Movies like Demons from Her Past
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Demons from Her Past (2007)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A woman returns to her hometown searching for answers after she's released from prison, having served a 25-year sentence for a crime she didn't commit.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, wrongful conviction, vengeance, frame up, injustice, rivalry, homecoming, righting the wronged, abduction, cover up, small town, strong female lead, life is a bitch, law enforcement, dishonesty, blind ambition, wrongfully committed, unstoppable, revenge, memories, flashback, strong female character, brother brother relationship, regret, planting evidence ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to Demons from Her Past
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about murder, deadly, dishonesty, rivalry, vengeance, law enforcement and danger mostly in Mystery, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Demons from Her Past: Accused at 17 (2009), The Assault (2014), Letters from a Killer (1998), The Limit (2004), Valley of Ditches (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, serious
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, police investigation, vengeance, law enforcement, disorder, prank, dishonesty, youth, crime gone awry, murder, friends, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, gang rape, abuse, high school, sport team, football team, injustice, youth, evidence, interrogation, investigation, cover up ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders ...
Style:
psychological thriller, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, fugitives, wrongful conviction, serial murder, stalking, frame up, false accusation, death row, murder, best friend, police investigation, on the run ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A young woman bound in the front seat of a parked car watches helpless as her captor methodically digs a grave in the desert ground. The bloody lifeless body of her boyfriend lies framed in the rear-view mirror, a fate she will fight at all costs to ...
Style:
suspense, bleak, psychological, rough, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, kidnapping, hostage, buried alive, captor, stranded, fear, trauma, violence, desperation, isolation, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Katherine (Alexandra Paul) finds out her father's company is about to close the paper mill they own in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania, she comes up with a plan to save it. Needing the approval of the city council, she goes back and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
homecoming, murder, family relations, vengeance, workplace, dishonesty, betrayal, parents and children, family business, mother daughter relationship, strong female lead, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After years of plotting, Christie vows to get revenge on her uncle, whom she blames for her father's demise.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough
Plot:
vengeance, vigilantism, family problems, death in the family, teenage life, dysfunctional family, tragic hero, couple relations, couples, family relations, murder, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
29%
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:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Sang-woo receives painful surgery when he is ten, and murders another kid from trauma. After he receives hypnosis treatment, he disappears with his family. After 25 years, a successful doctor meets his old friend one day, and everything changes.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, vengeance, haunted by the past, rivalry, danger, hospital, doctors and patients, investigation, childhood trauma, murder, killer, surgery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Uncle John revolves around the struggle to keep a mysterious disappearance unsolved
Style:
tense, realistic, sincere, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, homecoming, social relations, unlikely criminals, manipulation, under the surface, dishonesty, small town life, small town, murder, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
illinois, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot:
legal investigation, murder, protagonist as suspect, legal action, couple relations, false accusation, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, society, legal, injustice, clergy ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fifteen years after a murderer is convicted he is released and all the witnesses against him begin to be murdered.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, haunted by the past, manhunt, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, woman in danger, murder, friendship, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
miami, usa, florida
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Addison Terrill, a former district attorney now in a lucrative private practice, has what seems to be the perfect life. But life as he knows it is turned upside down when he arrives home from work late one night to find his wife brutally murdered ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
skinny dipping, husband wife relationship, murder, who done it, dishonesty, legal, law enforcement, legal action, false accusation, murder investigation, female bartender, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
profanity, vengeance, danger, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, unlikely couple, brainwashing, religious fanaticism, violent content, romancing a criminal, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
family in danger, rivalry, vengeance, homecoming, parents and children, gang, forced into action, small town, save the day, murder, violent content, cafe ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
obsession, stalking, neighbor, mind game, family in danger, haunted by the past, family problems, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, mentally unstable, amateur detective ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenager becomes overwhelmed with guilt after her lies to support a friend's claim of sexual assault lead to the accused teacher's suicide.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, sexy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
false accusation, uncover truth, teachers and students, high school life, frame up, dishonesty, friends, youth, suicide, sexual abuse, high school, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
death row, execution, murder, injustice, heroes, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, amateur detective, life is a bitch, manhunt, state affairs, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young man and his friends react to a sudden, unexpected tragedy during their annual all-weekend summer party.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, vengeance, rivalry, prison, tragedy, danger, guilt, grief, youth, moral ambiguity, trauma, secrets ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man (Phillips) who wakes up with amnesia also finds his supposed friend has accused him of murder.
Style:
psychological, realistic, exciting, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
murder, amnesia, woods, rock, puzzle, memory loss, best friend, on the run, chases and races, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a detective is called in to investigate the roadside execution of his partner, he discovers at the crime scene a data card from a video camera. The card contains footage shot by two runaway teenagers who are making a documentary about the drug ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
found footage, murder, partners against crime, life is a bitch, family problems, vengeance, uncover truth, police investigation, crime scene, partner, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ten years ago, Kate Collins (Ashley Jones) was a different person. Literally. She was living in Chicago, working as a bartender, and going by her real name ‘Stephanie Wickers.’ That all changed when she witnessed the murder of her boss by a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
murder, danger, hidden identity, witnessing a crime, on the run, haunted by the past, gangster, identity, witness protection, secret, female protagonist, new identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia, chicago, pennsylvania
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A woman accused of murdering her husband is found innocent, only to be terrorized by the real killer once she is set free.
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder, dishonesty, legal, uncover truth, who done it, danger, legal action, suspect, acquittal, husband, couple relations, tabloid journalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
149
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Still reeling from a personal tragedy, Detective Paul Grunning is sent on a routine call to a local professor's home. When things turn deadly, he must navigate a fractured reality to solve the mystery before it's too late.
Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, uncover truth, mind game, danger, rivalry, who done it, riddles and clues, time travel, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A grieving defense attorney gets caught in a twisted game of who-done-it when he takes on the case of a beautiful socialite who is accused of murder.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, enigmatic, detective ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, righting the wronged, injustice, social differences, courtroom drama, who done it, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
195
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Two middle-aged, lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger lesbian and hide the body, without reporting it to the authorities. Their guilt and long-kept, dark secret comes back to haunt them, as an unexpected stranger shows up in their lives, ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, vengeance, rivalry, danger, mysterious character, haunted by the past, couples, gender, couple relations, lgbt, conspiracy, missing person ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Four guys plot revenge on the businessman who ripped them off.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
vengeance, rivalry, criminal's revenge, buddies, blind ambition, dishonesty, betrayal, murder, friendship, restaurant, dark humor, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
19%
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