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Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A mother protects her stepdaughter after the teenager witnesses the murder of her best friend, but is soon forced to come to grips with the terrifying possibility that her stepdaughter may be the real killer.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
murder, suspicion, teenager, murder mystery, murder witness, murderer, murder investigation, teenage girl, life is a bitch, witness, stepdaughter, witnessing a crime, suspect, strong female lead, criminal, house, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, high school, police station, husband wife relationship, female police detective, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, mystery, lifetime
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and disturbing films with plots about murder, murder mystery, investigation, murderer, murder investigation, female protagonist and revenge mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Secrets of My Stepdaughter: Goodbye, Butterfly (2021), Overexposed (2018), Tracking a Killer (2021), Psycho Prom Queen (2018), Hotwired in Suburbia (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After his five-year-old daughter is murdered, a loving family man becomes convinced that the oddball down the street is guilty.
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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A gritty thriller dealing with topical social issues, Overexposed is the story of a teen girl caught up in a sexting scandal that leads to panic, outrage and murder.
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Haley goes missing, Michelle must work quickly to find her daughter and discover the truth behind the mysterious deaths before Haley or anyone else gets hurt.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following the suspected suicide of her friend and fellow teacher, Julie Taylor is hired to take over the senior math class for the last few weeks of school. It's been a difficult year for Julie and this is a fresh start for her and her teenager ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
High school friends Emily and Max make extra cash by hot-wiring cars but when their shop teacher discovers what they're up to and gets involved, things get a lot more dangerous.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A mother helps her daughter become captain of the cheerleading squad only to discover that someone is giving the daughter steroids and will do anything, including murder, to cover it up.
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Audience:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young woman commits murder to keep her classmates' social media careers under her thumb. After killing a popular friend, she turns her sights on a new girl, but the girl's mother suspects the truth and will fight to protect her daughter.
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
lyon, france
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, Spain
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Ana Tramel is a brilliant criminal lawyer in her lowest hours. She receives a call from her brother, who has been accused of murdering the director of a famous casino. With a small team, she will have to face a huge corporation.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
spain
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Teens band together to investigate the source of anonymous messages that threaten to expose their secrets.
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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