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Chokehold (2023)
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Original name: Boğa Boğa
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense, atmospheric, psychological thriller, moody
Plot:
conflict, outsider, scandal, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, problem, husband wife relationship, countryside, secrets, reputation, threat, moral ambiguity, mistrust, revenge, betrayal, village life, intrigue, isolation, honor, family drama, gossip, survival, exile, intimate ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Most similar movies to Chokehold
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and tense films with plots about slow burn, moral ambiguity, isolation, problem, betrayal, revenge and family drama mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Chokehold: Human Traces (2017), Swarm (2023), Puzhu (2022), Udal (2022), Bloody Innocent (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
remote island, relationships, couples, isolation, secret, relationship problems, island, job, male female relationship, problem, loneliness, secrets ...
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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:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Kuttan, an annoyingly disciplined and a bigoted upper-caste retired police officer, is living with his son Kichu. After Bharati, Kuttan’s younger sister, falls in love with lower caste Kuttappan and elopes with him against her family’s wish, the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, dark, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
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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:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Best friends Dong-sik and Seung-ho have a crush on the same girl at school. When she's found raped and murdered, the main fishy is someone the boys know very well, and it tears their friendship aside.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder mystery, love triangle, conflict, friends, puzzle, loss of friend, problem, relationships, murderer, relationship problems, love affair, tragic love ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Four friends, Ramkumar, Kalyan, Parameshwaran and Abdulla, who share a troubled history and familial strife, meet at a place owned by Ramkumar. This happenstance get-together ends up in fresh tension, leading to unforeseen consequences.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
confrontation, conflict, family conflict, revenge, moral ambiguity, betrayal, vengeance, revenge motive, mistrust, secrets, family drama, payback ...
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54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Desperate for a child, a couple welcome a surrogate mother into their lives, only to discover she's a con artist who's out to steal their money.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnancy, adoption, deception, scam, family drama, married couple, male female relationship, family problems, secret, problem, pregnant woman, family relations ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Cenk has just arrived back to Istanbul from the United States. Suppressed love slowly begins to resurface after he encounters Ece, a woman whom he had a romantic relationship with in the past. Suddenly, there is a robbery attempt in a quiet and ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic drama, gloomy ...
Plot:
secrets, secret, love triangle, ex couple relations, love and romance, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, couple relations, relationship problems, life is a bitch, love affair, ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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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:
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415
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
On an autumn night, in the deserted streets of a seaside town, Sara is fleeing from a party, convinced she has witnessed a murder. He finds refuge with Veronica, but does not know that the woman is the lawyer of an important industrialist, the ...
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
fear, secrets, woman, secret, undercover, deception, female protagonist, lie, intrigue, seaside town, character study, lawyer ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A psychopath gunman breaks in and plants bombs in bigbrother house to change the rules of the game.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychopath, fear, home invasion, bombing, threat, terror, bomb threat, problem, desperation, paranoia, violence, panic ...
Time:
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Similarity:
45%
509
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, a toxic family with a past must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
abuse, violence, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, child abuse, hidden truth, family relations, family problems, learning the truth, life is a bitch, mother and daughter, violent man ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A couple and their young son leave their urban life in Copenhagen and move to an isolated forest in Sweden, hoping to reignite the spark in their relationship.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, existential ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Frustrated at his failed romance, Saravanan decides to steal from his landlady’s house. Even as he comes up with clever ways to outsmart the cops, he realises that his actions are echoes from the past.
Style:
psychological, suspense, independent film, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
theft, landlady, con artists, friends, problem, criminal, burglar, robbery, risk, escapades, secrets, guilt ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Years ago, heartbroken and officially separated from her husband, Caroline briefly turned to the arms of another man. It was only one small indiscretion - a brief affair, forgotten after she and her husband reunited. But beautiful Elle, daughter of ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, affair, woman seduces a man, adultery, infidelity, relationship problems, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, family relations, male female relationship, family problems, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Kate Aldrich, a successful career woman is devastated when her husband leaves her for stay at home mom, Laura, with whom she is forced to share custody of her beloved daughter, Izzy. But Kate's despair soon turns to terror as she begins to have ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, divorced parents, divorced couple, female protagonist, protective mother, family drama, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, kids and family, divorced woman, father daughter relationship ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A debt-ridden father takes advantage of an unforeseen situation to disappear and live off the grid under a false identity. But a chance event occurs and the temptation to want to know his family resurfaces.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
disappearance, temptation, family bonds, family drama, fatherhood, secret, money problems, problem, social problems, regret, guilt, escape ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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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:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
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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:
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Similarity:
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512
Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A father and his two daughters are sailing in a lake when they encounter a pair of shipwrecked men. They say to be looking for someone they lost and ask for help to find him. This begins a tense search in which the father suspects he is held hostage.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A criminal husband and his wife hide in a lone trailer. Exhausted by her husbands controlling ways, she decides to leave. But then a trailer arrives with a couple which creates dangerous consequences for them all.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, tension, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
criminal, relationship problems, marital problem, threat, family problems, problem, life is a bitch, hiding place, isolation, fear, manipulation, domestic violence ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, atmospheric, psychological, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, problem, threat, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, dark past, life is a bitch, mother and son, on the run, escape, paranoia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When nanny Kim accidentally discovers that her employer, Steven, is having an affair with his kids’ Spanish tutor, she decides to keep it to herself so as not to risk splitting his family apart. But when Steven’s mistress is murdered and he ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
infidelity, lie, nanny, murder, betrayal, secrets, male female relationship, social problems, family relations, relationships, marital infidelity, intrigue ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
country house, investigation, divorce, isolated place, missing child, family drama, secret, disappearance, vanished man, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, puzzle ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 1947, a magician, Seok-jin plans the most elaborate trick to find out hidden conspiracy in his fiance's death.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, twisted ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, deception, crime investigation, murder, secrets, mystery woman, problem, male female relationship, relationships, magic trick, secret ...
Time:
1920s, 1940s
Similarity:
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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
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145
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a dying 1950s town, a mysterious traveler propositions a young farmhand, Donnie, to help take down the town's tyrannical leader in exchange for the release of Donnie's mother from a primitive mind-rehabilitation center.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, dystopia, hostage, threat, fight, problem, mysterious stranger, small town, moral dilemma, rehabilitation center, power struggle, tyranny ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Movie MARTIN is a Suspense Thriller which is new experiment in the Konkani film industry. "It's a story about a person who comes to Goa after 8 years, and how his life turns upside down is the crux of the movie.
Style:
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Plot:
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