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An Imperfect Murder (2017)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Successful actress Vera Lockman thrashes during a nightmare in which she struggles with, shoots and kills her drug-dealer ex-boyfriend. Jolted awake, she reveals in her journal that the killing actually occurred the day before and that Sal, dead, lies in a trunk in her living room.
Style:
psychological, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense, ambiguous ending, independent film, neo noir ...
Plot:
mental health, murder, nightmare, actress, drug dealer, ex boyfriend, nightmare comes true, guilt, police, death, classmate, corpse, disposing of a dead body, police detective, cover up, moral ambiguity, obsession, murder mystery, morality, suspicion, claustrophobia, existential crisis, madness, infidelity, sexual tension ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, moral ambiguity, obsession, murder mystery, investigation, guilt and isolation mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like An Imperfect Murder: Deadly Secrets by the Lake (2017), Never Here (2017), Guilt & Sentence (2010), Turnabout (2016), Causality (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A decorated NYPD detective returns to her hometown after her sister is charged with the murder of her boss and attempts to make amends with her estranged family while exposing the dark underbelly of a long-suppressed secret that threatens to tear ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Claudia shows up at a bar to meet Luis, a doctor who contacted her through a dating app. Claudia doesn't suspect what fate has in store for her. A kidnapping that ends with an inevitable and unpredictable death. A suspense story with surprising ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
small town, murder, police investigation, psychopath, investigation, investigator, character study, police corruption, murder mystery, insomnia, death, guilt ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, persia, usa, north america, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other forces at play?
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
bruges
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53%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
abduction, police investigation, serial killer, psychopath, police procedural, hostage, murder investigation, evidence, police detective, instructor, danger, murderer ...
Place:
usa
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126
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tension, grim, bleak ...
Plot:
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52%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A normal New Yorker's life is upended when his girlfriend is murdered by the Bulgarian mob. He flees to Paris to hide from her killers. But three years later, he sees a similar looking woman on the silver screen. Obsession with past love takes ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
los angeles, paris france
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52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, folk horror, murder mystery, psychotherapy, psychological manipulation, mind game, double murder, paranoia, suspicion, slow burn, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
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Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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52%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Annie, 28 and recently divorced, is doing everything she can to get her life back on track. When she decides to join the New Life Fitness gym she's inspired and excited about her new trainer Alex, 20-something, who quickly becomes a friend. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, stalker, serial killer, personal trainer, psycho killer, killing, murderer, murder, mental patient, homicidal maniac, mentally unstable, psychopath ...
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Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, dark, psychological thriller, twisted, crime drama ...
Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Jakob Evans suffers an emotional breakdown after the death of his wife in a car accident. His loss and pain runs deep as he claims to have found her in bed with another man just before she died. Unable to accept her death and her infidelity, Jakob ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, emotional breakdown, infidelity, grief, mental disorder, character study, obsession, loss, introspection, cheating on husband, adultery, lovers ...
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Country: Belgium
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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50%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A famous photographer with the ability to mind read returns after leaving due to his lover's suicide as she became aware of his ability. He becomes a guardian for a young girl, in midst of a serial killer's hunt.
Style:
detective, twisted, psychological, emotional, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Samantha Holt had the perfect life with a handsome fiancée and a future that couldn’t look brighter. But an unexpected turn on a dark lonely road puts her on a collision course with Bruce Miller, a devoted family man who descends into madness ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
psychopath, kidnapping, obsession, car accident, life is a bitch, danger, confined, family tragedy, woman in danger, psychological trauma, plot twist, violence ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Proud mom Katherine has just found out that her daughter Michelle has earned a spot on the academic decathlon team. But, when a student winds up in the hospital, she starts to wonder if there's more going on with the team than she knows.
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suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
native american, murder, revenge, guilt, trauma, confronting the past, hidden corpse, murderer, hidden truth, secret, dark past, indians ...
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Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
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