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The Innocent Sleep (1995)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge across the River Thames, the story follows Alan, a man from Northern England who is homeless after the loss of his wife and job. One night while sleeping in a deserted building, Alan witnesses the murder of a high-profile businessman. He attempts to leave the scene unnoticed, but the killers realize that someone has seen them commit the crime. He goes to the police only to discover that one of the killers is leading the case. To stay alive, Alan recruits the help of Billie Hayman, an American journalist, to cover his story.
Style:
independent film, tense, rough, mind bending, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
police, freemason, reporter, witness, murder, chase, homeless, life is a bitch, best friend, journalism, who done it, media, law enforcement, legal investigation, down on your luck, false accusation, police investigation, witnessing a crime, police detective, amateur detective, dishonesty, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, investigation, violence ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
london, england, europe, tower bridge london
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Most similar movies to The Innocent Sleep
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about murder, deadly, law enforcement, investigation, dishonesty, police investigation and life is a bitch mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Innocent Sleep: The Offence (1973), Resurrection Man (1998), Complicity (2000), Lie with Me (2004), American Crime (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, offbeat, cerebral ...
Plot:
mental breakdown, interrogation, corrupt, paranoia, corrupt cop, psychology, politics, sex crime, time travel, 007, police investigation, manhunt ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place:
britain, united kingdom, england, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, violent, dark hero, psychopath, journalism, investigation, master criminal, uncover truth, ira, trouble, violence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is Midsummer's Eve and ten people are on a deserted castle for a TV recording. The next morning the program leader is shot dead. Kvällspressens Annika Bengtzon a mandate to monitor the murder, but she soon learns that her best friend Anne ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense
Plot:
journalism, murder, investigation, law enforcement, multiple suspects, false accusation, dishonesty, estate, who done it, nordic, swedish, investigative journalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, journalism, murder, infidelity, investigation, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, police detective, false accusation, frame up, dishonesty, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland, england, europe
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A stripper at the club Studio Six is murdered. A political scandal takes off when the Minister of Commerce appears to have been at the club. He resigns - but only to hide an even bigger secret.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic, suspense ...
Plot:
journalism, murder, life is a bitch, law enforcement, media, minister, female nudity, politics, dishonesty, violence, society, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When David Lindholm, Sweden's most famous police officer, found shot in bed identifies herself quickly with his young wife Julia. Julia is threatened with life imprisonment for murder, both her husband and her missing four year old son ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
journalism, investigation, murder, dishonesty, race against time, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, missing child, criminal, private investigation, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young smalltown reporter, Jessie St. Claire, begins investigating a killer stalking his victims making video tapes. This might just be the career opportunity, which she has hoped for. When she herself becomes a target and suddenly disappears, the ...
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, stalking, mind game, investigation, uncover truth, who done it, boss and employee, protagonist as suspect, police investigation ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style:
bleak, serious, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
legal, frame up, false accusation, investigation, lovers reunited, testimony, uncover truth, police investigation, rebellion, power relations, state affairs, murder ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Reeling from the discovery of her husband's adultery, Grace moves back to her family home with her son. Amidst all this emotional turmoil, forensic psychologist Grace is asked by police to determine the guilt or innocence a man who killed his ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, infidelity, investigation, false accusation, family problems, couples, law enforcement, legal, dishonesty, memory loss, single parent, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
It is based on the true story of Michael Francke, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of Oregon before being murdered. Just before his murder, Francke visits his brother and informs him of a drug ring involving his prison colleagues. When ...
Style:
spectacular, independent film, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, prison, killing spree, conspiracy, murder, courtroom, police investigation, legal, legal investigation, who done it, obsessive quest, false accusation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
oregon, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, novela ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder suspect, murder, uncover truth, fighting the system, who done it, false accusation, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, price of justice, small town life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, connecticut
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, contemplative, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, police investigation, life is a bitch, religions or cults, culture clash, husband wife relationship, investigation, politics, death, murder, terrorist, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland yard
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detecive Max Garrett is assigned to protect the sultry photographer Laura Cross from a ruthless killer, he has no idea what he's in for. The more involved Garrett gets in the case, the more attracted he is to Cross, but as they get closer, ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, photographer, murder, uncover truth, police investigation, dangerous attraction, reluctant partners, bodyguard, dishonesty, life is a bitch, betrayal, manipulation ...
Similarity:
33%
565
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
Style:
rough, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, frame up, dishonesty, undercover, love affair, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, city life, unlikely criminals, witnessing a crime, working undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, a cop, Dickson, heads out on the trail to find a serial killer. He discovers that he signs the motel guest-books with the names of boxers, and hence gets a lead on him. However, when he just ...
Style:
sexual, detective, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, phone sex, police, interracial, murder, psychopath, woman in danger, alcohol abuse, investigation, life is a bitch, journalism, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
30%
344
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, confined, police detective, law enforcement, danger, investigation, child in peril, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
29%
609
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow linked to a big pharmaceutical company.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroes, murder, psychopath, female detective, who done it, law enforcement, police investigation, reluctant partners, partner, serial killer, protagonist as suspect, partners against crime ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
assassination, killer, coming of age, chase, on the run, danger, murder, hitman, martial law, pursuit, manhunt, state affairs ...
Time:
60s
Place:
malta, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
29%
983
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rembrandt Macy (Tom Berenger) is a maverick cop assigned to a case where the primary evidence is a woman's hand found in a pond. Investigators identify the dead, and Macy is lead into a young woman's past. Macy's primary path to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blackmail, murder, uncover truth, investigation, tough law enforcer, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, police corruption, gang, fall in love, dishonesty ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
29%
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder, false accusation, chase, uncover truth, disorder, life turned upside down, protagonist as suspect, wanted, danger, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, manchester
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, investigation, police detective, haunted by the past, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, psychopath, murder, who done it ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A friendship between two young mothers results in murder when one develops an attraction to the other's boyfriend.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological
Plot:
true crime, murder, police investigation, uncover truth, murder mystery, mysterious man, who done it, heroes, murderer, friends, escapades, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
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149
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Still reeling from a personal tragedy, Detective Paul Grunning is sent on a routine call to a local professor's home. When things turn deadly, he must navigate a fractured reality to solve the mystery before it's too late.
Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, uncover truth, mind game, danger, rivalry, who done it, riddles and clues, time travel, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
London gangster Christian has a plan to kill off the opposition, but things get messy when a witness survives.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, criminal's revenge, gangster, hitman, murder, fighting crime, police investigation, witnessing a crime, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
death row, execution, murder, injustice, heroes, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, amateur detective, life is a bitch, manhunt, state affairs, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Police investigate a mutilated body found in the Thames which appears to be the product of a witchcraft killing.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, murder, partner, murder mystery, investigation, police, urban, partners against crime, black cast ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Socialite Molly Lasch is released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Dr. Gary Lasch. Now, with the help of Fran, an investigative reporter, Molly sets out to prove her innocence. Together they uncover a ...
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, uncover truth, righting the wronged, woman in danger, false accusation, partner, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, danger, frame up ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Swedish tabloid Kvällspressen has set their crime reporter, Annika Bengtzon, to monitor a complex murder case. The victim is a colleague and the only witness is a 15-year-old boy. Bengtzons inquiries may be an unexpected turn when the tracks ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
journalism, murder, danger, investigation, dishonesty, nordic, family relations, husband wife relationship, writers, investigative journalism, swedish, mysticism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. His partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, protagonist as suspect, riddles and clues, manipulation, law enforcement, danger, who done it, dishonesty, graphic violence, investigation, guilt ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
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