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In the Heart of the Machine (2022)
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Original name: В сърцето на машината
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Heat, iron, dust and the smell of oil. A typical workday of maximum security inmates will prove to be fateful for all of them. They find something extraordinary inside one of the machines, and an unexpected wave of compassion makes the prisoners take hostages and block the entrance to the workshop and risk their lives, because sometimes the desire to be human is stronger than the survival instinct.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, dark, intense, tension, bleak, grim
Plot:
prison, humanity, compassion, prison life, social problems, problem, jail, jail cell, prison sentence, machine, hostage, machinery, showdown, survival, power, claustrophobia, risk, sacrifice, redemption, realism, solidarity, violence, introspection, escape attempt, identity ...
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Most similar movies to In the Heart of the Machine
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, suspenseful and intense films with plots about survival, isolation, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, violence, redemption and prison mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like In the Heart of the Machine: He Ain't Heavy (2024), The Pack (2022), Inside (2024), The Executioner (2009), Kacher Manush (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
addiction, kidnapping, family conflict, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, social problems, problem, family problems, life is a bitch, abuse, hostage situation, desperation ...
Similarity:
95%
454
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Colombia, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Eliú, a country boy, is incarcerated́ in an experimental minors' centre in the heart of the Colombian tropical forest, for a crime he committed with his friend El Mono. Every day, the teenagers perform strenuous manual labour and intense ...
Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
prison life, teenager, guilt, trauma, juvenile detention, prison sentence, teenage boy, confined, jail, prison, prisoner, life is a bitch ...
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett, a soon to be paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, harsh ...
Plot:
prison, jail, jail cell, prison life, prison sentence, jailed, relationships, imprisoned, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, confined, character study ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An execution scheduled to be carried out in 12 years creates a hostile and stifling atmosphere among guards in one jail. This has profound effects on the dehumanization of Jae-kyoung, a young, newly appointed guard who nonetheless happens to find ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
prison, security guard, prison warden, execution, coworker, prison life, workplace situations, death penalty, workplace, life is a bitch, problem, dehumanization ...
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Kuntol and Sudarshan meet at the railway track where they have come to commit suicide.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
life, desperation, suicide attempt, problem, game, escapades, threat, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, suicide, fatalism, isolation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
64%
232
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Anna gets released from a Polish prison on parole after fifteen years behind bars. Once free, Anna has but one goal - to find a woman whose name is Dorota.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
family secret, female protagonist, investigation, ex convict, revenge, obsession, confrontation, female rivalry, slow burn, isolation, identity, claustrophobia ...
Place:
iceland, poland
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Story:
Rob Williams' darkly comic crime drama portrays prison as you've never seen it before: through the embattled and inspiring characters who work there.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, imprisonment, problem, jail, prison guard, prison sentence, prison life, prison warden, jail cell, life is a bitch, violence, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A father is imprisoned after committing a brutal revenge crime. During his confinement he must adapt to a new life of abuse, including injury and humiliation by guards and other prisoners.
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, violence, male protagonist, prison, imprisonment, prisoner, violent, jail, bandit, confined, murderer, abuse ...
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43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he ...
Style:
psychological thriller, controversial, tension, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
death row, death sentence, hostage situation, confrontation, showdown, media manipulation, moral dilemma, desperation, accomplice, character study, moral ambiguity, interrogation ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A prison drama where an old mobster and a prison guard must find a way to coexist so that imprisonment can become less so, and perhaps reveal the paradox that is behind the very concept of captivity.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
prison guard, confined, prison, prison life, lgbt, white trash, jailed, social misfits, society, life is a bitch, jail, prison sentence ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, Nepal
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, siege, survival, war on terror, terrorist attack, islamic terrorism, hotel, terrorist, terrorist bombing, threat, struggle for survival, crisis ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Matthew and Elena are about to face the worst night of their lives when four burglars trespass into their home looking for easy money. But things don't go as planned. Tension and fear take over them all, victims and executioners, and mistrust, ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tension, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
home invasion, hostage, violence, husband wife relationship, robbery, burglary, fear, secret revealed, human nature, social decay, youth gang, antisocial behavior ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Three men, one place and one event that will change the life of each one of them.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
social issues, villager, changing lives, social relations, social problems, society, village life, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, male protagonist, crisis, mature ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Celebrity financier and jet-setter Markus Føns has been taken into custody. Following a brutal assault by a gang of bikers in connection with some of his more shady dealings, Markus opts for voluntary solitary confinement among the prison's ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, semi serious, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
prison, choir, singing, jail, isolation, jailed, prison life, prison gang, problem, prison sentence, jail cell, confined ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams. Sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana, Adams miraculously escaped from a Federal maximum-security prison while under 24-hour surveillance in solitary confinement with the ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
prison escape, prisoner, life is a bitch, troubled past, confronting the past, surveillance, isolation, claustrophobia, solitary, social commentary, moral ambiguity, redemption ...
Time:
year 1985
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1976 the British Government put an end to the special category status of prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, no longer treating them as prisoners of war, but as common criminals. Mairéad Farrell - on whose life much of the film ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
ira, prison, anglo irish relations, cell mate, women's prison, female prisoner, jail cell, protest, resistance, hunger, problem, jailed ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An expecting couple, a survival expert and four teenagers deal with a global blackout and the disintegration of society around them. In their plight for survival, they must endure the worst of human behavior.
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
blackout, survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, solar eclipse, white trash, student, fight, eclipse, human nature, fear ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Frank Pierce leads a seemingly normal life, but when a disturbing past reemerges & something precious is taken from him, his mask of sanity loosens & unearths the urge to be violent once again.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, psychological thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
violence, revenge, vigilante, confronting the past, problem, troubled past, vigilante justice, anti hero, moral ambiguity, rage, retribution, character study ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Coming off a lengthy prison sentence, Mike White is coming home to a world changed drastically by technology and a mindset of just trying to live a normal life running his Gentlemen's club and taking care of his family.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, prison, organized crime, life is a bitch, problem, changing lives, lifestyle change, family drama, getting home, gangster, mafia, urban ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The small town of Ismailpur suffers an apocalyptic night when a sudden riot breaks out and the town descends into anarchy. Four victims of the riots, rival to each other, take shelter in an old woman`s home. As the woman awaits her son`s arrival, ...
Style:
tension, dark, suspense, intense, realistic
Plot:
religious conflict, violence, riot, anarchy, human nature, mistrust, small town, anger, fear, bloodbath, morality, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
34%
417
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a violent, post-pandemic world, a peace-loving man is forced on a desperate journey to find life-saving drugs for his wife - but to get them he must first help an ornery old man defend his cabin against all-comers.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
post apocalyptic, survival, illness, post apocalypse, distopia, struggle for survival, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, reluctant hero, isolation, lawlessness ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It follows a troubled married couple as they imprison their six children due to their intense religious ideology.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
religious fanaticism, religion, family drama, captivity, religions or cults, parent child relationship, kids and family, religious fanatic, children, religious education, religious, parents and children ...
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Story of a Japanese man falsely imprisoned in Thailand who attempts to escape from jail.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, escape, jailed, jail, prison life, prison escape, injustice, prison break, social problems, falsely accused, prison sentence, jail cell ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A secluded island somewhere on a seas of the Northern Europe. A family of four has lived here for over ten years, perfecting the art of survival. They had moved onto an island to escape a falling civilization, to live in freedom, close to nature. ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
island, isolation, family relations, life, family drama, male female relationship, problem, relationships, social isolation, social problems, marital problem, social issues ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, 42 year old Nanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday. The expectations are high, and they have big plans set for the three days aboard the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, cruise ship, survival, birthday, teenage girl, cruise, struggle for survival, problem, family relations, revenge, vigilante justice, female protagonist ...
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning conclusion.
Style:
christian film, uplifting, religious drama, inspirational, psychological ...
Plot:
jail, faith, prison, religious persecution, christian faith, christian, third world, faith based, problem, social problems, religious faith, jail cell ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A disturbing psychological thriller, that engages the audience to the point that it is always caught off guard, thus changing the point of view of the two main performers.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, isolation, locked in, elevator, trap, mind game, captivity, danger, social problems, trapped, psychopath, social relations ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
29%
141
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A limo driver attempts to outrun his bad habits.
Style:
dark, crime drama, psychological, dramatic, independent film ...
Plot:
hollywood, addiction, fame, substance abuse, greed, betrayal, celebrity culture, character study, temptation, loss of control, urban, realism ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kessler's lab was created to run drug trials to determine what went wrong with a once popular mood stabilizing drug. Dr. Martin Kessler cloned his own daughter, who died from the drug. Once with ten test subjects, he and Dr Josephine Vanderhill ...
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, medical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
experiment gone awry, cloning, experimental drug, human experiment, ethical dilemma, laboratory, claustrophobia, humanity, confrontation, identity, survival, guilt ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
28%
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