Movies like Extreme Close-Up
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Extreme Close-Up (1973)
161
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
While doing a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives, a television reporter rents some surveillance equipment to get a feel for what it's like to spy.
Style:
suspense, creepy, period piece, independent film, deviant
Plot:
obsession, voyeurism, surveillance, privacy invasion, paranoia, ethical dilemma, investigative journalism, peeping tom, social commentary, loneliness, claustrophobia, isolation, guilty conscience, alienation, urban, apartment building, mistrust, city life, eroticism, character study, slow burn, spy, privacy, addiction, voyeur ...
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Most similar movies to Extreme Close-Up
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, art house and psychological thriller films with plots about obsession, isolation, character study, psychological drama, urban, moral ambiguity and slow burn mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like Extreme Close-Up: Watch Me (1995), Calm in the Canopy (2023), Outside (2004), The Code (2024), Passed by Censor (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
360
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A struggling photographer makes an amazing discovery when a new tenant in his building starts to behave strangely. Paul the landlord and photographer lives with his girlfriend Samantha. A new tenant hopeful named Elise shows up and Paul is somewhat ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
voyeurism, bondage, peeping tom, obsession, privacy invasion, surveillance, stalker, paranoia, suspicion, cat and mouse, apartment building, lesbian sex ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A wealthy middle-aged man at the airport witnesses a tiny incident involving an unknown, perhaps Arab, young man and airport staff. After the young man is confronted directly at the airport toilets, he feels himself subject to an indefinable but ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller
Plot:
paranoia, obsession, suspicion, surveillance, cat and mouse, stalking, airport, confrontation, alienation, isolation, moral ambiguity, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
europe, central europe
Similarity:
92%
119
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Laura works as a newscaster and José Maria as a stockbroker, and while they live in the same housing complex, their lives never cross directly. Nevertheless, he watches her from a distance, seeing all her movements without her knowledge. But their ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, psychological
Plot:
longing, loneliness, obsession, urban, intimate, bittersweet, newscaster, character study, second chance, chance meeting, female protagonist, slow burn ...
Similarity:
90%
345
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Early-pandemic, Jay and Celine head to a rental house to reconnect. While Celine films a documentary on their disintegrating relationship, a recently ‘cancelled’ Jay becomes increasingly paranoid about his portrayal, setting up hidden cameras to ...
Style:
dark comedy, tension, melancholic, suspense, experimental ...
Plot:
pandemic, surveillance, voyeurism, privacy invasion, breakup, isolation, paranoia, mistrust, sexless marriage, quarantine, private vs public, character study ...
Similarity:
87%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
prison, obsession, character study, isolation, loneliness, bureaucracy, surveillance, confined, obsessive love, privacy invasion, power, secret life ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Darren Prager is an aspiring writer who finds himself completely unable to comprehend the intricacies of human behavior. Obsessed with finding the key to understanding the nature of character, he turns a co-worker's family into the unwitting ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, independent film, tense, experimental ...
Plot:
obsession, voyeurism, ethical dilemma, character study, moral ambiguity, social experiment, manipulation, isolation, male protagonist, identity crisis, experimental narrative, alienation ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Doktor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway he can. But he is quickly torn between passion and morality. The story is based on the 1905 ...
Style:
melancholic, period piece, grim, noir, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
ethical dilemma, obsession, forbidden love, character study, morality, adultery, guilt, desire, existential crisis, existentialism, sexual repression, romantic obsession ...
Time:
60s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set within the super-rich jet-set society of Paris, Richard Harris portrays a man whose life is gradually being destroyed. From sexual trauma to financial disaster, he slowly descends into a world of insanity, perversion and finally the bottomless ...
Style:
dark, erotic drama, bleak, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
businessman, character study, driven mad, sexual dysfunction, mental breakdown, midlife crisis, high society, loneliness, troubled marriage, paranoia, jealousy, infidelity ...
Time:
year 1981
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Eun-young is a woman cursed with great beauty. Wherever she goes, she gets unwanted admiration from men and jealousy from women. One day, one of her stalking admirer invades her place.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, creepy, tension ...
Plot:
beauty, home invasion, rape, disfigured face, female protagonist, sexual abuse, relationship problems, violence, life is a bitch, violent, obsession, curse ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
stalking, murder mystery, art, female protagonist, paranoia, obsession, photography, voyeurism, privacy invasion, female artist, fantasy becomes reality, secretly observing ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Qiuming is a trainee at a digital mapping company. His job is to survey the streets of the ever-changing city and keep the mapping system up to date. Typical of his generation, Qiuming is upbeat, energetic, and totally immersed in the world of ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
investigation, privacy invasion, family relations, dishonesty, parents and children, mystery woman, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity, obsession, isolation, paranoia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his life. She absorbs his dreams, until finally she threaten his very existence.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark, surreal ...
Plot:
obsession, isolation, psychological manipulation, character study, privacy invasion, unsettling, slow burn, claustrophobia, symbolism, mental breakdown, possession, nightmare ...
Place:
sarajevo, bosnia herzegovina, bosnia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A suburban housewife uses a hidden camera to compulsively record everyone around her.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
self discovery, voyeurism, love affair, dysfunctional family, dishonesty, estrangement, dull life, love and romance, single parent, crumbling marriage, obsessive quest, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An actor in search of fame finds on his Instagram the way to gain likes and boost his career. To maintain his fake life online, he does crazy things in real life and risks losing track of who he really is.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, mockumentary
Plot:
social media, instagram, actor, fame, identity crisis, obsession, social commentary, deception, identity, self delusion, media satire, reputation ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Forty-year-old Sandro (Marcello Mastroianni) is married to Claude (Virna Lisi). Sandro has one strange obsession: he is a self confessed voyeur. He films his wife in all walks of life on his wobbly hand held camcorder. But everything changes when ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, intense, suspenseful, retro ...
Plot:
voyeur, voyeurism, privacy invasion, love triangle, obsession, surveillance, sexual tension, character study, jealousy, infidelity, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
italy
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Charlie, a down-on-his-luck loner, crosses paths with a blind homeless man who is his exact double. Perplexed and intrigued by the discovery, Charlie invites the man into his life.
Style:
suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
doppelganger, striptease, couple relations, lookalikes, misfit, isolation, obsession, identity crisis, dual identity, moral ambiguity, alienation, urban ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
mental institution, cult leader, mental illness, illness, psychiatry, character study, ethical dilemma, doctor, social problems, unconventional method, moral ambiguity, alienation ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
For reporter Tom Edwards, the eye of the storm was where he least expected it.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, fast paced, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, investigative journalism, suspicion, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, danger, faith, interview, conspiracy, obsession, city, surveillance ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two best friends who create ASMR content together discover a world of personal exploration that leads them both toward harrowing outcomes.
Style:
tension, indie film, tense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
social media, friendship, sexuality, coming of age, internet culture, female friendship, secrets, intimacy, obsession, mental health, self discovery, privacy invasion ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the coffin of Etta Rose Callahan, a charismatic dance student, is uprooted from the earth after days of rain, the small college town of Remington is haunted with questions involving the young girl's sudden suicide. Jeremiah Mouthy, a ...
Style:
suspense, gothic
Plot:
obsession, suicide, small town, tragedy, character study, jealousy, haunting, loss of innocence, mourning, scandal, grief, funeral ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Zbigniew Gasior, a thirty year old singer, is a youth idol. Despite fame, money and success with the ladys, he can't neglect the emptiness in his life. The shattered dreams of his friends are not really a help, to ease his existential pains.
Style:
period piece, bleak
Plot:
loneliness, singer, character study, fame, celebrity, introspection, showbiz, alienation, identity, male protagonist, melancholy, existential crisis ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Following a traumatic experience, Gaile, a speech therapist, is incapable of feeling any emotion. However, while preparing a video presentation for a scientific conference, she sees herself on screen and is surprised to find suppressed sensations ...
Style:
art house, tense, psychological thriller, dark, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, obsession, female protagonist, alienation, manipulation, experimental narrative, identity crisis, self discovery, moral ambiguity, voyeurism, performance art, urban ...
Place:
lithuania
Similarity:
39%
107
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After his wife's death a middle-aged man and his friends become increasingly agitated and violent towards the suburbs they inhabit.
Style:
disturbing, tense, dark, black comedy, tragic
Plot:
midlife crisis, suburban life, character study, violence, prejudice, voyeurism, obsession, xenophobia, social commentary, grief, alienation, isolation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
slovenia, eastern europe
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A psychotherapist's life is wrecked when her private life is exposed in a sensation magazine.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
tabloid journalism, scandal, privacy invasion, politician, female protagonist, betrayal, media manipulation, moral ambiguity, shame, ethical dilemma, societal hypocrisy, love triangle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After being the sole unfortunate witness to a domestic quarrel that ends up in murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors: one is the bizarre murderer. The other is his very own conscience.
Style:
art house, suspenseful
Plot:
conscience, domestic drama, moral dilemma, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, intimate, realism, witness, murder mystery, apartment building, unsettling ...
Place:
romania, bucharest
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When young Daria enters rehab to kick the drug habit her first love left her with, her perceived innocence saves her from the sexual advances of the mostly male junkies inside and gains her their protection. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight and ...
Style:
intense, emotional, dark, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
drug rehab, addiction, trauma, female protagonist, recovery, manipulation, survival, abuse of power, sexual content, sexual manipulation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
38%
79
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Patrick feels absolutely lonely when he decides to search for his supposable genitor after the suicide of his mother. He doesn’t have a plan, a goal or hopes. He just wants to meet the phantom that he thinks is the reason for his mother’s death.
Style:
existential, emotional, melancholic, independent film, art house ...
Plot:
grief, loneliness, isolation, identity crisis, character study, search for father, alienation, minimalism, intimate, regret, male protagonist, urban ...
Similarity:
37%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the life of Tarak, a foley artist of Bengali film. Tarak's job is to create ambient sounds for films, but, he gradually gets trapped in his own world, a world full of sound.
Style:
art house, thought provoking, serious, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, creative process, isolation, alienation, realism, intimate, family conflict, identity crisis, mental health, slow burn, slice of life ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, ...
Style:
emotional, psychological thriller, melancholic, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
fear of death, obsession, female protagonist, compassion, character study, loneliness, moral ambiguity, redemption, domestic drama, manipulation, isolation, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An alcoholic spends all his time spying on his neighbor, waiting for the right moment to kill him.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, alcoholic, obsession, alcoholism, death threat, plan, murderer, neighbor neighbor relationship, neighbor, espionage, criminal, character study ...
Similarity:
36%
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