Movies like El Angel
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El Angel (2018)
12K
Original name: El Ángel
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
About a real-life criminal who shocked Argentine society: Carlos Robledo Puch, a merciless teen killer dubbed “The Angel of Death” because of his beatific good looks, who now ranks as the longest-serving prison inmate in Argentine history.
Style:
tense, psychological, exciting, captivating, controversial, stylized, aesthetic, homoerotic, queer cinema
Plot:
homoeroticism, gay interest, gay slur, lgbt, gay, murder, teenage gang, friendship between boys, serial killer as protagonist, police, violence, money, serial killer, friendship, arrest, lie, father son relationship, criminal, male homosexuality, teenager, homosexual, male nudity, psychopath, dancing, truck driver ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina
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Most similar movies to El Angel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and queer cinema films with plots about murder, true crime, blood, gay, biopic, violence and cigarette smoking mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like El Angel: Snowtown (2011), Infamous (2006), The Krays (1990), Bully (2001), Dahmer (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, gang, psychopath, violence, male rape victim, homosexual, rape victim, tortured to death, transgression, mother's boyfriend, murder ...
Time:
year 1998, 2010s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
australia, south australia, adelaide south australia, oceania
Similarity:
100%
19K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, emotional, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, writers, journalism, gay, murder, obsession, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, year 2006, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico ...
Similarity:
39%
10K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.
Style:
neo noir, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
gangster, twins, male nudity, homoeroticism, mafia, homosexual, organized crime, brutality, violent, mental illness, murder, british gangster ...
Time:
1940s, 60s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
38%
43K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering ...
Style:
disturbing, sexy, bleak, erotic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
bullying, sexual abuse, teenager, nudity, murder, violent, rivalry, bully comeuppance, revenge, sex, social decay, drug ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
usa, bronx new york city, florida
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Raulhac, Cantal, France, September 1, 1905. In the forest surrounding his hometown, the young seminarian Bruno Reidal murders a child and then surrenders himself to the authorities.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
lgbt, murder, child murderess, teenager, murderer, doctor, prison, weirdo, murder investigation, violence, victim, brutality ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
12K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, scary, slasher, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, rape, gay club, murder, biopic, serial murder, gay, blood, necrophilia, dismemberment, killer, gay rape ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2002, 90s
Place:
ohio, usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
36%
15K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When it was first released in Argentina, Pablo Trapero’s film had the highest opening box-office of all time. The key to that success is simply that The Clan is based on one of the most shocking crimes in the country’s history, the Puccio Clan ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, social ...
Plot:
murder, abduction, hostage, violence, arrest, family relations, organized crime, family reunited, father son relationship, kidnapper, kidnapping, biopic ...
Time:
year 2015, 80s
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina, south america
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.
Style:
lgbt cinema, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, gothic ...
Plot:
gay, boy, serial killer, male pubic hair, serial child killer, murder, bare chested male, male nudity, homoeroticism, teenage boy, cannibalism, secret ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
germany, europe, central europe
Similarity:
35%
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1.4M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 90s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of ...
Style:
homoerotic, serious, realistic, compassionate, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, male homosexuality, lgbtq, naked man, gay slur, lgbt, gay soldier, homosexual history, emigrant, homosexuality, gay relationship, lgbtqi ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, post world war two, year 1991
Place:
new york, san francisco, los angeles, berlin germany, helsinki finland ...
Similarity:
34%
2K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty ...
Style:
black and white, neo noir, independent film, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, male male relationship, lgbtq, true crime, lgbt, murder, serial killer, courtroom drama, male homosexuality, desire, child murder investigation, homoeroticism ...
Time:
1920s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, Uruguay
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Set in Argentina in 1965, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of crime history. After a large-scale hold-up that turns ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, erotic, intense, serious ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay romance, male nudity, glbt, couples, homoeroticism, sex, male pubic hair, gay relationship, gay interest ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 90s, 70s
Place:
uruguay, argentina, buenos aires argentina, south america, latin america ...
Similarity:
33%
172K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
Style:
bleak, harsh, brutal, sexy, sad ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, lesbian, female serial killer, homeless, prostitute, lesbian love, murder, mental illness, female killer, couples, rape, vengeance ...
Time:
80s, year 2003, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
florida, usa, michigan, miami, ohio
Similarity:
33%
149K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'.
Style:
sexy, captivating, dark, dramatic, talky ...
Plot:
prison, writers, lgbtq, literature, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, murderer, journalism, investigation, manipulation, eccentricity ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2005 ...
Place:
kansas, new york, new orleans, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
33%
201K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Style:
factual, suspense, brutal, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, violence, corruption, irish mob, organized crime, gangster, fbi, fbi agent, true crime, murder, illness, violent ...
Time:
year 2015, 70s, 80s, 2010s, year 2016 ...
Place:
boston, peru, usa, massachusetts, miami ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
cult leader, life sentence, sect, female murderer, serial killer, charles manson, hippie, prison, psychopath, confined, female assassin, manipulation ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2009, year 2014, year 2017, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
33%
44K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true and intense story of Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison.
Style:
disturbing, cynical, rough, brutal, dark ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
criminal, prison, true crime, convict, brutality, prison life, dark humor, character study, gangster, murder, eccentricity, judge ...
Time:
year 2000, 70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place:
australia, melbourne, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
In the provocative new drama from the director of THE VISITOR, sexual and moral boundaries are put to the test when a handsome stranger begins to infiltrate the lives of two artists. While searching for a condo in Berlin for his father, Nick meets ...
Style:
psychological, tense, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, violence, male male relationship, gay, homoeroticism, male nudity, murder, murderer, gay sex, love triangle, male homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of Soldier’s Girl, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer was ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, realistic, dramatic, depressing ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
transsexual, gender, gay, gays and lesbians, gender bending, lgbt, murder, gay soldier, transgender, gay interest, making love, lgbtq ...
Place:
kansas, kentucky, missouri, nashville tennessee, tennessee ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, family relations, psychopath, human nature, family problems, parents and children, haunted by the past, biopic, father son relationship, gay, cannibal ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, kansas city
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose ...
Style:
stylized, serious, disturbing, surreal, talky ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
gay, drug addiction, addiction, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, drug, life is a bitch, celebrity culture, party, drug addict, friends, social misfits ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 2003, 20th century
Place:
new york, indiana, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton ...
Style:
independent film, period piece, witty, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, writers, gay cruising, male nudity, glbt, lgbt, murder, lgbtq, homosexual, gay relationship, biopic ...
Time:
60s, year 1987, 20th century, 1950s, year 1953 ...
Place:
england, europe, australia, morocco, london ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered more than a dozen people, and ate many of them, before he was caught in 1991.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, psychological, crying, queer cinema
Plot:
serial killer, cannibal, killer, psycho killer, true crime, biopic, cannibalism, gay, killing, psycho, psychotic, murder ...
Place:
milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Style:
rough, emotional, teen, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug abuse, basketball, downfall, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, drug overdose, teenager, high school, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, near future, 60s, year 1995 ...
Place:
boston, new york, seattle, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man is convicted for killing his father and attempting to murder his mother.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, arrest, crime scene, lawyer, courtroom, death of father, college, police detective, reporter, danger ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly ...
Style:
rough, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, murder, prison, rape, psychopath, mature, unsettling, robbery, police investigation, mental illness, biopic ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
france, italy
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, USA, China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church supported gay conversion program.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, lgbt cinema, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, father son relationship, gay teenager, religion, gay interest, church, coming of age, conversion therapy, lgbtqi, homosexuality ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s
Place:
new york, southern usa, arkansas
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on a stranger than fiction true story, King Cobra is a deliciously dark, twisted plunge into the behind-the-scenes world of the pornography industry. A young Sean Paul Lockhart (using the stage name 'Brent Corrigan') is a ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay interest, porn industry, gay lead character, lgbtq, gay, gay sex, sodomy, gay teenager, male nudity, 17 year old, lgbt, rent boy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2016, year 2006
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Minority-group Greeks from an outer suburb of Athens struggle with their life on society's fringe and exploitation of one another.
Style:
lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, bleak, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
lgbt, greek, nude young male, male pubic hair, russian mafia, male prostitute, gay sex, homosexuality, teenage boy, male nudity, rent boy, migration ...
Time:
90s
Place:
greece, geneva switzerland, europe, kazakhstan, italy ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
journalism, murder, gangster, uncover truth, tragic hero, law enforcement, drug abuse, drug dealing, fighting the system, rise and fall, life is a bitch, price of justice ...
Time:
2000s, year 1998
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
Similarity:
30%
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