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Megachurch Murder (2015)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a church conspiracy and threats toward her father, she is determined to prove that Hamilton's death was murder not suicide. As she gets closer to the truth, she realizes her own mother may be involved in her father's murder...and that the boy she is falling in love with is the son of his killer.
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, investigation, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, youth, society, dishonesty, danger, teenager, conspiracy, love and romance, fall in love, teenage life, strong female presence, dealing with death, life turned upside down, religions or cults, soul, death, deadly, soul music, lifetime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, danger, uncover truth, dishonesty and amateur detective mostly in Mystery, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Megachurch Murder: Dark Desire (2012), Awakened (2013), Secrets of Eden (2012), A Crime of Passion (2003), Ricochet (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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