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Binary (2017)
Genre: Short, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 12 min.
Story:
A man and a woman struggle up a corporate ladder in two very different ways. Pushed to the brink, they are going to find out if they can cope.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic
Plot:
ambition, office politics, competition, power struggle, professional rivalry, stress, character study, betrayal, rise and fall, resilience, ethical dilemma, mature, morality, urban, stereotypes, equality, gender, pressure
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, realistic and captivating films with plots about betrayal, urban, ambition, ethical dilemma, character study, moral ambiguity and power struggle mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Binary: Subprime (2011), Thin Ice (2000), The chosen (2006), 7 Years (2016), Law dis-Order (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
The year is 2001 and both David's life and the mortgage industry are in balance. After the attacks on 9/11 the stock markets shut down for over a week marking its biggest decline since the great depression. America's economy is in the tank ...
Style:
dark, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
family business, family conflict, ethical dilemma, family values, ambition, culture clash, power struggle, office politics, identity crisis, propaganda, brotherhood, betrayal ...
Place:
amsterdam
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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As the co-founder of the Chinese law firm Donald & Co., Charles Cheuk, has been a chairman of its committee for many years. Though he had promised his managing partner KC Lau that he would step down, Charles hires the money-minded lawyer Kent ...
Style:
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Plot:
law firm, lawyer, office politics, power struggle, power, rivalry, attorney, fight, office, relationships, office worker, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, tense, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
taxi driver, mourning, grief, loss, father son relationship, character study, working class, secrets, family secret, regret, urban, social realism ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, serious, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
39%
445
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, tense, crime thriller, noir
Plot:
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36%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Eritrea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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35%
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
32%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
london
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
miami
Similarity:
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542
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, talky, touching, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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996
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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