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40 Acres (2024)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
Style:
tense, bleak, emotional, dark, independent film, dystopian
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, food shortage, resilience, militia, family bonds, homestead, post apocalyptic, violence, sacrifice, siege, family drama, survival horror, isolated community, agriculture, dystopia, cannibalism, inheritance, vigilante, diaspora, moral ambiguity, trauma, post apocalypse, farmer, land rights, bound and gagged
Time:
near future
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, bleak and suspense films with plots about survival, moral ambiguity, violence, isolation, post apocalyptic, revenge and dystopia mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like 40 Acres: Homestead (2024), Rebel (2022), Northspur (2022), Kaliyugam 2064 (2025), Hell Mountain (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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suspense, emotional, tense, tragic
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
syria, belgium
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89%
417
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a violent, post-pandemic world, a peace-loving man is forced on a desperate journey to find life-saving drugs for his wife - but to get them he must first help an ornery old man defend his cabin against all-comers.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
79%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, harsh, futuristic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, grim, tense, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
future
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76%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, dark, captivating ...
Plot:
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68%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The father of a sick child takes on a criminal gang running a pharmaceutical racket.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, intense, dark, neo noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
underworld, family drama, sick child, revenge, corruption, sacrifice, single father, gang warfare, vigilante, urban, redemption, violent ...
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271
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance and find themselves in danger. Among the witnesses, hunter Ki-sung risks his life to protect the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, brutal ...
Plot:
murder, hunting, survival, greed, forest, struggle for survival, murder witness, threat, witness, murderer, witnessing a crime, treasure hunt ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, tense, suspense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, bleak, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
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Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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519
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
bleak, suspenseful, tense, dark, grim ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, dark, bleak
Plot:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, intense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, grim, apocalyptic
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Durga deeply attached to her family, who searches relentlessly after they go missing. she finds support from Surya, a media figure, and DCP Bose. The film portrays her struggle against systemic flaws in today's society.
Style:
emotional, suspense, realistic, tension, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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294
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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