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Strangled (2016)
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Original name: A martfűi rém
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfü. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang. Stuck in the suffocating social, political and psychological world of socialist Hungary, we soon find ourselves entangled in a web of intricate conspiracy and disturbing drama.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, bleak, suspenseful, period piece, psychological thriller, noir, neo noir ...
Plot:
strangulation, serial killer, woman strangled to death, investigation, murder, violence, psychopath, hunting, death, danger, deception, cruelty, female nudity, male nudity, communism, dead woman, macabre, biopic, attempted murder, true crime, male pubic hair, male rape, group shower, shower, pubic hair ...
Place:
hungary
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Most similar movies to Strangled
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, psychological and scary films with plots about murder, serial killer, psychopath, danger, investigation, violence and death mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Strangled: The Golden Glove (2019), Port of Call (2015), The Perfect Patient (2019), American Hangman (2019), The Empty Man (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, lovecraft ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, psychological, bleak, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
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Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
police, serial killer, murderer, psychopath, death, true crime, murder, serial murder, rapist, killing spree, brutality, maniac ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw ...
Style:
disturbing, scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, violence spree, police investigation, stalking, mind game, danger, criminal, cannibal ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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105
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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31%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, psychological, bleak, rough, psychological horror ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, psychological, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Story:
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286
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, disturbing, psychological, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, biopic, violence, rape, murder, sexual abuse, home invasion, psychopath, prison, dormitory, trauma ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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804
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, twisted, crime drama, detective, crime thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, psychotronic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, brutality, violence, psychopath, police detective, blood, revenge, police investigation, obsession, murder investigation, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, retro ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangulation, true crime, split personality, murder, double life, police detective, serial rapist, police investigation, psychopath, strangler, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, life is a bitch, violence spree, biopic, true crime, criminal psychology, investigation, drifter, killer ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, nun, police detective, serial murder, woman in danger, murder, brutality, danger, psychopath, violence, who done it, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, dark, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, danger, rescue, police procedural, death, brutality, corruption, female detective, female protagonist, suspicion, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, danger, investigation, psychopath, rivalry, mind game, curses spells and rituals, murderer, tough guy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, murder, psychic power, danger, serial killer, talking to the dead, new neighbor, death, fugitive, sex, train, flashback ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
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