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The Policeman's Wife (2013)
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Original name: Die Frau des Polizisten
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The story of a young couple who live in a small town with their four-year-old daughter. The husband is so caught up in his work as a policeman that he gradually becomes increasingly alienated from his wife and daughter who become ever closer to one another as they discover the new town. It is only a matter of time before the conflicts within the family manifest themselves.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sexy, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
accident, family problems, couple relations, domestic violence, family relations, couples, parents and children, small town, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, police officer, mother daughter relationship, female nudity, father daughter relationship, nude, pubic hair, female full frontal nudity, nudity (full frontal - brief)
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and captivating films with plots about family relations, couples, couple relations, family problems, parents and children, unfulfillment and crumbling marriage mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Policeman's Wife: Mine Alone (2001), A Quiet Little Marriage (2008), Bad Girl (2012), Open Window (2006), Brides (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A women meets a charming man and falls in love, they get married and start a family. As they age and have children, the man's becomes violent and abusive.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, psychological, serious, bleak
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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