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Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, Germany, Portugal
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Style:
philosophical, talky, intense, serious, captivating, tense, realistic, political, suspense, social ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
book, dictatorship, writers, chess, friendship, self discovery, suicide attempt, teacher, train travel, amateur detective, poet, investigation, obsessive quest, travel, resistance, introspection, generation gap, life turned upside down, art, love story, loneliness, revolution, father son relationship, railway, professor ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal, europe, spain, switzerland, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, complex and thought provoking films with plots about twists and turns, storytelling, betrayal, mentor, dialogue, writers and death mostly in Thriller, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Night Train to Lisbon: The Best Offer (2013), The Words (2012), The Ninth Gate (1999), Talk to Her (2002), Stealing Beauty (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his ...
Style:
suspense, romantic, intellectual, contemplative, serious ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
writers, writer's life, lovers, passion, relationships, love story, literature, guilt, white male black female relationship, survival, life philosophy, life ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, paris france, france
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100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.
Style:
gothic, satanic, dark, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, europe, france, portugal, spain ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, psychological, emotional, sincere, surreal ...
Plot:
friendship, rape, sex, hospital, impossible love, suicide, loneliness, obsession, tragic love, male nurse, bromance, insomnia ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, jordan ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Italy, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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sexy, erotic, teen, sensual, visually appealing ...
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chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
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Place:
italy, tuscany, mediterranean sea, france, europe
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100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
surprise ending, suspense, captivating, psychological, twist ending ...
Plot:
afterlife, plot twist, tragedy, love and romance, love affair, supernatural, survivor, psychology, airplane crash, disaster, counselor, female protagonist ...
Time:
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100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
gloomy, political thriller, sincere, political, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, soviet union ...
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23%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
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21%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, intense, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, romantic, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
intellectual, melancholic, enigmatic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, missing person, disappearance, amateur detective, twists and turns, investigation, fall in love, danger, dishonesty, mind game, train, missing woman ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, talky, melancholic, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
oxford university, new england, massachusetts, new jersey, usa
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19%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Style:
suspense, clever, touching, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 2009, 2000s, y2k, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, argentina, south america, harvard university, buenos aires argentina
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19%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint ...
Style:
sexy, philosophical, talky, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, rome italy, jerusalem, israel
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Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, meditative, breathtaking, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, melancholic, tricky, light, lyrical ...
Plot:
memory loss, love story, dangerous attraction, amnesia, police, justice, master criminal, couple relations, fall in love, love affair, couples, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
france, paris france, morocco, london, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, psychological, mind bending, non-linear, romantic ...
Plot:
love affair, love story, couples, losing-it hero, unfaithful wife, adultery, imagination, existentialism, loneliness, depression, art, life turned upside down ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, psychological, twist ending, mind bending, clever ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, scotland, europe, london, big ben london ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Spain, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
barcelona
Similarity:
18%
11K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. ...
Style:
surreal, black and white, philosophical, cerebral, cult classic ...
Plot:
writers, conspiracy, art, politics, paranoia, distopia, paranoid, biopic, murder, death, surrealism, insanity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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