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What Remains (2022)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A small town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak, emotional, reflective, crime drama, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, forgiveness, pastor, small town, investigation, faith, murder investigation, social problems, police investigation, small town life, killing, grief, redemption, moral dilemma, guilt, religion, justice, sheriff, convict, secrets, suspicion, intimate, slow burn, revenge, cold case ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
texas
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, psychological, dark and captivating films with plots about investigation, revenge, murder, small town, slow burn, moral ambiguity and isolation mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like What Remains: Secrets of Eden (2012), Intrigo: Samaria (2019), Find Her (2022), The Preacher (2007), Black Crescent Moon (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on Chris Bohjalian’s New York Times best-selling novel, “Secrets of Eden” centers on Stephen Drew, an adored small-town minister, and the brutal and sadistic murder-suicide of Alice and George Hayward, the town’s most beloved ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating
Plot:
murder, small town, murder investigation, pastor, clergy, social relations, under the surface, religions or cults, society, minister, small town life, unfaithful wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vermont, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters the kitchen and doesn't even have time to notice that she's not alone.
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, bleak, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, puzzle, human nature, writers, hidden corpse, redemption, convict, classmate classmate relationship, murder investigation, investigation, secrets ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, antwerp
Similarity:
30%
200
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When an ex-cop arrives in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his missing daughter, it slowly becomes clear he has his own personal agenda to finding the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, crime drama, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, ex cop, missing person, murder, crime solving, disappearance, secret, small town life, police, eccentric family, police officer ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A boy finds a dead woman. When police move the corpse they find the skeletons of two women who disappeared in the seventies.
Style:
suspense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, family feud, police, blackmail, murder investigation, pastor, danger, investigation, cold case, police procedural, small town ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, diner, murder, law enforcement, small town life, social relations, murder mystery, sheriff, self discovery, danger, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three childhood friends reunite over a murder case.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, childhood friend, investigation, reminiscence, murderer, reunited friends, murder mystery, murder investigation, friends, problem, group of friends, old friends reunited ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lawyer-turned-preacher living in a small Appalachian town is pursued by an eccentric man to represent him in court. Now involved in a case that ties into his own small-town life, the former attorney agrees to help a man.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, dramatic, detective, independent film ...
Plot:
christian, preacher, small town, mountain, attorney, city, small town life, life, advocate, character study, moral dilemma, religion ...
Place:
appalachia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When society turns their back on reformed felons, the town of Graves End welcomes them but when the ex-cons disappear, FBI agent Paul Rickman comes looking for them and discovers more than he expected.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, creepy, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, ransom, serial killer, murder, murder investigation, ransom demand, uncover truth, child abduction, crime investigation, forensics, sleuth ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and long-buried secrets that change everything she thought she knew about her family, past and herself.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, family secret, rural area, life is a bitch, getting home, secret, countryside, crime solving, private investigation, murder investigation, sleuth ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
In a small rust belt town in post-recession America, a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, talky, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, frame up, social problems, murder mystery, twists and turns, small town, workplace, social differences, small town life, intrigue, disorder ...
Place:
america
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ben wakes up from an artificial coma after a failed mission. The personal protector has to deal with the fact that he could not prevent the death of a little girl. In order to recover, the BKA officer takes a break from the police service and drives ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coma, life is a bitch, problem, troubled past, deception, confronting the past, police investigation, police officer, cold case, investigation, guilt, family drama ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, secret, father daughter relationship, cover up, murder mystery, small town, murder investigation, getting home, crime investigation, puzzle, murder ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A murder case reveals unknown secrets of the killer and the victim.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder mystery, family secret, investigation, female victim, family drama, murderer, murder, guilt, loss, revenge, grief, tragedy ...
Similarity:
22%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Logan, a cynic with a photographic memory, follows his sister's killer onto a night-rider bus. As the line between past and present begins to blur on the journey, Logan uncovers he has a complex past with much more than one passenger.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
photographic memory, memory, revenge, memories, killer, grief, trauma, confronting the past, fantasy becomes reality, false memory, investigation, murder investigation ...
Similarity:
22%
111
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bug is a 12-year-old girl who finds out that her grandpa, the town's retired sheriff, may have committed and covered up a racially motivated murder years ago. Now Bug is out to right an old wrong.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, tense, realistic
Plot:
small town, racial injustice, coming of age, interracial relations, racial tension, family drama, moral dilemma, courage, secrets, guilt, confrontation, investigation ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a small mountain valley in Italy, the former criminal Cesare discovers the corpse of his nephew Fausto.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, murder mystery, investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, life is a bitch, male protagonist, murderer, criminal, suspicion, suspicion of murder ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Best friends Dong-sik and Seung-ho have a crush on the same girl at school. When she's found raped and murdered, the main fishy is someone the boys know very well, and it tears their friendship aside.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder mystery, love triangle, conflict, friends, puzzle, loss of friend, problem, relationships, murderer, relationship problems, love affair, tragic love ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young female Sheriff's Deputy in rural Louisiana takes on her town's old money establishment when the woman she loves - an attorney fighting to stop a rail deal that threatens to displace the town's poor - is murdered.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, small town, murder mystery, sheriff, advocate, countryside, rural area, corruption, social injustice, class conflict, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Committed and fiery, Sub Inspector Aravind Karunakaran is obliged to be part of an investigation where an innocent man Murali is deliberately being set up for the murder of a middle-aged couple. Fearing the consequences of revealing that they had ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, cold case, police procedural, crime investigation, crime solving, sleuth, uncover truth, police investigation, unsolved crime, murder investigation, conspiracy, cover up ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Carlos, an impoverished teen from a fractured home, receives a desperate note from Sarah, a pen pal he lost touch with a year ago, he uses her letters to solve the mystery of her disappearance and crimes she may have been a part of.
Style:
tense, enigmatic, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, secrets, private investigation, crime solving, mysterious girl, uncover truth, undercover, criminal, crime investigation, secret, puzzle, missing person ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
Style:
suspense, tense, twist ending, psychological, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
whodunit, theater, murder, rehearsal, playwright, investigation, broadway, interrogation, deception, grief, female victim, manipulation ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Taha works as a pharmacist and lives a normal life with his disabled father. When a mysterious murder occurs, Taha's world changes forever. He starts tracking down many secrets that leads him to unlocks a whole melancholic world of crime!
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, fight, vengeance, criminal underworld, problem, investigation, father son relationship, secrets, family tragedy, grief, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A mother reports her student daughter Lisa missing, but detective Aslak Eira is getting too little information, and she is found in a lake. The more they investigate, the less they seem to understand. Then Lisa's best friend goes missing too.
Style:
tense, suspense, detective, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
disappearance, investigation, murder, police investigation, missing person, sleuth, father son relationship, crime solving, uncover truth, forensics, police, race against time ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A detective investigates her father's dying words; the name of a girl who has been missing for 9 years.
Style:
suspense, detective, scary, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
occult, small town, missing girl, police protagonist, death of father, female protagonist, punishment, unhappy ending, police investigation, evil cult, violence, investigation ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a professor of religious studies is forced to investigate why his students are being murdered, he discovers what ended his own life and is then reborn.
Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
professor, occult, murder, satanism, mysticism, murderer, secret, undercover, puzzle, problem, supernatural, investigation ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A former nun turned criminal profiler is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle aged women. Her unorthodox approach means that she has to deal not only with solving a murder but also winning the trust of her ...
Style:
tense, detective, psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, mind game, crime investigation, secret, homicide detective, ritual, murderer, uncover truth, police investigation, murder, serial murder ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tearing himself away from the bedside of his coma-bound wife, a police Sergeant investigates a series of age-related murders, only to discover that time can be far more destructive and cruel than the idealistic killer........
Style:
tense, serious, psychological thriller, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, coma, murder, husband wife relationship, police protagonist, serial murder, accident, police investigation, law enforcement, investigation, guilty conscience, police ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.
Style:
detective, suspense, dark, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, private investigator, investigation, crime scene, secrets, family secret, small town, haunting, serial killer, getting home, revenge, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california
Similarity:
20%
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