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Seven Hours (2018)
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Original name: Sieben Stunden
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
She has her life firmly under control - but then the unbelievable happens. For seven hours, Hanna, who works as a psychotherapist in a Bavarian high-security prison, is taken hostage in her office by one of her patients. She is at the mercy of her tormentor, whom she has recently made a positive prognosis, and is raped several times. While the SEK Hanna, who is standing in front of the door, looks to safety, a convicted rapist destroys the life of a wife, mother and self-confident, cheerful woman. After the fact, nothing is as it was.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense, dark, intense, realistic
Plot:
rape, violence, prison, hostage, sexual assault, trauma, psycho, sexual abuse, psychiatrist, life is a bitch, problem, rape victim, criminal, sex maniac, psychotherapist, fear, female protagonist, survivor, loss of control, survival, isolation, confined space, justice, office, healing ...
Place:
bavaria
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Most similar movies to Seven Hours
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, dark, suspenseful and tense films with plots about moral ambiguity, violence, revenge, survival, problem, female protagonist and isolation mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Seven Hours: The Fire (2011), Disappear (2005), Solid Gold (2019), Alive (2002), The Lost Choices (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
159
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Judith decides to go on her own to the salsa-dancing night, even though her boyfriend, with whom she goes there every week, can’t accompany her. A stranger, with whom she briefly dances, offers to walk her home. Next morning, upon returning home, ...
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, rape victim, sexual assault, trauma, problem, violence, sexual abuse, rape, violent, unsettling, justice, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Ako Togawa and her boyfriend Hiroki were enjoying their youth in high school. They visited their childhood friend Yoshio at his casting press factory. After the death of his father, Yoshio gave up high school but continued to study for college. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, obsession, violence, captivity, confined, isolation, abduction, affair, relationship problems, sexual obsession, held captive, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kaja Miller, a young and honest police officer, is caught on one of her missions.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, corruption, criminal, police, investigation, police detective, violence, teamwork, police officer, fighting crime, policewoman, physical abuse ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
86%
236
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
rape, self destructing, female protagonist, rape victim, trauma, secret, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, violence, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
rape, revenge, rape and revenge, violent, rape victim, incompetent police, violence against women, sexual abuse, violence, vengeance, social problems, trauma ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After two bank robbers take hostages, one of them rapes the bank cashier and then tries raping Sylvia (Sylvia Kristel), the bank manager. The other robber is Ricardo, the bank president's son and brother of Julio, Sylvia's fiancé. Can ...
Style:
suspense, dark, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Plot:
hostage, bank robbery, bank, trauma, violence, rape, sexual assault, female victim, kidnapping, rescue, showdown, desperation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Imagine leaving everything you have, everyone you know, everyone you love, behind. Having to cross half a continent on foot, atop freight trains, inside truck trailers. Swimming across wild rivers. Crossing borders illegally. Walking across the ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, undocumented immigrant, ransom, abduction, violence, torture, human trafficking, immigration, border crossing, problem, illegal immigrant, ransom demand ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
central america
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A gang of notorious criminals go about looting houses, raping and murdering women. Chalapathy, a brave and brilliant police officer, sets out to capture the gang and bring them to justice.
Style:
brutal, crime drama, disturbing, dark, intense ...
Plot:
robbery, true crime, gang, murder, violence, rape, rape and murder, savage, law enforcement, justice, police procedural, investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
dismemberment, murder, gory violence, justice, moral ambiguity, trial, courtroom, patricide, courtroom drama, true crime, murderer, problem ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A cold-lighted Palermo of the 90's. A single day. Unnamed characters slide towards the fulfillment of their destiny. A story of causes and effects, in which crimes affect not only the victims, but the perpetrators too. And from which no one, in ...
Style:
psychological, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
criminal, life, problem, fatalism, fate, moral ambiguity, realism, urban decay, slow burn, minimalism, social commentary, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
49%
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:
48%
838
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 39 min.
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Story:
Momo, a young soccer player who ends up innocently behind bars. In Berlin jail he now has to assert himself and is put under pressure by his uncle, the clan leader Amar.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
prison, innocent, problem, prison sentence, jail, prison life, imprisoned, jailed, social problems, life is a bitch, football player, organized crime ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Valérie, a youthful 40, is an active, exemplary woman. A psychiatrist by trade, she is also a perfect mother, wife, and parishioner. And yet, Valérie is also a murderer.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, female protagonist, domestic violence, revenge, violence against women, female serial killer, double life, murderer, killing, troubled past, tragic past, violence ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Romania
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A captive daughter endures around two decades of abuse at the hands of a sadistic father. One day, destiny presents her with an opportunity to break free.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
father, child abuse, female protagonist, trauma, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, locked in a basement, locked in, captive, despot, brother sister relationship, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
true crime, killing, murderer, secret, murder, crime spree, murder mystery, female protagonist, serial killer, deception, revenge, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An immigrant travels from Sedona to Los Angeles to seek revenge against the immigration lawyer who ruined her life.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, immigrant, lawyer, attorney, vengeance, revenge motive, immigration, life is a bitch, social problems, criminal, threat to kill, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Follows Toni, who has a complete breakdown and ends up in a mental facility after the unexpected news that his husband was murdered, and even her was a suspect. She must now fight to clear her name and figure out who betrayed her husband.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, female protagonist, wrongful accusation, problem, life is a bitch, murderer, undercover, murder, who done it, mental disorder, murder investigation ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A psychologist is gradually broken down to the point of no return in his life; but was it his work or his past that sends him over the edge, to do the most unthinkable things. All of this happens to him in the middle of chaos breaking out during the ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, tense, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychologist, riot, violence, problem, life is a bitch, mental illness, moral ambiguity, loss of control, trauma, chaos, urban, driven mad ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
In a town where people are missing, and desires turn into disaster, the mystery of what's behind it all has uncovered the dark truth: a real estate agent is taken prisoner by the deranged tenant of his newest listing.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, secret, undercover, problem, dark secret, hostage, abduction, captivity, obsession, fear, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family. To rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - at all costs.
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, child trafficking, survivor, trauma, survival, teenage prostitute, life is a bitch, threat, sex worker, teenager, runaway ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Story:
The story of David McMillan an Australian drug smuggler and the only person in history to escape from Klong Prem prison in Bangkok.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
smuggling, prison, escape, prison break, drug smuggling, criminal, gang, crime boss, bandit, smuggler, drug dealer, drug smuggler ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand, australia, asia
Similarity:
40%
174
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two brothers who own a buffalo farm near Caserta attempt to resist the pressures of local mobsters who want to turn their land into an illegal landfill.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
mafia, life is a bitch, mob hit, threat, mobster, junkyard, organized crime, criminal gang, family in danger, mafioso, criminal, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following the death of her mother, a thirty-something woman discovers she was conceived through rape and vows revenge.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, rape, revenge, female vigilante, vengeance, rape and revenge, child born of rape, threat, problem, threat to kill, dark secret, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
37%
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486
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Iran
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An Iranian expat living in London has a shady past and an enigmatic present.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
problem, troubled past, life, character study, moral ambiguity, iranian, identity crisis, loneliness, immigrant, alienation, redemption, urban ...
Place:
london, iran
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland
Duration: 58 min.
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Story:
Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert are prison officers and colleagues in an old, worn-down Danish prison. Their work environment is raw and hostile, and their respective lives outside the prison walls are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, dark, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, prison guard, secrets, maximum security prison, workplace situations, prison life, problem, prison warden, workplace, conflict, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A police constable from an oppressed caste and her half-brother go after the dominant caste men who raped her and burned her husband and kid alive.
Style:
tense, captivating, brutal, period piece, crime drama ...
Plot:
revenge, rape, social injustice, violence, vengeance, life is a bitch, problem, family problems, curse, tragic past, confronting the past, vigilante ...
Time:
80s
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a tense confrontation in this riveting story. Penelope Ann Miller and Reed Diamond star as Kathy and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
violence against women, rape, rape victim, injustice, life is a bitch, society, sexual abuse, law enforcement, strong female presence, husband wife relationship, justice, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa
Similarity:
33%
340
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Woo-chul used to be a successful boxer, but he had to go to prison because his opponent died in the middle of a match. Now that he’s been released, he intends to become a model citizen. Meanwhile, his friend Do-shik will do whatever it takes to ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, boxer, prison, boxing, problem, ex boxer, ex convict, intrigue, redemption, violence, ambition, friendship ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Struggling to overcome cycles of betrayal, revenge and violence, the Traoré brothers continue to fight for a brighter future in a seedy Paris suburb.
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, criminal, street life, gang violence, violence, brotherhood, brother brother relationship, brothers, life is a bitch, social problems, moral ambiguity, social commentary ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious
Plot:
rape victim, legal, legal system, rape, true crime, abduction, sexual abuse, violence, fight for justice, violent, kidnapped, kidnapper ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
31%
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