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Murder 101 (1991)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Charles Lattimore, an author of a book about a famous murder trial, arranges to meet with one of his students one night. When the student is found murdered and Lattimore has no alibi, he suspects he is being framed by the subject of his book.
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending
Plot:
murder, police investigation, frame up, who done it, police corruption, dishonesty, uncover truth, law enforcement, false accusation, mind game, amateur detective, protagonist as suspect, writers, husband wife relationship, woman fights a man, serial killer, strangulation, college, life is a bitch, college life, prison, school, revenge, lawyer, cheating wife ...
Time:
90s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, law enforcement, police investigation, husband wife relationship and suspense mostly in Thriller, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Murder 101: Killing Mr. Griffin (1997), The Bedroom Window (1987), One on Top of the Other (1969), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Jack's Back (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The high school students didn't mean to kill Mr. Griffin. They wanted to make him suffer. But when their mean English teacher turns up dead, they have to find out who killed them before the police arrests them all.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, high school, kidnapping, emotional abuse, teenage life, teachers and students, high school life, murder, vengeance, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, youth ...
Time:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Terry Lambert is sleeping with Sylvia, the wife of his boss. One night, while in Terry's apartment, Sylvia witnesses a man assault a young woman, Denise, on the road below. Not wanting to reveal her affair with Terry, she keeps quiet. Terry ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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67%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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slasher, surprise ending, twisted, psychedelic, experimental ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
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slasher, sexy, scary, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder of a prostitute, jack the ripper, prostitute, whodunit, evil twin, erotica, teenager, hypnosis, psychopath, police investigation, woman in danger ...
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
French anthropologist Jean-Charles Pommier and his wife have come to LA so he can take up a position as lecturer. To his surprise he encounters a group of urban nomads. As he investigates things become more unsettling as he realizes the price paid ...
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
New York City. David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and why is he surrounded by murder?
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, serious ...
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Derek (AnDrew Seeley) moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the ...
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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