Movies like The Fall 2008
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The Fall (2008)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two brothers are forced to confront a terrible crime that was hidden in their past.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, serious, dark, psychological thriller, tense, emotional, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, false accusation, haunted by the past, murder, life is a bitch, injustice, legal, law enforcement, dishonesty, family relations, clergy, dedicated lawyer, brothers, secrets, dark past, secret revealed, family drama, revelation, family conflict, guilt, confrontation, trauma, morality, sibling rivalry, revenge ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Fall
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, tense and serious films with plots about investigation, revenge, murder, life is a bitch, small town, moral ambiguity and deadly mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Fall: The Return (2003), One Angry Juror (2010), The Street King (2002), Dancing in the Dark (1995), Downeast (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style:
crime drama, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
alcoholism, female protagonist, ex convict, tragic event, social problems, tragic past, problem, murder, dark past, recovering alcoholic, life is a bitch, confronting the past ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, trial, uncover truth, investigation, courtroom drama, false accusation, life is a bitch, legal, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, prosecutor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In life, there's silver, and there's lead, says Rikki Ortega, as he moves to be king of the street in "Ánglio," L.A.'s east side. Older brothers and a brother-in-law are in his way. While they think they are driving out the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
gang, drug dealing, rivalry, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, life is a bitch, siblings relations, urban ghetto, destiny, blind ambition, police detective, shakespeare ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Anna Forbes suffers an attack and sexual abuse by her father-in-law. But when she overcomes her fear and tells her husband Mark what happened he does not believe her, choosing instead to believe his father who denies everything. As Anna becomes ...
Style:
thought provoking, tense, talky, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
abuse, legal action, rape, sexual abuse, rape victim, false accusation, mental institution, sexual content, danger, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, family secret, trauma, murder mystery, character study, nightmare, domestic drama, violent outburst, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, law enforcement, intrigue, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, righting the wronged, parents and children, police, female protagonist, family secret ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Defending a teen charged with patricide drudges up dark memories for a lawyer.
Style:
dramatic, dark, serious, emotional, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
patricide, trauma, child abuse, murder, courtroom, shame, guilt, ethical dilemma, defense attorney, family secret, character study, secrets ...
Similarity:
28%
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181
Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Martha Barlow, a modern day outlaw, must reconcile her dark past after her teenage son commits a horrible crime.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
small town, survival, haunted by the past, murder, on the run, danger, parents and children, teenage son, family relations, mother son relationship, dark past, motherhood ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. His partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, protagonist as suspect, riddles and clues, manipulation, law enforcement, danger, who done it, dishonesty, graphic violence, investigation, guilt ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, diner, murder, law enforcement, small town life, social relations, murder mystery, sheriff, self discovery, danger, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When Kelly's newborn baby is stolen from the hospital where she works, she teams up with Gloria, also a victim of baby abduction, to get her child back from a black market adoption ring.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, motherhood, protective mother, female protagonist, child abduction, problem, life is a bitch, abduction, rescue mission, danger, hospital, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
25%
50
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jerome becomes a street cop in hopes to find his mother but also seeks love in the mist, that may turn into a tragedy.
Style:
crime drama, dark, tense, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
family secret, investigation, secret past, mother son relationship, tragedy, identity, family drama, urban, betrayal, self discovery, hidden identity, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she sees the assai- lant recently released from prison, she decides to cook up a plan to avenge her dead son. Things go unexpectedly as she gets to know ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, brutal, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, grief, prison, life is a bitch, murder, death of son, murder of family, vengeance, brutality, fighting the system, violence, character study ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Four young black men kill a white woman, the D.A. is very cautious in how to proceed...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, dishonesty, law enforcement, lawyer, nypd, interracial relations, racism, injustice, courtroom ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Style:
serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, investigation, injustice, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, legal, nightclub, sexual abuse, rape, bounty hunter, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Dave Connolly is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.
Style:
realistic, suspense, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
ex convict, moral dilemma, sibling relationship, family drama, justice, police corruption, brother, loyalty, homelessness, moral ambiguity, life changing experience, twists and turns ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, loss, trauma, grief, guilt, multiple storylines, problem, life is a bitch, tragic event, tragedy, forgiveness, family drama ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A stranger comes into town and causes a stir when he stands up for the townfolk, in the face of the intimidation tactics from Mayor Howard Baines. The scheming mayor wants to buy up all the local properties, and has hired two thugs to help ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
murder, vengeance, contests and competitions, dishonesty, terrorism, legal, law enforcement, rivalry, life is a bitch, investigation, wrongfully committed, small town life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a female judge is found murdered in her home, television reporter and amateur detective Joanne Kilbourn finds herself neck-deep in a homicide investigation. Her only two clues are twin wills left by the victim -- one donating everything to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
amateur detective, investigation, law enforcement, who done it, journalism, murder, danger, police detective, murder mystery, whodunit, judge, intrigue ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
With the odds already not in her favor, Araya tells her side of the story while being interrogated for possibly killing the man who was responsible for her father's death.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
interrogation, investigation, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, suspect, character study, murder, revenge, accusation, claustrophobia, guilt, police procedural ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A law student is seduced by a beautiful woman he doesn't know, and after a one night stand with her, his roommate warns him to be careful because he suspects she may have other motives. Years later, she returns and hires him as her lawyer to ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, couples, power relations, haunted by the past, college, rivalry, orphan, protagonist as suspect, witnessing a crime, dangerous attraction, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An innocent man framed for murder, and the system that just wants another minority conviction.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, racism, injustice, protagonist as suspect, going straight, redemption, fighting the system, frame up, dishonesty, society, life is a bitch, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, texas, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
vietnam war, courtroom drama, army investigation, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, society, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, rebellion, legal, dishonesty ...
Place:
asia, vietnam, indochina
Similarity:
21%
130
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
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Story:
The tragic death of Gabrielle and the acquittal of her killer plunges the Dessureaux family into a living hell.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, family tragedy, murderer, family relations, bereavement, loss of daughter, life is a bitch, criminal, bandit, murder investigation, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
quebec
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
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After serving 10 years in prison for murder, Jenny returns to society. She wants to live a quiet life and resume her responsibilities as a mother, but soon shadows from the past start to appear.
Style:
realistic, suspense, serious, touching, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, hopes, mother daughter relationship, starting over, haunted by the past, family relations, adoption, murder, criminal heroes, drug dealing, strong female character, ex convict ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Julius Fonteneau has decided to take the law into his own hands after his daughter has gone missing. His only friend supports him while his wife resents him and the police are growing suspicious of his intentions. He must determine right from wrong ...
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, vigilante, murder, violence, husband wife relationship, psycho killer, blood, deception, moral dilemma, missing child, grief ...
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
20%
170
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After his cousin commits suicide, journalist Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Following the leads he discovers the involvement of the police, his cousin’s ex and the man she had an affair with – her church ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, relationships, private investigation, brother, religious faith, crime solving, uncover truth, secret, affair, faith, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
20%
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