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Selling Isobel (2016)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Selling Isobel, a thriller based on true events, featuring the real victim in true life playing the main charter. It's about a woman who got locked in, drugged, held against her will and sold to numerous men for 3 days in an apartment in central London. It's a film about her fight for survival all the way to the gruesome end.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, crime drama, independent film
Plot:
rape, sex slavery, violence against women, kidnapping, violence, graphic violence, trap, struggle for survival, female bondage, human trafficking, female nudity, true crime, sexualized violence, abduction, rape victim, bus, gagged, bound and gagged, apartment
Place:
los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, disturbing, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about kidnapping, rape, true crime, abduction, violence, kidnapped and investigation mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Selling Isobel: Three Girls (2017), Cleveland Abduction (2015), Priceless (2016), You Can't Take My Daughter (2020), Trafficked (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
human trafficking, teenage girl, rape, working class, sex trafficking, police investigation, true crime, court case, sex slave, sexualized violence, abuse, sexual abuse ...
Place:
bristol
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, true crime, captivity, isolation, violence, missing person, woman in danger, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, abuse, cruelty, rape ...
Time:
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Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realizes that he's made a huge mistake and has inadvertently become involved in a dangerous human trafficking ring. The unlikely ...
Style:
satanic, disturbing, touching, tense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
human trafficking, violence against women, injustice, social injustice, human rights, kidnapping, sister sister relationship, friendship, christian, young woman, faith, corruption ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young woman fights to keep her rapist from gaining custody of her daughter.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, violence, rape victim, female protagonist, custody battle, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, rape and revenge, sexual abuse, rape, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On the afternoon of August 3, 2013, 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was abducted after finishing cheerleading practice in a San Diego suburb. When the bodies of her mother and brother were found in the burned home of family friend James DiMaggio later ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
true crime, child abduction, father daughter relationship, 16 year old, uncover truth, disappearance, crime solving, unsolved crime, teenage girl, forensics, investigation, crime investigation ...
Place:
california, san diego california, idaho
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, rough, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
human trafficking, slavery, sex slavery, forced labor, captivity, abduction, woman in danger, forced prostitution, life is a bitch, female friendship, sex trafficking, rape ...
Place:
northern california, new delhi, nigeria, houston texas
Similarity:
100%
7K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Style:
sexy, psychological, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
abusive husband, rape, serial killer, domestic violence, sister sister relationship, rape victim, sex scene, murder, rough sex, erotic scene, making love, true crime ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who ...
Style:
sexy, rough, detective, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, missing child, sexual abuse, child molestation, sex slavery, slavery, child rape, rescue, child molester, forced prostitution, humiliation ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, mexico city, poland, texas, el paso texas ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Style:
dramatic, serious, suspenseful, tense, controversial ...
Plot:
kidnapping, human trafficking, rescue, children, child trafficking, child kidnapping, dangerous mission, slavery, sex slavery, pedophilia, vigilante, brother sister relationship ...
Place:
colombia, south america, tijuana mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
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42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The true story of Chong Kim who, as a young teen, was abducted into the sex trade, and the complicated moral choices she had to make in order to survive as her situation grew more desperate.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping, prostitution, captivity, rape, teenage life, pimp, slavery, smuggling, prostitute, sex slave ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, nevada, las vegas, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious
Plot:
rape victim, legal, legal system, rape, true crime, abduction, sexual abuse, violence, fight for justice, violent, kidnapped, kidnapper ...
Time:
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Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
American-born Jayne Valseca, her husband Eduardo, the son of a legendary Mexican newspaper publisher, and their two children live an idyllic life on their 1,000 acre ranch outside of a peaceful Mexico town. But in the summer of 2007, their peaceful ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, captivity, danger, confined, hostage, kidnapped, ambush, changing lives, family problems, fear, family crisis, extortion ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
547
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
human trafficking, rape, sex slavery, society, life is a bitch, on the road, brutality, abduction, russian immigrant, trick, model, passport ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
escape, prison break, escaped prisoner, true crime, runaway, serial killer, fleeing, jail, criminal, law enforcement, biopic, manhunt ...
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological
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Time:
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Place:
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605
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Russia, France, Portugal
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, touching, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
human trafficking, sex slavery, organized crime, prostitute, humiliation, abduction, violence against women, zoophilia, rape, russian abroad, naivete, mentally challenged ...
Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia, France, Sweden, Norway, Lebanon, Qatar, Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mariam just wanted to enjoy the night, when a tragic event occurs. Despite the trauma, the pretty tunisian student is determined to go to the police. But what can be done when your persecutor is your only chance?
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, exciting, touching ...
Plot:
sexualized violence, police station, police brutality, party, police, female protagonist, student, policewoman, violence against women, woman, women, muslim ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
tunisia, middle east, maghreb
Similarity:
38%
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, historical drama
Plot:
kidnapped woman, teenage girl, abduction, sexual assault, serial killer, teenager, violent, violence, homicidal maniac, murderer, captivity, physical abuse ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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37%
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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suspense, tense, disturbing, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A single mother risks her life to save her starstruck daughter from the clutches of a talent agent's sex trafficking ring, on a secluded island.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
slave girl, slave trade, malice, slave auction, sex slavery, price of fame, abduction, single mother, kidnapping, evil man, desire for fame, celebrity ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
liverpool
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A fugitive killer posing as a policeman arrests two campers in the Arizona mountains.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime thriller, noir
Plot:
rape, camping, danger, isolation, survival, deception, impostor, cat and mouse, confrontation, panic, wilderness, pursuit ...
Place:
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Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
brutal, crime drama, disturbing, dark, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kidnapped, blindfolded, transported in the trunk of a car, this is a true story of a Christian woman who experienced the peace and grace through her abduction that only Christ can give.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, crime drama, meditative ...
Plot:
kidnapping, abduction, captivity, forgiveness, redemption, spiritual journey, faith based, hostage situation, religious, religious conversion, resilience, survival ...
Time:
year 1970
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, abduction, kidnapped, true crime, rape, child abduction, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicide detective, homicidal maniac ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
kidnapping, kidnapped, survival, rescue, missing person, danger, confined, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, hostage, rape, stockholm syndrome, showdown ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nebraska, montana, wyoming
Similarity:
36%
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