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Murder by Proxy (1964)
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Murder by Proxy (1964)
Original name: Frühstück mit dem Tod
Genre: Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A district attorney is accused of wrongfully convicting an innocent man by the man's widow and is subsequently framed for her murder by the real culprits.
Plot: murder, fire, corruption, frame up, smoking, district attorney, false accusation, dead woman, marital problem, prosecutor, legs, fire truck, bra, stockings, lingerie, semiautomatic pistol, woman shot, shooting a woman, dead woman on bed, carrying a dead body

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, captivating, independent film and serious films with plots about murder, false accusation, frame up, dishonesty, deadly, female nudity and police mostly in Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Murder by Proxy: Judicial Consent (1995), Two Shades of Blue (1999), The Candidate (2008), Rainbow Drive (1990), Cover Story (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Judicial Consent (1995)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Judge Gwen Warwick becomes involved in the murder trial she has been assigned. Her marriage is on the rocks and the murder victim is an old friend, who rumour has it, had an affair with her.
Style: erotic, independent film
Plot: unfaithful wife, sexually dissatisfied wife, age-gap relationship, law, legal action, marital problem, female nudity, sex scene, dysfunctional marriage, husband wife estrangement, murder trial, frame up ...
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Two Shades of Blue (1999)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexual experience entitled, "The Dark Side of Judith." When Susan is framed for the murder of her fiance, billionare publisher Jack ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, realistic ...
Plot: murder, undercover, danger, frame up, dishonesty, woman in danger, life turned upside down, protagonist as suspect, deaf, voyeurism, disabled, phone sex ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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The Candidate (2008)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot: murder, investigation, frame up, dishonesty, twists and turns, uncover truth, cons and scams, law firm, false accusation, nordic, law, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, europe
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Rainbow Drive (1990)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.
Plot: drug, police, corruption, murder
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Cover Story (2002)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An ambitious magazine editor gets too caught up in a high-stakes sex scandal and is framed for murder.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense
Plot: femme fatale, amateur detective, false accusation, dishonesty, frame up, political corruption, investigation, murder, law enforcement, haunted by the past, love affair, righting the wronged ...
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Framed By My Fiancé (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Daniel, a brilliant lawyer who is about to become one of the state's youngest judges, is driving with his fiancé Jenny when they hit another car. She wakes up to learn the other driver is dead and she's being charged with manslaughter. ...
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The Wrong Woman (1995)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A temporary secretary is wrongly accused of killing her boss.
Style: independent film
Plot: love, falsely accused, false accusation, murder, private detective, blackmail, villainess
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A Nightmare Come True (1997)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Eerie dreams that haunt a young nurse heighten the mystery surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance.
Style: psychological thriller
Plot: dream, missing person, parents, premonition, mother, husband wife relationship, police detective, nightmare, diary, murder, nurse, extramarital affair ...
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Nexus (2010)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Holly is a struggling singer whose life is torn apart when she loses custody of her daughter, Chloe. When she travels to her soon to be ex-husbands estate in the country, for a weekend visit with Chloe, she is shocked to discover that he is missing. ...
Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot: conspiracy, false accusation, uncover truth, on the run, frame up, dishonesty, betrayal, law enforcement, life turned upside down, murder, danger, woman with a gun ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Vortex (1982)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the ...
Style: indie film, independent film, neo noir, eighties
Plot: transgression, government corruption, murder, corruption, fax machine
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59%
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Strike A Pose (1993)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A famous fashion photographer and her lover, ace detective Nick Carter, team up to bring the vengeful killer of prominent fashion models to justice.
Style: detective, independent film
Plot: serial killer, lgbtq, semi nudity, murderer, automobile, female police officer, police, murder of a policewoman, bare breasts, murder, lesbian, erotica ...
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55%
The Baby Doll Murders (1993)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Los Angeles cop tracks a serial killer who leaves a broken baby doll at the site of each grisly crime.
Style: slasher, independent film
Plot: murder of a nude woman, woman strangled to death, serial killer, serial murder, evil man, erotica, strangulation, bare breasts, female nudity, murder, nudity, abortion ...
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53%
Bitter Vengeance (1994)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Annie marries Jack Westford, a cop when they met. Six years later Jack is now working as a security guard in a bank and feels that he was unfairly fired from the force. He also appears to be no longer interested in Annie and has an affair with ...
Plot: frame up, security guard, theft, police officer, money, investigator, infidelity, murder, revenge, faked death, erotic thriller
Time: year 1994
Place: mexico
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51%
The Brick Dollhouse (1967)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story: Five women explain to the police the events leading up to the murder of their roommate, an exotic dancer.
Style: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, sexploitation film
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The Dogs of Riga (1995)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to ...
Plot: mysticism, cop, police procedural, conspiracy, police, murder, corpse, corruption
Place: latvia, lithuania, eastern europe
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49%
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Prime Suspect (1989)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.
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The Giraffe (1998)
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Country: Germany, Switzerland, USA
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