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Nerve (2013)
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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 decides his only chance at closure is to find the man she was sleeping with to help him comprehend what they shared. With the help of Grace, a promiscuous and troubled girl, Jakob starts to put together the pieces of the puzzle and track down his wife's lover.
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, suspense, disturbing, bleak, melancholic, intense, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, infidelity, emotional breakdown, grief, mental disorder, obsession, loss, character study, lovers, adultery, life is a bitch, self discovery, car accident, cheating on husband, family problems, loss of wife, introspection, bereavement, betrayal, secrets, guilt, mourning, moral ambiguity, revenge, deception ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological, captivating and tense films with plots about investigation, grief, slow burn, obsession, moral ambiguity, guilt and isolation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Nerve: Time Is a Killer (2019), Double Life (2023), Sila Nodigalil (2023), The Reckoning (2021), Guilt & Sentence (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 52 min.
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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335
Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
infidelity, driver, lovers, betrayal, marital problem, family problems, learning the truth, secrets, jealousy, domestic drama, confrontation, claustrophobia ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, danger, twists and turns, love, stalking, surveillance, deception, adultery ...
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Similarity:
63%
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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532
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
55%
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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:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 96 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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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
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