Movies and TV shows like The Girlfriend
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The Girlfriend (2025)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Laura wants for nothing. She has a glittering career, a loving husband, Howard, and, above all, she has Daniel, her precious only son. But Laura’s seemingly perfect life is blown apart when Daniel brings home Cherry, the girlfriend who changes everything. After an uncomfortable first meeting, Laura grows convinced that Cherry isn’t who she says she is. While no one else can see what she sees, Laura refuses to stand by and watch Daniel be deceived. She’ll do anything to protect him. As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber? Or is Laura paranoid and possessive? The truth is a matter of perspective…
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, twist ending, psychological horror
Plot:
family conflict, paranoia, protective mother, domestic drama, obsession, jealousy, manipulation, secrets, power struggle, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, mistrust, toxic relationship, claustrophobia, mature, female rivalry, cat and mouse, social climbing, intimate, slow burn, housewife, isolation, girlfriend, family drama, female nudity ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, suspense, tense and captivating films and TV series with plots about moral ambiguity, obsession, revenge, manipulation, female protagonist, betrayal and domestic drama mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Girlfriend: Lie with Me (2021), Angela Black (2021), The Cuckoo (2024), Hush (2022), Tehlikeli Karim (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
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Story:
A British woman and her husband seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity in their marriage. The couple hire a young nanny, but she isn't the innocent stranger she pretends to be.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
infidelity, marriage, psychological manipulation, manipulation, deception, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, female protagonist, adultery, couple relations, family problems ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, UK
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
Dr. Draya Logan, a renowned marriage and sex therapist, finds herself entangled in lies, sex and murder.
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tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, romantic, tense, intense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, love and romance, relationships, married couple, dark humor, lifestyle change, romantic relationship, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, romantic triangle ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
tense, dark drama, psychological thriller, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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29%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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28%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, dark ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
london
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26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Style:
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Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 35 min.
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Plot:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Poland, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Duration: 130 min.
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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psychological thriller, tense, suspense, sinister, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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tense, serious, suspense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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