Movies like The Judge and the Assassin
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The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
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Original name: Le Juge et l'Assassin
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, anthology
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, courtroom drama, mental institution, war veteran, serial child killer, confession of crime, murder confession, anti semitism, lawyer, time travel, anarchism, sexual predator, politics, murder, mental illness, loneliness, religion, church, anarchy, morality, manhunt, traumatic childhood, french countryside, male rape victim ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and bleak films with plots about murder, death, deadly, serial killer, society, violence and police investigation mostly in Drama, Crime and History genres. Some movies like The Judge and the Assassin: The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974), Coup de torchon (1981), Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), Let Him Have It (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visits and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he ...
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, sincere, touching
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isolation, countryside, murder, anti capitalism, parent child relationship, introspection, society, life is a bitch, legal, legal action, small town, small town life ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, lyon
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn't got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be ...
Style:
humorous, sexy, melancholic, cynical, noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, infidelity, female nudity, lust, murder, adultery, colonialism, voyeur, pimp, dysfunctional marriage, promiscuity, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
France, 1719. Louis 14th died four years ago, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion ...
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serious, realistic, anthology, weird
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royal family, libertine, female nudity, amputation, cannibal, scandal, priest, prisoner, deportation, time travel, french revolution, french royalty ...
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Place:
france, versailles, europe, africa, louisiana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, enigmatic, cynical, art house ...
Plot:
murder, rape, class differences, master and servant, racism, frigidity, pedophilia, eccentric family, obsession, secrets, moral ambiguity, chambermaid ...
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which ...
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serious, realistic, tense, thought provoking, gloomy ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, death row, courtroom, police, gangsters, prison, railway, serial killer, violent, death sentence, juvenile delinquency ...
Time:
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england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, psychological thriller, french noir
Plot:
lawyer, bureaucracy, jury, judge, witness, repressed sexuality, judgment, released from prison, accidental suicide, mistrust, irony of fate, family relations ...
Time:
60s
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning ...
Style:
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boys' night
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politics, police officer, hostage, judiciary, murder, manslaughter, brothel, prostitute, legal action, fighting the system, police investigation, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bleak, rough, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, maniac, violence, killer as protagonist, murder, suspense, police investigation, serial killer as protagonist, prison, prisoner, psychopath ...
Time:
70s, year 1989, year 1974, year 1975, year 1976 ...
Place:
usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing ...
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Time:
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Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for the upper-class family Lelievre, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of a perfect household and obedience. She finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to ...
Style:
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Plot:
murder, village, social differences, social relations, secrets, psychology, manipulation, female psychopath, master and servant, society, village life, suspense ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, bleak, rough, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Style:
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Place:
usa, england, washington d.c., california
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced ...
Style:
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Plot:
murder witness, false witness, police detective, murder, legal, law enforcement, dishonesty, life is a bitch, injustice, family problems, family relations, family life ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A magistrate investigates a corporate executive.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, serious, psychological, bleak, art house ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
pedophile, youth, murder, coming of age, psychopath, serial killer, sexual predator, sexual obsession, sexual abuse, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, investigation ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Country: France, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
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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31%
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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30%
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Story:
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