Movies like The Successor 2023
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The Successor (2023)
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Original name: Le Successeur
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Happy and accomplished, Ellias becomes the new artistic director of a famous French Haute Couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has just died of a heart attack, Ellias goes to Quebec to settle the estate. The young creator will discover that he has inherited much worse than his father's fragile heart.
Style:
emotional, psychological, tense, suspense
Plot:
haute couture, fashion, fashion industry, inheritance, family secret, legacy, family drama, character study, death, luxury, getting home, male protagonist, introspection, identity crisis, identity, heart condition, estrangement, relationships, grief, city life, culture clash, betrayal, small town, coming of age, disappearance ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
paris france, quebec
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Most similar movies to The Successor
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, psychological and emotional films with plots about small town, family drama, family secret, betrayal, identity, moral ambiguity and grief mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Successor: Kaanekkaane (2021), Superior (2021), Rest in Peace (2024), Iris (2022), Fragile (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Paul’s daughter Sherin is no more and her husband Allen has remarried. When he visits the new couple, who is also taking care of his grandson, a few doubts pop up in his mind, regarding his daughter’s death.
Style:
emotional, suspense, dramatic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
family drama, relationships, family secret, father daughter relationship, loss, grief, remarry, suspicion, investigation, parenthood, mourning, slow burn ...
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95%
466
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the run, Marian returns to her hometown in upstate New York to hide out with her estranged identical twin sister, Vivian. Struggling to put the past behind her, Marian lies about the reason for her return, leaving her sister in the dark until ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
twin sister, getting home, twins, lifestyle change, family problems, sister sister relationship, changing lives, family secret, sisterhood, identity, small town, estrangement ...
Similarity:
73%
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 ...
Similarity:
64%
17
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
What is an eternity without the ones you love? Iris has lived a life of secrets, but with the imminent death of her last living relative, she has left herself open to new feelings while still longing for her lost true love.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, existential, independent film ...
Plot:
loss, grief, relationships, family bonds, secret revealed, loneliness, secret past, identity, intimate, memory, uncertainty, support group ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
57%
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339
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Fragile tells the story of two diametrically opposite families: the wealthy, influential Bachands, and the salt-of-the-earth Coutures. It’s also the story of an unlikely friendship, that of Dominic Couture (Pier-Luc Funk) and Félix Bachand ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
tragedy, friendship, small town, death, secrets, family conflict, life is a bitch, friends, small town life, secret, family secret, scandal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
54%
291
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Diane Messier lives on a farm in the Eastern Townships, near the American border, with her daughter Sarah and her two sisters, Carmen and Julie. Following a tragic accident, Diane feels constantly threatened and even believes her house is haunted. ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, supernatural thriller, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
grief, sisterhood, domestic drama, family drama, mother daughter relationship, loss, uptight character, social anxiety disorder, life is a bitch, family reunited, getting home, trauma ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, midwest
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young woman inherits her grandmothers home, despite never having met her and never been to her house. Her mother tells her to make a journey to her grandmothers home as a way to deal with grief, but she gets more than she bargained for.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
inheritance, deception, evidence, death, secret, house, lie, estate, strong female character, uncover truth, grief, family secret ...
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Brought together at their childhood home over their dying mother, an estranged family is thrust into a deadly fight for their own survival.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, social, noir
Plot:
home invasion, dying mother, family drama, brothers, family secret, sibling rivalry, estrangement, dark past, emotional breakdown, hostility, claustrophobia, loss ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Every night the boy dreams he is someone else. Someone in danger. A crazy woman is after him. A woman who cannot have a son of her own. A story about a kidnapped boy, who finds out that the people he thought were his parents are his kidnappers. The ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, coming of age, abduction, escape, danger, family secret, identity, memory, pursuit, betrayal, childhood trauma, false identity ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Antonio Decoud is a conservative family man who is forced by destiny to face an unexpected situation that shakes him to the core, scrambling up his life and his priorities, pushing him to forget his beliefs and his way of understanding life and ...
Style:
tense, emotional, intense, realistic, dark ...
Plot:
family man, desperation, life & death, family drama, sacrifice, father, male protagonist, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, domestic drama, character study, parent child relationship ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
An heir goes for the property of his family in his predecessor and search of the gold
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, twisted, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heir, inheritance, family drama, legacy, treasure hunt, family secret, greed, betrayal, estate, buried treasure, obsession, investigation ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a quiet neighborhood, a suburban family is shocked when their son is the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a neighbor's daughter.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological, intense, dark ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
murder, investigation, suspect, family secret, suspicion, secrets, family drama, evidence, serial killer, small town, guilt, neighbor ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The moving relationship of a man in crisis who would like to be a father, and a fatherless, mentally orphaned young rebel.
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
on the road, sexuality, rebel, globalization, family drama, relationships, fatherhood, male bonding, character study, crisis, orphan, coming of age ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, France, UK
Story:
The story revolves around the lives of a group of international fashion models, focusing on the main character, Fabrice. The film examines the hollowness of his glamorous lifestyle, leading to self discovery and ultimately a personal catharsis (and ...
Style:
art house, psychological, poetic, neo noir, moody
Plot:
fashion industry, death, self discovery, fashion, shallowness, glamour, literary, alienation, tragedy, character study, luxury, introspection ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, dark secret, secrets, seduction, seductress, lifestyle, life philosophy, identity, family secret, revelation, identity crisis ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
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142
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern Alberta town. Their eleven-year-old son arrives later from boarding school. David conceals a dark secret which caused the family to leave England ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, dramatic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, family secret, secrets, small town, friendship, outsider, isolation, motherhood, betrayal, racism, intimate, identity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, canada
Similarity:
40%
305
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When 15-year-old rebellious Stefi goes missing, her mother Helena has nothing left to lose. Why cling to sanity when madness offers a chance for reconciliation and love?
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, family crisis, grief, loss, trauma, missing person, intimate, family drama, desperation, love ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological horror, creepy, tense, suspenseful, grim ...
Plot:
transformation, body horror, drifter, female protagonist, family secret, identity crisis, claustrophobia, slow burn, small town, paranoia, isolation, outsider ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Reeling from the news of his sister's suicide, Beau McCammon returns home to his family after a long absence. His father, who has just barely won another term as senator, doesn't take things well when Beau approaches him with the sinking ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, political thriller, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
corruption, family secret, family drama, senator, cover up, investigation, suspicion, grief, father son conflict, politics, small town, suicide ...
Time:
90s
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of a woman who firmly believes that her newborn baby was stolen from her more than 20 years ago, while she was told that her baby died.
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, tense, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
motherhood, hospital, obsession, social issues, grief, kidnapping, loss, family secret, female protagonist, social commentary, trauma, family drama ...
Place:
serbia, balkan
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family reunion goes awry when the oldest son makes the accusation that his dying father, a famed psychiatrist who also did work for the CIA, adopted his children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
family drama, family reunited, family relations, cia, large family, psychiatrist, dysfunctional family, family secret, trauma, character study, psychological manipulation, doctor ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The mysterious circumstances around the death of Vignesh's father leads him down a path filled with unexpected twists and turns. Nothing is as it seems, but will the truth finally set him free?
Style:
suspenseful, dark, twist ending, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
secrets, investigation, deception, family secret, family drama, conspiracy, betrayal, loss, grief, obsession, moral ambiguity, slow burn ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
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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:
father son relationship, family relations, father, class conflict, family drama, paranoia, bigotry, family problems, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, father and son ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Katie and Tom are getting married. With Katie's troubled sister in rehab, her best friend steps in as bridesmaid to plan everything. But will the wedding go as planned? A Lifetime Movie Club Exclusive Premiere.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
bridesmaid, jealousy, fiancee, wedding planner, family drama, bride and groom, betrayal, wedding, engagement, relationship problems, love affair, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Danish journalist Rikke Lyngvig is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group. With help from one of the terrorists, the young Nazir, Rikke manages to escape. On her return, she is soon declared the Danish Jessica Lynch and her career is ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, intense, emotional, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
terrorism, moral dilemma, journalism, escape, hostage, war zone, confrontation, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, nationalism, male protagonist, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
afghanistan, denmark
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.
Style:
detective, suspense, dark, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, private investigator, investigation, crime scene, secrets, family secret, small town, haunting, serial killer, getting home, revenge, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
To help out a friend, and to enjoy a glamorous and fast-paced life for awhile, a guy assumes the identity of his busy and mysterious friend...and ends up being pursued by murderous drug dealers.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, attempted murder, missing friend, problem, disappearance, pretense, pretending to be someone else, mysterious disappearance, friend, con trick, identity, impersonation ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Veli Tanyeli, who died after a heart attack, is brought to the ghusl room before his burial, all the conflicts that have been hidden amongst the family came into light. Nermin, who has been imprisoned in an unhappy marriage for years, decides to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
unhappy marriage, grief, family drama, relationships, dysfunctional family, family relations, secret, intrigue, mourning, confrontation, bereavement, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Two long-separated brothers end up in life-threatening situations. How do their lives intersect and what happens next?
Style:
suspense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
brothers, caste system, problem, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, intrigue, threat, family drama, confrontation, identity crisis, revenge, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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