Movies like False Pretenses
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False Pretenses (2004)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of 2 million each,
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
disappearance, revenge, romantic relationship, suicide, male female relationship, social problems, relationship problems, financial problem, stolen money, money problems, couple relations, dancing, con artists, party, husband wife relationship, dinner, false identity, embezzlement, loss of husband, con man, suicide by gun, kiss, kissing, suicide by gunshot
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, suspense and psychological films with plots about male female relationship, relationship problems, relationships, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations and couple relations mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like False Pretenses: Art of Revenge (2003), Death of a Cheerleader (2019), A Woman Deceived (2017), Don't Look There (2021), Cradle of Lies (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After Matt Kane leaves his wife Lara after seven years of marriage for the single, fast life that he wanted all his life after getting a promotion at work, she plots revenge against him by hiring an female ex-con and grifter, named Tuesday, to ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
revenge, seduction, unrequited love, scheme, betrayal, revenge motive, con artists, love and romance, romantic relationship, love affair, unfulfilled love, conspiracy ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A remake of the cult classic, inspired by Randall Sullivan’s Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hands of a classmate.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
northern california
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
family problems, money problems, murder, widow, male female relationship, intrigue, life is a bitch, couples, relationships, love interest, family relations, relationship problems ...
Place:
san francisco, california
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39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
serial killer, unrequited love, relationship problems, employer employee relationship, one night stand, love interest, tragic love, forbidden love, female protagonist, coworker, male female relationship, obsession ...
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33%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing
Plot:
adultery, pregnancy, inheritance, family problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, family relations, marital infidelity, unwanted pregnancy, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, female protagonist ...
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32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Laura Paddington is overcome with joy when her daughter, Zoe, returns to her after being abducted 17 years before--but is Zoe really her long lost child?
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
false identity, lawyer, support group, uncover truth, investigation, secret identity, mother and daughter, family secret, crime solving, mysterious disappearance, abused child, adolescence ...
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32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A week after she gives birth, Ashley dies in a car crash and her newborn goes missing. Her husband Brian fears that there is something more devious behind the accident.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
mother child relationship, pregnancy and birth, jealous girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, motherhood, husband wife relationship, friends, pregnancy, newborn baby, pregnant woman, problem, family tragedy ...
Place:
hawaii
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32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Malta
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
family problems, tragic past, family relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship, death of child, couple relations, troubled past, confronting the past, loss of child, husband wife relationship, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A 20 year old man takes a bus full of young children hostage in exchange for money to help his sick mother. Meanwhile a detective must over come doubt from family and co-workers while she tries to negotiate with the hostage taker.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
child hostage, hostage situation, ransom demand, life insurance, problem, life is a bitch, insurance, money, police detective, money problems, hostage, ransom ...
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31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Mike and Kate, a young couple, get the once-in-a lifetime chance to win a cool five million dollars. The challenge: Live for 50 days in a blank space. Sticking it out for thirty days, and the five million are theirs. How difficult can it be?
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, social, disturbing ...
Plot:
seductive woman, isolated place, locked in, psychoanalysis, boredom, couples, secret, relationships, social isolation, family problems, relationship problems, male female relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Nicole and Mark get engaged, but his stepsister believes she has a claim on him and is willing to do anything to be his bride.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
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30%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes involved with her new gardener, Ben. As he gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves, they start to fall for each other. But Ben is not what he seems.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
bored housewife, gardener, love interest, tragic love, relationship problems, secret, love affair, social problems, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, fall in love ...
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29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A cheating husband decides to seek revenge against the woman who infected him with HIV.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
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29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman falls in love with a man who is charming and seems too good to be true until his deadly secrets are revealed.
Style:
suspense, tense, romantic, captivating, psychological
Plot:
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27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Chile
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
rape, violence, home invasion, secret, aftermath, abuse, family secret, relationship problems, family problems, marital problem, husband wife relationship, family relations ...
Place:
brazil
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25%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
25%
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Country: Chile
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
middle east, israel, palestine
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Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
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24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, satirical, suspense
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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