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The Grief Tourist (2012)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his hunger - the deep hunger of an insatiable American soul - always scanning to devour something - anything that might fill the searing, unexplained void within him. Jim obsesses over the hobby that has been part of his DNA since he was a young boy: grief tourism - the act of traveling with the intent to visit places of tragedy or disaster. Every year his week-long vacations from work are spent going to grief tourist locations in the lives of different serial killers he is fascinated with. This years obsession is Carl Marznap, a mass murder from New Orleans, Louisiana. But this trip is no ordinary vacation as Jim's rancid sexual impulses and weakening grip on reality deteriorate into a violent despair that will ultimately unlock an unspeakable secret festering within him, bringing The Grief Tourist to it's brutal and shocking finale...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, grindhouse
Plot:
serial killer, childhood trauma, killing spree, murder, obsession, twists and turns, friendship, violence, hotel, church, tourist, tourism, nudity, transgender, transphobia, prostitute, transsexual, child abuse, friends, small town, rape, sex scene, death, male nudity, suicide ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and psychological films with plots about murder, deadly, serial killer, danger, obsession, psychopath and female nudity mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like The Grief Tourist: Callback (2016), The Pledge (2001), A Kiss and a Promise (2011), After Image (2001), The Barber (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Larry is an ardent evangelical Christian, lives in New York, works as a mover, and dreams of breaking into the world of commercial acting. As he seeks his big break, he argues with his boss and leads a solitary life. His fate takes an unexpected ...
Style:
feel good, light, realistic, sincere, reflective ...
Plot:
dark humor, revenge, religion, voyeurism, mentally unstable, violence, mental breakdown, american dream, acting audition, aspiring actress, aspiring actor, faith ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, depressing ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, child murder investigation, investigation, murder mystery, child murder, plot twist, justice, private investigation, violent, small town, obsession ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
nevada, turkey, reno nevada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, detective, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, small town, police investigation, couple relations, dishonesty, under the surface, double life, secret, female nudity, sexual content, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, photographer, obsession, couples, disability, danger, mind game, who done it, mute or deaf, male female relationship, sign language ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is hunting for a serial killer not to expose him but to learn the business! They form a twisted bond and turn the town upside down as Eugene teaches John ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, grindhouse ...
Plot:
serial killer, mind game, investigation, murder, twists and turns, small town, monster, killer, house, barber, son, barbershop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, mind bending ...
Plot:
obsession, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, friendship, family problems, murder, family life, death in the family, trying to get pregnant, mysterious disappearance, dealing with death ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
44%
861
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Lila a college student discovers a latent ability to see into the past. When a professor hires her for some psychological tests she becomes the target of the killer of the woman she sees in her dreams.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, independent film, mind bending ...
Plot:
psychic, female nudity, erotica, strangulation, sex, voyeur, serial killer, murder, power relations, couples, college, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, strong violent content, rape and murder, who done it, life is a bitch, physical appearance, mentally unstable, stalking, law enforcement, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
44%
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810
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A first person narrative of a gay serial killer explores violence, sexuality, and imagination.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, independent film, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
gay, naked man, lgbt, serial killer, lgbtq, homosexuality, male nudity, male prostitution, nudity, male pubic hair, gay interest, gay straight relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Bo is a transexual prostitute in Brussels who left home after being abused by her father. She's infuatuated with a neighbor and suspected by the police in a series of transexual murders. In order to clear herself she must turn detective.
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
amateur detective, serial killer, prostitute, investigation, protagonist as suspect, transsexual, life is a bitch, police investigation, sexual abuse, sexual murder, dishonesty, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels
Similarity:
41%
467
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting: his best friend Stanley has become unstable, mysterious and ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, slasher ...
Plot:
murder, homecoming, best friend, couples, breakup, missing person, danger, friendship, campus, serial killer, suicide by gun, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
virginia, usa
Similarity:
41%
1K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, best friend, losing-it hero, serial killer, danger, violence, black bra, female nudity, killer, violent content, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Brad (Michael Shannon) has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place; Based on a true ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, serious, realistic, cult classic ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, crazy, memory, family relations, family problems, law enforcement, delusion, parents and children, surrealism, dysfunctional family, eccentricity ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
california, peru, usa, san diego california, new orleans
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An art student living with his sister is actually a maniac strangling dancers and prostitutes. One victim's sister starts looking for him...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, grindhouse, independent film ...
Plot:
strangler, serial killer, obsession, investigation, strangulation, nightlife, psychosis, female victim, jealousy, sibling relationship, cat and mouse, urban ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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531
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female psychopath, obsession, female killer, female assassin, psycho killer, dominatrix, murder, mentally unstable, possessed woman, stalking, murderer, serial killer ...
Time:
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Similarity:
36%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, scary, mind bending ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young woman (Bonnie Dennison) falls for a mysterious man (Michael Welch) who reveals his dark side.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, crime drama
Plot:
abusive boyfriend, father daughter relationship, murder, psychopath, dangerous attraction, hidden identity, danger, dishonesty, family relations, confined, disorder, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
Style:
psychological, noir, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, children, child murder investigation, spy, killer, home invasion, coming of age, witness, con artists, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger ...
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, tense, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, killing spree, child abuse, love, murder, beauty pageant, law enforcement, small town life, woman in danger, small town, riddles and clues ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south carolina
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, sexy, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, obsession, couples, strong sexual content, computers and web, media, sexual relations, desert, suv, sex scene, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Sylvain, a film-obsessed 31-year-old, lives in the basement of a small art-house theater where he works as a programmer, projectionist and cashier. Each night, after the last showing, he goes out for a murderous ritual.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, danger, psychopath, theater, small town, murder, violence, mentally unstable, solitary, woman in danger, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, murder, psychic power, danger, serial killer, talking to the dead, new neighbor, death, fugitive, sex, train, flashback ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
318
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
CRAIG is a lonely, somewhat awkward, young man trying to recover from losing his parents in a big fire. Besides a friend from childhood, in one go he looses everyone he cares about. The friend, Cliff, isn't of much use either. He has his own ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, danger, vengeance, mental illness, gory, split personality, obsession, rivalry, suburbs, suburban life ...
Time:
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Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A former Texas Ranger is recruited by a Houston police captain to assist a homicide detective in the search for an elusive serial killer who collects antique dolls.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, scary, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, crucifix, law enforcement, danger, investigation, dealing with death, murder, curses spells and rituals, religions or cults, who done it, female nudity, church ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Savage Messiah is a docudrama about Roch "Moïse" Thériault, the charismatic former leader of a small religious group based near Burnt River, Ontario, Canada. Between 1977 and 1989 he held sway over as many as 12 adults and 26 children. ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
manipulation, sect, small town, serial killer, religions or cults, psychopath, life is a bitch, society, leadership, child abuse, violence, commune ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary Laurent Kessler claims damage in his basement caused by a flooding due ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, dangerous attraction, couples, danger, dishonesty, murder, suspicion, psychology, infidelity, female nudity, scalpel, veterinarian ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
flanders
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
mental institution, murder, psychopath, redemption, mentally unstable, criminal psychologist, woman in danger, crime and punishment, haunted by the past, prison, love, prison life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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