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A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
Style:
crime drama, suspense
Plot:
serial killer, adultery, murder, seduction, infidelity, affair, true crime, betrayal, trial, investigation, obsession, love triangle, jealousy, deception, manipulation, domestic drama, murder mystery, female protagonist, female rivalry, moral ambiguity, motive, jealous spouse, character study, killing spree, small town ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, psychological and suspenseful films with plots about murder, investigation, true crime, serial killer, moral ambiguity, killing spree and trial mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story: Roberto Succo (2001), Unabomber: The True Story (1996), Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias (2023), Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009), Landru (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, tension, suspenseful, tragic
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, police corruption, wrongful conviction, investigation, murder mystery, biopic, female protagonist, controversy, courtroom, scandal, defense attorney ...
Place:
milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin, canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers.
Style:
dark, crime thriller, controversial, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, female killer, prostitute, biopic, murder, true crime, trauma, female protagonist, violent, killer, mental illness, highway ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly ...
Style:
rough, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, murder, prison, rape, psychopath, mature, unsettling, robbery, police investigation, mental illness, biopic ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
france, italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal inspector who tracks down the suspect; a ...
Style:
serious, tension, psychological, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
true crime, terrorism, serial killer, biopic, investigation, domestic terrorism, manhunt, obsession, character study, family drama, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 70s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
true crime, killing, murderer, secret, murder, crime spree, murder mystery, female protagonist, serial killer, deception, revenge, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson's death is investigated as a potential murder when all signs to point to yoga teacher Kaitlin Armstrong killing the young woman in a jealous rage for having an affair with her boyfriend.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, dark, psychological thriller
Plot:
jealousy, murder, true crime, betrayal, obsession, investigation, infidelity, love triangle, female victim, evidence, stalking, courtroom drama ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits suicide, authorities discover a marriage of secrets and betrayal. While the investigation seems to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder mystery, investigation, false identity, secrets, domestic drama, murder, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, internet dating, private investigation ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
24%
126
Genre: Biography, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Désiré Landru - husband, lover - and murderer. Based on documented facts, this is the full story of one of the most ambiguous criminals and lovers of the 20th century, the first modern serial killer.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, historical drama, period piece ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, killing spree, true crime, love affair, murder mystery, murderer, homicidal maniac, serial murder, lovers, relationships, male female relationship ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, tragic
Plot:
murder, private detective, infidelity, adultery, couples, family problems, dishonesty, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, true crime, under the surface ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.
Style:
crime thriller, neo noir, suspense, crime drama, noir ...
Plot:
private investigator, murder mystery, investigation, femme fatale, infidelity, betrayal, seduction, suspicion, whodunit, love triangle, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Author Nancy Crampton-Brophy often writes stories about female protagonists who fantasize about killing their own husbands. In a shocking and ironic turn of events, Brophy faces accusations of doing the same thing in real life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, female protagonist, murder of husband, true crime, faking one's own death, writers, relationship problems, female writer, secret, criminal, murderer ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
23%
283
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Lars, a male nurse from Saarbrücken, moves to Berlin with his lover, Roland. They begin to renovate an apartment and their happiness seems almost complete. What Roland doesn’t know is that, while secretly checking out Berlin’s night life, Lars ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, gay interest, lgbt, nurse, poisoning, secrets, serial killer, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships, love interest, hidden truth ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all ...
Style:
crime drama, sinister, dark, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, female killer, deception, murder mystery, biopic, manipulation, small town, moral ambiguity, golddigger, greed, black widow ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A re-enactment of the trial of the mistress of the Scarsdale Diet doctor for his March 1980 murder, with excerpts from the transcript of the proceedings serving as the script.
Style:
tense, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, true crime, courtroom drama, prosecution, scandal, cross examination, media sensation, infidelity, moral ambiguity, character study, biopic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man is convicted for killing his father and attempting to murder his mother.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, arrest, crime scene, lawyer, courtroom, death of father, college, police detective, reporter, danger ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, detective
Plot:
marital rape, murder, investigation, social relations, small town, domestic violence, serial killer, preacher, trial, under the surface, biopic, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Melanie is married to Keith Bauers, she has two beautiful children and she is rich. She decides to engage a girl au pair, Janine, who arrives from France. Everything seems to run perfectly. Janine looks shy and timid and well disposed towards the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, noir, detective ...
Plot:
au pair, black ops, infidelity, deception, adultery, love triangle, betrayal, family secret, scandal, domestic drama, seduction, jealousy ...
Place:
beverly hills
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An eccentric older woman (Ann-Margret) implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young retarded girl. Absorbed with "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", she creates details of the murder from clues she ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, wrongful conviction, psychological manipulation, female protagonist, manipulation, small town, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, domestic abuse, killing spree, killer ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An out-of-work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer wintering on the Cape. She returns two years later with his child, and when she is murdered, the fisherman is the prime suspect.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
true crime, murder, suspect, suspicion, fisherman, writers, murder mystery, whodunit, framed for murder, son, accusation, prime suspect ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, justice, murder mystery, suspect, courtroom, courtroom drama, insurance fraud, wrongful accusation, evidence, trial, lawyer ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a church employee, who is also married, and who also has affairs, and whose husband is unwilling to divorce her. One day the minister's wife ...
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
true crime, woman killed, church, small town, murder, manipulation, investigation, love and romance, danger, dishonesty, dangerous attraction, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s
Place:
kansas, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, dark ...
Plot:
murder mystery, deception, police corruption, investigation, suspicion, crime investigation, law enforcement, wrongful conviction, revenge, betrayal, affair, courtroom ...
Place:
baltimore
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The sequel to "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" in which Betty Broderick is on trial for the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife.
Style:
crime drama, tense, psychological, realistic, crying ...
Plot:
divorce, revenge, courtroom drama, murder trial, jealousy, biopic, character study, family conflict, guilt, female protagonist, obsession, infidelity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, san diego california
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
dismemberment, murder, gory violence, justice, moral ambiguity, trial, courtroom, patricide, courtroom drama, true crime, murderer, problem ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, biopic, killing spree, life is a bitch, murderer, political unrest, murder, conscience, criminal, serial murder, killing ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Julia Law, a young paralegal, is found dead in a bathtub. Her boss, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, is questioned by the authorities.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, mysterious death, scandal, manipulation, murder investigation, lawyer, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, male female relationship, puzzle ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Barbara Hoffman is a University of Wisconsin science student. She is a part-time employee at a local massage parlor. She is also a killer. Now all Detective Lulling has to do is prove it.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, realistic, christmas horror ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, gory, winter, christmas, prostitute, deception, snow, sex, small town ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Weeks after his wife's suspicious death, Dr Martin MacNeill moves in his mistress under the guise of a live-in nanny. Shocked by her father's actions, his daughter begins to question everything she's known about him while uncovering a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder mystery, true crime, murder, deception, mysterious death, lie, family secret, suspicion, domestic drama, murderer, father ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious murders. During the course of the investigation the two begin to develop an attraction to each other, but the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
interracial romance, interracial relations, murder, investigation, serial killer, police procedural, partnership, female detective, adultery, racial tension, sexual tension, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
TV movie based on the novel "Blood Brothers," about the murder of Jose Menéndez and his wife Kitty by their sons, Erik and Lyle.
Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, patricide, matricide, childhood trauma, family secret, psychological abuse, mature, brothers, family drama, sibling relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
beverly hills, los angeles
Similarity:
19%
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