Movies like Passion and Paradise
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Passion and Paradise (1989)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Sir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their home in the Bahamas just prior to World War II. Their small community is one of privilege and status and when Sir Harry's beloved daughter marries a handsome but penniless gigolo, Alfred De Marigny, Sir Harry is outraged by the union. But before Sir Harry can break up the marriage he is brutally and viciously murdered and his son-in-law is the prime suspect. Nothing is as it appears and Sir Harry's death soon points towards intrigue and deception on an international scale.
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gambling
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and psychological films with plots about crimes, murder, mystery, deadly, danger, dishonesty and investigation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Passion and Paradise: The River King (2005), Assumed Killer (2013), The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit (2017), Evidence of Blood (1998), Hide (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 99 min.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 106 min.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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When a brilliant crime writer investigates a 40-year-old murder, he confronts a small town's worst fears
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, enigmatic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When Ben investigates the mysterious death of his sister, he is unaware that he is opening up a web of political intrigue. Ed Murphy, the White House Chief of Staff, becomes embroiled in a struggle to save the President from a humiliating scandal.
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 85 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 109 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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