Movies and TV shows like Cry Wolf

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Cry Wolf (2020)
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Cry Wolf (2020)
Original name: Ulven kommer
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: The intense and emotional story of a teenage girl who has written a vivid school essay detailing her stepfather’s violent behavior. The parents deny the accusations, but who is lying – and who is telling the truth?
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: child, child abuse, abusive parent, teenage girl, social worker, dysfunctional family, investigation, violence, kids and family, family relations, parents and children, father daughter relationship, mockery, social problems, family problems, extreme violence, social issues, violent, uncover truth, coming of age, children, female nudity, mother daughter relationship, foster home, domestic abuse ...
Place: denmark

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Most similar movies to Cry Wolf

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, disturbing and tense films and TV series with plots about family relations, family problems, investigation, uncover truth, murder, father daughter relationship and parents and children mostly in Drama, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Cry Wolf: Beautiful World (2019), Second Avenue (2007), Homesick (2022), Klangor (2021), Three Times Manon (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Beautiful World (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: This drama tells the story of a boy who becomes critically injured due to an incident of school violence and his family who seeks the truth and fights for justice in his name.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tear jerker
Plot: bullying, family relations, investigation, mother son relationship, rich and poor, parents and children, family problems, social problems, husband wife relationship, school bully, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
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95%
 5.5
 494
Second Avenue (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Andra Avenyn was a Swedish drama series and soap opera, produced by SVT and broadcast from 2007 to 2010.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, soap opera
Plot: family problems, ex convict, relationships, dysfunctional family, kids and family, family relations, social problems, parents and children, relationship problems, male female relationship, father son relationship, father daughter relationship ...
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85%
 5.5
 26
Homesick (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The daughter of the Li family has been missing for many years - suddenly she appears causing a turmoil in the town. The secrets hidden in the Li family gradually surface...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: missing daughter, family reunited, family secret, dysfunctional family, family problems, relationship problems, family relations, father daughter relationship, mysterious disappearance, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 7.5
 870
Klangor (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: A desperate father looks for his missing daughter.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: mysterious disappearance, family problems, father daughter relationship, father and daughter, disappearance, conspiracy, dysfunctional family, family relations, police, female nudity, teenager
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Three Times Manon (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story: After going before the judge for the third time, 15-year old Manon is placed in a reform centre for six months. Challenged by her own uncontrollable temper, and the bureaucracy of the institution, will this be Manon’s last chance at redemption?
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating
Plot: parent child relationship, troubled teen, family problems, teenage girl, social problems, mother daughter relationship, murder, social issues, socially awkward, violence, life is a bitch, parents and children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Beneath the Surface (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 467 min.
TV show
Story: Two families have created an idyllic life for themselves on one of the Oxen Islands. But when tragedy strikes, long-buried secrets come to light, friendships are undermined, and the paradise they built begins to fall apart.
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, bilingual
Plot: multiple perspectives, lost at sea, family relations, dysfunctional family, kids and family, bad influence, life is a bitch, manipulative person, manipulative behavior, disappearance, teenager, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Missing Bride (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, telenovela
Plot: family secret, crime solving, investigation, mysterious disappearance, mother son relationship, private investigation, family relations, family problems, uncover truth, disappearance
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Pernille (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: Pørni is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order. Pørni has two daughters with a jerk of an ex who has moved to Copenhagen, who ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, sincere
Plot: teenage daughter, parents and children, lifestyle, family relations, family life, relationship problems, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, coping, problem solving, social problems, single parent ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Crown of Tears (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Corona de Lágrimas is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is a remake of Corona de Lágrimas, produced in 1965 and starring Prudencia Grifell and Jorge Lavat. Victoria Ruffo, Africa Zavala and Mané de la ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, telenovela
Plot: family problems, mother daughter relationship, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, social problems, unfulfilled love, parents and children, couple relations, life is a bitch, eccentric family, family life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 7.1
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Blood (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Cat Hogan returns to West Meath upon her mother's sudden death - she has an accident at home and died (or was it an accident?). Blood is about old secrets, older betrayals, mind games and the lies family tell each other.
Style: disturbing, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, family relations, uncover truth, tragic past, family secret, confronting the past, dysfunctional family, crime solving, private investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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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 ...
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68%
 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 ⇓
66%
The Disappearance (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new ...
Style: realistic, tense, captivating, exciting
Plot: lawyer, child, kidnapping, female lawyer, investigation, suspect, family relations, private investigation, crime investigation, woman, uncover truth, mysterious disappearance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A gripping psychological mystery told from the shifting perspective of six characters following a complicated chain of events triggered when a child is taken and relationships are thrown into crisis.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: investigation, family conflict, male female relationship, family relations, parent child relationship, tragic love, family problems, husband wife relationship, family secret, child abduction, cause and meaning, abduction ...
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Good Morning, Verônica (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: While hunting for a dating-site predator, an underused cop discovers a husband and wife with a horrific secret — and a web of conspiracy hiding it.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, psychological thriller
Plot: domestic violence, police, suicide, female protagonist, abuse, violence against women, murder mystery, private investigation, female detective, investigation, cold case, family problems ...
Place: sao paulo brazil, sao paulo, brazil, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Don't Call It Mystery (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: University student Kuno Totono is the type who constantly questions what is taken for granted in society and develops his own theories based on his vast knowledge and unique set of values. One day in autumn, the police come to see him. His ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: investigation, murder, social problems, social misfits, uncover truth, crime solving, memory lapse, murder investigation, student, society, accusation, murder mystery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
The Lava Field (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Iceland
Duration: 183 min.
TV show
Story: When Reykjavik crime detective Helgi Marvin Runarsson is called in to investigate a suicide case on Snaefellsnes Peninsula, the case turns out to be far from simple. Pulled into a sinister trail of evidence, Helgi's own deeply hidden secrets ...
Style: detective, psychological, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, murder investigation, secret, confronting the past, suicide, crime solving, private investigator, suicide attempt, murderer, uncover truth, murder mystery ...
Place: iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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The Thaw (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It asks ‘Who was she? Why did she die? Who did she leave behind?
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: investigation, forensics, homicide detective, crime investigation, life is a bitch, confronting the past, problem, uncover truth, policewoman, female protagonist, loss of child, female police detective ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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 6.2
 49
Touched (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story: Four stories showing how individuals are able move forward after being abused as children.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, psychological
Audience: kids
Plot: child abuse, life is a bitch, domestic violence, family problems, violent father, violence, violent, tragic past, social problems, abusive parent, dysfunctional family, multiple storylines ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Back of Father (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, anthology
Plot: father son relationship, father daughter relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family, family relations, parents and children, kids and family, social problems, family life, multiple storylines, relationship problems, family secret ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 7.6
 55
The Chief (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style: realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: crime investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, good versus evil, betrayal, fight scenes, life is a bitch, danger, life philosophy, murder, investigation, twists and turns ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Sins of the Fathers (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A retired policeman and a former criminal, must face their past when their daughters' lives are suddenly put at risk in this gangster thriller shining a light on the dark and dangerous activities of the Warsaw Mafia.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: murder, father daughter relationship, murderer, partner, relationship problems, family problems, kids in trouble, killings, family secret, parents and children, murder mystery, teamwork ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 7.0
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Case (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A young ballerina is found hanged on a theatre stage in Reykjavik. The case is closed as suicide but two lawyers and a detective believe dark forces are at play in this challenging Icelandic thriller.
Style: captivating, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: lawyer, police investigation, nordic, police detective, police, child abuse, uncover truth, death of daughter, police officer, legal, investigation, pedophilia ...
Place: iceland, reykjavik iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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The Girl on a Bulldozer (2022)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Haeyoung is a hopeless girl. She lives with her father who runs a Chinese restaurant, and a younger sibling. One day, her father has a mysterious accident, which places her in a position of responsibility. She is now not only the head of the house ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: female protagonist, accident, crime solving, family problems, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, relationship problems, investigation, family relations, private investigation, homeless, poverty ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: daughter, father daughter relationship, children, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, teenage life, changing lives, social problems, dysfunctional family, teenager, kids and family ...
Place: estonia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Flesh and Blood (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 182 min.
TV show
Story: Three adult siblings find their family thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother, Vivien, declares she is in love with a new man. The tension his presence creates threatens to drag the whole family towards tragedy, and perhaps crime.
Style: suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: widow, siblings, tragedy, new love, remarry, family relations, mother daughter relationship, violent, brutality, uncover truth, danger, death ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 245 min.
TV show
Story: The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is terrorized by a rash of child murders occurring in its black community. When a black photographer is arrested for the crimes, controversy erupts over whether he is the actual killer or a scapegoat offered up by the ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, crime investigation, investigation, true crime, deep south, killer, blaxploitation, killing, violent, child, child murder ...
Place: georgia, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Children of Nobody (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since he is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: child abuse, tragic past, domestic violence, investigation, unsolved crime, female protagonist, confronting the past, loss of family member, child in peril, crime investigation, murder investigation, bereavement ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: small town life, murder mystery, murder, food, murder investigation, female protagonist, investigation, private investigation, investigative reporter, teamwork, investigative journalism, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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