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Double Standard (1988)
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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:
tragic ending, psychological, intense, serious, captivating, realistic, sexual, sexy, period drama
Plot:
bigamy, infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, tragedy, lie, double life, secrets, duplicity, family drama, marriage, judge, shame, revelation, moral dilemma, scandal, guilt, cover up, dual identity, biopic, polygamy, realism, social commentary, investigation, crimes of passion ...
Time:
80s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and captivating films with plots about couples, infidelity, love and romance, dishonesty, family relations, betrayal and love mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres. Some movies like Double Standard: Silence Like Glass (1989), The Man in the Attic (1995), Power and Beauty (2002), Betray (2023), Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sexual, serious, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A woman claims she had an affair with John F. Kennedy.
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, serious
Plot:
love triangle, politics, love affair, dishonesty, head of state, couples, infidelity, rivalry, state affairs, couple relations, love and romance, fall in love ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, marriage, adultery, relationships, male female relationship, adulteress, love affair, seduction, marital problem, family relations, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
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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, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
russia, black sea, caucasus
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
family problems, pregnancy, family relations, couple relations, parents and children, unfulfillment, dishonesty, marriage, love, rivalry, realism, compromise ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
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, sexual ...
Plot:
betrayal, life is a bitch, tragic hero, infidelity, love triangle, love and romance, terminal illness, nude girl, couples, unfulfillment, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, menage a trois ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, tear jerker, sad, controversial ...
Plot:
child abuse, foster home, custody battle, social services, family drama, child molestation, trauma, domestic abuse, empathy, moral dilemma, family values, courtroom drama ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Patty Nowakowski already has three children, but decides to be a surrogate mother. Fully confident of being able to give up her baby, she is nonetheless stunned when she discovers that she is expecting twins, and the couple for whom she is pregnant ...
Style:
heartfelt, serious, tear jerker, intense, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twins, surrogate mother, motherhood, family drama, sacrifice, ethical dilemma, family values, women, pregnancy, custody battle, social commentary, class differences ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
40%
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:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Most relationships have secrets, but what if the lies are huge – will the relationship be destroyed forever? Each episode of this hourlong series tells two stories, based on actual events, in which lies lead to consequences for the people ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, dramatic, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
relationships, lie, secret, betrayal of trust, trust, betrayal, family secret, secrets, family drama, couples, relationship problems, family relations ...
Similarity:
37%
184
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, psychological, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
love triangle, breakup, sexual promiscuity, life turned upside down, love affair, family relations, couples, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, infidelity, parents and children, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband are the same man.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, contemplative, gloomy
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Wild Duck is a 1983 Australian film adapted from the play by Ibsen
Style:
bleak, tense, art house, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
secrets, family drama, character study, lie, betrayal, literary, moral dilemma, illegitimacy, adaptation, trust, guilt, loss ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
marriage, love, infidelity, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, resentment, couples, parents and children, dishonesty, unfulfillment, father son relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
czech republic, denmark, europe, central europe, prague
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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390
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A small group of amateur cooks and kitchen guests discover exactly why some refer to the kitchen as the "heart of the house".
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
infidelity, cause and meaning, family relations, couples, cooking and food, food, marriage, older man younger woman relationship, neighbor, seduction, guilt, lesbian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, sexy, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.
Style:
noir, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, tragic
Plot:
murder, private detective, infidelity, adultery, couples, family problems, dishonesty, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, true crime, under the surface ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
30%
209
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
infidelity, domestic drama, marriage, love story, love affair, couple relations, family problems, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, couples, love and romance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
infidelity, introspection, life turned upside down, love affair, love triangle, dishonesty, journalism, crumbling marriage, couple relations, destructive relationship, obsession, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, france, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
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419
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching
Plot:
love affair, family relations, family problems, society, family in crisis, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, couples, betrayal, love and romance, working class, crumbling marriage ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
28%
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:
realistic, touching, sentimental, romantic drama, captivating ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, betrayal, self discovery, dishonesty, couples, marital crisis, old love, motherhood, affair, introspection, relocation ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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