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A Simple Story About Murder (2016)
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Original name: Prosta historia o morderstwie
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A rookie officer's career gets turned around when he is pegged as the prime suspect in a crime involving a senior policeman - his own father.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, tense, dark, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, dysfunctional family, family problems, false accusation, family drama, police corruption, framed for murder, father son conflict, criminal, family relations, mother son relationship, father son relationship, abusive father, domineering father, accused of murder, investigation, betrayal, rookie, identity crisis, suspicion, moral ambiguity, character study, revenge, violent, domestic abuse ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, noir and suspenseful films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, investigation, murder, slow burn, betrayal and small town mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like A Simple Story About Murder: I'm Not a Killer (2019), Partners in Crime (2014), A Violent Separation (2019), Recce (2022), Rooster's Blood (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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382
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Duration: 180 min.
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Set in the backdrop of Anantapur, in 1993, A dual murder takes place, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences and twists after a cop named Lenin embarks on an investigation.
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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23%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 142 min.
Story:
An innocent family's youngest brother is accused of local mass murders. Someone must step in to solve this mystery and stop this lunatic. Who will it be? Watch and find out!
Style:
tense, suspense, atmospheric, psychological, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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302
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
He's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
20%
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 88 min.
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Time:
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