Movies and TV shows like Happy Town
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Happy Town (2010)
4K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 353 min.
TV show
Story:
The residents of Haplin, Minnesota - also known as "Happy Town" - have enjoyed an uneasy peace while haunted by a number of unsolved kidnappings. Now facing a disturbing new crime that brings unresolved fears to the surface, Haplin's most prominent citizens come under scrutiny as their own secrets are revealed.
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, sweet, offbeat, art house, psychotronic
Plot:
twists and turns, missing person, investigation, kidnapping, paranormal activity, mysterious death, who done it, multiple suspects, supernatural, uncover truth, sheriff, law enforcement, social relations, love interest, murder, small town life, serial killer, small town, child in peril, dishonesty, child murderess, supernatural power, raven, evil witch, female serial killer ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, minnesota
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Most similar movies to Happy Town
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, tense and detective films and TV series with plots about investigation, deadly, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, police investigation and supernatural mostly in Mystery, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Happy Town: Haven (2010), Secrets & Lies (2014), Harper's Island (2009), What Remains (2013), Twin Peaks (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, detective, suspenseful, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, female protagonist, surprising revelation, investigation, small town, stephen king, danger, fbi, mysterious place, paranormal activity, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa, new england, nova scotia
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80%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
A man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police investigation, protagonist as suspect, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, family problems, disorder, loss of child, family in crisis, child killer, murder mystery, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
A group of family and friends travels to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets ...
Style:
serious, tense, scary, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, multiple suspects, murder, serial murder, friends, murderer, wedding, island, danger, whodunit, gory, threat ...
Place:
washington state
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is determined to discover what happened to her and why nobody noticed she was missing.
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, who done it, police investigation, multiple suspects, life is a bitch, loner, uncover truth, danger, one last case, social relations, investigation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
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243K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, neo noir, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, surrealism, small town, nightmare, murder, investigation, mysterious villain, hallucination, supernatural, mysterious death, small town life, mysterious place ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1990, 90s, year 1989
Place:
washington state, hawaii, washington d.c., usa, canada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
Style:
psychological, surreal, atmospheric, mind bending, disturbing ...
Plot:
small town, twists and turns, surrealism, small town life, supernatural, law enforcement, mysterious event, interdimensional travel, electricity, identity, evil spirit, another dimension ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White ...
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
werewolf, danger, supernatural, small town, vampire, gypsy, desire, protagonist as suspect, family relations, family secret, forbidden sex, sheriff ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000. The presence of Dan Aykroyd opening ...
Style:
tense, serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
paranormal investigation, ufo, supernatural ability, paranormal investigator, paranormal activity, uncover truth, paranormal phenomena, hidden truth, danger, occult, monster, investigation ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Miracles is an American drama television program starring Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfadyen. Created by Richard Hatem and Michael Petroni, the series has sometimes been dubbed a "spiritual version of The X-Files" by its creators. Following ...
Style:
serious, scary, enigmatic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural power, supernatural, miraculous event, religion, investigation, healing power, church, private investigation, paranormal investigation, religions or cults, blind ambition, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to ...
Style:
suspenseful, mind bending, stylized, surreal, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
investigation, destiny, uncover truth, time loop, direction and purpose, paranormal activity, foreknowledge, premonition, supernatural, worldwide chaos, team, talented ...
Time:
2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, serious, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
investigation, psychic, who done it, supernatural ability, psychic power, prophecy, family relations, a vision, parents and children, strong female lead, fighting crime, supportive spouse ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, phoenix arizona, arizona
Similarity:
50%
140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
Style:
gothic, thrilling, spooky, slasher, tense ...
Plot:
folk horror, religion, small town, occult, conspiracy, folklore, autumn, mythology, witch, paranormal, ghost, ritual ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Wunderkind author Mike Dolan achieved literary fame at age 21 with a steamy expose on his seemingly idyllic Maine town. Four years later, he hasn't written another word and reluctantly returns home in search of an antidote ... where he is ...
Style:
scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric
Plot:
amateur detective, mysterious death, conspiracy, investigation, supernatural, uncover truth, writer's life, creative block, danger, life is a bitch, small town, hometown ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
TV show
Story:
Fed-up with his violent daily life, former Marseilles police officer Alex Hugo leaves the city and the violence he can no longer bear.
Style:
serious, detective, crime drama, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
mountain, police officer, police procedural, police investigation, law enforcement, investigation, uncover truth, under the surface, small town life, twists and turns, who done it, small town ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, who done it, murder mystery, investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, family relations, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, child killer, family problems, family in crisis ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012, as a mid-season replacement. ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, cliffhanger, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
prison, twists and turns, investigation, police investigation, murderer, uncover truth, time travel, law enforcement, warden, police detective, partner, secret agenda ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, bay area
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, missing person, homicide detective, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, serial murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly shattered when their gardener discovers a partially decomposed corpse in the old Ice House on their grounds. The ensuing police investigation ...
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
missing person, small town, murder, amateur detective, 007, strong female character, crime investigation, police, corpse, haunted by the past, investigation, private detective ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
The lease on the Dupayne Museum is almost up and under the terms of their father's will, all three of the Dupayne children must agree to continue or the museum is to close. Neville Dupayne is dead set against continuing the museum when the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
museum, uncover truth, investigation, police detective, who done it, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, detective inspector, mission of murder, police inspector ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
24%
125K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, motel, mental disorder, obsession, hotel, insanity, murder, family problems, half brother, dysfunctional family, small town, incestuous desire ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, usa, hawaii
Similarity:
12%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until suddenly she goes missing.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot:
disappearance, police investigation, murder, missing child, who done it, paganism, law enforcement, small town, family relations, parents and children, suspicion, mysterious disappearance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, law enforcement, legal investigation, police investigation, dedicated lawyer, twists and turns, legal, parents and children, rivalry, investigation, family secret, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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479
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Deadline is the story of the murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved, and unpunished for almost twenty years. That changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper (Steve Talley) meets an ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, serious, independent film
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, family relations, redemption, life is a bitch, injustice, parents and children, murder, idealism, price of justice, hopes, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alabama, usa, tennessee
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
When it comes to murder, no detective starts their search at the beginning of the crime. Rather, a murder investigation always begins with the body, after the deed is done. It is up to the police to piece together the story, moving backwards in time ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama, twisted ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, uncover truth, police investigation, true crime, law enforcement, whodunit, ambiguity, forensic, flashback, evidence, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which had premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
forensics, profiler, serial killer, police investigation, law enforcement, multiple suspects, danger, police procedural, african american, computer genius, computer system, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, virginia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, haunted by the past, dishonesty, danger, supernatural, death, mythical creature, occult, immortal, secret society, paranormal phenomena, ex-cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
A village holds spirits of missing, deceased people. A search to find the missing bodies and discover the truth behind their disappearance occurs.
Style:
enigmatic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
disappearance, paranormal activity, ghost, paranormal, spirit, medium, mysterious disappearance, investigation, murder investigation, uncover truth, remote village, buddy ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Dean Cain portrays Scott Peterson, the California man accused of murdering his 8 month pregnant wife, Laci. Based on a true story.
Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
husband murders wife, amateur detective, murder, pregnancy, false accusation, missing person, courtroom drama, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, investigation, infidelity, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
TV show
Story:
Three generations of police chiefs for a southern town go about their jobs while a serial murderer operates.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, murder, racism, murder investigation, ku klux klan, politics, crime investigation, killing, racial discrimination, chief of police, small town, interracial relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
southern usa
Similarity:
22%
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