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Night Train (2007)
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Original name: 夜车
Genre: Drama
Country: China, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Wu Hongyan is a female bailiff in a regional court in West China dealing with women awaiting execution—more often than not, sentenced for crimes of passion. Every weekend, without much luck, she looks for love at the Good Luck Matchmaking dance, until she meets the husband of one of her prisoners.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, atmospheric, bleak, melancholic, tense
Plot:
affair, social realism, female protagonist, revenge, loneliness, love triangle, life is a bitch, death sentence, love affair, male female relationship, social problems, relationship problems, secret, isolation, grief, train travel, guilt, execution, mourning, moral ambiguity, intimate, ethical dilemma, death penalty, obsession, jealousy ...
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Most similar movies to Night Train
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, tense and thrilling films with plots about isolation, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, slow burn, revenge, guilt and psychological drama mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Night Train: My Small Land (2022), Victim (2022), Downeast (2021), An Ordinary Mother (2021), Samantaral (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
kurd, refugee, family drama, immigration, social problems, social issues, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, teenager, female protagonist, adolescence, teenage girl ...
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362
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the son of Ukrainian immigrant Irina is attacked, the whole city stands up in solidarity with her family and condemns their Roma neighbors, who allegedly committed the crime. But soon another truth starts to emerge.
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
false accusation, racial tension, prejudice, family drama, ethnic conflict, secret, family relations, social problems, life is a bitch, family problems, suspicion, xenophobia ...
Place:
czech republic
Similarity:
58%
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:
54%
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:
51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On a family visit, a young man and his girlfriend set out to discover why his eccentric uncle has been mysteriously confined to one room for years.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family drama, mental health, social problems, family problems, eccentric family, life is a bitch, secret, uncle nephew relationship, family secret, empathy, intimate ...
Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Romania, France, Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family, and the life of injured worker’s wife
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, family relations, family drama, family business, family problems, male female relationship, eccentric family, life is a bitch, relationships, job, love affair, social problems ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After two decades in prison Widmer, a former German RAF-terrorist, is released. He meets Valerie, his next door neighbour. The young woman tries to get her life back on track after she lost child custody for her little son. She shows some interest ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
relationships, raf, terrorism, guilt, male female relationship, life is a bitch, love affair, couple relations, tragic past, confronting the past, ex convict, secrets ...
Place:
west germany
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49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic drama, tense ...
Plot:
small town life, relationship problems, teenage life, relationships, newspaper reporter, privacy invasion, investigative journalism, teenage protagonist, woman, small village, male female relationship, murder mystery ...
Time:
2000s
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46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Astrid is the wife of an acclaimed lawyer. Silenced for 25 years, her family balance suddenly collapses when her children initiate their search for justice.
Style:
psychological, bleak, captivating, thrilling, melancholic ...
Plot:
justice, trauma, female protagonist, family secret, silence, woman, family drama, secrets, lawyer, female lawyer, advocate, relationship problems ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
france
Similarity:
45%
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 ...
Similarity:
43%
236
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
rape, self destructing, female protagonist, rape victim, trauma, secret, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, violence, survival, isolation ...
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41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In an impoverished neighborhood, the son of a swordsman falls in love with the daughter of a wedding singer — a taboo match in a traditional society.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, independent film, tense ...
Plot:
death sentence, social realism, family problems, relationships, problem, couple relations, male female relationship, love story, life is a bitch, family relations, love affair, money problems ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A nightmarish crisis occurs after a pregnant young Greek immigrant takes a job as a nanny to a young professional couple, in this stunning drama from Germany’s Christian Zübert.
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, intense, tense ...
Plot:
nanny, pregnancy, female protagonist, family drama, motherhood, responsibility, immigration, loss of child, grief, guilt, unwanted pregnancy, social problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The life of a security guard in a retirement home spirals out of control when he catches his wife with a lover, pushing him to the brink of insanity.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, betrayal, midlife crisis, marital infidelity, jealousy, domestic drama, suspicion, relationship problems, family problems, suspicion of adultery, marital problem, problem ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, trauma, amputation, laundry, kidnapping, illness, madness, insanity, character study, shame, identity crisis, delusion ...
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38%
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 ...
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37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it difficult to adjust to life outside prison.
Style:
dark, bleak, psychological, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, social realism, loss, grief, guilt, haunting, character study, remorse, reckless driving, accident, isolation, moral ambiguity ...
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37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A haunting, violent tale of a youth lost in an uncaring world, Bullet Collector is visual, nightmarish masterpiece. A shy 14-year-old boy, disconnected from home life and school, and sent to a hellish reform school, eventually lashes out on the ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, visual, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, innocence lost, unsettling, loneliness, coming of age, reform school, alienation, isolation, teenage crush, combat, teenager, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a small mountain valley in Italy, the former criminal Cesare discovers the corpse of his nephew Fausto.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, murder mystery, investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, life is a bitch, male protagonist, murderer, criminal, suspicion, suspicion of murder ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
One day, Sedat, who works as a prison guard in Konya, is given the duty to take one of the prisoners, Musa, to his hometown. Musa does not intend to return until he finds out why his daughter was killed.
Style:
psychological, emotional, dramatic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
prison guard, investigation, prisoner, liar, lie, uncover truth, life is a bitch, hidden truth, loss, tragedy, father daughter relationship, getting home ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Julia is a mother, or rather, one of many mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, who have had their lives torn apart by the widespread violence in a country waging a war against its women. Julia is searching for Ger, her daughter. And in her ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, daughter, vanished man, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, missing person, problem, family problems, mysterious disappearance, investigation, bereavement, women's rights ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fatal collision that follows after two lovers, Simo and Jonna, discover during a family dinner that his mother and her father might have had an affair in the past.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark
Plot:
family secret, family relations, couple relations, family drama, male female relationship, relationships, problem, love affair, relationship problems, family problems, love interest, secret ...
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35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
One day, Heng saves a woman, Ms. Yip, from drowning in his school’s pool. When she turns out to be Heng’s new substitute teacher, the pair’s mutual loneliness draws them to each other.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, poignant, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, teen angst, loneliness, substitute teacher, teacher student relationship, relationships, fall in love, male female relationship, love affair, social problems, teacher student romance ...
Place:
china
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34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.
Style:
enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disappearance, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret, relationships, couple relations, uncover truth, male female relationship, mysterious disappearance, marital problem, family problems, mind game ...
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34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The movie tells the tragic story of a Semi-truck driver (Louis Koo) who accidentally runs over and kills a restaurant owner (Yin Xiaotian) in a car accident. When he finds out that Yin's wife (Huang Yi) is pregnant and has to work hard to run ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
guilt, secret, moral dilemma, accident, tragedy, murder, relationship problems, guilty conscience, manslaughter, couple relations, male female relationship, problem ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
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33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lena lives a safe and happy life with her husband Alf and together they run a fish shop. No one who sees her can imagine what kind of hell she has gone through with her former husband Hannes. One day, her life turns upside down as a random meeting ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, new love, domestic abuse, trauma, love affair, couple relations, family relations, problem, male female relationship, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, family life ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ex-cop searches for a missing teen as a favour to her parents.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
triad, investigation, street kid, missing girl, uncover truth, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, vanished man, crime investigation ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s forms the backdrop to this study of three individuals who, for different reasons, are trying to resolve an untenable situation.
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, bleak, reflective ...
Plot:
lie, life is a bitch, relationship problems, conflict, couple relations, relationships, social problems, wartime, social realism, armed conflict, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event.
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