Movies and TV shows like Doctor Foster

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Doctor Foster (2015)
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Doctor Foster (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of inquiry far more unravels including a streak of violence below the surface.
Style: emotional, captivating, serious, tense, realistic, psychological thriller, atmospheric, crime drama
Plot: extramarital affair, adultery, female protagonist, infidelity, mature woman, life turned upside down, husband wife relationship, family relations, female doctor, couple relations, parents and children, love and romance, family problems, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, divorce, revenge, women, investigation, medicine, house, feminist, isolation, choice, resistance ...
Time: contemporary
Place: usa

Most similar movies to Doctor Foster

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, serious and psychological films and TV series with plots about family relations, family problems, extramarital affair, couple relations, husband wife relationship, adultery and infidelity mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Doctor Foster: The Affair (2014), The World of the Married (2020), A Woman Scorned (2020), Prisoners Wives (2012), The Secret (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Affair (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book ...
Style: psychological, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, infidelity, adultery, husband wife relationship, sex scene, sexual relations, strong sexual content, writers, family problems, parents and children, life turned upside down, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
The World of the Married (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Ji Sun Woo is a family medicine doctor. She is married to Lee Tae Oh and they have a son. She seems to have everything, including a successful career and a happy family, but she is betrayed by her husband and others. Meanwhile, Lee Tae Oh dreams of ...
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: adultery, extramarital affair, infidelity, betrayal, doctor, director, marriage, couple relations, family relations, family problems, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
A Woman Scorned (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Asya is a successful doctor and she has a perfect life with her husband and her son. But after finding a blonde hair on her husband's scarf, everything changes and she discovers her husband's extramarital affair.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense
Plot: marital infidelity, adulterous husband, unfaithful husband, cheating boyfriend, husband wife relationship, revenge, deception, marital problem, adultery, relationship problems, relationships, vengeance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Prisoners Wives (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Behind every prisoner, there's a wife, girlfriend or mother doing time on the outside. For some it's a nightmare, for others a liberation. Prisoners' Wives - it's time to tell their stories.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, touching, captivating ...
Plot: prison, couples, family relations, social relations, parents and children, housewife, female protagonist, imprisonment, aspiration, strong female presence, couple relations, coping
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Secret (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher, Hazel Buchanan, played by Genevieve ...
Style: suspense, captivating, suspenseful, detective, sexy
Plot: double murder, extramarital affair, dentist, husband wife relationship, sex scene, love and romance, danger, adaptation, death, mature woman, true crime, investigation ...
Time: 90s, 2010s, 2000s
Place: ireland, northern ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Satisfaction (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A provocative drama that explores modern marriage at its midpoint. Through the lens of one couple, Neil Truman and his wife, Grace, this series answers the question, “What do you do when having it all is not enough?” by delving into their ...
Style: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, erotic ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, husband wife relationship, couple relations, under the surface, male escort, marriage, adultery, infidelity, family problems, couples, dysfunctional marriage, dating ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Reckoning (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 460 min.
TV show
Story: The murder of a teenager and the hunt for a serial killer in a suburban Northern California town sets two fathers on a course of mutual destruction that will reverberate through their quiet community. Starring Sam Trammell and Aden Young.
Style: psychological thriller, psychological
Plot: serial killer, cheating wife, horny wife, unfaithful wife, murder, missing person, extramarital affair, infidelity, killer, obsession, addiction, forensics ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Daybreak (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then ...
Style: realistic, psychological, touching, bleak, sincere ...
Plot: infidelity, family problems, vengeance, crumbling marriage, love affair, parents and children, family relations, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, redemption, introspection ...
Place: europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers (French: Marie-Jo et ses deux amours) is a 2002 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. It was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Style: emotional, serious, psychological, sincere, realistic ...
Plot: fall in love, family relations, couples, family problems, couple relations, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, infidelity, cheating wife, parents and children, love triangle, polyamory ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: marseille, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Killing Eve (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
Style: exciting, tense, dark comedy, suspense, detective ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, psychopath, female protagonist, psycho killer, investigation, woman with a gun, female assassin, peril, odd couple, obsession, lesbian love ...
Time: 2010s, future
Place: london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Torn (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: life turned upside down, police investigation, family in crisis, parents and children, family relations, dishonesty, family problems, shopping mall, death in the family, terrorism, dealing with death, suburbs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Naked Director (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: In 1980s Japan, one determined man turned every crushing setback into opportunity. His name was Toru Muranishi, and he revolutionized his industry.
Style: erotic, funny, captivating, sensual, sexploitation film
Plot: adult filmmaking, porn industry, female nudity, cheating wife, sex scene, porn star, director, yakuza, filmmaking, new beginning, teamwork, nudity ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: japan, tokyo, hokkaido, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Broken Marriage Vow (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: It is about a married couple whose family is rocked by her husband’s affair.
Style: psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: mother son relationship, extramarital affair, life is a bitch, couple relations, male female relationship, female protagonist, adultery, family problems, relationship problems, marital problem, dysfunctional family, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Mistresses (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Meet Savi, a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life -- both professional and personal -- simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry, try to start a family of their own. Savi's ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, sexy, soap opera ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: casual sex, mistress, love affair, family relations, infidelity, lifestyle, female friendship, best friend, female protagonist, lesbian, women, trust ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
11%
 7.2
 602
Anna Karenina (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: To help her brother mend his failing marriage, young Russian beauty Anna Karenina - who's married to eminent nobleman Alexei Karenin - leaves St. Petersburg for Moscow, where she meets the dashing Count Vronsky. They soon fall madly in love, ...
Style: captivating, realistic, touching, emotional, serious ...
Plot: dishonesty, betrayal, tragic hero, infidelity, tragic love, breakup, extramarital affair, couples, family problems, love and romance, destructive relationship, couple relations ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place: russia, moscow russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Deep Water (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A modern day look at family through the eyes of three women as they work to balance work and life pressures.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere, dramatic
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: family relations, female nudity, horny wife, husband wife relationship, unfaithful wife, destiny, society, friendship, adaptation, lifestyle, rivalry, fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Fatal Attraction (2023)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: An affair threatens the lives of Dan Gallagher and his wife, Beth, in this deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller which explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, psychological thriller
Plot: extramarital affair, marriage, relationship problems, infidelity, dysfunctional marriage, couple relations, love interest, love affair, troubled marriage, family relations, unfaithful husband, husband wife relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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 4K
The Pact (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Anna, Nancy, Louie and Cat have had enough of their tyrannical young boss Jack Evans, and make a drunken snap decision at a work function that has shocking repercussions.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, detective, thrilling
Plot: murder, life is a bitch, female protagonist, problem, uncover truth, silent man, secret, family secret, investigation, women, murder mystery, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Single Father (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 231 min.
TV show
Story: Dave is facing the seemingly impossible job of bringing up four kids alone after the sudden death of his wife. And things get even more complicated when he falls in love with his wife's best friend, Sarah. Single Father asks how soon is too ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, emotional, romantic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: tragic event, accident, fall in love, family relations, parents and children, family problems, death in the family, love and romance, loss of spouse, loss of family member, loss of loved one, grief ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.9
 3K
The Sister (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions.
Style: psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, thrilling, non-linear
Plot: family relations, secret, husband wife relationship, couple relations, male female relationship, relationships, redemption, dealing with the past, marital problem, troubled past, secret past, confronting the past ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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 511
Missing at 17 (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A woman tries to save her adopted daughter from a criminal, with help from the girl's biological mother.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: rescue, adoption, danger, parents and children, family relations, woman in danger, life turned upside down, age difference, strong female presence, estrangement, teenage life, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Exile (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Exile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of Alzheimer's disease against a background of corruption. It stars John Simm and Jim Broadbent and was broadcast on BBC One. The series received varyingly ...
Style: psychological, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: parents and children, mental illness, homecoming, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, mental health, murder mystery, investigation, father son relationship, dementia ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.2
 51K
Safe (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 356 min.
TV show
Story: After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.
Style: suspense, captivating, witty, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot: investigation, missing person, parents and children, twists and turns, neighbor, missing daughter, father daughter relationship, father, female detective, suspect, private investigation, uncover truth ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Bouquet of Barbed Wire (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When Peter Manson's daughter falls pregnant by her teacher, he is afraid that he has lost her forever. But are his fears more than just fatherly concern?
Style: psychological, serious, emotional, detective, erotic ...
Plot: obsession, couple relations, family problems, parents and children, life turned upside down, dysfunctional family, abusive husband, haunted by the past, car accident, loss of wife, older woman younger man relationship, murder mystery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.4
 12K
The Other Man (2008)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, romantic drama ...
Plot: adultery, infidelity, secret lover, betrayal, family problems, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, obsession, love triangle, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, father daughter relationship ...
Time: year 2008, future, 21st century
Place: england, milan italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
The First Half of My Life (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A group of city dwellers who have to make choices about love and career. Based on Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, romantic, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: businessman, family problems, human nature, family relations, parents and children, life turned upside down, married couple, relationships, couple relations, dishonesty, love and romance, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.0
 102
The Museum (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Trace the self-destructive fall of Della Howells, Museum Director in her 40s who begins a dangerous relationship with a young man, and descends from a respectable middle-class woman into the criminal underworld of the art world.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: horny wife, cheating wife, sex with friend's mother, extramarital affair, relationship problems, male female relationship, infidelity, love and romance, family relations, romantic relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.9
 2K
Trauma (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a high-achieving trauma consultant for the death of his teenage son.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, action thriller ...
Plot: obsession, bereavement, class differences, revenge, stalker, medical, psychological trauma, doctor, family problems, african american, investigation, workplace problem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 7.0
 3K
Trust Me (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A series of gripping thrillers that expose the dark side of the people we trust to care for us - doctors.
Style: serious, emotional, captivating, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: medical, pretense, doctors and patients, single mother, deception, hospital, secret, coworker relationship, salvation, feminist, female nudity, nurse ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Couple of Mirrors (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author, living with everyone's adoration and envy. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no ...
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, historical drama
Plot: extramarital affair, adultery, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, family relations, adulterous husband, couple relations, changing lives, family problems, male female relationship, lifestyle change, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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