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Double Standard (1988)
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Double Standard (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The true story of a judge who lives a double life, and stays married to two women for more than 15 years. While one knows nothing of the other, his second wife doesn't care that he is married already as long as he comes home to her as well. When his secret finally does come out, tragedy strikes, costing him more than he could have thought.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, sexual, sexy
Plot: love, love triangle, love and romance, life is a bitch, injustice, couples, infidelity, dishonesty, unfulfillment, couple relations, father, judge, family relations, husband wife relationship, bigamy, bigamist
Time: 80s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and psychological films with plots about couples, love and romance, infidelity, dishonesty, unfulfillment, couple relations and family relations mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like Double Standard: Silence Like Glass (1989), The Man in the Attic (1995), You (2007), A Quiet Little Marriage (2008), Hope for Love (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Silence Like Glass (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, emotional, touching
Plot: friendship, couples, friends, artists and showbiz, forbidden love, dancer's life, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, society, love and romance, hopes, working class ...
Time: 80s
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The Man in the Attic (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Based on a true story from 1910, this tells the story of a young man who is hidden in an attic by his older lover.
Style: sexy, serious, realistic, sexual
Plot: older woman younger man sex, obsession, youth, attic, love, couple relations, femme fatale, unfulfillment, unsupportive spouse, love and romance, dishonesty, couples ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
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100%
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You (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Michèle shares her life with Paul, her husband and work colleague. She has a lover, Thomas, a musician with whom she has been having a passionate affair for some time. Attracted by Thomass non-conformity and lust for life, Michèle abandons her ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, psychological, gloomy
Plot: love triangle, breakup, sexual promiscuity, life turned upside down, love affair, family relations, couples, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, infidelity, parents and children, sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw ...
Style: emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: pregnancy, family problems, couple relations, family relations, parents and children, unfulfillment, dishonesty, love, rivalry, sexual relations, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Hope for Love (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A young woman is faced with a tough decision to stay with her husband and father of her son who is cheating on her. She takes a vacation where she runs into an old flame and begins to rekindle their chemistry. Torn between the two, she intends to ...
Style: touching, sentimental, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love triangle, infidelity, dishonesty, couples, introspection, betrayal, self discovery, relocation, love and romance, urban, escape
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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26%
Those Secrets (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: couples, dishonesty, vengeance, love and romance, prostitute, infidelity, bored housewife, husband wife relationship, therapy, prostitution, call girl
Time: 90s
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26%
Suburban Madness (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Based on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.
Style: realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological
Plot: private detective, murder, family problems, couples, dishonesty, infidelity, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, under the surface, adultery, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Other Woman (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Jill Plumley left her brilliant job as journalist when she married Derek, am important layer with a brilliant career. Now Jill is university teacher. But everything changes when she receive a message from her husbands' secretary and she start ...
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love triangle, couples, murder, love affair, unfulfillment, rivalry, investigation, dishonesty, infidelity, love, unfaithfulness, adultery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Les corps impatients (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Paul and Charlotte are in love. Charlotte discovers she has a grave malady and Paul supports her. But Paul is also attracted to Ninon, another girl. Charlotte accepts Paul to have an affair with her, and the three start a difficult and ambiguous ...
Style: serious, psychological, sincere, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: betrayal, life is a bitch, tragic hero, infidelity, love triangle, love and romance, terminal illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, unfulfillment, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, menage a trois ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Infidelity (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A married family therapist cheats on her husband with a younger man and becomes trapped in her double life, unable to say anything and risk hurting either man in her life.
Style: realistic, captivating, emotional, sentimental, sexy ...
Plot: infidelity, love triangle, love affair, couples, unfaithful, sexual relations, dishonesty, double life, rivalry, sex addict, love and romance, cuckolded husband ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans
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24%
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Silver Tongues (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.
Style: psychological, realistic, tense, captivating, mind bending ...
Plot: hidden identity, couple relations, couples, dishonesty, juggling, love and romance, society, crumbling relationship, mental disorder, sexual content, infidelity, manipulation
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Deceit (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending
Plot: infidelity, murder, love affair, couple relations, life is a bitch, dangerous attraction, dishonesty, who done it, couples, alcohol abuse, father figure, debt ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Drama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs and huge houses. But beneath the surface lie resentments and secrets that will eventually be their ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot: dishonesty, couple relations, family relations, couples, infidelity, murder, serial killer, blonde, voyeur, voyeurism, golddigger, cons and scams ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott). Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to ...
Style: atmospheric, realistic, captivating, psychological, period piece ...
Plot: duel, betrayal, love triangle, couples, couple relations, uninhibited rivalry, human nature, tragic hero, rivalry, dishonesty, unfulfillment, downfall ...
Time: 19th century
Place: russia, caucasus, black sea
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Dancing in the Dark (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Via the New York Times: "To all outward appearances, Edna Cormick (Martha Henry) is the perfect housewife.... She's married to a man who'll stand up in public and say, "This is my wife," so that there'll be no confusion ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot: feminist, hospital, infidelity, murder, mental illness, violent content, unfulfillment, feminism, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Other Woman (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: After the divorce from Michael, Tessa raises her daughters Kate and Lara alone. None of them can stand Michael's new young wife Carolyn, a model. But when Tessa learns that she's suffering from cancer and soon will die, she tries to get ...
Style: realistic
Plot: cancer, model, divorce, love, family relations, terminal illness, parent child relationship, family problems, couples, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
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21%
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Cherry. (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When Brian Cherry, a sweet, sensitive young Los Angeleno, falls for the beautiful, electric, and damaged Jules, she turns his ideas about women and sex upside-down. Slowly, he is drawn into a twisted love-triangle that includes Jules and his best ...
Style: realistic, captivating, sexy, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: love triangle, couples, fall in love, best friend, love, friendship, youth, escapades, revenge, love and romance, female pubic hair, female nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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21%
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Cet amour-là (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Cet Amour-là is an intimate portrait of a legendary love affair. Set against the beauty of the Breton seaside, it is also a film that revels in the insights that Marguerite Duras' writing affords.
Style: psychological, emotional, captivating, serious, sincere ...
Plot: destiny, wartime life, soldier, lifestyle, love and romance, fall in love, hopes, couple relations, family relations, couples, culture clash, love affair ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Prague (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father, evolves into the story of a brake-up. With the dead father lurking in the background, secrets gradually emerge threatening to destroy their marriage.
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love, marriage, family relations, infidelity, estrangement, family problems, dysfunctional family, unfulfillment, dishonesty, couples, resentment, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: czech republic, denmark, europe, central europe, prague
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Forget Me Never (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She suspected that something was wrong and went to the doctor. After ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching
Plot: wandering, disability, memory loss, alzheimer's disease, politics, aging, life is a bitch, legal action, unfulfillment, couple relations, couples, relationship vs career ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Third Person Singular Number (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A woman breaks with traditional Muslim culture by living with her boyfriend before getting married, but when the relationship ends, she must face the harsh consequences of being an outcast in her community.
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot: against the rules, self discovery, society, lovers apart, injustice, rebellion, couple relations, couples, love triangle, social decay, life is a bitch, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Five Square Meters (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Álex and Virginia, a couple planning to get married, buy an apartment located in a building under construction. When there are only a few months left before the apartments are to be delivered, the works are stopped indefinitely. Álex wants a ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, social ...
Plot: couples, fighting the system, real estate, injustice, society, corporate crime, couple relations, economic crisis, social issues, rivalry, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
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20%
Signs & Wonders (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.
Style: serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: infidelity, introspection, love affair, life turned upside down, love triangle, couple relations, crumbling marriage, betrayal, journalism, obsession, destructive relationship, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: france, germany, greece, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Stolen Child (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Amanda and Jason are happy marriage now, after years of frustration have finally managed to take a beautiful girl from a country in Eastern Europe through an international adoption agency. But when the doctor will perform a DNA test to small, finds ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot: adoption, kidnapping, kidnapped child, uncover truth, investigation, suspicion, couples, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, danger, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
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20%
The Kreutzer Sonata (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A film by Bernard Rose, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy with music by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Edgar Hudson meets Abby, a concert pianist, at a dinner party. Abby is involved with someone else but that doesn't stop the two from acting upon their ...
Style: erotic, sexy, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: sexual abuse, obsession, couple relations, family problems, couples, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, dysfunctional marriage, nudity, infidelity, erotica, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: beverly hills, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who falls in love with the young wife of a wealthy man who is dying.
Style: serious, realistic, sexual
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: love triangle, love affair, infidelity, feeling, bittersweet, dishonesty, fall in love, unfulfillment, opposites attract, love and romance, aging, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 90s
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20%
Unanswered Prayers (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After his football career, Ben Beck returned to his Virginia small town and joined the family building firm. His family happiness with wife Lorrie and adolescent son Jessie is suddenly tested by the return of Ben's first high-school love, Ava ...
Style: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot: family relations, couples, homecoming, love and romance, society, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, infidelity, seduction, family business, lovers reunited, nude bathing ...
Time: future
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20%
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Six Weeks (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot: terminal illness, cancer, christmas, illness, cancer patient, campaign, couples, family relations, forbidden love, youth, life is a bitch, dancer's life ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: new york, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Style: serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, courtroom drama, injustice, dishonesty, legal, life is a bitch, society, nightclub, sexual abuse, rape, rivalry, bounty hunter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Matching Jack (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.
Style: sincere, uplifting, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Plot: infidelity, coming of age, hopes, dishonesty, friendship, parents and children, bittersweet, terminal illness, unfulfillment, life turned upside down, child illness, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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