Movies like Whitetail 2025
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Whitetail (2025)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Jen's old boyfriend Oscar returns to her small town in Ireland, she is forced to face the tragedy that marked them for life.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
accident, guilt, grief, loss, regret, character study, relationships, memory, forgiveness, introspection, mourning, intimate, mature, redemption, reconciliation, moral ambiguity, haunting, slow burn, betrayal, nostalgia, coastal town, poacher, ex boyfriend
Place:
ireland
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Most similar movies to Whitetail
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, emotional and atmospheric films with plots about grief, slow burn, loss, regret, guilt, intimate and character study mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Whitetail: Arcadia (2024), Nina (2024), Heaven's Tears (1995), Nerve (2013), In the Blind Spot (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
670
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Greece, Bulgaria, USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Neurologist Katerina and former doctor Yannis are heading off to a deserted seaside resort. Silence descends on the car as they travel across dunes in a windy autumn, matching the less-than-pleasant occasion: Yannis has been called to identify the ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, art house, existential, suspenseful
Plot:
grief, loss, seaside, regret, haunting, mourning, acceptance, intimate, character study, isolation, small town, car accident ...
Similarity:
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450
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After thirty years, Nina decides to return to the seaside town where she grew up to confront the man who changed her life and to whom the town now pays homage. The reunion with her origins, with her memories and with Blas, a childhood friend, will ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, art house
Plot:
revenge, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, memory, homecoming, confrontation, getting home, betrayal, guilt, seaside, introspection, seaside town ...
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74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Drama - - Stephen Nichols, Beata Pozniak, Lisha Snelgrove
Style:
independent film, emotional, realistic, art house, atmospheric ...
Plot:
intimate, grief, family drama, secrets, family conflict, longing, loss, regret, interfaith relationship, slice of life, mature, reconciliation ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
67%
181
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Jakob Evans suffers an emotional breakdown after the death of his wife in a car accident. His loss and pain runs deep as he claims to have found her in bed with another man just before she died. Unable to accept her death and her infidelity, Jakob ...
Style:
emotional, disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, emotional breakdown, infidelity, grief, mental disorder, character study, obsession, loss, introspection, cheating on husband, adultery, lovers ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A film crew from Germany, filming in a remote village in northeastern Turkey, interviews an elderly Kurdish woman. She performs an ancient ritual to keep alive the memory of the son she lost years ago. The young woman, who helps the German crew with ...
Style:
sinister, mysterious, atmospheric, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
intimate, paranoia, grief, mourning, memory, haunting, ritual, remote village, slow burn, elderly woman, conspiracy, interview ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former music industry mogul grieving the death of his wife at an isolated lake-side home finds subtle redemption in the youthful spirit of friendship cultivated with two young boys.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, reflective, psychological, ambiguous ending
Plot:
character study, mourning, loss, solitude, grief, introspection, friendship, isolation, redemption, healing, loneliness, slow burn ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sibylle, a pragmatic architect, mother and wife, witnesses a suicide of a woman her age while on vacation in Italy. Devastated by this incident, it causes the perception of her life and her family to change. Something inside of her has been set in ...
Style:
psychological, contemplative, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
couple relations, introspection, family relations, couples, strong female presence, under the surface, female protagonist, midlife crisis, tragic event, character study, grief, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The title means "You are responsible for your belongings." As humans, we develop profound attachments to our belongings, which often intertwine with our deepest insecurities. Unfortunately, many of these insecurities manifest in reality.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, tense, reflective, atmospheric
Plot:
possessiveness, responsibility, introspection, identity, relationships, loss, obsession, moral dilemma, slow burn, regret, betrayal, guilt ...
Similarity:
56%
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319
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tight knit group of young high school athletes have a terrible crash after winning the state championship -- a catastrophe that will shape all their lives. But as adults, some 15 years later, they come together again for a reunion that will open ...
Style:
emotional, intense, tense, realistic, psychological
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, black, car crash, friendship, trauma, tragedy, secrets, regret, grief, healing, reconciliation, redemption ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The ghost of a woman who died after an avalanche returns to live with her husband, who has not been able to overcome her death.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, haunting, loss, grief, love, supernatural, male female relationship, relationships, loss of family member, bereavement, love affair, life is a bitch ...
Place:
himalaya
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A broken, guilt-ridden young vet attempts to make amends while renting a room from his fallen brother's widow.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
widow, love affair, veteran, problem, male female relationship, relationships, love interest, couple relations, young widow, relationship problems, guilt, grief ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Nearly a decade after a tragic accident costs a young man his life, his sister, Amanda (Gabrielle Kalomiris) and best friend, David (Nathaniel Ansbach) are still peeling back the layers of grief and guilt that come with being left behind.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing, poignant ...
Plot:
relationships, grief, loss, guilt, friendship, life is a bitch, tragic event, changing lives, loss of brother, family relations, healing, small town ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
MARIANNE (Evabritt Strandberg) is a 68-year old woman diagnosed with a terminal disease. Left with angst, she seeks therapy at a clinic where she is treated with Psilocybin (LSD) and meditation by a counselor, Eva (Hanna Schygulla). Through this she ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, psychological, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
aging, elderly, drug abuse, introspection, disease, dealing with death, terminal illness, female protagonist, subconscious, character study, youth, hallucination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Miguel is the perfect coyote: dedicated, single-minded, his record unblemished. His home is the winding path of the migrant: the back alley gravel, the crumbled pavement, and last - the river. Despite this perfect record, Miguel is no stranger to ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, poignant, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
migrant, coyote, death, survival, border, smuggling, isolation, illegal immigration, haunted, character study, loner, grief ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.
Style:
tension, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
friendship, relationships, intimate, realism, character study, confrontation, jealousy, domestic drama, slice of life, secrets, bittersweet, mature ...
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46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Jim's past and present are irreconcilable. Jim lives haunted by the emotional aftermath of his past. His wife, Louise knows nothing of his former life, but Jim's past and present meet when Louise is confronted with the reality of ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, atmospheric, tension, visual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
memory, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, love triangle, regret, trauma, haunting, flashback, secrets, beach, infidelity ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Louise loved Adam. Adam loved Louise. That is how it used to be. But a child has disappeared. Their child. The police said it was a drowning accident. Yet the truth is that their little boy’s body was never found. Lucas, ten years old. How easy it ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
grief, bereavement, family tragedy, missing child, loss, relationship problems, family relations, disappearance, relationships, life is a bitch, family problems, loss of child ...
Similarity:
45%
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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 ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Anikkuttan is an ill-tempered electronics technician who leads a quiet life with his mother. His daily routines are disrupted when his next door neighbour's new born baby stirs up undesirable memories from his past. What will happen next?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, changing lives, memory, trauma, grief, character study, isolation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
315
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New York to his father Larry's death bed in Cork. Upon arrival he is furious to find his father alive and well and even more so when he then discovers ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, sentimental, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
estrangement, father son relationship, homecoming, dying father, parents and children, aging, family relations, haunted by the past, fall in love, family drama, truth, loss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When their son drowns while saving the life of a friend, the couple offer to take the boy in. What can they do with the kid who outlived their own son? The father tries to teach him work and looks after him like family. The mother is distant to him ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
bereavement, grief, loss, mourning, family drama, social problems, kids and family, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, loss of child ...
Similarity:
42%
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:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The storyline is a thought-provoking drama of two lost and troubled individuals who are forever entwined after a traumatic event occurs. Janis, a twenty-year-old woman who is struggling with depression, takes the blame for Peter, who works as a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
surrealism, depression, crime and punishment, conundrum, death, murder, guilty conscience, introspection, traumatic past, character study, guilt, redemption ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Fausto is destined to live the suicide of his beloved wife. After this tragic event, he’s inexplicably given the opportunity to travel back in time and change the faith of the woman who he loves.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, dark, bleak, contemplative ...
Plot:
grief, loss, redemption, guilt, regret, mourning, suicide, travel, tragic romance, fate, second chance, haunting ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Andy is a young man on a downward spiral. A sequence of incidents followed by the death of his beloved grandmother trigger Andy's parents to react and send him away from the city. Andy moves in with his uncle David and begins working at the ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, sad, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
addiction, cinema, grief, mourning, loss, substance abuse, coming of age, small town, isolation, male protagonist, character study, family conflict ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Fifteen years ago, the loss of three young people tore this sleepy seaside town apart. Now, the mysterious death of a young woman dredges up the past.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, emotional, sinister, tense ...
Plot:
mysterious death, cold case, guilt, haunting, grief, coastal town, slow burn, whodunit, investigation, regret, memory, suspicion ...
Similarity:
36%
3K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Joe, who is reeling from a heartbreak by his college sweetheart Suchitra, reluctantly marries Shruthi , who isn't ready to accept him as her husband because of the ghosts from her own past.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
heartbreak, longing, self discovery, healing, forgiveness, intimate, slice of life, young adult, resilience, loss, unrequited love, love triangle ...
Similarity:
36%
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 ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Elena and Ernesto are a couple who are bitterly torn apart by the death of their only child. Three years later they have both somehow managed to start a new life. Until destiny forces them to reconnect and understand, they never really stopped ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, disturbing, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
loss of child, couples, love story, ex husband ex wife relationship, family problems, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, husband wife reunion, ex couple relations, family reunited, family relations, marital problem ...
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