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Finding Nicole (2025)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, non fiction, intense, crime drama, suspenseful
Plot:
domestic violence, survivor, children, motherhood, courage, female protagonist, family drama, resilience, empowerment, trauma, biopic, escape, healing, psychological abuse, social issues, true crime, investigation, therapy, courtroom, legal battle, marriage, media coverage
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Finding Nicole
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, emotional, tense and intense films with plots about investigation, female protagonist, small town, family drama, revenge, courtroom and true crime mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Finding Nicole: Stolen by Their Father (2022), Adam: His Song Continues (1986), Right to Kill? (1985), The Teacher (2022), A Promise to Carolyn (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A mother fights to prove her 14-year-old son is innocent of a murder he confessed to under hypnosis.
Style:
emotional, tension, psychological, dramatic, detective ...
Plot:
hypnosis, false confession, justice, mother, confession, motherhood, family drama, protective parent, wrongful conviction, courtroom, true crime, suspect ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The story of a mother whose two young daughters are kidnapped by her abusive ex-husband—and her all-consuming fight to get them back.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
female protagonist, kidnapping, child kidnapping, family bonds, protective parent, domestic abuse, domestic violence, motherhood, abduction, marital problem, kidnapped child, family relations ...
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88%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to raise national awareness of the problem of missing children.
Style:
serious, emotional, crime drama, heartbreaking, inspirational ...
Plot:
missing child, family tragedy, child abduction, loss, bereavement, true crime, social issues, activism, biopic, investigation, justice, social justice ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.
Style:
emotional, dark, tense, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
incest, child abuse, true crime, patricide, abusive father, domestic abuse, family drama, trauma, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, grief, courtroom drama ...
Time:
80s
Place:
wyoming
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
PE teacher Devika and her husband have been trying to be pregnant for four years. Their equation changes after she becomes pregnant and when she reveals that she has been abused by four students during a sports meet.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, captivating, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
scandal, trauma, victimization, social issues, videotaping, social media, young woman, changing lives, social problems, lifestyle change, bullying, student ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murdered 37 years ago by their stepmother, together they try to uncover the truth.
Style:
detective, emotional, crime drama, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
child abuse, trauma, dysfunctional family, family drama, flashback, sisterhood, family secret, murder investigation, hypnosis, justice, feud, cold case ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This movie is rated 14+ because it includes:
-Sexual content and Nudity, by this it only shows kisses between the two main characters and ways of showing affection like hugging, ect. It also shows women in no such lingere, nor men. All characters ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
identity theft, impersonation, female stalker, false accusation, woman in danger, cons and scams, dishonesty, credit card fraud, fraud, debt, female protagonist, victimization ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
america
Similarity:
58%
141
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marlene is a film inspired by Marlene Truscott, a housewife who fought to exonerate her husband from a crime he didn't commit. Marlene became involved in the fight for justice at a young age, when Steven was arrested at 14 and sentenced to be ...
Style:
inspirational, psychological, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
true crime, justice, determination, female protagonist, wrongful conviction, resilience, biopic, framed for a crime, love story, love and romance, accused of murder, love affair ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Professional nurse Rebecca Dubrovich is swept off her feet by charming millionaire Dick Strang, and the two begin a passionate romance. Only when it is too late does Rebecca discover that Strang has a very dark side...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, touching, sincere, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
marital abuse, abusive husband, paraplegic, domestic violence, despot, fear, saving a life, psychological abuse, abusive relationship, woman in peril, female victim, love ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
True life drama about a working mum (Henner) whose life is put back in jeopardy when the man who was convicted of stalking her (Savant) and killing her cousin comes up for parole.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, intense, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, stalking, serial killer, obsession, female protagonist, biopic, danger, courtroom, working mom, legal battle, protection, motherhood ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
54%
149
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
To escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, an introvert flees to NYC with her pet flying squirrel. After successfully reinventing herself through the help of some "found family," she realizes she must return home and confront ...
Style:
independent film, emotional, realistic, psychological, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
coming of age, escape, self discovery, personal growth, trauma, identity, dark past, resilience, family drama, confrontation, family conflict, redemption ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Lifetime Movie is a sequel to their 2009 film NATALEE HOLLOWAY and picks up in 2010 on the five-year anniversary of her death. Beth Holloway (Tracy Pollan) is still trying to find out what happened to her daughter when the already strange case takes ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, emotional, serious
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, courtroom, biopic, strong female presence, forgery, disguise, bare chested male, sex scene, blackmail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family. To rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - at all costs.
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, child trafficking, survivor, trauma, survival, teenage prostitute, life is a bitch, threat, sex worker, teenager, runaway ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The series narrates the ordeal Delia suffered at the hands of John Sweeney, and her traumatic journey through the police and criminal ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, intense, psychological thriller, emotional ...
Plot:
murderer, true crime, female protagonist, domestic violence, survival, abusive relationship, resilience, police investigation, manipulation, stalking, psychological abuse, obsession ...
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all ...
Style:
crime drama, sinister, dark, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, female killer, deception, murder mystery, biopic, manipulation, small town, moral ambiguity, golddigger, greed, black widow ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based upon a true story, Marg Helgenberger stars as a single mother mysteriously arrested by the FBI and separated from her children, thus beginning a 25-year struggle to be reunited with them.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, crime drama, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
44%
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:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, dark ...
Plot:
murder mystery, deception, police corruption, investigation, suspicion, crime investigation, law enforcement, wrongful conviction, revenge, betrayal, affair, courtroom ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
social justice, female protagonist, activism, sacrifice, perseverance, legal battle, inequality, motherhood, resilience, revolutionary, patriarchy, human rights ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
human trafficking, mother and daughter, abusive boyfriend, abduction, drug addiction, sex trafficking, girl in peril, kidnapping, drug addict, motel, addiction, victimization ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal inspector who tracks down the suspect; a ...
Style:
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Plot:
true crime, terrorism, serial killer, biopic, investigation, domestic terrorism, manhunt, obsession, character study, family drama, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 70s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kidnapped, blindfolded, transported in the trunk of a car, this is a true story of a Christian woman who experienced the peace and grace through her abduction that only Christ can give.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, crime drama, meditative ...
Plot:
kidnapping, abduction, captivity, forgiveness, redemption, spiritual journey, faith based, hostage situation, religious, religious conversion, resilience, survival ...
Time:
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Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out.
Style:
emotional, serious, inspirational, bleak, educational ...
Plot:
sexual assault, female protagonist, courage, biopic, resilience, strength, courtroom drama, traumatic memory, activism, social justice, legal battle, abusive husband ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iowa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Katherine married Dr. Charles Raynor. She later discovers that Raynor is a sadist who torments her physically and mentally. She divorces him and take their child away. He then decides to kill her but when his plot is discovered he is charged with ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, intense, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
woman in danger, abusive relationship, psychological manipulation, stalking, psychological torment, courtroom drama, attempted murder, sadism, female protagonist, fear, manipulation, trial ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Meet the once-battered woman who overcame years of abuse and a sensational televised trial to become an advocate for victims of domestic violence everywhere.
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
domestic violence, true crime, abusive relationship, court case, marital abuse, resilience, women's rights, survivor, marriage, tyrant, victim, female victim ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them. He lets them know how he feels about the men they date. And if he disapproves of them, he probably will have them killed to get them out of his ...
Style:
dark, tense, psychological thriller, crime drama, sinister ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, true crime, family drama, murder, dysfunctional family, psychological manipulation, domestic abuse, toxic masculinity, manipulation, possession, character study, suspicion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about the emotional trauma and following legal problems of a young woman who was raped by an acquaintance.
Style:
serious, bleak, dramatic, intense, suspenseful
Plot:
rape victim, rape, sexual assault, trial, courtroom, justice, survivor, lawyer, legal system, women's rights, legal battle, healing ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
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:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of a woman who firmly believes that her newborn baby was stolen from her more than 20 years ago, while she was told that her baby died.
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, tense, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
motherhood, hospital, obsession, social issues, grief, kidnapping, loss, family secret, female protagonist, social commentary, trauma, family drama ...
Place:
serbia, balkan
Similarity:
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