Movies like The Violators

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The Violators (2015)
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The Violators (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born. Set in the forsaken wastelands of Cheshire's little-seen urban overspill, The Violators charts a teenage girl's path from battle-hardened cynicism to the hope of a better life.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: women, underage sex, abusive father, life is a bitch, social differences, female protagonist, class differences, social misfits, prison, male nudity, protector, beauty, liar, social worker, protection, loan shark, young soldier, petty thief, abuse, possession, mysterious stranger, neglect, male pubic hair, manipulative person, sacrifice ...
Place: northern england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and suspense films with plots about life is a bitch, female protagonist, social problems, women, family problems, female nudity and relationship problems mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Violators: Balance, Not Symmetry (2019), Poppy Shakespeare (2008), Love Me Instead (2021), Jane (2016), She Walks (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot: loss of family, family problems, self discovery, changing lives, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, loss of father, bereavement, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, student
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95%
Poppy Shakespeare (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: mental disorder, hospital, mental illness, public health, life is a bitch, mental institution, social problems, patient, mentally unstable, female protagonist, social work, recovery
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Life and Death in the Warehouse (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story: Follows Megan, who in a desperate attempt to keep her new job at a Welsh warehouse, presses Alys – who is pregnant – to get her "pick rate" up, putting her and her baby at risk.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense
Plot: pregnant woman, workplace, job, worker, life, threat, new job, female protagonist, life is a bitch, social problems, coworker, economist ...
Place: wales
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80%
Love Me Instead (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 124 min.
Story: One day, Sedat, who works as a prison guard in Konya, is given the duty to take one of the prisoners, Musa, to his hometown. Musa does not intend to return until he finds out why his daughter was killed.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: prisoner, lie, prison guard, liar, life is a bitch, hidden truth, uncover truth, investigation, relationship problems, getting home, daughter, truth ...
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71%
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Jane (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: relationships, unlikely friendships, female protagonist, tragic love, life is a bitch, unrequited love, women, relationship problems, male female relationship, suicide attempt, unfulfilled love, couple relations ...
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70%
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She Walks (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story: An illegal Chinese immigrant and her teenage daughter are held captive in their home after a stranger breaks in.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: mother daughter relationship, prostitution, mysterious stranger, mysterious man, prostitute, illegal prostitution, family problems, lifestyle change, changing lives, family relations, street prostitution, life is a bitch ...
Place: paris france
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69%
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Care (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia.
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: single mother, life is a bitch, family problems, female protagonist, single parent, women, social problems, family relations, single woman, mother daughter relationship
Place: united kingdom
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67%
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Oscuro animal (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in a war torn region in Colombia. Each of their journeys, marked by terror, takes them on a trek from the deep jungle to the outskirts of Bogotá, where they will gather new ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: murder, soldier, women, life is a bitch, violence, wartime, violent, jungle, female protagonist, female nudity, river, little girl ...
Place: colombia
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Glamour Girls (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Their life as luxury escorts offered these women glamour, money and a chance to reinvent themselves…until a murder and a robbery ruined everything.
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: women, prostitute, female protagonist, prostitution, risk, social problems, threat, murder, seductress, escort, problem, big booty ...
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65%
Her Only Choice (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of infertility, a newly-expectant mother is diagnosed with a life-altering disease.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, psychological
Plot: parenthood, motherhood, moral dilemma, fighting illness, changing lives, illness, female protagonist, life is a bitch, infertility, choice, family problems, fight
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64%
Shanghai Belle (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The destinies of five young women from all over the world intertwine in Paris as they embark on a roller-coaster ride of extremes in their search for love, sex and money. Based upon true stories, Shanghai Belle tells the destiny of five young women ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: lesbian love, bdsm, prostitute, nightclub, women, social problems, prostitution, sexual relations, sexual content, life is a bitch, female protagonist, sex ...
Place: paris france
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62%
Society's Child (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Ten-year-old Nikki is a precocious child suffering from Rett Syndrome. Unwilling to help her the doctors, instead, want to write her off as a mentally handicapped person.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense
Plot: precocious child, doctor, lifestyle, social problems, fighting illness, life philosophy, terminal illness, child, social misfits, illness, life is a bitch, youth
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61%
Not on My Watch (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A single mother gets entangled in a web of lies to protect her sons.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: parent child relationship, female protagonist, life is a bitch, deception, financial problem, social problems, family problems, mother son relationship, single parent, single mother, family relations, jeweler
Place: paris france
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59%
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The Return (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot: tragic event, ex convict, troubled past, tragic past, social problems, dark past, murder, recovering alcoholic, problem, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mental health
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55%
The Inner Cage (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A prison drama where an old mobster and a prison guard must find a way to coexist so that imprisonment can become less so, and perhaps reveal the paradox that is behind the very concept of captivity.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: lgbt, prison, prison life, jailed, prison guard, jail, society, social misfits, prison sentence, jail cell, life is a bitch, prison warden ...
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55%
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The Guardian (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After 16 years of imprisonment, 40-years-old Gogliko is released from jail. He doesn't exactly know what he did that deserved 16 years of jail time. A free man, a changed country awaits him. His personal life has drastically altered. His ...
Style: suspense, psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating
Plot: political unrest, society, life is a bitch, criminal, changing lives, ex convict, political intrigue, lifestyle change, prison, world
Place: caucasus, georgia, tbilisi
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53%
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Dragonflies (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: social problems, women, lifestyle, choice, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, poor, family problems, poverty, female protagonist, money problems, dysfunctional family ...
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53%
Aurora Borealis: Northern Light (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The Aurora Borealis is a story of family that is rich in twists and turns. It breaks the depths of the relationship between mother and daughter. A successful lawyer in Vienna, Olga is called back to Hungary when her old mother, Mary suddenly falls ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: mysterious past, lawyer, female protagonist, confronting the past, family secret, secret past, life is a bitch, secret, mother daughter relationship, family relations, cat, holocaust ...
Place: europe
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Ama (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A portrait of the myth of maternity around the story of Pepa and her daughter, who are evicted from their home and forced to wander for a place to live with no support network.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot: female protagonist, homeless woman, homelessness, motherhood, social problems, slice of life, mother child relationship, parenthood, life is a bitch, homeless, little girl, hotel ...
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50%
A Rose in Winter (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The true story of Edith Stein, a German Jewish philosopher and feminist who converted to Christianity and became a nun, and died in Auschwitz to became Saint and Martyr, the Patron of Europe with the name Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: holocaust, civil rights, society, lifestyle, jewish woman, civil rights movement, social problems, female protagonist, life is a bitch, women's rights, world war two, journalist ...
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Foreign Body (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to France, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. With no friends, no family, and — most ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: immigrant, accusation, illegal immigrant, arab, social problems, life is a bitch, female protagonist, islam, terrorist, job seeking, restaurant, telephone call ...
Place: tunisia
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46%
Young Adult Matters (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Wandering around the streets, Sejin, a pregnant teen, gets to know Juyeong and reunites with Jaepil and Sinji. The four musketeers go through a series of misfortunes, bumping into masochistic/sadistic characters and experiencing the brutality and ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: homeless teenager, pregnant teenager, troubled teen, teenager, life is a bitch, social problems, teenage life, social misfits, society, relationship problems, female homosexuality, poverty ...
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45%
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Vital Signs (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Triggered by the death of a family member a young woman embarks on a singular journey of helping people who are about to die. The dying have nothing to lose and need lasting moments of intimacy that Simone finds herself willing to give at no cost. ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot: life & death, last wish, near death experience, care, nursing, women, disability, male nudity, female pubic hair, amputee, female nudity, erotica ...
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45%
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The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Monika, a middle-aged wealthy woman, goes through a marriage crisis with her younger husband Linas. A car accident leads Monika to meeting three young girls, Kristina, Egle and Gitana, who happen to be ex-prostitutes extradited from Germany. The ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: middle aged woman, car accident, friendship, midlife crisis, prostitute, female protagonist, relationship problems, marriage crisis, family crisis, society, women, unlikely friendships ...
Place: lithuania
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Aruvi (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, sad, stylized
Plot: sexualized violence, socially awkward, rape victim, social problems, social outcast, social misfits, life is a bitch, social issues, antisocial behavior, society, female protagonist, illness ...
Place: india
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40%
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Guilt (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story: After being sexually assaulted by an acquainted and incapable of dealing with the situation, a woman leaves her whole life behind and hides herself away in an isolated cabin in the mountains.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, psychological
Plot: violence against women, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, troubled past, tragic past, rape, traumatic past, psychological trauma, violence, emotional abuse, confronting the past, traumatic experience ...
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April, May and June (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story: To inform each personally about her impending death, Mies summons her three daughters home. The three half-sisters April, May and June, each of whom has a different father, start to question their lives: "Where are we at in life? What do we ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: mother, sisters, mother daughter estrangement, family problems, sister sister relationship, family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, estrangement, women, estranged sister, estranged family member
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39%
The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, mystical
Plot: spiritualism, family problems, lifestyle, social problems, multiple storylines, women, female protagonist, social issues, relationship problems, investigative reporter, medium
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38%
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Five Years (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: prison, biopic, military prison, prison violence, prison life, jail, confined, maximum security prison, prison sentence, imprisoned, prisoner, life is a bitch ...
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38%
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Violet (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing, art film
Plot: female protagonist, relationship problems, self discovery, life is a bitch, family problems, lifestyle change, anxiety, mental health, mental illness, bare chested male, house fire, overcoming fear ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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