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Cry Rape (1973)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man who is arrested for rape swears it wasn't him but somebody who looks just like him, but the victim insists it was him.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, tension, dark, suspenseful, grindhouse, period piece, noir, freeze frame, cult film
Plot:
rape, mistaken identity, rape victim, sexual abuse, wrongful accusation, paranoia, exploitation, branding iron, female victim, investigation, college, interrogation, family conflict, identity crisis, evidence, ambiguity, mistrust, isolation, police procedural, sexual assault, urban, small town, courtroom drama, lawyer, rapist ...
Time:
70s
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Most similar movies to Cry Rape
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about rape, moral ambiguity, revenge, small town, investigation, sexual abuse and urban mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Cry Rape: The Accused (1988), A Case of Rape (1974), She Said No (1990), Without Her Consent (1990), Scared Silent (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, poignant, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, rape, injustice, sexual assault, rape victim, violence, gang rape, sexual abuse, violence against women, legal action, fraternity, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
massachusetts, boston, usa, washington d.c., washington state ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and the court system, when she reported it, and the man was caught.
Style:
period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, sexual abuse, female protagonist, anger, humiliation, victim, defense attorney, trauma, public humiliation, social realism, family conflict ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office declines to retry the case, the lawyer opts to sue the woman for malicious prosecution and ...
Style:
realistic, intense, suspense, tension
Plot:
rape, trauma, legal battle, courtroom drama, sexual assault, anger, female protagonist, psychological abuse, testimony, sexism, courtroom, public humiliation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about the emotional trauma and following legal problems of a young woman who was raped by an acquaintance.
Style:
serious, bleak, dramatic, intense, suspenseful
Plot:
rape victim, rape, sexual assault, trial, courtroom, justice, survivor, lawyer, legal system, women's rights, legal battle, healing ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a tense confrontation in this riveting story. Penelope Ann Miller and Reed Diamond star as Kathy and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
violence against women, rape, rape victim, injustice, life is a bitch, society, sexual abuse, law enforcement, strong female presence, husband wife relationship, justice, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woman in a neighborhood bar.
Plot:
female nudity, family conflict, gang rape, love, fear, family relations, criminal trial, cross examination, witnessing a crime, perjury, bribe, suicide attempt ...
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a brutal nighttime attack on a woman alone in her suburban home, police investigators zero in on teenager Eric Sutter. When the victim identifies Sutter as her attacker, the legal system closes in on the boy as friends, neighbors and the media ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, emotional, crime thriller
Plot:
rape, false accusation, courtroom, justice, innocence, mother son relationship, investigation, legal battle, alibi, moral dilemma, attempted murder, police procedural ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected ...
Style:
touching, thought provoking, gothic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, trial, racism, small town, legal, single father, coming of age, rape, justice, childhood ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
alabama, usa, southern usa, america, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young girl named Debbie is attacked by a bus stop one evening and is blindfolded and raped. Her mother, Lila, who is consumed with guilt is determined to catch the rapist...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
rape, revenge, mother daughter relationship, justice, vigilante, guilt, obsession, trauma, female protagonist, threat, retribution, determination ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.
Style:
grindhouse, sexual, slasher, disturbing, action thriller ...
Plot:
rape, rape and revenge, female nudity, vigilante, sexual abuse, rape victim, fashion model, female warrior, nudity, vigilantism, teenage rape, fashion ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Shortly after moving to Dallas, a young woman is raped at gunpoint. Her intense anger drives her to seek revenge, and she becomes a hunter on a vengeance mission.
Style:
independent film, sexual, sexy
Plot:
rape, female nudity, revenge, sexual assault, rape and revenge, vengeance, teacher, lawyer, stalking, rapist, stalker, harassment ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, america, dallas texas, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, tense, talky ...
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, legal, village, trial, law, music and dance, genocide, underdog, soldier ...
Time:
year 1961, 50s
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out.
Style:
emotional, serious, inspirational, bleak, educational ...
Plot:
sexual assault, female protagonist, courage, biopic, resilience, strength, courtroom drama, traumatic memory, activism, social justice, legal battle, abusive husband ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iowa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A director and an editor, both woman, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the situation of womanhood in general, and the way the 'Justice' handle those cases of rape.
Style:
disturbing, intense, art house, experimental
Plot:
feminist, rape, sexual abuse, women's rights, trauma, societal hypocrisy, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, intimate, mental disorder, courtroom drama, performance art ...
Time:
70s
Place:
quebec, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A traumatized Vietnam veteran goes on a killing spree, targeting the men with whom he served in the army.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, crime drama, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, vietnam veteran, revenge, war trauma, post traumatic stress, retribution, ex military, violent, vigilante, revenge killing, obsession, paranoia ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Follows Toni, who has a complete breakdown and ends up in a mental facility after the unexpected news that his husband was murdered, and even her was a suspect. She must now fight to clear her name and figure out who betrayed her husband.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, female protagonist, wrongful accusation, problem, life is a bitch, murderer, undercover, murder, who done it, mental disorder, murder investigation ...
Similarity:
21%
681
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful stripper hires renowned criminals to exact revenge on those who raped her in her motel room.
Style:
dark, grindhouse, crime drama, cult classic, period piece ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, gang rape, rape, revenge, small town, stripper, sexual abuse, exploitation, female protagonist, violent, retribution, vigilante ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
She has her life firmly under control - but then the unbelievable happens. For seven hours, Hanna, who works as a psychotherapist in a Bavarian high-security prison, is taken hostage in her office by one of her patients. She is at the mercy of her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
rape, violence, prison, trauma, sexual assault, hostage, problem, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, psycho, rape victim, psychiatrist ...
Place:
bavaria
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Story:
The Suspect story is a Crime drama and Murder mystery, where every investigation step forward is leading towards a new suspect. Will the Inspector Arjun overcome the obstacles and reveal the truth, or will he unmask the real murderer?
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, detective, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
crime scene, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, police procedural, whodunit, interrogation, alibi, twists and turns, motive, conspiracy, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A bad girl uses her brother to kill her lover.
Style:
crime drama, dark, psychological thriller, sinister, tense ...
Plot:
murder, betrayal, deception, female villain, manipulation, female sociopath, psychological abuse, guilt, conspiracy, seductress, crime investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
rape, revenge, rape and revenge, violent, rape victim, incompetent police, violence against women, sexual abuse, violence, vengeance, social problems, trauma ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A sadistic rapist is atacking female students on a college campus. The college enlists the help of wealthy record producer Craig Merkel who hires his old friend Don Potter to teach the students self-defence. Don meets waitress Eve Campo who has her ...
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, noir, independent film
Plot:
rape, rape victim, self defense, sexual abuse, assault, predator, college campus, martial arts, record producer, vigilante justice, stalker, manipulation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of the sorority house.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, political, period piece ...
Plot:
female friendship, sorority, lie, secrets, murder mystery, betrayal, guilt, cold case, dark past, suspicion, cover up, trauma ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes and a mysterious homicide (which do not appear to be connected). The women getting raped appear to be raped by a rapist who has raped them ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, intense, dark ...
Plot:
rape, sexual assault, police procedural, law enforcement, urban, serial rapist, danger, covert operation, murder investigation, trauma, ambush, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The plot has pretty, middle-class Caucasian girls (college students, runaways etc.) being kidnapped right of the streets of Zurich and Montreal(!), and after being beaten, raped, and hooked on heroin, they are sent to Amsterdam to work as zombified ...
Style:
dark, grindhouse, crime drama, period piece, erotic
Plot:
white slavery, forced prostitution, rape, stripper, violence, kidnapping, sexploitation, nudity, exploitation, sex trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking ...
Time:
70s
Place:
amsterdam, montreal
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young lad (Fraser MacIntosh) with a penchant for spinning elaborate yarns gets himself in deep trouble when he tries to tell people that he really did witness a terrible murder. Unfortunately no one believes him--except the killer. This ...
Style:
noir, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
coming of age, murder witness, false accusation, paranoia, deception, mistrust, child protagonist, small town, isolation, cat and mouse, investigation, boy ...
Time:
60s, year 1966
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a man is found dead, the investigation shatters his widow's perfect facade and exposes a hidden double life in this thriller based on real events.
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, double life, widow, secrets, prime suspect, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, deception, paranoia, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious murders. During the course of the investigation the two begin to develop an attraction to each other, but the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
interracial romance, interracial relations, murder, investigation, serial killer, police procedural, partnership, female detective, adultery, racial tension, sexual tension, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The only difference between a cop and a criminal is The Badge. Detective Vince McKinley and his partner Martin Goulet have to solve the biggest case of their careers: a series of evidence have been stolen from their own precinct. Through out the ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, tough law enforcer, police investigation, dishonesty, police corruption, law enforcement, corruption, police station, trust, investigation, betrayal, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman stands trial for her life with a lawyer who is determined to save her despite her refusal to be saved.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
investigation, lawyer, death penalty, courtroom drama, trial, framed for murder, lawyer client relationship, accused of murder, court, accusation, guilty verdict, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
18%
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