Movies like The Bone Man

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The Bone Man (2009)
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The Bone Man (2009)
Original name: Der Knochenmann
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a supposedly quiet town.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, black comedy, sincere, detective, offbeat
Plot: murder, investigation, snow, cannibalism, dark humor, private detective, law enforcement, cons and scams, murder investigation, love, lgbt, european, transgender, transsexual, family affairs, restaurant, car accident, masquerade, transphobia, transgender woman, marijuana, family relations, chicken farm, dialect, butcher knife ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: austria, germany, alps, europe

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, semi serious and humorous films with plots about murder, deadly, investigation, law enforcement, private detective, dark humor and dishonesty mostly in Crime, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Bone Man: Silentium (2004), Come Sweet Death (2000), Lonely Street (2008), Life Eternal (2015), The Census Taker (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Silentium (2004)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Silentium is a 2004 Austrian film based on a novel by Wolf Haas.
Style: cynical, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, detective ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, investigation, clergy, widow, pervert, convent, society, opera, cannabis, trap, soccer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Come Sweet Death (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Former detective Brenner has become an ambulance driver and finds himself, much to his dismay, caught up in a war between two rival first aid organizations.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, feel good, light ...
Plot: murder, rescue, investigation, conflict, rivalry, law enforcement, murder investigation, murder witness, strangulation, medical, hospital, competition ...
Time: 90s
Place: austria, vienna, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
 5.1
 576
Lonely Street (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Bubba Mabry, a gullible private detective, becomes the prime suspect in a tabloid reporter's murder after being hired to snoop on him by a mysterious celebrity.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot: private investigator, murder, private detective, who done it, goofy hero, investigation, uncover truth, celebrity culture, disorder, media, amateur detective, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Life Eternal (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A thriller crime comedy directed by Wolfgang Murnberger.
Style: tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder investigation, group of friends, police, murder, pills, haunted by the past, amnesia, neighbor neighbor relationship, saving a life, father daughter relationship, partner, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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The Census Taker (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When George (Greg Mullavey) and Martha (Meredith MacRae) let Harvey (Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their ...
Style: dark comedy, detective, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, family relations, flirting, police detective, dark humor, family life, family business, law enforcement, investigation, amateur detective, aging, private detective ...
Time: 80s
Place: austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 4.7
 695
Tip Top (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, the other eyes, tip top.
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth, partner, police detective, danger, corrupt officer, workplace intrigue, police station, police investigation, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Jussi Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower. The investigations come to a standstill, until Vares promises to solve a mystery of ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
Plot: hitman, private detective, danger, love and romance, fall in love, investigation, law enforcement, murder investigation, assassin, private investigator, missing person, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty (2008)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway, Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After extricating 17-year-old Lisa Halle from a life of prostitution in Copenhagen, private investigator Varg Veum becomes ensnared in a tangle of parental neglect and bad love when he is hired to locate Lisa's boyfriend, Peter Werner.
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, detective ...
Plot: private investigator, woman in danger, life is a bitch, gangster, who done it, murder, prostitute, law enforcement, investigation, private detective, danger, nordic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: copenhagen
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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R.S.V.P. (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young man invites a group of his closest friends to a party, where he proceeds to discreetly kill them all.
Style: slasher, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, dark humor, death, student, party, violence, who done it, woman in danger, college, professor ...
Place: las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Case G (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Van Veeteren's only unsolved case comes back to haunt him when the daughter of a murdered private detective comes to see him. A brutal wife killer, who went into hiding years before, has resurfaced under an assumed name; or so it seems, and Van ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective
Plot: manhunt, private detective, haunted by the past, chases and races, law enforcement, murder, police procedural, nypd, snow, fictional country, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Wish You Were Dead (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.
Style: suspenseful, semi serious, witty, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot: dark humor, hitman, fall in love, dishonesty, danger, fish out of water, love affair, couples, social relations, parents and children, cons and scams, small town ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Varg Veum - Woman in the Fridge (2008)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An international oil drilling company hires private investigator Varg Veum to find their missing systems designer, Arne Samuelsen. Varg discovers the headless body of a woman jammed into the fridge in Arne's apartment - and is promptly knocked ...
Style: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, detective ...
Plot: hit and run, police, investigation, missing person, murder, private detective, twists and turns, corporate crime, who done it, violence, danger, transgender ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Heads (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughter of his editor. Before long he discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murders.
Style: dark comedy, realistic, semi serious, parody, suspenseful ...
Plot: small town, newspaper, decapitation, serial killer, murder, media, journalism, law enforcement, social relations, dark humor, psychopath, who done it ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.1
 651
Carambole (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: This film is based upon the book with the same name, by HÃ¥kan Nesser, one of Swedens most appreciated "crime-authors".
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: hit and run, murder, life turned upside down, investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, private detective, blackmail, doctor, european, serial killer, nypd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Perfect Murder (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Action, Crime
Country: UK, India
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. He is assigned to investigate the deadly assault on a Parsi man named Perfect, who is the Secretary ...
Style: multicultural, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous
Plot: police, melancholy, mysticism, middle class, religions or cults, private detective, mind game, society, uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s
Place: india, europe, bombay india
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Buffet Froid (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory ...
Style: surreal, dark comedy, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: murder, surrealism, unemployment, investigation, resentment, rebelliousness, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, dark humor, estrangement, police corruption, satire ...
Time: 20th century, year 1979, 70s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Varg Veum - The Consorts of Death (2011)
Genre: Crime
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Varg Veum investigates the murder of a married couple; prime suspect is the stepson, but Veum does not think he is guilty. Not even when he confesses.
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, detective
Plot: law enforcement, uncover truth, investigation, private detective, murder, twists and turns, danger, life is a bitch, race against time, private investigator, violent content, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 ...
Style: witty, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, dark humor, nothing goes right, amateur detective, friendship, dishonesty, life is a bitch, buddies, cons and scams ...
Place: london, europe, ireland, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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A Shock to the System (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: murder, advertising, revenge, competition, police investigation, contests and competitions, business, workplace intrigue, advertising agency, dark humor, unlikely criminals, rise to the top ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Late Show (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped ...
Style: neo noir, detective, offbeat, clever, funny ...
Plot: private detective, murder, cat, investigation, private investigator, partner, violent content, love and romance, elderly, dishonesty, odd couple, law enforcement ...
Time: year 1977, 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
To Seduce an Enemy (2003)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Yuki (Theresa Mak) is a celebrity photographer who stumbles upon some unsettling information in this erotic suspense mystery. Two people wind up dead, and Yuki is convinced that a hypnotist is to blame. Now, it's up to Yuki to make the police ...
Style: disturbing, rough, serious, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot: investigation, vigilantism, private detective, samurai, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, femme fatale, assassination, violence spree, power relations, paparazzi ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Breathless (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband, Dale’s, criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do with Dale after his latest ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: murder, private detective, law enforcement, country, accidental killing, female protagonist, vengeance, parisian, white trash, cigarette smoking, sheriff, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Crime Is Our Business (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!
Style: semi serious, talky, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot: murder, private detective, amateur detective, family relations, odd couple, uncover truth, investigation, partner, couple relations, master and servant, disorder, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Curdled (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Gabriella, a Columbian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with ...
Style: dark comedy, disturbing, bloody, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, dangerous attraction, murder, cleaning lady, obsession, blood, investigation, macabre, samurai sword, death, violence, idiot ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: miami, colombia, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Shooting Elizabeth (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Before a man (Jeff Goldblum) can kill his nagging wife (Mimi Rogers) as planned, she disappears and he's charged with murder.
Style: black comedy, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, humorous
Plot: murder, dishonesty, unfulfillment, law enforcement, danger, couple relations, goofy hero, disorder, couples, injustice, dark humor, kidnapping ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the ...
Style: dark comedy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot: ira, nun, death, european, anglo irish relations, murder, political corruption, cynic, on the run, uncover truth, couple relations, media ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.8
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Freaky Deaky (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.
Style: exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: bomb squad, coitus, law enforcement, police investigation, car bomb, rivalry, vengeance, villainess, brother brother relationship, murder, explosives expert, blonde ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.8
 589
The Scent (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take ...
Style: humorous, realistic, tense, captivating, twisted ...
Plot: private detective, false accusation, murder, disorder, chase, police detective, nothing goes right, protagonist as suspect, frame up, murder investigation, dangerous attraction, asian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Loose Cannons (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his ...
Style: humorous, action comedy, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, farce, disorder, odd couple, gang, friendship, investigation, partner, buddy ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, germany, washington d.c., europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Blind Detective (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A blind detective, former cop, teams up with a policewoman who admires him to solve the disappearance of a girl friend of hers, years ago. Besides, he helps her to improve her skills as an investigator.
Style: serious, suspenseful, detective, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, blind character, police investigation, partner, twists and turns, dark humor, disability, blindness, danger, blind man, gambling, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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