Movies and TV shows like Penance 2020

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Penance (2020)
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Penance (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Maddie. Following the loss of their son, Rosalie and Luke find their marriage under immense strain. Maddie and Rosalie find themselves in the caring hands of Jed, a charming and charismatic young man that they encounter at bereavement counselling who is also suffering under the weight of his own grief. Jed rekindles a hope for the future within the Douglas household. But underneath, a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape.
Style: suspense, psychological, bleak, suspenseful
Plot: older woman younger man sex, death of son, teenage sexuality, unhappy marriage, sexually frustrated woman, family in crisis, sexual obsession, marital crisis, therapist, psychological manipulation, backfire, pursuit, psychology, love triangle, psychological trauma, family problems, couples therapy, sex, male full rear nudity, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, coming of age, erotic dream, harassment, cheating wife ...
Time: future

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, suspense, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about family problems, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, murder, male female relationship and couple relations mostly in Thriller, Horror and Mystery genres. Some movies like Penance: Flight HS13 (2016), My Husband's Secret Wife (2018), Sinister Seduction (2019), Bastaard (2019), Door Lock (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Flight HS13 (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Mourning the death of her husband Simon, supposedly killed in a plane crash, Liv is shocked to discover that Simon lied to her and was not a passenger on the tragic flight. Seeking the truth surrounding her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Liv ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, suspicion of adultery, changing lives, mysterious girl, male female relationship, adultery, family problems, marital problem, secret, marriage crisis, desperation, husband wife relationship ...
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My Husband's Secret Wife (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A married woman's life turns upside down when she learns her husband is married to another woman.
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot: marital problem, husband wife relationship, second wife, family problems, relationship problems, male female relationship, family relations, love triangle, mistress, wife, adulterer, adultery ...
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Sinister Seduction (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A recent widow is glad when her son finds a new friend. But it soon becomes clear that he's after a different type of companionship. Will their attraction be her undoing? And what secrets is hiding?
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: older woman younger man sex, sex with friend's mother, young widow, single mother, mother son relationship, widow, friend, older woman younger man relationship, milf, obsession, family problems, family relations ...
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Bastaard (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan unwillingly goes along when his grieving family decides to give shelter to a homeless teenager called Radja. But as Daan witnesses how this stranger's presence deeply ...
Style: psychological thriller, psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: psychopath, death, death of brother, death of son, violence, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, youth, family relations, older woman younger man relationship, oedipus complex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium
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100%
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Door Lock (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she found a trace of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot: secretly observing, female victim, violence against women, murder, breaking and entering, investigation, attempted murder, woman in danger, pursuit, disembowelment, dismemberment, twists and turns ...
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Gold Digger (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Gold Digger tells the story of wealthy 60 year old Julia as she falls in love with Benjamin, a man 25 years her junior. As this six part series progresses the impact their unconventional relationship has on her family is explored and the secrets of ...
Style: suspense, captivating, enigmatic, psychological thriller, scenic
Plot: older woman younger man relationship, parents and children, lie, love and romance, money, rivalry, betrayal, mental disorder, feminist, desire, distopia, lgbt ...
Place: london
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Thou Shalt Not Kill (2018)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The main theme of the series is the way in which a person is led to murder while each story in the series combines elements of drama, social stories and thrillers. The duration of each episode is 45 minutes and is in the form of a psychograph. While ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, tense
Plot: murder, serial killer, killings, society, criminal, murderer, human nature, sexually dissatisfied wife, teen angst, sex with brother in law, cheating wife, older woman teenage boy sex ...
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50%
The Specialist (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Years ago, Takuma Yoshito (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) was arrested and prosecuted for attempted murder. He received a 15-year prison sentence, but it was proven that he was wrongfully convicted and he got out of prison with his name cleared. Takuma was ...
Style: captivating, bleak, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: police detective, criminal psychology, police, conspiracy, confined, jail, police officer, criminal conspiracy, ex convict, jailed, prisoner, police investigation ...
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49%
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Newton's Cradle (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The two lovers, Hazem and Hana, decide to have their baby in America to get the nationality. However, they come across many obstacles that threaten their marriage, especially when Hana stays in America and does not come back.
Style: psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, relationship problems, family relations, family problems, marital crisis, husband wife relationship, changing lives, lifestyle change, couples, tragic love, relationships, self discovery ...
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48%
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Paap (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
TV show
Story: What's the reason for Parboni's return to her past? Will her family accept her this way? This Durga Puja, witness the drama that unfolds at the Chowdhury household as Parboni returns with a dreaded secret.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot: witness, mysterious past, secret, family secret, dark past, changing lives, lifestyle change
Place: india
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48%
My Dangerous Wife (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: The wife had only wished for one thing, and one thing only... But when she realized that her wish would not come true, she began plotting a dreadful revenge on her husband. Married to a beautiful wife from rich family and running his own café ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense
Plot: infidelity, kidnapping, kidnapped woman, kidnapped wife, family problems, attempted murder, ransom demand, marital problem, abduction, relationship problems, marriage, dysfunctional marriage ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Six (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
TV show
Story: Soumyojit Ray’s life turns upside down when his wife suddenly dies and he gets accused. Hoichoi Originals presents Six, a never-seen-before psycho-thriller.
Style: psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot: changing lives, framed for murder, loss of spouse, murder, family relations, accused of murder, social problems, lifestyle change, accusation, loss of wife, bereavement, loss of family member ...
Place: india
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48%
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Limbo (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Lidia and Wally meet when she buys him his house. They fall in love, but Lidia lives in Madrid, Spain, and Wally in Neuquen, Argentina. Their Skype conversations are interrupted by glitches that happen in Lidia's computer. Wally begins to feel ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, suspense, scary, psychological ...
Plot: ghost, curses spells and rituals, paranormal investigation, supernatural power, paranormal, mission, evil, couples, rescue, chase, hunting, loss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
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47%
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Moebius (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: "Moebius" is an investigative thriller that does not include police around a case that affects a student at the highschool of La Farga, a seemingly quiet village in inland Catalonia. Mamen, the new math teacher, begins an investigation on ...
Style: psychological, bleak, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: skateboard, crime investigation, private investigation, investigation, dark secret, math teacher, undercover, school teacher, female teacher, murder investigation, teacher, new teacher
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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L.A. Macabre (2014)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Three filmmakers interview a former member of the defunct cult "The New Family" leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, bleak, enigmatic ...
Plot: interview, murder investigation, killings, religions or cults, kidnapped, riddles and clues, abduction, puzzle, kidnapping, murder
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47%
Who Stole My Daughter? (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Five years later a 17-year-old Katie turns up at Janet's doorstep. The overwhelming joy is short lived, though, as Katie is suffering from severe trauma and unable to account for her absence. What's worse, after mysterious strangers begin ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: psychological trauma, investigation, traumatic experience, childhood trauma, kidnapped daughter, mother daughter relationship, private investigation, family relations, child abduction, kidnapped girl, kidnapped
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47%
Unwritten Obsession (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Bestselling author Skye Chaste hasn't had any success since her hit book, "Maya's Fall", was released years ago. Now desperate for cash, Skye accepts a job to mentor one of her young fans, Holly, who is writing a novel herself.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, psychological
Plot: best selling author, aspiring writer, suicide, psychological manipulation, relationship problems, psychology, life is a bitch, social problems, psychological trauma, stalker, alcohol abuse, money problems ...
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The Last Weekend (2012)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Ian (Shaun Evans) and Em (Claire Keelan) receive a surprise invitation from an old friend. Ollie (Rupert Penry-Jones) invites the couple to spend a weekend in the Suffolk countryside with him and Daisy (Genevieve O'Reilly). The couples expect ...
Style: tense, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: couples, friendship, death, revenge, murder, supernatural horror, under the surface, countryside, weekend, vacation, golf, rivalry
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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47%
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Frozen (2005)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but Kath remains haunted by a need to know what happened. When police investigations wind down, Kath continues the search herself. She gets nowhere ...
Style: psychological, bleak, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot: afterlife, missing person, drowning, sister, therapist, missing sister, sibling relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, alcohol abuse, isolation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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47%
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Dual Mania (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A psychological suspense thriller dealing with the dual persona a young man possesses and attempts to conceal throughout his ongoing sessions with his therapist.
Style: neo noir, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: dark hero, schizophrenia, good versus evil, violence, sexual murder, disturbed individual, doctors and patients, psychology, split personality, family problems, dissociative identity disorder, psychotherapy ...
Place: chicago
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Graphic Desires (2022)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.
Style: bleak, psychological, suspenseful, tense
Plot: infidelity, cheating, sex scene, relationships, obsession, couples, couple relations, male female relationship, dating show, sex, internet dating, hot and sexy ...
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The Sin (2004)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Dhep is a traveling photographer on his way home to broach unresolved problems between his father and himself. But, on his way home to the island, he meets Riam at the pier, and swiftly falls in love with her. before learning that she’s his ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, cheating wife, sexually dissatisfied wife, love affair, family relations, couple relations, father son relationship, forbidden love, husband wife relationship, romantic relationship, love interest, love triangle ...
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46%
Dangerous Company (2015)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Pauline begins to lose track of time, misplace things and find herself disoriented. She fears falling victim to a disease, but all is not as it seems. She must find the truth and prove it to the police and herself.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense
Plot: psychological manipulation, unfaithful husband, infidelity, false identity, therapy, adultery, family problems, lovers, con trick, marital infidelity, businesswoman, female protagonist ...
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46%
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House of Good and Evil (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After a family tragedy in the chaotic city, Chris and Maggie Conley, in a last-ditch effort to save their dying marriage, purchase an isolated home in the deepest woods, to which they quickly discover evil has a key.
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: starting over, family in danger, family tragedy, family problems, crumbling marriage, isolation, unhappy marriage, family relations, marriage crisis, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, male female relationship ...
Time: 21st century
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46%
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Psychosexual (2022)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After finding her boyfriend cheating on her, a woman becomes obsessed with a YouTuber to the point that she thinks he's the perfect man for her.
Style: psycho sexual, suspenseful, harsh, serious, dramatic ...
Plot: sexual obsession, mad woman, infidelity, cheating, female protagonist, couple relations, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, sex, woman, double murder ...
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46%
Deadly Attraction (2014)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
TV show
Story: This is about a certain year. How things could go from bad to worse within a year. We focus mostly on a guy’s life (Mark Fisher), and how his life affected others within that period of time. Just how bad does a person have to be before the Lord ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: murder, father son conflict, relationship problems, life is a bitch, frame up, mother son relationship, manipulation, manipulative behavior, parents and children, family problems, family conflict, incest ...
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4Closed (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at nothing to get his home back.
Style: tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: family in danger, psychopath, family problems, danger, stalking, family in crisis, deaf, murder, deception, stalker, basement, lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Calm Before (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A husband and wife on the brink of divorce are trapped at a Lake House on their anniversary and are forced to confront their demons, both real and imaginary.
Style: bleak, captivating, disturbing, psychological, serious ...
Plot: divorce, male female relationship, husband and wife, family problems, husband wife relationship, couples, wife, ex wife, female protagonist, couple relations, relationships
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46%
After She Wakes (2019)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: After tragic death of her baby son, a narcoleptic mother with young daughter suffers from terrifying sleep disruptions as they try to deal with ongoing pain and grief. They begin experiencing different episodes of parasomnia including night terrors ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: nightmare comes true, family relations, husband wife relationship, relocation, death of son, recurring nightmare, waking up from a nightmare, mother daughter relationship, mysticism, supernatural horror, bondage, supernatural ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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The Punishment (2008)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, psychological
Plot: child labor, re-education, child abuse, life is a bitch, teenage life, exploitation, slave labor, problem child, forced labor, juvenile delinquency, juvenile delinquent, labor camp ...
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46%
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