Movies like Kept 2014
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Kept (2014)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young girl abducted by a serial sex criminal and is released unharmed, but decides not to inform the police. She must face the moral consequences when the assaults continue against other women.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, dark, crime drama, suspenseful
Plot:
abduction, silence, fear, moral dilemma, trauma, sex maniac, female protagonist, guilt, survival, serial killer, claustrophobia, isolation, secrets, survivor, suspicion, character study, investigation, confined, slow burn, revenge, vigilante, small town, cat and mouse, interrogation, urban ...
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Most similar movies to Kept
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and psychological thriller films with plots about moral ambiguity, isolation, slow burn, investigation, revenge, claustrophobia and guilt mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Kept: The Stepchild (2016), Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya? (2023), Prologue (2003), Good Home (2025), The Stone Eater (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, home invasion, family relations, problem, undercover, father daughter relationship, suspect, business partner, crooked businessman, suspicion, businessman, secret ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A tale of urban angst trapping two individuals during the pandemic lockdown that eventually leads to murder.
Style:
tense, intense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, character study, claustrophobia, guilt, suspicion, morality, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
95%
124
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A young woman returns home one year after losing her hands in a savage attack. She cannot remember who her assailant was, but a trip to the local post office leads her towards the truth.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
post office, trauma, female protagonist, physical disability, memory loss, survival, revenge, investigation, secret past, identity, amnesia, confrontation ...
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80%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Gośka meets Grzesiek online, she's sure he's her Mr. Right. Grzesiek is crazy about her, showers her with flowers, and proposes in Venice, but soon enough, the picture perfect romance starts to crumble, revealing a darker side.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, romantic drama
Plot:
online dating, toxic relationship, emotional abuse, domestic abuse, control, manipulation, fear, claustrophobia, obsession, trauma, character study, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a small mountain valley in Italy, the former criminal Cesare discovers the corpse of his nephew Fausto.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, murder mystery, investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, life is a bitch, male protagonist, murderer, criminal, suspicion, suspicion of murder ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A perfect couple rents a holiday home on a sunny Italian island. The reality does not live up to their expectations when they find out that the pool in the house is broken. Ignorant of the fact that the island faces water shortage, they ask for ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful
Plot:
island, mistrust, suspicion, unsettling, slow burn, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, irrational behavior, character study, paranoia, isolation, secrets ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Raina's child goes missing, she gets help from Holly, a local Detective. However, when they're confronted with Raina's abusive ex, Maurice, she is thrown back into danger as her child becomes a pawn in his latest game of ...
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, suspense, crime drama, emotional ...
Plot:
missing child, manipulation, female protagonist, kidnapping, domestic abuse, cat and mouse, small town, investigation, danger, revenge, moral ambiguity, stalker ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
alcoholism, female protagonist, ex convict, tragic event, social problems, tragic past, problem, murder, dark past, recovering alcoholic, life is a bitch, confronting the past ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young man, Stevie, awakes on a wasteland overlooking Bradford, still bleeding from a brutal attack that has left him with severe memory loss. Recent events are a total blank; his more distant memories are a blur. He slowly begins to piece together ...
Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
identity, amnesia, memory loss, character study, repressed memory, tragic past, confronting the past, assault, amnesiac, life is a bitch, memory lapse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india, pakistan
Similarity:
54%
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:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, suspect, suspicion, investigation, abduction, framed for a crime, crime investigation, prime suspect, missing person, paranoia, fear, isolation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the age of 12, Gabriel was sexually abused by Father Vincey, his headmaster. Fifteen years later, he is still traumatized. Constantly racked by this wrong that he has kept secret, Gabriel buys a gun and moves in near the boarding school where the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
revenge, sexual abuse, pedophile priest, rape victim, church, trauma, rape and revenge, problem, sexualized violence, violence, pedophile, rape ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Romania
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A captive daughter endures around two decades of abuse at the hands of a sadistic father. One day, destiny presents her with an opportunity to break free.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
father, child abuse, female protagonist, trauma, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, locked in a basement, locked in, captive, despot, brother sister relationship, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a socially-awkward teen, Charlie, grapples with the guilt and judgement that ensues. He must confront the prison-like bondage of his fear when the perpetrator comes after him. In this tribute to contemporary ...
Style:
slow cinema, bleak, melancholic, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, trauma, mother son relationship, slow burn, mental health, intimate, isolation, socially awkward, fear, family drama, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
51%
236
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
rape, self destructing, female protagonist, rape victim, trauma, secret, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, violence, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Chandra, a devoted husband, is left in a coma after a brutal attack. Upon waking, he discovers an imposter, Vinay, has taken his place and is dangerously obsessed with his wife, Nakshatra.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, sinister, dark ...
Plot:
impostor, obsession, obsessive love, psychological manipulation, deception, stalking, manipulative person, dual identity, amnesia, cat and mouse, female protagonist, home invasion ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
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:
interrogation, investigation, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, suspect, character study, murder, revenge, accusation, claustrophobia, guilt, police procedural ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman who was maltreated during her younger years gets revenge on the people who abused her.
Style:
dark, intense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, female vigilante, female protagonist, retribution, traumatic past, abuse, trauma, domestic violence, vigilante, payback, moral ambiguity, female empowerment ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Magallanes (Damián Alcázar) sees his humdrum life turn upside down the day Celina (Magaly Solier), a women he met in the violent years when he was a soldier with the Peruvian Army, jumps into his taxi in a Lima street. This unexpected re-encounter ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, secret, colonel, blackmail, redemption, guilt, war, taxi driver, memory, moral ambiguity, war veteran, secrets ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a German town, teacher Irene leads an inconspicuous, boring, lonely life. One day, a man rings at her door and slips in. It's an armed convict from the prison next door, escaped with a leg wound. He now makes her a prisoner in her own home. ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, crime drama, dark, intense ...
Plot:
captivity, confined, psychological manipulation, hostage, home invasion, claustrophobia, stockholm syndrome, moral ambiguity, prison escape, mature, slow burn, character study ...
Similarity:
47%
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:
46%
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:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, woman, murder mystery, family secret, uncover truth, social problems, murder investigation, problem, crime solving, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
the philippines
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45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.
Style:
enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disappearance, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret, relationships, couple relations, uncover truth, male female relationship, mysterious disappearance, marital problem, family problems, mind game ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Rose hardly ever tells lies. She has a natural elegance and sincerity that few 20-year-old girls possess. However, neither her friends nor her boyfriend know about her difficult past. She’s managed to hide it well, even though she is still haunted ...
Style:
poignant, melancholic, tense, intense
Plot:
trauma, domestic abuse, father daughter conflict, haunting, survivor, female protagonist, secret past, character study, memory, repression, realism, identity ...
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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:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A mysterious young man moves to a new town to work in a low level job in an isolated hotel, run by an unsympathetic bully who has deadly secrets of his own.
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, dark, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hotel, secrets, isolation, suspicion, mistrust, claustrophobia, abuse of power, paranoia, small town, confined, slow burn, identity ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Typically thieves enter a house, steal things and get out. This time an unsuspecting thief enters a home to steal as much as he can and instead is faced with an occupant inside the house. There is a woman within who is going to commit a murder. She ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
burglary, burglar, stealing, theft, heist gone wrong, criminal, bandit, heist, problem, robbery, murder, house ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman, Dakota, is trying to move on with her life and get away from her past after being rescued from a grim basement, where she was kidnapped and abused by a monstrous man. However, when the normal life she had starts to unravel, Dakota ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalker, kidnapping, female protagonist, threat, investigation, private investigation, trauma, fear, survivor, problem, abduction, kidnapped woman ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Amanda Birch, after years of estrangement, returns to reconnect with her sister Lauren. Things only get worse when her sister mysteriously dies days later. The entire family is suspected in a murder investigation as it becomes clear that Lauren’s ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, suspicion, murder investigation, family secret, domestic drama, investigation, motive, whodunit, guilt, female protagonist, betrayal, grief ...
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