Movies and TV shows like Secret Smile
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Secret Smile (2005)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 69 min.
TV show
Story:
When Miranda splits up with her creepy boyfriend Brendan because he attacked her she finds out that he is now going out with her sister Kerry and later proposes to her. Miranda warns her sister, as Brendan swims his way into their family ruining peoples lives. This drama story turns into a Ultimate Terror Twist.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, tense, captivating, slasher, suspense, surprise ending, tension ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder of wife, stalking, psychopath, obsession, rape, policewoman, investigation, manipulation, danger, dishonesty, serial killer, murder, gory, mental illness, couples, love affair, teenage life, vengeance, dangerous attraction, male female relationship, murder investigation, husband wife relationship, framed for murder, sexual abuse, stalker ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, australia
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Most similar movies to Secret Smile
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films and TV series with plots about murder, deadly, danger, investigation, police investigation, dishonesty and couples mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Secret Smile: Irresistible (2006), Revenge (2011), The Escape Artist (2013), Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010), The Cry of the Owl (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.
Style:
scary, serious, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
fear, stalking, paranoia, stalker, male female relationship, trapped, sex, adultery, unfaithful husband, love and romance, family problems, couples ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
australia, kosovo, melbourne, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style:
captivating, serious, soap opera, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
high society, vengeance, hidden identity, pretense, strong female character, twists and turns, suspicion, enemy, revenge, haunted by the past, half sister, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, intellectual, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
legal, lawsuit, lawyer, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, law firm, murder, revenge, danger, jury, mistrust ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, scotland, london
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder, hunt down, danger, society, murder mystery, conspiracy, murder investigation, law enforcement, british ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, 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, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, danger, couples, love and romance, neighbor, mysterious character, small town life, dating, dishonesty, twists and turns, murder mystery, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, new york state
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder investigation, female detective, police protagonist, small town, police detective, policewoman, police investigation, female protagonist, police, who done it, uncover truth, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
64%
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, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
obsession, stalking, neighbor, mind game, family in danger, haunted by the past, family problems, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, mentally unstable, amateur detective ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
25 years ago, Jane saw a man killing her mother. Today, she's a well adjusted wife and mother herself. While having a physical, she notices a doctor who looks like the killer and reports him. No one believes her - except one cop.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
murder, murder witness, police investigation, haunted by the past, couples, couple relations, witnessing a crime, feminist, mental health, murder mystery, investigation, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After marrying a handsome man she barely knows, a woman experiences threatening calls and violent attacks from a mysterious woman who claims to be her new husband's former lover.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, dishonesty, danger, infidelity, family problems, couples, stalking, husband wife relationship, home invasion, abusive husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
This movie, based on the true story, begins with the murder of a housewife. When troubled teenage daughter confesses the crime, it looks like a solved case. But, the investigators are suspicious because of the lack of motive and spend years trying ...
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, mind bending, rough ...
Plot:
legal, older man younger woman relationship, murder, rape, sexual abuse, true crime, brother in law sister in law relationship, violent, woman killed, killing spree, liar, sexualized violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
64%
4K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.
Style:
psychological, bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, destructive relationship, uncover truth, woman in danger, disability, couples, obsession, family relations, siblings relations, murder, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
63%
912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 74 min.
TV show
Story:
After two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered, DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned the case.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, police detective, race against time, therapy, chases and races, police investigation, husband wife relationship, lgbt, investigation, politics, murder mystery ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A rich heiress, Maria Sorokina, goes missing after a quarrel with her husband. Boris Novinsky, head of the police station, entrusts this case to a young detective, yesterday's intern, Alina Novinskaya, his daughter. It turns out that a maniac ...
Style:
tense, suspense, detective, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, maniac, homicidal maniac, murder, police, police investigation, brutality, police officer, death, husband wife relationship, unfaithful husband ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When hotel event planner Rachel breaks up with her boyfriend John for cheating on her, she decides to go looking online for a new boyfriend. In the expanse of cyberspace, she meets a charming, wealthy man named Craig, who at first, seems perfect. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, dangerous attraction, couples, danger, destructive relationship, internet dating, social network, stalking, love, manipulation, woman in danger, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Beneath the tranquillity of her home town, a detective uncovers dark secrets that threaten everything she thought she knew about consent – and her own life.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
police, love affair, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, relationships, teenager, female protagonist, youth, society ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Faith, a small-town Welsh lawyer, is forced to cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing. As the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
lawyer, female lawyer, missing person, investigation, husband wife relationship, pregnancy, family relations, twists and turns, dishonesty, couples, danger, social relations ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
TV show
Story:
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, emotional, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, female detective, police investigation, police detective, murder mystery, police station, murder, obsession, investigation, murder investigation, british police, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Montreal police inspector (Donald Sutherland) cracks a murder case with clues from the victim's diary.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot:
incestuous relationship, sex between cousins, incest, murder, pedophile, sex crime, plot twist, investigator, diary, relatives, family relations, psychopath ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly shattered when their gardener discovers a partially decomposed corpse in the old Ice House on their grounds. The ensuing police investigation ...
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
missing person, small town, murder, amateur detective, 007, strong female character, crime investigation, police, corpse, haunted by the past, investigation, private detective ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman unable to conceive a child with her husband, despite years of trying, makes the drunken mistake of sleeping with a young stranger. The stranger then goes to terrifying lengths to prove his paternity.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
pregnancy, stalking, obsession, danger, infidelity, couples, small town, husband wife relationship, suspicion, stalker, male female relationship, wedding ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
61%
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, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, false accusation, riddles and clues, criminal's revenge, danger, law enforcement, race against time, police investigation, deaf, serial murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Takes place in 1995, the year of the second referendum on the separation of Quebec. In the dead of winter, a serial killer is on the loose in the small Montreal neighborhood of Notre Dame de Grace. The tenants of an old apartment house must figure ...
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, cat, rape, police investigation, investigation, who to trust, friendship, snow, male female relationship, xmas ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dutiful Liverpool beat cop discovers what he is truly capable of after his partner is brutally murdered in a targeted attack by a local gang.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
police, rivalry, loss of friend, life turned upside down, law enforcement, vigilantism, revenge, murder, investigation, danger, friendship, nypd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, liverpool
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of murders alarm the police authorities, as strange symbolisms are traced to every crime scene. The eccentric professor of criminology Dimitris Lainis is asked to shed some light on the mystery.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, masked killer, police, investigation, police detective, police investigation, murder investigation, partner, dishonesty, law enforcement, police officer ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is determined to discover what happened to her and why nobody noticed she was missing.
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, who done it, police investigation, multiple suspects, life is a bitch, loner, uncover truth, danger, one last case, social relations, investigation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
60%
125K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, motel, mental disorder, obsession, hotel, insanity, murder, family problems, half brother, dysfunctional family, small town, incestuous desire ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, usa, hawaii
Similarity:
60%
140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
60%
549
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man returns to his hometown after his father's death and soon enters into an affair with the wife of his old best friend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
sexual relations, infidelity, dangerous attraction, obsession, destructive relationship, friendship, love affair, manipulation, love and romance, stalking, dishonesty, couples ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama about a deaf girl who witnesses the audacious murder of a policewoman.
Style:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, bleak, detective ...
Plot:
murder, deaf, danger, police investigation, police detective, dishonesty, organized crime, corruption, homicide detective, feminist, murder mystery, police corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
60%
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