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Sequestered (2014)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A jury is sequestered in a hotel while deliberating a court case with massive implications.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, captivating, intense, political thriller, crime drama, dark, realistic
Plot:
jury, legal, murder trial, isolation, uncover truth, hotel, investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, claustrophobia, political conspiracy, courtroom drama, mind game, paranoia, suspicion, betrayal, conspiracy theory, lawyer, cat and mouse, flashback, conspiracy, legal investigation, confined, flashbacks, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, united states
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, captivating and dark films and TV series with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, isolation, urban, betrayal, cat and mouse and paranoia mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Sequestered: El Capo (2009), Recoil (2018), Girls Getaway Gone Wrong (2021), Hidden (2011), L.A. Macabre (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Thriller
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Norway
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Three filmmakers interview a former member of the defunct cult "The New Family" leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder.
Style:
suspenseful, dark, psychological, disturbing, enigmatic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, private investigator, sleuth, crime investigation, crime solving, murder investigation, private detective, homicide detective, uncover truth, serial killer, murder, puzzle ...
Place:
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110
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
missing person, investigation, danger, uncover truth, on the run, urban legend, fear, obsession, chase, suspicion, survival, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
One fateful night, a police station in Bangladesh, and a motley crowd consisting of criminals, an eminent industrialist, media, general public. What does this night have in store for them?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
quebec
Similarity:
38%
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, bleak, scary, serious ...
Plot:
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TV show
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
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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:
usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, usa, africa
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Divide is a 2014 legal drama that aired on WE tv. The first season consisted of eight hour-long episodes. It premiered on July 16, 2014. On October 30, 2014, the series was canceled by WE-tv.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal investigation, district attorney, moral dilemma, lawyers and clients, courtroom, murder, planting evidence, investigation, feminist, courtroom drama, blind ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, intense, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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339
Genre: Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Brazil
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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