Movies and TV shows like Taboo
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Taboo (2017)
162K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, serious, rough, period piece, costume drama, stylized, realistic, captivating, gothic ...
Plot:
british empire, family business, incest overtones, murder, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, adventurer, investigation, conspiracy, incest, dark secret, homecoming, sex, obsession, medieval, betrayal, monarch, supernatural power, inheritance, corporation, supernatural, female nudity, torture, brother sister sex ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, victorian era, georgian era, regency period, victorian, contemporary
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, syria, london, usa, europe ...
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Most similar movies to Taboo
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, period drama, realistic and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, murder mystery, victorian england, costume, deadly and danger mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Taboo: The Mill (2013), Great Expectations (2011), Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), Ripper Street (2012), Peaky Blinders (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, costume drama ...
Plot:
working class, workplace, society, life is a bitch, factory, parents and children, social differences, family relations, power relations, mechanic, realism, rich and poor ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
'Great Expectations' opens with Pip as a boy (played as an young man by newcomer Douglas Booth, 'The Pillars of the Earth') on the marshes near his home, where he encounters the desperate escapee Magwitch (Winstone). Pip is ...
Style:
historical drama, gothic, atmospheric, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
victorian england, lovers, charles dickens, generosity, destiny, rags to riches, convict, orphan, stranger, society, obsession, hopes ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, regency period, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married and with two young sons, are preparing for the lavish annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. The unannounced arrival of Elizabeths wayward sister Lydia, however, brings an abrupt and shocking halt ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder mystery, high society, murder, couples, empire fashion, family relations, who done it, investigation, duty, passionate love, passion, female protagonist ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, 18th century, regency period ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, serious, suspenseful, gothic ...
Plot:
serial killer, victorian england, danger, murder, victim, jack the ripper, police detective, multiple suspects, investigator, urban, detective inspector, murder investigation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1890s, 1880s
Place:
england, london, ireland, britain, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, mafia, gang war, gangster, determination, cruelty, crime boss, power struggle, mob boss, rivalry, shooting ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, gothic, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mental illness, murder mystery, murder investigation, police, crime investigation, psychologist, ritual, forensics, investigation, homicide detective, private detective ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 2010s
Place:
new york, america
Similarity:
100%
40K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ...
Style:
captivating, family saga, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
countryside, estate, love affair, rich and poor, couple relations, love and romance, society, master and servant, poverty, social differences, family relations, english countryside ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 1790s, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, sexy, gothic horror, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, eternal youth, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, destiny, beefcake, male nudity, fall in love, society, immortality, artist ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, turn of the century ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, ireland
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Following a raft of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold in a nonlinear narrative structure through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, serious, costume drama, grindhouse ...
Plot:
murder, life is a bitch, human nature, social relations, dealing with death, small town life, investigation, journalist, brutality, house, family tragedy, homicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style:
detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, partners against crime, victorian england, murder, mastermind, ego clash, talented, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
Similarity:
78%
24K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK, France
Duration: 1314 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
Style:
historical drama, political thriller, period piece, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
renaissance, medieval, wealth, european history, politics, aristocracy, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, betrayal, secret, rise to power ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, future
Place:
florence, venice, italy, tuscany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min.
TV show
Story:
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, period piece, gothic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
obsession, unfulfilled love, love affair, forbidden love, estate, social differences, love triangle, brother sister incest, revenge, corporal punishment, fall in love, true love ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era, victorian era, 18th century, regency period
Place:
england, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style:
serious, captivating, intellectual, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, who done it, danger, murder, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, priest, friendship, law enforcement, church ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
After a list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of the named people begins investigating and is drawn to the The Pale Horse, the home of a trio of rumored witches living in a small village. Word has it that the witches can do away ...
Style:
period piece, dark, stylized, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, curse, death, black magic, witch, occult, corpse, police detective, uncover truth, curses spells and rituals, mysterious character, supernatural ...
Time:
60s, year 1961
Place:
england
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent,snatched from his bed at night and killed.
Style:
tense, psychological, stylized, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Plot:
private detective, country house, murder, investigation, multiple suspects, detective inspector, who done it, child killer, victorian england, murder confession, acquittal, child kidnapping ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
scotland yard, england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, conspiracy, jack the ripper, private detective, serial killer, secret society, murder, danger, anarchist, politics, killer, psychic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, year 1979, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
arctic, expedition, north pole, struggle for survival, whaling, sea, scientific expedition, psycho killer, sailor, ship, irishman, murder ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era
Similarity:
100%
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:
50%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
TV show
Story:
Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, costume drama, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, couple relations, victorian england, uncover truth, mysterious character, infidelity, social differences, society, ghost, missing person, obsession, supernatural ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of Charles Dickens's unfinished work in which the mystery of the murder of Edwin Drood is examined.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, stalking, obsession, orphan, human nature, small town, missing person, uncover truth, victorian england, perversion, danger, world war one ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
London, 1886. Soho shopkeeper Verloc is paid by the Russian Embassy to spy on an anarchist cell. The Russians demand that Verloc orchestrates a bomb attack that will be blamed on the anarchists and provoke a British crackdown
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
anarchism, espionage, political intrigue, spy thriller, undercover agent, double life, political manipulation, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, slow burn, urban decay, fatalism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master get caught up in a deadly conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed all in white.
Style:
gothic, psychological, disturbing, historical drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
inheritance, heiress, forbidden love, unhappy marriage, secret, victorian england, fake marriage, star crossed lovers, family relations, love triangle, love affair, love story ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A romance between an MI6 code genius and an ordinary man promises happiness. But tragedy strikes when the spy dies in suspicious circumstances, forcing his lover to pursue the truth behind his death.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, espionage, gay interest, lgbtq, conspiracy, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, gender, murder, lgbt, love affair, undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, indiana
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.
Style:
psychological, tension, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airplane, conspiracy, murder, police officer, murder investigation, murder mystery, threat, assassination plot, murderer, claustrophobia, isolation, investigation ...
Place:
beijing china, london, china, asia, england ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min.
TV show
Story:
Bounty hunters and an outlaw stuck at a stagecoach stop during a storm encounter shady characters. Newly discovered footage shows the tense standoff unfolding inside while the storm rages outside.
Style:
psychological, captivating, serious, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
blizzard, african american, violence, bad weather, blood, woods, african american woman, african american man, anti hero, brother sister relationship, oral sex, male nudity ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
wyoming
Similarity:
20%
63K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatic thriller that explores the demons lurking beneath the surface of a contemporary American family. The Rayburns are hard-working pillars of their Florida Keys community. But when the black sheep son comes home for the 45th anniversary of ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
wealthy family, dysfunctional family, family relations, family business, siblings relations, haunted by the past, sibling relationship, family life, homecoming, secret, child abuse, police detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, creepy, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, ghost story, paranormal, macabre, haunting, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, apparition, supernatural being, slow burn ...
Time:
victorian era
Similarity:
20%
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