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An Amish Murder (2013)
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An Amish Murder (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In "An Amish Murder", the peaceful Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder (Campbell), a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.
Style: rough, suspenseful, mind bending, serious, realistic
Plot: amish, murder, police investigation, society, law enforcement, religions or cults, winter, religion, snow, nypd, terrorism, innocence lost, performer's life, serial killer, fight, child abuse, father son relationship, infidelity, punishment, public nudity, bare chested male, witnessing a crime, deadly, novel, bed ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: ohio

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213 (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Plain Truth (2004)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.
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Plot: amish, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer, murder, pregnancy, police investigation, police detective, teenage life, life is a bitch, culture clash, forbidden love, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: nova scotia, pennsylvania
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Child in the Night (1990)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A child psychologist, Hollis who's marriage collapsed after she learned she was barren, bonds with Luke Winfield, who witnessed his father's murder at the hands of rain-slicker wearing killer with a cargo hook. Along the way she befriends ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
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Moreno and the Silence (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When a girl is murdered soon after leaving a closed religious community, Moreno faces a difficult investigation as the community closes ranks and refuses to cooperate. When another girl is abducted and her bloody fingernails mailed to the police, ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: murder, police investigation, partner, kidnapping, private detective, society, law enforcement, religions or cults, nypd, police procedural, fictional country, deadly
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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Style: rough, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, fighting crime, police detective, murderous pair, law enforcement, murder mystery, strangulation, psychopath, deadly
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together - a ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, bleak, realistic
Plot: serial killer, police investigation, partners against crime, partner, murder, private detective, law enforcement, nypd, police procedural, fictional country, deadly, decapitated body
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Hide (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, enigmatic
Plot: uncover truth, police investigation, riddles and clues, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, serial murder, strong female presence, deadly
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.
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Duration: 90 min.
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The Girl by the Lake (2007)
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Duration: 95 min.
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Blood Crime (2002)
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 87 min.
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A killer of Detroit clergy confesses to a priest (Donald Sutherland), who turns sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
Style: disturbing, serious, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
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