Movies like Dorian Gray
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Dorian Gray (2009)
71K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, sexy, gothic horror, dark fantasy, gloomy, period piece, captivating, stylized, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, eternal youth, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, destiny, beefcake, male nudity, fall in love, society, immortality, artist, bare chested male, medieval, brutality, physical appearance, art, secrets, orgy, justice, life & death, storytelling, female nudity, fight scenes, obsession ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, turn of the century, 1900s, 1890s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, ireland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, atmospheric, gothic and period drama films with plots about supernatural, dialogue, storytelling, catastrophe, fantasy world, costume and obsession mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Dorian Gray: Interview with the Vampire (1994), Crimson Peak (2015), The Woman in Black (2012), Wuthering Heights (1970), The Phantom of the Opera (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, gothic horror, dark, scary, sexy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, barcelona, germany ...
Similarity:
73%
168K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, atmospheric, gothic horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, incest, murder, female protagonist, betrayal, macabre, brother sister incest, old mansion, estate, ghost story ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, dark, scary ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, scary, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, britain, seattle, london
Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
71%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
1.6M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, costume drama, atmospheric, serious, gothic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK, USA, France, Sweden
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, captivating, sentimental, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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348K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
48K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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15%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, enigmatic, visually appealing, sad, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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100%
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Adaptation of the novel by Oscar Wilde.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, gothic, atmospheric, visually appealing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, Romania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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