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In the House (2012)
36K
Original name: Dans la maison
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.
Style:
suspense, witty, disturbing, surreal, enigmatic, dark comedy, mind twisting, atmospheric, intense, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
writers, teacher, obsession, high school, privacy invasion, mind game, student, stalking, direction and purpose, art, desire, high school life, teen angst, male homosexuality, school, childhood, literature, voyeurism, male full rear nudity, coming of age, teenager, high school student, teacher student relationship, older woman teenage boy relationship, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, serious, weird and suspenseful films with plots about obsession, storytelling, twists and turns, psychology, dialogue, runaway and loneliness mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like In the House: Notes on a Scandal (2006), Swimming Pool (2003), Chloe (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013), The Class (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspense, erotic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teacher, forbidden love, lesbian, age difference, older woman younger man relationship, obsession, teachers and students, adultery, older woman younger man sex, lust, blackmail, older woman teenage boy sex ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
london, united kingdom, europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this ...
Style:
sexy, sensual, ambiguous ending, art house, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, obsession, swimming pool, swimming, murder, writers, voyeurism, sex, frenchwoman, lust, murder mystery, self discovery ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, cote d'azur, europe, south of france, london ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.
Style:
psychological, sexy, sexual, erotic, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, infidelity, obsession, couples, older woman younger woman relationship, couple relations, seduction, lesbian romance, husband wife relationship, lgbtq, temptation, lesbian sex ...
Time:
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Place:
toronto ontario canada, somalia, indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.
Style:
psychological, serious, sexy, sexual, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, male homosexuality, lgbtq, loneliness, lgbt teen, family problems, closeted homosexual, brother brother relationship, threat, farm, gay son ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2013, year 1997, 70s ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Style:
sincere, melancholic, psychological, realistic, talky ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
teachers and students, high school life, adolescence, dedicated educator, high school, ethnic diversity, mentor, life philosophy, social relations, workplace, self discovery, teaching ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, morocco, caribbean ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
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Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, erotic, period piece, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, obsession, coming of age, lesbian love, lesbian, sexualized violence, lgbtq, teenage girl, asthma, boarding school life, child abuse, lesbian relationship ...
Time:
1930s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1934
Place:
europe, england, spain
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fueled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. A body that seems lifeless. Two weeks earlier. Simon, a 16 year-old teenager, has not shown up for ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, investigation, social relations, small town, teenage life, high school life, murder, teenage boy, multiple perspectives, wrestling, coming of age, high school ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Poland, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
ex husband ex wife relationship, waitress, divorce, widow, estrangement, power relations, artists and showbiz, twists and turns, writers, father daughter relationship, poetry, translator ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe, poland, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Style:
psychological, scary, twist ending, dark, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
claustrophobia, obsession, psychology, twists and turns, school, youth, underground bunker, male nudity, danger, bunker, survival, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
wales, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, ...
Style:
sexy, surreal, teen, independent film, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
missing person, coming of age, teenage girl, recurring dream, sex, mother daughter relationship, mysterious disappearance, disappearance, dysfunctional family, teenage life, gay interest, loss of mother ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1991, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
obsession, serial killer, murder, darkness, friendship, violence, investigation, imagination, family relations, writers, couple relations, poet ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
europe, france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, depressing, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers, teen drama, adult
Plot:
psychopath, evil child, school shooting, high school, childhood, guilt, prison visit, depression, teenager, sociopath, antisocial behavior, teenage boy ...
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year 2011, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, america, connecticut, usa, new york ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the ...
Style:
gloomy, political thriller, sincere, political, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
surveillance, cold war, spy, communism, berlin wall, stasi, politics, redemption, espionage, iron curtain, life philosophy, voyeurism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, soviet union ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily ...
Style:
philosophical, political, disturbing, suspense, educational ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
fascism, nazism, suicide, dictator, experiment, bullying, teacher, teachers and students, high school, fanaticism, dictatorship, against humanity ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 2011
Place:
germany, middle east, israel, europe, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Style:
neo noir, cerebral, detective, teen, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, twists and turns, murder mystery, loner, murder, investigation, teenager, amateur detective, whodunit, coming of age, adolescence, drug dealing ...
Time:
year 2005, y2k, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, UK, Belgium
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A look inside an offbeat boarding school for young girls.
Style:
disturbing, art house, surreal, erotic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
boarding school, friendship, childhood, coming of age, boarding school life, girls' boarding school, forest, female protagonist, society, school, dark and stormy night, death ...
Time:
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Place:
france, tokyo, paris france
Similarity:
100%
184K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.
Style:
psychological thriller, twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, twists and turns, secrets, bullying, gift, bully, husband wife relationship, plot twist, stalker, home invasion, pregnancy, stalking ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2016
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, clever, sexy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, twists and turns, kidnapping, rape, revenge, isolation, gender, abuse, skin, lgbtq, insanity, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2006, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain, ancient greece, europe
Similarity:
100%
43K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, surreal, cerebral, bleak ...
Plot:
schizophrenia, mental illness, childhood trauma, murder, haunted by the past, paranoia, mental patient, misfit, macabre, psychopath, twists and turns, mental health ...
Time:
2000s, 1950s, year 2002, 50s, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, east end london, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, surprise ending, mind twisting, confusing ...
Plot:
suicide, obsession, twists and turns, death, surrealism, guilt, unfulfillment, suicide attempt, mental illness, depression, parallel universe, psychiatrist ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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169K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgangers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Style:
surreal, neo noir, mind bending, atmospheric, confusing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, murder, insanity, doppelganger, nightmare, sex scene, time loop, parallel universe, graphic violence, transformation, hallucination, promiscuous woman ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997, near future
Place:
los angeles, persia, north america
Similarity:
100%
18K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On a beautiful college campus, something ugly is about to be spread around. A bit of gossip that was told is starting to take a frightening turn. Who could it have offended and how far will the person on the other side of the gossip handle the ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, suspenseful, teen, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
college, gossip, rumor, psychology, investigation, manipulation, drinking, adaptation, dishonesty, college life, teenage life, false accusation ...
Time:
90s, year 2000
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
Style:
melancholic, stylized, atmospheric, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
disappearance, love, obsession, relationships, coping, couple relations, female masturbation, delusion, tourist, missing person, love and romance, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
103K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, independent film, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, violence, teacher, bullying, teenage girl, mass murder, violent, high school, teenager, youth, school, rage ...
Time:
year 2003, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, ireland, portland oregon, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, obsession, psychology, investigation, power relations, uncover truth, domestic violence, memory, psychiatrist, life turned upside down, amnesiac ...
Time:
90s, year 2014, year 2007, year 2000, 2010s ...
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, scary, mind twisting ...
Plot:
nightmare, insomnia, police, professor, uncover truth, obsession, hallucination, sleeping, murder, haunted by the past, missing person, teacher ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On the face of it Celeste seems to have it all - a successful career, a handsome boyfriend and a luxurious new apartment with a breathtaking view of the city. However, Celeste's dream life becomes a nightmare when she's targeted by a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
Plot:
stalking, stalker, woman in danger, twists and turns, mind game, home invasion, voyeur, obsession, danger, strong female presence, photographer, woman on top ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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