unsuspecting young woman. When Doug first sees Amy, he instantly falls for her and begins to watch her every move, going so far as to set up spy cameras in her apartment. However, as his fascination grows into obsession he's no longer satisfied with just watching.



Chasing Sleep
6.006

A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.



10x10
10x10(2018)
5.2

Lewis is an outwardly ordinary guy, but in reality he is hiding an obsession – revenge – against Cathy. Lewis kidnaps Cathy in broad daylight and takes her to his home, where he locks her in a soundproof cell and attempts to extract a dark secret from her past.



The Vanishing
6.123

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.



Boxing Helena
5.031

A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.



The I Inside
5.9

When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the last two years from his memory. He learns that his brother was killed, he has married a woman he doesn't remember and he's haunted by strange visions of the woman he loved.



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Held(2020)
5.581

A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move and threatens harm if they don’t obey.



Abduction
Abduction(2019)
6.1

A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.



Lucky
Lucky(2020)
5.4

May, a self help author with all the answers, suddenly finds herself stalked by a masked man who mysteriously reappears every night. Even when she kills him. May struggles to get help from the people around her as she fights to stay alive. Is this paranoia, or is she doomed to accept her new reality?



Torment
Torment(2013)
4.724

Newlyweds Cory and Sarah Morgan take Cory's 7-year-old son Liam up to the country for some much needed family time. When it appears as if Liam has run away, psychological suspense becomes straight-out horror, as Sarah and Cory must now confront a sadistic cult-like family who have been hiding in the house all along and have taken Liam for themselves.



Wrecked
Wrecked(2010)
5.359

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Before I Go to Sleep

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Sleeping with the Enemy

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ID:A
ID:A(2011)
6

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The Stranger
4.5

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Timebomb
Timebomb(1991)
5.123

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Recalled
Recalled(2021)
7

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Asylum
Asylum(2005)
5.9

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Dementia
Dementia(2015)
4.669

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Kept Woman
6.368

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Marnie
Marnie(1964)
7.127

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.



Misery
Misery(1990)
7.746

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Open Grave
5.977

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Resurrection
6

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Irresistible
5.5

A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.



Dark Seduction
6.905

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Jenifer
Jenifer(2005)
5.9

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The Lost Patient
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Carter
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6

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Helpless
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7.082

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5.771

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Obsession
Obsession(2015)
6.3

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Conspiracy
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The Stranger in Our Bed

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Escapee
Escapee(2011)
3.864

While on a class observation trip at a local mental hospital, young psychology major Abby Jones, has a chilling encounter with high-risk patient, Harmon Porter. She returns home for an evening of normal study with her two roommates unaware of the darkness she’s awakened within him.



Vertigo
Vertigo(1958)
8.155

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.



Unknown
Unknown(2006)
6.2

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.



Fear
Fear(1996)
6.511

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The Forgotten
5.933

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.



The Cleaning Lady
5.4

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Abduction
Abduction(2011)
5.85

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Lavender
Lavender(2016)
5.654

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Taste of Fear
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The Stendhal Syndrome

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Farm House
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Fatal Attraction
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Killing Me Softly
5.6

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Home Sweet Home
5.454

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The Secrets We Keep

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Absent
Absent(2011)
6

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Sightless
Sightless(2020)
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Mara
Mara(2018)
5.702

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Twisted Nerve
6.763

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My Teacher, My Obsession

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5.787

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Crawlspace
4.8

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Fatal Affair
5.645

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Radius
Radius(2017)
6.5

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Old Man
Old Man(2022)
5.708

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Unlawful Entry
6.2

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Laid to Rest
5.4

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Breakdown
Breakdown(1997)
6.907

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Color of Night
5.747

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Compulsion
4.427

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Broken Vows
5.014

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Borderline
5.698

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Fear in the Night
5.78

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Identity
Identity(2003)
7.174

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Broken
Broken(2007)
4.7

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Neighborhood Watch
6.47

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Plush
Plush(2013)
5.478

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Hippopotamus
5.8

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Mirage
Mirage(1965)
7

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Obsessed
Obsessed(2009)
5.7

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The Hidden Face
7.295

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What Lies Beneath
6.433

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Possession
5.543

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Orphan
Orphan(2009)
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Beast
Beast(2018)
6.538

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Matriarch
Matriarch(2018)
5.2

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The Occupant
6.38

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Peacock(2010)
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Deadly Illusions
4.931

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Lost in the Stars
6.559

He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.



Unknown
Unknown(2011)
6.686

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.



Wander
Wander(2020)
5.3

After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.



Nightmare
Nightmare(1964)
6.8

A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her loved ones that she is not insane.



Open House
4.698

A murderous couple invade a woman's home and hold her captive in the basement.



Shattered
Shattered(1991)
6.1

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...



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Fear X(2003)
5.797

When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.



The Fan
The Fan(1981)
5.836

A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.

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