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The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
 6.4
 4K
The Comfort of Strangers
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
Style: sexual, suspenseful, erotic, atmospheric, psychological, disturbing, macabre, serious, enigmatic, talky ...
Plot: obsession, culture clash, marriage, bdsm, hotel, relationships, couple relations, twists & turns, psychology, infidelity, crime gone awry, mystery, dialogue, seduction, loneliness, divorce, brutality, love triangle, paranoid, paranoia, adaptation, secrets, gay, deadly, multiple storylines ...
Time: 80s
Place: venice, europe, italy

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Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
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Japan
123 min.
 8.5
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
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France, Italy
98 min.
 7.5

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, psychological, realistic and melancholic films with plots about catastrophe, dialogue, brutality, obsession, mentor, pornography and twists & turns mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Comfort of Strangers: The Butcher (1970), Knife in the Water (1962), The Unfaithful Wife (1969), Stone (2010), Suture (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Butcher (1970)
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The Butcher
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, psychological, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, mystery, small town, obsession, investigation, couple relations, stylish, new wave, brutality, relationships, twists & turns ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: france, europe
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Knife in the Water (1962)
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Knife in the Water
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker out of sheer patronization.
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, psychological, bleak ...
Plot: jazz, murder, crumbling marriage, marriage, ego clash, psychology, mentor, runaway, ship, moral ambiguity, intrigue, relationships ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: poland, europe
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The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
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 3K
The Unfaithful Wife
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala. Confronting Victor, Charles tries to adopt an air of indifference, but the conversation ...
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, cynical, psychological, serious ...
Plot: private detective, infidelity, murder, investigation, crime, mystery, adultery, marriage, suburbs, protagonist as suspect, unsupportive spouse, police investigation ...
Time: 60s
Place: france, paris france, versailles
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System:   76%
    User:   78%
 
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Stone (2010)
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Stone
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially ...
Style: psychological, sexual, serious, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot: prison, manipulation, infidelity, arson, strong sexual content, manipulations, nudity (topless - notable), adultery, confined, corruption, drinking, betrayal ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: detroit, michigan, usa, new jersey
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Suture (1993)
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Suture
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Brothers Vincent (rich) and Clay (poor) meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how similar they look. But unknown to Clay, who thinks his life is taking a turn for the better, Vince is actually plotting to kill ...
Style: stylized, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: betrayal, twins, neo noir, pornography, parents and children, murder, obsession, dialogue, crimes, sexualized violence, male nudity, dreams ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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System:   63%
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Apartment Zero (1988)
 6.9
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Apartment Zero
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The owner of a failing cinema and his mysterious boarder are caught up in the political intrigue of Argentina.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, dark humor, tense, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, love, mental illness, insanity, death, violence, gay, assassination, loneliness, psychology, crimes, obsession ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: argentina, latin america, california, buenos aires argentina
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System:   59%
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Caught (1996)
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Caught
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A middle-aged couple has a drifter enter their lives. The fish-store owners find that the mysterious young man awakens the couple in ways they didn't expect. Things get tense when the drifter begins an affair with the woman of the house.
Style: realistic, psychological, sexual, serious, erotic ...
Plot: betrayal, adultery, infidelity, fish, bus, love triangle, greed, homeless, love and romance, store, secrets, parenthood ...
Time: 90s
Place: new jersey, usa, new york
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System:   55%
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Separate Lies (2005)
 6.5
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Separate Lies
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A cyclist is killed, swiped by a Range Rover in a village lane. James and Anne Manning become involved because the victim is the husband of their cleaner, Maggie. James, a solicitor in the city, soon comes to suspect William Bule, a millionaire ...
Style: realistic, clever, serious, talky, enigmatic ...
Plot: infidelity, murder, adultery, terminal illness, guilt, cancer, relationships, nudity (topless - notable), secrets, betrayal, british, marriage ...
Time: contemporary
Place: england, london, europe, paris france
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System:   55%
    User:   59%
 
The Secret Agent (1996)
 5.8
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The Secret Agent
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: terrorism, politics, spy, betrayal, secret agents, surveillance, espionage, secrets, adaptation, young wife, bomb, spies ...
Time: 19th century, victorian, 1930s, 1880s
Place: london, england, europe, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   54%
    User:   48%
 
Hardcore (1979)
 7.0
 7K
Hardcore
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, serious, intense, realistic ...
Plot: runaway, pornography, private detective, single father, neo noir, sex, male nudity, parents and children, missing person, censorship, vengeance, prostitution ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: california, los angeles, michigan, usa, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   52%
    User:   51%
 
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The Isle (2000)
 7.0
 11K
The Isle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love to Hyun-Shik, who is on the run for the police and rescues him with a ...
Style: atmospheric, disturbing, sexual, serious, enigmatic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: obsession, isolation, fish, loneliness, prostitution, male nudity, guilt, mute or deaf, violence, countryside, boat, surrealism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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System:   52%
    User:   49%
 
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
 6.3
 9K
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Brad (Michael Shannon) has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place; Based on a true ...
Style: atmospheric, psychological, serious, enigmatic, art house ...
Plot: obsession, surrealism, mental illness, murder, suburbs, insanity, psychopath, crimes, runaway, deadly, storytelling, brutality ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: california, usa, new orleans, peru, san diego california
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System:   49%
    User:   53%
 
Don't Look Now (1973)
 7.3
 40K
Don't Look Now
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After Laura and John Baxter lose their only child in a horrible drowning, they are greeted by strange sightings of her throughout their everyday lives. When two old ladies approach them in Italy with news that their daughter may still be alive, it ...
Style: atmospheric, psychological, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: mystery, supernatural, death, serial killer, murder, hotel, haunted by the past, neo noir, strong sexual content, blindness, pornography, sex ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: italy, venice, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   49%
    User:   42%
 
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Bad Timing (1980)
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Bad Timing
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their ...
Style: sexual, erotic, psychological, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot: obsession, voyeurism, psychology, overdose, hotel, art, drinking, male nudity, death, sex, divorce, investigation ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: austria, europe, vienna, california, paris france ...
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System:   48%
    User:   39%
 
The Babysitter (1995)
 4.3
 4K
The Babysitter
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jennifer (Alicia Silverstone) is a lovely teen who has been hired to baby-sit the kids of Harry Tucker (J.T. Walsh) and his wife, Dolly (Lee Garlington). The Tuckers go to a party and proceed to get inebriated, with Mr. Tucker fantasizing about his ...
Style: surreal, erotic, disturbing, sexual, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: obsession, voyeurism, suburbs, dangerous attraction, surrealism, teenage life, pornography, dull life, alcohol, teenager, youth, fantasy world ...
Time: 90s
Place: london
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System:   47%
    User:   55%
 
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Matador (1986)
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Matador
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
Style: sexual, erotic, stylized, psychological, serious ...
Plot: obsession, serial killer, murder, rape, police investigation, sexuality, death, male nudity, sex, guilt, violence, loneliness ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   47%
    User:   53%
 
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
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Brimstone & Treacle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
Style: psychological, gothic, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot: rape, guilt, sex, elderly lovers, male nudity, pornography, corruption, mysterious character, devil, brutality, police corruption, sexual abuse ...
Time: 80s, 1930s
Place: canada, england
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System:   47%
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Final Analysis (1992)
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Final Analysis
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.
Style: suspenseful, sexy, erotic, psychological, sexual ...
Plot: murder, psychiatrist, crime, neo-noir, betrayal, mystery, gangsters, femme fatale, infidelity, twists & turns, murder mystery, psychiatry ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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System:   47%
    User:   39%
 
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Poison Ivy (1992)
 5.4
 15K
Poison Ivy
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
Style: sexual, sexy, erotic, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, dysfunctional family, obsession, betrayal, murder, manipulation, sex, femme fatale, male nudity, death, teenager, manipulations ...
Time: 90s, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   46%
    User:   42%
 
Stoker (2013)
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Stoker
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Style: stylized, atmospheric, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: mystery, death, murder, mysterious character, stylish, psychology, death in the family, serial killer, estate, vengeance, obsession, violent ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: usa, connecticut, pennsylvania
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System:   45%
    User:   45%
 
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Hell (1994)
 7.2
 4K
Hell
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife's infidelity...
Style: psychological, serious, gloomy, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Plot: obsession, infidelity, insanity, adultery, paranoia, hotel, marriage, mentally unstable, murder, psychology, crumbling marriage, art ...
Time: 90s, 1990s
Place: france, europe, south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   44%
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Enduring Love (2004)
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Enduring Love
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, ...
Style: psychological, tense, disturbing, serious, gloomy ...
Plot: obsession, stalking, guilt, book, loneliness, mental illness, death, gay, psychology, relationships, countryside, haunted by the past ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: england, europe
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System:   43%
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Thief of Hearts (1984)
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Thief of Hearts
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A woman trapped in a boring marriage begins an affair with a handsome man who seems able to read her mind. She doesn't know that he has broken into her house and read her diaries, where she has recorded her deepest thoughts and fantasies.
Style: sexy, sexual, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: obsession, adultery, romance, crumbling marriage, manipulations, male nudity, crime, mind game, twists & turns, burglar, psychology, fantasy world ...
Time: 80s
Place: san francisco
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System:   42%
    User:   48%
 
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The Collector (1965)
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The Collector
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money, and buys himself a country ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, serious ...
Plot: obsession, kidnapping, murder, loneliness, mentally unstable, serial killer, psychology, blood, mental illness, brutality, violent, woman in danger ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 1960s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   41%
    User:   40%
 
When Will I Be Loved (2004)
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When Will I Be Loved
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Feeling undervalued by her boyfriend, a young woman begins to explore her sexuality with other people.
Style: sexual, erotic, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Plot: manipulation, sex, femme fatale, lesbian, strong sexual content, pornography, sexuality, sexual relations, hip hop, dishonesty, obsession, dialogue ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, israel
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System:   41%
    User:   36%
 
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The Temp (1993)
 5.2
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The Temp
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, serious, stylized ...
Plot: obsession, office, serial killer, obnoxious boss, gory, protagonist as suspect, mentor, manipulations, paranoia, life & death, guilty pleasure, boss and employee ...
Time: 90s
Place: portland oregon
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System:   41%
    User:   40%
 
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
 6.2
 43K
Sleeping with the Enemy
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: domestic violence, obsession, starting over, violent husband, stalking, haunted by the past, hidden identity, violence, woman in danger, danger, desperation, survival ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 1990s, year 1990
Place: iowa, usa, boston
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System:   40%
    User:   45%
 
Edmond (2005)
 6.3
 10K
Edmond
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, psychological, serious, talky ...
Plot: midlife crisis, redemption, violence, destiny, murder, prejudice, racism, loneliness, unlikely criminals, urban, starting over, drinking ...
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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System:   40%
    User:   46%
 

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Fatal Attraction (1987)
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Fatal Attraction
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Style: suspenseful, tense, erotic, suspense, sexy ...
Plot: obsession, infidelity, vengeance, lawyer, adultery, marriage, kidnapping, sex, revenge, murder, guilt, strong sexual content ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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System:   40%
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Felicia's Journey (1999)
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Felicia's Journey
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A solitary middle-aged bachelor and a naive Irish teenager transform one another's lives to arrive at a place of recognition, redemption and wisdom in Atom Egoyan's adaptation of William Trevor's celebrated 1994 novel. Seventeen and ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, serious, enigmatic ...
Plot: serial killer, irish, loneliness, violence, murder, insanity, unlikely criminals, obsession, haunted by the past, psychology, runaway, storytelling ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, ireland, europe
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