Movies like Storyville
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Storyville (1992)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.
Style:
sexy, atmospheric, serious, captivating, suspenseful, political thriller, neo noir, realistic, independent film, southern gothic
Plot:
blackmail, politics, murder, politician, family secret, frame up, campaign, intrigue, manipulation, false accusation, political conspiracy, dishonesty, state affairs, seduction, courtroom drama, courtroom, deep south, legal, legal investigation, congress, dedicated lawyer, sex, lawyer, prostitute, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
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Most similar movies to Storyville
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about dishonesty, murder, deadly, legal, lawyer, law enforcement and false accusation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Storyville: Zipper (2015), The Parallax View (1974), Mother's Boys (1993), Separate Lives (1995), Suspect (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, eros, sexual, captivating ...
Plot:
infidelity, politician, prostitute, scandal, bare breasts, obsession, addiction, rise to the top, dishonesty, state affairs, family problems, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love with Callie, an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family in danger, obsession, mentally unstable, stalking, family problems, dysfunctional family, family life, hidden identity, danger, murder, oedipus complex, peeping ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The e-cop Tom Beckwith has just quit his police job in order to study psychology. But his professor, Lauren Porter, is more interested in his criminology abilities than in his progress in psychology. Because of traumatic circumstances during her ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, mind bending, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
schizophrenia, erotica, nudity, bare breasts, woman seduces a man, psychology, professor, police, ex-cop, split personality, obsession, murder ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, intense, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder mystery, twists and turns, lawyer, courtroom, justice, murder, legal investigation, court, mute or deaf, false accusation, manipulation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
usa, persia, washington d.c., vietnam
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A yacht captain, Jack Lynch, is accused of murdering his boss and raping the victim's wife, Christina Ford. Nothing is how it first appears. Jack seeks the help of veteran attorney Walter J. Hill to help prove his innocence.
Style:
erotic, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
yacht, murder, dangerous attraction, courtroom drama, twins, erotica, dishonesty, legal investigation, investigation, frame up, false accusation, who done it ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Antigua and Barbuda, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In a world of ambition and powerful politicians, Andy Hernandez (Shashi Balooja), an ambitious NYC Assistant District Attorney with political aspirations is recently engaged to Ann Kim, the latest partner in a profitable risk management firm. As a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, sexy ...
Plot:
sex scene, political intrigue, power relations, ambition, state affairs, photojournalist, downfall, rise and fall, blind ambition, unfulfillment, dishonesty, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Ray is young, charming, successful and the owner of a prosperous architect company. However, he has recently gone trough a very painful divorce. His friends try to cheer him up by showing him the positive sides of being single but for Ray marriage ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, sexual, erotic, serious ...
Plot:
femme fatale, adultery, paranoia, female psychopath, dangerous attraction, sexual content, extramarital affair, marriage, infidelity, murder, family problems, fatal attraction ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A beautiful woman doesn't know if the killer is her lover ... or her husband ... or someone else!
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, seduction, dangerous attraction, manipulation, who done it, love affair, obsession, couples, power relations, infidelity, murder, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Plot:
gender, murder, murder investigation, transsexual, gender bending, transgender, uncover truth, political corruption, investigation, fighting the system, politics, dishonesty ...
Place:
usa, louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Life takes a nasty twist for D.A. Rusty Sabich when the woman he has been romantically involved with is murdered. He is assigned to investigate the case, but is soon charged with the murder.
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir, sexy, suspense, tricky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, murder, murder mystery, twists and turns, adultery, legal, court, infidelity, police detective, obsessive love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
michigan, detroit, illinois
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An attorney (Melanie Griffith) uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, tense, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot:
dedicated lawyer, lawyer, skinny dipping, erotica, nypd, women, law, courtroom, murder, politics, legal, rapist ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, twists and turns, legal, court, murder, surveillance, danger, women, murder mystery, trial ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved with a mysterious woman. In an attempt to clear his name, he tries to find a connection between his lover and the increasing number of dead bodies.
Style:
sexy, sensual, sexual, independent film, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sexual fantasy, woman seduces a man, journalist, seduction, femme fatale, voyeurism, obsession, manipulation, workplace intrigue, media, journalism, mysterious character ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A lawyer defends a man he's known since serving together in Vietnam, who has been accused of murdering three Vietnamese immigrants. Now he'll have to fight against a tenacious District Attorney, and evidence connected to the man's ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, frame up, vietnam veteran, false accusation, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal action, life is a bitch, legal, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, legal investigation, who done it, lawyer, legal, gangster, law, society, idealism, rivalry, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 1940s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jack, a Palm Beach detective, becomes involved in a case of multiple murders. All the women can be linked to Jack in some way. Jack and his partner have no leads, but numerous suspects. The murders continue, along with anonymous letters from the ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, neo noir, detective, independent film ...
Plot:
murder of a nude woman, reluctant partners, serial killer, whore, private investigator, sexual relations, dangerous attraction, voice over narration, adultery, anonymous letter, child molestation, lust ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
florida, usa, key west florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, atmospheric, erotic, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, extramarital affair, doctor patient relationship, gangster, psychiatrist, love triangle, sex scene, abusive husband, lust, femme fatale, childhood trauma, uxoricide ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
Style:
clever, captivating, serious, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, legal, murder, twists and turns, trial, legal investigation, mind game, hotshot lawyer, arrest ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, peru, san francisco, las vegas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and discovers that the person is his wife. Not willing to believe she was responsible, he resketches the pictures so they don't look like her, and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
sex scene, outdoor sex, murder, investigation, false accusation, police detective, law enforcement, murder investigation, call girl, black bra, bare breasts, prostitute ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers deep corruption in a Connecticut town and finds the woman isn't everything she is pretending to ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, contemplative, mind bending, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, nudity, private investigator, female nudity, investigation, corruption, femme fatale, small town, injustice, power relations, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
connecticut, new england, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
legal investigation, rehabilitation, legal, courtroom, injustice, family problems, law enforcement, dishonesty, estrangement, false accusation, police corruption, courtroom drama ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, sincere, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, politics, injustice, undercover, betrayal, uncover truth, state affairs, racism, spy, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fighting the system ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1983, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, asia, vietnam, soviet union
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot:
legal investigation, murder, protagonist as suspect, legal action, couple relations, false accusation, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, society, legal, injustice, clergy ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
If you think your dating life is hard, check out what happens to poor Laney! Talk about a love hangover: The nice guy this prominent attorney spent last night with winds up being the main suspect in the brutal murder of a Chicago city councilman. If ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, uncover truth, woman in danger, manipulation, legal, dishonesty, danger, legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, political corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
false accusation, courtroom drama, legal investigation, cons and scams, rivalry, wrong place wrong time, legal, murder, uncover truth, twists and turns, forensic, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Style:
political, talky, intense, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, friendship, political corruption, betrayal, manipulation, legal action, college, corruption, society, rivalry, dishonesty, campaign ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
usa, washington d.c., virginia, florida, connecticut ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. ...
Style:
disturbing, sincere, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
whistleblower, politics, uncover truth, dishonesty, military, introspection, soldier, state affairs, head of state, political conspiracy, political corruption, vietnam war ...
Place:
new york, asia, usa, vietnam
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband -- her lover -- has been slain.
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
female nudity, lawyer, love triangle, strong sexual content, psychotic, assault, dead body, law, jealousy, murder, profanity, violent content ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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