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First Reformed (2017)
67K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
Style:
suspense, tense, visually stunning, social, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, philosophical, dorama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
priest, church, religion, suicide, christianity, politics, depression, journal, minister, reverend, faith, environment, environmental destruction, christian, pastor, climate change, environmentalism, cancer, alcoholic, corruption, apocalypse, twists and turns, tragedy, uncover truth, self harm ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new york state
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, psychological and psychological thriller films with plots about dialogue, psychological drama, storytelling, violence, female nudity, secrets and runaway mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like First Reformed: American Gigolo (1980), Affliction (1997), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Master Gardener (2022), Saint Maud (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
48 hours in the life of a burnt-out paramedic. Once called Father Frank for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying ...
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Time:
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Place:
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43%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When she demands that he take on her wayward and troubled niece, it unlocks ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic
Plot:
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Duration: 84 min.
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Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Style:
disturbing, breathtaking, art house, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punishment, children, sexual abuse, cruelty, physical appearance, suicide, child abuse, death, small town, authoritarianism, transgression, priest ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Chile
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
priest, altar boy, nun, clergy, isolation, introspection, haunted by the past, religion, revenge, child abuse, small town, tragic event ...
Time:
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Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile, pacific ocean
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A lonely telephone operator leading an empty, amoral life finds God — only to have her faith continually tested in ways beyond what she could have imagined.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
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68K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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18K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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1.2M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Spain, Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: UK, USA, Spain
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, sexy, sexual, erotic, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany, Italy, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret that threatens to tear the church apart: her romantic past with a nonbeliever, Augie. As Mara’s ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Italy
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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989
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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