Movies and TV shows like Sharp Objects
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Sharp Objects (2018)
136K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Style:
psychological, suspense, bleak, southern gothic, psychological thriller, suspenseful, disturbing, saga, dark, detective ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, haunted by the past, small town, mother daughter relationship, alcoholic, hometown, reporter, self harm, self mutilation, journalist, investigative reporter, serial killer, family relations, female alcoholic, twists and turns, filicide, missing girl, death in the family, female warrior, women, writers, self destructing, coming of age, strong female lead ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, missouri, usa
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Most similar movies to Sharp Objects
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, detective, psychological and psychological thriller films and TV series with plots about murder, murder investigation, criminal, serial killer, investigation, murder mystery and psychological drama mostly in Drama, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Sharp Objects: The Sinner (2017), The Undoing (2020), True Detective (2014), Broadchurch (2013), Mare of Easttown (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
151K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A young mother kills in a fit of unexplainable rage a seemingly stranger. An inquisitive detective obsesses over the case, attempting to get to the bottom of the true motive behind the act.
Style:
psychological thriller, anthology, sexy, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, psychological trauma, investigation, past coming back to haunt, crime investigation, amnesia, memory loss, criminal, manslaughter, drug, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Similarity:
89%
116K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, thrilling, detective ...
Plot:
murder investigation, adultery, murder mystery, lie, therapist, affair, mysterious disappearance, life turned upside down, murder, female nudity, doctor, family drama ...
Time:
2020s, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, rough, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
investigation, rape, serial killer, hacker, sexual abuse, missing person, twists and turns, murder mystery, vengeance, murder investigation, journalist, strong female character ...
Time:
year 2011, 60s, 2010s, year 1966, 21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, europe, london, eastern europe
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
Similarity:
84%
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:
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Style:
suspense, captivating, deep, twisted, thrilling ...
Plot:
small town, murder investigation, small town life, homicide detective, murder mystery, female detective, murder, female police officer, ex husband ex wife relationship, crime investigation, mother daughter relationship, therapist ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Style:
disturbing, surprise ending, enigmatic, saga, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, feminist, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, infidelity, marriage, rape, housewife, gossip and rumors, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
monterey california, syria
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style:
brutal, enigmatic, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, serial murder, murderer, unsolved crime, missing person, forest, police protagonist, female detective ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Style:
suspense, detective, serious, captivating, social ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, false accusation of murder, husband wife relationship, bullying, mysterious villain, suspect, parents and children, uncover truth, father son relationship, boy ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, detective, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, child abuse, stephen king, abusive husband, maid, domestic violence, investigation, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, mother, small town, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, persia, nova scotia, usa
Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise ...
Style:
detective, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, partners in crime, police corruption, psychopath, psycho killer, sadist, uncover truth ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
192K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style:
suspense, clever, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, murder investigation, murder mystery, jail, lawyer, justice, drug, investigation, brutality, relationships, love story ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthology series that explores the true and inspirational stories of those who have struggled and learned to successfully live with mental illness.
Style:
dramatic, rough, serious, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mental health, gay sex, child molestation, pedophilia, gay cruising, mental disorder, mental illness, illness, psychiatrist, fight, terminal illness, mental patient ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode ...
Style:
detective, gloomy, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, cold case, homicide detective, police detective, policewoman, murderer, unsolved crime, intelligence agency, serial killer, police investigation, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe, copenhagen, scandinavia, afghanistan ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A prominent Boston family attempts to redefine itself in the wake of a chilling discovery that links their recently deceased patriarch to a string of murders spanning decades — amid the mounting suspicion that one of them may have been his ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, slasher, anthology ...
Plot:
murder, suspicion, husband wife relationship, murder investigation, cover up, female politician, serial killer, dysfunctional family, open marriage, police investigation, marital crisis, secret ...
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
Style:
psychological thriller, dramatic, thrilling, enigmatic, bleak ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
serial killer, violence, killer, husband and wife, murder, secret, wife, psychotherapist, murderer, homicidal maniac, loss of wife, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dive into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, small town, friendship, coming of age, homoerotic friendship, passion, femme fatale, rivalry, high school, teenager, cheerleading, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Style:
tense, sexy, detective, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, twists and turns, police investigation, u.s. mexico border, policewoman, drug cartel, murder, social problems, corruption, partner, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, south america
Similarity:
82%
387K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Plot:
money laundering, drug cartel, danger, family relations, rivalry, murder, teenage girl, finance, drug, organized crime, mafia, teenage boy ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, missouri, chicago
Similarity:
100%
518K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, suspense, depressing, twist ending, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, vengeance, police, police investigation, investigation, death in the family, police detective, sexual abuse, loss of child, child abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, persia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
A seemingly ordinary, well behaved teenager's latent psychopathic desires rise to the surface when a new girl arrives in town.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, teenage boy, single mother, british police, mother son relationship, danger, teenage life, serial killer, brutality, murder investigation, gay, bad guy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, gothic, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mental illness, murder mystery, murder investigation, police, crime investigation, psychologist, ritual, forensics, investigation, homicide detective, private detective ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 2010s
Place:
new york, america
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
agoraphobia, mental illness, mental disorder, death, car accident, murder, suicide, uncover truth, plot twist, deception, espionage, murder mystery ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
america, new york
Similarity:
100%
139K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
criminal, prison, serial killer, male nudity, organized crime, investigation, murder, informant, crime investigation, deal, plea bargain, murder investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
missouri, illinois, indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
TV show
Story:
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, emotional, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, female detective, police investigation, police detective, murder mystery, police station, murder, obsession, investigation, murder investigation, british police, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dogged investigator Allegra Dill returns to her border-town Texas home after her sister is murdered. What begins as a search for a killer turns into an all-consuming fight to bring her corrupt hometown to its knees.
Style:
suspense, bleak, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, police corruption, corruption, police, disorder, danger, violence, escapades, adaptation, society, small town ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, anthology, enigmatic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stephen king, murder, violence, danger, death, investigation, paranormal phenomena, small town, blood, supernatural power, mysticism, interracial adoption ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in ...
Style:
suspense, social, captivating, psychological, intellectual ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
strong female character, female protagonist, conflict, racial tension, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, female artist, family relations, lgbtq, teenage sexuality, social differences, lesbian teen ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing happened. In New York, she is met by FBI agents ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
flight attendant, fbi, stewardess, murder, husband and wife, female protagonist, murder investigation, fbi investigation, workplace, society, escapades, criminal ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
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