Movies like Blue Smoke
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Blue Smoke (2007)
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Original name: Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After witnessing an uncontrollable blaze burn her family's pizzeria to the ground when she was just 11 old, it's no wonder that Reena decides to become an arson investigator. Now, years later, she decides to visit the old neighborhood, where she finds true romance with a hunky carpenter named Bo Goodnight. But Reena is swiftly knocked off cloud nine when she discovers that a psycho connected to her past has resurfaced to wreak havoc in her life.
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
obsession, female protagonist, psychopath, fire, mind game, couples, rivalry, stalking, serial killer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, suspense, firefighter, writers, restaurant, family relations, arson, special agents, destiny, law enforcement, siblings relations, race against time, tragic hero, track down, unfulfillment, fight ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and psychological films with plots about psychopath, deadly, danger, murder, obsession, couples and serial killer mostly in Thriller, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Blue Smoke: Mother's Boys (1993), The Perfect Guy (2015), Roman (2006), Silence Becomes You (2005), Dot.Kill (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love with Callie, an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
adult
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obsession, mentally unstable, suspense, family problems, family life, family in danger, dysfunctional family, infidelity, stalking, hidden identity, murder, killer ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
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obsession, suspense, female psychopath, psychopath, murder, mentally unstable, female killer, seduction, woman in danger, homicidal maniac, female assassin, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
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37%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fatal attraction, obsession, woman in danger, stalker, stalking, couple relations, psychopath, fear, female protagonist, rivalry, watching sex, sex scene ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely young man who yearns to find love, happiness and companionship. Tormented by his ungrateful co-workers and trapped in a life of tedium as a welder in a local factory, Roman's one pleasure is his obsession with ...
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suspenseful, psychological, serious, realistic, surprise ending
Plot:
suspense, isolation, murder, factory, psychopath, dangerous attraction, destructive relationship, serial killer, mind game, obsession, fall in love, investigation ...
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two sisters, Grace and Violet, bound together by more than blood, live a reclusive life in a large mansion, detached from society and reality too. They have a plan. It's hardly conventional, but the outcome nine months later is all that counts. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, erotic ...
Plot:
love triangle, obsession, rivalry, betrayal, couple relations, mind game, mentally unstable, murder, sexual relations, sister sister relationship, pregnancy, mansion ...
Place:
usa, new england
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32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The morphine-addicted detective Charlie Daines is on the trail of a sophisticated psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, he realizes that it has become personal and that he is ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, murder, mind game, police investigation, rivalry, race against time, track down, computers and web, terminal illness, technology, killer ...
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31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A fast rising hi-tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mind game, undercover, stalking, rivalry, psychopath, prodigy, false identity, fight, blackmail, conspiracy, serial killer, bounty hunter ...
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31%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Melanie goes home from the pub with a handsome stranger, she’s captivated by his charm and attentiveness. He sails her away to his ‘castle’- a rundown shack on a deserted island. But when seduction becomes deception and passion becomes ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
obsessive love, obsession, island, stalking, dangerous attraction, psychopath, mysterious character, destructive relationship, isolation, couples, kidnapping, nihilism ...
Time:
future
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, has been being stalked for quite some time. She returns to the island she grew up on in an effort to get away from the stalker and get some well-needed relaxation time. On the island, she meets up with old ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, emotional
Plot:
stalker, panic attack, female photographer, island life, stalking, family relations, paranoia, life is a bitch, island, friends, family problems, hunted ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
618
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A kick-ass professional car thief, Sage, (Taryn Manning), steals a classic '66 Charger on a challenge. It turns out the car belongs to a serial killer (is there another kind?), who proceeds to slice and dice her friends because he wants his car ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mind game, heist, race against time, master criminal, psychopath, criminal's revenge, car chase, car thief, suspense, rivalry, woman in danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An attractive married woman and a member of the 'Country Club Tennis Set', is being neglected by her workaholic doctor husband, Jerry (Corbin Bernsen). Lonely and insecure, Amy foolishly falls for the seductive charms of a much younger ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, stalker, prostitute, love affair, woman in danger, dangerous attraction, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, who done it ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, murder, who done it, uncover truth, police investigation, investigation, manipulation, love affair, couples, law enforcement, rise to the top, obsession ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, investigation, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, who done it, police investigation ...
Place:
usa, new york, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, sexy, sexual ...
Plot:
infidelity, obsession, betrayal, fantasy world, love triangle, dangerous attraction, lifestyle, stalking, mentally unstable, dishonesty, voyeurism, sexual relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, twists and turns, investigation, betrayal, infidelity, stalking, love, suspense, couples, dishonesty, corrupt officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Renee's shy teenage daughter Deandra finally makes a friend, Olivia, she is thrilled. After Olivia's initial bossiness turns into emotional abuse, Renee forbids the relationship from continuing, prompting the girls to run away ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, murder, female protagonist, psychopath, best friends, high school, female antagonist, friendship, chase, suspense, love, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Plot:
obsession, stalking, psychopath, family in danger, haunted by the past, mind game, family problems, social decay, heist, murder, mentally unstable, dishonesty ...
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27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, dark secret, marriage, family problems, uncover truth, murder, couples, crumbling marriage, life turned upside down, wedding, husband wife relationship, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The line between fantasy and reality blurs when an actress begins behaving like the 19th-century murderer she is playing.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, obsession, mind game, filmmaking, couples, journalism, actor's life, dangerous attraction, haunted by the past, lovers reunited ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
indiana, romania, europe, usa, new orleans ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sexuality and serial murder in an American village.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, femme fatale, obsession, dangerous attraction, psychopath, couples, mentally unstable, murder, who done it, suspense, woman in danger, desert ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chance Williams (Underwood), a man whose life is torn apart when his wife and unborn child are killed in a bizarre accident. Chance comes to believe Lauren (Morgan), wife to best friend Michael (Beach), is the only woman who can love and help him, ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalking, pregnancy, obsession, couple relations, love and romance, dishonesty, best friends, vengeance, dealing with death, crumbling marriage, psychopath, couples ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman starts a new life in a small Wyoming mountain town after suffering a traumatic event on the other side of the country - but one day, she witnesses a murder in the woods......
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
restaurant, murder, woman in danger, dishonesty, hidden identity, small town, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, extramarital affair, chef, adultery, disability, writers ...
Place:
usa, wyoming
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, obsession, mind game, stalking, rivalry, mentally unstable, psychopath, dangerous attraction, architect, uncover truth, prostitute, starting over ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After suspecting her husband is playing the field, a nervous woman finds a sympathetic ear in the form of a strange man. The drawback is that her sensitive new-found friend is an obsessive psychopath.
Style:
sexy, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
infidelity, psychopath, stalking, obsession, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, dangerous attraction, neglected wife, neglectful husband, cheating wife, blackmail ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A former Texas Ranger is recruited by a Houston police captain to assist a homicide detective in the search for an elusive serial killer who collects antique dolls.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, psychologist, texas ranger, rivalry, law enforcement, police investigation, obsession, police detective, psychopath, woman in danger, murder, criminal psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, France, UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman becomes inexplicably attracted to a man who is stalking her. When her boyfriend goes missing, the stalker is the immediate suspect, until a game of jealousy and betrayal turns deadly.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, noir, surreal ...
Plot:
obsession, mysterious character, love and romance, couples, suspense, neighbor, small town life, twists and turns, dishonesty, breakup, missing person, divorce ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dangerous attraction, missing person, obsession, investigation, love triangle, uncover truth, police investigation, psychopath, mysterious character, mind game, teenage life, police detective ...
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of a series of murders that allegedly may have committed his brother. Lucinda, who left the police years ago, decides to help ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, moral dilemma, mind game, introspection, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, riddles and clues, siblings relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, psychological, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, suspense, psychopath, nanny, vengeance, twists and turns, manipulation, sexual abuse, malice, domestic disturbance, home invasion, suicide ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, washington state, san francisco, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fact-based drama about an arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, arson, arsonist, investigation, law enforcement, heroes, escapades, rescue, tragic hero, race against time, serial killer, delusion ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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