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Dark Impulse (2011)
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Original name: Lo mejor de Eva
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Eva, an honest and rigorous examining magistrate, investigates the murder of a young stripper in which a powerful businessman is apparently involved, but she is unable to find enough evidence to implicate him… until a mysterious witness appears who makes her an offer she can't refuse.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, realistic
Plot:
sex scene, murder investigation, murder, injustice, legal investigation, witnessing a crime, legal, courtroom drama, judge, prostitution, sister sister relationship, womanizer, female nudity, male nudity, bare breasts, oral sex, male full rear nudity, telephone call, female judge, gigolo, sexually dissatisfied wife, male objectification, man in underwear, overheard conversation, male star appears nude ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain, europe
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Most similar movies to Dark Impulse
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about murder, danger, deadly, female nudity, sex scene, rivalry and dishonesty mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Dark Impulse: Oscura Seduccion (2010), The Distance (2006), The Ignorance of Blood (2014), Suspension of Disbelief (2012), The List (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Laura is a successful plastic surgeon who feels her life is somewhat empty. She meets a young nurse and falls in love and experiences sexuality to a extent not known to her. However, In this spiral of desire and seduction both play a dangerous game ...
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, tense ...
Plot:
big breasts, sex scene, jealousy, violence, love affair, couples, woman in danger, love, murder, desire, hospital, masturbation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Daniel, a young boxer on the point of winning the title several times, is beaten yet again and commits a robbery that lands him in jail. Guillermo, a self-destructive policeman tormented by his latent homosexuality, blackmails Daniel into committing ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, erotic, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, prostitute, athlete's life, redemption, rivalry, destructive relationship, contests and competitions, couples, hopes, athlete and trainer, gay, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, europe, spain
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hit man receives the assignment to kill a woman. But what seems as another job complicates when he is about to execute her, but does not. He will have to go after those who gave him the contract, for, in his profession, those who do not comply ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, danger, on the run, woman in danger, murder, murder of a nude woman, drug crime, gang, violent content, chases and races, hitman, dead body ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Javier Falcón, Chief of the Sevilla Homicide Division, must solve two different cases in a short time. In the first case he is personally involved. An old friend of his infiltrated an Islamic terrorist cell and now the group is trying to recruit ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, police investigation, law enforcement, terrorism, danger, rescue, ransom, threesome, child kidnapping, suitcase of money, bare butt, bare chested male ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in the Thames and no one really knows, what has happened to her.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
sex scene, murder, artists and showbiz, writer's life, uncover truth, danger, missing person, writers, disappearance, wife, female nudity, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
30%
493
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After being arrested for solicitation, a high-class prostitute threatens to make public a list of her best clients and someone resorts to murder to keep the list a secret. Meanwhile, the judge on the case struggles with his dilemma and one cop aims ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, erotic ...
Plot:
prostitute, courtroom, call girl, murder, political corruption, sex scandal, bait, uncover truth, fighting the system, courtroom drama, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
30%
143
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
They are the perfect, and politically correct, couple. He is a judge, she is a high profile attorney. When she takes on a sensational murder case, the trail leads right to her own front door.
Style:
sexual, suspenseful, tense, serious, sexy ...
Plot:
law, murder, prostitute, rivalry, courtroom, false accusation, legal, army investigation, courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, riddles and clues, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of disastrous telephone calls chart the certain ruin of young Phil's day as he attempts to fib his way out of one scrape after another. Told entirely in animated captions.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, couples, rivalry, law enforcement, hidden identity, who done it, investigation, twists and turns, life turned upside down, profanity, violent content, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nico Albert is a very peculiar character teenager, with exceptional intelligence and a single obsession: chess. His parents, concerned about the anomalous attitude of his son, child psychologist hired Julio Beltran. Through therapy and common hobby ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
chess, emotional manipulation, parents and children, murder, family relations, psychologist, teenager, teenage life, family in crisis, mind game, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
25%
788
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling a drinking habit. The story goes beyond the lives of those directly related to the case and shines a much needed spotlight on ...
Style:
serious, captivating, psychological, tense, action adventure ...
Plot:
murder, rivalry, legal action, law enforcement, legal investigation, courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, legal, criminal, defense attorney, death sentence ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Almost rich, almost thirty, he never lies or cheats, even when his beautiful fiancé orders him around and his ball-busting boss uses threats as motivation. John never makes a sound, eager to do right. Rick Carlson is not. A smooth talking and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
workplace, boss and employee, dedicated lawyer, obnoxious boss, power relations, law firm, legal, innocence lost, visual hallucination, lie, hustler, arrogant man ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful attorney's hunt for a serial killer is frustrated by his accomplice's twisted scheme to keep the killer free at all costs
Style:
erotic, independent film, slasher, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
making love, sex scene, lawyer, serial killer, legal investigation, criminal heroes, law enforcement, stalking, dishonesty, rivalry, legal, legal action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Arturo Bolaño is a mediocre insurance salesman who loves women, booze and any short cut he can find to Easy Street. He thinks he's found it with the beautiful Rebeca Solis, the wife of the owner of the hotel where he stays on business. ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, tense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
female nudity, sex scene, hotel, danger, murder, dangerous attraction, couples, fall in love, love and romance, couple relations, blackmail, lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The tragic real life story of a serial killer who stalked his victims in the early 1970's in small town America. A weaving trail of twists and turns that left people unsettled for two generations until investigative persistence aided by modern ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
psychopath, police investigation, serial killer, riddles and clues, legal investigation, life is a bitch, injustice, law enforcement, mind game, murder, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
70s
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Película española basada en la novela homónima escrita por Juan Bonilla. Simón, un aspirante a escritor frustrado que se dedica a escribir crucigramas para un periódico, recibe un misterioso encargo: debe incluir la palabra Adversario el ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
psychopath, murder, rivalry, writer's life, terrorism, danger, riddles and clues, sex scene, making love, friendship between men, computer, two worlds meeting ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, andalusia, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The annual LA Kennel Club Dog Show gets treated to an unexpected surprise when a backstage murder incriminates the winning canines' handler.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama, riddles and clues, legal investigation, legal, partner, danger, crime scene, murder investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
473
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Abel is a boxer turned debt collector who is struggling to provide for his young son. When he falls in love with beautiful car thief Kay, the couple plan for a new crime-free beginning. To fund their new law-abiding life, however, they conspire for ...
Style:
tense, sincere, bleak, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, redemption, dishonesty, crime gone awry, danger, partner, hopes, love affair, parents and children, love and romance, going straight, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, europe, barcelona
Similarity:
22%
570
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Anna Carter is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she sees her final three months as an opportunity to enact some vigilante justice. Racing her deteriorating health and trying to stay one step ahead of the police, Carter furiously tracks down ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, doctors and patients, injustice, terminal illness, vigilante, fighting crime, murder, danger, strong female lead, female fight, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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843
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young college is responsible for the care of an innocent little girl, but soon all he knows give a twist that will endanger his own life. All begin when crossing under the floor of the third floor to the left, a road without knowing directly the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, survival, isolation, danger, puzzle, doll, puppet, toys, babysitting, violent content, chases and races, mentally challenged ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Kin Suk-hyun is Korea’s youngest appointed criminal court head judge, very famous for his rational rulings. It is before his court that the case of distinguished mathematics professor Sohn Ki-chul’s murder of his wife is presented. While ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
deja vu, psychopath, vengeance, danger, law enforcement, haunted by the past, judge, husband wife relationship, murder, lawyer, threat to kill, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
22%
513
Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A disturbed woman and a violent lunatic walk the same path in this thriller from Swedish director Kristian Petri. Monia is a businesswoman who has been hired to work for a large corporation based in Gothenburg. One evening, while having drinks with ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, mind game, obsession, danger, rivalry, macabre, dark humor, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Plot:
nightclub, clubbing, rave, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, nightlife, life is a bitch, danger, naked man, drug use ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An Alberta small-town police chief officially finds no suspect in the bloody stabbing to death of 'working girl' Jane McGill. Her daughters are adopted two years later, trough his friend Alvin, by a London couple who don't qualify yet ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
adoption, murder, haunted by the past, uncover truth, domestic disturbance, family relations, family problems, parents and children, family in danger, sister sister relationship, suspicion, world war two ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, canada
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ray Liotta stars as Jack Malloy, a hardcore career criminal until a near-death experience causes him to turn his world around. But when his former partner Drake is released from prison, he tracks Jack down to blackmail him into one last job. Jack is ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, criminal, revenge, vengeance, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, going straight, frame up, husband wife relationship, ex convict, robbery, drug use ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, sex scene, couples, destructive relationship, danger, isolation, hot and sexy, loss of wife, skinny dipping, female nudity, age difference, sadness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
missing person, obsession, murder, missing girl, female nudity, male pubic hair, private investigator, murder investigation, nudity, sexual content, bare breasts, femme fatale ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Professional killer Gav Reed commits a grave mistake allowing himself to be videotaped (as she always does, for a documentary she hopes to sell to Hollywood about the real nocturnal 'eldest business' there) by Julie Spencer, one of Max ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, sex scene, sexploitation, femme fatale, making love, investigation, sexual relations, who done it, murder, uncover truth, danger, dishonesty ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The plot follows a private detective, an ex communist and former CIA agent, who travels from Barcelona to Madrid to discover the identity of the assassin of the leader of the Spanish Communist party who was stabbed during a blackout while presiding ...
Style:
realistic, biting, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot:
murder, investigation, private detective, private investigator, agent, communist party, kgb, state affairs, dishonesty, uncover truth, government agency, who done it ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
spain, madrid
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Director Christophe Blanc delivers a fast-past thriller set to a background of Finland's stunning landscape. High-end car dealership owner Maxime is pursued by Finnish gangsters over unsatisfactory cars his dead partner sold them.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
gangster, danger, vengeance, life turned upside down, family relations, loss of partner, murder, disorder, family in danger, brother brother relationship, skinny dipping, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland, europe
Similarity:
20%
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