Movies like Sons 2006
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Sons (2006)
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Original name: Sønner
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Trouble starts when Lars, a 25-year-old with few prospects for the future, discovers that an older man is fooling around with the teenage boys in his suburb. A terrible rage is triggered in Lars, and he embarks on a crusade to stop the abuser. But it soon spins out of control, and Lars' actions end up endangering those he set out to protect.
Style:
tension, dark, suspenseful, intense, realistic, tragic
Plot:
pedophilia, gay, obsession, predator, child abuse, vigilante, moral ambiguity, escalation, ethical dilemma, revenge, justice, neighborhood, suburbs, male protagonist, social issues, confrontation, anger issues, investigation, community, small town, realism, trauma, isolation, alienation, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out intense, dark, suspenseful and realistic films with plots about moral ambiguity, small town, revenge, psychological drama, isolation, trauma and slow burn mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Sons: A Child in the Crowd (1976), A Good Boy (2008), Soul Kicking (2006), Madraskaaran (2025), Tenkiller (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Deserted by his father, and dislocated by the Second World War, Paul is a boy who wants affection and attention and cannot find it at home. For a while, he becomes the pet of some German soldiers, running errands for them. Later, he helps the ...
Plot:
pedophilia, boyhood, world war two, lgbt, public humiliation, lgbt teen, male homosexuality, gay subtext, bare breasts, female nudity, male protagonist, gay relationship ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After his mother's death, 17-year-old Sven moves in with his dad Achim, a taxi driver, who had divorced his mother several years earlier. It is not easy for Achim to get used to an adolescent around the house, especially since Sven hardly ...
Style:
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Plot:
pedophilia, parent child relationship, father son relationship, gay, sexual abuse, unsettling, family tragedy, taboo subject, family drama, evidence, grief, guilt ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Cyprus
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Takis is trapped. Takis tries to escape. Takis wants money. He's got a family, a baby, a home... Takis is being cheated. He loves her and he suffers... Takis can't take it at work. He's besieged by savages. But his boss tops them ...
Style:
melancholic, intense, dark, psychological, tragic
Plot:
working class, desperation, family crisis, betrayal, male protagonist, anger, oppression, isolation, alienation, revenge, realism, slow burn ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A minor argument between two strangers escalates into a life-altering conflict, exploring how a seemingly insignificant event can drastically alter a person's perception and circumstances.
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
One year after the tragic death of his best friend, an eighteen-year-old machinist struggles with the split of his parents and the violent way of life surrounding him.
Style:
emotional, tension, intense, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, grief, teenager, trauma, loss, mourning, family drama, family conflict, young adult, confrontation, friendship, anger ...
Place:
oklahoma city, oklahoma
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A story of a famous actor named Grahme who witnessed a director assault an actress two years ago. Now Grahme is working with Richard (the very same director), on a new film and this time with Malorie, a new leading lady. Grahme's manager Steve ...
Style:
dark, intense, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
director, trauma, sexual assault, female victim, celebrity, guilt, film industry, actor, hollywood, ethical dilemma, character study, behind the scenes ...
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.
Style:
emotional, dark, tense, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
incest, child abuse, true crime, patricide, abusive father, domestic abuse, family drama, trauma, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, grief, courtroom drama ...
Time:
80s
Place:
wyoming
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A family searches for the truth ,when their lives get turned upside down after some unforeseen circumstances happen.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman who was maltreated during her younger years gets revenge on the people who abused her.
Style:
dark, intense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, female vigilante, female protagonist, retribution, traumatic past, abuse, trauma, domestic violence, vigilante, payback, moral ambiguity, female empowerment ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, loss, trauma, grief, guilt, multiple storylines, problem, life is a bitch, tragic event, tragedy, forgiveness, family drama ...
Similarity:
40%
124
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A young woman returns home one year after losing her hands in a savage attack. She cannot remember who her assailant was, but a trip to the local post office leads her towards the truth.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
post office, trauma, female protagonist, physical disability, memory loss, survival, revenge, investigation, secret past, identity, amnesia, confrontation ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
This is the story of three sensitive teens who are forced to deal with violence at home, violence at school. It is a story of friendship, of love and hate, where the adolescents world is revealed as cruel and beautiful, a world where the desire to ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, teenage love, teenage life, love and romance, coming of age, buddies, youth, family relations, violence, bullying, graphic violence, trauma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A look at the lives and trauma surrounding three people living in a southern town.
Style:
intense, tension, ambiguous ending, suspense, southern gothic
Plot:
trauma, small town, character study, coming of age, teen angst, mental health, loss, grief, moral ambiguity, violence, teen violence, family conflict ...
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
37%
170
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After his cousin commits suicide, journalist Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Following the leads he discovers the involvement of the police, his cousin’s ex and the man she had an affair with – her church ...
Style:
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Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, relationships, private investigation, brother, religious faith, crime solving, uncover truth, secret, affair, faith, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Micha's mother leaves his irascible father, he tries to prevent their divorce by any means he can think of, but his attempts to hold the family together lead to a catastrophe...
Style:
tense, grim, dark, period piece, social ...
Plot:
children, sex scene, childhood, abusive father, child abuse, bullying, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, loss of innocence, violence, trauma, coming of age ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Jonathan, a kind-hearted young man, is released from prison due to lack of evidence. He returns to his mother who lives in a small house by the dunes. Jonathan wants to forget the past and is determined to become a different and better person. But ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, emotional, intense, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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362
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
false accusation, racial tension, prejudice, family drama, ethnic conflict, secret, family relations, social problems, life is a bitch, family problems, suspicion, xenophobia ...
Place:
czech republic
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, crime drama, sinister ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After his release from prison, an ex-soldier embarks on a journey to reunite with his family.
Style:
emotional, realistic, intense, melancholic, dark
Plot:
journey, family drama, family reunited, second chance, ex soldier, redemption, reconciliation, ptsd, trauma, reluctant hero, moral ambiguity, traumatic memory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
political thriller, brutal, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological thriller
Plot:
elementary school, accusation, obsession, redemption, child protagonist, teenager, social problems, life is a bitch, adolescence, teenage life, small town, misunderstanding ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A sniper returns home from Afghanistan to his small Northern Ontario town. Confronted with the mundane reality of everyday life he longs for the release provided by shooting. Slowly his need for regimented military discipline takes over leading to ...
Style:
suspenseful, gloomy, dramatic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
sniper, slow burn, small town, discipline, army, soldier, veteran, ptsd, ex military, military, weapons, military life ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A man who escaped from a prison comes to his inmate's village to find his wife, after having been told how wonderful she is. He hides at her place only to find out that she receives "night visits" from the village men. He starts a ...
Style:
suspense, dark, intense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, violent, escapee, vigilante, jealousy, obsession, escape, claustrophobia, village life, anti hero, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s
Place:
balkan
Similarity:
30%
409
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico, France, Luxembourg, Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Blanca, an 18-year-old foster home resident, is the key witness in a scandal involving kids, politicians and rich men taking part in sex parties. Yet, the more questions are asked, the less clear it becomes what Blanca’s role in the scandal ...
Style:
serious, dark, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, young woman, abuse of power, trauma, moral ambiguity, witness, unsettling, foster home, political corruption, feminism, survivor, investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
chile
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Gabino, a very dedicated and hardworking young high school student, he is infatuated with Maty and tries to make her fall in love with him. After an incident in the school, where Gabino and his two friends are suspended for harassing Maty, she ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, unrequited love, teenage life, love and romance, youth, sexual harassment, high school, relationship problems, tragic love, neglect, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Robert, a former driver in illegal races, returns to his hometown Dietikon after a long period of absence. He is determined to put his past behind him and starts an apprenticeship in a repair shop. When he meets teacher Alice, his life starts to ...
Style:
intense, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
stalking, obsession, secrets, manipulation, character study, double life, deception, identity, relationships, slow burn, surveillance, homecoming ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The motivations of two men running an illegal assisted suicide service to help relieve suffering change with the the appearance of two very different women in their lives.
Style:
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Plot:
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