Movies like The Apartment
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The Apartment (1996)
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Original name: L'Appartement
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Spain, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during a business trip, Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, reviving his wanderlust and sending him off on a chase of the elusive Lisa, whom he had overheard suggesting to a friend that her lover, Daniel, had killed someone for her. Soon, Max is trying to unravel the mystery behind the suspicious death of Daniel's wife, which he hopes will lead him closer to Lisa.
Style:
sexy, psychological, tense, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, romantic, art house, psychological thriller, sentimental ...
Plot:
obsession, cafe, manipulation, mistaken identity, infidelity, voyeur, twists and turns, relationships, love triangle, female nudity, flirting, dishonesty, voyeurism, unfaithfulness, loneliness, stalking, chase, identity, sex, mafia, mysticism, mental disorder, sexuality, basement, european ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france, paris france, tokyo, montmartre paris, new york
Keyword:
keys, rose, visit, outburst, french
Most similar movies to The Apartment
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, crying and erotic films with plots about female nudity, sex, love, couples, love and romance, obsession and photograph mostly in Drama, Romance and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Apartment: Wicker Park (2004), Lantana (2001), The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968), Mister Foe (2007), Vanilla Sky (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hold when he thinks he sees Lisa, the love of his life who left him without a word two years earlier, walking out of a restaurant one day.
Style:
sexy, romantic, emotional, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
obsession, love story, fall in love, unrequited love, love at first sight, love triangle, relationships, secrets, dating, destiny, life philosophy, love ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Australia, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
infidelity, therapist, nylons, therapy, adultery, police investigation, divorce, police, sexuality, unfaithfulness, betrayal, jealousy ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young newlywed couple from America returns to Geneva to visit Marcel's home town. Once there he is informed of his former lover's suicide and in turn is subjected to threats that accuse him of being responsible for her death and further, ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, crying, psycho sexual, independent film ...
Plot:
female orgasm, female nudity, suicide, newlywed, mysterious telephone call, vacation gone wrong, dead body, villain as protagonist, bare butt, bare chested male, nudity, couples ...
Place:
switzerland, geneva switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.
Style:
talky, sentimental, independent film, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
sexuality, coming of age, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man sex, stepmother stepson relationship, teenage life, loneliness, sex, sex with stepson, character study, stepmother, revenge ...
Time:
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Place:
scottish highlands, scotland, glasgow scotland, edinburgh scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, philosophical, enigmatic, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
virtual reality, dream, surrealism, tragic love, amnesia, love, disfigurement, obsession, lost love, mind game, love story, alternate reality ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 22nd century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Style:
artsy, art house, atmospheric, visual, surreal ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
loneliness, multiple storylines, femme fatale, serendipity, food, breakup, storytelling, relationships, love story, life philosophy, fall in love, dating ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone notices the provocative Eliane. She singles out Pin-Pon and soon is crying on his shoulder ...
Style:
sexy, erotic drama, anthology, social, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 1983, 70s, 60s, year 1955 ...
Place:
france, europe, south of france, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
Style:
suspense, psychological, gothic, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
estate, widower, second wife, investigation, manipulation, haunted by the past, obsession, incest, incestuous relationship, housekeeper, mansion, aristocrat ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, France, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
Style:
sexy, romantic, erotic, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, mysterious character, forgery ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, prague, vienna, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
rape, tragic love, friendship, suicide, loneliness, female nudity, obsession, impossible love, tragic event, hospital, sex, women ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 217 min.
Story:
In this sexually frank French drama, the aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. The dialogue-heavy film focuses intently on the love triangle, with Marie increasingly jealous ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In Paris, Dominique, a middle-aged fashion professional, solicits the services of the handsome Quentin , a bisexual bartender and prostitute who is 15 years her junior. After they first sleep together, their business transaction becomes transformed ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, morocco
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, sentimental, art house, thought provoking ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, childhood, mother daughter estrangement, loneliness, depression, sex, death of husband, female nudity, guilt, family drama, psychology, autobiography ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, galicia, switzerland, madrid, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Betty Blue, a mentally unbalanced and sexually aggressive free spirit who becomes involved with Zorg, a repairman moonlighting as a writer. The two engage in a variety of sexual encounters, and grow more passionate toward each other. Betty finds ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, atmospheric, sexual, breathtaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, nudity, borderline personality disorder, sexuality, obsessive love, mental illness, sex scene, love story, insanity, sex, public nudity, sensuality ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1986
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room. They do, chastely; when he awakens, she is ...
Style:
erotic, serious, psychological, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
titanic, obsession, cruise ship, ship, disaster, passion, storytelling, imagination, adultery, hotel, drinking, love ...
Time:
year 1997, 1910s, year 1912
Place:
france, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Style:
sexy, sincere, suspenseful, enigmatic, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she ...
Style:
sexy, serious, atmospheric, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
prostitute, sexual relations, lesbian, striptease, dangerous attraction, sex, husband wife relationship, one night stand, unfaithful husband, adultery, voyeur, destructive relationship ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Switzerland, Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog ...
Style:
colorful, art house, visual, cerebral, philosophical ...
Plot:
coincidence, redemption, friendship, dog, love affair, loneliness, model, judge, isolation, lovers, love, encounter ...
Time:
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Place:
france, poland, eastern europe, paris france, english channel ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When New York psychiatrist Bill Capa visits Los Angeles to take over his murdered colleague's therapy group, he finds himself embroiled in the thick of a mystery when he bumps into Rose and begins a torrid affair.
Style:
sexy, erotic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, mental illness, erotica, psychiatrist, murder, voyeurism, fatal attraction, investigation, femme fatale, serial killer, uncover truth, nymphomania ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine ...
Style:
sexual, psycho sexual, sexy, surreal, art house ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexuality, prostitution, prostitute, surrealism, obsession, infidelity, brothel, unfaithful wife, female nudity, sex, self discovery, sexual relations ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Made of four short tales, linked by a story filmed by Wim Wenders. Taking place in Ferrara, Portofino, Aix en Provence and Paris, each story, which always a woman as the crux of the story, invites to an inner travel, as Antonioni says "towards ...
Style:
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Plot:
infidelity, adultery, love triangle, love, tragedy, love story, nude girl, love and romance, dishonesty, unfulfilled love, love affair, fall in love ...
Place:
italy, europe, france, new york, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet ...
Style:
sexy, sensual, erotic, sexual, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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18%
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Country: France, Poland, Switzerland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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18%
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Duration: 112 min.
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Young Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) gets suspicious when his mother (Jacqueline Bisset) plans to wed Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson) soon after her husband's untimely death. Scott investigates with Oliver's pretty daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans), ...
Style:
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Plot:
murder, dangerous attraction, conspiracy, femme fatale, uncover truth, fall in love, love affair, dishonesty, family problems, incest, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, florida, atlantic ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is commissioned to write a script. The offer comes from Legrand, a ...
Style:
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Plot:
obsession, writers, filmmaking, sexual content, fatal attraction, statutory rape, manipulation, dangerous attraction, writer's life, fall in love, love and romance, rescue ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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17%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, art house, atmospheric, enigmatic, touching ...
Audience:
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paris france, france, europe
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