Movies like The Confessions

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The Confessions (2016)
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The Confessions (2016)
Original name: Le confessioni
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: murder mystery, murderer, investigation, murder, monk, murder investigation, economics, confession, catholic, political intrigue, religious, liberation theology, dog, female nudity, cancer, hotel, suicide, helicopter, intrigue, pier, female full frontal nudity, mystery, crimes

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Most similar movies to The Confessions

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, captivating and disturbing films with plots about murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, investigation, murderer, crime investigation and uncover truth mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Confessions: The Vanishing (2018), Witness Unprotected (2018), Mississippi Murder (2017), Genome Hazard (2013), Who's Stalking Me? (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Vanishing (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.
Style: suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, crime thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lighthouse, remote island, lighthouse keeper, treasure chest, disappearance, danger, disorder, investigation, loneliness, lost soul, heist, mental health ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, year 1900
Place: scotland
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100%
Witness Unprotected (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sam is a divorced freelance photographer who is struggling to put her daughter, Laurie, though college. She takes any job, even the dangerous ones, to keep the paychecks coming. Her latest assignment, given to her by a private investigation firm, ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot: photographer, murder, murder mystery, threat to kill, murder investigation, investigation, threat, investigator, crime investigation, stalking, crime solving, murderer ...
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75%
Mississippi Murder (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: An amazing murder mystery taking place in a setting that no one would expect the coast of Mississippi. A young woman tried to live a normal life despite a horrible upbringing. But she will learn her past will haunt her once more.
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot: murderer, murder, female protagonist, murder investigation, murder mystery, dark secret, haunted by the past, tragic past, female nudity, female full frontal nudity
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65%
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Genome Hazard (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: runaway, experiment, losing-it hero, experiment gone awry, false memory, murder investigation, investigation, memory lapse, scientific experiment, secret identity, murder, murderer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Who's Stalking Me? (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Following a near-death experience when an attacker breaks into her home, Amanda can't shake the feeling that she's still in harm's way. In comes the handsome and stern Detective James Dawson to save the day and keep an especially ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, psychological
Plot: investigation, crime investigation, police detective, homicide detective, forensics, murder investigation, male female relationship, relationships, murder mystery, stalker
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51%
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Reminiscence (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Three childhood friends reunite over a murder case.
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing
Plot: murder, childhood friend, murderer, murder mystery, reunited friends, group of friends, friends, murder investigation, problem, old friends reunited
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51%
Population Zero (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. He found them! Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to ...
Style: mockumentary, tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: found footage, murder, murderer, confession, national park, murder investigation, criminal, law and order, motive, legal, crime investigation, investigation ...
Time: 2000s
Place: montana
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49%
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Grudge (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: female police detective, criminal, murderer, murder, secret, killings, homicide detective, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, cold case ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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The American Side (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
Style: neo noir, tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: murder mystery, private investigator, private detective, murder investigation, puzzle, crime investigation, assassination plot, crime solving, historical figure, investigation, murder, uncover truth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 4.8
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Dancing Trees (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Martha (Katie Boland), 18, sees the world as animated and fun. She has a form of autism that means she is a mathematical genuis whilst incapable of looking after herself. Living in a dull routinewith her cousin Nicole (Brooke Burns), and mother ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot: autism, murder of mother, death of mother, investigation, prodigy, cold case, forensics, murder, teamwork, genius, crime solving, murder investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
The Cursed Lesson (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Online fashion model Hyo-jeong faces imminent threat of being unemployed because of the younger and more fashionable generation coming after her. While relying on surgical procedures and treatments, Hyo-jeong hears about a mysterious yoga class ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: yoga instructor, yoga, murder, uncover truth, crime investigation, investigation, secret, crime solving, murder investigation, mysterious villain, murder mystery, fountain of youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Monochrome (2016)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A disillusioned young woman becomes a serial killer who targets wealthy land-owners, and a brilliant detective must use his unusual neurological condition to track her down.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: serial killer, revenge, hitman, female assassin, criminal's revenge, vengeance, criminal, murderer, fight, police investigation, killings, forensics ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Five Moons Plaza (2003)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Just the night before his retirement District Attorney Saracini is given a film showing the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. As the District Attorney takes on the case he along with his team finds more compelling and secretive evidences. Too many secrets ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, controversial
Plot: judge, political persecution, deception, kidnapping, politician, terrorism, assassination, political conspiracy, political intrigue, murder, political unrest, investigation ...
Time: 70s
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: conspiracy, secret, father daughter relationship, murder mystery, murder investigation, getting home, crime investigation, investigation, puzzle, hunting, hunter, mountain ...
Place: colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Causality (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Claudia shows up at a bar to meet Luis, a doctor who contacted her through a dating app. Claudia doesn't suspect what fate has in store for her. A kidnapping that ends with an inevitable and unpredictable death. A suspense story with surprising ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: kidnapped woman, online dating, kidnapping, abduction, problem, murderer, female protagonist, threat, internet dating, murder, nudity, female nudity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Babysitter's Nightmare (2018)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.
Style: disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot: stalker, murder, serial murder, housekeeper, murderer, serial killer, murder mystery, deathtrap, trap, nanny, babysitter, villainess
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Fatal Intuition (2015)
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Jang-woo had only his sister to live for until she is brutally murdered. During a ritual to send her spirit to heaven, he comes across a suspicious man, who manages to escape from the scene. He begins to suspect a local pharmacist and keeps an eye ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: medium, killer, murderer, murder investigation, revenge, loss of sister, investigation, murder mystery, murder, criminal, psychic, unsolved crime ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Hollow in the Land (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: With their father in prison for murder, siblings Alison and Brandon are instantly considered suspects when a string of killings plagues their town, and they must fight to clear their names.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: brother sister relationship, murder investigation, police, mysterious disappearance, murder, accused of murder, murder mystery, disappearance, female protagonist, framed for murder, homeless, poverty ...
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other forces at play?
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot: relationship problems, assassination plot, female assassin, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, murder, female protagonist, conspiracy, female villain, unlikely criminals, murder mystery, murderer, girlfriend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Head Hunter (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 1972 the tranquility of a coastal town in California is broken as hitch-hiking girls begin to go missing and corpses start showing up. Welcome to Murder City.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense
Plot: serial killer, murder, crime investigation, murder investigation, small town, serial murder, murder mystery, killings, investigation, killer
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 2K
Eeram (2009)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: A police officer investigates his former lover's death which is believed to be a suicide by others.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating
Plot: attempted murder, murder investigation, private investigation, jealousy, murderer, murder mystery, murder, crime investigation, investigation, forensics, sleuth, uncover truth ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Sometimes the Good Kill (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After a mysterious death at the Abbey, Sister Talia finds herself caught in the center of the internal investigation. With strict orders from the newly elected Mother Superior, she must uncover the truth behind the death and ensure the Abbey remains ...
Style: captivating, unusual plot structure, contemplative, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: nun, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, catholicism, female protagonist, church, catholic, convent, murder mystery, gossip, mysterious past ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 3.5
 569
Murder.com (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Devastated upon receiving news that her estranged sister has been brutally murdered and frustrated that local police refuse to offer much help, a promising South Beach lawyer unearths some sordid details about her late sibling in this thriller ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense
Plot: murder mystery, loss of sister, private investigation, internet dating, murder investigation, investigation, hidden truth, forensics, secret, uncover truth, sleuth, female protagonist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Sleeping Forest (2014)
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: ballet school, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, dancer, murderer, murder, crime solving, ballet, forensics, ballet teacher, crime investigation ...
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40%
 4.2
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Brazen (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mystery writer Grace Miller has killer instincts when it comes to motive - and she'll need every bit of expertise to help solve her sister's murder.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot: murder, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, life is a bitch, double life, private investigation, crime solving, secret identity, sisters, hidden identity, uncover truth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Mystery at the Opera (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The Paris opera house is about to give a performance of Carmen, when a young usherette is killed in one of the boxes. Faustine must prove her fiancé’s innocence before it’s too late.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, opera, relationships, crime investigation, murder, investigation, couple relations, homicide detective, murderer, male female relationship ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 4.3
 249
Paralytic (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A contract killer takes vengeance against a ruthless drug cartel, resulting in a mysterious puzzle that a small town sheriff must solve in order to stop untold horrors.
Style: suspenseful, tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: sheriff, murder mystery, hitman, organized crime, murderer, drug cartel, killings, murder, vengeance, criminal's revenge, puzzle, undercover ...
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36%
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Evaru (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story: When a high-ranking police officer is killed by his alleged rape victim, Sub-inspector Vikram Vasudev is entrusted with investigating what seems like an open-and-shut case. However, as he delves deeper, Vikram finds the case spiralling into a dark ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, rough, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: murder, murder mystery, rape victim, murder investigation, murderer, police detective, police investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, death, evidence, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.1
 866
Thread of Lies (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A seemingly happy family gets rocked by the suicide of the 14-year-old daughter.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: suicide, bullying, unsolved crime, puzzle, secret revealed, sisters, teen suicide, crime solving, relationship problems, murder investigation, loss of sister, cold case ...
Place: east asia, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Murder at Honeymoon Hotel (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Da Zhi is a doorman at a luxury hotel. He uses his vacation in exchange of a presidential suite at the hotel to satisfy his wife's wish. However, the manager gives the presidential suite to a celebrity and breaks the deal with him. He tries to ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: hotel, murder, wedding, trap, trapped, murder mystery, murderer, secret, couple relations, male female relationship, motel, actress ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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