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Under Still Waters (2016)
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Original name: Pod gladino
Genre: Crime
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Young lawyer Rebeka is given a case involving the murder of a production designer, and the main suspect is her childhood friend Jana. What first seems like a very straightforward case gradually reveals the dark sides, mysterious depths and stray ways of human nature.
Style:
suspense, dark, psychological, tense, atmospheric, sinister, noir, emotional, twist ending, detective
Plot:
murder, investigation, lawyer, secrets, suspect, mysterious death, human nature, deception, female protagonist, character study, betrayal, female friendship, morality, interrogation, revenge, corruption, forensic, isolation, small town, courtroom, relationships, urban, trial
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
eastern europe, slovenia
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Most similar movies to Under Still Waters
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out noir, tense, suspense and dark films with plots about investigation, corruption, murder, revenge, urban, police procedural and moral ambiguity mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Under Still Waters: Blood Trail (2022), The Lake (2019), Simple Justice (1989), Clue: A Love Thriller (2021), Fire (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a body is found floating inside a pond deep in the forest, Detective Paul Werner is faced with a mystery.
Style:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Driving home from a New Year's Eve party, Chief Inspector Taras Birsa notices a police car by the road. He stops, and inadvertently gets involved in an investigation of a brutal murder of a young woman.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
slovenia, eastern europe
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85%
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if the two cases are connected. That's for the police to decide - and it's a puzzle that ...
Style:
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Plot:
murder, law enforcement, bank robbery, investigation, crime investigation, justice, vigilante justice, police procedural, courtroom, suspect, revenge, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Rohit complaints at the police station that his wife Pavithra is kidnapped by three youngsters. The CI starts investigating the case but was shocked to see that the criminals are killed one by one by an unknown person before he reaches the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A physiotherapist mysteriously disappears, triggering a police investigation. As officers question those connected to him, secrets unravel, and shocking truths come to light. Did he vanish, or was he murdered?
Style:
twist ending, tension, detective, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
disappearance, missing person, investigation, interrogation, police procedural, evidence, secrets, suspicion, betrayal, deception, moral ambiguity, ambiguity ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Detective Kreutzer follows a case of a jazz singer murdered in a club. What unravels as the detective gets closer to the truth, surprises even Kreutzer himself.
Style:
detective, tense, noir, crime thriller, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, jazz club, crime scene, secrets, police procedural, evidence, moral ambiguity, nightlife, twists and turns, urban, corruption ...
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192
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A popular singer is found murdered and two police detectives are investigating his past in order to catch the killer.
Style:
detective, crime drama, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, investigation, secrets, police procedural, whodunit, suspect, interrogation, motive, folk singer, evidence, social commentary ...
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A seemingly ordinary car accident turns out to be a murder investigation...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, car accident, investigation, evidence, interrogation, suspect, police procedural, motive, moral ambiguity, suspicion, corruption, courtroom ...
Time:
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Place:
soviet union, eastern europe, ussr
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Story:
An international Nigerian drug smuggler blackmails air hostesses to smuggle drugs through flights. When a beautiful air hostess is murdered, her sister wants to find out the truth. Will she find the man responsible?
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, twisted, noir
Plot:
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Follows the missing person case of Merin Joy and how an ordinary man with a tragic past gets wrapped in the investigation.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, noir, psychological, detective ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller about the murder by poisoning of a famous lawyer.
Style:
tense, suspense, twisted, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot:
poisoning, murder, investigation, lawyer, evidence, whodunit, alibi, secrets, motive, autopsy, power, city ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
District attorney Kazimierz Proch with policeman Witold Kielak tries to figure out what happened with his family.
Style:
suspense, detective, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prosecutor, investigation, murder, murder investigation, problem solving, police investigation, riddles and clues, family relations, relationships, puzzle, homicide detective, crime investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A brutal crime has repercussions seven years later.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, emotional, intense, tense ...
Plot:
character study, moral dilemma, guilt, redemption, realism, law enforcement, regret, investigation, slow burn, urban, mature, revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Women are going missing in Pollachi and police have shirked their responsibility to catch the criminal. Vetri and Aparna are neighbours and have been in love since childhood. She is a responsible adult, with her own business, and he is a fun loving ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: South Africa
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, detective, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
Point Blank
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Plot:
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Duration: 122 min.
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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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Russia
TV show
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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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Former cop Michael Lombardi is accused of murder, and only his brother, Roman, is convinced of his innocence. Now the suspicion is moving to Roman when his superiors make an important discovery.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime thriller, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A casino security officer investigates the rape and murder of her teenage daughter.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: Poland
TV show
Story:
When a young woman's murder shows similarities to a decade-old cold case, a new police commander must break the silence permeating an Owl Mountain town.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
murder, cold case, investigation, police procedural, small town, secrets, isolation, trauma, conspiracy, cover up, evidence, slow burn ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Police unearth a sinful conspiracy when they investigate the murder of a pastor's wife.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dark, grim ...
Plot:
murder, pastor, religion, investigation, religious hypocrisy, conspiracy, sin, criminal, bandit, family secret, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Story:
Officer Tracy Smith deals with family, the reoccurring nightmare of the brutal murder of his parents and his Secret Internal Investigation of a Special Narcotics Unit. Tracy quickly learns that being a Detroit Narcotics Officer nothing is what it ...
Style:
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Plot:
corruption, investigation, law enforcement, police procedural, narcotics, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, internal affairs, urban, undercover, betrayal, violence ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
investigation, murder, corruption, deception, justice, police procedural, female protagonist, cover up, conspiracy, secrets, law enforcement, corrupt politician ...
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Country: South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Wim and Kevin work at a laundromat. By day, things are boring, but when the sun sets they party in their clients’ clothes. During a party, they discover a chopped-off finger in a client’s suit’s jacket. The underhanded owner of the finger, his ...
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