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Karla (2025)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Twelve-year-old Karla testifies in court. She makes serious accusations against her own father, who should have guaranteed her safety. Judge Lamy supports her in this difficult trial and becomes her most important confidant.
Plot:
sexual abuse, child abuse, courtroom drama, moving, bravery, female protagonist, resilience, traumatic memory, taboo subject, isolation, coming of age, small town, trial, psychological drama, 12 year old
Time:
60s, year 1962, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, intense and suspense films with plots about psychological drama, female protagonist, small town, isolation, sexual abuse, coming of age and courtroom drama mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Karla: Right to Kill? (1985), Miranda's Victim (2023), So Long Daddy, See You in Hell (2022), Teenage Mother (1967), Blue Moon (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
95%
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:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious
Plot:
rape victim, legal, legal system, rape, true crime, abduction, sexual abuse, violence, fight for justice, violent, kidnapped, kidnapper ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fourteen-year-old Jeanne has lived in a farm commune since she was two years old. Her mother and father live in city communes and rarely visit. This is one of the commandments given by Otto, who rules the commune: children are to grow up without ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
utopia, society, commune, coming of age, female protagonist, adolescence, totalitarianism, forbidden love, rebel, social issues, totalitarian regime, love interest ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A new health teacher in a high school is nearly raped by drug-dealing students and is blamed when a student turns up pregnant.
Style:
grindhouse, controversial, cynical, independent film, weird
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, exploitation, sex education, high school, teen angst, coming of age, drug dealing, sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, rape accusation, female protagonist, small town ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
57%
377
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Irina wants to go to school, get her degree and escape her dysfunctional family. Liviu, her cousin, is a businessman who lives in a village. He doesn’t believe much in the importance of an education and finds himself at loggerheads with Irina, who ...
Style:
tense, grim, slow cinema
Audience:
adult
Plot:
escape, female protagonist, family conflict, education, female empowerment, character study, domestic violence, coming of age, intimate, patriarchy, sexual awakening, isolation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
52%
266
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Alice is given a parenting exercise at school which changes her understanding of the world in a way she never expected.
Style:
dark, emotional, controversial, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
coming of age, strip club, father daughter conflict, sexual awakening, teenage pregnancy, murder, ethical dilemma, mature, family tragedy, domestic drama, adolescence, sexploitation ...
Place:
germany, netherlands
Similarity:
51%
139
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Ela, 15, has a love affair, which results in her being sent to a re-education center.
Style:
tension, intense, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, teenager, coming of age, young love, forbidden romance, resilience, loss of innocence, teen angst, hopes, empathy, character study, rebellion ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and the court system, when she reported it, and the man was caught.
Style:
period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, sexual abuse, female protagonist, anger, humiliation, victim, defense attorney, trauma, public humiliation, social realism, family conflict ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Based on a real-life mystery in the newspapers after World War I, this conventional, straightforward story is about a poorly-dressed man who is brought into the police station in Turin for stealing flower pots from the cemetery. He is rather ...
Style:
historical drama, surprise ending
Plot:
amnesia, courtroom drama, memory loss, character study, impostor, mistaken identity, identity crisis, media sensation, legal battle, mental health, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1920s, 19th century
Place:
italy, turin italy
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Coutrroom drama: after being victimized by an abusive boyfriend, a woman goes on trial for murder. Sequel to Historia de un canalla.
Style:
period piece, tense, atmospheric, art house, tragic
Plot:
murder, guilt, confession, moral ambiguity, remorse, ethical dilemma, character study, regret, female protagonist, judge, mature woman, crimes of passion ...
Time:
60s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After his mother's death, 17-year-old Sven moves in with his dad Achim, a taxi driver, who had divorced his mother several years earlier. It is not easy for Achim to get used to an adolescent around the house, especially since Sven hardly ...
Style:
disturbing, intense, dark, suspenseful, psychological horror
Plot:
pedophilia, parent child relationship, father son relationship, gay, sexual abuse, unsettling, family tragedy, taboo subject, family drama, evidence, grief, guilt ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, serial killer, true crime, writers, investigation, trial, biopic, scheme, outback, courtroom drama, guilt, small town ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 1929
Place:
australia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Fiction on children who ran away from who and lives near the railway station
Style:
emotional, harsh, bleak, intense, tragic
Plot:
railway, survival, child abuse, danger, social injustice, runaway, poverty, children, drug abuse, gang, violence, sexual abuse ...
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
47%
139
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man who is arrested for rape swears it wasn't him but somebody who looks just like him, but the victim insists it was him.
Style:
crime drama, tension, psychological thriller, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rape, mistaken identity, rape victim, wrongful accusation, sexual abuse, branding iron, female victim, exploitation, paranoia, family conflict, mistrust, evidence ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1975 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras.
Style:
suspense, bleak, tense, melancholic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
abduction, kidnapping, victimization, survival, trauma, female protagonist, honeymoon, camping trip, resilience, recovery, traumatic memory, escape ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, sexual abuse, trial, lawyer, rape, women, oppression, female empowerment, mental institution, fight for justice, legal, society ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
She has her life firmly under control - but then the unbelievable happens. For seven hours, Hanna, who works as a psychotherapist in a Bavarian high-security prison, is taken hostage in her office by one of her patients. She is at the mercy of her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
rape, violence, prison, trauma, sexual assault, hostage, problem, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, psycho, rape victim, psychiatrist ...
Place:
bavaria
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office declines to retry the case, the lawyer opts to sue the woman for malicious prosecution and ...
Style:
realistic, intense, suspense, tension
Plot:
rape, trauma, legal battle, courtroom drama, sexual assault, anger, female protagonist, psychological abuse, testimony, sexism, courtroom, public humiliation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
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:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young lad (Fraser MacIntosh) with a penchant for spinning elaborate yarns gets himself in deep trouble when he tries to tell people that he really did witness a terrible murder. Unfortunately no one believes him--except the killer. This ...
Style:
noir, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
coming of age, murder witness, false accusation, paranoia, deception, mistrust, child protagonist, small town, isolation, cat and mouse, investigation, boy ...
Time:
60s, year 1966
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, ...
Style:
bleak, psychological, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, rape, mental illness, couples, love and romance, life is a bitch, hopes, guilt, love letter, moving, mental disorder, lgbt ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, social
Plot:
teenage girl, trial, murder, lawyer, murderer, parent child relationship, murder trial, coming of age, courtroom, judge, female protagonist, death of girlfriend ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story.
Style:
emotional, sad, neo noir, teen, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death row, death penalty, teenage prostitute, murder, revenge, attorney, teenage prostitution, lawyer, teenager, teenage girl, prison, death sentence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
oklahoma
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A powerful and disturbing two-part drama about sexual manipulation, the loss of innocence and betrayal of trust, starring Ben Daniels. A policeman's determination to solve the three-year-old case of an abducted schoolboy leads him to uncover a ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual abuse, child abuse, children's home, lie, children, police investigation, investigation, loss of innocence, sexual manipulation, missing child, betrayal of trust, child abduction ...
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
39%
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: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected ...
Style:
touching, thought provoking, gothic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, trial, racism, small town, legal, single father, coming of age, rape, justice, childhood ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
alabama, usa, southern usa, america, africa ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson's death is investigated as a potential murder when all signs to point to yoga teacher Kaitlin Armstrong killing the young woman in a jealous rage for having an affair with her boyfriend.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, dark, psychological thriller
Plot:
jealousy, murder, true crime, betrayal, obsession, investigation, infidelity, love triangle, female victim, evidence, stalking, courtroom drama ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
36%
18K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Style:
realistic, saga, rough, controversial, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, child abuse, psychological torture, rape, abduction, basement, life is a bitch, violence against women, pedophile, missing child, stockholm syndrome, kidnapped ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
germany, austria
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
One evening, Dalva is suddenly taken away from her father’s house. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva, that of a girl her age.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, dramatic
Plot:
father daughter incest, incest, coming of age, family drama, friendship, identity, self discovery, teenage life, social worker, resilience, adaptation, rebellion ...
Similarity:
34%
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