Movies like Lapse of Memory
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Lapse of Memory (1991)
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After a terrible accident, a psychatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks we learn that his family had to flee from New York after his father uncovered a large case of corruption. Bruce didn't know this for most of his life, until he found a passport with a different name in it. After the first shock he tries to continue living like a normal teenager. Unknowingly his cute little girlfriend "Patrick" brings them in danger..
Style:
bilingual
Plot:
amnesia, writers, cemetery, psychiatrist, boat, bus, witness protection, father son relationship, prairie, dam, secret, small town, flashback, suicide attempt, bus trip, wheelchair, hit by a car, reservoir, indoor swimming pool, loss of parents, dead parents, death of parent, loss of parent
Place:
new york, usa, canada, united states
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, suspense, female nudity, flashback, couples, secret and dishonesty mostly in Thriller, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Lapse of Memory: The Two Faces of January (2014), Double Negative (1980), Breaking Point (1989), Predskazaniye (1993), Broken Vows (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who try to flee a foreign country after one of them is caught up in the murder of a private detective.
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Plot:
murder, on the run, tour guide, suspense, private detective, greed, love triangle, american abroad, con artists, cons and scams, ruins, fugitives ...
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir
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journalism, reporter, amnesia, female nudity, rape, psychopath, woman on top, flashback, terrorism, nude, murder of a nude woman, murder ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and ...
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to ...
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
obsession, hit and run, revenge, life is a bitch, rivalry, vengeance, little boy, breaking the law, miscarriage of justice, redheaded woman, sexual euphemism, woman driver ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, new york, montreal, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It's graduation weekend, and Sandy Channing, the popular class president of her small-town high school, should be enjoying the time of her life. But when her friends start disappearing, Sandy discovers they have unwittingly awakened the ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, serious, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, high school, small town, vengeance, haunted by the past, teenage life, youth, memory loss, electrocution, suspense, freak ...
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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77%
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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76%
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the truth is much simpler and darker.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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