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Lord of Shanghai (2016)
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Original name: 上海王
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A lowly brothel maid captures the attention of Shanghai triad leaders, pulling her into a brutal war where she learns to rise above the odds in order to survive.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
brothel, asian history, medieval, mafia, murderer, murder, life is a bitch, chinese mafia, murder mystery, opera, female protagonist, criminal's revenge, martial arts, chinese emperor, triad, violence, female nudity, bloody violence, nudity, prostitute, moustache
Place:
shanghai, china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, tense and suspense films with plots about life is a bitch, murder, female protagonist, female nudity, murderer, family problems and family relations mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Lord of Shanghai: Die Hebamme II (2016), Oscuro animal (2016), The Stolen Caravaggio (2018), La Desalmada (2021), Criminal Desires (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Romance and murder are intertwined in this 19th-century tale. At the turn of the century, fearless midwife Gesa finds her investigation into mysterious murders leading her deeper into darkness. Meanwhile, her affair with the prestigious Dr. Heuser ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
medieval, midwife, unsolved crime, private investigation, physician, cold case, murder mystery, uncover truth, social relations, crime solving, investigation, murder ...
Time:
medieval times, georgian era
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in a war torn region in Colombia. Each of their journeys, marked by terror, takes them on a trek from the deep jungle to the outskirts of Bogotá, where they will gather new ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, soldier, women, life is a bitch, jungle, violence, violent, wartime, female protagonist, female nudity, rape, river ...
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Valeria, young secretary of a producer, lives with an eccentric mother and secretly writes for a successful screenwriter, Alessandro. One day, she receives an unusual present from a stranger: it’s the plot of a movie about the mysterious but ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot:
lifestyle change, female protagonist, female writer, ghost writer, changing lives, writer's life, mysterious character, secret, screenwriter, assassination, murder, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, palermo italy
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Fernanda Linares (Livia Brito) is a woman thirsty for revenge after the murder of her husband on their wedding night, where in addition, Fernanda was a victim of rape after the event occurred. However, Fernanda's life will change when she meets ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
revenge, payback, female protagonist, vendetta, tragic love, mistaken identity, relationships, life is a bitch, criminal's revenge, loss of husband, strong female lead, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A beautiful reporter gets caught up in the deadly and erotic world of an online 'murder club' in this red-hot thriller.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, sexy
Plot:
strip club, erotica, murder, murderer, hitman, reporter, seduction, eroticism, online dating, private club, police, female nudity ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain, Argentina, France, Brazil, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
violence, serial killer, killing, who done it, antisocial behavior, life is a bitch, murder, murderer, criminal, social problems, moral ambiguity, globalization ...
Place:
brazil, new york, miami
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1980s China, the country is beginning to reform and workers who had been moved with their families to the provinces in the 60s now long to return to Shanghai. For one displaced family a conflict arises when their 19-year-old daughter finds love ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, forbidden love, family life, immigrant, life is a bitch, obsession, family relations, parents and children, family drama, female protagonist, young love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by True Events An abused wife and mother to a young boy escapes her violent husband and heads for California with her son. She soon learns that her husband has accused her of kidnapping and the law is in hot pursuit. Now a fugitive, she ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, tense
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, relationships, parents and children, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, marital problem, man hits a woman, violence, husband wife relationship, false accusation, runaway ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, erotic ...
Plot:
secret past, mafia, killing, murderer, family problems, bandit, husband wife relationship, runaway, secret identity, gang, mysterious past, confronting the past ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A divorced couple learns that the only way to possibly save their daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. The problem is they've both already remarried.
Style:
emotional, captivating, touching, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot:
child illness, parents and children, transplant, terminal illness, family relations, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, remarry, parents separation, love, family problems, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
58%
466
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. Her mother, a prostitute, died when he was a baby, and he was raised in the bordello where she worked. He also doesn't know who his father is. Believing he rules his ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological, absurd ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, life is a bitch, fighting the system, teenager, social outcast, social issues, independence, teenage life, money problems, orphan, social problems, organized crime ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Follows Gabby's tragic murder. Centering in her complicated relationship with her fiancé Brian Laundrie and what may have gone wrong during their cross-country trip. The disappearance of Gabby Petito captured America’s attention, setting off ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, mental health, missing person, male female relationship, domestic violence, media frenzy, true crime, relationship problems, road trip, problem, family problems, life is a bitch ...
Place:
usa, wyoming, florida, utah
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The perfect world of a small family breaks, when Can discover that his mother works in a brothel. In a maelstrom of anger, guilt and despair Mother and son are forced to forgive himself.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, sexy
Plot:
brothel, prostitution, prostitute, dysfunctional family, family problems, mother daughter relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, single mother, family secret, family relations, single parent, social problems ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After the death of her policeman father, Xiaomai begins to look over his old journals filled with notes about the cases he investigated over the years. The mention of a purple scarf in the notes particularly catches her attention, prompting her to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, enigmatic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, serial killer, love, female protagonist, murder investigation, secret, murder mystery, puzzle, disappearance, murderer, mysterious disappearance ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, Philippines
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kim-Dusik, who committed a murder in Korea, fled to Manila and has lived there nearly 15 years. He lives with his Filipino wife, Medusa, and their 15-year old son, Philip. Dusik, his irresistible yearning for his mother, turns into violence ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
father son relationship, marital abuse, rape, murder, male female relationship, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, violence, family problems, violent, life is a bitch, father and son ...
Place:
manila philippines, korea
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, crime drama, suspense ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, fatherhood, road accident, grief, guilt, death of child, criminal's revenge, loss of child, murderer, murder mystery, problem ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Bounty hunter Nikki helps her ex-fiancé Maxx when he gets into trouble with the mob.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, sensual
Plot:
ex girlfriend, mob hit, bounty hunter, ex couple relations, gang, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, hitman, murderer, bandit, ex boyfriend, problem, mafia ...
Similarity:
47%
177
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A tragic comedy about an orphan girl who knows nothing better than the animal way but at the end comes to realize her only chance - to be human.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
orphan, border crossing, prostitute, social problems, mistrust, social issues, in love, social relations, relationships, male female relationship, disbelieving adult, unrequited love ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
On their way home through an unknown city, Alexander and his father are attacked and seriously injured by some drunken juvenile delinquents. The father dies, and Alexander becomes a dangerous witness, which must be eliminated.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, witness, crime victim, murder witness, witnessing a crime, criminal's revenge, loss of father, victim, hunted, manhunt, murderer ...
Similarity:
45%
254
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Isabel and Clara are two childhood friends separated by fate. Isabel is a naive provincial lass who works as an indigenous fabric weaver while Clara is the liberated city girl. Clara has gone wild after her mother runs off with another man. The two ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, erotic, tagalog
Plot:
murder, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, family relations, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, culture clash, family problems, women, friendship, life is a bitch, friends ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (Takahiro) and Hiroto (Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
brothers, high school student, dysfunctional family, brother brother relationship, missing person, loss, grief, brotherhood, siblings, fight, brother, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, gloomy
Plot:
uncover truth, estrangement, homecoming, parents and children, life is a bitch, family relations, father son relationship, loss of son, manhunt, chases and races, sea, zoo ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A mystery start when all the psychologist's patient are murdered, exactly after each one of them have a session. Who is the killer?
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, murder mystery, male female relationship, sexual relations, uncover truth, killing spree, killing, seduction, psychologist, serial murder, murder, murderer ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When 21-year-old Ashley Beck-Ford finds her biological mother, Sara Hillman, online, she is shocked and thrilled… But building a relationship with her long-lost mother proves to be more dangerous than Ashley could have ever imagined. Soon after ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
birth mother, family in danger, lie, dark secret, murder, woman in danger, peril, relationship problems, mother and daughter, deception, murder mystery, family secret ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece, Algeria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
bathhouse, underage girl, woman in labor, female nudity, terrorist attack, pregnancy, muslim, women, terrorist bombing, terrorism, bare breasts, social problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
north africa, algeria, africa, maghreb
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Monika, a middle-aged wealthy woman, goes through a marriage crisis with her younger husband Linas. A car accident leads Monika to meeting three young girls, Kristina, Egle and Gitana, who happen to be ex-prostitutes extradited from Germany. The ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
middle aged woman, car accident, friendship, female protagonist, marriage crisis, society, family crisis, midlife crisis, women, relationship problems, unlikely friendships, suicide ...
Place:
lithuania
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, recovery, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mother daughter relationship, tragic past, dark past, woman in danger, family in danger ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In Guangdong, the forefront of China's reform and opening-up, the business of a sauna is fairly flat. The boss, Wu, together with his team, pursuits his dream and constructs a entertainment kingdom persistently with their wisdom, effort and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
workplace, life is a bitch, hopes, follow your dream, workplace situations, boss and employee, bittersweet, power relations, nudity, male nudity, rabbit, sea ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
41%
723
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marie, an independent and militant woman, has never needed anyone's help, including when it comes to raise her son. When the latter is expelled from his certificate of professional competence training class, Marie cannot accept it. Dreaming of ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, dramatic, realistic ...
Plot:
prostitution, mother son relationship, prostitute, prostitute mother, female protagonist, single mother, motherhood, family drama, financial problem, blind ambition, money problems, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Their life as luxury escorts offered these women glamour, money and a chance to reinvent themselves…until a murder and a robbery ruined everything.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, risk, big booty, women, prostitute, glamour, threat, social problems, seductress, problem, prostitution, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
40%
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