Movies like Zentropa
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Zentropa (1991)
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Original name: Europa
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An American, Leopold Kessler, goes to post-war Germany in 1945 to work as a railroad conductor for the Zentropa Rail Line instead of going into the Army because he feels its a more valuable thing to do for the state of the world. He meets Katharina Hartmann, the daughter of the railroad owner and they fall in love.
Style:
art house, surreal, gloomy, psychological, black and white, bleak, noir, cerebral, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Plot:
train, world war two, assassination, betrayal, idealism, suicide, against humanity, misfit, chess, surrealism, fascism, terrorism, employee, danger, haunted by the past, social commentary, lovers, atheism, bomb, revolution, european, world war, christmas, snow, rain ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, post world war two, 40s
Place:
germany, frankfurt germany, nebraska, munich germany, europe, poland, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, serious, realistic and weird films with plots about storytelling, obsession, existentialism, loneliness, death, murder and dialogue mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Zentropa: The Element of Crime (1984), The Conformist (1970), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Mr Klein (1976), Epidemic (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Style:
political, art house, visual, breathtaking, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Style:
mindfuck, suspense, thought provoking, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
america, oklahoma
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Paris, 1942. Robert Klein cannot find any fault with the state of affairs in German-occupied France. He has a well-furnished flat, a mistress, and business is booming. Jews facing discrimination because of laws edicted by the French government are ...
Style:
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Plot:
world war two, anti semitism, art collector, mistaken identity, nazi occupation, doppelganger, french resistance, adultery, nude girl, art, judaism, world war ...
Time:
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Place:
vichy, germany, france, algeria, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Denmark
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The second of Trier's films known collectively as the Europa trilogy. The other two films in the trilogy are The Element of Crime (1984) and Europa (1991). Co-written by Niels Vørsel, the film focuses on the screenwriting process. Vørsel and ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
europe, germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical
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Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma ...
Style:
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Plot:
death sentence, factory worker, destiny, blindness, life is a bitch, tragedy, dancing, immigrant, secret, murder, hanging, tragic hero ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hamburg germany, paris france, germany, new york, west germany ...
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27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
bleak, tense, political, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, islam, war on terror, surveillance, immigrant, secret service, investigation, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, UK, Finland, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Style:
disturbing, sad, bleak, heartbreaking, sexy ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, sex, love story, love, marriage, crazy love, obsession, depression, tragic love, sex with a stranger, melancholy, self sacrifice ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
scotland, nebraska, europe, scottish highlands
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, visually appealing, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, existentialism, dark humor, character study, murder, misfit, infidelity, blackmail, trial, eccentricity, false accusation, deception ...
Time:
1940s, year 2001, y2k, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
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26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, art house, slow cinema, cerebral, philosophical ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
murder, police investigation, forensic, brutality, forensics, character study, road trip, isolation, everyday life, law enforcement, introspection, existentialism ...
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Place:
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
black and white, neo noir, deep, cult classic, art house ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, surreal, creepy ...
Plot:
surrealism, paranoia, nightmare, satire, suicide, conspiracy, obsession, apartment building, loner, dream, landlord tenant relationship, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1976, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada
Duration: 111 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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24%
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 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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Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy
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Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, bleak, psychological, surreal, philosophical ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s, year 2011, future, 21st century
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, psychological horror, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
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Place:
argentina, south america, latin america, patagonia
Similarity:
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Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, depressing, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, america, persia, los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
mind twisting, cerebral, surreal, black and white, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
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110K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France, UK, Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, scary, brutal, bad ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, hostage, torture, psychopath, home invasion, danger, bad guy wins, maniac, murder, brutality, violence, torment ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a 13-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy, beautiful Lee Guem-ja starts seeking revenge on the man that was really responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, ...
Style:
psychological, cerebral, bloody, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
violence, revenge, vengeance, murder, female vigilante, serial killer, torture, prison, violent, kidnapping, female protagonist, justice ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, australia, east asia, asia, korea ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
depressing, disturbing, psychological, controversial, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, loneliness, butcher, revenge, incest, alienation, insanity, transgression, violent, existentialism, nihilism, extreme ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 1957, 2020s, 1940s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
west virginia, ohio
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Robert Hansen, 34, a young police officer from Copenhagen, is transferred against his will to the small town of Skarrild in Southern Jutland as a substitute Marshall. The transfer is Robert’s chance to start over. Whether he is allowed to return ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, sexy, road movie, black comedy, psychedelic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, murder, surrealism, violence, sex scene, forbidden love, rape, domineering mother, haunted by the past, dark humor, psychopath, female nudity ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 80s
Place:
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Similarity:
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