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The House on Carroll Street (1988)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a neighbouring house, the more so since one of those involved is her main senator prosecutor. Starting to look into things, she gradually enlists the help of FBI officer Cochran who was initially detailed to check her out. Just as well when things turn nasty
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious, exciting, neo noir, clever, contemplative, gloomy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
mccarthyism, nazi, idealism, undercover, sexual attraction, anti communist, investigation, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, dishonesty, special agent, law enforcement, state affairs, fbi, book, spy, murder, courage, chase, ship, female nudity, cemetery, corruption, bare breasts, voyeur ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about murder, deadly, dishonesty, investigation, danger, law enforcement and female nudity mostly in Thriller genres. Some movies like The House on Carroll Street: Executive Power (1997), The Fourth Protocol (1987), The Idealist (2015), Closure (2010), Bare Witness (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the body of a young girl, who accidentally died during an adulterous encounter. Some time later, a few weeks before the elections, the disillusioned ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, die hard, torture, usa president, political corruption, conspiracy, extramarital affair, cover-up, secret agent, campaign, political intrigue, who done it ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
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Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
journalist, uncover truth, idealism, dishonesty, state affairs, cold war, whistleblower, contamination, journalism, war, disaster, conspiracy ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
denmark, greenland
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130
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story centers around Robert, with the help of Lawrence and Natalie, as he struggles to find out who has murdered his wife and child. Along the way, he must try to navigate through a web of political intrigue that involves a cop and a district ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, intense ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, intrigue, politics, dishonesty, investigation, murder mystery, family tragedy, grief, justice, loss, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Professional killer Gav Reed commits a grave mistake allowing himself to be videotaped (as she always does, for a documentary she hopes to sell to Hollywood about the real nocturnal 'eldest business' there) by Julie Spencer, one of Max ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, sex scene, sexploitation, femme fatale, making love, investigation, sexual relations, who done it, murder, uncover truth, danger, dishonesty ...
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28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
It's the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Communists launching a spy satellite that has the Free World leaders in a panic. Fears about the nature of the satellite force the United States to send an ...
Style:
grindhouse, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, voice over narration, anti communist, sabotage, propaganda, satellite, invasion, nuclear missile, chaos, state affairs, escapades ...
Time:
year 1957, year 1961, future, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
russia, moscow russia, usa, new york
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, detective, sexual ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
voyeurism, murder, femme fatale, police, bondage, investigation, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement, dangerous attraction, interracial lesbian sex, woman with a gun ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Hayley, a producer on the hit reality show LOVE EVER AFTER, unwillingly falls for The Bachelor on this marriage elimination series. Things become complicated very quickly, especially when one of the female contestants turns up dead. That's when ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, contests and competitions, media, rivalry, producer, murder mystery, uncover truth, secrets, suspicion, scandal, whodunit, behind the scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexual experience entitled, "The Dark Side of Judith." When Susan is framed for the murder of her fiance, billionare publisher Jack ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
voyeurism, murder, undercover, danger, frame up, dishonesty, life turned upside down, woman in danger, protagonist as suspect, strong sexual content, deaf, sexual relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A retired FBI profiler is called in on a last case - only to find himself at the mercy of a teenage killer's deadly game. He must use all his skills and experience to save lives, including his own.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
27%
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, prostitute, gangster, reluctant partners, law enforcement, gambling, serial killer, danger, tough heroes, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
nice france, israel, new york, london, england ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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26%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, mind game, investigation, murder, twists and turns, small town, monster, killer, house, barber, son, barbershop ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
24%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, scary, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
political unrest, police detective, politics, uncover truth, investigation, rebellion, who to trust, society, law enforcement, fight for supremacy, state affairs, special agent ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller
Plot:
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Time:
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93
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
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Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder, undercover, danger, violence spree, psychopath, religions or cults, partners against crime, law enforcement, race against time, legal ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological, scary
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, serious, bleak, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, serious
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, biting, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot:
murder, investigation, private detective, private investigator, agent, communist party, kgb, state affairs, dishonesty, uncover truth, government agency, who done it ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, murder, conspiracy, secret agent, righting the wronged, whistleblower, disorder, snitch, political corruption, false accusation, frame up ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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usa
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21%
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