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Cadejo Blanco (2021)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Guatemala, USA, Mexico
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
After her sister goes missing, Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, travels to the seaside town of Puerto Barrios to infiltrate a group of young gang members. As she risks her life to join the gang, Sarita becomes involved with her sister’s dangerous ex-boyfriend and gets closer to learning what happened to her sister.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, dramatic
Plot:
female protagonist, spy, agent, children, captivity, rescue, violence against women, human trafficking, fighting crime, family drama, rescue mission, child kidnapping, dog, police, gang, motorcycle, female nudity, murder, girl, bus, blood, gang leader, sister sister relationship, bait, boyfriend ...
Place:
guatemala
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Most similar movies to Cadejo Blanco
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, tense and realistic films with plots about murder, female nudity, investigation, rescue, deadly, female protagonist and family drama mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Cadejo Blanco: Girl in Room 13 (2022), Zero Nine (2021), Sound of Freedom (2023), Mother's Day (2023), Altered Minds (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A teenage girl is imprisoned by her former boyfriend in a motel room and forced to consume drugs and alcohol so she can be sold into human trafficking. Her only hope is her mother, who is determined to rescue her.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, mother and daughter, abusive boyfriend, abduction, drug addiction, sex trafficking, girl in peril, kidnapping, drug addict, motel, addiction, victimization ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A detective abandoned his daughter right after his wife's death for a governmental mission. This made her daughter angry. He risks his life to find his daughters missing best friend in order to fix their relationship. Their search leads them to ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, dramatic, crime thriller ...
Plot:
fighting crime, violence, human trafficking, government agent, agent, dangerous mission, rescue, children, kidnapping, spy, police raid, special agent ...
Place:
kurdistan
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91%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Style:
dramatic, serious, suspenseful, tense, controversial ...
Plot:
kidnapping, human trafficking, rescue, children, child trafficking, child kidnapping, dangerous mission, slavery, sex slavery, pedophilia, vigilante, brother sister relationship ...
Place:
colombia, south america, tijuana mexico
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, ...
Style:
suspenseful, tension, tense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rescue, kidnapping, gangster, nato, kidnapped, gang, female protagonist, motherhood, protective mother, fight, agent, female agent ...
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family reunion goes awry when the oldest son makes the accusation that his dying father, a famed psychiatrist who also did work for the CIA, adopted his children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
family drama, family reunited, family relations, cia, large family, psychiatrist, dysfunctional family, family secret, trauma, character study, psychological manipulation, doctor ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
A female FBI investigator takes over jurisdiction in Dear Lake, a small northern town just as a young boy is abducted. Her investigation leads to a bigger series of abductions and murders dating back over 20 years. Her investigation also brings her ...
Style:
tense, melancholic, disturbing, suspenseful, enigmatic
Plot:
child murder investigation, female protagonist, murder, police, policewoman, religious fanatic, mind game, pedophilia, serial killer, fbi, dead children, van ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The story unfolds about the murder of an old man living in a remote village and six locals who may have been connected with the murder. Things get messy when the dead man turns out to be an ex convict. The accused ones find it very hard to deal with ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
court, lawyer, police, trial, prison, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, prejudice, accusation, small village, wrongful accusation, remote village ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
Style:
psychological, noir, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, children, child murder investigation, spy, killer, home invasion, coming of age, witness, con artists, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
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Similarity:
52%
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456
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rachel is a sweet girl with a troubled soul, caused by a unique gift - she can see evil spirits within others. After witnessing the brutal killing of her mother, Rachel and her father look for a fresh start by moving to a new town. After befriending ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, spooky, suspense, tense
Plot:
supernatural ability, investigation, danger, murder, supernatural, small town, riddles and clues, small town life, hostage, ghost, dealing with death, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, El Salvador
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, serious, tension ...
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, female protagonist, gang, single mother, rescue, abduction, anger, danger, child in peril, determination, little boy ...
Place:
central america
Similarity:
51%
833
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
American photojournalist Peter Mandrake becomes embroiled in Brazil's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
knife fight, female agent, prostitute, murder, photographer, danger, criminal's revenge, betrayal, gang, investigation, society, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
brazil, latin america, rio de janeiro, bolivia
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the job, top FBI hostage negotiator Theresa Foley (Gail O'Grady) is a tough, no-nonsense professional...calm and cool in the face of risky, potentially deadly situations. At home, she's a loving mother, with two kids and a devoted ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
hostage situation, female protagonist, hostage negotiator, negotiation, taken hostage, hostage rescue, career, hostage, fbi agent, agent, husband wife relationship, troubled marriage ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It follows a troubled married couple as they imprison their six children due to their intense religious ideology.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
religious fanaticism, religion, family drama, captivity, religions or cults, parent child relationship, kids and family, religious fanatic, children, religious education, religious, parents and children ...
Similarity:
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428
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Told through a looping, non-linear narrative from each of the characters' points of view, the film reconstructs the stories of a Yugoslav hit man, his former lover and her police officer boyfriend, as their paths cross in New York.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, non-linear, neo noir
Plot:
hitman, hotel, woman in danger, rescue, murder, law enforcement, danger, redemption, terrorism, hostage, gangster, immigrant ...
Place:
new york, former yugoslavia, usa, europe
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A female doctor is shot by police who think she pulled a gun on them. A reporter looks into the case and discovers links to the deaths of several black children.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot:
investigation, murder, police, conspiracy, female doctor, conspiracy theory, doctor, violence, african american, cop, children, writers ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
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722
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
ghost, dying father, haunted by the past, supernatural, murder, family relations, society, self discovery, death in the family, juvenile delinquency, trial, lawyer ...
Place:
south dakota
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780
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, surreal, mumblecore ...
Plot:
resurrection, siblings relations, supernatural, family in crisis, death of mother, afterlife, waiting, faith, love, death, sexual content, profanity ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
female protagonist, kidnapping, child kidnapping, family bonds, protective parent, domestic abuse, domestic violence, motherhood, abduction, marital problem, kidnapped child, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of LA, leaving behind a steaming trail of bodies marked with lipstick: the calling card of a Black Widow who loves them and leaves them dead. As homicide detectives unravel the case, they discover the victims ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, serious, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, ex-cop, murder, police, homicidal maniac, revenge killing, investigation, serial murder, police officer killed, murderer, police detective ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three men are dangerously obsessed with the same woman.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, investigation, erotica, femme fatale, artists and showbiz, music band, college life, who done it, college, school, performer's life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, mind bending ...
Plot:
obsession, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, friendship, family problems, murder, family life, death in the family, trying to get pregnant, mysterious disappearance, dealing with death ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kate is devastated to learn that her husband Billy has been living a double life.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, bleak
Plot:
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38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Hollis Parker hosts a nightly web show that brings together sexual misfits from across the World Wide Web. A new intern at the studio shows romantic interest in Hollis, and what begins as a seemingly innocent crush turns into an unhealthy obsession.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, sexy, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, obsession, couples, strong sexual content, computers and web, media, sexual relations, desert, suv, sex scene, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A middle-aged woman takes on a young female tenant to help pay her debts, but gets a lot more than she bargains for when the girl starts to act very strangely indeed . . .
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
wife, tenant, poison, nudity, manipulation, woman in danger, mind game, rivalry, domestic disturbance, cop, girl, woman ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When their father dies, the ambitious police officer Guillaume offers the management of the bowling alley he inherited to his outcast half-brother Armand. The inheritance is cursed, and the two men wind up in a world of violence.
Plot:
bowling, hunter, police investigation, rain, female nudity, serial killer, rape and murder, estranged brother, brother vs brother, disposing of a dead body, police inspector, investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female psychopath, obsession, female killer, female assassin, psycho killer, dominatrix, murder, mentally unstable, possessed woman, stalking, murderer, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
It is 1985 and a Cold War is raging between East and West. A young woman named Carmen, while attempting to smuggle Bibles into Romania, is captured by communist forces. Unfortunately, Carmen’s father was a Soviet Nuclear Physicist who became ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tension, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
smuggling, cold war, rescue mission, hostage, espionage, religious persecution, government agent, defector, spy thriller, faith, assassin, covert operation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
romania, soviet union
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the Swedish authorities assume a passive role, forcing Hamilton to action. With the help of ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, kidnapping, rescue, danger, spy, assassination attempt, heroes, law enforcement, special agent, rivalry, agent, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A married couple vacationing in the desert are held hostage by a pair of psychopaths.
Style:
erotic, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
erotica, sex scene, couples, psychopath, couple relations, family in danger, hostage, rescue, lesbian sex, murder, neglectful husband, bisexual ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, danger, investigation, woman in danger, 911, youth, psycho, murder, kidnapped, chase, child abduction ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
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