Movies like The Witness 2024
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The Witness (2024)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In Iran, the retired dance teacher Tarlan witnesses her friend Rana's murder by her husband, who is an important government figure. When the police refuse to investigate, Tarlan must decide whether to bow to political pressure or risk her reputation and livelihood in pursuit of justice.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, grim
Plot:
female protagonist, murder witness, moral dilemma, corruption, oppression, cover up, abuse of power, social commentary, female friendship, fear, surveillance, whistleblower, dance teacher, slow burn, prison, dancing, police, death, murder, domestic violence, dancehall girl, funeral, mouse, husband wife relationship, poison ...
Place:
tehran, iran
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Most similar movies to The Witness
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, intense and grim films with plots about corruption, female protagonist, investigation, social commentary, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma and isolation mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Witness: The Plutonium Incident (1980), Contrainte par corps (1988), Sirens (1999), The Long Silence (1993), A 5 Star (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A worker at a nuclear power plant finds life in danger after she points out unsafe conditions.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, grim
Plot:
plutonium, cover up, whistleblower, female protagonist, corruption, intimidation, corporate conspiracy, danger, paranoia, investigation, moral dilemma, survival ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young Frenchwoman Claire, resting with her friend on an island in the Mediterranean Sea, becoms the victim of harassment by the local police commissioner Castes. Accused for disturbing public order, and then in the drug trade, she gets to the ...
Style:
dark, grim, tense, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
corruption, women's prison, false accusation, police chase, female protagonist, abuse of power, trauma, brutality, oppression, sexual abuse, victimization, survival ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
91%
271
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Who can you turn to when protectors become predators? Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, and Brian Dennehy star in this moving, suspenseful drama about one woman's courageous battle to bring a rogue cop to justice. Sally Rawlings (Delany), a ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
police brutality, racism, police corruption, corruption, interracial relations, racial injustice, racial tension, female protagonist, social commentary, investigation, vigilante justice, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Marco is a judge investigating a case of arms trafficking, one of the judges fight against corruption of Italian political life. Carla, his wife, lives dominated by the fear that her husband is murdered and, unfortunately, their fears are realized. ...
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, tense, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, political intrigue, political corruption, italian politics, mafia, female protagonist, conspiracy, fear, justice, investigation, danger, intimidation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
75%
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445
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A story about a poor girl working in a 5 star hotel in tehran and the workers of the hotel when somthing priceless will stolen...
Style:
realistic, dramatic, suspense, tense
Plot:
class conflict, hotel, economic inequality, hierarchy, social realism, injustice, poverty, female protagonist, classism, accusation, city life, moral dilemma ...
Place:
tehran, iran
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A police officer uncovers a conspiracy based around state-sanctioned violence against victimized villagers.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, grim, intense ...
Plot:
abuse of power, oppression, authoritarianism, justice, police procedural, repression, investigation, conspiracy, corruption, cover up, human rights, whistleblower ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
prison, obsession, character study, isolation, loneliness, bureaucracy, surveillance, confined, obsessive love, privacy invasion, power, secret life ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Deepak Pradhan, a young police officer, gets transferred to North Bengal where his junior officers are involved in corrupt practices. When disturbing events from the past start to surface and the pressure builds, will Deepak be able to hold on to ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, tense, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
corruption, corrupt system, integrity, justice, ethics, moral dilemma, small town, betrayal, power struggle, investigation, social issues, whistleblower ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Ammu's thought marriage was a fairy tale – full of love and magic, ends when her cop-husband Ravi hit her for the very first time. What Ammu thought was a one-off incident soon turned into a never-ending cycle of abuse, trapping her and ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
domestic violence, female protagonist, marital abuse, abusive husband, dysfunctional marriage, husband wife relationship, violence, family relations, police officer, unhappy marriage, life is a bitch, male female relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is ...
Style:
political thriller, thrilling, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, reporter, journalist, female reporter, investigative reporter, investigation, political scandal, cover up, government corruption, political conspiracy, press agent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will place her on a painful path to atonement.
Style:
melancholic, touching, suspenseful, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wedding, wedding planning, love and romance, family relations, husband wife relationship, love, female protagonist, moral dilemma, domestic drama, atonement, couples, wedding ceremony ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
iran, tehran
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Almost casually, the young concrete worker Bastian kills a tramp. The police believe it was an accident and so the murder remains undiscovered for the time being.
Style:
independent film, bleak, tense, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, accidental killing, cover up, working class, aftermath, social realism, realism, secrets ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
March 11, 2011. The biggest tsunami Japan has ever experienced triggers the Fukushima disaster. Risks are being downplayed but the foreign community in Tokyo is terrified by this tragic event and the fact that no one is capable of assessing its ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
tsunami, moral dilemma, fukushima, disaster, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, problem, female protagonist, threat, choice, uncertainty, panic ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. he knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame. A ...
Style:
detective, psychological, tense, political drama
Plot:
arab, investigation, sexual dysfunction, taboo, social commentary, cover up, journalism, realism, political satire, investigative journalism, corruption, marriage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A conspiracy-theorizing filmmaker meets with a prospective producer in order to pitch a movie about the death of real-life German politician Uwe Barschel, in which the official ruling of suicide raised more questions than answers.
Style:
thought provoking, political thriller, tense, dramatic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
conspiracy, scandal, true crime, cover up, investigative journalism, investigation, political intrigue, suspicion, german politics, corruption, journalism, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1987
Place:
geneva switzerland, west germany
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the Brazilian countryside, a family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch have their lives changed when a shady nurse offers a diabolical deal: put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin who urgently needs a place to ...
Style:
tense, dark comedy, suspense, grim, satirical ...
Plot:
family drama, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, desperation, small community, drug cartel, criminal underworld, claustrophobia, poverty, nurse, betrayal, isolation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman witnesses the murder of a prosecutor by a criminal he is trying to convict. She informs the FBI, who then places her and her family in Witness Protection. And their lives are turned upside down. The agent tries to get the criminal but it ...
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
family in danger, investigation, witnessing a crime, life turned upside down, hidden identity, betrayal, special agent, witness protection program, witness protection, murder, fbi, murder witness ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
545
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, Romania
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
murder, refugee, immigration, death, missing person, hiding place, social justice, migration, babysitting, police station, slum, prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An abused woman escapes from prison, is recaptured, and sent back then tries to get her sentence reduced. Based on a true story.
Style:
serious, dramatic, emotional, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
domestic abuse, female protagonist, survivor, prison life, wrongful imprisonment, psychological trauma, legal battle, biopic, courtroom, escape, survival, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A software worker/reporter named Arjun loves a fellow reporter Netra. When minister Krishna offers him a lucrative trucking job due to financial troubles, complications arise as he attempts to flee.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, romantic drama, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, escape attempt, social commentary, financial difficulty, journalism, corruption, class struggle, urban, betrayal, conspiracy, cat and mouse ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A fearless activist claims she was raped in her dreams with physical marks. A masked figure traps her, a YouTuber, and a cop in a suspenseful game testing their wits and bonds, blending thriller with comedy.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, intense, suspense, twist ending ...
Plot:
trauma, female protagonist, social commentary, moral ambiguity, investigation, cat and mouse, moral dilemma, activism, interrogation, repression, urban, identity ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Nawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, tense, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
female protagonist, egyptian revolution, rich and poor, domestic drama, social realism, chambermaid, class conflict, poverty, society, lifestyle, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, melancholic, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, identity crisis, urban, character study, social commentary, escape, murder, social realism, loneliness, isolation, suspicion, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supermarket, single mother, injustice, fraud, working class, social commentary, female protagonist, exploitation, character study, social realism, moral dilemma, coworker ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Sequel of 2014's Political Drama "Prathinidhi".
Style:
political thriller, suspense, intense, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political scandal, corruption, whistleblower, power struggle, suspicion, investigation, conspiracy, justice, investigative journalism, moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A couple enters a city ruled by cruel thugs but an unsettling affair reopens unexpected twists and creates new tensions for them. Will they stick together through it all?
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
gang, unsettling, corruption, moral ambiguity, fear, betrayal, power struggle, urban, survival, adultery, revenge, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
Political journalist Jayadev (Meka Srikanth) unearths several scams made by a politician (Ahuti Prasad) who in turn invites him to bribe him. The but idealistic Jayadev refuses to relent, and as they discuss, a group of Maoists attack the politician ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
journalism, political corruption, problem, relationships, journalist, investigative journalism, outlaw, investigative reporter, social commentary, moral ambiguity, corrupt politician, hostage situation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A hardworking lorry driver who works at an old paper mart learns about the presence of a bomb and does everything he can to stop it from exploding.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
bomb, problem, bomb threat, driver, truck driver, threat, moral dilemma, social realism, working class, humanism, empathy, anti war ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
media manipulation, social problems, brother sister relationship, criminal, family problems, teenage girl, family relations, teenager, murderer, murder, runaway, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
When a tired factory worker Christo Panov (Oleg Borisov) going home from work gets embroiled with a dispute with a bus driver, leading to threats of assault by the driver, that's bad enough. Then an irate passenger files charges against the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, bleak, political ...
Plot:
witness, defamation, factory worker, conscience, ethics, moral dilemma, responsibility, social injustice, intimidation, legal battle, realism, social realism ...
Place:
bulgaria, eastern europe
Similarity:
37%
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