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Run for Your Life (2014)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A journalist must make a decision to flee with her two children from her abusive ex-husband or kill him before he kills her.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
abusive husband, violence against women, domestic violence, battered wife, starting over, false identity, legal system, trial, hitman, emotional abuse, life is a bitch, intrigue, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, marital problem, power relations, murder, family relations, male female relationship, social problems, domineering husband, youth, child abuse, best friend ...
Place:
seattle
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Most similar movies to Run for Your Life
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, psychological, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, relationship problems and marital problem mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Run for Your Life: Hidden Away (2013), Enough (2002), Mistaken (2008), Stalked by My Ex (2017), Every Breath She Takes (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A woman and young daughter escape her abusive husband by faking their deaths. Eight years later she is happily living in the upscale Palm Springs with her now-17-year-old daughter. When her husband discovers they are still alive, he tracks them down ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense
Plot:
abusive husband, mother daughter relationship, teenager, faked death, revenge, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, threat, confronting the past, mother and daughter, identity theft, kidnapping ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive husband, violence against women, self defense, abusive relationship, violent husband, strong female character, woman in danger, stalking, life is a bitch, training, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
437
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Nellie, née Bouchard, is divorced by wealthy Jack Givens because after a miscarriage even in vitro fails to overcome her infertility. She finds herself destitute as her own account were plundered by someone who stole her maiden identity, Eleanor ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
identity theft, abusive husband, false identity, relationship problems, family relations, family problems, social problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, bare chested male, sex scene, divorce ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After learning that her abusive ex-husband is about to be released from prison, a woman flees with her teenage daughter back to her old hometown.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
abusive husband, stalker, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, stalking, threat, danger, domestic violence, protective mother ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
After suffering years of mental abuse from her husband, Jules thinks she's finally free when a physical struggle ends in a fire that takes his life. However, she's soon pushed to the edge as she starts to believe she's seeing him at ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
abusive husband, female protagonist, abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, house fire, domestic abuse, male female relationship, family relations, social problems, relationships, pursuit ...
Similarity:
30%
147
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a domestic counselor's ex-wife attempts to move to the other side of the country with their son and new boyfriend, he decides to do whatever is necessary to keep it from happening.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, dark ...
Plot:
family conflict, custody battle, family relations, relationship problems, father son relationship, ex couple relations, marital problem, ex husband ex wife relationship, dysfunctional family, husband wife relationship, social problems, family problems ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
To escape her abusive spouse, Sarah fakes her own death and flees. Seems like a good plan, right? Sadly, it doesn't take her estranged husband long to get wise and hunt her down. This game between them will turn deadly and it looks like only ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing
Plot:
abusive husband, presumed dead, faking own death, marital abuse, battered wife, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, man hits a woman, woman in danger, runaway, tyrant, family relations ...
Similarity:
27%
241
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Dina runs away with her teenage daughter Laura after her abusive husband Gion gets imprisoned. However, Gion is released from the prison due to the pandemic and Dina is panicking because not only she took Laura but also took Gion’s valuable ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, mysterious
Plot:
secret, daughter, family relations, family problems, mother daughter relationship, runaway, parents and children, marital problem, dysfunctional family, abusive husband, husband wife relationship, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Malta
Story:
Rainer and Patricia move to Malta to reinvigorate their marriage after the loss of their child.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
family problems, tragic past, family relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship, death of child, couple relations, troubled past, confronting the past, loss of child, husband wife relationship, relationships ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Karen lives alone with her son since he was separated from her husband. One night she meets a man who has all the qualities to be perfect, and they begin a wonderful relationship. But calls from an unknown constant concern to Karen, as suspected her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mother, stalker, life is a bitch, love affair, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, domestic drama, suspicion ...
Place:
kansas city
Similarity:
24%
460
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lainie Wheeler has two daughters, but her husband leaves them for a Thai monastery. She completely neglects her job in TV production but finds a new vocation in nursing terminal patients, even after the death of her friend in that home. She also ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
starting over, woman in danger, family problems, rivalry, hopes, redemption, murder, rehabilitation, violent content, graphic violence, psychopath, sport team ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Amelia's blog empowering women not to tolerate violent relationships has brought her fame, fortune and now someone is out to kill her. Is it the new man in her life, her now paroled ex who inspired the blog, or a deranged fan? Just as she has ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, scary, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
blogger, obsessive love, fear, strong female character, dating, woman in danger, hiding, glory, couples, psychopath, self defense, jealousy ...
Similarity:
23%
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:
23%
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After marrying a handsome man she barely knows, a woman experiences threatening calls and violent attacks from a mysterious woman who claims to be her new husband's former lover.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, dishonesty, danger, infidelity, family problems, couples, stalking, husband wife relationship, home invasion, abusive husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a woman’s former friend and fiancé move in next door, she questions their intentions as strange things begin to happen.
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
affair, ex couple relations, husband wife relationship, marital problem, ex boyfriend, family relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love and romance, ex husband ex wife relationship, couples, love triangle, love interest ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Donna May is a grief counselor who suddenly finds herself grieving and alone after the hit-and-run death of her husband, Robert. Soon after Robert's death, Donna's estranged adopted son, Kevin, appears at her house, claiming he has cleaned ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, escape attempt, adopted son, psychopath, secret, mother son conflict, grief, rescue, manipulation, woman in danger, family relations, family drama ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A surrogate mother faces an uncertain future when the couple who hires her dies in an accident.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
college, custody, surrogate mother, pregnancy, friendship, youth, rivalry, family problems, family relations, danger, on the run, dilemma ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada
Similarity:
21%
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159
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Convinced his wife is cheating on him with his best friend, a husband goes off the deep end into a conspiracy only to find himself unprepared for what comes next.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, thrilling, suspense
Plot:
affair, relationship problems, cheating, life is a bitch, family problems, assassination plot, adultery, marital infidelity, cheating wife, infidelity, husband wife relationship, cheating girlfriend ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Her pill-addicted mom wants to make sure that her daughter stays with her always and will do anything to destroy her relationship with men including getting the guys beaten up, poisoning a dog, cutting herself intentionally and bringing a gun to her ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, sabotage, stalker, mother daughter conflict, relationships, family relations, life is a bitch, problem, relationship problems, mother daughter relationship, family problems, mother and daughter ...
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, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing
Plot:
adultery, pregnancy, inheritance, family problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, family relations, marital infidelity, unwanted pregnancy, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Daphne seems to have the perfect marriage. Her loving husband Maxime seems to have it all: a brilliant education, an illustrious career. Above all, he is an attentive father to their two young girls; a man above suspicion. So much so that when his ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
forced incest, unhappy marriage, child abuse, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, husband wife relationship, abusive father, mother and daughter, marriage, troubled marriage, female protagonist, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a traumatic car accident, a couple and their daughter decide to spend a short vacation in a cabin in the woods. While trying to rebuild their lives, the constant reminder of the woman who they overwhelmed remains indelible in the minds of the ...
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
car accident, psychopath, husband wife relationship, forest fire, cabin in the woods, adultery, infidelity, marital problem, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, unlikely partners ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Struggling with marital problems, a man begins a passionate affair with his wife's long-lost, twin sister.
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
twins, twin sister, crumbling marriage, family relations, love affair, couple relations, dishonesty, couples, family problems, dangerous attraction, intrigue, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, boston
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After spending several years in seclusion, a woman encounters the stalker who murdered her parents over a decade ago, and fears she may be his latest victim when he starts to cyber-stalk her.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, stalker, stalking, woman in danger, danger, computers and web, time jump, hacking, woman in peril, man in a wheelchair, art gallery, intruder ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Emily Parker is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique engagement ring from her fiancé.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, tense, mind bending
Plot:
ghost, uncover truth, haunted by the past, investigation, life is a bitch, murder, supernatural, dishonesty, legal, dedicated lawyer, deep south, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
surrogate mother, obsession, stalker, wanting a baby, husband wife relationship, tragic love, unrequited love, possessed woman, love triangle, love affair, family relations, love story ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tells the story of a young boy and his family who are terrorized by an unseen presence.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, twisted, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
farm, youth, family in danger, murder, danger, small town, religions or cults, family relations, redneck, child in peril, serial killer, boy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1973
Place:
pennsylvania
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Chloe (Karynn Moore) is a nanny who desperately wants to adopt but needs to get her life together first. She finds the perfect live-in nanny position with the Brown family - Emily (Austin Highsmith), Michael (Michael Aaron Milligan) and their son - ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
locked in, hostage, wanting a baby, husband wife relationship, family problems, marital problem, female protagonist, relationship problems, relationships, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
19%
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