Movies and TvShows featuring "pushed-down-stairs" theme.
Rosa salvaje is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcast in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress Verónica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story. This telenovela was a huge success in Mexico, Latin America, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Estonia, China the United States, Indonesia and provided the template for numerous other Latin American soap operas in terms of story, plot twists and characters for years to come.
Prisoner: Cell Block H is a TV show about the lives of female prisoners in the fictional Wentworth Detention Center. It explores their struggles, relationships, and personal growth within the confines of the prison.
An eight-year-old boy investigates knocking sounds from inside his walls, revealing a dark secret his sinister parents have kept from him. With the help of a mysterious entity named Sarah, he discovers that his parents are evil and has to make a choice between saving himself or his older sister, who his parents have locked away. In the end, he kills his parents and imprisons Sarah, but she warns him that she will always haunt him.
After serving a prison sentence, Carlito Brigante wants to steer clear of drugs and violence. However, he is pulled back into the criminal world when he is forced to participate in a drug deal. Determined to escape his past, Carlito invests the drug money in a nightclub, aiming to save enough to retire. But a series of events, including betrayal and threats from the gangsters, jeopardize his plans for a better future.
A mobster, tired of his criminal life, decides to become a Hollywood producer. However, as he becomes more involved in the movie business, his criminal past catches up with him.
When the final book of a popular trilogy is released, a group of translators are hired to translate it into different languages. However, they soon discover that the book holds secrets and mysteries that lead to dangerous consequences. As they work on the translation, they find themselves entangled in a web of deception, betrayal, and murder.
Broken Embraces follows a blind film director who becomes involved in a passionate affair with an aspiring actress. When the director's former lover and film production manager reenters his life, secrets are revealed and a tragic love story unfolds. The film explores themes of obsession, jealousy, and artistic creation.
In Control, a man participates in a dangerous experiment that leads to chaos and murder. He tries to escape and find the truth before it's too late.
After breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, Leah starts dating a charming and seemingly perfect man named Carter. However, when Carter's true obsessive and violent nature is revealed, Leah finds herself in a dangerous and terrifying situation.
In 'Madhouse,' a young intern begins working at a psychiatric hospital, where he soon discovers a horrifying mystery surrounding a series of murders. As he delves deeper into the hospital's dark history, he becomes entangled in a web of deception, ghostly apparitions, and supernatural horrors. With his own sanity at stake, he must uncover the truth before it's too late.
In Ju-on: The Grudge 2, a terrifying curse continues to wreak havoc on a Japanese family, bringing supernatural horror and vengeful spirits to their doorstep. As the family struggles to survive amidst the relentless haunting, dark secrets and hidden connections to the curse are revealed.
Singh Is Kinng is the story of a small-town bumbler who is sent on a mission to rescue a village endangered by a notorious gangster. Along the way, he experiences a series of comedic misadventures and transformation.
Joshua, a precocious and intellectually gifted child, disrupts his family's life with his eccentricities. His parents begin to suspect something is wrong, leading to a series of events that reveal Joshua's sinister intentions.
While the Children Sleep is a movie about a babysitter who has dark secrets. When a woman is found murdered, the truth about the babysitter is revealed. The movie is filled with suspense, murder, and a web of deceit.
Omega Doom (1996) is set in a post-apocalyptic world where nuclear winter has destroyed civilization. In this wasteland, a super soldier android named Omega Doom seeks the purpose of his existence. He becomes embroiled in a gang war between two factions, facing off against ruthless cyborgs and surviving in a deserted town. As he navigates through the ruins and encounters various dangers, Omega Doom starts to uncover the truth about his own existence and the fictional war that led to the devastation. With quick-draw showdowns, intense fights, and unexpected twists, Omega Doom is a sci-fi thriller that explores themes of identity, purpose, and survival.
In the middle of preparing for her business’ biggest season, Diana Hart learns she inherited an old house from her beloved aunt. Matt, the estate attorney and her former flame, insists she stick around and sort out the details over Christmas break, as he tries to rekindle their old romance. But the longer Diana stays the more she finds clues that suggest her aunt was murdered, and that the culprit might be her handsome companion. Yet the bigger question is–will she survive Christmas?
Devil in the Flesh tells the story of a rebellious teenage girl who becomes obsessed with her teacher, leading her down a dark path of manipulation, revenge, and psychosis.
In a post-nuclear war world, a community struggles to survive amidst the chaos and despair. As resources dwindle and tensions rise, the protagonist must navigate through a world of uncertainty and find hope in the face of adversity.
When a family moves into a new house next door, they soon realize that the house is haunted and must find a way to escape the terrifying presence.
Jesus and Maria José live together in the grand house that belonged to their recently deceased father. Their playful routine is disrupted when Magdalena, their half sister on their dad’s side, returns from Spain asking for her share of the inheritance. What are they going to do about this interloper into their dangerous folie à deux?