Movies like A Talent For murder

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A Talent For murder (1984)
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A Talent For murder (1984)
Original name: A Talent for Murder
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A famed mystery writer played Angela Lansbury and her doctor ex lover played by Laurence Olivier solve her daughter in law's murder.
Style: suspense
Plot: writers, murder, doctor, chess, alcoholic, birthday, driver, wealth, family relations, safe, female writer, old age, housekeeper, blackmail, airport, painting, female protagonist, greed, servant, ex convict, old woman, rehearsal, getting away with murder, disguise, grandmother granddaughter relationship ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspense, captivating and humorous films with plots about murder, family relations, writers, investigation, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship and society mostly in Drama, Mystery and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Talent For murder: Gosford Park (2001), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Elizabeth Is Missing (2019), The Creatress (2019), The Magic of Belle Isle (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gosford Park (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style: suspense, period piece, biting, detective, costume drama ...
Plot: murder, country estate, society, estate, high society, murder investigation, murder mystery, butler, servant, twists and turns, unrequited love, hunting ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1932, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place: england, detroit
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95%
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story: An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Style: clever, detective, witty, thrilling, thought provoking ...
Plot: investigation, murder, writers, female detective, amateur detective, who done it, riddles and clues, elderly, women, old woman, deep space, law ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: usa, maine, arizona, new york
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Elizabeth Is Missing (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: missing person, senior citizen, dementia, alzheimer's disease, flashback, disappearance, old woman, forgetfulness, female protagonist, aging, girlfriend, sister ...
Time: 1940s
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78%
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The Creatress (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Young, bestselling author Eryn Bellow concludes her bookstore tour with her agent selling film rights and closing a six figure advance for her follow-up. Headwinds arise as critics get offended by the claims that Eryn is being declared a living ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical, semi serious
Plot: writers, female protagonist, problem, critic, writer's life, satire, female writer, conflict, revenge, direction and purpose, writing
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65%
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Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
Style: entertaining, captivating
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The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Style: touching, sincere, semi serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, family outing
Plot: writers, friendship, writer's life, dog, single parent, redemption, family relations, vacation, hopes, alcohol abuse, misfit, disability ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
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55%
The Family Fang (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
Style: captivating, sincere, humorous, light, aesthetic ...
Plot: parent grown child relationship, sibling relationship, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, happy ending, police, family relations, couples, writers, childhood home, childhood trauma, performance art ...
Time: year 2015, 21st century
Place: usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An opportunistic young man working as a servant to a European countess uses his sexual talents to better his station in life.
Style: independent film, clever, dark comedy, black comedy, humorous ...
Plot: gay, murder, lgbt, revenge, greed, hotel, corruption, serial killer, lgbtq, trippy, estate, manipulation ...
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Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
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Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
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Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Knives Out (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his ...
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Place: usa, new england, massachusetts
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Murder Without Conviction (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Recently released from her vows as a nun, Christine Bennett is discovering "life on the outside." After a visit to her mentally-handicapped cousin Gene, Christine becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder mystery surrounding ...
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, gloomy, realistic ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Peter Greenaway's first fiction feature (after the mock-documentary The Falls) made him immediately famous and was named one of the most original films of the 1980s by British critics. The action is set in the director's beloved 17th ...
Style: atmospheric, talky, stylized, surreal, witty ...
Plot: murder, adultery, manipulation, art, artist, boss and employee, dishonesty, power relations, society, sexual dysfunction, social climbing, social differences ...
Time: 17th century, year 1982
Place: england, europe
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46%
The Chalk Garden (1964)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A grandmother seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel, who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record of three in one week! When an applicant with a mysterious past manages to get the ...
Style: tense, realistic, psychological, serious, clever
Audience: teen drama
Plot: adolescence, family relations, haunted by the past, governess, problem child, orphan, friendship, young adult, mental disorder, lost girl, adoption, child ...
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Place: brighton, england
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45%
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 74 min.
Story: A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
Style: suspense, spooky, slasher, psychotronic, psychological thriller ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 95 min.
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Style: semi serious, realistic, talky, cynical, humorous ...
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Place: usa, new york
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Duration: 84 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
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Duration: 91 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.
Style: semi serious, artsy, surprise ending, suspense, funny ...
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38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A guy who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.
Style: mumblecore, tense, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: missing person, investigation, brother sister relationship, who done it, amateur detective, partner, homecoming, buddies, private detective, missing girl, coming of age, youth ...
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Place: oregon, usa, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot: amateur detective, investigation, dysfunctional family, artists and showbiz, writer's life, treasure hunt, murder, intelligence agency, riddles and clues, strong female presence, elderly, who done it ...
Time: 21st century
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38%
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Miss Marple and Mr Stringer are witness to the death of the very old and rich Mr. Enderby by heart attack. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don’t believe them thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself. ...
Style: black and white, slasher, crime drama, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot: private detective, whodunit, amateur detective, murder mystery, last will and testament, heart attack, horse riding, murder, hercule poirot, bike, oldtimer, spy ...
Time: year 1963
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: True-crime author, Carly, and her husband Kevin take a vacation at a historical mansion on Crawford Island. Kevin thinks it will be a chance for them to reconnect, but Carly plans to research the puzzling unsolved murder of Diana Crawford.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: murder investigation, female writer, homicide detective, secret, undercover, female detective, murder, male female relationship, writers, couple relations, woman with a gun
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37%
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White Orchid (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is ...
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: disguise, investigation, murder, femme fatale, danger, female protagonist, chase, brutality, death, police, woman with a gun, lesbian ...
Time: year 1992, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Agent (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy
Plot: book publishing, literary agent, blackmail, publishing, writers
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Magical Nights (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Italy, 1990. On the night when Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber River. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring ...
Style: captivating, tense, enigmatic, humorous, non-linear
Plot: murder mystery, film producer, murder, friendship, police investigation, police interrogation, murder suspect, ghost writer, death, society, rivalry, writers ...
Time: year 1990, 90s
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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