Movies like In the Dark 2006
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In the Dark (2006)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Hollywood messenger must endure cruelty and humiliation as he struggles for a chance to succeed. But when he's offered a lucrative opportunity, he must decide between compromising his closest friendship or giving his racist bosses the retribution they so richly deserve.
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, serious, humorous, semi serious
Plot:
hollywood, racism, showbiz, ambition, filmmaking, introspection, human nature, artists and showbiz, manipulation, moral dilemma, manager, found footage, friendship, rivalry, interracial relations, society, actor's life, agent, betrayal, suspense, actress, latin, ethnic conflict, ethnic hatred, gun ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, serious and psychological films with plots about artists and showbiz, society, ambition, rivalry, showbiz, hollywood and friendship mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like In the Dark: Amazon Falls (2010), An American in Hollywood (2014), Snow on tha Bluff (2011), After the Fall (2014), A Beautiful Soul (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Amazon Falls tells the story of a faded B-movie actress JANA who refuses to let go of her dream of being a star. Famous for her roles in Amazon movies where she portrayed a variety of pre-Xena warrior-princesses, she desperately tries to keep her ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, human nature, ambition, aging, actress, rivalry, society, actor's life, lifestyle, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
They Shoot Movies, Don't They? is a voyeuristic look at first time director Tom Paulson and the movie he wrote called Mirage. Frank Gallagher is the documentarian whose camera waits and watches as Paulson navigates through a jungle of ...
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realistic, semi serious, clever, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
ambition, lifestyle, actor's life, obsession, addiction, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, disorder, couples, media, blind ambition ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, captivating, sincere, humorous
Plot:
filmmaking, ambition, fall in love, follow your dream, hopes, showbiz, love and romance, buddies, hollywood, friends, artists and showbiz
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
When Curtis Snow steals a video camera from some college kids during a dope deal, he gives the camera to his best friend, Pancho, and they start documenting their lives. At first its business as usual for Curtis. He robs dope boys, he runs from the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
dealer, filmmaking, drug dealing, introspection, life is a bitch, single parent, found footage, gangsters, rivalry, stoners, down on your luck, african american ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
downfall, protecting from truth, human nature, unfulfillment, destructive relationship, rivalry, murder, family relations, society, crisis, uncontrollable, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An R&B singer snagged by the trappings of superstardom loses his way and turns his back on his church and faith-filled beginnings. Tragedy strikes, leaving a chance for redemption in its wake. But with rebirth, first comes death.
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
introspection, redemption, self discovery, musician's life, one more chance, celebrity culture, hopes, religions or cults, lifestyle, showbiz, hip hop, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, realistic
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, artists and showbiz, love and romance, unlikely couple, friendship, americana, workplace romance, tv show, media satire, journalism, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A famous dancer is fired after an injury and thrust into the role of motherhood.
Style:
emotional, psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
ambition, artists and showbiz, introspection, strong female presence, dancer's life, hopes, women, dancer
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Wounded in the war, Tommy Donahue and DD Davis return home from Iraq to the slum neighborhood they grew up in. Tommy returns to his wife, Faith, whom he abandoned while she was pregnant to escape a life of crime. Tommy meets his disabled six ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
racism, murder, iraq war, urban ghetto, homecoming, haunted by the past, family problems, society, gang, war veteran, graphic violence, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In 1965 a bomb was planted in a Church in Alabama, killing four black girls. Thirty years later, Tom Cherry breaks his silence to discredit his father's alibi for the night in question.
Style:
realistic, emotional, rough, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
racism, introspection, moral dilemma, investigation, haunted by the past, society, legal, rebellion, injustice, parents and children, hopes, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alabama, usa, birmingham alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, art house
Plot:
introspection, uncover truth, death, rise and fall, ambition, life is a bitch, human nature, drug abuse, showbiz, self destructing, hollywood, skinny dipping ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
222
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A thought-provoking drama about the power that a famous university professor holds over his students and assistants.
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realistic, psychological, serious, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
love triangle, power relations, dishonesty, ambition, unfulfillment, friendship, college, university, manipulation, mentor, power, teachers and students ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A 19 year old Brooklyn boy who is torn between two worlds when his photography portfolio wins him a partial scholarship to NYU. He must figure out how to balance his Italian neighborhood roots with the expansive, sophisticated world on the other ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, realistic
Plot:
college student, moral dilemma, family relations, parents and children, city life, human nature, self discovery, society, coming of age, suspense, hot and sexy, nypd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
104
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"The Rally" is a gritty drama which follows several families living in a town riddled with crime and corruption. As the local church works to bring positive change to the town, they are confronted at every turn by those that desire to keep ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
crime boss, city life, rivalry, dishonesty, society, religion, teenager, drug addict, family problems, political rally, love, family life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, uplifting ...
Plot:
blues, music, rise and fall, prodigy, friendship, musician's life, rising to stardom, follow your dream, ambition, love triangle, club, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A screenwriter befriends a washed up teen idol.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sitcom, humorous
Plot:
hollywood, dark humor, friends, disorder, dull life, love and romance, actor's life, ambition, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, buddies ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll are what a young underground punk band are striving for, but once they get a taste of it, they are forced to decide how far they're willing to go for fame and fortune and who they're willing to leave ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ambition, rise and fall, desire for fame, friendship, music band, youth, artists and showbiz, friends, showbiz, bittersweet, unfulfillment, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In the city of 9 Million people everyone is engulfed in the everyday rat race chasing that almighty dollar. This movie tells the story of one of its own 'Carter Blanche'. Carter has staked his claim to the American dream. But history ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
hip hop, rivalry, drug dealing, urban ghetto, starting over, musician's life, ambition, betrayal, artists and showbiz, african american, society, friends ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
All the Beautiful Things describes the palpable and uniquely portrayed real-life experience of two men seeking to repair their lifelong, but fractured, bond. Looking to move beyond their individual and shared histories of domestic violence, poverty, ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional
Plot:
friendship, introspection, redemption, betrayal, human nature, best friends, righting the wronged, unsupportive friend, domestic violence, jazz, friendship between men, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
ego clash, friendship, best friends, rivalry, filmmaking, showbiz, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lorie Walker ( Meagan Good), attends a ritzy private school in a small southern town. Raised by her grandmother Valerie ( Ruby Dee), she often daydreams of becoming a professional dancer. After a chance meeting with a renowned music video director, ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious
Plot:
desire for fame, ambition, dancer's life, rise and fall, celebrity culture, follow your dream, life is a bitch, small town, rivalry, society, couples, sex scene ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A play writer entertains the actors of his next play, including his ex-wife and her new lover. Everyone is finding his new place.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
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tense, serious, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
vengeance, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, unlikely couple, suspense, religious fanaticism, brainwashing, gangsters, murderous pair, romancing a criminal, strong violent content ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bar worker Diana Diaz (Elsa Pataky) leaves Madrid for Miami and with new boyfriend, Robert (Luis Hacha), they then head for Hollywood, prepared to do anything for fame.
Style:
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Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, desire for fame, actor's life, rising to stardom, ambition, follow your dream, agent, infidelity, sex scene, casting couch, erotic scene ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a famous star is found dead at an exclusive Christmas Eve party filled with A-list Hollywood types, the police must hold for questioning a group of powerful entertainment industry players who are eager to leave the scene. As they reflect upon ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, psychotronic ...
Plot:
hollywood, society, actor's life, lifestyle, redemption, overdose, drug abuse, artists and showbiz, writer's life, hopes, starlet, cause and meaning ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train.
Style:
serious, disturbing, sincere, uplifting, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and ...
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Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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los angeles, california, usa
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
gang, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, society, graphic violence, danger
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Troubled 17-year-old Sean Holloway falls in with a group of teenage outcasts called 'The Misfits,' whose charismatic leader, Ricky, takes him under his wing. But as Sean becomes more and more entangled in the gang's anarchist ways, ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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