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Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story (2013)
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Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A man is convicted for killing his father and attempting to murder his mother.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: murder, investigation, serial killer, lawyer, death of father, arrest, courtroom, crime scene, college, reporter, police detective, danger, courtroom drama, murder investigation, surveillance camera, prison, thief, party, sex scene, jealousy, boy, sociopath, veterinarian, father daughter relationship, casanova ...
Place: usa, united states, united states of america

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, serious, realistic and psychological films with plots about murder, true crime, serial killer, investigation, lawyer, biopic and courtroom mostly in Crime, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story: Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010), Untouched (2017), Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), Silent Witness (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer (2018)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The story of the investigation and trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell.
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, serious, captivating ...
Plot: courtroom, law and order, investigation, murder, criminal, crime investigation, doctor, danger, legal, murderer, violence, fighting crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia, usa
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95%
Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Called "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as "Clark Rockefeller" had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, inspirational
Plot: family relations, criminal heroes, dishonesty, hidden identity, cons and scams, disorder, love and romance, parents and children, serial killer, impersonation, conspiracy, entrepreneur ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, boston, massachusetts
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67%
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Untouched (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Untouched is the story of a reluctant attorney's struggle with inner demons while defending a teenage girl accused of murdering her newborn. When the "Hostess City of the South" is rocked by the horrific crime, Mitchell Thomas III ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspense, grindhouse ...
Plot: dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, haunted by the past, courtroom drama, legal investigation, life is a bitch, legal, courtroom, murder, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Lyle and Eric Menendez were nice, educated boys from Beverly Hills, which makes the murder of their parents even more inexplicable. Never-before-seen details emerge in this investigation into their lives.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: murder, brother brother relationship, true crime, murder trial, father son relationship, patricide, matricide, family secret, mother son relationship, family relations, uncover truth, murderer ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the ...
Style: tense, contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: legal investigation, unlikely criminals, murder, college, courtroom drama, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, legal action, prison, partner, serial killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, murder, investigation, murder investigation, murderer, uncover truth, crime investigation, crime solving, murder mystery, fbi agent, serial murder ...
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49%
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Silent Witness (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of ...
Style: realistic, captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, courtroom drama, homecoming, courtroom, friendship, legal, lawyer, danger, rivalry, family relations, law, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Blue Caprice (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.
Style: realistic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, educational ...
Plot: serial killer, on the run, violence spree, partner, on the road, killer, sniper, lawyer, murderer, small town, african american, black ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, maryland
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Accused (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.
Style: psychological, realistic, tense, serious, captivating
Plot: courtroom drama, courtroom, legal, lawyer, nurse, hospital, accusation, prison, whistleblower, women, serial killer, trial ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland
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46%
Dark Figure of Crime (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Hyeong-min, a prominent police detective, and Tae-oh, a killer who has confessed to multiple murders, maintain a fierce psychological confrontation.
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, twisted ...
Plot: serial killer, police detective, killing spree, investigation, showdown, murder confession, violence, murder victim, danger, murder, prison, confession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, busan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Just Mercy (2019)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, touching ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, death penalty, injustice, false accusation of murder, defense attorney, african american, perjury, prison, murder, innocence, death row ...
Time: year 1987, 2010s, 80s, year 2019, year 1993 ...
Place: alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style: suspense, rough, suspenseful, touching, captivating ...
Plot: kidnapping, serial killer, true crime, abduction, child abduction, kidnapped, rape, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicidal maniac, homicide detective ...
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45%
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story: The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice tells the story of Mari Gilbert’s search for the truth behind what happened to her daughter Shannan, a sometime escort who disappeared after a ‘date’ on Long Island. After Shannan ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial murder, missing child, mysterious disappearance, missing person, evidence, serial killer, who done it, murder mystery, unsolved crime, murder investigation, chase, society ...
Place: usa, long island
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43%
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
Plot: serial killer, trial, murder, judge, courtroom, adultery, lawyer, flashback, true crime, male female relationship, female nudity, photo model ...
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42%
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories ...
Style: realistic, stylized, serious, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot: courtroom drama, axe murder, murder, legal, courtroom, father daughter relationship, mind game, acquittal, serial killer, house, investigation, supernatural ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: usa, nova scotia, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Preppie Connection (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, suspense
Audience: teens
Plot: student, jealousy, prison, drug dealing, drug dealer, cocaine, high school, marijuana, teenager, love, murder, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: colombia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Executioner's Song (1982)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, rough, bleak ...
Plot: murder, death sentence, death row, prison, courtroom drama, price of justice, confined, legal, journalism, going straight, true crime, biopic ...
Time: year 1976
Place: utah, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Conviction (2010)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is ...
Style: emotional, sincere, touching, inspirational, sad ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, trial, fighting the system, prison, injustice, false accusation, court, strong female character, freedom, hopes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1995, year 1992, year 2001 ...
Place: massachusetts, rhode island, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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The Pastor's Wife (2011)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, detective
Plot: marital rape, murder, investigation, social relations, small town, domestic violence, serial killer, preacher, trial, under the surface, biopic, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: tennessee, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride ...
Style: serious, suspense, realistic, psychological, tense
Plot: nurse, courtroom drama, investigation, legal investigation, riddles and clues, uncover truth, employee employee relationship, murder mystery, murder, police detective, crime scene, partner ...
Place: california
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37%
Argentina, 1985 (2022)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Argentina, UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: In a David-vs-Goliath battle and under constant threat, Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to ...
Style: captivating, psychological, suspenseful, iconic
Plot: military dictatorship, court, lawyer, courtroom, investigation, trial, politics, murder, attorney, legal action, courtroom drama, advocate ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, year 1984
Place: argentina
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Devil's Knot (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Style: bleak, factual, intense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, teenager, courtroom, jury, court, murder, legal, investigation, police interrogation, life is a bitch ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Riverman (2004)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle.
Style: serious, psychological, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, mind game, life is a bitch, true crime, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, florida, washington d.c.
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36%
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Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture
Style: serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, family relations, psychopath, human nature, family problems, parents and children, haunted by the past, biopic, father son relationship, gay, cannibal ...
Time: 80s, 60s, 70s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Fatal Honeymoon (2012)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Based on a true story, Fatal Honeymoon tells the shocking story and controversy surrounding a newlywed who tragically dies on her dream honeymoon and the subsequent investigation as to whether or not her husband was guilty of killing her.
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, uncover truth, couple relations, couples, woman in danger, law enforcement, serial killer, mind game, danger, mental illness, sad ending ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, usa, alabama
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Infamous (2006)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style: emotional, tense, sincere, serious, captivating ...
Plot: journalism, writers, gay, obsession, murder, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, justice, police investigation ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, year 2006, 50s, 20th century
Place: kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico
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35%
Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Barbara Hoffman is a University of Wisconsin science student. She is a part-time employee at a local massage parlor. She is also a killer. Now all Detective Lulling has to do is prove it.
Style: psychological, tense, serious, realistic, christmas horror ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, gory, winter, christmas, deception, prostitute, snow, sex ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits suicide, authorities discover a marriage of secrets and betrayal. While the investigation seems to ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: false identity, infidelity, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, investigation, uncover truth, cheating wife, marital infidelity, husband wife relationship, internet dating, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Capone (2020)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
Style: factual, captivating, psychological, realistic, suspense ...
Plot: gangster, excrement, mafia, al capone, dementia, violence, syphilis, husband wife relationship, balloon, blood, male protagonist, criminal ...
Time: 1940s, year 1933, year 1931, 19th century, 1890s ...
Place: florida, usa, minneapolis minnesota, cleveland ohio, brooklyn new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me (2003)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, dark
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, police detective, who done it, police investigation, life is a bitch, uncover truth, legal, protagonist as suspect, danger ...
Time: 70s, 80s, year 1978
Place: utah, seattle, usa, florida
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33%
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