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The Invisible Wall (1991)
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Original name: Il muro di gomma
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
June 27, 1980, an Italian DC 9 flying from Bologna to Palermo falls in the sea close to the Ustica island. 81 people die. The official version is "structure failure" of the airplane, but a number of clues lead the journalist Rocco Ferrante toward a different truth. Thanks to his perseverance against the invisible wall erected by air force officers, politicians, judges, secret agents, we come to know that, with all probability, the DC 9 has been mistakenly shot by a missile during a sort of air fight among U.S., French and Libyan top guns.
Style:
political thriller, bleak, suspenseful, tension, tragic
Plot:
investigative journalism, air disaster, investigation, conspiracy, cover up, air force, political corruption, whistleblower, bureaucracy, realism, ethical dilemma, courtroom, years of lead, plane crash, government conspiracy, cold war era, reconnaissance, politics, terrorism, conspiracy theory, italian history, scandal, sicilian, airplane crash, military
Time:
80s
Place:
italy, sicily, mediterranean sea, palermo italy
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Most similar movies to The Invisible Wall
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, bleak and political thriller films with plots about investigation, investigative journalism, conspiracy, realism, corruption, ethical dilemma and cover up mostly in Drama, Crime and History genres. Some movies like The Invisible Wall: Law of Courage (1994), The Negotiator (2025), Secrets of the State (2003), Il caso Moro (1986), The Long Silence (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The true story of Rosario Livatino, a young judge in Sicily in the early 1980s, who have been nicknamed 'The Boy Judge' from the President of the Republic. He's strictly incorruptible, working hard and refusing even to shake hands ...
Style:
crime drama, realistic, serious, intense, heroic ...
Plot:
mafia, justice, organized crime, courage, assassination, social commentary, biopic, investigation, whistleblower, ethical dilemma, martyr, power struggle ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
sicily, italy
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 2005, Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped in Iraq by a group of terrorists. Nicola Calipari, a SISMI agent, is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises the operation. Despite the difficulties, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, sacrifice, kidnapping, heroism, rescue mission, espionage, journalism, middle east conflict, betrayal, moral ambiguity, biopic, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iraq, italy
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
On the first of May 1947, the bandit Salvatore Giuliano conducted a raid to the mountain pass Portella della Ginestra, with a view to capturing Sicily's most prominent communist, Giacomo Licausi. What actually happened was a regular massacre, ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, political thriller, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, massacre, trial, political corruption, investigation, cover up, conspiracy, mafia, true crime, corruption, justice, civil unrest ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On March 16 1978, the Red Brigade kidnap the Chief of the Christian Democraty, the party in power in Italy since the end of the war. Fifty-five days later, his corpse was found in the trunk of a red Renault.
Style:
historical drama, tension, political thriller, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, kidnapping, political violence, power struggle, political unrest, hostage situation, social commentary, conspiracy, mourning, moral ambiguity, investigation ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Marco is a judge investigating a case of arms trafficking, one of the judges fight against corruption of Italian political life. Carla, his wife, lives dominated by the fear that her husband is murdered and, unfortunately, their fears are realized. ...
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, tense, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, political intrigue, political corruption, italian politics, mafia, female protagonist, conspiracy, fear, justice, investigation, danger, intimidation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
political corruption, dam, disaster, landslide, corruption, corrupt official, tragic event, social relations, society, catastrophe, mourning, cover up ...
Time:
60s
Place:
alps
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is ...
Style:
political thriller, thrilling, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, reporter, journalist, female reporter, investigative reporter, investigation, political scandal, cover up, government corruption, political conspiracy, press agent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The Death Prosecutor (...) [focuses] on a significant court case in the period of the post-1956 retaliations, through the true story of a newly graduated prosecutor, Endre Grátz.
...
Style:
historical drama, tense, serious, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prosecutor, political repression, courtroom drama, cold war era, justice, biopic, social commentary, ethical dilemma, victimization, bureaucracy, investigation, morality ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
nasa, space shuttle, whistleblower, rocket launching, race against time, risk, corporate greed, engineer, moral dilemma, realism, bureaucracy, investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
memory, mafia, loss of child, female protagonist, mother and son, life is a bitch, bereavement, courage, moving, organized crime, loss, grief ...
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The massive scandal comes to light through a father's unwavering search for the truth behind the sudden death of his family.
Style:
bleak, emotional, heartbreaking, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, bereavement, private investigation, family tragedy, family drama, grief, medicine, illness, physician, medical examination, doctor, fighting illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Hidden Truth Waiting to be Unveiled...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
child abuse, corruption, investigative journalism, investigation, hidden truth, justice, expose, cover up, whistleblower, police procedural, social issues, fraud ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.
Style:
political, tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ecological disaster, environmental, environmentalism, oil company, legal battle, bureaucracy, investigation, political conflict, activism, ethical dilemma, remorse, ecology ...
Time:
year 1989
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
What happened to Italy during the absence of one young rebel. Svitol (Flavio Bucci) has been hiding out in South America. Then one day he gives up on his life in exile and decides to head back home. Everything has changed. The radical left is now in ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, suspenseful, political drama
Plot:
frustration, betrayal, anti establishment, moral ambiguity, urban, political unrest, criminal underworld, urban decay, drug abuse, conspiracy, cocaine, communism ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
italy, milan italy, rome italy
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
A newspaper reporter (Masahiro Motoki) uncovers a secret "Okinawa pact" between the Japanese and U.S. government. A woman who is the deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs becomes a key figure in the story.
Style:
tense, captivating, intense, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, political intrigue, political conspiracy, political unrest, reporter, secret, journalist, investigative reporter, scandal, intrigue, diplomacy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, okinawa japan, tokyo
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A conspiracy-theorizing filmmaker meets with a prospective producer in order to pitch a movie about the death of real-life German politician Uwe Barschel, in which the official ruling of suicide raised more questions than answers.
Style:
thought provoking, political thriller, tense, dramatic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
conspiracy, scandal, true crime, cover up, investigative journalism, investigation, political intrigue, suspicion, german politics, corruption, journalism, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1987
Place:
geneva switzerland, west germany
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. he knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame. A ...
Style:
detective, psychological, tense, political drama
Plot:
arab, investigation, sexual dysfunction, taboo, social commentary, cover up, journalism, realism, political satire, investigative journalism, corruption, marriage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Peter Wilcox (Voight), as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
terrorist attack, international law, environmental, spy, environmental issue, disaster, conspiracy, special agent, terrorism, politics, investigation, heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This movie is based on the actual events on the tragic day of August 2nd, 1985. Delta Airlines flight 191 en route to Los Angeles Via Dallas Ft Worth took off from Ft Lauderdale, Fl. When the plane was landing in Ft Worth wind-shear from a strong ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, educational, f word
Plot:
air disaster, thunderstorm, plane crash, grief, survivor, investigation, rescue attempt, aviation, airplane crash, disaster, crash, airplane accident ...
Time:
year 1985
Place:
dallas texas, texas, los angeles
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1948. The American journalist George Washington Polk, who works for CBS, walks into a restaurant. During his meal he discovers that he has already been murdered. A journey through the reflections of time and memory begins. The ...
Style:
historical drama, reflective, bleak, atmospheric, political thriller ...
Plot:
greek civil war, investigative journalism, assassination, journalism, political intrigue, post war, true crime, memory, investigation, character study, biopic, reflection ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Badhshala is a story of torture inside an army barrack during maoist insurgency.
Style:
political thriller, brutal, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
torture, human rights, oppression, political unrest, social commentary, war crime, interrogation, trauma, ethical dilemma, realism, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
nepal
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Laura participates in terrorist attack against a magistrate; a member of her commando is shot to death. Such begins the story of women: Maria and Rosa, the mother and sister of the killed terrorist; Gina, the old nanny of Laura; her mother Marta and ...
Style:
bleak, emotional, intense, art house, period piece ...
Plot:
terrorism, guilt, trauma, moral ambiguity, family secret, accomplice, political unrest, loss, betrayal, judiciary, mourning, urban ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy, southern italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young man is shot and killed in an altercation with Houston police. His father doesn't believe the police version of the incident and starts digging around on his own.
Style:
crime drama, bleak, realistic, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, father son relationship, cover up, miscarriage of justice, police brutality, conspiracy, tragedy, determination, grief, social commentary, crime scene, angry ...
Place:
houston texas
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the eighties, Sirio, a young worker at the steelworks in Terni with a past in the student struggles, decided to abandon his job as a soldier in an extreme left-wing group.
Style:
bleak, political thriller, tense, serious, political drama
Plot:
terrorism, arrest, worker, activism, friendship, extremism, underground movement, working class, betrayal, civil unrest, labor movement, conscience ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Government Inspector is a 2005 television drama based on the life of Dr. David Kelly and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom.
Style:
serious, tense, thought provoking, political drama, tragic
Plot:
iraq war, investigation, british politics, moral ambiguity, cover up, journalism, bureaucracy, ethical dilemma, biopic, realism, whistleblower, character study ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
united kingdom, london, iraq, britain
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Story:
The story of Radio Radicale journalist Antonio Russo
Style:
intense, tense, bleak, suspenseful, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, war correspondent, mysterious death, political repression, tragedy, biopic, realism, investigation, human rights, corruption, moral dilemma
Place:
chechnya, eastern europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Star reporter Lars Bogenius is a respected journalist and knows how to wow his readers and critics with emotional reportage. Emotional, realistic and moving, his style regularly promises to win him the industry's most coveted awards. His ...
Style:
melancholic, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
investigative journalism, realism, whistleblower, ethical dilemma, professional rivalry, social commentary, teddy bear, husband wife relationship, award ceremony, investigative reporter, newsroom, german abroad
Place:
berlin germany, northern germany, hamburg germany
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rod Steiger is ferocious as a scheming land developer in Francesco Rosi’s Hands over the City, a blistering work of social realism and the winner of the 1963 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion. This expose of the politically driven real-estate ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, clever ...
Plot:
politics, election, corruption, investigation, political corruption, manipulation, bribery, fighting the system, dishonesty, state affairs, city council, lie ...
Time:
1940s, year 1963, 60s, 21st century
Place:
italy, naples italy, europe, southern italy
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, a 14 year-old boy is accused of raping and murdering a little girl
Style:
serious, juvenile, tense, bleak, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
rape, murder, justice, wrongful accusation, miscarriage of justice, trauma, courtroom, investigation, moral dilemma, teenager, guilt, social commentary ...
Time:
70s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, political violence, extremism, negotiation, ocean liner, middle east conflict, captivity, realism, moral ambiguity, rescue attempt, media coverage ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
33%
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