Movies and TV shows like Actress
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Actress (2023)
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Original name: Aktris
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Yasemin Derin, a famous actress in Turkey, has been living a double life for many years. Hiding behind her fame, this unexpected second life of Yasemin drags her into the middle of an adventure full of secrets.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, suspense, psychological, noir
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity, life, criminal, double life, film industry, secrets, fame, secret life, secret identity, actress, woman, movie star, movie actress, vanity, tv star, darkness, glamour, scandal, moral ambiguity, celebrity culture, character study, investigation, betrayal, luxury ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Most similar movies to Actress
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, psychological and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about betrayal, moral ambiguity, investigation, revenge, urban, female protagonist and manipulation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Actress: Pact of Silence (2023), Señorita 89 (2022), Reflection of You (2021), Wonderful World (2024), Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
A big-time social media influencer plunges headfirst into the lives of four women fueled by a thirst for the truth about her birth — and revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
rape, abandoned baby, secret, teenage pregnancy, murder, influencer, social media, male female relationship, relationships, couples, parents and children, couple relations ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A period drama set in the dark glamour of 1980s Mexico following the contestants training for the country’s Miss Mexico pageant as they vie not only to win - but to make it to the final contest alive.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
beauty pageant, rivalry, woman, female friendship, strong female character, contests and competitions, competitor, glamour, competition, survival, gender roles, corruption ...
Time:
80s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 64 min.
TV show
Story:
A thriving painter's enviable life begins to fray at the edges when a bright young woman she once befriended resurfaces as a shell of her former self.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
betrayal, revenge, marital problem, painter, rivalry, obsession, character study, cheating, life is a bitch, changing lives, family problems, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, loss, motherhood, female protagonist, grief, vigilante justice, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, obsession, empathy, secrets ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows high school teacher Seiji Hasumi's background history and in the process depicts the horror inherent in daily life.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
school, double life, violence, manipulation, serial killer, teacher student relationship, psycho killer, killing spree, murder mystery, mentally unstable, murder, criminal ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
female rivalry, mother, social media, motherhood, domestic drama, rivals, rivalry, female protagonist, women, mother and daughter, strong female presence, woman ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A secret exits surrounding two women. One woman is the successor to a cosmetics company and the other woman lives her life for the female succors.
Style:
suspense, serious, psychological, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
secrets, inheritance, woman, female protagonist, heir, secret, family business, life is a bitch, undercover, secret past, betrayal, manipulation ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
33%
7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Seeking to uncover the truth about his past, a henchman betrays someone close to him and assumes a new identity in a small Istanbul neighborhood.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, betrayal, deception, identity, mistaken identity, stolen identity, new identity, criminal, murderer, on the lam, hidden identity ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A father grapples with his divorce as he spins into a world of organized crime. With his son's life on the line, what will his next move be?
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
organized crime, divorce, family drama, father son relationship, urban, moral dilemma, accident, exploitation, danger, desperation, moral ambiguity, corruption ...
Similarity:
33%
144
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After his son runs over the member of a family from the mafia, an honest and reputed judge does everything in his power to protect him, putting his own professional and moral convictions to the test.
Style:
psychological, exciting, thrilling, serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, mafia, justice, organized crime, ethics, moral dilemma, legal action, life is a bitch, problem, court, father and son, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
A new series set in the “Orphan Black” universe is currently in the early development stages at AMC. Temple Street Productions, which produced the original series, is on board to produce the new one as well. This is not spin-off or reboot of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
bonding, clone, change of luck, identity, identity crisis, secrets, female protagonist, woman, women, dark future, destiny, seeing the future ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story:
An ex-actress who is now the wife of a famous politician is suddenly caught in a murder case. After a party goes haywire, the wife wakes up to the dead body of the stripper her friends hired. The same day she's being questioned, a man turns ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, motivational speaker, dead body, investigation, murder, domestic abuse, corpse, problem, secret, secrets, scandal, guilt ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Teresa finds her husband and his two best friends dead in the lavish community where they live. As the truth comes to light, so will dark secrets.
Style:
dark, serious, bleak, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
widow, criminal, life, secret, death of husband, high society, secrets, mysterious death, murder of husband, loss of husband, death, cover up ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, argentina, mexico city
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
TV show
Story:
Single mum Rachel is on the poverty line, leaving her working all hours of the day as a cleaner to provide for her son. Out of the blue, she is approached by a wealthy businessman offering her a new job with better pay and shorter hours. However, ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
single mother, deception, manipulation, employer employee relationship, female protagonist, rich and poor, problem, relationships, chambermaid, secret, psychological manipulation, suspicion ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
29%
6K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
After losing his wife and daughter in a terrorist act, Kadir Adalı decides to attempt suicide via car accident, unwittingly changing the course of his life and the three others involved in the accident.
Style:
realistic, captivating, thought provoking, talky, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
car accident, destiny, thief, group of strangers, lawyer, police commissioner, collision, missing child, family tragedy, loss, grief, fate ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
TV show
Story:
A foreign woman returns to her hometown with another identity. Her presence raises suspicions, but no one imagines the truth: she is the key piece of a bloody revenge. Having everyone's trust, she puts her plan into action and commits the most ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, twist ending, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
female protagonist, revenge, betrayal, manipulation, violent, moral ambiguity, investigation, small town, impersonation, identity
Similarity:
28%
110
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
When the popular girl at school mysteriously dies, a schoolmate asks her friends’ help to create a documentary as a way into her dream school.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, dramatic, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
investigation, teenager, high school, high school life, adolescent girl, teenage life, teenage girl, death, asian girl, girl, death of girl, adolescence ...
Similarity:
28%
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, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
outsider, scandal, conflict, countryside, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, problem, relationships, family relations, threat, moral ambiguity, reputation ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
TV show
Story:
Richard Altman, a respected judge, is forced to sacrifice everything he has worked for when his son Lucas commits a hit-and-run, leaving a man for dead. At first, Richard wants his son to do the right thing, but he changes his mind when he realizes ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, father son relationship, judge, criminal, crime boss, father and son, accident, mafioso, life is a bitch, family relations, sacrifice, cover up ...
Similarity:
27%
105
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
One of Korea's top actresses has her son kidnapped. She struggles to carry out a mission on a live reality show following the kidnapper's demands.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, actress, kidnapping, child kidnapping, problem, intrigue, kidnapped child, abduction, secret, fictional reality show, danger, celebrity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Korea
TV show
Story:
She builds a new identity based on lies. But when a body turns up beneath Seoul's luxury strip, a relentless detective pulls her every thread.
Style:
detective, suspense, psychological, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
double life, guilt, investigation, female protagonist, lie, deception, ambition, fraud, high society, moral ambiguity, betrayal, identity ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive bars at night. However, when she goes missing, it causes her best friend Ticotin to turn detective and infiltrate the seedy underworld to discover what ...
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
double life, investigation, female friendship, friendship, secret life, female protagonist, missing person, secrets, danger, identity, deception, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story:
Rey is a talented actor whose career is rapidly going down the drain as a result of various self-inflicted scandals ruining his reputations. Erika, being Rey's manager and best friend, alongside with Javier her entourage; desperately struggle ...
Style:
psychological, serious, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
actor, publicist, scandal, reputation, woman, drug, female protagonist, movie actor, actor's life, women, drug traffic, illegal drugs ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Neslihan Turhan is the host of the TV show One Truth. She touches people's lives, sheds light on the stories that remain in the dark, and built her career on the principles of justice. Her life is upturned by the death of Lal Kaleli, in which ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, emotional, dark
Plot:
family drama, moral dilemma, investigation, investigative journalism, media manipulation, scandal, whodunit, family secret, celebrity culture, betrayal, urban, police procedural ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
As a child, Eşref fell in love from afar with a girl he called “Rüya” and spent years searching for her, only to become a powerful mafia figure along the way. Meanwhile, Nisan, an idealistic musician, finds herself in grave danger after ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mafia, betrayal, hidden identity, double life, obsession, underworld, organized crime, moral ambiguity, power struggle, danger, forbidden love, urban ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Former Hong Kong Correctional Services personnel Cheung Sing-hei was sent to prison for murdering his stepfather. The key witness of the case turns out to be his cousin and best friend Tong Lap-yin. Ten years later, Sing-hei is released from prison. ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, falsely accused, cousin cousin relationship, prison, murder mystery, murder investigation, accused of murder, relationship problems, murder, criminal, family problems, family secret ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, political thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
politics, politician, british politics, career, father daughter relationship, corruption, scandal, parents and children, family problems, political intrigue, family secret, family relations ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
24%
188
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Tells the story of 4 maids working in 4 different houses at a luxury compound Cennet Sitesi; in İstanbul and their mysterious and intriguing relations with their landlords.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, servant, employer employee relationship, domestic drama, class conflict, maid, domestic servant, problem, family secret, child abduction, secret, abduction ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Two very different women, Alice a formidable PA and Cheryl a best-selling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions with Rob an eccentric and celebrated 'ecopreneur' who may or may not be trying to destroy them both.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
liar, entrepreneur, personal assistant, deception, manipulation, love triangle, lie, women, female protagonist, lifestyle, intrigue, social issues ...
Similarity:
24%
116
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Due to a photograph, Han Seok-Joo loses everything, including his job as a photographer for a top newspaper and his family. Ji Soo-Hyun is the notorious chief editor of a paparazzi group. She hires the man to become a paparazzi photographer.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, intense, dark ...
Plot:
paparazzi, photographer, photography, investigation, privacy invasion, career, workplace, celebrity, journalist, new job, scandal, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
24%
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