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The Sculptress (1996)
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The Sculptress (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Olive Martin (Quirke), a heavily overweight young woman is convicted of killing and butchering her mother and sister and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, when she is assigned to write a book about her life, author Rosalind Leigh (Goodall) begins to develop a relationship with Olive and is soon convinced of her innocence. With the help of restaurant owner and former policeman Hal Hawksley (Fulford), she sets out to prove it and undo what she sees as a miscarriage of justice. However, all is not what is seems.
Style: detective, psychological thriller, tense, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot: prison, mysticism, writers, innocence, murder, accused of murder, investigation, life is a bitch, prison life, frame up, journalism, injustice, legal, family problems, false accusation, confined, courtroom drama, life sentence, dishonesty, death in the family, hopes, uncover truth, righting the wronged, murderer, journalist ...
Time: 90s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films and TV series with plots about murder, deadly, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, uncover truth and police detective mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Sculptress: Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002), Family Matters (2014), Shot in the Heart (2001), Criminal Justice (2008), Secrets and Lies (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: When a man is buried alive, Red Metcalf must delve into a serial killer's psyche.
Style: tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police detective, riddles and clues, false accusation, criminal's revenge, danger, police investigation, law enforcement, race against time, deaf, child killer ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: london, england, europe
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Family Matters (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In 13 episodes, the series of fiction "Family Issues" portrays the life of Peter, a family court judge that you will find that there is a very common routine. He has a troubled past - his mother still abandoned child - and still carries ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: legal, uncover truth, courtroom, rivalry, introspection, injustice, courtroom drama, haunted by the past, righting the wronged, family problems, judge, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Shot in the Heart (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: AND YOU'RE TO BLAME! Honey, you give love a bad name. (The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.)
Style: disturbing, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: murder, death row, tragic hero, prison, courtroom drama, dysfunctional family, prison life, mormon, parents and children, society, juvenile delinquency, redemption ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Criminal Justice (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 584 min.
TV show
Story: The worst thing Ben has ever done is, tonight, he takes his Dad's black cab out without his permission. But that's not why Ben ends the evening in a police cell. What looked to be a spontaneous evening of fun with a sexy stranger, Melanie, ...
Style: serious, bleak, captivating, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot: legal, prison life, courtroom, accused of murder, legal investigation, life is a bitch, lawyers and clients, murder, dilemma, lawyer, police, activism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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Secrets and Lies (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
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89%
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Wallander (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling ...
Style: bleak, detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, police, loneliness, whodunit, life is a bitch, small town, depression, drinking problem, nordic, murder mystery ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Murder in Mind (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Style: anthology, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: murder, female killer, killer, murderer, killings, attempted murder, criminal, psychological torment, murder mystery, serial murder, psychological trauma, psychology ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Wallander (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style: psychological, tense, detective, realistic, serious ...
Plot: police detective, law enforcement, forensics, investigation, murder, police investigation, crime investigation, life is a bitch, sleuth, nordic, father daughter relationship, police protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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88%
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Quirke (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
Style: serious, realistic, bleak, tense, suspense ...
Plot: investigation, murder, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, danger, death, scandal, murder mystery, morgue, police investigation, step siblings ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place: ireland, dublin ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Prime Suspect (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 207 min.
TV show
Story: A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Style: detective, suspense, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot: serial killer, police investigation, female detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder, police, obsession, investigation, sexism, uncover truth, murder investigation ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
We'll Meet Again (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Socialite Molly Lasch is released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Dr. Gary Lasch. Now, with the help of Fran, an investigative reporter, Molly sets out to prove her innocence. Together they uncover a ...
Style: serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, righting the wronged, false accusation, woman in danger, partner, law enforcement, danger, amateur detective, life is a bitch, dishonesty, riddles and clues ...
Time: 21st century
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86%
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Prey (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, detective, suspense ...
Plot: investigation, murder mystery, murder, false accusation, chase, uncover truth, life turned upside down, wanted, disorder, protagonist as suspect, danger, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
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The Wide Net (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 176 min.
TV show
Story: Swedish miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by HÃ¥kan Nesser.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective, realistic
Plot: murder, uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, prison, courtroom, nypd, pet owner relationship, police procedural, high school, drowning, memory loss ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: mississippi, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Above Suspicion (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Story: Above Suspicion is a British TV series based on Lynda La Plante's novels Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream. It stars Kelly Reilly and Ciarán Hinds, and features the career of La Plante's latest heroine DC ...
Style: detective, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot: police detective, police investigation, serial killer, murder, law enforcement, danger, dirty cop, detective inspector, police procedural, investigation, legal, meme ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, spain, london
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86%
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Original Sin (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Commander Adam Dalgliesh is consulted by one of his literary heroes when Peverell Press staff fall victim to a rash of hate mail. When the body of an editor is discovered and another member of the venerable firm is found dead soon after, Dalgliesh ...
Style: detective, serious, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot: legal, murder, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, who done it, riddles and clues, suspect, violence, investigation, death threat ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: england, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Follow the Money (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: 'Deceived' is about economic crime. About what happens to people when greed and ambition corrupts. The series exposeses viewers into economic crimes complex world. In the banks, the stock exchange and in boardrooms.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: corporate crime, lawyer, greed, dishonesty, uncover truth, legal, legal investigation, hopes, investigation, price of justice, cons and scams, nordic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, scandinavia
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85%
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Injustice (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
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Story: On the surface William Travers is a picture of success. An accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, tense, rough, captivating ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, murder, lawsuit, courtroom, police investigation, legal system, law enforcement, police detective, police brutality, injustice, vicious ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
The Fifth Woman (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 229 min.
TV show
Story: The 5th woman unfolds autumn 1994. An elderly man found in a gillrad pitfall impaled to death on the sharp sharpened bamboo poles, ecstatic praise of crows. Shortly afterwards disappears a florist without a trace and he also found executed in the ...
Style: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, police investigation, police detective, vigilantism, law enforcement, murder, vengeance, life is a bitch, vigilante, police procedural, revenge, hospital ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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The Murder Room (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
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Story: The lease on the Dupayne Museum is almost up and under the terms of their father's will, all three of the Dupayne children must agree to continue or the museum is to close. Neville Dupayne is dead set against continuing the museum when the ...
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, detective, realistic ...
Plot: museum, investigation, uncover truth, police detective, who done it, murder, dishonesty, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, mission of murder, detective inspector, battles ...
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Criminal: UK (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.
Style: contemplative, atmospheric, anthology, serious, tense ...
Plot: police, interrogation, murder, investigator, criminal, investigation, law enforcement, partners against crime, law enforcer, evidence, suspicion, violence ...
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The Shadow Line (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A noir thriller with diverse individuals whose worlds become interwoven after the murder of drug baron Harvey Wratten. From the cop with a bullet in his brain, whose amnesia leaves him doubtful of his own moral compass; to the drug-lord driven by a ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, detective, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, who to trust, police corruption, uncover truth, investigation, conspiracy, forensics, mysterious character, hitman, one last job, death, secret ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: england, europe
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83%
A Letter from Death Row (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
Style: independent film, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot: death row, execution, murder, injustice, prison, frame up, riddles and clues, destiny, prison life, false accusation, who done it, wrongfully committed ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Messiah (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min.
TV show
Story: After two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered, DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned the case.
Style: tense, serious, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, murder investigation, police detective, race against time, therapy, police investigation, chases and races, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, deaf, god, investigation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
Style: enigmatic, tense, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, secret, alibi, homicide detective, country house, adopted son, adoptive mother, housekeeper, crime investigation, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 1954, 1950s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was not the murderer in this case Perry Mason intents to find the killer...
Style: serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot: advocate, law, intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, gangster, dishonesty, legal action, uncover truth, investigation, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Luther (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style: detective, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, murder, talented, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, police, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, cop ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 195 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's investigation of the murder of a Bosnian refugee leads her to one, or possibly two, Serbian war criminals determined to silence the last witness to a massacre a decade before.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, bleak, serious, detective ...
Plot: policewoman, law enforcement, investigation, prime suspect, who done it, uncover truth, police detective, suspicion, murder, protagonist as suspect, suspect, father daughter relationship ...
Place: england, london, europe, bosnia herzegovina, dover england
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Sea of Lies (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 180 min.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot: murder, false accusation, escape, prison life, life is a bitch, frame up, confined, dishonesty, prison, disappearance, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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True Dare Kiss (2007)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: True Dare Kiss is a British television drama produced for BBC One. It is written by Debbie Horsfield and produced by Marcus Wilson and features Dervla Kirwan, David Bradley and Lorraine Ashbourne. It concerns the reunion of four sisters and a ...
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot: haunted by the past, betrayal, uncover truth, rivalry, family problems, dysfunctional family, favoritism among siblings, life is a bitch, death of father, death in the family, sister sister relationship, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: manchester, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Rebus (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Rebus is the title of the detective drama TV series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin set in and around Edinburgh. The series was produced by STV Productions for the ITV network. Four seasons have been aired; ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense ...
Plot: police investigation, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it, murder, multiple suspects, police, nypd, murder mystery, investigation, police inspector, failed attempt ...
Time: future, 2000s, 21st century
Place: scotland, england, edinburgh scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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