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The Christening (2010)
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Original name: Chrzest
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Michal has what he always dreamed of: a beautiful wife named Magda, a newborn son, his own firm. He chooses an old friend, Janek, to be the godfather of his child. This is just the beginning of Michal's plan, who asks his friend to take an interest in his wife... At the beginning the plan works out, but it becomes increasingly difficult for Michal to come to terms with it. Michal knows his deeply hidden past will inevitably come back to him, and Janek will have to make a decision, of which he will never forget the consequences.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, bleak, gloomy
Plot:
haunted by the past, going straight, friends, life is a bitch, one more chance, godparent, husband wife relationship, passionate sex, reform, criminal heroes, dog, prostitute, train, gang, fishing, snow, female nudity, sex scene, torture, murder, criminal, past, church, baptism, wife ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Most similar movies to The Christening
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and bleak films with plots about life is a bitch, haunted by the past, murder, society, female nudity, criminal heroes and family relations mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Christening: The Double Born (2008), Loverboy (2011), The Mighty Angel (2014), Nor'easter (2012), The Mole (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, mind bending ...
Plot:
obsession, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, friendship, family problems, murder, family life, death in the family, trying to get pregnant, mysterious disappearance, dealing with death ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Romania, Sweden, Serbia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Luca (20) seduces girls then leaves them in the hands of his friends at the Black Sea port of Constanta. Luca falls in love with Veli, one of his potential victims. It's summer down the Danube river, in Harsova. The music is loud, the cars are ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
womanizer, introspection, lifestyle, small town, love and romance, fall in love, life is a bitch, bittersweet, romancing a criminal, artist, criminal heroes, prostitute ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, romania
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A shocking story about addiction and attempts to overcome it. The script is based on Jerzy Plich’s excellent novel “The Mighty Angel” (alternative title: "The Strong Angel Inn"). Jerzy (Robert Więckiewicz) is a writer and a heavy ...
Style:
serious, cynical, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, alcohol abuse, haunted by the past, writer's life, clinic, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, hopes, alcoholism, depression, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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65%
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, tense, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, missing child, clergy, religions or cults, church, social relations, small town, gay, priest, brainwashing, winter, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, maine
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Pawel, a Polish man in his early 30s, makes a living with his father Zygmunt importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern Poland. On his way back from one of regular "business trips", Pawel is shocked to discover his ...
Style:
political thriller, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
trial, mole, uncover truth, haunted by the past, solidarity, working class, family relations, society, life is a bitch, labor union, father son relationship, spy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, france, europe
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Edmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men can spend an entire night in bed alongside beautiful, sleeping young women, who stretch, roll over and dream, but never awaken. ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, aging, sexual tension, brothel, obsession, uncover truth, older man younger woman relationship, female pubic hair, fetish, infidelity, male female relationship, erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
62%
259
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A teen commits murder, gets away with it and a year later, he turns himself in, but before doing so, he confesses to the victim's family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, going straight, haunted by the past, police investigation, criminal heroes, gangster, redemption, teenage life, society, crime gone awry, drug dealing, hopes ...
Similarity:
61%
424
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, crime drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, gang, best friend, youth, rivalry, urban ghetto life, tough heroes, criminal heroes, prison, murder, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
59%
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578
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michał jedzie do miasta swojego urodzenia, aby załatwić sprawę o którą prosi go szef i od razu wracać. Sprawy przybierają jednak inny obrót. Michał musi pozostać tu parę dni dłużej. Chodząc po mieście spotyka bliskie mu niegdyś ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, haunted by the past, homecoming, family relations, buddies, parents and children, redemption, estrangement, bittersweet, profanity, friends, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adapting a Dutch bestseller inspired by a shocking real-life crime, Menno Meyjes (screenwriter of The Color Purple and Lionheart) directs this excoriating assessment of Europe’s contemporary social ills.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
couple relations, restaurant, family relations, life is a bitch, under the surface, family problems, couples, haunted by the past, parents and children, juvenile delinquency, family in crisis, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, tense, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
mortician, insomnia, haunted by the past, murder, redemption, emotionless, social decay, danger, corpse, black, urban ghetto, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Hollis Parker hosts a nightly web show that brings together sexual misfits from across the World Wide Web. A new intern at the studio shows romantic interest in Hollis, and what begins as a seemingly innocent crush turns into an unhealthy obsession.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, sexy, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, obsession, couples, strong sexual content, computers and web, media, sexual relations, desert, suv, sex scene, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
56%
214
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:
realistic, psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, friendship, society, immigrant, under the surface, life is a bitch, clergy, female protagonist, dangerous attraction, danger, grief, folklore ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, cornwall
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
drug addict, hopes, one more chance, starting over, going straight, haunted by the past, family relations, single parent, parents and children, love, jail, motherhood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Slovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
Style:
tense, serious, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
holocaust, homecoming, life is a bitch, world war two, dishonesty, uncover truth, under the surface, supernatural, village life, european, consciousness, european history ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, hood, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison life, gang, prison riot, life is a bitch, family life, vengeance, dishonesty, false accusation, ghetto, wrongful conviction, murder, criminal heroes ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Janne, a 60 year old party promoter is arranging a nightclub at the annual tennis week in the small coastal town of Båstad, where he also teams up with his older sister Jackie. But an accident turns his life upside down and forced by the people ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
nightclub, siblings relations, life turned upside down, unlikely criminals, society, nightlife, down on your luck, disorder, nothing goes right, family business, european, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
50%
627
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bare breasts, femme fatale, master criminal, haunted by the past, unlikely partners, confined, drug dealing, criminal heroes, dishonesty, friendship, couples, gold mine ...
Place:
usa, nevada, reno nevada
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iraq, Turkey, Iran
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kurdish-Iranian poet Sahel has just been released from a thirty-year prison sentence in Iran. Now the one thing keeping him going is the thought of finding his wife, who thinks he's been dead for over twenty years.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, stylized, islamic ...
Plot:
kurd, poet, lovers apart, incest, tragic love, love triangle, haunted by the past, tragic hero, love and romance, society, life is a bitch, confined ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
kurdistan, middle east, iran, turkey, istanbul turkey ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of Carl Upchurch who experiences jail as a young adult. While in prison, a compassionate teacher helps turn his life around through education and religion. He in turn is inspired to help other troubled youths.
Style:
realistic, sincere, captivating, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
prison, redemption, criminal heroes, prison life, hopes, gang, life is a bitch, biopic, ghetto, foul language, true crime, spiritual awakening ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, going straight, life is a bitch, drug dealing, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, addiction, law enforcement, gangster, drug abuse, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An African immigrant living illegally in Belgium is desperate to find his own sense of belonging.
Style:
sexy, serious, contemplative, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
society, misfit, life is a bitch, couple relations, job seeking, immigrant, human nature, couples, call girl, blaxploitation, nudity, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, brussels, europe, belgium
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A private detective investigates her sister's suicide 16 years earlier.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
private detective, haunted by the past, investigation, uncover truth, murder, sister, suicide, private investigator, sexual content, life is a bitch, strong female presence, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of ...
Style:
bleak, serious, realistic, contemplative, disturbing ...
Plot:
sexual content, innocence lost, human trafficking, prostitute, prostitution, life is a bitch, social decay, solace, human nature, trafficking, violent, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on true events, the movie tells the story of two men who want to start a scooter business but don't have the required collateral for a bank loan. Then one of them runs into a former flat neighbour who offers to lend them the money. The ...
Style:
crime thriller, controversial, realistic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gangster, murder, disorder, polish, unlikely criminals, life turned upside down, incompetent police, loan, violent content, partner, mobile phone ...
Time:
90s
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
45%
338
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Slovenia, Germany
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A police inspector investigates an unusual suicide case. The investigation develops into an obsession, inspector starts living in the apartment of the deceased, digging through his life and gradually taking over his identity.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
mysterious character, obsession, police investigation, haunted by the past, police detective, life is a bitch, destiny, father daughter relationship, guilt, death of child, ex husband ex wife relationship, car accident ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, slovenia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two elderly criminals spend their final night in Los Angeles, California at the Golden Eagle Hotel prior to their departure to Las Vegas, Nevada, to lead a life without crime. Unfortunately, on the hottest night of the summer, these two ex-criminals ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
prostitute, hotel, partner, murder, criminal heroes, going straight, cons and scams, heist, best friend, disposing of a dead body, released from prison, pimp ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bobby O'Grady a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, murder, vengeance, police investigation, criminal's revenge, investigation, best friend, police corruption, juvenile delinquency, drug dealing, dishonesty, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
boston, ireland, massachusetts, connecticut, usa ...
Similarity:
44%
686
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
prison, survival, haunted by the past, danger, confined, criminal heroes, twists and turns, prison life, prison fight, prison rape, supernatural, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
44%
533
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid the guilt of losing a loved one, they hesitantly move toward affirmation of life, acceptance of death, and even the possibility of reconciliation.
Style:
realistic, psychological, touching, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
female nudity, couple relations, couples, dealing with death, choir, husband wife relationship, police, funeral, letter, male pubic hair, male nudity, pedophile ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
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