Movies like The Fold
If you like "The Fold" you are looking for psychological, tense and realistic movies about / with friendship, obsession, society, life is a bitch, clergy, under the surface and immigrant themes of Drama and Thriller genre shot in UK.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
The Fold (2013)
214
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Struggling with her grief, Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton tries to replace her deceased daughter with another girl.
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, emotional, gloomy
Plot:
friendship, obsession, society, life is a bitch, clergy, under the surface, immigrant, female protagonist, dangerous attraction, danger, grief, friends, family problems, folklore, strong female presence, dealing with death, priest, british, polish, folk music, immigrants, folk
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, cornwall
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to The Fold
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and tense films with plots about life is a bitch, danger, society, family problems, friendship, obsession and dishonesty mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Fold: U Be Dead (2009), Nor'easter (2012), The Mortician (2011), Lipstikka (2011), Lie with Me (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young and inexperienced priest encourages a family to declare their long-missing son dead, but once they do, the boy mysteriously returns, testing the priest's commitment to church doctrine over the laws of the natural world.
Style:
psychological, realistic, tense, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, missing child, clergy, religions or cults, church, social relations, small town, gay, priest, brainwashing, winter, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, tense, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
mortician, insomnia, haunted by the past, murder, redemption, emotionless, social decay, danger, corpse, black, urban ghetto, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
69%
280
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two women reunite in London, where they go over the details of a life-changing event which occurred when they were teenagers in Jerusalem.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, thought provoking ...
Plot:
lesbian interest, haunted by the past, introspection, friendship, hopes, starting over, society, youth, immigrant, political unrest, female pubic hair, lesbian ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
palestine, europe, london, england, palestinian authority ...
Similarity:
60%
Movie in collections
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Paul Harris works at a small research facility on the outskirts of Boston. After a weekend tryst with a co-worker leaves him wanting more, his unreciprocated desires gradually mold into an acute infatuation. When Danielle takes interest in a new ...
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
scientist, obsession, mentally unstable, dangerous attraction, stalking, danger, losing-it hero, unfulfillment, workplace, suburbs, workplace situations, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, mind bending ...
Plot:
obsession, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, friendship, family problems, murder, family life, death in the family, trying to get pregnant, mysterious disappearance, dealing with death ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
56%
825
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lee is a world-weary American woman who arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, incessant smoking and her disregard of the persistently ringing telephone hint at her volatility brewing beneath the surface. Between fitful naps, she ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, society, photojournalist, life is a bitch, immigrant, female protagonist, post traumatic stress, post traumatic stress disorder, captive, captivity, hostage, war correspondent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sicily, italy
Similarity:
53%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sibylle, a pragmatic architect, mother and wife, witnesses a suicide of a woman her age while on vacation in Italy. Devastated by this incident, it causes the perception of her life and her family to change. Something inside of her has been set in ...
Style:
psychological, contemplative, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
couple relations, introspection, family relations, couples, strong female presence, under the surface, female protagonist, midlife crisis, tragic event, character study, grief, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On the trail of her missing sister, Charlotte enlists the help of Wayne, an ex-Marine and alcoholic, to infiltrate the Church of One Accord - a community of snake-handlers who risk their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.
Style:
tense, serious, psychological, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
religions or cults, missing person, rescue, uncover truth, woman in danger, clergy, danger, religion, religious fanaticism, brainwashing, anti christianity, faith ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering, and treasonous deception of a woman's extramarital affair with her husband's best friend; the entire story is told from the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, talky, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
marital infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, unfulfillment, dishonesty, illicit affair, adultery, danger, infidelity, autobiography, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
england, europe, venice, london
Similarity:
50%
468
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In a country shaken by major political events, three generations of a Greek family clash over an inside-the-family adoption.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, political unrest, society, state affairs, parents and children, danger, rivalry, human nature, greek, riot, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greece
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
celebrity culture, friendship, family problems, social worker, family relations, obsession, family in crisis, gays and lesbians, society, journalism, godparent, prostitute ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he goes looking for her, enlisting the help of an ad hoc congregation of troubled souls along the ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
woman in danger, prostitute, priest, forgiveness, redemption, obsession, society, clergy, illegal prostitution, sin, catholic priest, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Nigeria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Anchor Baby is a tale of an illegal immigrant couple from Nigeria on a quest to create a better life for their unborn child. Their dream is to have their baby in the United States in order for the baby to become a US citizen.
Style:
captivating, touching, serious, realistic, thought provoking
Plot:
couple relations, immigrant, couples, friendship, follow your dream, family relations, deportation, hopes, life is a bitch, pregnancy, society, migration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nigeria
Similarity:
47%
855
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complicit in making a tense situation even worse?
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorism, secret agent, government agency, undercover, danger, spy, terrorist plot, counter terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, war on terror, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, egypt
Similarity:
46%
372
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Joy is an emotionally damaged young woman of eighteen, who was given up at birth, to grow up in homes and with foster families. She lives on the fringes of society, getting by on benefits and earning a little extra by playing the accordion in the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, emotional, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, parents and children, life is a bitch, teenage life, redemption, shoplifting, mistaken identity, society, family relations, hopes, dysfunctional family, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An American writer in England takes his children and a newly hired nanny on a trip to South Africa while his wife, a reporter, is on assignment. He has an affair with the nanny, but when he refuses to leave his wife for her, the nanny gets her ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, realistic, sexual, serious ...
Plot:
woman seduces a man, nanny, kidnapping, infidelity, obsession, murder, investigation, psychopath, violent content, profanity, sexual content, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, england
Similarity:
43%
Movie in collections
482
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of Manchester while trying to keep his own secrets buried.
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
redemption, obsession, murder suspect, family problems, hidden truth, dishonesty, life is a bitch, family relations, hopes, voodoo, alcoholism, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Ezekial Canon.
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
clergy, rise and fall, friendship, religions or cults, ambition, unfulfillment, betrayal, human nature, priest, aging, blind ambition, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
576
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on 'Jane Rogers' acclaimed novel, "Island" is a tale of yearning and retribution. Abandoned at birth, Nikki Black has spent most of her life in care sustained only by fairy-stories. Incapable of love, fearful and desperate ...
Style:
serious, tense, psychological, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, incestuous relationship, undercover, hidden identity, family problems, dishonesty, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, illicit affair, mother daughter relationship, storm, mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of friends travels to the beach to encourage Jason, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The journey is rooted in nostalgia and desire for a meaningful farewell, although the friends avoid the subject of Jason's illness. Some time ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, emotional, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, buddies, terminal illness, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, friends, dealing with death, fighting illness, illness, relationship problems, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Turkey
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Zeynep, Tülin Özen works in a hotel as a housekeeper. But she suffers hell on earth because of her father's behavior. She only talks to Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' who works in the same hotel and he is interested in Zeynep. She is not ...
Style:
atmospheric, touching, sincere, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
family problems, love and romance, life is a bitch, dull life, parents and children, death in the family, women's issues, alienation, turk, sexual content, chance, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, turkey
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
344
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, confined, police detective, law enforcement, danger, investigation, child in peril, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, youth, society, dishonesty, danger, teenager, soul, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
211
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The lives and turbulent adventures of a bunch of fourteen-year-old teenagers, through the eyes of three young girls - Sarah, Jade and Louise - with one last year to go before high school.
Style:
realistic, emotional, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, teenage life, coming of age, drug abuse, youth, sexuality, self discovery, college, best friend, strong female presence, life is a bitch, high school life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Karen (32) and Michel (36) move with their daughter to an exclusive residential area. She soon finds a new close circle of friends: the women of the Dinner Club, and their husbands. But when two of the Club members commit suicide under suspicious ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, uncover truth, investigation, best friend, danger, society, suburbs, twists and turns, jealousy, friendship, deception, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job.
Style:
serious, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
rivalry, workplace, workplace intrigue, life turned upside down, danger, career woman, female protagonist, redemption, self discovery, nothing goes right, disorder, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
37%
644
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but Kath remains haunted by a need to know what happened. When police investigations wind down, Kath continues the search herself. She gets nowhere ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, bleak, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
therapist, afterlife, missing person, missing sister, drowning, sister, sibling relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, isolation, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Johnny St. James was a young seminary student who lost his wife to a drunk driver. With his reason for living gone, John lost his faith and turned to alcohol. Ten years later, John is finally read to get his life back on track. With his best friend ...
Style:
serious, emotional, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, vengeance, hopes, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, starting over, redemption, rivalry, friendship, addiction, faith, murder of wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Related movie lists
