Movies like Lost Bayou

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Lost Bayou (2019)
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Lost Bayou (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A struggling addict ventures into the Louisiana swamps to reconnect with her estranged faith healer father, only to discover he is hiding a troubling secret aboard his houseboat.
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, atmospheric, southern gothic, dark, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot: swamp, family relations, father daughter relationship, secret, addiction, witch doctor, father and daughter, drug addiction, heroin addict, drug overdose, drug abuse, secrets, family drama, parent child relationship, isolation, confrontation, trauma, healing, grief, redemption, moral ambiguity, haunting, intimate, slow burn, boat ...
Place: louisiana

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, tense, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about slow burn, isolation, small town, grief, trauma, moral ambiguity and family drama mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Lost Bayou: Sleeping Beauty (2008), The Punishment (2022), Downeast (2021), Normal (2015), Penitent (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Sleeping Beauty (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Do-yeon, a 6th grade elementary school student, meets her cousin Sang-jun at her grandmother's funeral. On the last day of the funeral Do-yeon and Sang-jun go into an empty classroom near the funeral. There they have their first sexual ...
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The Punishment (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
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Style: suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
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Downeast (2021)
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
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Normal (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film, suspense ...
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Place: new york
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Penitent (2017)
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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Skipping Stones (2020)
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
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The Tested (2010)
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 ...
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The Evening Hour (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts. But when an old friend returns with plans that upend the fragile balance and ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot: drug dealer, friendship, small town, family relations, addiction, character study, drug dealing, drug trade, city life, penance, illegal drugs, drug use ...
Time: 2010s
Place: west virginia, appalachia
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The Stepchild (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.
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The Vessel (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, poignant ...
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A Father's Legacy (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been ...
Style: psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
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Time: 2020s
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Eden (2022)
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Duration: 90 min.
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The Fall (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: suspenseful, psychological, rough, serious, dark ...
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Time: 21st century
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 8.3
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Charlie (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a socially-awkward teen, Charlie, grapples with the guilt and judgement that ensues. He must confront the prison-like bondage of his fear when the perpetrator comes after him. In this tribute to contemporary ...
Style: slow cinema, bleak, melancholic, tense, realistic ...
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Still Life (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 78 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
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Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007)
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Live Cargo (2016)
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
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Imagine I'm Beautiful (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Style: psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
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Place: new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.
Style: emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot: lighthouse, grief, suicide, seaside, empathy, loneliness, trumpet player, salvation, healing, intimate, mourning, redemption ...
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Betwixt (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Style: dark fantasy, atmospheric, creepy, suspenseful, suspense ...
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