Movies like The Birthday Boy
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The Birthday Boy (2024)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
It's birthday time and it's celebration time. Based on true incidents.
Style:
emotional, tense, realistic, intense, tension, psychological, suspense, dark, suspenseful, intercultural
Plot:
friendship, birthday, coming of age, youth, tragedy, loss, realism, celebration, college life, trauma, loyalty, urban, remorse, moral dilemma, guilt, revenge, investigation, betrayal, memory, isolation, flashback, nightclub, courtroom drama, flashbacks
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Most similar movies to The Birthday Boy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, suspense, tense and emotional films with plots about investigation, betrayal, isolation, revenge, guilt, slow burn and urban mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Birthday Boy: Chase (2022), Partners in Crime (2014), Shivan (2020), Theru (2023), Aattam (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Visually-impaired former cop Nidhi finds herself being part of an unexpected accident scene. She goes to report it to the cops, where CCB officer Avinash takes charge of the case. This case brings unexpected closure for both the complainant and the ...
Style:
emotional, tense, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, resilience, redemption, investigation, guilt, moral dilemma, police procedural, social issues, healing, urban, mature, isolation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On his way to school, Huang witnesses the death of Hsia, a popular teenager in their high school,along with Lin and Yeh, the other 2 students from their high school, whom Huang has never known before. Even though the three guys try to save her, she ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
investigation, high school, youth, high school student, amateur detective, uncover truth, coming of age, teenage life, bullying, guilt, friendship, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, taiwan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Shivan revolves around a couple who are very much in love but one day the woman is found dead and the man is found guilty and imprisoned. But once he is in jail he recollects certain memories that change everything.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love, innocence, flashback, memory, murder, wrongful conviction, investigation, prison, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt, character study ...
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29%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hari and his two friends who get embroiled in a murder case under unusual circumstances. They deal with the power-play, haplessness and trauma.
Style:
intense, crime drama, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, wrongful accusation, moral ambiguity, investigation, trauma, friendship, fear, corruption, justice, social commentary, mature, realism ...
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29%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
After a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
Style:
intense, tension, suspense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
theater, suspicion, sexual assault, trauma, secrets, accusation, moral dilemma, interrogation, deception, lie, guilt, social commentary ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young man and his friends react to a sudden, unexpected tragedy during their annual all-weekend summer party.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, vengeance, rivalry, prison, tragedy, danger, guilt, grief, youth, moral ambiguity, trauma, secrets ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Their relationship is forever changed after Hyun-tae's mother asks In-chul to commit insurance fraud by destroying her arcade.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, emotional, crime thriller ...
Plot:
friendship, betrayal, betrayal by friend, friendship gone bad, friendship between men, old friend, friendship between boys, best friend, conflict between friends, friends, guilt, moral dilemma ...
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25%
105
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Friends become enemies after one of them is accused of committing a hate crime against a gay teenager during a weekend camping trip.
Style:
intense, emotional, tension, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
gay slur, loyalty, hate crime, bullying, friendship, guilt, prejudice, conflict, accusation, moral dilemma, betrayal, confrontation ...
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24%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A famous photographer with the ability to mind read returns after leaving due to his lover's suicide as she became aware of his ability. He becomes a guardian for a young girl, in midst of a serial killer's hunt.
Style:
detective, twisted, psychological, emotional, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, murder, suicide, photographer, murderer, murder mystery, murder investigation, mysterious disappearance, serial murder, vanished man, trauma ...
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24%
2K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Ikshva, a 16-year-old boy seeks help from a police officer to find his missing parents. An uninvited guest and local goons turn his fate around. Will he find his parents?
Style:
crime drama, emotional, intense, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
police investigation, teenage protagonist, coming of age, family drama, corruption, desperation, family secret, loss, small town, youth, determination, resilience ...
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24%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
What happens when your fate is messed up and you are trapped in your past? When a married cosmetic surgeon Raj Varadhan from London falls in love with his model girlfriend Maya Pillai who accidentally dies due to drug overdose, his life takes him ...
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, noir ...
Plot:
secrets, guilt, deception, cover up, obsession, death, memory, moral dilemma, identity crisis, betrayal, infidelity, grief ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
24%
3K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three years ago, a father saved his daughter's life. After she's involved in a car accident, it looks like he'll have to do it again, no matter how many attempts it takes.
Style:
suspense, emotional, tense, bleak, intense ...
Plot:
time, time loop, time travel, father daughter relationship, family drama, moral dilemma, second chance, regret, car accident, guilt, loss, redemption ...
Similarity:
23%
188
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nils, Tayfun and Caro were best friends as children. When love came along later, the friendship fell apart. Nils became a policeman and unexpectedly meets Tayfun during a raid. Remembering their friendship, Nils makes Tayfun's drugs disappear ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, intense, tension, crime thriller ...
Plot:
betrayal, drug, friendship, trust, betrayal of trust, moral dilemma, love triangle, undercover, male friendship, loyalty, troubled past, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Carlos, an impoverished teen from a fractured home, receives a desperate note from Sarah, a pen pal he lost touch with a year ago, he uses her letters to solve the mystery of her disappearance and crimes she may have been a part of.
Style:
tense, enigmatic, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, secrets, private investigation, crime solving, mysterious girl, uncover truth, undercover, criminal, crime investigation, secret, puzzle, missing person ...
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23%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Julie is a foster child heading for her 18th birthday when she finds something buried with something unspeakable inside.
Style:
suspense, dark, emotional, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
foster home, adolescence, female protagonist, coming of age, trauma, moral dilemma, grief, childhood memory, unsettling, macabre, young adult, danger ...
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22%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Simran gets Ranjeet arrested for crimes. Ranjeet escapes, but returns in disguise to visit Simran. Unaware of the identify of his visitor, Simran informs Sumeet, who organizes a party. However the event results in a fight between Sumeet and Ranjeet, ...
Style:
tension, suspense, crime drama, intense, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, ransom, revenge, cat and mouse, escape, danger, confrontation, suspicion, obsession, investigation, betrayal ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A man on the run looks back on his crime-filled life, the people who have shaped it up, his sins and his one last hope at redemption.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
shadow, rivals, guilty conscience, life is a bitch, battles, social problems, self discovery, fight, introspection, moral ambiguity, guilt, mature ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
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 ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A topical yet timeless story about the parallel impacts of both bullying and friendship, Turner Risk focuses on a troubled young man who sets out to effectively reboot his world by clearing out all the negative forces in it.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, dark, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
bullying, friendship, revenge, character study, confrontation, loyalty, social commentary, mental breakdown, isolation, loss, moral ambiguity, male camaraderie ...
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21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The 19 years old Thomas wakes up in a hospital after three years in a coma. He doesn't remember anything. The psychologist Anna tells him that his family has been murdered and that he is the only survivor of the massacre while his sister Laura ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
memory loss, psychiatry, waking up from a coma, memory lapse, amnesia, problem, coma, repressed memory, mental illness, memory, psychology, hospital ...
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21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Soo Jin, a woman suffering from post-traumatic memory loss, returns to her daily life with her husband after an accident. But her recovery takes an unexpected turn when she starts experiencing eerie visions: One day, she sees a vision of a child ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
a vision, investigation, amnesia, supernatural power, memory lapse, uncover truth, repressed memory, confronting the past, tragic past, memory, supernatural, secret past ...
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21%
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:
suspense, suspenseful, tension, experimental, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, revenge, homecoming, conflict, slow burn, mature, identity, mistrust, betrayal, small town, moral ambiguity, loss ...
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21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Manjummel Boys, based on a real story, is about a bunch of friends who set out on a trip to Kodaikanal and the events that occur there.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
rescue mission, friendship, salvation, group of friends, problem, saving a life, rescue, friends, survival, peril, heroism, teamwork ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jimmy meets Anu on an online dating website and decides to marry her. Jimmy's mother entrusts his cousin Kevin to get details about Anu. Now it's Kevin's turn to search for his cousin's fiancee who vanished without a trace, only ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
online dating, found footage, dating, deception, dangerous attraction, computer, secret identity, secret, secret revealed, investigation, missing person, identity ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Good Neighbour is a 2011 German film directed by Stephan Rick. It premiered in competition at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival and was screened at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival and the Hof International Film Festival.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
journalism, friendship, neighbor, manslaughter, psychological manipulation, hit and run, guilt, obsession, manipulation, hidden truth, power relations, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
20%
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:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Alex is a comrade and an active communist leader. Due to some unfortunate events, Alex gets arrested and is imprisoned but is compelled to come out on Parole to solve a mystery he left behind.
Style:
tense, intense, crime thriller, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
parole, political activism, investigation, power struggle, political conspiracy, secrets, social justice, moral dilemma, corruption, suspicion, betrayal, loyalty ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
20%
1K
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:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Athira, a 25-year-old cop gets to investigate her best friend's missing case. The case turns out to be very mysterious when she suspects that her accident has been staged and that she has been murdered. After digging deep into the case, she ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, twisted, tense, twist ending ...
Plot:
missing person, investigation, crime investigation, female protagonist, murder mystery, female detective, secrets, identity, betrayal, deception, police procedural, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
20%
1K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The events that happen in the life of Ani after he gets convicted for a murder.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological, intense, tense ...
Plot:
convict, murder, prison, guilt, moral ambiguity, justice, male protagonist, family conflict, family drama, suspicion, isolation, suspect ...
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