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The Second Time (1995)
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Original name: La seconda volta
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Professor Alberto Sajevo sees a woman walking in downtown Turin and starts following her for days; he finally meets her and they start talking, but they both give fake names. She is not the common secretary she pretends to be, but ex-terrorist Lisa Venturi who's currently in jail for having severely wounded Sajevo fifteen years before; he will finally and dramatically reveal himself.
Style:
art house, psychological thriller, tense, suspense, existential, dark, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, stalking, character study, obsession, secrets, guilt, regret, identity, moral ambiguity, deception, realism, cat and mouse, confrontation, ethical dilemma, slow burn, betrayal, forgiveness, female protagonist, urban, redemption, male protagonist, intimate, revenge, imprisonment, parole ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
italy, turin italy
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Most similar movies to The Second Time
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, psychological, dark and suspense films with plots about moral ambiguity, character study, revenge, slow burn, guilt, urban and betrayal mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Second Time: Long Shadows (2008), The Drift (2015), Edge (2010), An Ordinary Mother (2021), Magallanes (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After two decades in prison Widmer, a former German RAF-terrorist, is released. He meets Valerie, his next door neighbour. The young woman tries to get her life back on track after she lost child custody for her little son. She shows some interest ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
relationships, raf, terrorism, guilt, male female relationship, life is a bitch, love affair, couple relations, tragic past, confronting the past, ex convict, secrets ...
Place:
west germany
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Robert, a former driver in illegal races, returns to his hometown Dietikon after a long period of absence. He is determined to put his past behind him and starts an apprenticeship in a repair shop. When he meets teacher Alice, his life starts to ...
Style:
intense, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
stalking, obsession, secrets, manipulation, character study, double life, deception, identity, relationships, slow burn, surveillance, homecoming ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A hotel. A cliff. Six lost people, looking for something, or looking to lose themselves.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
hotel, human nature, haunted by the past, couples, introspection, self discovery, society, isolation, loss, confined, character study, uncertainty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she sees the assai- lant recently released from prison, she decides to cook up a plan to avenge her dead son. Things go unexpectedly as she gets to know ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, brutal, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, grief, prison, life is a bitch, murder, death of son, murder of family, vengeance, brutality, fighting the system, violence, character study ...
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Magallanes (Damián Alcázar) sees his humdrum life turn upside down the day Celina (Magaly Solier), a women he met in the violent years when he was a soldier with the Peruvian Army, jumps into his taxi in a Lima street. This unexpected re-encounter ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, secret, colonel, blackmail, redemption, guilt, war, taxi driver, memory, moral ambiguity, war veteran, secrets ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
prison, obsession, character study, isolation, loneliness, bureaucracy, surveillance, confined, obsessive love, privacy invasion, power, secret life ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young man, Stevie, awakes on a wasteland overlooking Bradford, still bleeding from a brutal attack that has left him with severe memory loss. Recent events are a total blank; his more distant memories are a blur. He slowly begins to piece together ...
Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
identity, amnesia, memory loss, character study, repressed memory, tragic past, confronting the past, assault, amnesiac, life is a bitch, memory lapse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india, pakistan
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A nightmarish crisis occurs after a pregnant young Greek immigrant takes a job as a nanny to a young professional couple, in this stunning drama from Germany’s Christian Zübert.
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, intense, tense ...
Plot:
nanny, pregnancy, female protagonist, family drama, motherhood, responsibility, immigration, loss of child, grief, guilt, unwanted pregnancy, social problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Who is the mysterious stranger Cecilia met on the street? Why is he suspicious of everyone? She is happily married, has a lovely child and an interesting job: she has no motive to be troubled, but she decides to join him and to become his lover. She ...
Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, tense, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
mysterious stranger, years of lead, female protagonist, infidelity, adultery, marriage crisis, secret lover, betrayal, obsession, tragic romance, moral ambiguity, fate ...
Place:
naples italy, sicily
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, loss, trauma, grief, guilt, multiple storylines, problem, life is a bitch, tragic event, tragedy, forgiveness, family drama ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A therapist spirals into obsession as evidence points that a troubled teen could be her own child surrendered 17 years ago.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, adoption, regret, therapy, identity, motherhood, lifestyle, destiny, troubled past, pursuit, uncover truth, psychologist ...
Similarity:
45%
322
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valencian beach Cullera, could not imagine being reunited with Toni, a guy who shares a dark past. Moved by his desire for revenge, Chelo attempt to ruin ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
revenge, singer, relationships, in love, couple relations, love interest, love story, star crossed lovers, love affair, love and romance, female singer, obsessive love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anything about him any longer. He goes back home and in his apartment he finds a mysterious young man who tells him he is here to avenge a young woman who ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
amnesia, identity crisis, responsibility, moral dilemma, character study, guilt, memory loss, moral ambiguity, regret, remorse, existentialism, revenge ...
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Laura participates in terrorist attack against a magistrate; a member of her commando is shot to death. Such begins the story of women: Maria and Rosa, the mother and sister of the killed terrorist; Gina, the old nanny of Laura; her mother Marta and ...
Style:
bleak, emotional, intense, art house, period piece ...
Plot:
terrorism, guilt, trauma, moral ambiguity, family secret, accomplice, political unrest, loss, betrayal, judiciary, mourning, urban ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy, southern italy
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, independent film, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
character study, family drama, parenthood, parent child relationship, marital problem, everyday life, adoption, empathy, intimate, regret, loneliness, male protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, reykjavik iceland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Duygu and Bahadır work for a company that acquires banks’ receivables and their job is to corner the debtor using psychological pressure and maximizing the money collection. Ceren, a young woman deep in debt, is their new target.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, manipulation, moral ambiguity, human nature, emotional manipulation, mind game, blackmail, money problems, money, intrigue, blackmailer, greed ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.
Style:
enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disappearance, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret, relationships, couple relations, uncover truth, male female relationship, mysterious disappearance, marital problem, family problems, mind game ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this French Canadian drama, the life of a paraplegic painter implodes when an old girlfriend comes back into his life and accuses him of raping her 15 years earlier.
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
painter, guilt, introspection, character study, memory, moral ambiguity, flashback, artist, betrayal, male protagonist, identity crisis, isolation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Shivan revolves around a couple who are very much in love but one day the woman is found dead and the man is found guilty and imprisoned. But once he is in jail he recollects certain memories that change everything.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love, innocence, flashback, memory, murder, wrongful conviction, investigation, prison, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt, character study ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a small mountain valley in Italy, the former criminal Cesare discovers the corpse of his nephew Fausto.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, murder mystery, investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, life is a bitch, male protagonist, murderer, criminal, suspicion, suspicion of murder ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The motivations of two men running an illegal assisted suicide service to help relieve suffering change with the the appearance of two very different women in their lives.
Style:
existential, dark, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, euthanasia, ethical dilemma, death, suffering, compassion, intimate, desperation, redemption, slow burn, secrets, urban ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mickey Ryan falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With his life turned upside down, Mickey tries valiantly to resolve his issues but hooks up with the wrong people who blind him with anger and hate.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
family man, criminal, organized crime, changing lives, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, loss of control, desperation, redemption, moral ambiguity, character study ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A young woman returns home one year after losing her hands in a savage attack. She cannot remember who her assailant was, but a trip to the local post office leads her towards the truth.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
post office, trauma, female protagonist, physical disability, memory loss, survival, revenge, investigation, secret past, identity, amnesia, confrontation ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Passionate for climbing, Allegra is victim of a terrorist attack, in which her friends lose their lives. She isolates herself after crushing fear towards people and a burning desire for revenge start devouring her. Her beloved ones are helpless. In ...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
terrorist attack, revenge, female protagonist, terrorism, rock climbing, trauma, survivor, guilty conscience, terrorizing, sole survivor, mountaineer, changing lives ...
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A drama directed by Lou Antonio.
Style:
medical drama, tense, intense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, doctor, hospital, female protagonist, revenge, trauma, life & death, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, vengeance, justice, character study ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A tale of urban angst trapping two individuals during the pandemic lockdown that eventually leads to murder.
Style:
tense, intense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, character study, claustrophobia, guilt, suspicion, morality, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man named Carlos with a sexual trauma kidnaps a girl that works with him. During the kidnapping the sexual tension and the violence will make the two of them change their point views on life and politics.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, intense, dark, art house ...
Plot:
kidnapping, sexual tension, manipulation, obsession, moral ambiguity, psychological abuse, abuse, mind game, claustrophobia, violent, confrontation, coercion ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
After a booze-fueled fling with an older American businessman, a young Russian woman, decides to follow him back to the States under the guise of starting a relationship.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, enigmatic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, dinner party, pregnancy, family dinner, dinner, businessman, brother sister relationship, pregnant girlfriend, sister, pregnant woman, older sister, woman ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, existential, dark ...
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, loss, dysfunctional family, mourning, young adult, character study, secrets, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation, trauma ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
alcoholism, female protagonist, ex convict, tragic event, social problems, tragic past, problem, murder, dark past, recovering alcoholic, life is a bitch, confronting the past ...
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31%
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