Movies like Rites of Passage 1999
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Rites of Passage (1999)
1K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When lawyer DJ Farraday discovers his father has been having an affair, the two drive out to the remote family cabin to talk things over. What neither expects is that DJ's estranged gay brother Campbell will already be there, apparently planning a weekend retreat with his boyfriend. But father and sons are forced to put aside their grievances when two escaped convicts show up and put everyone's lives in danger.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, sincere, realistic, independent film, queer cinema
Plot:
gay brother, gay, gay relationship, father son relationship, attorney, father son estrangement, criminal, parents and children, hostage, estrangement, manipulation, family problems, isolation, family in crisis, gay slur, glbt, lawyer, escaped prisoner, gay son, killer, gladiator, machismo, law, family relations, manhunt ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Most similar movies to Rites of Passage
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about murder, father son relationship, family relations, deadly, law enforcement, death and chase mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Rites of Passage: Ice Blues (2008), The Unsaid (2001), Shock to the System (2006), Steel City (2006), Night Falls on Manhattan (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This new installment in the popular and critically-acclaimed Donald Strachey Mystery series finds America’s favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey (Chad Allen), taking on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, private investigator, law firm, investigation, danger, private detective, uncover truth, law enforcement, partner, senator, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
family in crisis, death of son, child abuse, abuse, suicide, family problems, starting over, doctors and patients, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, social worker, haunted by the past ...
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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, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, closeted homosexual, murder, lgbt, lgbtq, gay relationship, private investigator, group therapy, uncover truth, suicide, investigation, mysterious character ...
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43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a tragic accident caused by the truck of the middle-aged Carl Lee where a woman dies with a crushed stern, he is arrested and sent to the county jail. His son PJ, who works washing dishes and cleaning tables in a restaurant, feels lost, ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
police, family life, family problems, couples, family relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, introspection, couple relations, redemption, youth, teenage life ...
Place:
usa, midwest
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37%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, southern gothic, suspense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, closeted homosexual, gay interest, investigation, murder, murder trial, journalism, voodoo, gay, justice, american south ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1997
Place:
savannah georgia, southern usa, usa, georgia, new orleans
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
Style:
suspense, talky, serious, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, police, police corruption, corruption, nypd, police investigation, district attorney, lawyer, courtroom, murder, legal action, jury ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man struggling to come to terms with the sins of his father makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime in a drama based on a true story. Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police ...
Style:
detective, suspense, talky, intense, emotional ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
father son relationship, redemption, murder, police, guilt, drug dealer, drug addict, grandfather grandson relationship, homicide detective, regret, dark past, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 1950s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their ...
Style:
neo noir, emotional, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, murder, gay club, gay son, homosexual, murder mystery, lgbt, danger, life is a bitch, teenage boy, lake tahoe ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, reno nevada
Similarity:
35%
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595
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case ...
Style:
independent film, scary, mind bending, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
gay, journalism, reporter, lgbt, murder, gay subtext, religions or cults, social relations, curses spells and rituals, gays and lesbians, clergy, deranged ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, lgbt cinema, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, closeted gay, gay marriage, gay, gay relationship, repressed homosexual, gay slur, murder, lgbt, gay bashing, abusive husband, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
dallas texas
Similarity:
34%
32K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S/M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from ...
Style:
disturbing, sexy, controversial, homoerotic, sexual ...
Plot:
serial killer, gay, undercover cop, murder, police investigation, gay sex, violence, brutality, pretending to be gay, gay club, working undercover, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, san francisco, canada
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, police investigation, evil wins, on the run, danger, chase, law enforcement, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, nevada
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger when she contests the prenuptial agreement she signed before marrying attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins). He plans to kill her to resolve the ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
lawyer, mind game, infidelity, murder, woman in jeopardy, battle of wits, plan, attorney, alimony, extramarital affair, imagination, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
33%
754
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, psychological, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, closeted homosexual, murder, church, infidelity, investigation, couples, family problems, dishonesty, law enforcement, crumbling marriage, addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State prison in Florence, in the summer of 1978.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
escape, prison break, escaped prisoner, true crime, runaway, serial killer, fleeing, jail, criminal, law enforcement, biopic, manhunt ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two brothers struggle to uncover the truth behind the mining accident that killed their father and bankrupted the town.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
uncover truth, life is a bitch, redemption, social relations, siblings relations, countryside, family relations, parents and children, family in crisis, small town, down on your luck, small town life ...
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive. He's a powerful man respected throughout the Mission barrio for his masculinity and his strength, as well as for his hobby building beautiful ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, gay son, self discovery, parents and children, family relations, family problems, redemption, social differences, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
While confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, Dusty blacks-out. When he comes to, his boyfriend has been murdered and he's the prime suspect.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychotronic, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
gay, murder, murder mystery, disorder, couples, murder investigation, couple relations, dishonesty, love, violence, society, love and romance ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, hostage, infidelity, first gay sexual experience, gay lead character, lgbtq, kidnapping, death of wife, captive, gay bar, kidnapper kidnapped relationship ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When middle-aged house cleaner Buck Enderly takes on an eccentric new client, he gets roped into locating her estranged son. Buck tracks down the disturbed young man but in another twist of fate becomes an accomplice to a violent crime. Buck must ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
heist gone wrong, family relations, neighbor, father son estrangement, life is a bitch, criminal, alienation, change of luck, family problems, cop, family issues, attempted robbery ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie and they want her back.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bad ending, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, children, custody, haunted by the past, parents and children, wanted, family relations, criminal heroes, rivalry, obsession, little girl, criminal ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, psychological, surprise ending ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
private detective, murder, missing person, investigation, espionage, infidelity, loneliness, actress, dysfunctional marriage, female criminal, extramarital affair, death of daughter ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place:
florida, usa, los angeles, key west florida, california
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Radio talk show therapist Sonny Blake (Rose McGowan) moves back to her childhood home on seemingly idyllic Rosewood Lane after her alcoholic father dies. But upon arrival in the old neighborhood, Sonny discovers her neighbors are terrified of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murderer, psycho killer, psychopath, stalking, woman in danger, missing person, eye, murder investigation, neighbor, getting home, suspicion of murder, mysticism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oceania, usa
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
hostage, home invasion, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, mind game, justice, psychopath, fugitive, sniper, father daughter relationship, extramarital affair, family in danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
utah, latin america, mexico
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, justice, police investigation, twists and turns, investigation, guilt, law enforcement, prostitute, brutality, dishonesty, rivalry, secret ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
30%
980
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In this searing Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them far apart.
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, prodigal son, family relations, estrangement, family problems, parents and children, murder, farm, mother son reunion, lake, isolation, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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:
30%
218K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Style:
touching, sad, serious, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, small town, trial, jury, legal, courtroom drama, murder trial, homecoming, court, judge, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, boston, peru, massachusetts, usa ...
Similarity:
30%
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, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
college student, moral dilemma, parents and children, city life, family relations, human nature, self discovery, society, coming of age, hot and sexy, nypd, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
29%
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night ...
Style:
exciting, psychological, erotic, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, blindness, psychopath, police detective, murder, stalking, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation, woman in danger, strong female character, female protagonist ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, san francisco
Similarity:
29%
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