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Scum (1979)
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power struggle between the 'tough' new inmate and the 'old hands'. The film was originally made as a BBC play but it was banned before ever being shown.
Style:
tense, serious, controversial, independent film, offbeat, depressing, art house, grindhouse, cult classic, powerful ...
Plot:
boy, rebellion, corruption, rape, criminal, prison, humiliation, youth, prison life, juvenile delinquent, racism, revenge, riot, juvenile delinquency, kids in trouble, violence, fight, bully, bullying, repression, vengeance, blood, punishment, threat, insult ...
Time:
year 1979, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing and bleak films with plots about violence, society, brutality, vengeance, dialogue, runaway and storytelling mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Scum: Made in Britain (1983), Benny's Video (1992), This Is England (2006), Elephant (2003), Pixote (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Trevor sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he is sent. His social worker, Harry Parker, tries to do his best, but Trevor is only ...
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Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, serious, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
murder, psychopath, obsession, video store, society, atrocity, killer child, child murders a child, human nature, introspection, found footage, extreme ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
austria, egypt, germany, bosnia, europe ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Style:
political, depressing, cult classic, stylized, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
skinhead, racism, childhood, friendship, coming of age, neo nazi, adolescence, nationalism, boy, children, youth, violent ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, year 2006, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, northern england, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.
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Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, violence, teacher, bullying, teenage girl, mass murder, violent, high school, teenager, youth, school, rage ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, oregon, ireland, portland oregon, california
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Place:
brazil, south america, latin america, rio de janeiro, sao paulo brazil ...
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100%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, independent film, depressing, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, coming of age, juvenile delinquency, depression, self harm, addiction, mental health, manic, psychology, therapy, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
26K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The film is a caustic portrait of a traditional English boys’ boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. But three ...
Style:
controversial, surreal, disturbing, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revolution, boarding school life, boarding school, sex, private school, social satire, homosexuality, school shooting, boys' school, violence, coming of age, corporal punishment ...
Time:
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Place:
england, california, britain, europe
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada, usa
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts war between him and the informal leader of the class. As teenagers' honour is a touchy thing, everything ends in bloodshed.
Style:
serious, disturbing, tense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, school shooting, youth, humiliation, vengeance, society, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, social misfits, teenage life, mistreatment, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
estonia, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, insanity, dystopia, surrealism, gang, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, sociopath, murder ...
Time:
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Place:
britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, harsh, suspenseful, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bullying, school shooting, childhood, depression, teacher, bully, vengeance, social misfits, teenage life, school, violence, fighting the system ...
Place:
oregon, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, UK, France, Finland, Norway, Italy
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, homoerotic, disturbing, factual, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
soccer, gang, hooligan, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, subculture, buddies, friends, uninhibited rivalry, obsession, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, harvard university
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, tense, visually appealing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prison life, punishment, sexual abuse, juvenile detention, island, prison, rebellion, child abuse, boarding school life, protest, isolation, survival ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1915
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, japan, poland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, art house, disturbing, cult classic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, middle east, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, tense, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
montana
Similarity:
100%
149K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Denmark, USA, Cayman Islands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, brutal, sexy, psychedelic, bloody ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
prison, prison life, violence, social misfits, character study, mental illness, male nudity, violent, violence spree, society, fistfight, sadism ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, 70s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, united kingdom, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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tense, realistic, bleak, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, bleak, hood, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
gang, violence, ghetto, favela, coming of age, storytelling, gang war, gangster, society, juvenile delinquency, organized crime, journalism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2003, 2000s, future ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders. Luckily the regime has changed since this TV film was made. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power ...
Style:
gloomy, controversial, disturbing, bleak, crying ...
Plot:
teenage boy, brutality, skinhead, men's rights, blood, criminal, prison riot, abuse, juvenile delinquent, beaten up, punishment, threat ...
Time:
70s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Style:
realistic, factual, suspense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
prison, corruption, prison warden, abuse of power, undercover, prison escape, fighting the system, justice, abuse, liberal, murder, politics ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ukraine, Netherlands
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Deaf mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for deaf-and-dumb. In this new place, he needs to find his way through the hierarchy of the school’s network dealing with crimes and prostitution, the Tribe. By taking part of several ...
Style:
disturbing, depressing, surreal, art house, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
deaf, sign language, boarding school, deaf mute, sex scene, juvenile delinquency, prostitution, unwanted pregnancy, bullying, male nudity, troubled youth, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ukraine, kiev ukraine
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Style:
disturbing, sadistic, harsh, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
courtroom drama, child abuse, vengeance, childhood, rape, pedophile, lawyer, pedophilia, murder trial, friendship, sexual abuse, sexualized violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, 60s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa
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Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
europe, scotland, edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
100%
108K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s, year 1964, 1900s, 1950s, future ...
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, creepy, retro, cult classic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, murder, strong sexual content, teenager, drug abuse, violence, death, marijuana, drug, serial killer, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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