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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bill Savage is struggling to maintain his marriage to his increasingly unbalanced wife, Myra, who believes she is a medium. She plans a scheme that will make her famous, involving kidnapping then "psychically" locating a little girl.
Style:
suspense, black and white, psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, noir, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Plot:
mental illness, seance, occult, ransom, crime gone awry, family in danger, police investigation, mental disorder, psychic, witchcraft, politics, fortune telling, post war, organized crime, child, inspiration, blacks and whites, female psychopath, love letter, angry, stillbirth, bike, kidnapping, working class, loss of child ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england, britain, london, europe, united kingdom
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Most similar movies to Seance on a Wet Afternoon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about deadly, murder, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, police and danger mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Seance on a Wet Afternoon: Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), 44 Inch Chest (2009), The Offence (1973), Seance (2000), Brighton Rock (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, black and white ...
Plot:
missing child, missing person, investigation, kidnapping, danger, imaginary friend, missing daughter, missing girl, kindergarten, journalism, family relations, single parent ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 70s
Place:
london, england, britain, america, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 INCH CHEST explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. Colin (Ray Winstone) is in agony, ...
Style:
tense, serious, surreal, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
infidelity, gay friend, vengeance, confined, rivalry, friendship, abduction, narration, couples, family relations, danger, british gangster ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, offbeat, cerebral ...
Plot:
mental breakdown, interrogation, corrupt, paranoia, corrupt cop, psychology, politics, sex crime, time travel, 007, police investigation, manhunt ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place:
britain, united kingdom, england, london, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A psychic housewife and her husband become burdened with a kidnapped girl who escaped her assailant. Junko will not let her husband call the hospital or the police for purely selfish reasons. The girl dies while still in their house and her ghost ...
Style:
tense, bleak, serious, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, kidnapping, missing child, supernatural ability, supernatural, family problems, unlikely criminals, danger, crime gone awry, haunting, ouija, police investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
gangster, gang war, revenge, waitress, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, criminal heroes, danger, couples, woman in danger, murder, gang ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
brighton, england, britain, europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, biopic, murder, killer, true crime, violent, death sentence, courtroom drama, psychopath, killing, death, british ...
Time:
1940s, year 1971, year 1949, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, boston, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known ...
Style:
disturbing, biting, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
child abuse, police, pedophile, child killer, missing child, kidnapping, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.
Style:
tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
law enforcement, police investigation, murder, perfect crime, dishonesty, vengeance, rivalry, dirty cop, crooked cop, male pubic hair, male nudity, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Whisperers tells the story of an impoverished old woman living alone in a seedy apartment who enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. When she discovers stolen money hidden by her son, she believes her fantasy has come true.
Style:
depressing, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kitchen sink realism, social realism, loneliness, theft, conservatism, old age, old lady, radio, elderly, stolen money, poverty, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1967, 20th century, 60s, post world war two
Place:
england, europe, northern england, manchester
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Life's gone pear-shaped for Jack Irish. He's back to takeaway Chinese for one after his girlfriend Linda abandoned him for a career in Sydney, a flashy Brisvegas type is muscling in on the racetrack action, and his cabinet-making still ...
Style:
tense, detective, realistic, serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, missing person, uncover truth, intrigue, danger, dishonesty, private investigator, dark past, family secret, moral ambiguity, grief ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, law enforcement, intrigue, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, righting the wronged, parents and children, police, female protagonist, family secret ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at the reception, Fitz stumbles through a rambling toast, which only embarrasses the bride. ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
british police, police procedural, murder, police investigation, who done it, tough law enforcer, mentally unstable, unlikely criminals, haunted by the past, gambling, investigation, casino ...
Place:
england, northern ireland, manchester, europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Reeling from the discovery of her husband's adultery, Grace moves back to her family home with her son. Amidst all this emotional turmoil, forensic psychologist Grace is asked by police to determine the guilt or innocence a man who killed his ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, infidelity, investigation, false accusation, family problems, couples, law enforcement, legal, dishonesty, memory loss, single parent, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, violent, dark hero, psychopath, journalism, investigation, master criminal, uncover truth, ira, trouble, violence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Sadhu Agashe, a police officer in Mumbai, makes a name for himself by killing criminals in sting operations instead of locking them up in prison. The film follows his method of working, gives an insight into the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, experimental ...
Plot:
dirty cop, law enforcement, dishonesty, police corruption, police, police officer, cop, duel, hindu, gangster, police department, treatment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
47%
359
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In the summer of 2009, Charlie Ruez made a documentary. 6 months later the footage was seized for evidence by the Metropolitan Police Department. In 2010, the footage was released.
Style:
serious, tense, disturbing, rough, mockumentary ...
Plot:
found footage, gangster, drug dealing, gang, law enforcement, drug abuse, murder, violence spree, hooligan, thug, fighter, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters. Kath runs a brothel down by the docks, Tracy owns a soccer team and Jo, a ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, dishonesty, vengeance, betrayal, drug dealing, family relations, murder, parents and children, prostitute, shakespeare, tragic love, gangster ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Elliott Gast (Jason Behr) is quickly climbing the corporate ladder of international commerce, negotiating deals to generate large fortunes for giant corporations. His success makes him the target for political extremists who kidnap him and broadcast ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
confined, missing person, danger, isolation, captivity, terrorism, prison life, internet, torture, unsettling, confined space, extreme ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Peter Weller (Robocop) stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man (Weller) whom she believes murdered her husband. As she spends more time with him, she ...
Style:
independent film, suspense, neo noir, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
widow, drifter, murder, mountain, collision, underdog, small town, intrigue, isolation, haunted by the past, woman in danger, confined ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
Place:
west virginia, virginia, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, closeted homosexual, murder, true crime, police investigation, legal, death sentence, trial, moral ambiguity, manipulation, morality, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1979, 60s, year 1963
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, visually appealing, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, existentialism, dark humor, character study, murder, misfit, infidelity, blackmail, trial, eccentricity, false accusation, deception ...
Time:
1940s, year 2001, y2k, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, intense, non-linear ...
Plot:
police investigation, kidnapping, missing child, winter, kidnapped, danger, snow, hostage, little girl, investigation, missing person, missing girl ...
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young gangster Chas Devlin seeks refuge from the mob in a basement belonging to a reclusive, fading rock star Turner.
Style:
sexy, surreal, atmospheric, psychedelic, erotic ...
Plot:
gangster, rock star, surrealism, organized crime, sex, violence, male nudity, basement, heroin, rock and roll, music, rock ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1970, 60s
Place:
london, england, europe, dover england, hamburg germany ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style:
bleak, serious, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
legal, frame up, false accusation, investigation, lovers reunited, testimony, uncover truth, police investigation, rebellion, power relations, state affairs, murder ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, police, abduction, who done it, police station, woman in danger, heroes, police investigation, uncover truth, danger, brutality, escapades ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, psychopath, investigation, society, courtroom drama, confined, killer, cannibalism, gay, transsexual, dismemberment, serial killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Life is the buzz.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, hitman, chase, crime gone awry, murder, criminal heroes, dishonesty, danger, nothing goes right, couples, kidnapping, missing person ...
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles, nevada
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The tale of a gang killing near a south-east London council estate.
Style:
realistic, rough, slasher, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
gang, chaos and mayhem, life is a bitch, injustice, city life, estate, teenage life, gang violence, murder, investigation, loss, street life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
46%
344
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, confined, police detective, law enforcement, danger, investigation, child in peril, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
46%
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