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A Dark Reflection (2015)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, captivating, tension, grim, realistic
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, journalism, society, moral dilemma, dishonesty, investigative journalism, cover up, corporate conspiracy, corruption, whistleblower, ethical dilemma, danger, family tragedy, feminist, political conspiracy, conspiracy, media, journalist
Time:
1950s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, serious and realistic films with plots about investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, conspiracy, danger, journalism and journalist mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like A Dark Reflection: 31 North 62 East (2009), Corruption.Gov (2010), The Fourth State (2012), The Clearstream Affair (2014), The Idealist (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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78%
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
denmark, greenland
Similarity:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 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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Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
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58%
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Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
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344
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, tense, serious, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, confined, police detective, law enforcement, danger, investigation, child in peril, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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490
Genre: Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A new lawyer, looking to establish himself, wins a difficult case and deals with the unforeseen consequences that may destroy him.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
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: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 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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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 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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Country: USA
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The World Of Mass Communication Is About To Become Unplugged.
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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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:
england
Similarity:
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1K
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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: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 58 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 81 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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110
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, serious
Plot:
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Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, interesting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country:
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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