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A Dark Place (2018)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a young boy turns up dead in a sleepy Pennsylvania town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation to prove the boy was murdered.
Style:
thought provoking, bleak, dark, crying
Plot:
missing child, amateur detective, dead child, small town, child molester, investigation, mental disorder, child abuse, drowning, parent child relationship, injustice, garbage collector, disappearance, river, obsessive compulsive disorder, amateur sleuth, serial killer, murder mystery, judiciary, trucker, autism, obsession, murder, police officer, train ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Most similar movies to A Dark Place
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful and psychological films with plots about investigation, murder, small town, serial killer, murder mystery, female protagonist and obsession mostly in Mystery, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like A Dark Place: Suspect Zero (2004), Children... (2011), Riddle (2013), Find Her (2022), Killer Grades (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tricky, detective, stylized ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, vigilantism, psychic, police investigation, psychic power, mental illness, fbi, profiler, vigilante, obsession ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, dallas texas, oklahoma ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film is based on a true yet unsolved murder case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out ...
Style:
suspense, emotional, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
missing child, riddles and clues, amateur detective, investigation, murder, partner, small town, serial killer, serial murder, murder mystery, kids in trouble, mysterious disappearance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Holly & Nathan Teller live in a small town in Pennsylvania. Holly is on the cheerleading team and has a close relationship with her younger brother Nathan, who is subjected to bullying at school. Nathan is taken for a car ride one day by ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
missing person, amateur detective, uncover truth, investigation, small town, haunted by the past, social relations, danger, riddles and clues, secret place, woman in danger, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania
Similarity:
48%
200
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When an ex-cop arrives in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his missing daughter, it slowly becomes clear he has his own personal agenda to finding the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, crime drama, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, ex cop, missing person, murder, crime solving, disappearance, secret, small town life, police, eccentric family, police officer ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Proud mom Katherine has just found out that her daughter Michelle has earned a spot on the academic decathlon team. But, when a student winds up in the hospital, she starts to wonder if there's more going on with the team than she knows.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, murder, high school, mother and daughter, secret, sport team, murder investigation, murder mystery, problem, protective parent, secrets, family drama ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A policeman investigates the apparent suicide of a man whose son has just returned to the town.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, small town, character study, whodunit, suspicion, family secret, slow burn, getting home, grief, isolation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
wisconsin
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, injustice, frame up, death row, false accusation, legal, law enforcement, murder mystery, incest, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
england, canada, antarctica
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When an exotic dancer is murdered at a seedy strip club, her sister Constance, a TV newscaster, goes undercover to find the killer. While working at the club, she quickly realizes that everyone is a suspect and that other dancers are being targeted. ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, enigmatic, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, strip club, serial killer, undercover, working undercover, uncover truth, amateur detective, vengeance, rivalry, loss of sister, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A volleyball player becomes the target of deadly pranks not realizing the culprit is someone close to her.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
volleyball, murder mystery, ambition, rivalry, problem, athlete's life, ambitious woman, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, sport team, competitor, female protagonist, women ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When society turns their back on reformed felons, the town of Graves End welcomes them but when the ex-cons disappear, FBI agent Paul Rickman comes looking for them and discovers more than he expected.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, creepy, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, ransom, serial killer, murder, murder investigation, ransom demand, uncover truth, child abduction, crime investigation, forensics, sleuth ...
Similarity:
44%
11K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer who uses a young female hitchhiker as bait to lure victims on a desolate Australian highway.
Style:
slasher, road movie, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, truck, on the road, murder, highway, strangulation, hitchhiking, mysterious villain, truck driver, van, paranoia, australian outback ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
australia, oceania, melbourne, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Recently widowed estate agent Val Spencer's hopes of a big sale are interrupted when the house owner disappears and she becomes embroiled in a murder hunt.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
single mother, family problems, mother and son, real estate agent, murder mystery, widow, parents and children, female protagonist, social problems, life is a bitch, family relations, missing person ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After Fran Smith disappears one day in mysterious circumstances, Fran's daughter Deanna and Fran's sister, Sherrie endlessly search for her with enduring hope. The most likely suspect in Fran's disappearance is her husband John, but ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
missing person, investigation, family problems, injustice, dishonesty, law enforcement, dysfunctional family, private detective, couple relations, remarry, murder, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The annual LA Kennel Club Dog Show gets treated to an unexpected surprise when a backstage murder incriminates the winning canines' handler.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama, riddles and clues, legal investigation, legal, partner, danger, crime scene, murder investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
babysitter, serial killer, female protagonist, danger, murder, housekeeper, deathtrap, trap, murder mystery, serial murder, murderer, survival ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After driving husband Martin to infidelity and catching him with another, mentally unstable author Jade returns to her New Zealand home. The plan is to write a book based on the town's history, helped by the local school teacher and her college ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
infidelity, guilt, mental illness, paranoia, family drama, obsession, grief, father daughter relationship, small town, female protagonist, domestic drama, regret ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
42%
830
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A television reporter investigates a small town's dark secret.
Style:
suspense, scary, bleak, rough, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dark secret, small town, missing person, disappearance, female reporter, murder, curse, ghost, voodoo, investigation, supernatural, investigative journalism ...
Place:
maryland, louisiana
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Directed and created by Shane Ryan, the movie was shot shortly after the events which inspired it (15 year old Alyssa Bustamante was convicted of killing her 9 year old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten). Compared to the likes of David Lynch, Larry Clark, ...
Style:
controversial, disturbing, dark, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, investigation, murder mystery, juvenile delinquency, child murder, teenage life, crime investigation, murderer, murder investigation, disappearance, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Prodigy detective Mitsuko Unagi is on the hunt for a notorious serial killer known only as "Eleven". 10 years earlier, on February 29th 2006, a series of murders began, involving 11 randomly selected victims killed simultaneously in ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, mass suicide, murder, murder investigation, police investigation, mystery killer, violent, who done it, multiple suspects, twists and turns, pursuit, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
britain
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
At their 10-year high school reunion, Carly Newman and her old clique discover that their friend Abby's death right before graduation may not have been an accident after all when an unknown assailant begins to threaten them. Kayla Ewell, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, tension ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, time capsule, high school, whodunit, female protagonist, girlfriend, reunited friends, group of friends, troubled past, women, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
42%
2K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Psychic Ally Sheedy helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!
Style:
slasher, cult classic, tense, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
psychic, serial killer, psychopath, murder, psychic power, police, killer, strip club, carnival, amusement park, clairvoyant, who done it ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
los angeles, south carolina
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Bernard Salzmann's thriller Assumed Killer tells the tale of a reporter investigating a serial killer. After she suffers an accident and becomes an amnesiac, she begins to suspect her husband may be the person responsible for the brutal slayings
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, memory loss, investigation, murder, uncover truth, danger, life is a bitch, deep south, media, journalism, television reporter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida
Similarity:
41%
191
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Medical examiner and pathologist Lisa examines a fresh corpse and discovers that the deceased is her accidental lover, and on her body there is an imprint of an ominous picture.
Style:
psychological thriller, erotic, crime thriller, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, obsession, coroner, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, serial murder, sad ending, maniac, seduction, erotica, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Meet Morgan. At first glance, she's just your average cleaning lady. She has no problem getting her hands dirty, which is a good thing considering it's not fancy houses she cleans for a living - it's gruesome crime scenes. It's ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, clever, cynical, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, police detective, amateur detective, forensic, murder mystery, investigation, serial killer, crime scene, hidden identity, police investigation, crime investigation ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A young, beautiful and rich girl, Dimpy Singh, approaches Samrat Tilakdhari, a private investigator, with a strange case. Their garden got ruined for reasons that appear natural but are not known; leading horticulturists have examined the fading ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, detective, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, private detective, murder, mansion, private investigator, murder mystery, friendship, partner, crime scene, danger, mysterious character ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Marissa went into a coma while pregnant and wakes up five years later to find that she delivered her baby, but it is gone.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
motherhood, coma, female protagonist, amnesia, lie, missing child, waking up from a coma, parents and children, mother child relationship, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
41%
25K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. However, a seemingly innocent weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own hotel room from years ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, hotel, videotaping, trauma, macabre, weekend getaway, memory, male protagonist, guilt, obsession, isolation, slow burn ...
Similarity:
41%
143
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
The high rent district of Valley Creek apartments, seems to be a magnet for beautiful people....those who can afford to live there. But the rent has just gone up and it is costing residents their lives.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, scary, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, serial killer, apartment building, maniac, neighbor, murderer, woman, nudity, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When several carnal murders in a small beach town are linked to the public release of a discreet dating app's client information, detective Maxine Payton suspects the killer may be someone intimately close to her.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
online dating, investigation, murder mystery, female detective, serial killer, murder investigation, killing, murder, sleuth, crime solving, private detective, woman in danger ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist evaluating a self-confessed serial killer unravels a twisted web of trauma, deceit, and psychological manipulation—only to question if the killer is truly guilty or just another victim in a larger, darker game.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, trauma, serial killer, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, dark past, investigation, character study, obsession, mistrust, claustrophobia, psychoanalysis ...
Similarity:
40%
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