Movies like Inferno 2001
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Inferno (2001)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
"Inferno" is a story about classmates from school: Anka, Inga and Xena. During the prom, two girls murder a third - considered the most beautiful of them. The film is based on real events. The creators are trying to find answers to the questions: what was the cause of the evil that appeared in the girls? Was it stuck in their interiors, or did it appear from the outside world, from the chaos of everyday life? Who was at fault? It is a story about desires, plans for the future, fears and attempts to find a place in the world.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, tense, bleak, suspenseful, intense, gloomy, psychological horror
Plot:
murder, school, female friendship, jealousy, envy, prom, bullying, alienation, coming of age, guilt, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, character study, trauma, investigation, obsession, small town, youth culture, ethical dilemma, teacher, student, youth, party, betrayal, teenage girl ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, intense and psychological thriller films with plots about moral ambiguity, character study, small town, obsession, identity crisis, isolation and coming of age mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Inferno: The Shadow Within (1970), The Rabbit Man (1990), The Teacher (2022), Butterfly Kisses (2017), Für den unbekannten Hund (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, bleak, tense, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, accidental killing, cover up, working class, aftermath, social realism, realism, secrets ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
bullying, school teacher, school, teacher, parents, mistrust, doubt, crisis, friendship, teenager, youth, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe
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60%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Park Jung-gu sends out homemade bombs to people he finds online who are likely to use them, yet these devices are unused. One day, Jung-gu meets Lee Hyo-min, a delinquent student at his university and sends him a package. Soon an explosion in a ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
bomb, character study, murder, terrorism, murderer, criminal, threat, investigation, bomb threat, explosions, crime investigation, terror ...
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57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young girl abducted by a serial sex criminal and is released unharmed, but decides not to inform the police. She must face the moral consequences when the assaults continue against other women.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, crime drama, dark, suspenseful
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, tense, intense, dark, art house ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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39%
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Country: Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Film by Erwin Michelberger.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, melancholic, art house, independent film, dark ...
Plot:
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