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Vanished Without a Trace (1999)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A woman simply refuses to accept the kidnapping of her 13 year old daughter and relentlessly pursues the villain's capture.
Plot:
murder, killing, biopic, teenager, abduction, police officer, police, investigation, kidnapping, water, ambulance, missing person, teenage girl, missing child, disappearance, young girl, funeral, bicycle, female protagonist, cell phone, daughter, driving, death of child, husband wife relationship, hugging ...
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Most similar movies to Vanished Without a Trace
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, tense, disturbing and realistic films with plots about biopic, murder, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, police, kidnapping and teenage girl mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres. Some movies like Vanished Without a Trace: Easy Prey (1986), Lea - Something About Me (2015), Amber's Story (2006), If Someone Had Known (1995), La civil (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, a serial killer abducts his latest victim from a mall and assaults her. Confused by her atypical reaction, he doesn't kill her, but instead takes her along as he continues on his killing spree. Meanwhile, the authorities ...
Style:
factual
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, rape, age difference, killer, stockholm syndrome, murder, child kidnapping, shopping mall, psychopath, captive, gas station ...
Place:
miami
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, contemplative, disturbing
Plot:
trial, husband wife relationship, mafia, female protagonist, courtroom, police, mother daughter relationship, murder, biopic, daughter, train station, arrest ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 80s, 2010s
Place:
italy, milan italy
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This is the tragic and true story of the abduction of Amber Hagerman. Her family and the community's efforts to find her and bring her kidnapper to justice prove to be a groundbreaking movement toward implementing a government-run tracking ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
missing child, injustice, family relations, family problems, parents and children, obsession, society, danger, family in crisis, confined, child abduction, little girl ...
Time:
year 1996, year 2002, year 1997, year 1999, 21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, emotional, detective
Plot:
abusive husband, abusive relationship, murder, marital abuse, young mother, dead man, police arrest, husband wife relationship, teenage daughter, domestic violence, father dislikes daughter's boyfriend, physical abuse ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Romania, Mexico
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
missing daughter, femme fatale, determination, female fighter, mysterious disappearance, search and rescue, teenager, parents and children, female protagonist, female detective, missing child, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, tension, suspenseful, tragic
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, police corruption, wrongful conviction, investigation, murder mystery, biopic, female protagonist, controversy, courtroom, scandal, defense attorney ...
Place:
milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin, canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.
Style:
sensitive, emotional, controversial, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, celebrity, homosexuality, sexuality, identity crisis, gay, privacy invasion, court case, showbiz, privacy, tragedy ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
Style:
dark, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
polygamy, serial killer, murder, cult leader, religious fundamentalism, religious cult, sect, fanaticism, violent, power struggle, manipulation, assassination ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
utah
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On May 30, 2005, on a high school graduation trip to Aruba, she disappeared without a trace.
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disappearance, investigation, missing person, family relations, parents and children, serial killer, teenage girl, uncertainty, true crime, teenager, cold case, vacation gone wrong ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
caribbean, usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who went missing.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
missing person, obsession, family in crisis, mental disorder, envy, murder, loss of daughter, death of daughter, female psychopath, dead teenager, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 90s, year 1999
Place:
australia, new zealand
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain: During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claims she witnessed a dingo taking her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body is never found. After investigations ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, legal, trial, prejudice, court, australian outback, religious persecution, injustice, false accusation, investigation, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Daniel is a former police officer turned debt collector. Now in his late fifties, he goes about his "dirty job" without emotion or sympathy. One winter's day, he stops at a roadside parking lot and is approached by Laura, an ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspense, gloomy
Plot:
missing person, investigation, life turned upside down, missing girl, disappearance, police officer, debt collector, winter, debt, cemetery, teenage girl, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
amish, faith, hopes, murder, forgiveness, death in the family, religions or cults, dealing with death, introspection, child murder, hate, mass murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester (Mass.) High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
pregnancy, motherhood, high school, teenager, mother daughter relationship, investigation, social relations, journalism, society, teenage life, teenage pregnancy, pregnant teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
Plot:
serial killer, nude model, killing spree, biopic, playboy, self destructing, dying young, modeling, ambition, price of fame, rise and fall, true crime ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, abduction, kidnapped, true crime, rape, child abduction, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicide detective, homicidal maniac ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condemned with capital punishment because of her participation in a hold up in which a person was killed.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, courtroom drama, death penalty, biopic, dishonesty, fugitives, legal, confined, life is a bitch, society, fighting the system, injustice ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the cause that her abductors were fighting for. ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, terrorism, politics, rescue, danger, political corruption, revolution, kidnapping, rebellion, unlikely criminals, journalism, rebelliousness ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, year 1976
Place:
san francisco, los angeles
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, rough, deep ...
Plot:
rape of a girl, investigation, loss of daughter, death of daughter, murder, flashback, murder of daughter, tragedy, true crime, kidnapping, rape, revenge ...
Time:
year 2016, 90s, 80s, year 1974, year 2009
Place:
germany, morocco
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their ...
Style:
mind bending, serious, realistic, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot:
missing person, missing son, survival, grief, family relations, kidnapping, college, teenage life, siblings relations, school, private detective, investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
maine, colorado, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of ...
Plot:
boxing, teenage girl, olympic athlete, female boxing, child abuse, biopic, coach, martial arts, medal, teenage pregnancy, tournament, life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Similarity:
36%
87K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style:
period piece, emotional, cerebral, sad, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
president, first lady, american history, kennedy assassination, assassination, u.s. president, loss of husband, biopic, widow, funeral, strong female character, depression ...
Time:
60s, year 2016, 90s, 2010s, year 1963
Place:
usa, washington d.c., austin texas, america, texas ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.
Style:
period piece, emotional, dramatic
Plot:
biopic, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, glamour, autobiography, resilience, legacy, motherhood, family drama, intimate, female empowerment, hollywood ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dorothy Quick, A young girl befriends the famous writer, Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemans during the final years of his life.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
biopic, coming of age, intergenerational friendship, female protagonist, legacy, young girl, heartwarming, character study, family drama, aspiring writer, civil war, families ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 20th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former prostitute kidnaps a baby boy at birth to satisfy her drug-dealing husband, who has told her that he is going to divorce her and put her out on the streets if she cannot produce him a son. Obviously the real mother becomes emotionally ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, serious, psychological
Plot:
kidnapping, woman in danger, police, drug dealer, police investigation, husband wife relationship, widow, heart condition, baby, faked pregnancy, ultimatum, child kidnapping ...
Similarity:
35%
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:
female protagonist, kidnapping, crime solving, kidnapped man, accused of murder, protagonist as suspect, mysterious disappearance, suspect, accusation, uncover truth, framed for murder, abduction ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, rough
Plot:
missing person, police officer, missing wife, murder, murder suspect, couple relations, husband wife relationship, funeral, woman killed, couples, cop, patrolman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, depressing
Plot:
family tragedy, bereavement, biopic, marriage, child illness, family problems, parents and children, father daughter relationship, illness, terminal illness, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sincere, captivating, sad ...
Plot:
marriage, friendship, ku klux klan, christian, homeless, homelessness, family relations, forgiveness, black, faith, love story, troubled marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
texas
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The story of how Norma Jean, once an orphan in Hollywood California, becomes Marilyn Monroe, the movie star and celebrity.
Style:
iconic
Plot:
hollywood, lie, insanity, mother daughter relationship, marriage, husband wife relationship, divorce, rehearsal, mental illness, acting class, pills, baseball player ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
new york, big ben london, japan, connecticut
Similarity:
32%
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