Movies like An American Affair 1997

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An American Affair (1997)
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An American Affair (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Mutual friends Barbara and Genevieve are both sleeping with District Attorney Sam Brady. When they become aware of their bizzare love triangle, they plot against him.
Style: independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: erotica, political conspiracy, die hard, politics, friends, conspiracy, profanity, best friend, couples, vengeance, rivalry, infidelity, sexual content, political corruption, dishonesty, state affairs, violent content, love, violence, female nudity, blonde, politician, friend, handgun, graphic violence ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, washington d.c.

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about dishonesty, rivalry, society, couples, vengeance, politics and murder mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like An American Affair: True Colors (1991), The Feast of the Goat (2005), The Galíndez File (2003), Degrassi Takes Manhattan (2010), Frame of Mind (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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An American Affair (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, sincere, serious, erotic ...
Plot: president, lsd, older woman teenage boy relationship, politics, coming of age, couples, fall in love, friendship, conspiracy, society, head of state, forbidden love ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008, 60s, year 1963
Place: washington d.c., usa, cuba
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True Colors (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Style: talky, political, intense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: politics, friendship, political corruption, betrayal, manipulation, legal action, college, corruption, society, political intrigue, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1991
Place: usa, washington d.c., virginia, florida, connecticut
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The Feast of the Goat (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic, Spain, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family's relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his assassination.
Style: captivating, tense, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot: dishonesty, hopes, introspection, rivalry, vengeance, family relations, haunted by the past, homecoming, parents and children, political corruption, strong violent content, conspiracy ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 90s
Place: dominican republic, latin america
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The Galíndez File (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, UK, Italy, Portugal, Cuba, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: On March 12, 1956, Basque Nationalist Jesús de Galíndez Suarez disappears from his apartment in New York, never heard from again. He had been working with the FBI and was about to publish a book critical of Dominican strongman, Trujillo. In 1988, ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot: uncover truth, amateur detective, missing person, life is a bitch, dishonesty, politics, political conspiracy, price of justice, political corruption, spy, conspiracy, state affairs ...
Time: year 1988
Place: new york, spain
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Degrassi Takes Manhattan (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Film spin-off of Nickelodeon's popular teen program Degrassi.
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, teenage life, friends, rivalry, youth, couples, couple relations, vengeance, infidelity, high school, party, school ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, usa
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Frame of Mind (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: What happens when the truth is not enough? A New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, assassination, political conspiracy, state affairs, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement, kennedy assassination, violent content, profanity, conspiracy, police ...
Time: 21st century
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The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Style: independent film, serious, psychological, realistic
Plot: government, politician, american politics, gay interest, gay subtext, campaign, gays and lesbians, state affairs, media, politics, dishonesty, head of state ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: usa, missouri
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The Stick Up Kids (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: People always told Santos he was something special. His Uncle told him to get a skill, so he became a hustler and with his three,they became "The Stick Up Kids" Harlem would never be the same. They thought they had it all... Money, cars, ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, gang, friends, buddies, criminal's revenge, urban ghetto life, dishonesty, society, cons and scams, black, african american, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, harlem, usa, manhattan new york city
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The Wee Man (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rise and fall, rise to the top, dishonesty, vengeance, ambition, rivalry, criminal's revenge, society, life is a bitch, frame up, lighthouse ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s
Place: scotland
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Desolation Angels (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Returning home from a trip to visit his mother, Nick discovers that a good friend of his, Sid, has apparently raped his girlfriend, Mary. More concerned with his own wounded pride than with Mary's lingering feelings of guilt, pain and betrayal, ...
Style: independent film, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: betrayal, urban, sexual abuse, infidelity, couples, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, couple relations, family relations, breakup, improv ...
Time: 90s
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Trust Me (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Mari is a talented but insecure chef who dreams of running her own restaurant. She goes through a challenging professional time, taking orders from an authoritarian boss who inhibits her talent. One day she meets Caio, a charming young man who ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, suspense, realistic
Plot: dangerous attraction, couples, cons and scams, betrayal, dishonesty, vengeance, rivalry, restaurant, twists and turns, love, revenge plot, food ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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The Enemy Within (1994)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, political thriller
Plot: conspiracy, political conspiracy, terrorism, coup d'etat, political corruption, betrayal, manhunt, government agency, state affairs, undercover, special agent, revolution ...
Time: 90s
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Silver Tongues (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.
Style: psychological, realistic, tense, captivating, mind bending ...
Plot: hidden identity, couple relations, couples, dishonesty, juggling, love and romance, society, crumbling relationship, mental disorder, sexual content, infidelity, manipulation
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Power (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style: realistic, serious, cynical, clever, political ...
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The Bay of Love and Sorrows (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a haunting modern tragedy set on the rural shores of New Brunswick's Bay of Miramichi. In late summer 1973, Michael Skid, the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home and rents a dilapidated farm. He begins to ...
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Duration: 125 min.
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Duration: 95 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
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Time: 70s, year 1979
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Big Girls Don't Cry (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what ...
Style: disturbing, serious, realistic, touching, sad ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
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Time: 21st century
Place: berlin germany
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Othello (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
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Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense ...
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Suburban Madness (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological
Plot: private detective, murder, family problems, couples, dishonesty, infidelity, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, under the surface, adultery, love ...
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The Man Inside (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Gunter Wallraff is a journalist seeking to expose the unethical journalism practiced by The Standard, a very popular and powerful German newspaper. He goes undercover, using forged identity papers and at great personal risk, to join their staff. ...
Style: action thriller, independent film, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot: undercover, conspiracy, profanity, violent content, biopic, media, dishonesty, rebellion, life is a bitch, hidden identity, society, journalism ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: europe, germany
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Interview with the Assassin (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Out of work TV cameraman Ron Kobelski is approached by his formerly reclusive neighbor Walter Ohlinger. Ohlinger claims that he was the mysterious "second gunman" that shot and killed President Kennedy. Ohlinger has kept quiet all these ...
Style: political, suspenseful, tense, realistic, mockumentary ...
Plot: kennedy assassination, conspiracy, politics, found footage, assassination, conspiracy theory, investigation, murder, state affairs, political conspiracy, society, u.s. president ...
Time: year 2002, year 1963, 21st century
Place: dallas texas, usa, texas, america
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The Other Woman (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Jill Plumley left her brilliant job as journalist when she married Derek, am important layer with a brilliant career. Now Jill is university teacher. But everything changes when she receive a message from her husbands' secretary and she start ...
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love triangle, couples, murder, love affair, unfulfillment, rivalry, investigation, dishonesty, infidelity, love, unfaithfulness, adultery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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Cleopatra's Second Husband (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Robert is an art photographer who is totally controlled by his wife Hallie. When they go on vacation in New York, they leave their house to their friends, Zack and Sophie. When they return, they find their house a total mess, but Zack and Sophie ask ...
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Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york, california, los angeles
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Knife in the Head (1978)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story: One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with ...
Style: contemplative, tense, mind bending, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: memory loss, hospital, male pubic hair, disability, infidelity, terrorism, politics, law enforcement, self discovery, dishonesty, life is a bitch, vengeance ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
Place: germany
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Riot (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories.
Style: independent film, anthology, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot: racism, black lives matter, discrimination, nypd, civil rights, hip hop, hip hop culture, die hard, drug addiction, rebellion, violent content, society ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: america, los angeles, south central los angeles, usa
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Those Secrets (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: couples, dishonesty, vengeance, love and romance, prostitute, infidelity, bored housewife, husband wife relationship, therapy, prostitution, call girl
Time: 90s
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48%
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In Dark Places (1997)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A vengeful woman lures her half brother into a game that may leave her the sole heir to their abusive father's fortune.
Style: erotic, tense, realistic, serious, sexual ...
Plot: lesbian sex, incest, voyeurism, brother sister incest, revenge, inheritance, jealousy, sex scene, making love, love triangle, fortune, artist ...
Time: 90s
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Heartbreakers (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Best friends Eli and Blue, both at a crossroads in their professional lives, find their friendship put to the test when they become preoccupied with the same woman
Style: independent film, realistic, serious
Audience: adult
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Time: 60s
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