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Heaven (2025)
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Original name: Niebo
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
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Story:
​After an encounter with a faith healer, a young man finds refuge at a commune where disciples are forced to give up everything for God.
Style:
bleak, dark, art house
Plot:
religious sect, religious fanaticism, claustrophobia, witch doctor, coercion, manipulation, commune, brainwashing, isolation, obedience, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, mysticism, religious cult, cult, psychological drama
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Most similar movies to Heaven
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspense and intense films and TV series with plots about moral ambiguity, psychological drama, identity crisis, manipulation, isolation, claustrophobia and obsession mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Heaven: Electra (2023), Evil (2023), Broken Dolls (1999), Sniper (2020), Search (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 60 min.
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The bright sunlight shines on the small island of Arsinoe. Some secrets, betrayals, and crimes are revealed. The mirror has somehow turned upside down. Sotiris, who was let down by those closest to him, will go from being a victim to becoming a ...
Style:
tension, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, intense ...
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island, oppression, secrets, greek, betrayal, tradition, moral ambiguity, character study, patriarchy, family conflict, female protagonist, revenge ...
Time:
70s
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3K
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
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It follows 16-year-old Erik, who is used to violence both at home and in the schoolyard. After being expelled from his school in Stockholm due to his violent behavior, he is transferred to the boarding school Stjernsberg. It is his last chance to ...
Style:
intense, bleak, dark, tense
Plot:
boarding school, bullying, violence, abuse, coming of age, moral ambiguity, forbidden romance, survival, teen romance, teen angst, domestic violence, secret relationship ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A former European actor Don Martin has retired with his disjointed "family" to his own private island, "The Paradise." After a few years, the entire group has disintegrated into shameless, selfish & dishonest ...
Style:
erotic, dark, tense, bleak, dark comedy ...
Plot:
island, isolation, sex scene, selfishness, character study, deception, betrayal, moral ambiguity, intimate, greed, isolated community, claustrophobia ...
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61%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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In spring 1949, former assassin Su Wenqian is recruited by the Songjiang Public Security task force to stop a secret assassination squad and secure a Nationalist army uprising. Facing his former partner, deadly sniper Chi Tiecheng, Su must navigate ...
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, intense, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
sniper, chinese civil war, marksman, assassin, espionage, loyalty, political conflict, assassination, spy thriller, betrayal, moral ambiguity, resistance ...
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Nisan, an unhappy, sick, lost woman trapped in the hustle of city life, discovers a shady cult in her search for her friend who disappeared after a healing session they attended together. Despite all her doubts, Nisan can't turn a blind eye to ...
Style:
tense, dark drama, psychological thriller, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
missing person, manipulation, female protagonist, secret society, claustrophobia, urban, city life, spiritualism, investigation, moral ambiguity, obsession, occult ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In an alternate present society where the state frees parents from the burden of raising children, a rule enforcer learns a shocking truth that sparks her rebellion.
Style:
tense, dark, bleak, political drama, tragic
Plot:
dystopia, rebellion, female protagonist, waking up, power struggle, ethical dilemma, conspiracy, identity crisis, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, slow burn, intimate ...
Time:
near future
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56%
10K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Path explores the unknown and mysterious world of the cult-like Meyerist Movement in upstate New York. At the center of the movement lies Eddie, a conflicted husband; Sarah, his devoted wife; and Cal, an ambitious leader. We follow each as they ...
Style:
thought provoking, biblical, suspense, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
religious sect, interfaith relationship, religion, faith, atheism, belief, identity crisis, religious, social problems, society, religious faith, social relations ...
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The young girl Johanne is left by her mother at a solemn convent school. The school is a strange world to her, and when she feels unable to comply with the demands of faith she faces a difficult decision.
Style:
religious drama, bleak, art house, intense, period drama
Plot:
nun, convent, catholicism, religion, children, female protagonist, moral dilemma, young girl, catholic church, identity crisis, coming of age, sacrifice ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Following a traumatic experience, Gaile, a speech therapist, is incapable of feeling any emotion. However, while preparing a video presentation for a scientific conference, she sees herself on screen and is surprised to find suppressed sensations ...
Style:
art house, tense, psychological thriller, dark, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, obsession, female protagonist, alienation, manipulation, experimental narrative, identity crisis, self discovery, moral ambiguity, voyeurism, performance art, urban ...
Place:
lithuania
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man named Carlos with a sexual trauma kidnaps a girl that works with him. During the kidnapping the sexual tension and the violence will make the two of them change their point views on life and politics.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, intense, dark, art house ...
Plot:
kidnapping, sexual tension, manipulation, obsession, moral ambiguity, psychological abuse, abuse, mind game, claustrophobia, violent, confrontation, coercion ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 60 min.
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It is not easy to make an appointment with the in-demand 40-year-old Moscow psychotherapist Oleg. To his clients, he seems to be a successful and independent family man, while passions are raging inside him, he himself needs qualified help from a ...
Style:
depressing, sentimental, absurd, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
sex doll, character study, mental illness, psychologist, midlife crisis, psychotherapist, loneliness, social relations, lifestyle, doll, delusion, introvert ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, art house, political drama
Plot:
introspection, existential crisis, political repression, character study, social commentary, identity crisis, isolation, alienation, nostalgia, moral ambiguity, class conflict, reflection ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tunisia
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Netherlands, Latvia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
While working abroad, young au pair Mia unwittingly surrenders her reason, her heart and her dreams to a radical family community.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, bullying, emotional manipulation, indoctrination, emotional abuse, control, manipulation, brainwashing, life is a bitch, religious sect, coercion, household ...
Place:
czech republic, latvia, netherlands
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Charlie, a down-on-his-luck loner, crosses paths with a blind homeless man who is his exact double. Perplexed and intrigued by the discovery, Charlie invites the man into his life.
Style:
suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
doppelganger, striptease, couple relations, lookalikes, misfit, isolation, obsession, identity crisis, dual identity, moral ambiguity, alienation, urban ...
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47%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Hong Se Yeon works as a personal shopper. She is outgoing and a positive person, but she is betrayed by people whom she loved. She begins to take revenge on those who betrayed her. Meanwhile, Eun Kyung Hye is the only child of a CEO. Her life looks ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
family secret, family drama, mansion, revenge, sibling relationship, undercover, family relations, family problems, relationships, secret, betrayal, wealthy family ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
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Anna, a young and naive woman, moves to Knutby to become part of the free church congregation as a nanny, which to her seems like a warm and pious community. But soon the idyll that never existed crackles, and manipulation, power games, social ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, dark, tension ...
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murder, religious cult, manipulation, christianity, true crime, female protagonist, fanaticism, brainwashing, religions or cults, manipulative behavior, life is a bitch, village life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
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Story:
Blessed with exceptional hearing, blind Roman Mertens lands his dream job in the local police wiretapping unit — a job more dangerous than he expected.
Style:
tension, detective, suspense, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
surveillance, wiretap, police procedural, law enforcement, investigation, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, urban, conspiracy, corruption, identity, isolation ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Laura wants for nothing. She has a glittering career, a loving husband, Howard, and, above all, she has Daniel, her precious only son. But Laura’s seemingly perfect life is blown apart when Daniel brings home Cherry, the girlfriend who changes ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
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Story:
1940. Three little boys find mysterious package from another di- mension including the potion allowing the human beings live much longer they do. One of them suddenly dies in the river while others drank the potion. Now they are able to live million ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, surreal, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
secret, loss of family member, human existence, immortality, death of brother, parallel world, life turned upside down, planet, life changing experience, introspection, character study, earth ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
This dark medical drama examines the meaning of human life, centring on a team of unidentified black-market doctors who undertake any kind of surgery with superhuman surgical skills and exorbitant medical expenses. Hazama Eisuke, also known as ...
Style:
dark, medical drama, noir, suspense
Plot:
ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, double life, hidden identity, medical, redemption, meaning of life, doctor, black market, surgery, psychological drama
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Story:
Eva auditions for a role in an obscure art-house film. An anonymous, masked director creates an intimidating atmosphere. He dominates and humiliates Eva, forcing her into prostitution. She sleeps with a Jewish film producer named Josh. When he ...
Style:
art house, disturbing, bleak, dark, tense ...
Plot:
manipulation, exploitation, control, abuse of power, humiliation, dehumanization, female protagonist, blackmail, sexploitation, intimidation, coercion, film industry ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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The day before Tomoki’s wedding day, he is falsely accused of sexual harassment. Due to the false accusation, he loses his job and his fiance leaves him. Tomoki decides to kill himself. While standing on the ledge of a rooftop building, he sees a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, false accusation, changing lives, meaning of life, suicide attempt, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, relationship problems, couples, tragic love ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A strikingly bold portrait of oppression and high tension in suburban America. It is the story of Sahira Abdel-Karim (Osuna), a young Egyptian-American woman in a California wedged between two distinct worlds, haunted by memory and bount by ...
Plot:
gender roles, family conflict, female protagonist, claustrophobia, female empowerment, isolation, identity crisis, patriarchy, female nudity, coming of age, moral ambiguity, family relations ...
Place:
southern california
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
On a small island somewhere near Japan, three cult members have devoted themselves to the "Deserted Island Program". Calling each other by rank, these people-two men and one women-have been chosen by their superiors to throw off the ...
Style:
psychological, dramatic, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
isolation, woman, male female relationship, social problems, human nature, japanese woman, life is a bitch, lifestyle, social issues, corruption, japanese man, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
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Story:
Five women face extreme situations that will unleash their rage.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, dark, noir
Plot:
butterfly effect, rage, cathartic, trauma, manipulation, oppression, mature, female empowerment, revenge, extortion, violence, survival ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
David Bowers is a teenager who runs away from home to join a quasi-religious cult. His sister Janet is determined to find him, but almost winds up getting brainwashed by the cult herself.
Style:
intense, psychological thriller, emotional, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
brainwashing, indoctrination, manipulation, family drama, sibling relationship, religion, cult leader, rescue attempt, rescue mission, identity crisis, religious fanaticism, obsession ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Fuutarou has always lived in poverty and hated it. Because of his past he had become obsessed with money and will do anything to obtain it.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
ambition, poverty, obsession, tragic past, greed, relationships, male female relationship, money, money problems, abusive father, dysfunctional family, needing money ...
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36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
15-year-old David lives with his family and around another hundred Jacobins in a closed community in Germany. The monotonous life of this early Christian community consists of pray.
Style:
emotional, intense, thought provoking, tense, dark ...
Plot:
religious community, isolation, alienation, coming of age, loss of innocence, teen angst, persecution, identity crisis, mysticism, nude young male, gay, nudity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
A wealthy designer yearning for a simpler life has her world turned upside down by a shocking event, drawing her into the path of a compassionate surgeon whose life is consumed by a quest for revenge after a heartbreaking loss.
Style:
suspense, tension
Plot:
revenge, grief, moral ambiguity, guilt, urban, class conflict, betrayal, power struggle, family secret, identity crisis, social commentary, forgiveness ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Something is different for Tristan: his pregnant girlfriend has disappeared, and a mysterious taxi driver picks him up and explains that he can make wishes come true for him. All the people who meet him behave differently--if he wishes.
Style:
thought provoking, thinking, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
character study, dark secret, female nudity, loneliness, wish fulfillment, identity crisis, alone in the world, troubled past, wish come true, nudity, haunted by the past, pretense ...
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