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The Ice Forest (2014)
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Original name: La Foresta di Ghiaccio
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the harsh snowy landscape of the Italian Alps, a young technician arrives to repair an electric power plant of a village plagued by blackouts. There, he encounters a strange disappearance.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, detective
Plot:
female detective, police inspector, investigation, crime investigation, mysterious disappearance, female protagonist, illegal immigrant, investigative reporter, female journalist, snow, mobster, village, violence, female nudity, sex scene, murder, stripper, male nudity, power, farm, nightclub, blackout, snowstorm, topless woman, nudity ...
Place:
alps
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Most similar movies to The Ice Forest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and disturbing films with plots about investigation, female protagonist, crime investigation, uncover truth, murder, murder investigation and crime solving mostly in Thriller genres. Some movies like The Ice Forest: The Business of Pleasure (2023), Time of Death (2013), Angel Whispers (2015), Brut Force (2022), Kings Bay (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country:
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Obsessed with the disappearance of her best friend who became a victim of sex trafficking, a journalist plots an undercover operation in order to expose the criminal network. But as her accomplices draw closer to the boss, the situation gets out of ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
slave trade, journalism, trafficking, sex trafficking, crime solving, private investigation, investigative reporter, uncover truth, crime investigation, fighting crime, female journalist, journalist ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Following the death of CEO Robert Loring at precisely 10:44 pm, the FBI sends in Jordan Price, one of their best and brightest to solve the case. As other key executives are murdered at exactly the same time, Jordan finds herself investigating the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, fbi, murder, female fbi agent, murder mystery, murder investigation, fbi investigation, corporate conspiracy, cover up, sleuth, crime investigation, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sham Shui Po, there is the most famous red-light district in Hong Kong. Li (Carrie Ng) owns a few of the apartments in the building and she earns a living by renting them out to the prostitutes. To the prostitutes though, she is more a friend than ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
prostitution, investigation, prostitute, red light district, disappearance, murder investigation, women, female protagonist, mysterious disappearance, claustrophobia, dark secret, urban decay ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Newly-fired reporter Sloane Sawyer reluctantly returns to her rural California hometown to investigate the harassment of local vineyard workers and uncorks a tangled web of crime and corruption behind wine country's shiny facade.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative reporter, reporter, cover up, vineyard, private investigation, investigation, female reporter, female journalist, uncover truth, journalism, sleuth, crime investigation ...
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
21 died in the explosion in the kings bay-accident in Ny-Ålesund in Spitsbergen i 1962. The accident led to the fall of the Norwegian labor party government ruling since WW2. Was this really an accident, and was it under Norwegian control?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, political unrest, female protagonist, political conspiracy, politics, political intrigue, female journalist, investigative reporter, scandal, investigation, cold war, coal mining ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Sonya Daniels finds the birth certificate of a kidnapped baby, hidden in her late mother's home, she's shocked. What was her parents' connection to the missing little girl and could her mother's murder somehow be connected? ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
family secret, female protagonist, investigation, murder, private investigator, homicide detective, murder investigation, secret, abduction, murder mystery, hidden truth, crime investigation ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Single mom, Joanna, teams up with a professor to track down her missing daughter Lizzie, a college student who’s also been working as a cam girl, before it’s too late.
Style:
suspense, tension, captivating, thrilling, independent film ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, single mother, missing person, college campus, secret life, danger, single parent, mysterious disappearance, undercover, disappearance, sleuth ...
Similarity:
63%
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
Plot:
murder, framed for murder, investigation, accused of murder, teenager, mother daughter relationship, murder investigation, female protagonist, athlete, framed for a crime, mother and daughter, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The discovery of a chopped-off hand in a Brussels canal forces Belgian police diver Kiki to face deep guilt from the past, her own and her country’s. Based on the book ‘Ritual’ by Mo Hayder.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
homicide detective, investigation, murder investigation, murder, police investigation, tragic past, frogman, dark past, sleuth, murder mystery, secret, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
While investigating the disappearance of several high school girls, an undercover cop posing as a student finds herself fighting for her life.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot:
pretense, mysterious disappearance, sleuth, investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, survival, student, violence, crime solving, female student, undercover police officer ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hit man receives the assignment to kill a woman. But what seems as another job complicates when he is about to execute her, but does not. He will have to go after those who gave him the contract, for, in his profession, those who do not comply ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, danger, on the run, woman in danger, murder, murder of a nude woman, drug crime, gang, violent content, chases and races, hitman, dead body ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
What goes through the mind of a serial killer as he meticulously plots his crimes, researching his victims and entrapping them while they are none the wiser?
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
homicide detective, serial killer, child abuse, killer, murder investigation, deathtrap, female victim, murderer, criminal, dark past, violence, internet dating ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller. A police profiler who quit after a horrific case is terrorised by the escaped serial killer she sent to prison.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, brutality, violence, policewoman, violent, who done it, private detective, obsession, female protagonist, female detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Recently widowed mom, Melanie and her daughter Gabby are adjusting to life after husband and dad Scott died in a tragic boating accident. When Gabby disappears after a heated argument with her mom, authorities and friends fear she’s run away from ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
family secret, investigation, daughter, missing child, mother daughter relationship, disappearance, search for mother, private investigation, obsessive quest, mother and daughter, mysterious disappearance, parents and children ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young woman uses geotagged pictures to help rescue her kidnapped brother.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
child abduction, kidnapping, investigation, crime solving, half brother, uncover truth, abduction, problem, kidnapped child, family problems, female protagonist, sleuth ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
When star student Kaley gets suspicious of a group of underachievers’ high SAT scores, she unwittingly uncovers a cheating ring and puts her life in jeopardy.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, investigation, female protagonist, student, crime investigation, deception, suspicion, corruption, threat, school, young adult, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young woman suspects the new neighbor is a serial killer.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicidal maniac, suspicion of murder, killing, in love, murder, murderer, nobody believes, neighbor, male female relationship, investigation, fall in love ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Bill Sullivan spends the last night of Mr. Phil's Bar hanging out with his friends, drinking, sex and murder ensue. Last call takes on a whole new meaning.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, bar fight, drinking, nightclub, murderer, problem, escapades, danger, night, violence, nightlife, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Maddie, a local reporter investigating a series of killings targeting similar looking women is caught off guard when her younger sister Olivia, is attacked in her own home. Urging on the side of caution, Maddie suggests they take a self-defense ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, sister, murder, boyfriend, reporter, obsession, relationships, killing spree, serial murder, sister sister relationship, fall in love, murderer ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, deception, femme fatale, intrigue, police investigation, police detective, secret, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Family dynamics take a messy turn when a woman learns she has a half sister at her mother's funeral. As her perfect life starts to unravel, she suspects her new sister is to blame for her Mom's death.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
sibling rivalry, dysfunctional family, half sister, family secret, murder mystery, murder, uncover truth, relationship problems, female protagonist, family problems, life is a bitch, eccentric family ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mary (Austin Highsmith) and Charlie's (Alan Powell) marriage had become a little rocky, he forgot their anniversary whilst she almost slept with their friend Trevor (Luke Edwards) whose partner, Susan (Valerie Azlynn), is always working as she ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense, psychological
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, crime solving, murder, uncover truth, suspicion, murder investigation, murder suspect, crime investigation, murder mystery, suspicion of adultery, secret ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A year after Charlie's daughter disappears, another girl from Elrod, Georgia goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie draws suspicion and contempt from local law enforcement and townspeople as she stops at nothing to expose its ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
private investigation, uncover truth, investigation, mysterious disappearance, secret, sleuth, crime investigation, crime solving, disappearance, female protagonist, female reporter, missing daughter ...
Time:
60s, 90s, year 1967, year 1997
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Desperately seeking inspiration for the follow-up novel to his bestseller "Inexorable", Marcel Bellmer moves in his wife's old family mansion with his family.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, biting
Plot:
life is a bitch, rich man, mysterious girl, relationship problems, family problems, sexually dissatisfied wife, naked breasts, woman, husband, writer's block, male full rear nudity, blood ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Police detective Escobar attempts to capture an HIV+ internet predator who lures unsuspecting young men into sexual encounters while investigating the case of a man who was chopped into pieces and stuffed in his own refrigerator.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
police investigation, torture, hiv positive, gay, murder mystery, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, forensics, cold case, detective inspector, unsolved crime, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a car wreck temporarily robs Lauren Carlton of her memory right down to her own name, she must piece together the details of the accident as they slowly return to her. When she finally remembers that she has a daughter who's missing, she ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
kidnapping, amnesia, mother daughter relationship, car accident, amnesiac, investigation, memory loss, memory lapse, uncover truth, repressed memory, female protagonist, memory ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After the assault of a young woman in their seaside town, a security expert and his family get caught in a powerful riptide of secrets and lies.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, tense, complex
Plot:
pedophilia, rape, society, social problems, violence, crime solving, secret, security system, lie, life is a bitch, uncover truth, violent ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Fifteen years ago, Joanna Kennedy’s life was turned upside down when her three-year-old daughter, Chloe, went missing for six months before being returned. Joanna finds herself searching again for answers and determined to find out if her daughter ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
abduction, investigation, missing daughter, mother, kidnapping, missing child, crime investigation, kidnapped daughter, daughter, police investigation, kidnapped girl, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
37%
661
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Deeva Jani, returns home to clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, multicultural
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, killing, problem, family problems, assassination plot, uncover truth, murderer, murder investigation, secret, crime solving, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Scott Bridges
Unlike the rest of the girls coming to Hollywood with dreams of seeing their name in lights, Carrie Kevin arrives with a single purpose, to protect her cousin Stefy from the dark side of showbiz. A moderately successful pinup model, ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
mysterious disappearance, investigation, conspiracy, party girl, cousin cousin relationship, model, learning the truth, rescue, rise to the top, showbiz, cyberspace, blackmail ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
36%
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