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The Flood (2019)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Wendy, a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, intense, political thriller, realistic, dramatic, twist ending, powerful ...
Plot:
immigration, border patrol, interrogation room, social problems, financial problem, moral dilemma, political unrest, illegal immigration, immigration officer, interrogation, moral ambiguity, character study, social commentary, ethical dilemma, investigation, power, deception, power struggle, human rights, bureaucracy, cat and mouse, identity, suspicion, claustrophobia, trauma ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
europe, united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, intense, suspense and realistic films with plots about urban, moral ambiguity, investigation, character study, social commentary, revenge and claustrophobia mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Flood: Mr.Celebrity (2024), Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya? (2023), MW: The Devil's Game (2009), Nobody To Watch Over Me (2008), Upon Entry (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A fearless activist claims she was raped in her dreams with physical marks. A masked figure traps her, a YouTuber, and a cop in a suspenseful game testing their wits and bonds, blending thriller with comedy.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, intense, suspense, twist ending ...
Plot:
trauma, female protagonist, social commentary, moral ambiguity, investigation, cat and mouse, moral dilemma, activism, interrogation, repression, urban, identity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A tale of urban angst trapping two individuals during the pandemic lockdown that eventually leads to murder.
Style:
tense, intense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, character study, claustrophobia, guilt, suspicion, morality, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
65%
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:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
delivery man, breaking the law, financial problem, delivery, choice, money problems, deal, family in danger, ethical dilemma, coercion, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, emotional, social, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, female lawyer, justice, courtroom, barrister, trauma, female protagonist, patriarchy, law, lifestyle change, social problems, problem ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
media manipulation, social problems, brother sister relationship, criminal, family problems, teenage girl, family relations, teenager, murderer, murder, runaway, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Diego, a Venezuelan urbanist, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, move to the United States with their approved visas to start a new life. Their intention is to boost their professional careers and start a family in 'the land of ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
interrogation, border crossing, interrogation room, airport, police interrogation, immigration, couples, problem, cross examination, power, anxiety, bureaucracy ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Badhshala is a story of torture inside an army barrack during maoist insurgency.
Style:
political thriller, brutal, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
torture, human rights, oppression, political unrest, social commentary, war crime, interrogation, trauma, ethical dilemma, realism, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
nepal
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A writer at a police station gets trapped in an illegal custody case involving an innocent PHD student. With his guilt and regret looming large, can he save the young man?
Style:
social, inspirational, suspenseful, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, justice, investigation, writers, police, arrest, evidence, police station, police corruption, legal system, deception, fighting the system ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Just before the election, the sudden death of the son of the chief minister and a girl ignites a media frenzy and public speculation. This clash of egos sparks a covert investigation by retired IAS officers.
Style:
political thriller, tense, intense, crime drama, suspense ...
Plot:
media frenzy, investigation, election campaign, suspicion, conspiracy, cover up, bureaucracy, corruption, power struggle, journalism, scandal, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
With the odds already not in her favor, Araya tells her side of the story while being interrogated for possibly killing the man who was responsible for her father's death.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
interrogation, investigation, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, suspect, character study, murder, revenge, accusation, claustrophobia, guilt, police procedural ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A Palestinian refugee attempting to avoid deportation.
Style:
realistic, independent film, serious, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
deportation, refugee, survival, social commentary, moral dilemma, persecution, immigration, human rights, social realism, sacrifice, justice, identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
scotland, middle east
Similarity:
47%
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 ...
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46%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
Political journalist Jayadev (Meka Srikanth) unearths several scams made by a politician (Ahuti Prasad) who in turn invites him to bribe him. The but idealistic Jayadev refuses to relent, and as they discuss, a group of Maoists attack the politician ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
journalism, political corruption, problem, relationships, journalist, investigative journalism, outlaw, investigative reporter, social commentary, moral ambiguity, corrupt politician, hostage situation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Obinna, an African refugee in Canada, faces deportation in 30 days. When all hope seems lost, a chance confrontation with Timothy, his terminally ill landlord, provides him an opportunity to remain in the country. Timothy who is a former immigration ...
Style:
realistic, poignant, tense, intense, independent film ...
Plot:
deportation, refugee, immigration, immigrant, moral dilemma, character study, identity, moral ambiguity, redemption, terminal illness, desperation, deadline ...
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada, africa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the year 1996, the entire nation was politically facing a serious issue. In addition, the country was suffering from another dangerous problem. In this scenario, a Government Employee took up the responsibility.
Style:
serious, realistic, dramatic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
social commentary, moral dilemma, bureaucracy, political intrigue, power struggle, government corruption, conspiracy, whistleblower, investigation, activism, legal battle, urban
Time:
90s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young man, Stevie, awakes on a wasteland overlooking Bradford, still bleeding from a brutal attack that has left him with severe memory loss. Recent events are a total blank; his more distant memories are a blur. He slowly begins to piece together ...
Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
identity, amnesia, memory loss, character study, repressed memory, tragic past, confronting the past, assault, amnesiac, life is a bitch, memory lapse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india, pakistan
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
It is a story of 4 different characters and their lives gets entangled in a Bank robbery by one of them and what happens with the loot.
Style:
suspense, twist ending, crime drama, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, betrayal, greed, moral dilemma, heist gone wrong, investigation, cat and mouse, urban, law enforcement, multiple perspectives, moral ambiguity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Graham studied medicine, but never qualified due to being expelled from medical school for theft. He did pass the final exams, but while being paid to do them for someone else, which he feels qualifies him to practice medicine privately. Dispensing ...
Style:
crime drama, medical drama, realistic, suspense, black comedy ...
Plot:
ethical dilemma, fraud, police operation, deception, forgery, secret police, moral ambiguity, investigation, crime family, underworld, greed, character study ...
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37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Four anthologies about revenge explore the need for vengeance, the effects of self-harm, and forgiveness through the lives of different people.
Style:
anthology, dark, intense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, revenge, vengeance, forgiveness, social commentary, trauma, self harm, quarantine, pandemic, violent, gangster ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An emotionally unstable murder suspect explains the modus operandi behind the crimes he had committed to a few cops which helps in unfolding some intriguing revelation.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, interrogation room, character study, crime solving, suspect, investigation, murderer, mentally unstable ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Professor Seetha's life takes an ugly turn when a criminology student begins spying on her and eventually ends up unravelling some of her dark secrets.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, crime drama, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, tragic event, family tragedy, mother son relationship, relationship problems, rape and revenge, family problems, relationships, life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children, secret past ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A single mother gets entangled in a web of lies to protect her sons.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
single mother, parent child relationship, protective mother, deception, family relations, family problems, social problems, single parent, life is a bitch, female protagonist, financial problem, children ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, uplifting, psychological ...
Plot:
hopes, starting over, immigrant, society, 9/11, urban, immigration, rivalry, xenophobia, green card, perseverance, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A retired army sergeant, a police officer and his wife and a drug dealer apparently have nothing in common, but they will unite for a greater good. When people start using explosives to fish on the edge of Salvador, Bahia, this group will do ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
drug dealer, police officer, multiple storylines, male female relationship, drug smuggling, society, life is a bitch, family problems, husband wife relationship, criminal, social problems, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
mental disorder, hospital, public health, mental illness, mental health, psychiatric hospital, social problems, patient, mental institution, life is a bitch, female protagonist, mentally unstable ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man named Carlos with a sexual trauma kidnaps a girl that works with him. During the kidnapping the sexual tension and the violence will make the two of them change their point views on life and politics.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, intense, dark, art house ...
Plot:
kidnapping, sexual tension, manipulation, obsession, moral ambiguity, psychological abuse, abuse, mind game, claustrophobia, violent, confrontation, coercion ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young girl abducted by a serial sex criminal and is released unharmed, but decides not to inform the police. She must face the moral consequences when the assaults continue against other women.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, crime drama, dark, suspenseful
Plot:
abduction, trauma, silence, fear, moral dilemma, guilt, sex maniac, female protagonist, serial killer, isolation, suspicion, survivor ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A major turnaround of events takes place in the lives of Aravind and Poorni, a newly married intimate couple, when her sister visits for a job interview. Aravind mysteriously disappears, leading to revelations of his affair with a client. As ...
Style:
tense, suspense, twisted, psychological, realistic
Plot:
affair, infidelity, marriage, suspicion, deception, disappearance, betrayal, secret, family drama, family conflict, mistrust, black ops ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
After a booze-fueled fling with an older American businessman, a young Russian woman, decides to follow him back to the States under the guise of starting a relationship.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, enigmatic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, dinner party, pregnancy, family dinner, dinner, businessman, brother sister relationship, pregnant girlfriend, sister, pregnant woman, older sister, woman ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Explores the idea that not everyone accused of a crime is guilty. Delves into how even good people can be affected by the errors in the system and turn gangsters.
Style:
crime thriller, realistic, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
courtroom, wrongful accusation, innocence, moral ambiguity, corruption, perjury, ethical dilemma, miscarriage of justice, social commentary, evidence, police investigation, vigilantism ...
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