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Murders at the House of Death (2019)
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Original name: 屍人荘の殺人
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Yuzuru Hamura (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a university student and a fan of mystery novels. Against his will, he was forced to join the school's mystery club. The club is led by Kyosuke Akechi (Tomoya Nakamura). Meanwhile, Hiruko Kenzaki (Minami Hamabe) appears in front of them. She attends the same university and she is also a private detective. These 3 people attend a summer camp and stay at Shijinso pension in the mountains. On their first day there, they must barricade themselves in the pension. The next morning, they discover a murder has taken place in the pension.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, detective, tense, atmospheric, twist ending, crime thriller, twisted, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, summer camp, murder, japanese teenager, whodunit, murder investigation, forensics, private detective, escapades, private investigation, amateur sleuth, crime solving, school club, detective agency, cold case, deduction, locked room, female detective, locked in, cat and mouse, isolated community, campus, young adult, dark humor ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Murders at the House of Death
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, detective and suspense films with plots about investigation, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, crime solving, uncover truth and moral ambiguity mostly in Crime, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Murders at the House of Death: The Freemason (2013), Perfect Murders (2017), In the Wake (2021), Wedding Shower (2003), Trick: The Movie 2 (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
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Style:
detective, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, mysterious, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, detective, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
france, brittany
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, investigation, crime solving, murder mystery, police investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, criminal, serial murder, murder investigation, murderer, who done it ...
Place:
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Similarity:
73%
Genre: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, atmospheric, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, justice, suspicion, character study, literary, whodunit, slow burn, moral ambiguity, murder, wine, obsession ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Constance Bailey is a no-nonsense detective who prefers to work alone. When a high-profile CEO is murdered on the eve of his company’s corporate event in Malta – a high-stakes ballroom competition between senior executives – Detective Bailey ...
Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, undercover, dance contest, ballroom dancing, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery, crime investigation, problem, uncover truth, crime solving ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, deception, mysterious disappearance, murder mystery, crime investigation, uncover truth, tragic past, paranormal investigation, murder, crime solving, confronting the past, forensics ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The body of a teenage girl is found at the foot of a waterfall, a heart-shaped stone in her hand. The investigation leads the police on the trail of a local legend.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, serious, tense, sinister, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, forest, evidence, police procedural, whodunit, isolation, moral ambiguity, suspect, forensics, obsession, betrayal ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Austria
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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captivating, disturbing, tense
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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chicago
Similarity:
51%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Malaysia
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
50%
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Germany, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Der Kommissar und das Meer is a German television series.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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