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Dark Heart (2006)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Upon returning home as a hero from the Iraq War, Special Forces Agent Matt Taylor (Joelson) is thrown right into another battle. This time it is in his once quiet hometown where, as in Iraq, you don't know who are friends and who are enemies. In a dark night filled with mental and physical violence, Matt must again reach into the darkest corners of his mind to fight his inner demons and survive in the homeland he fought to defend. The Dream is over...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, serious, realistic, psychological thriller, dark, intense, action drama, noir ...
Plot:
homecoming, military, battles, anti war, starting over, military life, survival, soldier, unemployment, haunted by the past, small town, ptsd, paranoia, betrayal, isolation, identity crisis, mental breakdown, moral ambiguity, mistrust, vigilante justice, urban violence, revenge, conspiracy, society, small town life
Time:
contemporary
Place:
middle east, iraq
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, suspenseful and dark films with plots about revenge, moral ambiguity, isolation, small town, slow burn, survival and betrayal mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres. Some movies like Dark Heart: The Switch (2022), The Recce (2018), Cradles for Cash (2019), Prologue (2003), In the Middle of the River (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A sniper returns home from Afghanistan to his small Northern Ontario town. Confronted with the mundane reality of everyday life he longs for the release provided by shooting. Slowly his need for regimented military discipline takes over leading to ...
Style:
suspenseful, gloomy, dramatic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
sniper, slow burn, small town, discipline, army, soldier, veteran, ptsd, ex military, military, weapons, military life ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After the South African Defense Force wrongfully declares young Recce Henk Viljoen dead behind enemy lines, it’s up to him alone to use every skill and tool in his arsenal to make it back to his grieving wife.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
survival, resilience, reconnaissance, sole survivor, soldier, man versus nature, abandonment, guerilla warfare, isolation, pursuit, endurance, ruse ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Kelly's newborn baby is stolen from the hospital where she works, she teams up with Gloria, also a victim of baby abduction, to get her child back from a black market adoption ring.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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124
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A young woman returns home one year after losing her hands in a savage attack. She cannot remember who her assailant was, but a trip to the local post office leads her towards the truth.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
post office, trauma, female protagonist, physical disability, memory loss, survival, revenge, investigation, secret past, identity, amnesia, confrontation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, vietnam veteran, uncover truth, grief, veteran, trauma, family drama, family conflict, family secret, getting home, death of sister, abuse ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A war-torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Style:
psychological, rough, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, homecoming, military, disability, under the surface, friendship, military hospital, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, anti war, society, therapy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, iraq
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Andrew and Claire, a young couple attempting to restart their live, moves to an isolated school house in farm country, their neighbors and nature itself, trigger a surprising chain of events
Style:
atmospheric, tense, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, couples, farm, introspection, haunted by the past, couple relations, family problems, estrangement, starting over, crumbling marriage, countryside, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
73%
121
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two brothers are forced to confront a terrible crime that was hidden in their past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, rough, serious, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, false accusation, haunted by the past, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal, injustice, life is a bitch, family relations, dedicated lawyer, clergy ...
Time:
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Similarity:
69%
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669
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young man tries running from his past by hiding from his two violent brothers, only to have them track and harass him and his friends.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
starting over, life turned upside down, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, on the run, uninvited guest, family problems, homecoming, fall in love, rivalry, sexual harassment, small town ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, mojave desert
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mimicry artist's perfect life shatters upon discovering his wife's secret affair and murderous intentions. His desperate plea for police protection leads to unexpected events.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, dark ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, infidelity, domestic drama, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, paranoia, claustrophobia, household, revenge, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.
Style:
contemplative, bleak, disturbing, gloomy, thought provoking ...
Plot:
battles, world war two, soldier, politics, friends, cons and scams, homecoming, friendship, political corruption, society, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
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521
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
New York City teenager Jo (Ana Villafañe) witnesses the gruesome murder of both her parents and is sent to rural Montana as part of the Witness Protection Program. On top of having no cell phone, email or any contact with her past life, plus hiding ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
murder, riddles and clues, hidden identity, witnessing a crime, teenage life, youth, starting over, good versus evil, countryside, hitman, haunted by the past, witness protection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, montana
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Impetus: A Decision follows our hero, Jay Fossier, as he returns home to the states after serving his third and final tour in the middle east. He is forced to return due to P.T.S.D. Home is not so sweet when he returns.
Style:
serious, emotional, independent film, bleak, realistic
Plot:
ptsd, homecoming, military service, mental health, family conflict, small town, character study, veteran, slow burn, flashback, isolation, rehabilitation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, middle east
Similarity:
58%
150
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
After being sexually assaulted by an acquainted and incapable of dealing with the situation, a woman leaves her whole life behind and hides herself away in an isolated cabin in the mountains.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, sexualized violence, rape victim, violence against women, shame, guilt, traumatic past, tragic past, violence, psychological trauma, rape, troubled past ...
Similarity:
58%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Place:
maine
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The main character is a man named Takashi Morioka, who has lost his job and his home due to a recession. He ends up falling into a trap set by the diabolical Yuki Michio, who happened to survive by chance an incident on an island 16 years ago where ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
starting over, survival, immigrant, gangster, criminal heroes, prostitute, society, life is a bitch, urban ghetto life, betrayal, revenge, violent content ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
53%
80
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
52%
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, suspicion, murder investigation, family secret, domestic drama, investigation, motive, whodunit, guilt, female protagonist, betrayal, grief ...
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51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, home invasion, family relations, problem, undercover, father daughter relationship, suspect, business partner, crooked businessman, suspicion, businessman, secret ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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264
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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