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In My Father's Den (2004)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Paul (Macfadyen), a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia (Barclay) he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families (Otto, Moy), frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, psychological, atmospheric, talky, serious, tense, clever, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
journalism, disappearance, small town, father daughter relationship, homecoming, small town life, society, haunted by the past, doubts and hesitations, reporter, photograph, friendship, betrayal, self discovery, father and daughter, getting home, mysterious disappearance, love story, family relations, existentialism, family reunited, secret, murder, twists and turns, hitman ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
new zealand
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, serious, suspenseful and realistic films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, small town, uncover truth, missing person and danger mostly in Mystery, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like In My Father's Den: The Lives of Others (2006), Deadline (2012), Awakened (2013), Agatha (1979), Stonemouth (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
scotland
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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tense, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
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Time:
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Story:
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