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Wolves in the Snow (2002)
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Original name: Des chiens dans la neige
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Wolves in the Snow begins with the news that Antoine has been cuckolding Lucie for years. A violent marital argument ensues resulting in Antoine's death. After lying about Antoine's whereabouts, Lucie discovers his secret life of gangsters, money laundering and violence. Followed, threatened and badgered by the gangsters, Lucie becomes trapped by her deceit. The body of Antoine disappears, other corpses appear, and the money, very quickly, becomes only the pretext of an alarming turn of events, in which Lucie learns how to lie, to live, and perhaps also to like. Wolves in the Snow is an intense drama set against the backdrop of Montreal.
Style:
tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, realistic, crying
Plot:
gangster, murder, criminal's revenge, rescue, couples, love affair, vengeance, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, couple relations, secret life, disposing of a dead body, dysfunctional marriage, snow, crime scene, criminal heroes, dealing with death, tough heroes, sex, dog, dancing, thief, murderer, money ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
canada, montreal, montreal quebec canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, deadly, death, dishonesty, husband wife relationship, blood and police mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Wolves in the Snow: Ripley's Game (2002), The Walker (2007), Malice Aforethought (2005), The Face of an Angel (2014), Wonderland (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 110 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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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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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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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 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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Duration: 105 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:
91%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 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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Similarity:
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Country: France, UK
Duration: 131 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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Genre: Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 102 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:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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