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Quicksand (2019)
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Quicksand (2019)
Original name: Störst av allt
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Maja, a student in Stockholm, finds herself on trial for murder after a tragedy at her school. More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made.
Style: tense, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, noir, entertaining, crime thriller
Audience: teens
Plot: investigation, school shooting, student, youth, murder, nordic, court, runaway, vengeance, society, adaptation, disorder, friendship, gunfight, life is a bitch, storytelling, hopes, death, illness, feminist, mental illness, murder mystery, coming of age, mental health, nudity ...
Time: contemporary
Place: stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
Keyword: sweden

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and detective films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, police investigation and violence mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Quicksand: Elite (2018), The Chestnut Man (2021), Baby (2018), The Truth Will Out (2018), Deadwind (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Elite (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
Style: sexy, captivating, emotional, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: jealousy, friendship, classmate, youth, lgbt, school, murder, love and romance, seduction, new school, infidelity, gay ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
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The Chestnut Man (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 50 min.
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Story: A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style: brutal, enigmatic, tense, psychological, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, murderer, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, forest, police, serial murder, missing person, crime solving, female detective ...
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Baby (2018)
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 50 min.
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Story: Inspired by a true story, this series follows a group of Roman teenagers as they defy society in their search for identity and independence.
Style: erotic, romantic, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
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Place: rome italy
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The Truth Will Out (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Police detective Peter Wendel leads a cold case group. Based on an original idea by Leif GW Persson, one of Sweden’s most recognized criminologists.
Style: detective, tense, captivating, enigmatic, suspense
Plot: cold case, murder, wrongful conviction, childhood trauma, ex husband ex wife relationship, mental illness, police, corruption, father daughter relationship, politician, investigation, rivalry ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Deadwind (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot: murder, homicide detective, family relations, danger, friendship, vengeance, female detective, ship, criminal, grief, nordic, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: helsinki finland, finland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 300 min.
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Story: Freya Becker is a typist with the homicide division of the Berlin police. Freya’s daughter, Marie, disappeared 11 years ago without a trace, and Freya is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the cost.
Style: contemplative, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot: burnout, murder investigation, police, love interest, dark secret, missing friend, female protagonist, partner, death, woman in danger, suspicion, police investigation ...
Place: berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Story: A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
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Time: 2000s, 2010s, year 2014, year 2006, year 2009 ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
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Time: future, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Duration: 45 min.
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