Movies like The Flower of Evil 2003
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The Flower of Evil (2003)
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Original name: La Fleur du mal
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, political thriller, suspense, clever, serious, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
forbidden love, incest, politics, cousins in love, haunted by the past, murder, womanizer, bourgeoisie, parents and children, society, family problems, love and romance, infidelity, family in crisis, campaign, desire, sex crime, family relations, wealth, family conflict, world war two, couples, siblings relations, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
vichy, france
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Most similar movies to The Flower of Evil
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and psychological films with plots about murder, family relations, couples, family problems, dishonesty, couple relations and parents and children mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Flower of Evil: The King (2005), True Siblings (2000), A Girl Cut in Two (2007), Sister My Sister (1994), The Lives of Others (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father, whom he's never met, the pastor at a Christian community church. Pastor Dave tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
incest, brother sister incest, incestuous sex, redemption, illegitimate son, hypocrisy, confession, murder, haunted by the past, family problems, vengeance, society ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
austin texas, texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
The siblings Linus, 19-years-old, who are taking driving license and Vanja, 17-years-old, who's still in school. Their mom Eva works night shift at a hotel. We get to follow them during one month. Linus and Vanja begin to realize that they are ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, hot
Plot:
incest, taboo, brother sister incest, taboo sex, sex with sister, brother sister sex, siblings, incestuous sex, love affair, guilt, shame, teenage sexuality ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Gabrielle Deneige is an independent, ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior, and the attentions of a headstrong, potentially unstable young suitor. An unspoken past between the two men ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, realistic, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, love triangle, male female relationship, dangerous attraction, wedding, love and romance, dishonesty, infidelity, extramarital affair, wife, couple relations, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, lyon, portugal, europe, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The film is based on a true incident in Le Mans, France in 1933 called the Papin murder case, where two sisters brutally murdered their employer and her daughter. The murder shocked the country, and there was much speculation about the sisters, ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, suspenseful, psychological, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
incest, lesbian incest, incestuous relationship, sister sister incest, lesbian, lesbianism, class differences, murder, sex scene, secret relationship, two sisters, widow ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the ...
Style:
gloomy, political thriller, sincere, political, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
surveillance, cold war, spy, communism, berlin wall, stasi, politics, redemption, espionage, iron curtain, life philosophy, voyeurism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Emilion, is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul ...
Style:
serious, emotional, suspense, captivating, culinary ...
Plot:
wine, family business, favoritism, rivalry, workplace, intrigue, countryside, family problems, introspection, father son relationship, favoritism among siblings, vineyard ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Betty is caught en flagrante, her bourgeois in-laws and husband force a divorce settlement upon her and bar her from seeing her two daughters. She is rescued from an alcoholic stupor by Laure, a middle-aged woman who takes Betty to her hotel ...
Style:
sexual, contemplative, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
high society, alcoholism, girl, alcohol abuse, performer's life, strong female presence, unfulfillment, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, society, betrayal, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
france, paris france, versailles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adapting a Dutch bestseller inspired by a shocking real-life crime, Menno Meyjes (screenwriter of The Color Purple and Lionheart) directs this excoriating assessment of Europe’s contemporary social ills.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
couple relations, restaurant, family relations, life is a bitch, under the surface, family problems, couples, haunted by the past, parents and children, juvenile delinquency, family in crisis, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A hard-working young man meets and falls in love with his sister's bridesmaid. He soon finds out how disturbed she really is.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, love at first sight, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, love affair, danger, mentally unstable, couples, power relations, siblings relations, passion, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
france, europe, brittany
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ridden by guilt for not being able to have a child, wife decides to conceive by cloning. The daughter she gives birth to is therefor almost identical to her. The child starts to grow rapidly and slowly replaces mom in the household.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Plot:
incestuous relationship, experiment gone awry, family problems, disorder, couple relations, family relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family in crisis, illicit affair, human clone, doctor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Pawel, a Polish man in his early 30s, makes a living with his father Zygmunt importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern Poland. On his way back from one of regular "business trips", Pawel is shocked to discover his ...
Style:
political thriller, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
trial, mole, uncover truth, haunted by the past, solidarity, working class, family relations, society, life is a bitch, labor union, father son relationship, spy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, france, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Clara Bell is a busy Euro MP with a husband and child at home and a high powered career - but on a trip to Paris her ordered existence is overturned by a murder and a chance encounter.
Style:
independent film, biting, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
murder, politics, female politician, manipulation, strong female presence, couples, relationship vs career, infidelity, love affair, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, london
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When she was seven, Elise Gardet witnessed her mother’s brutal murder. Ever since, she has tried to forget this unsolved crime. Now she’s 18 and beautiful, but her bourgeois family and her stepmother’s anxiety are suffocating her.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
Plot:
woman in danger, dangerous attraction, obsession, parents and children, family relations, couples, sociopath, murder, store, danger, woman, art exhibition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
21%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, moral dilemma, promotion, under the surface, life turned upside down, breaking point, dishonesty, harassment, nudity, suffering, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A mystery set in the environs of Lausanne concerning several plots which wind their way through the elegant homesteads of a couple of well-heeled French-Swiss denizens. Mika is the couture-attired, oh-so-perfect head of Muller Chocolates--a company ...
Style:
psychological, enigmatic, tense, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
food, love and romance, unlikely criminals, investigation, haunted by the past, couple relations, parents and children, family life, infidelity, piano, hospital, stepmother ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
switzerland, usa, los angeles, europe, france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Vincent, a former air rifle champion lives a quiet life with his wife and his daughter. Despite his happy family life he ends up with economic problems. One day at the shooting range he meets the mysterious Renaud who promises him a solution to his ...
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
contract killing, parents and children, moral dilemma, conspiracy, couples, danger, family problems, family in crisis, contract killer, pig, money, train ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is ...
Style:
neo noir, slasher, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
illicit affair, affair, wedding day, european, couples, dull life, disorder, politics, couple relations, unlikely criminals, love and romance, obsession ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When Thomas´ sister dies in an accident, he discovers that her death may be connected to their deceased father´s work in military intelligence. As Thomas embarks on an investigation he soon finds himself and his family under surveillance by an ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, terrorism, estrangement, family problems, bio weapon, parents and children, haunted by the past, death in the family, family relations, courtroom drama, big brother, life turned upside down ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
20%
468
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In a country shaken by major political events, three generations of a Greek family clash over an inside-the-family adoption.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, political unrest, society, state affairs, parents and children, danger, rivalry, human nature, greek, riot, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greece
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
older man younger woman romance, small town life, infidelity, extramarital affair, investigation, couples, who done it, family problems, couple relations, obsession, dangerous attraction, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When his long-time disappeared father is entering his life again, Jean-Luc, a successful doctor, has no option but to face his own life story. Will he ever be able to forget and forgive?
Style:
atmospheric, serious, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
murder, aging, family relations, homecoming, parents and children, clinic, family life, estrangement, resentment, family problems, siblings relations, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
africa, europe, czechoslovakia, versailles
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.
Style:
erotic, sexual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
erotica, passion, bigamy, home invasion, murder, infidelity, mind game, couples, family problems, love triangle, love affair, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
19%
338
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
On a remote farm in the sweeping hills of Pennsylvania, three lives are torn apart by love, abandonment, deception and murder.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, estate, tragic love, destiny, countryside, family farm, inheritance, danger, sex with sister, sex crime, farm, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a tragic accident caused by the truck of the middle-aged Carl Lee where a woman dies with a crushed stern, he is arrested and sent to the county jail. His son PJ, who works washing dishes and cleaning tables in a restaurant, feels lost, ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
police, family life, family problems, couples, family relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, introspection, couple relations, redemption, youth, teenage life ...
Place:
usa, midwest
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A wife and mother starts an affair with a young missionary... with disastrous consequences.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
sex scene, stalking, obsession, infidelity, dangerous attraction, danger, parents and children, single parent, couples, love triangle, forbidden love, cheating wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida
Similarity:
18%
632
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
State secrets, sincere convictions, ecstatic crowds, a regal lifestyle, prying journalists, suspicious disappearances: what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power or the daily life of a President.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
head of state, ambition, intern, fall in love, idealism, parents and children, state affairs, family relations, hopes, politics, society, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Style:
political thriller, talky, tense, political, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, election, political intrigue, campaign, lobbyist, twists and turns, presidential campaign, intern, media, political corruption, conspiracy, corruption ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, columbus ohio, iran, cincinnati ohio ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Expectant parents become prime suspects in the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was last seen at their garage sale. Model citizen David Rose runs a garden center and is a devoted house-father. Like his wife Ivy, who suffered two stillbirths, ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, infidelity, love affair, family relations, police detective, family problems, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, pregnancy, babies and infants, mysterious disappearance, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With his pregnant wife at death's door after a car crash, desperate husband John Barrett invades the home of Mark Driscoll and his rich, neglected wife Sally. He holds the couple hostage in order to understand the events that led to his wife ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
captivity, hostage, confined, vengeance, couples, family problems, haunted by the past, dishonesty, danger, estate, dysfunctional marriage, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
18%
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