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Madtown (2016)
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A stand-up comedian confesses to a murder on-stage at an open mic night to a shocked audience - his crime the result of a deadly triangle formed between his older sister, just released from prison after a 20-year stay for the murder of their parents, the loving bond he now shares with a caring surrogate family, and the ultimate choice he must make between them - his dysfunctional blood ties with his own sister, or his picturesque view of the ideal family.
Style:
suspense, bleak, rough, captivating, psychological thriller, tense, emotional, dark, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
murder, surprise party, murder trial, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, family drama, moral dilemma, guilt, manipulation, released from prison, murder confession, secret revealed, revenge, mature, isolation, redemption, stand up comedy, small town, birthday, interview, stand up comedian, comedy club, vinyl record, shot in the chest, shot to death ...
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Most similar movies to Madtown
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about revenge, moral ambiguity, small town, isolation, guilt, slow burn and redemption mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Madtown: Roulette (2012), The Girl on the Mountain (2022), Tucked Away (2007), The Father Who Moves Mountains (2021), An Appointment with Mr. Vield (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
273
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When three very different people (Mike Baldwin, Will Haza, Ali Lukowski) from three completely different worlds begin a deadly game of Russian Roulette, they soon discover that their pasts are a trilogy of overlapping events that have brought them ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
russian roulette, game of death, suicide, life is a bitch, mind game, destiny, down on your luck, danger, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, character study, claustrophobia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a reclusive backwoodsman finds a mute little girl wandering alone in the forest, he must protect her from the evil forces determined to end her life.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
forest, nature, struggle for survival, teenager fighting adult, recluse, violence, life risking, child fighting adult, child in peril, survival, backwoods, danger ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, family secret, trauma, murder mystery, character study, nightmare, domestic drama, violent outburst, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Romania, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Mircea, former Intelligence officer, finds out that his son from has gone missing in the mountains. He travels there to find him. After days of searches, Mircea put his own rescue team together, leading to conflict with the local squad.
Style:
tense, intense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
search and rescue, father son relationship, missing person, lost, mountain, rescue mission, father, rescue, tragic event, squad, family relations, manhunt ...
Place:
romania
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Samantha Anthony is a teenage girl who has been forced to deal with situations, which have made her wise far beyond her years. She's had to watch her mother spiral out-of-control while addicted to the drug meth. Lost a baby brother to CPS as a ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, independent film, intense, dark ...
Plot:
coming of age, family drama, mother and daughter, revenge, trauma, guilt, grief, moral ambiguity, teenage protagonist, ethical dilemma, loss, loss of innocence ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
addiction, redemption, small town, hopes, life is a bitch, obsessive quest, danger, drug, desperation, loss, regret, anti hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
60%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Released after 20 years in prison, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom (Bailey Chase) returns to his home town to find that his estranged son, who has disappeared into the criminal underworld, is being hunted by a ruthless gang leader. Charlie enlists the help ...
Style:
twist ending, dark, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
ex convict, father son relationship, gang, prison, estranged son, criminal gang, street gang, criminal, gang member, social problems, family relations, bandit ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
56%
121
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two brothers are forced to confront a terrible crime that was hidden in their past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, rough, serious, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, false accusation, haunted by the past, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal, injustice, life is a bitch, family relations, dedicated lawyer, clergy ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
53%
123
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence.
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense, emotional, sinister ...
Plot:
incest, isolation, flashback, dark past, dysfunctional family, secrets, sexual abuse, abuse, family drama, trauma, female protagonist, childhood trauma ...
Place:
northern california
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cure, patient, doctors and patients, pain, illness, disease, character study, male protagonist, hospital, ethical dilemma, scientific research, disability ...
Similarity:
49%
352
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
John Whitmore wakes to find his wife, Anne, has disappeared from their bed overnight and a recorded ransom message now remains in her place.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, abduction, paranoia, claustrophobia, desperation, isolation, road trip, manipulation, hostage situation, betrayal, character study ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Police sketch artist, Jack, helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker.. a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, danger, investigation, cat and mouse, threat, rape, justice, obsession, paranoia, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After his five-year-old daughter is murdered, a loving family man becomes convinced that the oddball down the street is guilty.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, revenge, grief, lynching, price of justice, vengeance, murderer, neighbor, child murder, murder mystery, loss of child, loss of daughter ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A disturbing psychological thriller, that engages the audience to the point that it is always caught off guard, thus changing the point of view of the two main performers.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, isolation, locked in, elevator, trap, mind game, captivity, danger, social problems, trapped, psychopath, social relations ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, dark past, isolation, psychopath, forgiveness, trauma, family secret, family history, guilt, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The lives of an action star wannabe, a frustrated family man, and a guilt-ridden boyfriend, intertwine in three tales of sex, violence, redemption, murder, and unthinkable twists all taking place in the City of Angels; Los Angeles, California.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, dark, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, redemption, violence, couples, couple relations, sexual relations, disability, twists and turns, sex, danger, rivalry, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Their relationship is forever changed after Hyun-tae's mother asks In-chul to commit insurance fraud by destroying her arcade.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, emotional, crime thriller ...
Plot:
friendship, betrayal, betrayal by friend, friendship gone bad, friendship between men, old friend, friendship between boys, best friend, conflict between friends, friends, guilt, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
45%
145
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a dying 1950s town, a mysterious traveler propositions a young farmhand, Donnie, to help take down the town's tyrannical leader in exchange for the release of Donnie's mother from a primitive mind-rehabilitation center.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, dystopia, hostage, threat, fight, problem, mysterious stranger, small town, moral dilemma, rehabilitation center, power struggle, tyranny ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
45%
779
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Intent on dispensing their own brutal form of justice, two ordinary men abduct a felon who committed a horrific crime many years before.
Style:
dark, intense, tense, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vigilante, vigilante justice, moral dilemma, confrontation, abduction, moral ambiguity, kidnapping, retribution, revenge, justice, violent, character study ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Since the death of his colleague, which was partly his fault, Lieutenant Nick Gentry lives a lonesome life. Reporter Joan wants to write a story about him, and seems to be interested in other ways too, but he rejects. Instead he falls in love with ...
Style:
crime drama, dark, neo noir, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
abusive husband, domestic violence, shooting, moral ambiguity, cover up, wrongful accusation, isolation, investigation, suspicion, murder mystery, female reporter, obsession ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When ex-mob boss Ben Myers is targeted in a home robbery, he goes on a deadly rampage of vengeance. But with his family caught in the crosshairs, Myers must finally face the consequences of his dark past.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, brutal, grim, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, retribution, mobster, family in danger, violence, home invasion, vigilante, family drama, mature, organized crime, gangster, bloodbath ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
With the odds already not in her favor, Araya tells her side of the story while being interrogated for possibly killing the man who was responsible for her father's death.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
interrogation, investigation, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, suspect, character study, murder, revenge, accusation, claustrophobia, guilt, police procedural ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A drama and thriller story of a young woman who has suffered great abuse as a girl and who finds happiness when in a car accident, by mistake, she finds refuge in a false personality. She allows a pair of grieving parents to believe she is their ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, serious, intense ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, impersonation, heir, forbidden love, blackmail, car accident, rags to riches, switching roles, scam, pregnancy, trauma, grief ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
addiction, kidnapping, family conflict, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, social problems, problem, family problems, life is a bitch, abuse, hostage situation, desperation ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Romania
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Secluded from the world, a single mother of three must defend what's left of her family from a cold-blooded killer, at all costs.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, survival, home invasion, family drama, protective parent, cat and mouse, single mother, motherhood, claustrophobia, mature, killer, nightmare ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenage girl visits her mom on death row and gets lured into a dangerous trap to take the fall for her mother's crimes.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, guilt, false accusation, manipulation, death row, murder, trap, family problems, trapped, murderer, parents and children, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, 42 year old Nanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday. The expectations are high, and they have big plans set for the three days aboard the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, cruise ship, survival, birthday, teenage girl, cruise, struggle for survival, problem, family relations, revenge, vigilante justice, female protagonist ...
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
37%
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