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Hide and Seek (1984)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A teen-aged computer enthusiast named Gregory writes a computer program, P-1, that grows and becomes self aware. P-1's instinct for survival starts to cause problems in the real world. Based on the 1977 Thomas Ryan novel, The Adolescence of P-1.
Style:
suspense, tension, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hacker, nuclear threat, power plant, computer hacking, artificial intelligence, teenager, school, high school, hacking, cat and mouse, paranoia, ethical dilemma, family drama, nuclear power, programmer, computer, high school student, computer program, computer cracker, nuclear power plant, talking computer, intelligence, teenagers
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, tension and psychological films with plots about teenager, high school, investigation, isolation, school, coming of age and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Hide and Seek: The Plutonium Incident (1980), Selling Innocence (2005), Ghuspaithiya (2024), Elle veut le chaos (2008), Thugs of Goa (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A worker at a nuclear power plant finds life in danger after she points out unsafe conditions.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, grim
Plot:
plutonium, cover up, whistleblower, female protagonist, corruption, intimidation, corporate conspiracy, danger, paranoia, investigation, moral dilemma, survival ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mia Sampson's dreams to be a model come true when she's asked to pose for photographs to be displayed on an Internet website for "members only." However, when the owner of the website uses her pictures for exploitation purposes, ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, ambiguous ending, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
modeling, popularity, high school, teenager, gossip, jealousy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rise to the top, society, job offer, mother daughter relationship, loss of innocence ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Ghuspaithiya goes deep into the complexities of modern-day digital threats and its impact on our personal and professional lives. It also exposes the influence of social media and the challenges it poses to trust and privacy.
Style:
suspense, tense, fast paced, noir
Plot:
cybercrime, privacy invasion, cybersecurity, surveillance, hacking, identity theft, ethical dilemma, cat and mouse, investigation, mistrust, identity crisis, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Caught in the tensions of the returning Pierrot, an ex-con, and the neighboring outlaws, Coralie attempts to distance herself from an ambiguous if not tormented past. Set against a busy highway, the butting houses dominated by a boss loosing sight ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tension, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, life is a bitch, family problems, family relations, father daughter relationship, mafia, family conflict, family drama, female protagonist, isolation, small town, ex convict ...
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in the vibrant locale of Goa, the story follows Amar Agnihotri, a notorious scammer who, along with his three partners-in-crime - Saloni, Neha, and Vicky - thrives by swindling unsuspecting victims. Their carefree con game takes a dark turn when ...
Style:
crime drama, tension, fast paced, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, con artists, scam, deception, male protagonist, friendship, loyalty, moral ambiguity, coercion, streetwise, political scandal, investigation ...
Similarity:
71%
323
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Billy Zane leads a pack of money-grabbing relatives who try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire.
Style:
suspense, tense, black comedy, period piece, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wealth, ambition, family conflict, inheritance, deception, scheming, family drama, power struggle, manipulation, betrayal, ethical dilemma, family secret ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Bloody Monday is a Japanese manga series written by Ryumon Ryo and illustrated by Megumi Koji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorist, hacker, genius, investigation, computer genius, government, computer, terrorism, war on terror, race against time, counter terrorism, high school student ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
At a birthday party, a sex video is filmed without consent and Ren Li-cha is the girl in the video. The clip circulates among the students and Li-cha is mocked and bullied as a result. Wu Yun-heng, a transfer student, went to the party with Li-cha. ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
bullying, sex tape, high school, friendship, investigation, friends, private investigation, teenage life, who done it, problem, uncover truth, schoolgirl ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A 13-year-old boy, whose single mother moved her family from the big city to a small town, begins to suspect that a stranger who befriends his family is not who he initially appears to be. Harry Hamlin, Graham Green, Rebecca Jenkins and Trevor ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, emotional, realistic
Plot:
small town, suspicion, coming of age, mistrust, child protagonist, paranoia, outsider, family drama, threat, secrets, betrayal, protective mother ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
At their 25th high-school anniversary some bourgeois citizens remember their time in school as a happy one. In reality it was quite the contrary. The school was a madhouse in which the teachers, especially Blomme, tormented the students. As a result ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, bleak
Plot:
murder, teenage life, teacher, lgbt, school, education, life is a bitch, under the surface, social relations, power relations, poisoning, high school life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia, denmark
Similarity:
58%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A two-part omnibus consisting of b/w comedy about a group of friends who try to cover up a murder, and thriller set in an abandoned warehouse where three policemen guard their witness-collaborator who claims "they" will come and shoot them ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dread, black and white, sinister ...
Plot:
abandoned warehouse, omnibus, paranoia, moral ambiguity, isolation, witness protection, claustrophobia, violence, cat and mouse, dark humor, slow burn, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, tension, intense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
teenager, fatal accident, school, accident, trauma, grief, tragedy, guilt, social problems, political unrest, politics, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Degrassi kids spend one last summer together.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, high school, first sexual experience, teenager, graduation, lifeguard, young lovers, alcoholism, swimming pool, identical twins, loss of virginity, school ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As Trish’s once-perfect daughter suddenly shuts her out of her life with lies and sneaking around, Trish’s motherly intuition kicks into high gear. Can she uncover the truth about what’s wrong with her daughter in time to save her and the baby?
Style:
suspense
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
family drama, mother daughter conflict, female protagonist, cheerleader, teenage pregnancy, protective parent, dark secret, reputation, motherhood, deception, small town, lie ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Marie (Annie Girardot) teaches high school and has a 16-year-old daughter in her class. Divorced some years previously, she has some vague egalitarian notions about friendship with her students and leaves her door open to them. One of her protégés ...
Style:
realistic, period piece
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, school, female protagonist, high school, relationships, teenager, loneliness, infidelity, family conflict, responsibility, teacher student relationship, moral dilemma ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france
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48%
131
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Fighting to keep her family together, Trina steps into the underground world of drug trafficking. She enlists her two friends to become transporters.
Style:
crime drama, tense, crime thriller, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
motherhood, drug traffic, female protagonist, danger, survival, mother daughter relationship, family drama, protective parent, betrayal, violence, sacrifice, poverty ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous local gang.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
teenage girl, gang, friendship, teenager, dream, stranger, danger, woman, poverty, homeless, isolation, magic realism ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents. Her pain goes far deeper, and to deal with her emotional overload she physically cuts herself. The problem of adolescent girls committing ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, teen, neurotic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman witnesses the murder of a prosecutor by a criminal he is trying to convict. She informs the FBI, who then places her and her family in Witness Protection. And their lives are turned upside down. The agent tries to get the criminal but it ...
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
family in danger, investigation, witnessing a crime, life turned upside down, hidden identity, betrayal, special agent, witness protection program, witness protection, murder, fbi, murder witness ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Der 17-Jährige Gymnasiast Oliver Rother bringt seine Gedanken, Gefühle und Erlebnisse gern in Hip-Hop-Texten zum Ausdruck. Als ihm seine Lehrerin Selma Vollrath eine Sechs für eine Deutscharbeit über "Die Leiden des jungen Werther" ...
Style:
tension, psychological thriller, twisted
Plot:
teenager, school, youth, high school, student, anger, power, alienation, mental health, fear, suspicion, psychiatry ...
Time:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
A Professional sniper, Ryo has executed so many missions with his partner, Narushima. But Ryo is caught in between a multitude of emotions, when he realizes that his newest target will be an old acquaintance of his.
Style:
tension, dark, suspense, ambiguous ending, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sniper, moral ambiguity, assassin, professional, male protagonist, mission, assassination, betrayal, friendship, partner, ruse, hitman ...
Similarity:
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131
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments due to budgets cuts, they create their own. Struggling to ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, disturbing, christian film
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, teen, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
bullying, girl, school, loneliness, outcast, friendship, female friendship, japanese school, friendship between girls, relationships, social problems, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, emotional, disturbing, teen, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, teen, sad, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
bullying, high school, suicide attempt, teen angst, teenage life, teenager, popularity, rumor, social misfits, intrigue, socially awkward, bully ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
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Country: Indonesia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two best friends who create ASMR content together discover a world of personal exploration that leads them both toward harrowing outcomes.
Style:
tension, indie film, tense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tension, realistic, crime drama, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, tension
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