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Nuclear (2019)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, a toxic family with a past must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, atmospheric, suspense, sinister, melancholic, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
abuse, violence, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, child abuse, family relations, life is a bitch, family problems, hidden truth, learning the truth, brother sister relationship, mother and daughter, violent man, women, brutality, father daughter relationship, brother, family secret, extreme violence, isolated place, psychological trauma, secrets, family drama, escape, isolation ...
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Most similar movies to Nuclear
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, captivating, tense and psychological films with plots about moral ambiguity, isolation, female protagonist, family relations, family problems, slow burn and life is a bitch mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Nuclear: Mommy's Little Girl (2016), Above Suspicion (2019), Sheltering Season (2022), Stalked by My Ex (2017), Chokehold (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a dangerous little girl who is reunited with her natural mother after living with her controlling grandparents in a rural farmhouse in seclusion.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
psychological abuse, mother daughter relationship, creepy child, imaginary friend, obsession, childhood trauma, abuse, traumatic past, life is a bitch, family problems, relationship problems, troubled past ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Daphne seems to have the perfect marriage. Her loving husband Maxime seems to have it all: a brilliant education, an illustrious career. Above all, he is an attentive father to their two young girls; a man above suspicion. So much so that when his ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
forced incest, unhappy marriage, child abuse, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, husband wife relationship, abusive father, mother and daughter, marriage, troubled marriage, female protagonist, father and daughter ...
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29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, dark past, isolation, psychopath, forgiveness, trauma, family secret, family history, guilt, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After learning that her abusive ex-husband is about to be released from prison, a woman flees with her teenage daughter back to her old hometown.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
abusive husband, stalker, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, stalking, threat, danger, domestic violence, protective mother ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
outsider, scandal, conflict, countryside, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, problem, relationships, family relations, threat, moral ambiguity, reputation ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
26%
123
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence.
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense, emotional, sinister ...
Plot:
incest, isolation, flashback, dark past, dysfunctional family, secrets, sexual abuse, abuse, family drama, trauma, female protagonist, childhood trauma ...
Place:
northern california
Similarity:
25%
114
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, stillbirth, motherhood, trauma, mental disorder, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, family relations, kids in trouble, domestic violence, loss of child, child abuse ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Amy, a young woman is on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, psychological, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, problem, threat, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, dark past, life is a bitch, mother and son, on the run, escape, paranoia ...
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The true story of 14-year-old freshman Abby Hernandez who vanished while walking home from school in North Conway, New Hampshire. Kicking off the state’s largest search, Abby’s disappearance left her family, especially her mother Zenya , ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot:
kidnapping, escape, rape victim, child abuse, violence, psychological torment, psychological abuse, rape, life is a bitch, emotional abuse, struggle for survival, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
deception, husband wife relationship, family problems, mental breakdown, infidelity, relationships, male female relationship, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, changing lives, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
addiction, kidnapping, family conflict, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, social problems, problem, family problems, life is a bitch, abuse, hostage situation, desperation ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When their mother announces her plans to remarry and sell the family estate, twin sisters Juliana and Deb have different reactions to the news. Juliana feels her mother will continue to support her, while Deb begins to threaten her mother's ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
twin sister, mother daughter relationship, threat, female protagonist, mother daughter conflict, evil twin, family conflict, sisters, dysfunctional family, family problems, sibling rivalry, family drama ...
Similarity:
22%
69
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A secluded island somewhere on a seas of the Northern Europe. A family of four has lived here for over ten years, perfecting the art of survival. They had moved onto an island to escape a falling civilization, to live in freedom, close to nature. ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
island, isolation, family relations, life, family drama, male female relationship, problem, relationships, social isolation, social problems, marital problem, social issues ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the eve of a hurricane threatening New Orleans a dangerous convict escapes from prison with two accomplices. When the high winds and flooding disrupt their escape plan they're forced to take shelter in the remote bayou home of Cassie and her ...
Style:
suspense, tense, tension, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
hurricane, storm, survival, struggle for survival, hostage, family relations, trap, trapped, mother daughter relationship, home invasion, danger, convict ...
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
21%
207
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young woman takes in her estranged father after he suffers a stroke, but his home-care nurse's attentive dedication may be masking a dark and dangerous secret.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter estrangement, family problems, father daughter relationship, family secret, secret, family relations, life is a bitch, estrangement, psychological manipulation, suspicion, isolation ...
Similarity:
21%
402
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
After learning that her new husband touches her daughter inappropriately, Morgan's plans to leave him unwittingly turn into the fight of her life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
child abuse, protective mother, family drama, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, family problems, violence, domestic violence, relationship problems, trauma, confrontation ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old girl becomes jealous when her adoptive father develops a budding relationship with a woman and her teenage son.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological thriller, intense
Plot:
jealousy, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, jealous woman, family drama, family problems, relationship problems, life is a bitch, foster home, male female relationship, adoptive father, relationships ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
John and Mary have lived with desolating grief and the agony of uncertainty for the past ten years. Their only child, Clare, ran away from home when she was fourteen and no trace of her whereabouts has ever been found. When Clare returns, now a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
daughter, family drama, grief, secrets, parent child relationship, family secret, domestic drama, missing person, relationships, family life, disappearance, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
21%
335
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A ride-share driver finds himself transporting the man who is secretly sleeping with his wife.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
infidelity, driver, lovers, betrayal, marital problem, family problems, learning the truth, secrets, jealousy, domestic drama, confrontation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
21%
776
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Three men, one place and one event that will change the life of each one of them.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
social issues, villager, changing lives, social relations, social problems, society, village life, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, male protagonist, crisis, mature ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With her husband working all the time, Kate is thankful when her brother-in-law David reappears to help out. But she soon realizes that he wants to be the new head of the family, and will do anything to make that happen.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
brother in law, hostage, murder, psychological manipulation, manipulation, brother brother relationship, vengeance, brothers, family relations, danger, youth, psycho ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Riley wants to rebuild her relationship with her mother and little sister, who are shut-ins due to her sister's illness. When Riley realizes her sister may not be sick, her mother will stop at nothing to keep her daughters with her forever.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
child murderess, mother daughter relationship, murder, psychopath, female antagonist, violence, emotional manipulation, psychological abuse, control, family drama, motherhood, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the tragic death of her husband, a soldier posted to Afghanistan, Bryony tries to build a new life for herself and her young son, James. Struggling with her own grief she fails to notice that James has become secretive and withdrawn, spending ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, gothic horror ...
Plot:
bereavement, mother son relationship, family tragedy, family drama, loss of spouse, grief, family relations, life is a bitch, survival horror, family problems, loss of father, loss of husband ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Romania
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A captive daughter endures around two decades of abuse at the hands of a sadistic father. One day, destiny presents her with an opportunity to break free.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
father, child abuse, female protagonist, trauma, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, locked in a basement, locked in, captive, despot, brother sister relationship, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Set in three different time periods between 1990 and 2020, "Route No 17" unfolds a revenge thriller narrative as trespassers venture into the closed-off path, only to face a fate shrouded in mystery.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, sinister, grim ...
Plot:
haunting, revenge, isolation, investigation, secrets, family tragedy, trespassing, moral ambiguity, cold case, local legend, woods, legacy ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2020s, 2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Colombian director Víctor Gaviria melds stark realism with nail-biting thrills in this story about a teenage girl who is kidnapped and forced into marriage with a ferocious shantytown thug.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
rape, forced marriage, domestic abuse, family relations, relationships, violence, relationship problems, male female relationship, violent, life is a bitch, forbidden love, family problems ...
Place:
colombia, latin america
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A struggling addict ventures into the Louisiana swamps to reconnect with her estranged faith healer father, only to discover he is hiding a troubling secret aboard his houseboat.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
swamp, family relations, father daughter relationship, secret, addiction, witch doctor, drug addiction, drug abuse, heroin addict, father and daughter, drug overdose, family drama ...
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lucio is constantly obsessed of losing his ex girlfriend Nadia and the house he is still paying the loan for, and above all he doesn't want to lose his 8 year old daughter. For this reason he start to stalk Nadia to convince her to give their ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
stalker, obsession, custody battle, stalking, child custody, marital problem, ex husband ex wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, ex couple relations, relationship problems, family problems, hunted ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
20%
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