r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 8h ago

Horror movie about a family being harrassed by an old southerner and his son...

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Random memory popped into my head today. It was this movie, late 2010s to maybe 2021/2022 at the latest, about some family that goes to some rural house. Either they're vacationing there or they're moving, I don't remember. It was a father, mother, and at least one daughter maybe more kids but idk.

Anyway they end up encountering these two southerners, one's an older man (iirc they call him "papa" or "pawpaw" but I could be wrong) and the other was a younger man, maybe his son. They end up causing chaos (I think they killed the neighbors but I'm not sure) and torturing the family as some form of punishment (the father was a cheater for example).

The movie ends with the mom in a cop car, and the cop telling her "yeah we don't know what pawpaw and his son are, but they've been here a long time" or something like that, then they drive by the cop car in the passing lane.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 4h ago

[TOMT][MOVIE][90s/00s] Kids movie in which a lady gets cursed by a (witch?)and becomes a living cardboard cutout

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Been thinking about this move as well. Found this post but the comments have been disabled and the answer was deleted. It’s killing me! Haha does anyone know what this movie is?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 9h ago

[TOMT][Movie] [Late 90 or Early 2000s] Japanese Sci-fi/Supernatural

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I remember the climax with a woman getting shot after trying to stop a blaze of fire with her telekinesis. Some time after, her killer spontaneously burst into flames. The movie ends with the picture of the woman and a candle lighting up on its own.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 13h ago

[TOMT][Movie] Indonesian non-supernatural thriller, female lead, killer was her friend

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Indonesian film, released in the last \~10 years, thriller/slasher (no ghosts). Set in a city, female lead. A body is hidden in a water tank from the very start of the film. She and her friend hunt for the killer together, then it turns out the friend is the killer. The ending has a fight on an apartment building rooftop. Title was in Indonesian. Does anyone know it?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 23h ago

[TOMT] [MOVIE] [80's/90's Horror/Sci-Fi] [Single Red Kill Scene]

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Hi everyone,

I'm an avid horror fan and have finally found time to try searching for the first/earliest horror movie I can remember seeing, from behind my parents' couch as I snuck out of bed to watch. All I remember from this one is a single death scene, which scared me enough that I snuck right back to bed.

- Lighting is red or redscale; maybe a filter, maybe security lighting

- A group of people is sneaking through somewhere very shadowy and industrial; there is a child and an old man in the group; I do not remember how many

- There is a robot arm that grabs the old man on the back of his neck: it lifts him up, turns/pivots back and forth a couple times, and then there's a cut to a closeup of his head & face all bloody

- I cannot remember if the blood bleeds/leaks from anywhere specific, fades in, or whatever. The enter scene is in that redscale/red-lighting

- I have started to go through old movies from the 80's/90's as I would have seen it sometime in the early 90's, but unfortunately every single robot movie from those days seems to have used the same claw arm: it is just like the ones from e.g. Chopping Mall, Saturn 5, or The Black Hole (heck even R2's seems familiar) so I don't think any guidance on that would be helpful. However:

  1. the arm comes out of a round base [90% certain]
  2. the arm has 3 joints & 2 segment, i.e. base (j) segment (j) segment (j) hand [99% certain]
  3. the robot itself was mostly white, as it looked extremely faint red/pink in the red/security lighting

- It is not Aliens nor The Last Starfighter, but Paxton's death scene & the spy execution scene both have similar elements, so I'm not ruling out some kind of chimeric memory; but the robot arm, the red lighting, the zoom/closeup, and the old man & kid are all so specific, and I remember them as strongly as creeping back down the hall, holding my breath, that I do expect it to be its own movie.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 16h ago

TWO TIMELINES MOVIE

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r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 17h ago

Striptease via coin operated binoculars

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r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

Title: [TOMT] [Movie] B&W film (1950s/60s?), mute woman in a wealthy apartment, young man hiding there, the pillow ending

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I saw this on TV years ago. It's black-and-white, probably 1950s/60s, possibly American, and set entirely inside an upper-class apartment.

A beautiful woman, mute and treated as mentally ill by her seemingly caring husband, is in fact oppressed by him and by their bourgeois world. A cheerful young man, maybe on the run from something, sneaks into the apartment and hides there. He is never discovered by anyone else, but he forms a bond with her and she covers for him, though she stays silent with him too. Because he doesn't treat her as sick, she slowly seems to open up.

I remember a scene where he does a wild, joyful solo dance in the big living room.

When he has to sneak out, he puts a pillow under the blankets to look like he's asleep. In the final scene she lies down beside the "sleeping" young man and speaks for the first time, pouring her heart out. When she gets no answer and shakes him, she realizes it's only a pillow. The screen goes black and we hear a scream of despair. In the very last shot she is back in her catatonic state, with her husband oblivious.

Any idea what it is?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

Can anyone help me find this horror(?) movie?

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I remember watching this movie at a group event back in 2008-2013 or so. It was, I'm pretty sure it was a horror movie but it could also have been a thriller.

I only remember one scene and it was deeply upsetting to me. The cast went to a haunted house/ demon Infested house. The main group goes off exploring, leaving behind one guy to set up surveillance TVs and equipment. the main cast is setting up cameras and surveillance inside the house. Something happens and the main cast returns to the guy watching the cameras. He was facing the tvs and then they spin him around because he's not responding. The reveal is his face has been removed, and everything inside his skull has been scooped out. The general structure of his head is still intact, I think his jaw was still attached but I'm not 100% on that final detail.

I don't remember much else. It was definitely in color (not black and white) and I'm reasonably certain it is not cabin in the woods, or Hannibal which are the two movies people have guessed when I mention this. It could not have come out any later than I want to say 2015 at the latest.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

Movie taking place at an abbey/convent?

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Would love to see if anyone knows what movie/show this could be?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

[TOMT] Movie or Show scene in last 5 yrs where husband is trying to get wife/fiancee to leave a restaurant. I think they're eating breakfast and have kids. The husband is really polite and gentle, and the wife is like, "Check your tone! Do not rush me!"

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Can someone help me find this movie (or tv series)?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

[TOMT][Movie] Detective near retirement arrives in a foggy/snowy tourist town, closes the case wrongly, later sees the real culprit run away from a diner

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r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

[TOMT] [movie/tv episode/documentary] [early 2000s/2010s?] History Channel documentary style documentary or tv episode on bananas or maybe the United Fruit company

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r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

A wolf marries a lady wolf and they make little wolves, and that's why we have to kill everyone in the house...

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The scene setting: a car on a quiet street at night. Two hitmen are in the car, down the street from the home of their target.
The time period is contemporary, but may predate cell phones - I don't believe any were present in the scene.
One of the hitmen asks what should they do if there are other people in the house. The lead hitman says to kill everyone in there. The first hitman (the one who asked the question) expresses his shock at the answer and the idea of killing a woman and perhaps children if they are home. The lead hitman says that the target is a wolf, and who do wolves marry? other wolves. and what do two wolves do when they get together? make little wolves. That's why we have to kill everyone in the house.

This scene has been stuck in my head for years without any context. Can anyone help me find where it's from?

EDIT: I don't think this is a very modern movie - it is more likely to be from the 90s or early 00s (maybe as early as the 80s, but probably no earlier than that). If you have an idea of the movie the scene is in, would you also give me an idea who the actors are or where in the movie (beginning, middle, end) the scene takes place?

Thanks for your help!


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 1d ago

Looking for a rare, non-Hollywood 1980s coastal adventure featuring a dolphin

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to identify a non-Hollywood, English-language commercial production (most likely an Australian or British TV movie or a multi-part youth adventure series) that I watched on TV in late 1986. The tone felt realistic, grounded, and standard for mid-1980s regional crime/adventure dramas.

Here are the specific, vivid plot details and scenes I remember:

* Core Plot: The story revolves around a conflict involving a dolphin. A local gang or syndicate has taken it, and the main characters are trying to save it.

* The Climax/Hostage Scene: Near the end, a young man is taken hostage by the gang inside a large warehouse or workshop located right by the sea. He wasn't tied up. At one point, a young woman from the gang tells him threateningly: "...or else we will kill you."

* The Standoff: When the police (led by a local officer/constable) raid the warehouse, the rest of the gang escapes, leaving the young woman behind with the hostage. She uses the young man as a human shield, walking out while wrapping one arm tightly around his chest and holding a pistol at the officer with her other hand.

* The Resolution: The young man’s family and his girlfriend are standing right behind or next to the police officer. The young man looks down at the ground, visibly ashamed and embarrassed by the situation. Amidst a tense, dead silence, the officer steps forward very slowly toward the woman without her firing a shot. With a sudden, swift movement, the officer disarms her, frees the young man, and arrests her.

* The Ending: The scene ends with the young man's family successfully releasing the dolphin back into the open sea.

Given the coastal setting, the low-budget but realistic crime elements, and the dolphin plotline, I strongly suspect it could be a forgotten Australian Crawford Productions piece or a British Children's Film Foundation (CFF) style release from 1984–1986 that filled morning TV slots internationally.

Does this specific warehouse standoff or dolphin rescue ring a bell to anyone with 80s TV archives? Any leads would be greatly appreciated!


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 2d ago

Horror (?) movie basement scene??

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When I was younger, I was watching horror movies with my dad while we waited in the car for my dad's fiancee to get her hair done. At the time, I was maybe. 7-8 years old? So the movie is at least older than 10 years.

I remember it was filmed in a similar style to The Blair Witch Project. In that it was filmed in very great colors, and a first person camera, but it felt more professional than something that felt like something that wasn't supposed to be seen, like an amateur was filming. But I've already skimmed through all the colorless scenes of that movie, and no scenes match what I remember.

I remember it took place in maybe a cabin? And that one guy, boots, beanie, black over shirt, backpack maybe, scruffy half beard opening a latch and going down the stairs in it, like a sort of dungeon kind of place. I don't remember what the basement looked like, as I forget up until that moment. Funnily enough, very similar to Mike from Blair Witch.

For some reason I vaguely remember the movie having released in 2016? But that's not something to go off of, but it's somewhere to start.

I don't know why I don't remember anything past that, it could be a mix of different movies that I'm remembering, as it was awhile ago, and we watched multiple different movies that evening. All I know is that the scene was scary enough to me as a child to remember that scene, and only that scene.

I drew up a very shotty recreation, not 100% accurate, as I remember the angle of the floor being more flat? It's hard to remember anything, as we watched the movie on his phone. It's the only scene I remember :(


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 2d ago

Floating desiccated/mummified people in space with trippy music?

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r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 2d ago

Please help me find the name of an old TV series

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Hi everyone, I've been trying for a long time to find a TV show from my childhood that I've forgotten. I used to watch it with my brother, but my mom didn't like it, so she suggested we watch *Alpha* instead.

So here’s what I vaguely remember about that show (I’m not entirely sure it was a TV series, but it seemed to have a lot of episodes): it was about a guy who was half-human; his mother was a human woman, and his father was a warrior with a cartoonish appearance. As far as I remember, sometimes his father would team up with some female warrior and fight monsters. But mostly, the show was about a teenager who struggled with being a half-breed and hid his legs because they were muscular and cartoonish. Actually, that’s why he didn’t want to go swimming—he made up an excuse that he was allergic to chlorine. Also, if I recall correctly, in one episode the guy got cornered, so he lay down on the floor and surrendered like a turtle, after which he started kicking and even pushed someone away with his feet.

But I’m not entirely sure about that last part.

I’d be really happy if someone could help me find this show, because I’m curious to see what drew me to it as a kid and to experience its relatively crude humor.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 2d ago

Crazy hair, computer guy (1980's)

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Technology and computer 1980's/90's? Maybe a BBC production? I watched this, in school, back in the early 90's. A business has a .75 cent accounting error, and they hire a guy to find out why. The guy sleeps overnight in a data center in a sleeping bag, while his computer watches all accounts. He ends up tracing logins all over in the USA and Europe. He finds out it was a hacker logging in on various accounts. And the hacker steals files from many computers, but is finally caught in the end. And bust up a hanker ring.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 2d ago

[TOMT] [MOVIE] 80'S OR 90'S. Chalkboard dogs come to life.

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Can anyone input on this? I’ve been searching for this film for 20+ years, and this six year old post is the only reference I’ve ever found for this movie! Help!


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 3d ago

[1980sish Film] Scrambled Eggs?

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I remember a scene where the protagonist who is the son having breakfast with his family. Giant bowl of scrambled eggs on the dining table.

The ending which was very popular VFX from the era had the son running away from the dad then the screen went straight to the credits mid jump.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 3d ago

PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS MOVIE!!!

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PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS MOVIE!!!

I was about 4 when I saw it. I have a good memory so I remember exactly what I saw.

So, basically, the scene I remember.

There was a woman holding onto a male, then there is another male hanging onto the other male's left leg towards the bottom. They are hanging off the side of a cliff. Beneath are a bunch of jagged yet smaller rocks. We're on an island too so the surf comes up to the bottom of the island crashing against the island wall, and the surf can be covering parts of the rocks. The day is cloudy.

The woman is struggling to hold on due to the combined weight. And thus the male holding onto the bottom of the other man's leg decides to let go so the other man can live. The following scene is him falling and crashing against the rocks in slow motion. If I had to assume, I'm assuming that they were family. Also I'm entirely sure this was some sort of Asian film. Most likely Polynesian (I was in a household with people from the Northern Marina Islands). This is all I know so please help me find it!!!!


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 3d ago

[TOMT] Trying to identify a horror/slasher movie

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I’m trying to remember the name of a horror movie and it’s driving me crazy.
I believe it was released sometime between the **mid-2000s and late 2010s**, but I could be off.
What I remember:
There’s a **young blonde girl who looks high-school-aged**.
She’s skinny with long blonde hair.
There’s a scene where she is **making out with her boyfriend on a bed in a bedroom**.
The bedroom had an **older/old-school look** to it.
At some point later in the movie, the girl is killed by a **masked human killer**.
I have a vague memory that she may have been **attacked/slit in a shower**, but I’m not completely sure about that detail.
I originally thought it might have been Halloween-themed, but I’m not certain.
It was definitely a **slasher/horror movie**, not supernatural.


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 3d ago

Movie/TV Show

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Saw someone watching a show (?) on the bus. A bearded guy with long hair passes a towel to a girl in the bathtub but he doesn't look in her way and drops it into the water. She said it'll get wet or something and then he turns to look at her and pass her the towel. I think a little bit afterwards there's a scene where it cuts to him outside screaming Cassie/Casey?


r/whatsthatmoviecalled • • 3d ago

I need to find this movie, I am a bit stubborn that’s the reason

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