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An Ethics Lesson (2013)
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Original name: 분노의 윤리학
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, suspense, tense, dark, neo noir, weird, tragic
Plot:
lovers, murder, obsession, voyeurism, unspoken love, twists and turns, murderer, police officer, friendship, secret identity, watching sex, pursuit, violence, obsessive love, secrets, guilt, moral ambiguity, female victim, character study, ethical dilemma, investigation, college, betrayal, neighbor, corruption ...
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Most similar movies to An Ethics Lesson
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, urban, investigation, murder, obsession and cat and mouse mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like An Ethics Lesson: Strings (2011), Seven Years of Night (2018), Oka Pathakam Prakaaram (2025), Dark Figure of Crime (2018), Vanjagar Ulagam (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
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Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Set against the haunting backdrop of a small lake town, this chilling thriller unravels a meticulous revenge set over a period of 7 years, all beginning with the accidental death of an innocent girl.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After losing everything and his wife's disappearance, Siddharth faces arrest. While investigating, he uncovers widespread societal crimes and vulnerabilities.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hyeong-min, a prominent police detective, and Tae-oh, a killer who has confessed to multiple murders, maintain a fierce psychological confrontation.
Style:
tense, twisted, crime drama, detective, crime thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, showdown, killing spree, investigation, murder victim, violence, danger, murder confession, cat and mouse, interrogation, mind game ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, busan, seoul
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A woman is murdered and her neighbour is picked up as a suspect. Meanwhile, a journalist believes he can use this murder to lure an elusive gangster, with help from the guy’s former accomplice.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, gangster, crime investigation, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, battles, uncover truth, fight, murder mystery, who done it ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
24%
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, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, loss, motherhood, female protagonist, grief, vigilante justice, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, obsession, empathy, secrets ...
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24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, investigation, cover up, police detective, hidden truth, life turned upside down, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, twists and turns, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a ...
Style:
neo noir, crime drama, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
boxer, boxing, murder, restaurant, revenge, character study, moral ambiguity, rivalry, danger, ethical dilemma, ambition, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An alcoholic spends all his time spying on his neighbor, waiting for the right moment to kill him.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
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23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A former stripper befriends a young man looking for his father, all the while trying to avoid a hitman for the mob, to whom she is deeply in debt.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, danger, underworld, stripper, pursuit, survival, nightlife, debt, cat and mouse, betrayal, fugitive ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
868
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A disturbing psychological thriller, that engages the audience to the point that it is always caught off guard, thus changing the point of view of the two main performers.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, isolation, locked in, elevator, trap, mind game, captivity, danger, social problems, trapped, psychopath, social relations ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Brussels homicide cop (Jérémie Renier) begins to lose control of his life as he tries to solve a bizarre murder.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, neo noir ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
brussels, belgium
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Marcos is an experienced nurse. He works in the night shift of a provincial private clinic. He is applied and professional but has a secret: in some extreme cases he applies euthanasia. He'll soon meet someone that knows what he's doing.
Style:
homoerotic, dark, suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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:
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Place:
germany
Similarity:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
copenhagen
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22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In Kansas City, the deranged middle-age Donna Germaine stabs and kills her lover, when he calls off their relationship to stay with his wife. Donna uses an excuse to move to the house of her aunt, and she becomes obsessed in their neighbor, the ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating ...
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obsession, neighbor, murder, attraction, femme fatale, woman seduces a man, husband wife relationship, marriage, betrayal, stalker, unsettling, obsessive love ...
Place:
kansas city
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Annie, 28 and recently divorced, is doing everything she can to get her life back on track. When she decides to join the New Life Fitness gym she's inspired and excited about her new trainer Alex, 20-something, who quickly becomes a friend. ...
Style:
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Plot:
female protagonist, stalker, serial killer, personal trainer, psycho killer, killing, murderer, murder, mental patient, homicidal maniac, mentally unstable, psychopath ...
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21%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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302
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Country: India
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
false accusation, obsession, twins, marriage, murder, femme fatale, uncover truth, deaf mute, betrayal, twin sister, suspicion, investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, trauma, law enforcement, investigator, police procedural, threat, obsession, confrontation, cat and mouse, stalking, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
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614
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A psychopath, who claims to be a saviour for men, murders women who are involved in more than one relationship. Who is he, and what made him such a monster?
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
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india
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20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Police sketch artist, Jack, helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker.. a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, danger, investigation, cat and mouse, threat, rape, justice, obsession, paranoia, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
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625
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman being terrorized by a stalker hires and develops a relationship with a handsome private detective, not realizing he'd become her deadly avenging angel.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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2K
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Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A series of sudden murders unfold in the city of Varanasi, targeting prominent individuals. The escalating violence shocks the local police as they grapple with the growing list of victims. As the investigation progresses, an auto driver named Dulu ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Anna looks for revenge against a pimp for her young sister death's while working out a complicated relationship with her lover.
Style:
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