Movies like In the Flesh 1998

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In the Flesh (1998)
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In the Flesh (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A police detective (Ed Corbin) assigned to work a gay bar on an undercover drug operation gets hooked up with a gay student hustler (Dane Ritter). After the student witnesses a murder, the cop provides him an alibi and invites him to stay at his apartment. There a homosexual relationship develops
Style: sexy, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy, sexual, detective
Plot: gay, murder, lgbt, lgbtq, closeted homosexual, hustler, drug dealing, drug cartel, murder investigation, trust, gay subtext, undercover cop, cop, prostitute, investigation, college, love and romance, life is a bitch, fall in love, couples, gays and lesbians, working undercover, sexual content, law enforcement, introspection ...
Time: 90s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and independent film films with plots about murder, deadly, law enforcement, investigation, dishonesty, life is a bitch and gays and lesbians mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like In the Flesh: Macho Dancer (1988), Route 9 (1998), The Badge (2002), Swoon (1992), Shock to the System (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Mary Kay Letourneau: All American Girl (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, contemplative, sexual
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teacher student sex, pregnancy, forbidden love, love and romance, against the rules, unlikely couple, legal, youth, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, teachers and students, babies and infants ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: washington d.c., seattle
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Macho Dancer (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A former American soldier becomes an exotic dancer and male prostitute in Manila.
Style: sexy, serious, realistic, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot: gays and lesbians, male prostitution, lgbt, gay, glbt, police corruption, prostitute, gay subtext, male stripper, sexual abuse, teenage life, murder ...
Time: 80s
Place: the philippines, asia, manila philippines
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Route 9 (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: During a routine surveilance on desolate Route 9, two small town deputies come across over one million dollars in cash, a van full of drugs, several dead bodies and not a witness in sight.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: small town, cop, nypd, cash, sheriff, investigation, drug dealing, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, crime gone awry, corrupt law enforcer ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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The Badge (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot: transsexual, gender, murder investigation, murder, uncover truth, political corruption, fighting the system, politics, investigation, dishonesty, sheriff, gender bending ...
Place: usa, louisiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Swoon (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty ...
Style: black and white, neo noir, independent film, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot: gay, true crime, lgbt, murder, serial killer, lgbtq, courtroom drama, killer, lgbtqi, love, killings, perfect crime ...
Time: 1920s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: chicago
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42%
Shock to the System (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A gay detective tries to solve the murder of a college student.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, group therapy, private investigator, murder, uncover truth, suicide, mysterious character, investigation, lgbtq, gay relationship, prejudice ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Partners in Crime (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Gene Reardon (Hauer) is a twice-divorced police detective who lives with his daughter. When a well-heeled local man is kidnapped, the FBI is called in, which introduces Longsworth (played by Paulina Porizkova). Longsworth happens to have been ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, investigation, private detective, who done it, law enforcement, dishonesty, small town, ex husband ex wife relationship, fbi agent, frame up, nypd ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Midnight Dancers (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Brothers Joel (Alex Del Rosario), Dennis (Grandong Cervantes) and Sonny (Lawrence David) work together as dancers at a low-rent gay bar in downtown Manila, in the Philippines. Despite his mother's pleas, Sonny decides to quit college to work ...
Style: tagalog, contemplative, sexual, sincere, serious ...
Plot: gay, glbt, lgbt, redemption, gays and lesbians, rent boy, death, lgbtq, sex crime, family relations, disco, nightclub ...
Time: 90s
Place: manila philippines, the philippines, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. ...
Style: detective, realistic, bleak, grim, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, drug addiction, prostitute, murder, police brutality, cop killer, police station, violence, corrupt cop, hospital, cop, nypd ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: new york, bronx new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Guilty Hearts (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the manipulative and charming Dr. Stephen Carrow, who is also deacon of her church and a married man. ...
Style: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: murder, church, love affair, investigation, couples, family problems, infidelity, fall in love, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, love and romance, estrangement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Ginostra (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: An FBI Agent from America and his bride and young child travel to the Sicilian island of Ginostra to solve the murder of a key witness.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, island, orphan, life is a bitch, investigation, law enforcement, coming of age, sexual content, family in danger, dishonesty, danger, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, sicily, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Between Something & Nothing (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: BETWEEN SOMETHING & NOTHING is based on filmmaker Todd Verow’s experiences at Rhode Island School of Design. After being accepted into a prestigious New England art school, sexy small-town JOE and townie mastermind JENNIFER quickly join ...
Style: realistic, serious, independent film, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: gay, art school, college, dangerous attraction, self discovery, lifestyle, youth, student life, friendship, social misfits, prostitute, lgbtq ...
Time: 21st century
Place: rhode island
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Light Sleeper (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A drug dealer with upscale clientele is having moral problems going about his daily deliveries. A reformed addict, he has never gotten over the wife that left him, and the couple that use him for deliveries worry about his mental well-being and his ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, psychological, serious, neo noir ...
Plot: addiction, drug dealing, drug, drug dealer, obsession, going straight, male nudity, drug abuse, hopes, life is a bitch, junkie, insomnia ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Detective (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.
Style: neo noir, psychological, retro, twisted, crime drama ...
Plot: police corruption, male nudity, murder investigation, homosexuality, gay bar, murder, police detective, cop, cheating wife, murder mystery, urban, lgbt ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Cover (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith ...
Style: serious, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, church, infidelity, investigation, couples, family problems, law enforcement, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, addiction, hospital, drug abuse ...
Time: 21st century
Place: atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Hard (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Hard is about a gay serial killer and the gay detective who is forced to go after him. It has an interesting story: the closeted gay detective is abruptly forced out of the closet after the killer handcuffs him to his bed and makes off with his ...
Style: erotic, neo noir, independent film, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot: gay, serial killer, gay interest, lgbt, glbt, criminality, sex crime, troubled youth, closeted homosexual, murder, gay sex, male prostitute ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Execution of Justice (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The story of an assassin who killed a mayor in the 1970's in what was known as the "Twinkie Defense".
Style: controversial, realistic, serious, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot: gay, murder, lgbt, insanity, miscarriage of justice, injustice, power relations, fighting the system, dedicated lawyer, boss and employee, legal action, state affairs ...
Time: 70s
Place: san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, he fears he will relapse into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Meanwhile, ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot: jesse stone, investigation, police investigation, uncover truth, murder, life is a bitch, law enforcement, heist, cop, animal actor, animal, drug ...
Time: year 1992, year 1994, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, new england, nova scotia, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: On Ne Meurt Que Deux Fois, a French murder mystery based upon a novel of the same name, is an unusual, involving film with excellent performances by its entire cast. Police Inspector Staniland (Michel Serrault) is investigating the death of a ...
Style: neo noir, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: femme fatale, murder, seduction, police detective, investigation, who done it, couples, law enforcement, dishonesty, crime investigation, jealousy, brother sister incest ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Illegal in Blue (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A cop taking personal leave after he witnesses money stolen from the police property room becomes involved with a beautiful singer who may have killed her husband.
Style: sexy, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dangerous attraction, who done it, police corruption, police investigation, femme fatale, uncover truth, fall in love, couples, police detective, murder, workplace situations, protagonist as suspect ...
Time: 90s
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31%
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Out-of-Sync (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, hood ...
Plot: drug dealing, hip hop, police, gambling, law enforcement, dishonesty, love triangle, false accusation, cons and scams, on the run, going straight, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Murder 1, Dancer 0 (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Private eye Joe Dancer finds himself framed for manslaughter while trying to uncover a Hollywood scandal that could ruin a studio and destroy a top star's career.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, detective
Plot: private investigator, private detective, murder, hollywood, manipulation, police detective, chase, fighting crime, law enforcement, reluctant partners, on the run, uncover truth ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Unsolved Suburbia (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story: MARTY is a quirky straight guy weekdays, and gay on weekends, a high school senior, who along with his questionably straight friend JAKE, unravels the mystery of who put a hit on their friend THOMAS'S new gay lover. Jake uses his expertise as a ...
Style: realistic, serious, sexual, independent film, hispanic ...
Plot: gay, high school, best friend, lifestyle, couples, gays and lesbians, hitman, voyeurism, singleness, gay teenager, gay relationship, gay slur ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter.
Style: tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Plot: police detective, murder, police investigation, fighting crime, partner, workplace, law enforcement, partners against crime, police station, die hard, crime solving, law and order ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: baltimore, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Pretty When You Cry (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence.
Style: erotic, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot: murder, investigation, femme fatale, woman in danger, serial killer, dishonesty, betrayal, law enforcement, obsession, dangerous attraction, legal, couples ...
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29%
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic
Plot: murder, jesse stone, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, small town, murder investigation, serial killer, die hard, secret service, cop, chief of police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, boston, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Bound by Lies (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Detecive Max Garrett is assigned to protect the sultry photographer Laura Cross from a ruthless killer, he has no idea what he's in for. The more involved Garrett gets in the case, the more attracted he is to Cross, but as they get closer, ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, photographer, murder, reluctant partners, uncover truth, dangerous attraction, police investigation, life is a bitch, dishonesty, betrayal, manipulation, erotica ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Flipping (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: no overview found
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: black, gangster, gang, wedding, hitman, crime gone awry, assassination, social misfits, rivalry, friendship, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Frisk (1995)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A first person narrative of a gay serial killer explores violence, sexuality, and imagination.
Style: disturbing, controversial, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, serial killer, lgbtq, fetish, gay erotica, lgbtqi, bondage, male nudity, male prostitution, nudity, male pubic hair ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Bishonen (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Stephen Fung and Daniel Wu play a male prostitute and policeman who fall in love with tragic consequences. Partly inspired by a notorious real-life scandal in which porn photos of Hong Kong policemen - in (and out of) uniform - were found in the ...
Style: erotic, contemplative, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot: male prostitution, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, police, lgbt teen, looking for love, teenage life, uncontrollable, couples, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, asia, hong kong
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