Movies like Saving Zoë
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Saving Zoë (2019)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Echo must deal with the regular dramas of high school, in addition to grappling with the murder of her older sister, Zoë. But when Echo receives a diary from Zoë's boyfriend, she begins to untangle the secret life her sister lived.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, independent film
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, high school, damsel in distress, secret life, investigation, friendship, life is a bitch, brutality, danger, fight, youth, society, disorder, women, grief, death of sister, ford mustang, sister sister relationship, psychologist, high school student, memories, secrets, guilt, vintage car ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
ohio
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Most similar movies to Saving Zoë
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, suspense, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, investigation, murder mystery, danger, deadly, murder investigation and uncover truth mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Saving Zoë: The Corrupted (2019), Share (2019), Black Crescent Moon (2008), November Criminals (2017), Brazen (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing, emotional
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, murder mystery, abduction, jail cell, murder, police investigation, police detective, partner, friendship, interrogation, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, society, murder, friendship, danger, escapades, rivalry, small town, police, life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2012, year 2002
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy must try to figure out what happened and how to navigate the escalating fallout.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, dark, social ...
Plot:
rape, high school, underage drinking, teenage girl, memory lapse, one night stand, social problems, friend, investigation, police, party, friendship ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, diner, murder, law enforcement, small town life, social relations, murder mystery, sheriff, self discovery, danger, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Addison Schacht investigates the murder of his friend Kevin, with the help of Phoebe, and they discover the truth is darker than they ever imagined.
Style:
touching, cynical, suspenseful, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, death of mother, murder, investigation, girlfriend, friendship, father son relationship, confrontation, police, drug dealer, family relations, ambition ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mystery writer Grace Miller has killer instincts when it comes to motive - and she'll need every bit of expertise to help solve her sister's murder.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, private investigation, life is a bitch, double life, sleuth, sister, secret life, crime solving, dual identity ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Africa, USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
death penalty, courtroom, death sentence, life & death, society, culture clash, lifestyle, executioner, investigation, brutality, justice, life is a bitch ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A retiring detective tries to discover the identity of a half charred woman found in front of a District Attorney's boat who is pursuing a child serial killer.
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, boat, who done it, murder investigation, police officer, heroes, brutality, child murder, death, murder mystery, child murderess, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing room, Aurora enlists her Real ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, semi serious, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
murder, library, danger, escapades, outsmarting, resourceful, mysterious character, riddles and clues, talented, society, murder mystery, filmmaking ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Mac—Shannon’s new beau—first moved to Lighthouse Cove, he bought the historic lighthouse mansion that the town is named after. During renovation demolition, the bones of a teenage girl who went missing fifteen years ago were discovered. ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
death of sister, murder mystery, crime investigation, murder investigation, skeleton, child murder investigation, unsolved crime, uncover truth, murder, investigation, crime solving, murderer ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Style:
meditative, suspenseful, disturbing, erotic, realistic ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, working class, small town, investigation, love triangle, character study, factory, society, police detective, workplace romance, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 2005, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery haunting her ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder mystery, amateur sleuth, murder, murder investigation, danger, uncover truth, small town, riddles and clues, redheaded woman, strong female presence, gift ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Style:
suspense, melancholic, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, murder, accidental death, adaptation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder investigation, courtroom drama, investigation, parents and children, teenage life, lawyer, family problems ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines (hence the title of the movie), which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, brutal, bleak, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, serial killer, murder, sexualized violence, police investigation, woman in danger, danger, fatal attraction, schoolgirl, uncover truth, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin) has a gift for finding rare treasures hidden in garage sales that she can resell at her consignment store, Rags to Riches, and for get her involved in the criminal investigations that happen at the very second-hand ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, uncover truth, amateur detective, who done it, danger, suspicion, strong female presence, riddles and clues, police investigation, husband wife relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
murder mystery, amateur detective, murder, puzzle, investigation, uncover truth, friendship, dishonesty, danger, escapades, stubbornness, partners against crime ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
stalking, teenage life, friendship, couples, love and romance, youth, bullying, seduction, rape, revenge, mentally unstable, danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, captivating, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
murder mystery, riddles and clues, investigation, escapades, murder, danger, talented, outsmarting, crime scene, resourceful, mysterious character, mind game ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
Style:
atmospheric, non-linear, period piece, psychological, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
tragic event, friendship, teenager, teenage boy, painting, adaptation, museum, art, brother brother relationship, parent child relationship, lgbt, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
amsterdam, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, suspense, depressing, twist ending, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, vengeance, police, police investigation, investigation, death in the family, police detective, sexual abuse, loss of child, child abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, persia, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with ...
Style:
psychological thriller, disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
unhappy marriage, death of wife, architect, investigation, police brutality, revenge, danger, police investigation, disorder, dishonesty, winter, brutality ...
Time:
year 2016, year 1960, 60s
Place:
new york, columbus ohio, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On New Year's eve in London, a provocative game spins out of control and ends in murder, the true killer elusive amidst conflicting testimony and hidden motives.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, new year's eve, youth, whodunit, sex scene, mind game, wild party, danger, pistol, new year's eve party, killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in danger. No one seems to believe him except one person that he doesn't know.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
curse, murder mystery, private investigation, murder, death threat, murder investigation, supernatural, time travel, hopes, dark secret, investigation, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Physicist Manabu Yukawa returns to Japan from America. Detective Kaoru Utsumi visits him and talks about a case. The case is about a popular girl in a town who disappeared and, several years later, her body was found. A suspect was arrested for her ...
Style:
crime drama, detective, serious, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, genius, physicist, mysterious death, suspect, police procedural, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, true crime, victim, criminal ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
30%
407
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, danger, amateur detective, riddles and clues, fish out of water, law enforcement, couple relations, murder, who done it, best friend, murder mystery, aspiring actress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Autumn is a beautiful transfer student who goes undercover as a cheerleader to do an exposé on the cruel culture of the squad for her school newspaper. But when someone begins viciously attacking cheerleaders, she starts to fear for her own life.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, psychological
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, murder, high school, characters murdered one by one, partner, chase, testimony, clue, uncover truth, who done it, youth, mysterious man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to indulge his two favorite ...
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, crime drama, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, small town, murder, jesse stone, law enforcement, chief, small town life, cop, investigation, female psychopath, tough cop ...
Place:
nova scotia, new england, massachusetts
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits suicide, authorities discover a marriage of secrets and betrayal. While the investigation seems to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder mystery, investigation, false identity, secrets, domestic drama, murder, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, internet dating, private investigation ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
27%
22K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, disturbing, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
youth, nudity, sex scene, hip hop culture, sex with a stranger, society, teenager, juvenile delinquency, hip hop, female nudity, making love, brutality ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Atticus (James Coburn) goes to the small Mexican town where his estranged son (Paul Kersey) was a resident to discover how he died.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, investigation, suicide, murder mystery, private investigation, sleuth, loss of child, life is a bitch, uncover truth, bereavement, family drama, grief ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
27%
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