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Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
United States Marine Nick Dodd is charged with callously killing several civilians in Afghanistan. A military trial ensues.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
war crime, court martial, trial, military, legal action, court, soldier, pow, marine, military officer, military police, accusation, guilty verdict, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, chain of command, guilt, cover up, prosecution, evidence, testimony, duty, defense attorney, honor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
afghanistan
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Most similar movies to Conduct Unbecoming
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, tense, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, courtroom, courtroom drama, ethical dilemma, court and murder mostly in Drama, War and Thriller genres. Some movies like Conduct Unbecoming: Danny Boy (2021), The Code (2019), A Good Kill (2016), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), Hesitation Wound (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Soldier Brian Wood, is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield, at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy, to the courtroom and one of ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
iraq war, war crime, american soldier, ex soldier, human rights, military, accused of murder, framed for a crime, framed for murder, military officer, soldier, war violence ...
Place:
united kingdom
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The military's brightest minds tackle the country's toughest legal challenges at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, where every attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator, and a Marine. Working side-by-side, they ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
virginia, usa
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51%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
In the confused melee that follows a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in Afghanistan, a Dutch soldier opens fire on a suspect Afghan, only to find that this killing unleashes a chain of dramatic events that will cast a long shadow over the lives ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
military, soldier, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, hapless soldier, murder, afghanistan veteran, problem, wartime life, military officer, military life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan
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51%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
court martial, mutiny, trial, naval officer, courtroom drama, courtroom, court, military, soldier, war crime, military officer, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother's hospital bed at night. She has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
Style:
psychological, tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, courtroom, mother daughter relationship, court, framed for murder, courtroom drama, advocate, accusation, problem, choice, justice ...
Similarity:
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347
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Reporting from the frontlines of the Okanagan wildfires, Stan documents uncommon heroism on his blog while hoping for a big break that’ll make him a household name beyond Peachland. But when he’s unexpectedly charged with a shocking crime, he ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, unusual plot structure, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
reporter, investigation, fire, wildfire, honest, police investigation, disorder, news reporter, catastrophe, danger, society, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
canada, british columbia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Mahindra, a 30-year-old lawyer, enjoys the peak of his personal and professional life until he takes on a controversial gang assault case. Representing the negative side leads to turmoil, as his career and love life begin to crumble under pressure.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, suspense
Plot:
courtroom, trial, defense attorney, wrongful accusation, corruption, evidence, prejudice, social injustice, ethical dilemma, investigation, social commentary, determination ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor of Hague's Tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian commander for killing Bosniaks. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate
Style:
political thriller, serious, captivating, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
balkan war, courtroom, courtroom drama, testimony, power relations, rivalry, dedicated lawyer, against humanity, witnessing a crime, haunted by the past, lawyers and clients, war crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, balkan, sarajevo, former yugoslavia, bosnia ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.
Style:
dramatic, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder trial, mother and daughter, courtroom drama, false accusation, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, family secret, interrogation, defense attorney, investigation, evidence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Badhshala is a story of torture inside an army barrack during maoist insurgency.
Style:
political thriller, brutal, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
torture, human rights, oppression, political unrest, social commentary, war crime, interrogation, trauma, ethical dilemma, realism, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
nepal
Similarity:
36%
105
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Justice is a British legal drama starring Robert Pugh as Judge Patrick Coburn. The first episode was originally broadcast on 4 April 2011 on BBC One.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
judge, lawyer, courtroom, fight for justice, courtroom drama, court, attorney, justice, social injustice, legal action, hotshot lawyer, ethics ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, serious, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
true crime, trial, courtroom drama, investigation, murder, obsession, legal, dedicated lawyer, courtroom, life is a bitch, law, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The night Celia unsuccessfully attempts suicide, a teenage girl (Melany) is raped and murdered nearby. Miguel Ángel, the police officer in charge of finding the perpetrator of the crime, digs around Celia and her closest circle, including her two ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, serious
Plot:
courtroom, defamation, relationships, legal action, legal investigation, celebrity, trial, jury, controversy, reputation, real life, couple relations ...
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2020s
Place:
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Country: India
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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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32%
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Story:
With the odds already not in her favor, Araya tells her side of the story while being interrogated for possibly killing the man who was responsible for her father's death.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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29%
292
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
asia, vietnam, indochina
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, family drama, abduction, anxiety, protective parent, parents, trauma, custody battle, search and rescue, broken family, paranoia ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mexico, oregon, latin america
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28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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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:
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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:
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Time:
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537
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, sincere, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, dark, serious, emotional, psychological ...
Audience:
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Plot:
patricide, trauma, child abuse, murder, courtroom, shame, guilt, ethical dilemma, defense attorney, family secret, character study, secrets ...
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