Movies like Betrayal 1983
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Betrayal (1983)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering, and treasonous deception of a woman's extramarital affair with her husband's best friend; the entire story is told from the husband's point of view, with the scenes in precise reverse chronological order. Written by Dan Hartung
Style:
psychological, realistic, tense, serious, captivating, talky, clever, stylized, non-linear, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
marital infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, unfulfillment, dishonesty, adultery, illicit affair, danger, infidelity, friends, rivalry, autobiography, pub, writers, affair, british pub, publisher, love and romance, couples, love affair, family problems, dangerous attraction, crumbling marriage, couple relations, destructive relationship ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
england, europe, london, venice
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Most similar movies to Betrayal
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and tense films with plots about couples, infidelity, dishonesty, love and romance, couple relations, love affair and adultery mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Betrayal: Deceit (2006), Heaven's Heart (2008), An Unfinished Affair (1996), The Bottom of the Sea (2003), The 24th Day (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
549
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man returns to his hometown after his father's death and soon enters into an affair with the wife of his old best friend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
sexual relations, infidelity, dangerous attraction, obsession, destructive relationship, friendship, love affair, manipulation, love and romance, stalking, dishonesty, couples ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two couples, old friends, end up in a heated debate over adultery at a dinner party.
Style:
psychological, contemplative, realistic, talky, captivating ...
Plot:
infidelity, love affair, estrangement, best friend, anniversary, family problems, society, introspection, couple relations, unfulfillment, marriage, dinner ...
Place:
denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a man ends a regretful love affair that occurred during his wife's illness, his mistress plots revenge by targeting his family's most treasured possessions, a priceless painting and his son.
Style:
noir, tense, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
affair, unfaithful husband, erotica, love, infidelity, power relations, couples, love affair, terminal illness, couple relations, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An architect (Daniel Hendler) trails a man (Gustavo Garzón) who was hiding under his girlfriend's (Dolores Fonzi) bed.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
true love, lovers, investigation, jealousy, obsession, danger, rivalry, couples, stalking, infidelity, unfaithful, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, hostage, infidelity, first gay sexual experience, gay lead character, lgbtq, kidnapping, death of wife, captive, gay bar, kidnapper kidnapped relationship ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With his pregnant wife at death's door after a car crash, desperate husband John Barrett invades the home of Mark Driscoll and his rich, neglected wife Sally. He holds the couple hostage in order to understand the events that led to his wife ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
captivity, hostage, confined, vengeance, couples, family problems, haunted by the past, dishonesty, danger, estate, dysfunctional marriage, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
41%
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, romantic drama ...
Plot:
adultery, secret lover, betrayal, secret relationship, family problems, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, obsession, chess, love triangle, husband wife relationship, loss of wife ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 21st century
Place:
italy, milan italy, england
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.
Style:
erotic, sexual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
erotica, passion, bigamy, home invasion, murder, infidelity, mind game, couples, family problems, love triangle, love affair, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Swann (Jeremy Irons), an eligible bachelor in the best circles of fin-de-siècle Paris, has also some more vulgar but rich friends, the Verdurins. Through them he meets Odette (Ornella Muti), a courtesan, with whom he falls hopelessly in love. She ...
Style:
sexual, contemplative, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
duchess, prostitute, love and romance, erotica, french president, lesbian lover, high society, nobility, valet, promiscuity, female nudity, brothel ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, italy, egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with ...
Style:
sweet, semi serious, realistic, talky, clever ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
infidelity, husband wife relationship, love triangle, seduction, love affair, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, love and romance, couple relations, actor's life, artists and showbiz, family problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
england, london, europe, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature ...
Style:
costume drama, emotional, romantic, scenic, stylized ...
Plot:
adultery, love, love affair, filmmaking, lieutenant, infidelity, destructive relationship, society, social differences, love story, doomed romance, love triangle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 80s, 20th century, 70s ...
Place:
england, britain, france, europe, london
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Karen (32) and Michel (36) move with their daughter to an exclusive residential area. She soon finds a new close circle of friends: the women of the Dinner Club, and their husbands. But when two of the Club members commit suicide under suspicious ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, uncover truth, investigation, best friend, danger, society, suburbs, twists and turns, jealousy, friendship, deception, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Housewife Grace Needham (Nastassja Kinski) has a one-night stand with Julian Grant (William Baldwin), who then becomes obsessed with sinking her marriage to husband Matt (Hart Bochner). The twist here is that Julian is a millionaire global ...
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, suspense ...
Plot:
obsession, dangerous attraction, infidelity, femme fatale, love affair, manipulation, family problems, dishonesty, mentally unstable, crumbling marriage, danger, sexual relations ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
Style:
surreal, psychological, independent film, offbeat, serious ...
Plot:
sex, guilt, devil, psychopath, caught having sex, stranger, religion, daughter, house, rock, uninvited guest, home invasion ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 1930s, 70s
Place:
england, canada
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
older man younger woman romance, small town life, infidelity, extramarital affair, investigation, couples, who done it, family problems, couple relations, obsession, dangerous attraction, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of friends gather for a wake, and are shown a video shot by Jude (Jude Law) and starring them before he dies. Things go rapidly downhill.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, cynical, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, friends, dishonesty, infidelity, violence, investigation, greed, woman peeing, woman urinating, danger, love and romance, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
482
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected, sinister turn.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot:
betrayal, couple relations, art, haunted by the past, family problems, couples, dishonesty, vengeance, love and romance, crumbling marriage, infidelity, unfulfillment ...
Place:
ireland, europe, netherlands, spain
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.
Style:
serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
infidelity, introspection, life turned upside down, love affair, love triangle, dishonesty, journalism, crumbling marriage, couple relations, destructive relationship, obsession, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
germany, france, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
38%
419
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, recently taking in a trio of Jacob's elderly relatives, including his mother (Rosemary Harris). Though the relations are demanding, kindhearted ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching
Plot:
love affair, family relations, family problems, society, family in crisis, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, couples, betrayal, love and romance, working class, crumbling marriage ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A cyclist is killed, swiped by a Range Rover in a village lane. James and Anne Manning become involved because the victim is the husband of their cleaner, Maggie. James, a solicitor in the city, soon comes to suspect William Bule, a millionaire ...
Style:
emotional, suspense, psychological, realistic, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
twists and turns, murder, depression, drinking, family problems, investigation, society, crumbling marriage, introspection, love and romance, terminal illness, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
london, england, europe, paris france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Stuck in a dull marriage, successful shrink Mia DuBois follows a patient's advice and exposes her wild side at a private underground club, where she meets a handsome stranger and begins an affair that may cost her more than just her husband.
Style:
sexy, erotic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
extramarital affair, infidelity, murder, nightclub, manipulation, who done it, love affair, love and romance, dangerous attraction, femme fatale, mysterious character, couples ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, France, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An impossible love story between Yossi, a former IDF soldier, and Dora, a mysterious French photographer visiting Israel, as they both struggle in vain to leave their pasts behind.
Style:
non-linear, captivating, tense, realistic, serious
Plot:
impossible love, haunted by the past, obsession, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, obsessive quest, love and romance, unfulfillment, male pubic hair, male nudity, beach ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Andrés's wealthy father-in-law runs a textile factory; he retires and brings Andrés to Madrid, with wife and son, to run the company. Andrés works long hours, but his wife is bored, and there are tensions at home. When Isabel, a femme ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
femme fatale, obsession, kidnapping, manipulation, couples, couple relations, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, love and romance, dangerous attraction, cons and scams ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, touching, bleak, sincere ...
Plot:
infidelity, vengeance, crumbling marriage, family problems, parents and children, love affair, dishonesty, redemption, introspection, couple relations, couples, family relations ...
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, last wish, grief, road trip, memory, life, family relations, male friendship, self discovery, parents and children, partner, last will and testament ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, australia, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An American writer in England takes his children and a newly hired nanny on a trip to South Africa while his wife, a reporter, is on assignment. He has an affair with the nanny, but when he refuses to leave his wife for her, the nanny gets her ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, realistic, sexual, serious ...
Plot:
woman seduces a man, nanny, kidnapping, infidelity, obsession, murder, investigation, psychopath, violent content, profanity, sexual content, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had ...
Style:
psychological, humorous, thought provoking, captivating, light ...
Plot:
novelist, drug smuggling, poet, manipulation, dishonesty, lifestyle, destructive relationship, family problems, love triangle, writers, infidelity, writer's block ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two strangers refuse to leave the seaside home of a couple, which leads to sexual tension and crime.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, couple relations, danger, couples, stranger, husband wife relationship, adultery, cuckolded husband, nudity, violent content, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
zimbabwe
Similarity:
37%
391
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A New Yorker moves to the country with her boyfriend, where her new friendship causes a problem as her partner also takes an interest in the woman.
Style:
tense, mumblecore, captivating, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
jealousy, love triangle, couple relations, couples, suspicion, young couple, women, danger, rivalry, male full rear nudity, coming of age, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
37%
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