Movies like Nobody from Nowhere

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Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
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Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
Original name: Un Illustre inconnu
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.
Style: tense, atmospheric, semi serious, psychological, captivating, surprise ending, humorous, realistic, gloomy
Plot: switching roles, dull life, false identity, police, suicide, real estate agent, twists and turns, rivalry, danger, mental disorder, imposture, unfulfillment, christmas, dog, body swapping, subway, priest, cemetery, baptism, bachelor, photograph, alcoholics anonymous, golden retriever, funeral, father son relationship ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century, contemporary
Place: france, paris france
Keyword: metro

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, captivating and psychological films with plots about danger, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, family relations, police and investigation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Nobody from Nowhere: Voyoucratie (2015), Through the Air (2015), Marseille (2014), Mr. Kaplan (2014), Eat Your Bones (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Voyoucratie (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Voyoucratie is FGKO’s new film project. It’s a dramatic fiction about a young gangster’s chaotic path into life crushed by a criminal universe that he can’t escape from. It’s also about a frozen portrait of a youth trapped by a system that ...
Style: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot: father son relationship, money, police, heist, murder, drug dealer, society, violence, family relations, chase, youth, heroes ...
Time: year 2015, 21st century
Place: france
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95%
Through the Air (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Vincent, a former air rifle champion lives a quiet life with his wife and his daughter. Despite his happy family life he ends up with economic problems. One day at the shooting range he meets the mysterious Renaud who promises him a solution to his ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: contract killing, parents and children, moral dilemma, conspiracy, couples, danger, family problems, family in crisis, contract killer, pig, debt, boat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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Marseille (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Alex, the son of a gang boss from Marseilles, joins the French Foreign Legion to avoid a hit put out on him by the Corsican Mafia. Four years later, Alex deserts and returns to Marseilles to get back together with Katia, his former girlfriend. But ...
Style: captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, serious ...
Plot: gang, danger, family relations, parents and children, murder, mafia, father son relationship, lawyer, reprisal, rivalry, black, violent content ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: marseille, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
 6.5
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Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Uruguay, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: aging, investigation, amateur detective, partner, rivalry, old age, judaism, holocaust, voice over narration, cigarette smoking, jail, funeral ...
Time: 21st century
Place: uruguay, germany, south america, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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 6.3
 519
Eat Your Bones (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 18 year old Jason Dorkel belongs to a community of gypsies. He is about to celebrate his baptism when his half-brother Fred returns after fifteen years in prison. Together, with their last brother, the violent, hot-headed Michael and their Christian ...
Style: tense, realistic, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: on the road, crime gone awry, coming of age, youth, profanity, running from police, on the run, thief, rivalry, chase, friendship, murder ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 6.6
 660
Wild Life (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his 2 sons, having decided not to give them back to their mother after she won custody of the children. The children Okyesa and Tsali must grow up in ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot: on the run, parents and children, custody, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, family relations, feral man, hidden identity, parents separation, teenage life, wildlife, nature ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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In Turmoil (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Dans la région de Marseille, un patron prépare à l’insu de ses ouvriers la délocalisation de son usine, couplée d’un détournement de 2 millions d’euros. Franck, l’un de ses salariés l’apprend et, sans en parler à sa femme Hélène, ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: working class, crime gone awry, society, social decay, workplace, injustice, factory, factory worker, rivalry, danger, friendship, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Close Enemies (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to a country, a nation or a culture... Manuel has assimilated this belonging, and he has even ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense, crime drama
Plot: police, father daughter relationship, death, drug, brother brother relationship, friendship, danger, family relations, murder, cafe, blood, photograph ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Over the Edge (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Just as David and Freja arrive at their newly bought country house close to the Cliffs of Møn the harmony is disturbed by an inexplicably suicide. When David realizes that their new craftsman Roar is linked to the person who fell of the cliff he ...
Style: surprise ending, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot: conspiracy, crime investigation, murder, mental illness, forced suicide, mental breakdown, couples, twists and turns, danger, gay, dog, mental institution ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
A View of Love (2010)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Happily married with a daughter, Marc is a successful real estate agent in Aix-en-Provence. One day, he has an appointment with a woman to view a traditional country house. A few hours later, Marc finally puts a name to her face. It's Cathy, ...
Style: atmospheric, captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot: missing person, haunted by the past, uncover truth, teenage crush, couples, couple relations, investigation, french algerian war, childhood love, repressed memory, family relations, women ...
Time: 80s, 60s
Place: algeria, france, europe, provence, nice france
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Last Screening (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Sylvain, a film-obsessed 31-year-old, lives in the basement of a small art-house theater where he works as a programmer, projectionist and cashier. Each night, after the last showing, he goes out for a murderous ritual.
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, obsession, danger, psychopath, theater, small town, murder, violence, mentally unstable, solitary, woman in danger, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 6.3
 727
24 Days (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".
Style: disturbing, realistic, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot: investigation, family in crisis, missing child, family problems, life is a bitch, abduction, ransom, judaism, israeli, kidnapping, police, confined
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 5.4
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Agnosia (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The protagonist is a young woman, Joan Prats suffering from agnosia, a strange, primary visual disease that is one of the neuropsychological disorders of perception. Although her eyes and ears are in perfect condition, her brain is not able to ...
Style: atmospheric, gothic, realistic, psychological, tense ...
Plot: rivalry, who to trust, disability, dishonesty, psychology, fraud, manipulation, danger, love story, spanish history, health, nude women ...
Time: 19th century, 1900s
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
The Truth About Angels (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: An ordinary guy escapes his turbulent home life when he is invited to an exclusive Hollywood party by his movie star friend, only to discover that there's more to the glamorous world than meets the eye.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot: hollywood, social decay, couples, unfulfillment, nightlife, family problems, drug, movie star, party, danger, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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 1K
Corporate (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Emilie is a bright young workaholic manager in Human Ressources, working for a huge French agro-food company. Ambitious and dedicated to her job, she is a good soldier, ready to put ruthless methods of management into practice to meet the ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: suicide, psychological trauma, corporation, manager, guilt, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, business, rivalry, danger, adaptation, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
 5.1
 258
Nor'easter (2012)
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, serious, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot: moral dilemma, missing child, clergy, religions or cults, social relations, church, small town, priest, brainwashing, winter, danger, gay ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
The Detective (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a missing young woman.
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: investigation, private detective, gangster, dishonesty, danger, riddles and clues, missing person, seduction, twists and turns, killer, serial killer, ghost ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 4.7
 205
The Fold (2013)
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, realistic, tense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: obsession, friendship, society, immigrant, under the surface, clergy, life is a bitch, female protagonist, dangerous attraction, danger, grief, folklore ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, cornwall
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Green (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A New Yorker moves to the country with her boyfriend, where her new friendship causes a problem as her partner also takes an interest in the woman.
Style: tense, mumblecore, captivating, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: infidelity, jealousy, love triangle, couples, couple relations, suspicion, women, danger, rivalry, coming of age, male full rear nudity, young couple ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
You Will Be My Son (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Emilion, is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul ...
Style: serious, emotional, suspense, captivating, culinary ...
Plot: wine, favoritism, family business, rivalry, workplace, intrigue, countryside, family problems, introspection, father son relationship, favoritism among siblings, farming ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Betrayal (1983)
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, tense, captivating ...
Plot: unfulfillment, love triangle, dishonesty, betrayal, danger, infidelity, autobiography, rivalry, friends, british pub, writers, affair ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: england, europe, london
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51%
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Homeland (2010)
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, captivating, tense ...
Plot: adoption, family relations, family problems, political unrest, society, state affairs, parents and children, danger, rivalry, human nature, greek, riot ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece
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50%
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 765
Clean Break (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, obsession, twists and turns, danger, investigation, betrayal, infidelity, stalking, love, crumbling marriage, corrupt officer, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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50%
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Blame (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out they find themselves on the dark side of justice.
Style: disturbing, bleak, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot: vengeance, assassination attempt, haunted by the past, injustice, rivalry, danger, vigilante, revenge, teacher student relationship, suicide, postman, isolated house ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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49%
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The Falls (2003)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In a smoke-filled dive in Buffalo, NY, David Marx tells us his tale of obsession, betrayal, and murder - leading him to an uncertain fate "underneath Niagara Falls." David tells us how his beautiful redheaded ex-girlfriend, Jennifer ...
Style: neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: missing person, femme fatale, amateur detective, murder, investigation, uncover truth, ransom demand, danger, rivalry, betrayal, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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47%
Another Silence (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Argentina, Canada, Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Marie is a Toronto police officer. One evening, her husband Joshua and their son Nicky are brutally murdered in their car. Marie quickly links Pablo Molina, an Argentinian drug trafficker who she'd arrested a few months earlier, with the crime. ...
Style: psychological, serious, bleak, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, death of son, self discovery, manhunt, vengeance, heroes, tragic hero, police officer, unfulfillment, rivalry, chases and races, murder of son ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, bolivia, argentina, toronto ontario canada
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47%
Fishing Without Nets (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Kenya, Somalia
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In Somalia, principled, young husband and father Abdi turns to piracy to support his family. While his wife and child wait for him in Yemen, an outdated and fragile satellite phone is his only connection to all he truly values. Abdi and his fellow ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: pirate, piracy, moral dilemma, hijacking, surrender, danger, confined, escape, rivalry, international relations, violent content, hostage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, somalia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Insadong Scandal (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot: heist, amateur detective, dishonesty, forger, art, forgery, auction, gallery, recovery, escapades, twists and turns, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, seoul, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Number One Fan (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: police investigation, beautician, beauty salon, obsession, dishonesty, twists and turns, singer, woman, fan, pop star, murder, power relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The Bureau (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Story: Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
Style: tense, realistic, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: spy, espionage, undercover agent, terrorism, investigation, danger, national security, secret service, twists and turns, characters in danger, obsession, cia ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: syria, paris france, israel, iran, middle east ...
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44%
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