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The Bright Day (2013)
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Original name: روز روشن
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
THE BRIGHT DAY weaves a story that has its roots in the complexity of Iran’s draconian laws governing capital punishment. A kindergarten teacher hopes to aid the father of one of her young students, a man accused of manslaughter, by convincing each of seven reluctant witnesses to come forward. No one lacks a hidden agenda in this drama in which shades of truth collide with self-interest and the specter of payback. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, emotional, intense, art film
Plot:
investigation, corruption, death sentence, social commentary, death penalty, female protagonist, problem, secret, private investigation, framed for murder, accusation, accused of murder, framed for a crime, courage, morality, desperation, determination, realism, manslaughter, intimidation, ethical dilemma, urban, activism, moral ambiguity, courtroom ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
iran, tehran
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and suspenseful films with plots about female protagonist, investigation, problem, secret, private investigation, moral ambiguity and betrayal mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Bright Day: The Fugitive Lawyer (2010), Indian Summer (2001), Malpractice (2001), The Stepchild (2016), The Catch (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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A young lawyer's promising career is crushed when he becomes the sole suspect of a murder; though innocent, excessive evidence says otherwise. While he has faith in the law, he must pursue the truth - even if it means becoming a fugitive.
Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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268
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A troubled woman returns to her estranged family in coastal Maine. With her lobsterman father caught up in a turf war at sea, she and an ex-boyfriend make plans to hijack local drug runners. As their desperation mounts, each character makes ...
Style:
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Plot:
moral dilemma, heist gone wrong, robbery, family drama, moral ambiguity, theft, relationship problems, heist, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, ex couple relations, relationships ...
Place:
maine
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332
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a Copenhagen suburb the 19-year-old Per is found unconscious after having been badly beaten up. He is taken to hospital in a coma. The police have no clues, but the air is thick with suspicion. His mother struggles to maintain her faith in his ...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic ...
Plot:
coma, suspicion, investigation, family relations, teenager, problem, secret, family problems, who done it, private investigation, brother sister relationship, assault ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
copenhagen, denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France, Egypt
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
Style:
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female protagonist, resistance, identity crisis, personality change, sisters, sister, secret, losing-it hero, sister sister relationship, changing lives, lifestyle change, trauma ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, servant, employer employee relationship, domestic drama, class conflict, maid, domestic servant, problem, family secret, child abduction, secret, abduction ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
TV show
Story:
Catarina embarks on a dangerous journey to find who made her mother vanish. The Torres family seems to be the obvious suspect, but within them there's Vasco, the love of Catarina's life. Two opposed sides connected by love.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, romantic drama ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Liz and Andrew are on their anniversary trip in Hawaii when Liz wakes up to discover her husband missing and evidence of an invasion all around her. But with no witnesses, she's immediately labeled the prime suspect. Without any help from the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The destiny of the man who led the gendarme team after a LGBT film screening in Bucharest, revealed through an investigation by Liliana Calomfir, a young journalist known for her daring reporting.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Story:
The events revolve around a former legal counselor who causes an accident that leads to the life of a young man, so the investigation begins with her in the case and the counselor faces a number of problems due to this accident, until she is accused ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
quebec
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Author Nancy Crampton-Brophy often writes stories about female protagonists who fantasize about killing their own husbands. In a shocking and ironic turn of events, Brophy faces accusations of doing the same thing in real life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After her friend is found murdered in a small fisher village in Northern Finland and the collective suspicion points toward her, bullied outcast Johanna must prove her innocence.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A journalist struggles to move on after her son's suicide when an inmate asks for her help with a case tied to her son's death, prompting an obsessive hunt for the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
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Story:
After her best friend Ícaro is found dead, aspiring rapper Malu sets out to unravel the truth behind his mysterious passing.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: New Zealand
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Kyoko Odagiri is a beautiful and charismatic clairvoyant. She is also popular and admired by her fans. Today, Kyoko appears on a popular tv show and display her psychic abilities alongside a popular actor. Her performance goes off splendidly with ...
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japan
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Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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