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Misbehaviour (2008)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In an effort to break away from her mundane life, Stephanie sets her sights on seducing her handsome teacher, and finds that he has some stimulating secrets. Submission was the name of the game and Mr. Carling demands total control. But, soon their secret rendezvous go from lustful to a more dangerous place. Stephanie must choose if she is ready for the consequences of her misbehavior.
Style:
suspense, dark, twist ending, intense, disturbing, erotic drama, erotic
Plot:
coming of age, trauma, discipline, seduction, sexual relations, boarding school, manipulation, control, moral ambiguity, forbidden romance, obsession, betrayal, deception, high society, claustrophobia, punishment, teen angst, suspicion, mental breakdown, isolation, identity crisis, class conflict, lesbian, student, friendship ...
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Most similar movies to Misbehaviour
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, intense, tense and suspense films with plots about obsession, psychological drama, manipulation, moral ambiguity, isolation, female nudity and betrayal mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Misbehaviour: Immaculate (2021), Trap (2015), Broken Dolls (1999), My Rabbit is the Best (1982), The Perfect Cheerleader (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When young Daria enters rehab to kick the drug habit her first love left her with, her perceived innocence saves her from the sexual advances of the mostly male junkies inside and gains her their protection. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight and ...
Style:
intense, emotional, dark, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
drug rehab, addiction, trauma, female protagonist, recovery, manipulation, survival, abuse of power, sexual content, sexual manipulation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
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132
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jeong-min, a scenario writer, was recently dumped by his girlfriend who left for another man. No matter how much he begs she never seems to return to him. To forget everything and concentrate on his scenario, Jeong-min stays in a small inn in a ...
Style:
philosophical, erotic, realistic, suspense, dorama ...
Plot:
seduction, loneliness, lust, sexual fantasy, countryside, husband wife relationship, teenage girl, temptation, restaurant owner, travel, trip, restaurant ...
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93%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A former European actor Don Martin has retired with his disjointed "family" to his own private island, "The Paradise." After a few years, the entire group has disintegrated into shameless, selfish & dishonest ...
Style:
erotic, dark, tense, bleak, dark comedy ...
Plot:
island, isolation, sex scene, selfishness, character study, deception, betrayal, moral ambiguity, intimate, greed, isolated community, claustrophobia ...
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86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young girl interned in reformatory lives the lesbian relationship with another partner, which makes her an object of desire ...
Style:
erotic, controversial, erotic drama, intense, dark ...
Plot:
bdsm, male nudity, erotica, lesbian, sexploitation, sexual abuse, taboo, female protagonist, manipulation, teenage sexuality, emotional abuse, underage ...
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When college freshman Cassie earns a spot on the cheerleading squad, she is overjoyed about the new friendships, status, and access to social events that come along with being on the team. When she meets Terry, the charismatic President of the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
cheerleader, cheerleading, female protagonist, prostitution, college, forced prostitution, college student, sexual attraction, seduction, scandal, exploitation, deception ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set within the super-rich jet-set society of Paris, Richard Harris portrays a man whose life is gradually being destroyed. From sexual trauma to financial disaster, he slowly descends into a world of insanity, perversion and finally the bottomless ...
Style:
dark, erotic drama, bleak, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
businessman, character study, driven mad, sexual dysfunction, mental breakdown, midlife crisis, high society, loneliness, troubled marriage, paranoia, jealousy, infidelity ...
Time:
year 1981
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Anna, a divorced single mother, employs a mysterious young woman called Lise to care for her children.
Style:
tense, melancholic, art house, independent film, dark ...
Plot:
character study, female protagonist, single mother, lesbian, existential loneliness, intimacy, secrets, caretaker, young woman, moral ambiguity, trauma, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Shot in sex dens of Berlin, pleasure and pain become one in this stylish tribute to the sleazy cinema of Jess Franco. Nadine Pape (A WARRIOR'S CREED) stars as Marie - a teenage vagabond whose lust for life will lead her to the bed of the ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, dark, intense, art house ...
Plot:
sexual awakening, lesbian romance, sadism, abuse, toxic relationship, manipulation, domination, obsession, coming of age, mysterious stranger, coercion, control ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When six girls and a guy all teenagers are found with their wrists slit on a high school playground, it's left to their guidance counselor to try to make sense of the mystery behind the apparent suicide pact. Told in nonlinear fashion, the ...
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
teenager, friendship, love, self discovery, school, lesbian, teen suicide, high school, counselor, multiple perspectives, trauma, grief ...
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, suspense, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
manipulation, deception, murder, true crime, mother daughter conflict, murder of mother, murder investigation, hate, pretense, mockery, grownups, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, discovering a part of himself he had never known.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
student, moral ambiguity, escapades, problem, lawyer, criminal, gambling, criminal underworld, mature, identity crisis, law student, obsession ...
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51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Young woman tries to discover the family secret that led to her father being murdered, and she gradually is manipulated into a lesbian relationship.
Style:
dark, bleak, art house, period drama, vintage
Plot:
rape, blackmail, suicide, trauma, betrayal, sexploitation, sexual abuse, manipulation, psychological abuse, female victim, sexual repression, victimization ...
Time:
70s
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This family drama deals with a case of Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy, a fabricated illness. Stephanie is an apparently happy single mother of two daughters, Therese and Agnes, although the latter suffers from chronic health problems. When ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
manipulation, mother daughter relationship, family drama, investigation, grief, tragedy, family secret, suspicion, obsession, guilt, moral dilemma, intimate ...
Similarity:
47%
107
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the service quarters of a grand hotel, a young maid and a man meet in a situation which breaks all certainties and identities.
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological thriller, melancholic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
hotel, identity, switching roles, identity crisis, character study, female protagonist, manipulation, claustrophobia, class conflict, symbolism, isolation, male protagonist ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Caught in a seedy underworld of lies, lust and murder, Antonelli, the local mob boss, and his sultry young wife, Michelle, share a game of deception and jealousy that soon turns deadly.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, neo noir, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, deception, mob boss, seduction, lust, betrayal, jealousy, organized crime, manipulation, sexual tension, moral ambiguity, violence ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Julie is a young tennis star who falls in love with his trainer - because she yearns for love and because she wants to liberate themselves from the ambitions which the father has on her behalf. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen has a conflict and fragile ...
Style:
dramatic, tense, tragic ending, dark, art house ...
Plot:
power struggle, forbidden romance, class conflict, father daughter conflict, character study, sexual tension, female protagonist, manipulation, tragic romance, emotional breakdown, adaptation, intimate ...
Place:
denmark, scandinavia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bruno is a cynical but attractive business man, owner of a strip-club. He has to replace his best dancer, Katy, after her suicide. Applicants would do anything to get this job, but only Damy, gorgeous and mysterious girl, catches his attention. What ...
Style:
dark, suspense, intense, sensual, erotic ...
Plot:
suicide, revenge, femme fatale, nightlife, mystery woman, seduction, deception, sexuality, cat and mouse, manipulation, female protagonist, obsession ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Inspired by the writings of writer Fritz Fanon, who believed that a colonial population could only reach freedom by declaring violence towards their occupiers, Cavallone’s tale sees a white photographer (Erna Schurer) who seduces a black model ...
Style:
erotic drama, tense, intense, art house, controversial ...
Plot:
interracial relations, racial tension, racial violence, colonialism, lesbian, romantic triangle, identity crisis, emancipation, forbidden love, obsession, manipulation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
43%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An erotic film that depicts the dangerous relationship between a man and a co-worker's wife.
Style:
erotic, disturbing, captivating, steamy, sensual ...
Plot:
seduction, attempted seduction, sex scene, sexual tension, sexual desire, sexual relations, eroticism, male female relationship, sexploitation, relationship problems, seductress, relationships ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
The Intestine is the story of Maya, an unhappy young womn, fed up with her monotonous job, filthy apartment, and the responsibilities of caring for her drug-addicted mother. One night she comes across Philip, a man of wealth, and the next morning ...
Style:
suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, one night stand, drug, blackmail, brother sister relationship, death, strange behavior, class conflict, domestic drama, moral ambiguity, character study ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
We follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. The leader is Kyle – he talks about girls non-stop, Jarred can’t stop cheating on his girlfriend and then there’s Jake, a quiet and shy ...
Style:
sexy, light, humorous, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship between boys, sex, teenage boy, friendship, teenage girl, youth, love and romance, society, friends, couple relations, couples ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The revealing story of the shocking exploits of those who fulfill the most bizarre fantasies.
Style:
grindhouse, intense, controversial, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
pimp, sexploitation, suicide, self destructing, exploitation, desperation, moral ambiguity, loneliness, character study, alienation, obsession, mental illness ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
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Story:
It follows 16-year-old Erik, who is used to violence both at home and in the schoolyard. After being expelled from his school in Stockholm due to his violent behavior, he is transferred to the boarding school Stjernsberg. It is his last chance to ...
Style:
intense, bleak, dark, tense
Plot:
boarding school, bullying, violence, abuse, coming of age, moral ambiguity, forbidden romance, survival, teen romance, teen angst, domestic violence, secret relationship ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
38%
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674
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Scholiere Denise is ontevreden met haar leven en als ze de 19-jarige charmante Michael tegenkomt lijkt haar verlangen naar luxe en romantiek vervuld te worden. Maar Michael investeert in haar uit eigen belang.
Style:
captivating, romantic drama, crime drama, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
manipulation, prostitution, prostitute, street prostitution, sex trafficking, loss of innocence, teenage life, sexual manipulation, in love, teenager, manipulative person, teenage love ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
It's 1987, in the small sleepy town of Pine Ridge. When a husband and wife living off the beaten path encounter a mysterious stranger on Christmas Eve, dark secrets quickly emerge. On the same night, law enforcement are investigating a local ...
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
christmas eve, isolation, small town, deception, husband wife conflict, suspicion, dark past, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, home invasion, holiday, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Miss Julie has power over Jean because she's an aristocrat but he has power over her because he's a man. On Midsummer Eve this power battle turns to love which is consummated. But as each one battles for power, Jean convinces Miss Julie ...
Style:
tense, tragic ending, art house, period drama
Plot:
class conflict, sexual tension, forbidden romance, gender roles, tragedy, manipulation, character study, suicide, claustrophobia, literary, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
15-year-old David lives with his family and around another hundred Jacobins in a closed community in Germany. The monotonous life of this early Christian community consists of pray.
Style:
emotional, intense, thought provoking, tense, dark ...
Plot:
religious community, isolation, alienation, coming of age, loss of innocence, teen angst, persecution, identity crisis, mysticism, nude young male, gay, nudity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her that he had a failed marriage which leaves him a deep and everlasting scar in his mind. He kidnaps her in search of a perfect marriage and intends to lock ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, controversial, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, older man younger woman relationship, schoolgirl, abduction, high school, mature, hostage, coercion, taboo, manipulation, control, sexual abuse ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Trouble starts when Lars, a 25-year-old with few prospects for the future, discovers that an older man is fooling around with the teenage boys in his suburb. A terrible rage is triggered in Lars, and he embarks on a crusade to stop the abuser. But ...
Style:
tension, intense, suspenseful, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
pedophilia, child abuse, predator, obsession, vigilante, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, escalation, gay, revenge, male protagonist, justice ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, dark secret, secrets, seduction, seductress, lifestyle, life philosophy, identity, family secret, revelation, identity crisis ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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