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Shotgun Stories (2007)
12K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
Style:
bleak, realistic, depressing, suspense, harsh, suspenseful, psychological, serious, independent film, gothic ...
Plot:
violence, vengeance, brutality, violent, revenge, family relations, character study, sibling relationship, family bonds, siblings relations, family feud, parents and children, life is a bitch, estrangement, human nature, hopes, dealing with death, small town, feud, hate, gambling, rivalry, funeral, greed, snake ...
Time:
year 2007, 90s, 20th century, 80s, contemporary
Place:
usa, arkansas, southern usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about violence, murder, vengeance, brutality, revenge, family relations and violent mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Shotgun Stories: Blue Ruin (2013), Reservation Road (2007), Red (2008), The Crossing Guard (1995), Undertow (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, murder, violent, brutality, car, storytelling, character study, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
virginia, ethiopia, usa, delaware
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men (Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo) react in unexpected ways as a ...
Style:
psychological, intense, suspenseful, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
redemption, obsession, investigation, revenge, dysfunctional family, losing-it hero, lawyer, character study, family problems, parents and children, cover up, death in the family ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An older, reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named "Red". When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means ...
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suspense, touching, tense, serious, psychological horror ...
Plot:
revenge, twists and turns, violence, vigilante, justice, dog, redemption, murder, small town, greed, pets, tragedy ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After his daughter died in a hit and run, Freddy Gale has waited six years for John Booth, the man responsible, to be released from prison. On the day of release, Gale visits Booth and announces that he will kill him in one week. Booth uses his time ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, suspenseful, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
revenge, obsession, haunted by the past, murder, hit and run, loss of daughter, tragedy, vengeance, redemption, car accident, tragic event, justice ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, nebraska, los angeles, glendale california, california
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100%
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10K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
Style:
harsh, suspense, suspenseful, depressing, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, curse, juvenile delinquency, murder, homelessness, tragedy, lifestyle, danger, parents and children, single father, violence, boy ...
Time:
year 2004, 70s, 21st century
Place:
southern usa, savannah georgia, usa, iceland, nebraska ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Brad (Michael Shannon) has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place; Based on a true ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, serious, realistic, cult classic ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, crazy, memory, family relations, family problems, law enforcement, delusion, parents and children, surrealism, dysfunctional family, eccentricity ...
Time:
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Place:
california, peru, usa, san diego california, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
199K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and make a pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi.
Style:
suspense, sweet, southern gothic, suspenseful, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, childhood, bittersweet, ex convict, first love, fugitives, teenage boy, love story, obsession, hopes, river ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mississippi, arkansas, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, realistic, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, drug dealer, small town, justice, vigilante, disappearance, deadend life, vigilantism, financial problem, violent, brothers ...
Time:
year 2013, 80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his dimwitted brother while he was away.
Style:
disturbing, tense, bleak, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, bullying, brutality, vengeance, brother brother relationship, vigilantism, gang, mental illness, forced sex, great ending, cruelty ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
harsh, psychological, stylized, gloomy, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
motorcycle, haunted by the past, bank robbery, loner, bank robber, father son relationship, police, money problems, family relations, corruption, robbery, criminal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Style:
unusual plot structure, visually appealing, mind twisting, twisted, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, teachers and students, japanese schoolgirl, twists and turns, dead daughter, character study, child murders a child, child murder, bullying, grief, teacher ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Style:
road movie, futuristic, tricky, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
chase, on the run, father son relationship, parallel universe, woods, goggles, fbi, existentialism, hostage, supernatural, parents and children, superhuman powers ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, distant future, year 2016, 80s ...
Place:
texas, usa, louisiana, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate.
Style:
captivating, exciting, rough, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
father son relationship, society, murder, rivalry, death, hopes, parents and children, violence, vengeance, friendship, heroes, redemption ...
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30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
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30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, bleak, serious, cerebral, dark comedy ...
Plot:
medical, mental illness, ambulance, hospital, redemption, paramedic, insomnia, hallucination, character study, crime gone awry, rescue, haunted by the past ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, new jersey
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29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
addiction, redemption, small town, hopes, life is a bitch, obsessive quest, danger, drug, desperation, loss, regret, anti hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Sara, a pregnant woman, is the innocent bystander in a robbery, committed by reluctant criminal, Derek. After being accidentally shot in the robbery, Sara loses her child. Returning home, she is shocked to find Derek there with a gun, but things are ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
vengeance, redemption, rivalry, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, hopes, human nature, disorder, femme fatale, power relations, life is a bitch, sadistic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, iran
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Matt Miller has spent his entire life living in the shadows of his brother. He believes if his brother were to disappear then so would all his problems. So one deadly night Matt decides to take matters into his own hands.
Style:
slasher, tense, suspenseful, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, violence, gay, brother brother relationship, family relations, escapades, youth, society, maniac, violent, psycho terror ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average man finds himself in a position to prevent the murder of a family member -- the unnerving descent of a man caught between resilience and ruthlessness.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, life is a bitch, rivalry, dishonesty, human nature, life turned upside down, feud, murder, violent content, nudity, sexual content, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
small town, manhunt, chase, escape, on the run, violent content, woods, parents and children, murder, revenge, brother brother relationship, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Three different people in Mexico City are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel's designer ...
Style:
bleak, emotional, depressing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
multiple storylines, dog, forbidden love, violent, rottweiler, multiple perspectives, siblings relations, relationships, betrayal, vengeance, hitman, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, year 1999, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
latin america, mexico city, mexico, south america, ohio ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Road-movie from Montana to Wyoming. A gullible, innocent young man (Mulroney) assists a versatile girl (Taylor) on her long quest to get her brother out of jail.
Style:
road movie, serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
skinny dipping, destructive relationship, family problems, on the road, jail, life is a bitch, teenage life, siblings relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, brother, marital problem ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, montana, wyoming
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In front of his 15-year-old son, a father loses his temper and strikes his younger daughter, thinking she's trying to run away from him. Jump ahead ten years: the dad is dead, the mom is gone, and the son, Luke, is raising his now grown sister, ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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53K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father.
Style:
touching, dark, harsh, atmospheric, depressing ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
child abuse, father son relationship, woods, coming of age, teenager, hopes, friendship, boy, teenage boy, lost in the woods, small town, redemption ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
texas, southern usa, britain, midwest, usa ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In search of a new lifestyle, Johannes and his wife Pernille leave the city and move with their two children to Johannes’ childhood town in the country. When Johannes’ drunken brother Lars accidently runs over Anna, a local, and plants false ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
xenophobia, immigrant, small town, family in danger, human nature, rivalry, false accusation, social relations, social differences, vengeance, countryside, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
28%
35K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything -- even put his ...
Style:
philosophical, emotional, psychological, suspense, touching ...
Plot:
prison, estrangement, violence, murder, redemption, jungle, greed, survival, human animal relationship, corruption, psychologist, doctors and patients ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, africa, florida, rwanda, cuba
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
17-year-old Ashley Reeves is left for dead in the woods following a brutal attack. After spending 30 horrific hours in the cold, gravely wounded, lying in the dirt, and paralyzed, the police find her alive.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
high school student, attempted murder, police investigation, teacher student relationship, recovery, physical therapy, hospital, court case, mysterious man, brutality, uncover truth, cruelty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With her husband working all the time, Kate is thankful when her brother-in-law David reappears to help out. But she soon realizes that he wants to be the new head of the family, and will do anything to make that happen.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
brother in law, hostage, murder, psychological manipulation, manipulation, brother brother relationship, vengeance, brothers, family relations, danger, youth, psycho ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, starting over, estrangement, hopes, on the road, criminal heroes, u.s. mexico border, mexican immigrant, boy, mexican american border, little boy ...
Time:
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Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, revenge, home invasion, vigilante, sexualized violence, unsupportive friend, woman with a gun, kick-butt women, moral dilemma, attempted rape, rapist, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
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