Movies and TV shows like Secret Mother
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Secret Mother (2018)
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Original name: 시크릿 마더
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Story:
Story of a mysterious surrogate mother who enters the home of a woman holding the secret behind her child's death.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, captivating, dark, twist ending, noir
Plot:
motherhood, mother son relationship, secrets, psychological manipulation, overprotective mother, family tragedy, overprotective parent, relationships, family relations, parents and children, psychiatrist, family secret, relationship problems, family problems, care, obsession, deception, surrogate mother, parenting, manipulation, moral ambiguity, domestic drama, betrayal, jealousy, infidelity ...
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Most similar movies to Secret Mother
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, captivating and dark films and TV series with plots about revenge, betrayal, family secret, investigation, moral ambiguity, family problems and obsession mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Secret Mother: Mysterious Personal Shopper (2018), Lie with Me (2021), The Watchful Eye (2023), The Pavilion (2021), Time Is a Killer (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Hong Se Yeon works as a personal shopper. She is outgoing and a positive person, but she is betrayed by people whom she loved. She begins to take revenge on those who betrayed her. Meanwhile, Eun Kyung Hye is the only child of a CEO. Her life looks ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
family secret, family drama, mansion, revenge, sibling relationship, undercover, family relations, family problems, relationships, secret, betrayal, wealthy family ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
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A British woman and her husband seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity in their marriage. The couple hire a young nanny, but she isn't the innocent stranger she pretends to be.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
infidelity, marriage, psychological manipulation, manipulation, deception, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, female protagonist, adultery, couple relations, family problems ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Elena Santos, a young woman with a complicated past, maneuvers her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan. She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives. What ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
intrigue, female protagonist, secret, secrets, deception, family secret, life is a bitch, money, urban, domestic drama, psychological manipulation, betrayal ...
Place:
manhattan new york city
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
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Seventeen years ago, Xuan Zhen was mysteriously murdered. Seventeen years later, another homicide related to the Xuan family occurs. Xuan Zhen's older brother, Xuan Liang became the suspect. As the truth behind the old murder case gradually ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, family secret, investigation, suspicion, secrets, family feud, cold case, family drama, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, love, life is a bitch ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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In 1994, at the age of sixteen, Clotilde Idrissi suffered a road accident. Clotilde is the only survivor, unlike her brother Nicolas and his parents, who died instantly. Twenty-five years later, she returns to the scene of the tragedy with her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
family secret, life is a bitch, troubled past, confronting the past, learning the truth, uncover truth, secret, changing lives, female protagonist, self discovery, introspection, haunting ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A divorcee is surprised to learn her ex-husband has suddenly remarried a much younger woman; and even more surprised to discover her dark and treacherous past.
Style:
captivating, psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, twist ending ...
Plot:
dark past, relationships, ex wife, woman, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, mysterious past, secret past, family relations, couple relations, couples, ex husband ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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Cate Walford's relationship with vicious, business tycoon husband, Phillip, is on the ropes and their tempestuous home life is trapped in a tangled web of lies and manipulation. Through a shocking twist of fate, this dark and murky world ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
lie, mother daughter relationship, mother son relationship, secrets, family drama, domestic drama, family conflict, husband wife relationship, manipulative behavior, marriage crisis, marital problem, dysfunctional marriage ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
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A woman becomes the babysitter of a rich family and tries everything in her power to get the life she has always dreamed of.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wealthy family, nanny, obsession, revenge, secret, household, husband wife relationship, intrigue, family problems, married couple, relationship problems, plan ...
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines, UK
Duration: 30 min.
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It is about a married couple whose family is rocked by her husband’s affair.
Style:
psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, dramatic, disturbing ...
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, couple relations, female protagonist, life is a bitch, male female relationship, extramarital affair, mother son relationship, marriage, betrayal, affair, trust ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
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A prosecutor who started his career as a newspaper reporter faces a life-changing event when his father dies in an unexplained accident, and his mother takes her own life. With his life shattered in pieces, he will stop at nothing to discover what ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
prosecutor, investigation, corporate crime, murder mystery, revenge, conspiracy, corruption, corporate conspiracy, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation, private investigation ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 185 min.
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Tasha is living the dream, she has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl. But there's one large blot on Tasha's marital landscape: her husbands's ex-wife won't leave them alone and seems intent on ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
ex wife, second wife, jealousy, little girl, mind game, domestic drama, male female relationship, woman, family relations, family life, husband, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
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Twins who have never seen each other find out they were torn apart at birth. A crime was behind the disappearance of one of them. A romance can keep them from being a family. A secret will bring them together again.
Style:
tense, soap opera, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
affair, unwanted pregnancy, family secret, twins, secret, family drama, pregnant wife, conspiracy, unwed pregnancy, family problems, marital problem, intrigue ...
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, psychological thriller, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
child abuse, motherhood, kidnapping, domestic violence, trauma, moral ambiguity, character study, empathy, ethical dilemma, obsession, guilt, revenge ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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A drama about three families who live in an upscale neighborhood. On the surface, it appears they have attained wealth and happiness, but trouble brews behind closed doors.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller
Plot:
investigation, murderer, murder, family relations, family secret, domestic drama, murder mystery, crime solving, secret, murder investigation, uncover truth, suburban life ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 467 min.
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Two families have created an idyllic life for themselves on one of the Oxen Islands. But when tragedy strikes, long-buried secrets come to light, friendships are undermined, and the paradise they built begins to fall apart.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
family secret, disappearance, multiple perspectives, family drama, lost at sea, family relations, loss, missing child, grief, secrets, dysfunctional family, manipulative behavior ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, UK
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Angela Black leads a seemingly idyllic life with two beautiful sons and a charming, hard-working husband while covering the fact that she is a victim of domestic violence. Until one day when Angela is approached by Ed – a Private Investigator - ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, private investigator, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, family relations, couple relations, life is a bitch, family problems, uncover truth, private detective, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Naomi Oda (Ryoko Hirosue) aspired to become a curator at an art gallery, but she currently works in a department store. Her job is to cater to VIP customers. She is not happy with her current position. One day, her friend since their college days, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, domestic violence, lookalikes, doppelganger, female friendship, murder mystery, suspicion of murder, family problems, violent, life is a bitch, hidden truth, suspicion ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min.
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Cat Hogan returns to West Meath upon her mother's sudden death - she has an accident at home and died (or was it an accident?). Blood is about old secrets, older betrayals, mind games and the lies family tell each other.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
family secret, investigation, secrets, family drama, murder mystery, murder investigation, murder, confronting the past, crime solving, family relations, uncover truth, private investigation ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 239 min.
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Doctor Joseph O'Loughlin a man who appears to have the perfect life and a successful career as a clinical psychologist.
But nothing can be taken for granted, even the most flawless existence is only a loose thread away from unravelling.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
suspect, murder mystery, investigation, uncover truth, life is a bitch, secret, sleuth, forensics, crime investigation, problem, police procedural, mental illness ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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A family's desire for a fresh start unravels when their lodger's true identity is revealed, sparking a perilous journey to uncover dark family secrets and the cost of maternal love.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
family secret, family drama, mother love, deception, betrayal, manipulation, paranoia, claustrophobia, obsession, cat and mouse, investigation, protection ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
The Saburi family is a large and old family that has been exporting and importing flowers and plants for many years. They still live in peace in an old house, the arrival of a young man in this family changes the lives of the whole family.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, family secret, secrets, family drama, revenge, secret, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems, relationship problems, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
persia, tehran
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
marriage, female teacher, couples, secrets, family relations, marital crisis, relationships, family problems, male female relationship, crisis, couple relations, family in crisis ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A 2012 Kannada film
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, father son relationship, identity crisis, father figure, family drama, father and son, mother and daughter, family problems, dysfunctional family, brother brother relationship, guilt, family relations ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
M, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night. When a woman comes and claims to be her sister, M begins the search for his girlfriend. Along the way, the people he meets describe a woman very unlike ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, mysterious character, mysterious disappearance, memory, missing person, searching for the truth, problem, private investigation, uncover truth, family problems, life is a bitch, vanished man ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Peru
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
The return of Lucas tells the story of a well-off family who loses his eldest son, Lucas, 4 years old on the beach. Elena, his mother, is obsessed with finding him because he feels he is alive and never stops looking for him, neglecting his other ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, obsession, family drama, missing child, dysfunctional family, husband wife relationship, uncover truth, obsessive quest, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
35%
630
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A sudden tragedy brings the wife of an assemblyman out of her private life and forces her to confront family secrets and her own troubling past.
Style:
suspense, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
scandal, investigation, family secret, married life, married couple, politician, personal assistant, wife, grief, mourning, trauma, past ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
35%
878
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Following a family tragedy, 30-year-old Mark Nicholas returns to the town where he grew up. After ten years away, coming home is harder than Mark could ever have imagined.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, touching, serious, tense ...
Plot:
small town, life turned upside down, homecoming, hometown, death in the family, family problems, orphan, family life, parents and children, investigation, family secret, dark past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
TV show
Story:
Why can a happy marriage suddenly turn into hate?
Style:
captivating, romantic, tense, intense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, love and romance, relationships, married couple, dark humor, lifestyle change, romantic relationship, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, romantic triangle ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Sim Jae-Kyeong is smart, kindhearted and wealthy. She is married to Kim Yoon-Cheol. They have been married for the past 6 years. Sim Jae-Kyeong enjoys her happy marriage life with her husband, but she becomes involved in a mysterious kidnapping ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, infidelity, kidnapping, husband wife relationship, social relations, social problems, money problems, relationship problems, family life, couple relations, society, family problems ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When an ominous photo mysteriously surfaces, Greta must confront buried truths — and her hazy memory — to save her husband from his dark secrets.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
kidnapping, female protagonist, secrets, domestic drama, memory loss, investigation, flashback, motherhood, betrayal, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
34%
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