Movies like Carnival of Crime
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Carnival of Crime (1962)
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Original name: Socia de alcoba
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Country: Brazil, Spain, Argentina, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.
Style:
cult classic, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Plot:
murder, stalking, beach, love and romance, frame up, couples, love affair, infidelity, who done it, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, adultery, disappearance, woman, truth, exploitation, missing woman, unfaithful wife, cheating wife, cult, deadly, mystery, crime, crimes
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
brazil
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Most similar movies to Carnival of Crime
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and mind bending films with plots about murder, deadly, dishonesty, law enforcement, couples, who done it and protagonist as suspect mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Carnival of Crime: And Never Let Her Go (2001), Deceit (2004), Malice Aforethought (2005), Dead in the Water (1991), He Died with His Eyes Open (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending, realistic
Plot:
missing person, obsession, attorney, missing woman, murder, mysterious man, dangerous attraction, love affair, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
delaware
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, woman in danger, investigation, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, who done it, estate, inheritance, adultery, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
91%
155
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending
Plot:
couple relations, infidelity, murder, love affair, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, who done it, dangerous attraction, alcohol abuse, debt, father figure ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the good doctor has outside interests to help him cope.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense
Plot:
mysterious character, investigation, unhappy marriage, infidelity, murder, danger, couple relations, dishonesty, dangerous attraction, rivalry, obsession, serial killer ...
Time:
future, 1920s
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, enigmatic
Plot:
amateur detective, who done it, private detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, false accusation, frame up, elderly, danger, murder, dishonesty, intelligence agency ...
Time:
19th century, 21st century
Place:
virginia, usa
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be appointed to the high court. The only thing wrong with this is that his shrewish wife Olivia, whose ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
lawyer, murder, love triangle, conspiracy, couples, love and romance, dishonesty, heroes, protagonist as suspect, investigation, prostitute, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
64%
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, forbidden sex ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
canada, france
Similarity:
63%
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, family problems, couples, fall in love, infidelity, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, love and romance, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, new york
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A lawyer defends a man he's known since serving together in Vietnam, who has been accused of murdering three Vietnamese immigrants. Now he'll have to fight against a tenacious District Attorney, and evidence connected to the man's ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, frame up, vietnam veteran, false accusation, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal action, life is a bitch, legal, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young woman, seemingly good but still psychologically disturbed from being kidnapped as a little girl, becomes the obvious suspect in a murder.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, dissociative identity disorder, murder, split personality, missing child, memory loss, who done it, vengeance, legal investigation, couple relations, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to solve several puzzling murders.
Style:
mind bending, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
cat burglar, serial killer, dishonesty, law enforcement, rivalry, goofy hero, misfit partners, investigation, partners against crime, private detective, murder, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Roy Marsden returns as author P.D. James's indefatigable gumshoe, Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. This time, he's investigating the murder of a famous mystery writer whose body is found in the bottom of a dinghy on the Suffolk coast. To add a ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mysticism, murder, violent content, manipulation, ocean, police detective, who done it, riddles and clues, cons and scams, police investigation, obsessive quest, amateur detective ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
52%
111
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The suicide was easy, getting away with everything else could be murder.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
femme fatale, mind game, legal investigation, protagonist as suspect, manhunt, law enforcement, betrayal, danger, rivalry, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Socialite Molly Lasch is released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Dr. Gary Lasch. Now, with the help of Fran, an investigative reporter, Molly sets out to prove her innocence. Together they uncover a ...
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, uncover truth, righting the wronged, woman in danger, false accusation, partner, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, danger, frame up ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns (Eddie Cibrian) journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small-town sheriff and begins a romance with spirited bush pilot Meg Galligan (LeAnn ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, mind bending, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
small town, danger, law enforcement, curses spells and rituals, small town life, love affair, winter, brother brother relationship, beautiful scenery, police investigation, love and romance, city life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, alaska, baltimore
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The Second World War has just ended and two old friends Rose and Antonia unexpectedly meet in London's Regent Street. Rose is a frustrated housewife married to civil servant with as many secrets as he has mistresses, while Antonia is sick of ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, thrilling ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
murder, friendship, unlikely criminals, post war, spouse killer, couples, infidelity, dishonesty, couple relations, spouse in danger, dull life, female friendship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
england
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A female photographer hears that her brother has been shot dead at a horse rearing farm. She decides to go there herself and uncovers a murky conspiracy.
Style:
mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, manipulation, who done it, siblings relations, breeding, fall in love, photojournalist, farm, couples, police investigation, uncover truth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, couple relations, law enforcement, amateur detective, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
47%
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565
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
Style:
rough, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, frame up, dishonesty, undercover, love affair, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, city life, unlikely criminals, witnessing a crime, working undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Narcotics agent Dennis goes undercover in the Mediterranean Islands to investigate a smuggling operation, and gains the confidence of a woman who works for the ringleader. But Dennis ends up arrested for murder when the crime boss turns up dead.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, serious, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
underwater, undercover agent, murder, island, heroin, smuggling, special agent, strong female presence, manipulation, working undercover, law enforcement, drug dealing ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
45%
381
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella. - From IMDB
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, cynical, gloomy ...
Plot:
girl, erotica, prison escape, conspiracy, murder, false accusation, infidelity, couples, love and romance, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Reeling from the discovery of her husband's adultery, Grace moves back to her family home with her son. Amidst all this emotional turmoil, forensic psychologist Grace is asked by police to determine the guilt or innocence a man who killed his ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, infidelity, investigation, false accusation, family problems, couples, law enforcement, legal, dishonesty, memory loss, single parent, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, mind bending
Plot:
native american, serial killer, murder, police investigation, vengeance, supernatural ability, law enforcement, danger, curses spells and rituals, native, navajo indian, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, utah, arizona, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been keeping her age a secret and now reveals that she's 60 and owes her appearance to the cream. She's later killed and the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, legal, legal investigation, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, false accusation, who done it, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Style:
detective, dark comedy, cynical, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
infidelity, amateur detective, investigation, murder, reporter, woman, dentist, death, obsession, blackmail, amateur sleuth, womanizer ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, child murder investigation, child murder, law enforcement, dishonesty, murder, vigilante, police, criminal heroes, dead children, sex maniac, dead child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, mind bending, bleak ...
Plot:
lawyer, socialite, law, good guy, court, business, bad guy, murder, hotshot lawyer, who done it, infidelity, courtroom drama ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
40%
402
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A tale of infidelity, deceit, greed, and murder. Nick Compton, a Palm Springs real estate developer...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, intrigue, love affair, rivalry, betrayal, mysterious character, infidelity, gambling, murder, twists and turns, stalking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
909
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bill Pullman (Independence Day, Torchwood) stars as Rusty Sabich, a judge charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During this latest trial, a secret affair from ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, murder, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal investigation, uncover truth, father son relationship, law, court case, couple relations, adaptation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A woman finds out she has a half sister when he father disappears and her half sister turns up dead.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, mistaken identity, uncover truth, riddles and clues, murder, missing person, life is a bitch, danger, dishonesty, murder investigation, double life, missing father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
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