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The Staircase (2022)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
Style:
detective, suspense, thrilling, historical drama, psychological thriller, crime thriller, crime drama, entertaining, queer cinema
Plot:
true crime, parents, courtroom, death of wife, husband wife relationship, staircase, criminal, gay, defense attorney, criminal trial, murder investigation, court, murder mystery, suspect, framed for murder, suspicion, courtroom drama, accused of murder, death, male nudity, wife, legal, loss of wife, secret, corruption ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 2020s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Staircase
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, detective and captivating films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, criminal, true crime, murder mystery, murder investigation and corruption mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Staircase: Love & Death (2023), Defending Jacob (2020), Unbelievable (2019), American Crime Story (2016), Black Bird (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
The true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore – two churchgoing couples enjoying their small town Texas life… until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, serious, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
true crime, brutality, extramarital affair, self defense, violence, murder, courtroom drama, wife, violent, police, husband, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980, year 1978, 70s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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suspense, detective, serious, captivating, social ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, false accusation of murder, husband wife relationship, bullying, mysterious villain, suspect, parents and children, uncover truth, father son relationship, boy ...
Time:
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Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Style:
detective, serious, saga, crime drama, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, violence, murder mystery, rape, rape victim, female protagonist, female detective, psychopath, teenage rape, true crime, criminal, women ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Across more than a decade, 17 teen boys and young men were murdered by convicted killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did he evade arrest for so long?
Style:
suspense, sexual, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, maniac, homicidal maniac, true crime, homosexuality, murder, woman in danger, lgbt, danger, brutality, disguise ...
Time:
year 1989, 2020s, year 1993, year 1992, year 1996 ...
Place:
usa, milwaukee wisconsin
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminals.
Style:
anthology, serious, realistic, mind blowing, spooky ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder, legal investigation, crime investigation, courtroom, racism, legal action, gay, lawyer, district attorney, investigation, trial ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, los angeles, california, beverly hills
Similarity:
100%
139K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
criminal, prison, serial killer, male nudity, organized crime, investigation, murder, informant, crime investigation, deal, plea bargain, murder investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
missouri, illinois, indiana
Similarity:
100%
151K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A young mother kills in a fit of unexplainable rage a seemingly stranger. An inquisitive detective obsesses over the case, attempting to get to the bottom of the true motive behind the act.
Style:
psychological thriller, anthology, sexy, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, psychological trauma, investigation, past coming back to haunt, crime investigation, amnesia, memory loss, criminal, manslaughter, drug, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
390K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, thought provoking, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychology, psychopath, criminal psychologist, fbi, fbi agent, serial murder, police, murderer, police investigation, true crime, murder ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 80s
Place:
virginia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Reena Virk, a fourteen-year-old girl went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
true crime, dead teenager, teenage girl, lesbian interest, criminal, crime scene, crime investigation, teenager, teenage daughter, teenage protagonist, lesbian, children's home ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
criminal, police corruption, organized crime, police, crime investigation, fighting crime, crime solving, conspiracy, breaking the law, gun control, uncover truth, arms dealing ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
baltimore
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, organized crime, corruption, sex scene, strip club, pole dancer, business, corrupt politician, racism, political corruption, inequality, corrupt mayor ...
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
100%
192K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style:
suspense, clever, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, murder investigation, murder mystery, jail, lawyer, justice, drug, investigation, brutality, relationships, love story ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
425K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between ...
Style:
clever, tense, detective, cynical, dramatic ...
Plot:
corruption, organized crime, police detective, working undercover, urban ghetto life, gang, drug dealing, police, fighting crime, police investigation, urban decay, shooting ...
Time:
2000s, future, year 2002, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place:
baltimore, maryland, usa
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, rough, anime, psychological ...
Plot:
overprotective parent, true crime, treatment, murder of mother, fake illness, manipulation, mother daughter relationship, deception, pretense, teenage life, murder investigation, female warrior ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa, syria
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116K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, thrilling, detective ...
Plot:
murder investigation, adultery, murder mystery, lie, therapist, affair, mysterious disappearance, life turned upside down, murder, female nudity, doctor, family drama ...
Time:
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Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher intends on catching a killer of a missing woman, even if that may cost him his career and reputation.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
true crime, murder, police detective, police, murder investigation, police investigation, investigation, hopes, danger, life philosophy, dialogue, british police ...
Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
When a police officer is murdered and set on fire, all eyes focus on two other agents: his girlfriend and her lover.
Style:
psychological, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological thriller
Plot:
male nudity, investigation, murder, scandal, true crime, relationships, male female relationship, police investigation, who done it, murder mystery, couple relations, secret ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
67K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 817 min.
TV show
Story:
An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
Style:
tense, anthology, suspense, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, gay interest, detective inspector, police, murder, murderer, dishonesty, danger, murder investigation, death, serial murder ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
united kingdom, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became ...
Style:
melancholic, captivating, atmospheric, non fiction, historical drama ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, prison life, true crime, love triangle, prisoner, deception, twists and turns, love affair, sex scene, jail, prison break ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
TV show
Story:
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Style:
thrilling, detective, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
true crime, religious community, religion, criminal, latter day saints, murder, investigation, husband and wife, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, murder mystery ...
Time:
2020s, 80s
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah, north america
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The controversial case of Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging the suicide of her then-boyfriend via texts and phone calls.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
true crime, victim, murder, forced suicide, relationship problems, accused of murder, male female relationship, relationships, female protagonist, couple relations, framed for murder, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
An anthology series that delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.
Style:
anthology, suspense, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lawyer, family drama, legal, law and order, stereotypes, lawyers and clients, life & death, defense attorney, justice, murder, law enforcement, human nature ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
The Murdaugh family were powerful players in the Lowcountry region of South Caroline, wielding great legal and political influence. But for the better part of a decade, the family has been accused of involvement in a variety of crimes, ranging from ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, southern gothic, tragic
Plot:
true crime, murder, fraud, investigative journalism, corruption, scandal, legal system, family secret, cover up, character study, conspiracy, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.
Style:
detective, slasher, twisted, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
murder mystery, heiress, murder, interwar period, lawyer, accused of murder, socialite, court, inheritance, courtroom, actress, maid ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, criminal, attorney, courtroom drama, investigation, murder, justice, forensics, murder mystery, sleuth, uncover truth, dedicated lawyer ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark, noir
Plot:
courtroom, male protagonist, courtroom drama, prosecutor, infidelity, trial, murder mystery, suspicion, evidence, family crisis, family drama, secrets ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A man of many faces is caught in his own web of deceit and murder. Seven love stories. Four lives. Three murders. And only one killer.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, psychological, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, true crime, serial murder, deception, killing, criminal, killing spree, murder investigation, crime investigation, master criminal, murder mystery ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her. His conviction later was overturned, but the brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical ...
Style:
crime drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, murder investigation, corruption, investigation, true crime, wrongful conviction, crime investigation, marital problem, murderer, uncover truth, manipulation ...
Time:
2020s, year 2011
Place:
missouri
Similarity:
50%
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