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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
 7.5
 211K
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 147 min.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, dark, surreal, disturbing, macabre, clever, atmospheric, twists and turns, serious, realistic, stylized, interesting, colourful, breathtaking, sexual, enigmatic, intense, scenic, bad ending, twist ending, artsy, talky, surprise ending
Plot: obsession, perfume, serial killer, psychopath, secret formula, sense of smell, dark fantasy, mentor, sexualized violence, psychology, visceral, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, genius, master apprentice relationship, innocent person killed, murder, insanity, period piece, violence, storytelling, adaptation, nudity (topless - notable), beautiful scenery, creativity, imagination, pornography, book, murder mystery, crimes, literature, brutality, distopia, art, justice, secrets, deadly, vengeance, catastrophe, police investigation, culture clash, fish market, nose, bad smell, orgy, prostitute, death, fantasy world, violent, dialogue, destiny, obsessive quest, twists & turns, philosophy, runaway, family relations, children's home, child prodigy, supernatural, daughter, small town, drowning, corpse, superior, mad, french, victim, fear, young woman, killings, dreaming, breasts, enslavement, death by suffocation, bound in chains, shackles, messiah, dead body in water, executioner, freckles, dead woman on ground, maze, hide and seek, scaffold, chastity, odor, hayloft, waterboarding, water torture, washing, death penalty, animal cruelty, finger, farming, execution by hanging, provence, building collapse, emaciation, facial scar, fat
Time: 18th century, 1700s
Place: france, europe, paris france

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From Hell
From Hell (2001)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
USA
122 min.
 6.8
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
USA
118 min.
 8.6

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, psychological, realistic and suspense films with plots including murder, dialogue, storytelling, brutality, twists & turns, psychology and crimes themes mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: Dorian Gray (2009), From Hell (2001), Misery (1990), In Dreams (1999), The Butcher (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
 7.4
 311K
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Style: gothic, dark humor, atmospheric, gloomy, twists and turns, serious, dark, bloody, offbeat, macabre, realistic, stylized, lyrical, captivating, colourful, suspenseful, intense, disturbing, harsh, clever, interesting, brutal, melancholic, bleak, suspense, surprise ending
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Time: 19th century, victorian, 18th century, 1850s, victorian era
Place: london, england, europe
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 6.3
 56K
Dorian Gray
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Style: atmospheric, stylized, serious, gothic, captivating, gloomy, sexual, sexy, erotic, talky, melancholic, suspense, interesting, clever, reflective, witty
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Time: 19th century, victorian, 1890s, victorian era
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   79%
    User:   100%
 
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From Hell (2001)
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From Hell
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Style: gothic, stylized, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, serious, dark, realistic, suspense, interesting, brutal, twist ending, factual, disturbing, psychological, scary, intense, melancholic, clever, macabre, bloody, enigmatic, bad ending, gloomy
Plot: serial killer, mystery, gory, police investigation, crime, murder, prostitution, insanity, corruption, conspiracy, violence, revenge, police, torture, blood, murder mystery, investigation, stylish, conspiracy theory, drugs/alcohol, uncover truth, brutality, secrets, identity, twists & turns, period piece, who done it, urban, adaptation, prostitute, brothers, storytelling, jack the ripper, greed, violent, psychology, sexualized violence, justice, crimes, plot twist, pornography, vengeance, danger, drug addiction, betrayal, woman in danger, chase, deadly, dialogue, guilt
Time: 19th century, victorian, 20th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place: london, england, scotland, europe, buckingham palace, east end london, ireland
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System:   64%
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Misery (1990)
 7.8
 155K
Misery
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Style: suspenseful, tense, psychological, scary, atmospheric, disturbing, suspense, serious, intense, captivating, realistic, frightening, interesting, clever, macabre, dark, dramatic, dark humor, bleak, talky, brutal, sadistic, surprise ending
Plot: obsession, obsessed fan, insanity, loneliness, hostage, brutality, mentally unstable, captivity, isolation, psychopath, rage, manic, violence, psychology, writing, torture, writer's life, survival, complex characters, search, book, broken leg, nurse, escape attempt, murder, serial killer, death, revenge, writers, adaptation, violent, runaway, literature, storytelling, twists & turns, blizzard, kidnapping, dialogue, supernatural, mentor, foul language, crazy, police investigation, snow, gory, sexualized violence, catastrophe, creativity, confined, classic car
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: colorado, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   31%
    User:   28%
 
In Dreams (1999)
 5.5
 12K
In Dreams
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, disturbing, scary, atmospheric, serious, surreal, intense, twist ending, dark, bad ending, macabre, sexy, interesting, clever, stylized
Plot: serial killer, kidnapping, mystery, supernatural, murder, vengeance, insanity, psychiatrist, hospital, dreams, psychology, supernatural ability, obsession, murder mystery, mind game, dream, haunted by the past, police investigation, twists & turns, fantasy world, first contact, woman in danger, sexualized violence, catastrophe, psychopath, suicide attempt, chase, stylish, nudity (topless - notable), crimes, dialogue, torture, revenge, brutality, danger, pornography, deadly, cross dressing, surrealism, adaptation, mentor, storytelling, vampire, male nudity, small town, crazy, writer's life, lame, investigation, demons
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   31%
    User:   33%
 
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The Butcher (1970)
 7.6
 6K
The Butcher
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, psychological, serious, enigmatic, tense, realistic, cynical, gloomy, suspense, art house, macabre, stylized, harsh, melancholic, cerebral, sexy, breathtaking, reflective, french noir, sexual, light, talky, bleak, erotic, bloody, dark
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Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: france, europe
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System:   30%
    User:   100%
 
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
 8.6
 1.1M
The Silence of the Lambs
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, scary, dark, serious, intense, frightening, cerebral, captivating, interesting, disturbing, dramatic, atmospheric, realistic, enigmatic, clever, exciting, macabre, gothic, surprise ending
Plot: serial killer, investigation, crime, cannibalism, psychopath, psychology, brutality, mind game, murder, violence, special agents, manipulation, kidnapping, psychiatrist, prison, police investigation, twists & turns, insanity, psychiatry, violent, storytelling, mentor, adaptation, visceral, gory, plot twist, dialogue, obsession, secrets, book, torture, greed, corruption, blood, chase, sexualized violence, prison escape, runaway, moth, fbi agent, crimes, cannibal, deadly, law enforcement, rivalry, psychological thriller, fbi, heroine, escape, profiler
Time: 20th century, 90s, 1990s
Place: maryland, virginia, usa, west virginia, ohio, illinois, bahamas, washington d.c.
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System:   29%
    User:   34%
 
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American Psycho (2000)
 7.6
 409K
American Psycho
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
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Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, yale university, harvard university
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System:   29%
    User:   67%
 
Frailty (2001)
 7.3
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Frailty
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System:   27%
    User:   32%
 
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 6.3
 14K
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
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Place: california, los angeles, usa, europe, germany
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    User:   23%
 
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
 7.1
 3K
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
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Country: UK, Germany, France
Duration: 99 min.
Style: humorous, witty, semi serious, dark, realistic, disturbing, funny, cynical, harsh, clever, dark humor, macabre, offbeat, bleak, stylized, enigmatic, biting, talky, absurd, brutal, atmospheric, surreal, melancholic, tricky, psychological
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Time: 20th century, 60s, 1960s
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System:   25%
    User:   20%
 
Mr. Brooks (2007)
 7.3
 133K
Mr. Brooks
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense, twists and turns, serious, rough, surprise ending, realistic, intense, interesting, clever, mind bending, dark, twist ending, disturbing, entertaining, bad ending, enigmatic, melancholic, dramatic, macabre, talky, cerebral, bloody
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Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: oregon, usa, portland oregon
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System:   25%
    User:   24%
 
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
 7.2
 72K
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 135 min.
Style: surreal, atmospheric, disturbing, sexual, psychological, dark, serious, enigmatic, realistic, mind bending, art house, non-linear, cerebral, melancholic, interesting, macabre, stylized, psychedelic, talky, scary, erotic, intense, dark humor, suspense, absurd, avant garde, based on cult tv series, cult movie cast, psychotronic
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Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1989
Place: washington state, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   24%
    User:   29%
 
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
 7.4
 155K
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Style: suspenseful, clever, psychological, stylized, serious, realistic, suspense, dark, enigmatic, interesting, cerebral, tense, disturbing, melancholic, intense, twist ending, dramatic, talky, bad ending, intellectual
Plot: serial killer, crime, murder, obsession, homosexuality, gay, identity, rejection, neo noir, friendship, guilt, investigation, hidden identity, brutality, male nudity, jazz, twists & turns, secrets, psychology, jealousy, character study, greed, complex characters, manipulations, manipulation, loneliness, adaptation, murder mystery, false identity, cons and scams, stylish, police investigation, moral ambiguity, dialogue, pornography, storytelling, plot twist, psychopath, corruption, envy, yacht, crimes, relationships, danger, mentor, betrayal, catastrophe, sexualized violence, mystery, deadly
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   24%
    User:   28%
 
Raising Cain (1992)
 6.0
 12K
Raising Cain
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, scary, tense, clever, twists and turns, serious, realistic, suspense, enigmatic, surreal, erotic, twist ending, satirical, bad ending, disturbing, sexy, atmospheric, melancholic, stylized, reflective, intense, surprise ending
Plot: obsession, kidnapping, serial killer, psychology, murder, mentally unstable, adultery, hospital, twists & turns, sex, parents and children, surveillance, crime, haunted by the past, pornography, paranoia, dreams, psychiatrist, crimes, doctors, danger, police investigation, insanity, twins, catastrophe, paranoid, vengeance, family relations, psychopath, nudity (full frontal - brief), sexualized violence, chase, brutality, split personality, violence, mentor, classic car, siblings relations, dialogue, woman in danger, camp, criminal heroes, first contact, family life, gangsters, hotel, childhood, storytelling, lone hero, murder mystery
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   24%
    User:   25%
 
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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
 6.2
 43K
Sleeping with the Enemy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious, tense, realistic, romantic, sexy, intense, erotic, absurd, bad ending, exciting
Audience: chick flick
Plot: domestic violence, obsession, starting over, violent husband, stalking, haunted by the past, hidden identity, violence, woman in danger, danger, desperation, survival, vengeance, on the run, blindness, faked death, death, revenge, betrayal, crime, teacher, small town, women, psychopath, chase, couple relations, catastrophe, secrets, police investigation, marriage, conspiracy, natural disaster, identity, espionage, runaway, destiny, nudity (full frontal - brief), mentor, divorce, adultery, rivalry, murder, doctors, internet, assassination, crumbling marriage, life & death, lawyer, infidelity, domestic disturbance
Time: 90s, year 1990, 20th century, 1990s
Place: iowa, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   24%
    User:   21%
 
The Ninth Gate (1999)
 6.7
 149K
The Ninth Gate
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Style: gothic, suspenseful, scary, psychological, dark, satanic, atmospheric, sexy, serious, bad ending, enigmatic, twist ending, suspense, macabre, stylized, interesting, erotic, melancholic, clever, absurd, ambiguous ending, biting
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Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: europe, spain, southern france, new york, france, paris france, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   23%
    User:   24%
 
Natural Born Killers (1994)
 7.3
 192K
Natural Born Killers
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Style: dark humor, stylized, surreal, offbeat, serious, bloody, satirical, disturbing, brutal, rough, realistic, dark, psychological, psychedelic, suspenseful, ironic, biting, harsh, intense, absurd, talky, interesting, atmospheric, clever, sexy, witty, colourful, bad ending, captivating, thought provoking, sadistic, road movie, surprise ending
Plot: serial killer, crime, violence, gory, brutality, corruption, murder, splatter, insanity, blood, prison, love, on the road, surrealism, postmodernism, violent, dysfunctional family, criminal heroes, gratuitous violence, journalism, sexual abuse, sexualized violence, visceral, murderous pair, stylish, abuse, obsession, censorship, pornography, controversy, media, dialogue, social misfits, storytelling, chase, reality tv, twists & turns, romance, lovers on the run, gangsters, dark hero, brainwashing, vengeance, crazy, violence spree, hitman, psychopath, drugs, multiple storylines, celebrity culture
Time: 20th century, 90s, 1990s
Place: nevada, arizona, new mexico, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   23%
    User:   25%
 
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Hard Candy (2005)
 7.1
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Hard Candy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Style: disturbing, tense, psychological, suspenseful, twist ending, serious, intense, suspense, realistic, interesting, clever, rough, stylized, talky, harsh, brutal, bad ending, bleak, enigmatic
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Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: usa
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System:   23%
    User:   21%
 
Swimming Pool (2003)
 6.8
 38K
Swimming Pool
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Style: sexual, atmospheric, psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twists and turns, stylized, serious, erotic, enigmatic, sexy, twist ending, realistic, art house, melancholic, suspenseful, tense, cerebral, clever, surreal, bad ending, talky, breathtaking, absurd, intellectual, interesting, non-linear, reflective, artsy, meditative, ambiguous ending, bilingual
Plot: writer's life, murder, writing, women, solitude, sexuality, male nudity, obsession, police investigation, drinking, drugs/alcohol, murder mystery, writers, nudity (topless - notable), self discovery, mystery, french, pornography, secrets, twists & turns, strong sexual content, sex, relationships, imagination, crimes, storytelling, deadly, sexual abuse, creativity, psychology, manipulation, dialogue, midlife crisis, runaway, crime, voyeurism, countryside, subway, swimming pool, psychiatry, beautiful scenery, stylish, adaptation, unfulfillment, art, mentor, culture clash, wine, catastrophe, guilt
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: france, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   23%
    User:   23%
 
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Funny Games (2007)
 6.5
 80K
Funny Games
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France, UK, Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Style: brutal, psychological, scary, rough, bad ending, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark humor, serious, realistic, art house, atmospheric, bloody, bleak, harsh, artsy, stylized, melancholic, absurd, entertaining, ironic, clever, enigmatic, talky, satirical, intense, twist ending, surprise ending, no music, post modern
Plot: brutality, serial killer, family, hostages, torture, murder, danger, gory, surveillance, home invasion, psychological torture, child killer, bad guy wins, maniac, child in peril, murder of family, savagery, neighbor, shotgun, shot to death, violence, psychopath, hostage, voyeurism, insanity, murderous pair, vacation, gratuitous violence, blood, pornography, violent, visceral, dysfunctional family, family in danger, violence spree, crime, psychology, mind game, sexualized violence, dog, confined, splatter, storytelling, crimes, catastrophe, vengeance, deadly, mentor, greed, obsession
Time: contemporary, 21st century
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System:   22%
    User:   21%
 
Unlawful Entry (1992)
 6.3
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Unlawful Entry
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological, serious, realistic, disturbing, sexy, rough, intense, interesting, bad ending, clever, entertaining, scary, harsh, melancholic
Plot: obsession, police, police investigation, murder, lawyer, corruption, police corruption, vengeance, violence, mind game, suburbs, twists & turns, chase, dangerous attraction, psychopath, mentor, catastrophe, psychology, stalker, alarm, argument, jealousy, voyeur, prostitute, death, crimes, secrets, brutality, danger, natural disaster, kidnapping, deadly, stalking, runaway, serial killer, dishonesty, wine, law enforcement, nudity (full frontal - brief), neo-noir, psycho, motorcycle, sex, stereotypes, hostages, conspiracy, surveillance, dialogue, classic car, greed
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   22%
    User:   21%
 
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
 6.1
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The Killer Inside Me
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Style: disturbing, bleak, psychological, serious, brutal, rough, realistic, stylized, dark, dark humor, atmospheric, bloody, tense, sexy, erotic, surreal, intense, absurd, sexual, melancholic, harsh, bad ending, suspense, talky, interesting, twist ending, ambiguous ending
Plot: small town, murder, crime, violence, brutality, neo noir, revenge, bdsm, violent, serial killer, pornography, psychopath, stylish, sexualized violence, crimes, gratuitous violence, police investigation, insanity, neo-noir, vengeance, corruption, visceral, danger, police corruption, noir, sex, psychology, adaptation, death, moral ambiguity, deadly, assassination, police, censorship, killer, deputy, sheriff, hotel, sadism, prostitute, cigar smoking, airplane, prostitution, investigation, hitman, twists & turns, sexual abuse, sexual relations, small town life, mentor
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place: texas, usa
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    User:   18%
 
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Hannibal (2001)
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Hannibal
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Duration: 131 min.
Style: suspenseful, stylized, atmospheric, suspense, serious, realistic, psychological, intense, bleak, rough, disturbing, twist ending, bad ending, interesting, bloody, scary, macabre, melancholic, cerebral, clever, gothic, surprise ending
Plot: serial killer, gory, vengeance, crime, cannibalism, violence, revenge, torture, fbi, blood, special agents, psychiatrist, murder, gore, mind game, psychology, adaptation, psychopath, sexualized violence, violent, brutality, book, pornography, deadly, dialogue, mentor, goth, insanity, law enforcement, splatter, stylish, manipulation, justice, police investigation, brain, fbi agent, greed, catastrophe, twists & turns, betrayal, master criminal, reward, storytelling, gratuitous violence, crimes, visceral, rivalry, corruption, nudity (full frontal - brief), literature
Time: contemporary, 21st century
Place: europe, florence, venice, florence italy, italy, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   22%
    User:   22%
 
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
 8.1
 7K
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Style: surreal, bleak, tense, biting, suspenseful, serious, satirical, captivating, twists and turns, realistic, enigmatic, talky, psychological, harsh, cynical, disturbing, clever, reflective, breathtaking, witty, sexual, compassionate, brutal, macabre, light, earnest, cerebral, atmospheric, art house, stylized, sexy, surprise ending
Plot: crime, politics, murder, police investigation, police, investigation, protagonist as suspect, political, fascism, brutality, corruption, legal investigation, political corruption, obsession, police corruption, justice, guilt, violence, fighting the system, culture clash, violent, who done it, storytelling, greed, insanity, runaway, secrets, hotel, idealism, psychology, pornography, crimes, deadly, sacrifice, catastrophe, drinking, paranoid, dishonesty, nudity (full frontal - brief), morality, dialogue, mentor, manipulation, honest, law enforcement, psychiatry, adaptation, vengeance, legal, surveillance
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   22%
    User:   19%
 
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Se7en (1995)
 8.6
 1.2M
Se7en
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, stylized, bleak, scary, surprise ending, suspense, twists and turns, serious, dark, twist ending, psychological, intense, cerebral, interesting, clever, rough, realistic, brutal, bad ending, cynical, enigmatic, macabre, talky, harsh, bloody, gloomy, gothic
Plot: serial killer, crime, investigation, gory, police investigation, police, murder, greed, violence, torture, insanity, chase, blood, master criminal, violent, murder mystery, twists & turns, psychology, storytelling, partners against crime, brutality, neo-noir, stylish, visceral, mystery, plot twist, vengeance, noir, reluctant partners, corruption, dialogue, mentor, obsession, sexualized violence, manipulation, psychopath, pornography, mind game, moral ambiguity, happy ending, crimes, deadly, law enforcement, partners, evisceration, pension, insomnia, drug dealer, rivalry, mysterious character
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   22%
    User:   22%
 
Gone Girl (2014)
 8.1
 710K
Gone Girl
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Style: tense, psychological, surprise ending, suspense, enigmatic, clever, dramatic, disturbing, suspenseful, twists and turns, serious, twist ending, captivating, cynical, stylized, atmospheric, dark humor, cerebral, intense, interesting, realistic, dark, bad ending, tricky, talky, surreal
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: missing person, missing wife, mystery, investigation, disappearance, manipulation, obsession, police investigation, psychology, moral ambiguity, infidelity, marriage, adultery, husband wife relationship, emotional manipulation, murder suspect, twists & turns, protagonist as suspect, murder mystery, crumbling marriage, neo-noir, femme fatale, crime, murder, neo noir, revenge, paranoia, lawyer, surveillance, violence, strong sexual content, plot twist, storytelling, small town, search party, secrets, cheating, greed, justice, corruption, adaptation, insanity, stylish, runaway, vengeance, serial killer, kidnapping, dialogue, crimes, betrayal
Time: contemporary, 21st century, 2000s, 2010s
Place: missouri, usa, st. louis missouri, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   22%
    User:   19%
 
Copycat (1995)
 6.6
 47K
Copycat
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, clever, rough, serious, gloomy, realistic, intense, twist ending, interesting, scary, frightening, bad ending, exciting, surprise ending, sexy, light, disturbing, macabre
Plot: serial killer, crime, police investigation, psychology, psychopath, mind game, violence, murder mystery, twists & turns, psychiatrist, agoraphobia, paranoia, chase, manipulation, internet, murder, investigation, death, mystery, mentor, obsession, runaway, identity, corruption, catastrophe, vengeance, greed, women, torture, crimes, conspiracy, psychologist, deadly, secrets, surveillance, first contact, brutality, law enforcement, justice, plot twist, police, rivalry, nudity (topless - notable), paranoid, dialogue, doctors, natural disaster, master criminal, storytelling, revenge
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: san francisco, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   21%
    User:   20%
 

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Single White Female (1992)
 6.3
 27K
Single White Female
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Style: suspenseful, twists and turns, serious, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic, sexy, twist ending, intense, erotic, interesting, sexual, exciting, tricky, bad ending, stylized, scary, entertaining, clever
Plot: obsession, violence, sex, murder, mentally unstable, psychology, domestic disturbance, mistaken identity, betrayal, death, urban, sexualized violence, secrets, twists & turns, serial killer, police investigation, woman in danger, women, cheating, pornography, danger, manipulation, chase, catastrophe, internet, deadly, business card, ice cream, stalker, puppy, photograph, surprise party, basement, remote control, mental illness, conspiracy, runaway, corruption, identity, family problems, revenge, violent, mentor, manipulations, nudity (full frontal - brief), splatter, stalking, nudity (topless - notable), dangerous attraction, brutality
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   21%
    User:   22%
 
Under Suspicion (2000)
 6.5
 20K
Under Suspicion
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Style: clever, talky, suspense, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, twists and turns, serious, twist ending, psychological, realistic, bad ending, intense, bleak, interesting, rough, enigmatic, mind bending, dark, sexy, intellectual
Audience: boys' night
Plot: crime, murder, police investigation, mystery, lawyer, rape, serial killer, police, crumbling marriage, murder mystery, obsession, guilt, investigation, mind game, secrets, pornography, twists & turns, corruption, police corruption, justice, psychology, plot twist, small town, flashbacks, estrangement, stylish, dialogue, betrayal, death penalty, manipulation, runaway, brainwashing, courtroom, alternate reality, nudity (topless - notable), storytelling, nudity (full frontal - brief), greed, mentor, revenge, brutality, moral ambiguity, crimes, death, deadly, identity, writers, law enforcement, catastrophe, adaptation
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: latin america, puerto rico
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:   21%
    User:   19%
 
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