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Unnatural Causes (2008)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, twist ending, intense, dark, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, twists and turns, danger, love, stalking, adultery, deception, lie, jealous husband, surveillance, mistrust, domestic drama, conspiracy, remorse, insurance fraud, guilt, paranoia, cover up, police procedural, moral ambiguity, character study ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Unnatural Causes
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, danger, dishonesty, deadly, couples, investigation and betrayal mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Unnatural Causes: Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Cheaters' Club (2006), Proof of Lies (2006), N-Secure (2010), Dark Desire (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A controversial therapist assembles a group of discontented wives and prescribes using adultery to save their failing marriages, only to have her patients killed off one by one.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A scientist researches the genetic cause of addictive behavior.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, surprise ending
Plot:
betrayal, woman in danger, danger, couple relations, infidelity, conspiracy, couples, inventions and discoveries, college dropout, university, miscarriage, sex scene ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
Similarity:
100%
716
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man's downfall from the pinnacles of success into the depths of his damaged character. His ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, erotic ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, infidelity, breakup, couples, couple relations, rivalry, obsession, danger, jealousy, sex scene, african american ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young man desperate to be connected to the people close to him resorts to devious measures to achieve that desire
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
obsession, family in danger, relationship problems, murder, investigation, uncover truth, love affair, couples, dishonesty, sociopath, desire, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ten years ago, Kate Collins (Ashley Jones) was a different person. Literally. She was living in Chicago, working as a bartender, and going by her real name ‘Stephanie Wickers.’ That all changed when she witnessed the murder of her boss by a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
murder, danger, hidden identity, witnessing a crime, on the run, haunted by the past, gangster, identity, witness protection, secret, female protagonist, new identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia, chicago, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
325
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
redemption, love, new identity, father daughter reunion, therapy, pianist, violence, daughter, vigilante, surgery, manipulation, psychological manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
547
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives find their careers - and lives - on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah.
Style:
atmospheric, detective, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, police detective, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, partner, high society, danger, couples, twists and turns, deep south ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia
Similarity:
100%
519
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, uncover truth, investigation, murder, twists and turns, parents and children, haunted by the past, small town life, small town, mental illness, ghost, afterlife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An architect (Daniel Hendler) trails a man (Gustavo Garzón) who was hiding under his girlfriend's (Dolores Fonzi) bed.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
true love, lovers, investigation, jealousy, obsession, danger, rivalry, couples, stalking, infidelity, unfaithful, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The troubled teenager Owen Whitmore has a sleep disorder and occasionally sleepwalks. Owen is having therapy sessions with Dr. Katherine Ramos. Having just joined the medical school, he has to move to another town, but he is divided between the ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, nightmare comes true, nightmare, who done it, doctors and patients, sleepwalking, dream, danger, couples, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
International reporter Jeff Randal spends half of his time abroad. His wife Donna feels neglected. When their preteen daughter Melinda's hunky teacher Adam Hamilton notices, Donna becomes his hot lover, to her Boston bookstore employer and ...
Style:
sexy, tense, suspenseful, erotic, sexual ...
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, older woman younger man relationship, sex, murder, love affair, couples, danger, betrayal, love and romance, teacher student romance, age-gap relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin) who becomes a main suspect.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot:
deaf, serial killer, love, police detective, murder, sex maniac, couples, mute or deaf, obsession, law enforcement, legal, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Successful businessman Jake takes his pregnant girlfriend Lindsey on a babymoon trip to an upscale desert resort. When they get there, Lindsey discovers thatJake’s meddlesome soon to be ex-wife, Gwen is there too. In a dream vacation gone wrong, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, slasher, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, stalking, death threat, love story, threat to kill, employer employee relationship, male female relationship, love interest, mistress, relationships, employee employee relationship ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, woman in danger, investigation, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, who done it, estate, inheritance, adultery, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on Chris Bohjalian’s New York Times best-selling novel, “Secrets of Eden” centers on Stephen Drew, an adored small-town minister, and the brutal and sadistic murder-suicide of Alice and George Hayward, the town’s most beloved ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating
Plot:
murder, small town, murder investigation, pastor, clergy, social relations, under the surface, religions or cults, society, minister, small town life, unfaithful wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vermont, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man returning to his childhood home for the reading of a will is met with hostility. Do the townsfolk know more about him than his new wife?
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
small town, woman in danger, who done it, danger, haunted by the past, dishonesty, homecoming, murder, twists and turns, family secret, murder investigation, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.
Style:
neo noir, scary, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, hotel, infidelity, couples, betrayal, stalking, love affair, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, bellhop, motel ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The wealthy president of a company has built up an unpayable debt to a local crime lord, and to escape punishment he sells his famous dancer wife to the lecherous old man figuring a 90 year old can’t do too much bad with her. Perhaps not, but ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, disturbing, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
bdsm, sexual relations, voyeur, sadism, bondage, submission, sexual abuse, lesbian sex, japanese mafia, female nudity, yakuza, sex slavery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. His partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, protagonist as suspect, riddles and clues, manipulation, law enforcement, danger, who done it, dishonesty, graphic violence, investigation, guilt ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Cathy Coulter is looking forward to a bright future with new husband Riley and her son Billy. Settled in their new home, Cathy becomes disheartened with Riley's frequent work trips and her intuition tells her something is amiss. When Riley ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
false accusation, murder, frame up, stalking, family in danger, danger, couples, betrayal, psychopath, deception, female protagonist, protective parent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Good Neighbour is a 2011 German film directed by Stephan Rick. It premiered in competition at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival and was screened at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival and the Hof International Film Festival.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
journalism, friendship, neighbor, manslaughter, psychological manipulation, hit and run, guilt, obsession, manipulation, hidden truth, power relations, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
20%
402
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A tale of infidelity, deceit, greed, and murder. Nick Compton, a Palm Springs real estate developer...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, intrigue, love affair, rivalry, betrayal, mysterious character, infidelity, gambling, murder, twists and turns, stalking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three lives are intricately linked during a New Years Eve “Key Party” for Swingers: A young newlywed is forced into an open relationship by her star-athlete husband and best friend an ill-fated club owner reunites with old friends to realize the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sexy, psychological, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
betrayal, infidelity, parents and children, sexual relations, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, father, swingers, jealousy, love triangle, open relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jessica is a housewife, unhappy in her marriage, who decides to "spice it up" a little bit. But she gets more than she bargained for when she contacts an old high school classmate she once had a crush on.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, serious ...
Plot:
infidelity, danger, couple relations, stalking, twists and turns, classmate, jealousy, murder, rivalry, violence, stalker, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Leaving his small-town roots to start a new life, Mitch meets the beautiful and seductive Amy at a happy hour and begins a tantalizing romance. Before long, Mitch learns that nothing is as it appears and, unable to trust anyone, finds himself on a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
danger, false accusation, murder, femme fatale, life turned upside down, dishonesty, on the run, protagonist as suspect, falsely accused, deception, fugitive, seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, family secret, trauma, murder mystery, character study, nightmare, domestic drama, violent outburst, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Yang Ruyi (32), a fashion magazine photographer, lives with her elder sister Yang Ruxing (33), a rational, introverted detective fiction author. Ruyi has inadvertently photographed a couple making madly passionately love. Few days later in a ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder, amateur detective, dishonesty, couples, family relations, twists and turns, adultery, photography, surveillance, obsession, paranoia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, taiwan
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
faked death, infidelity, deception, revenge, adultery, marital infidelity, british, betrayal, lie, female protagonist, presumed dead, scheming ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
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