Movies and TV shows like The Mess You Leave Behind

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The Mess You Leave Behind (2020)
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The Mess You Leave Behind (2020)
Original name: El desorden que dejas
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story: A teacher starts her job at a high school but is haunted by a suspicious death that occurred there weeks before and begins fearing for her own life.
Style: tense, psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, disturbing, contemplative
Plot: sex scene, murder investigation, blackmail, marriage, suicide, teacher student relationship, relationships, male female relationship, marital problem, teacher, investigation, family relations, society, unhappy marriage, crime solving, gay, troubled marriage, love, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, school teacher, unsolved crime, family problems, small town ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: spain

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Most similar movies to The Mess You Leave Behind

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and disturbing films and TV series with plots about uncover truth, murder investigation, crime investigation, investigation, murder, crime solving and female nudity mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Mess You Leave Behind: Elite (2018), Dark Desire (2020), God's Crooked Lines (2022), Parot (2021), A Teacher's Obsession (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Elite (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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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67%
 6.5
 9K
Dark Desire (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.
Style: erotic, captivating, dark, semi serious, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: seduction, cheating wife, unhappy marriage, sex scene, love affair, love interest, murder, erotica, infidelity, adultery, love story, tragic romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
God's Crooked Lines (2022)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Alice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient in unclear circumstances.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder investigation, investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, female detective, uncover truth, mental disorder, forensics, crime solving, psychiatric ward, psychiatric patient, female protagonist ...
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.5
 578
Parot (2021)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A police inspector tries to find out who has murdered numerous inmates who could have been released from prison thanks to the cancellation of the controversial Parot doctrine.
Style: tense, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: detective inspector, serial killer, killings, crime solving, criminal's revenge, serial murder, police, ex convict, crime spree, murder investigation, cold case, fighting crime ...
Time: year 2013
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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A Teacher's Obsession (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A high-school English teacher becomes dangerously obsessed with a star athlete who needs academic help.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Audience: teen drama
Plot: lesbian subtext, high school, teacher, manipulative woman, female protagonist, couples, society, teenage girl, teachers and students, social problems, school, schoolgirl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Secrets She Keeps (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: In an affluent Sydney suburb, two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan is a glamorous influencer on the rise, with an ambitious television sports reporter ...
Style: psychological thriller, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: unhappy marriage, women, life turned upside down, poor family, dark secret, family problems, marital problem, family secret, pregnant wife, chance meeting, dysfunctional marriage, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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In Tandem (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Commander Léa Soler has just taken over as head of the Montpellier investigations division, which means she'll be working with wild card Paul Marchal, who's brilliant but totally uncontrollable. It would be just another day at the office ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, detective
Plot: single parent, investigation, divorced parents, partner, crumbling marriage, parents and children, unsolved crime, workplace, family relations, uncover truth, murder investigation, social problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Sea of Plastic (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Mar de plástico (Spanish: Sea of Plastic) is a Spanish crime drama television series produced by Boomerang TV for Atresmedia. It airs on Atresmedia's main channel Antena 3. The series focuses on the investigation of a murder in the fictional ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, enigmatic ...
Plot: police, investigation, murder, murder investigation, small village, homicide detective, racial tension, murder mystery, danger, police detective, partners against crime, fighting crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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 6.6
 882
The Dark Heart (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story: Sanna is the 21-year-old daughter of a rich landowner in southern Sweden. Her father, Bengt, makes his fortune by leasing his vast expanse of inherited land to hardworking family farmers, many of whom struggle to make ends meet. Stern and ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: murder investigation, investigation, puzzle, crime investigation, uncover truth, obsessive quest, male female relationship, family problems, disappearance, sleuth, couple relations, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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 ⇓
26%
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 6K
Wallander (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style: psychological, tense, detective, realistic, serious ...
Plot: police detective, law enforcement, forensics, investigation, murder, police investigation, crime investigation, life is a bitch, sleuth, nordic, father daughter relationship, police protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Detective Chinatown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
TV show
Story: Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases.
Style: suspense, detective, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: investigation, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, murderer, sleuth, murder mystery, police detective, police investigation, cold case, killings, secret revealed ...
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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 967
Now and Then (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: On the eve of college graduation, six best friends embark on an epic weekend to celebrate—but it takes a fatal turn. Nearly 20 years later, the survivors are reluctantly reunited by a blackmail text threatening to expose the truth about that ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: friends, group of friends, friendship, investigation, lifestyle change, changing lives, adolescence vs adulthood, uncover truth, crime investigation, adulthood, problem, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.7
 714
Blackport (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, France, UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, period drama
Plot: fishing, corruption, social problems, family relations, changing lives, life is a bitch, relationships, family business, family problems, married couple, political unrest, couples ...
Time: 80s
Place: iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Who Killed Sara? (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Hell-bent on exacting revenge and proving he was framed for his sister's murder, Álex sets out to unearth much more than the crime's real culprit.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological thriller, steamy
Plot: murderer, murder, death of sister, revenge, criminal, loss of sibling, criminal's revenge, dark secret, hidden truth, murder investigation, family secret, rich man ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
12%
 7.4
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The Undoing (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 337 min.
TV show
Story: Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle ...
Style: suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, detective, thrilling ...
Plot: adultery, murder investigation, murder, life turned upside down, lie, mysterious disappearance, affair, family relations, father son relationship, lawyer, murder mystery, family drama ...
Time: 2020s, year 2019
Place: manhattan new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.9
 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 ⇓
22%
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 7.8
 533
Crystal City (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Investigator Sergei Smirnov, must return to the city of his childhood to investigate some high-profile murders. In Crystal city, there is a maniacal pedophile on the loose. Not only does he torture and kill children, he does it in a devious, brutal ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: homicide detective, serial murder, unsolved crime, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery, murder, tragic past ...
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22%
 5.8
 2K
Ragdoll (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min.
TV show
Story: Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: homicidal maniac, serial killer, killing spree, psycho killer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, investigation, murder, forensics, killings, police investigation ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Under the Surface (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: marital crisis, male female relationship, family in crisis, couple relations, family relations, family problems, relationships, family crisis, marriage crisis, husband wife relationship, school teacher, crisis ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: The Survivor (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
TV show
Story: ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective
Plot: forensics, investigation, crime investigation, murder investigation, partner, police investigation, sleuth, fighting crime, crime solving, homicide detective, unsolved crime, secret revealed ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
If I Close My Eyes Now (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: In a quiet town, two boys find a woman's mutilated body. After becoming suspects at first and realizing there is a mystery behind that murder, they decide to investigate the case with the help of an enigmatic old man. When a vertiginous spiral ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: investigation, scandal, murder, journalist, cheating wife, gossip, politics, murder investigation, murder mystery, amateur sleuth, crime investigation, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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 1K
The Pact (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Piotr Grodecki is an investigative journalist uncovering corruption and scandals at the highest levels of government.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: criminal, journalist, investigative journalism, brothers, betrayal, cons and scams, investigative reporter, brother brother relationship, investigation, fraud, crime solving, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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 223
Entangled (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The friendship between two middle-aged couples is in jeopardy when one of them dies in a supposed "car accident".
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, romantic, erotic ...
Plot: husband wife relationship, deception, accident, couple relations, relationships, love interest, romantic relationship, love affair, marital problem, love and romance, love story, male female relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.3
 688
Wilder (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Switzerland
TV show
Story: A detective returns to his home town in the Swiss mountains to remember her brother who died in an accident many years ago along with several other children. After a murder in town, she stays and starts to investigate.
Style: enigmatic, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: crime investigation, cold case, murder, crime solving, investigation, murder investigation, forensics, police detective, family tragedy, teamwork, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Place: swiss alps, switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.7
 6K
Burning Body (2023)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 394 min.
TV show
Story: When a police officer is murdered and set on fire, all eyes focus on two other agents: his girlfriend and her lover.
Style: psychological, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller
Plot: male nudity, murder, scandal, investigation, true crime, male female relationship, secret, couple relations, crime investigation, intrigue, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Anatomy of Evil (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Austria
TV show
Story: The criminal psychologist Richard Brock teaches at the University of Vienna. He used to work as a psychologist until his wife took her own life and he lost his license on suspicion of incorrect treatment. In the meantime he has developed a ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: criminal psychologist, homicide detective, forensics, police psychologist, partner, secret revealed, workplace situations, police, crime investigation, crime solving, unsolved crime, police investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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 ⇓
50%
The Age Of Anger (2022)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Manu Ríos, Amaia Aberasturi, Daniel Ibáñez, Carlos Alcaide star in this new fiction that portrays current adolescence based on the thriller to address the complexities that affect a new generation of young people.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: gay, bullying, family problems, lgbt, social problems, domineering father, framed for murder, family relations, father son relationship, murder, lgbtq, life is a bitch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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