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High Crimes (2002)
51K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
Style:
clever, serious, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, realistic, surprise ending, psychological, exciting, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, lawyer, murder, murder mystery, false accusation, legal, conspiracy, army investigation, justice, husband wife relationship, fbi, courtroom, fighting the system, psychopath, female lawyer, female protagonist, sociopath, terrorist, false identity, court, trial, witness, frame up, serial killer, village ...
Time:
year 2002, 80s, year 1988, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
san francisco, usa, los angeles, mexico, latin america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, serious and suspense films with plots about murder, twists and turns, chase, police investigation, mentor, dialogue and secrets mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like High Crimes: Double Jeopardy (1999), Twisted (2004), Runaway Jury (2003), Kiss the Girls (1997), Jagged Edge (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
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, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike Delmarco, soon ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
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120K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
clever, suspense, captivating, political, cynical ...
Audience:
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Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, court, corruption, courtroom, trial, jury, legal, justice, twists and turns, manipulation, court case ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
suspense, detective, twist ending, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Life takes a nasty twist for D.A. Rusty Sabich when the woman he has been romantically involved with is murdered. He is assigned to investigate the case, but is soon charged with the murder.
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir, sexy, suspense, tricky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Bobby Earl is facing the electric chair for the murder of a young girl. Eight years after the crime he calls in Paul Armstrong, a professor of law, to help prove his innocence. Armstrong quickly uncovers some overlooked evidence to present to the ...
Style:
tense, psychological, entertaining, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
twists and turns, murder, death row, serial killer, psychopath, legal, swamp, revenge, courtroom, legal investigation, lawyer, fighting the system ...
Time:
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Place:
florida, everglades, harvard university, usa, miami ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details ...
Style:
detective, tense, neo noir, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, neo noir, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 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%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA, UK
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Story:
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Country: Germany, Canada, USA
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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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2.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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279K
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Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, France, USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Spain, South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
twist ending, tense, suspenseful, suspense, deep ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal ...
Style:
psychological, clever, feel good, serious, touching ...
Audience:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 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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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, arizona, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
665K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
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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