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No One's Son (2008)
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Original name: Ničiji sin
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Croatia, Slovenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ivan is a 36-year old ex-rock singer and a disillusioned war veteran who lost both legs in the recent Croatian Homeland War. His father, Izidor, was a well-known political prisoner in the former Yugoslavia, and is now standing as an independent candidate for the Croatian Parliament. Then a face from the past re-appears: an impoverished Serbian refugee called Simo, who has recently returned to the town. As an ex-communist official, Simo imprisoned Izidor decades ago. He knows certain facts about Izidor that could destroy his reputation and wreck his political campaign. Simo demands money, in return for his silence and he also has a secret rendezvous with Ivan's mother, Ana. Soon a long-buried secret surfaces once more - with huge repercussions for Ivan. He starts to provoke hard-line Croatians by singing Serbian nationalistic songs, daring them to kill him.
Style:
tense, art house, melancholic, suspenseful, tragic
Plot:
war veteran, nationalism, family secret, betrayal, father son relationship, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, social realism, corruption, blackmail, disability, small town, political scandal, amputation, political candidate, revenge, rock singer, cripple, amputee, singer, family relations, psychological drama
Time:
2000s
Place:
croatia, bosnia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, dark and melancholic films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, betrayal, corruption, investigation, slow burn and urban mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like No One's Son: The Yellow Fountain (1999), Convicted Outlaw (2007), Outlaw Country (2012), Left Right Left (2013), Hidden Identity (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
revenge, corruption, corrupt system, social commentary, investigation, murder mystery, cover up, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, justice, power struggle, betrayal ...
Place:
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80%
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, emotional, crime drama, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
child abuse, trauma, dysfunctional family, family drama, flashback, sisterhood, family secret, murder investigation, hypnosis, justice, feud, cold case ...
Time:
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Place:
texas
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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78%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, dramatic, harsh, captivating ...
Plot:
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74%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, crime drama, melancholic, tragicomedy, grim ...
Plot:
smuggling, vendetta, corruption, small town, outsider, character study, friendship, social commentary, betrayal, loyalty, anti hero, empathy ...
Place:
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73%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, historical drama, bleak, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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154
Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
71%
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Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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608
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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486
Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, crime drama, dark, noir, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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