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The Stone Eater (2018)
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Original name: Il mangiatore di pietre
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, tense, dark, realistic, suspenseful, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
isolation, investigation, murder mystery, murderer, murder, criminal, murder investigation, life is a bitch, male protagonist, murder suspect, suspicion, suspicion of murder, mountain, secrets, grief, guilt, smuggling, small town, moral ambiguity, character study, revenge, redemption, illegal immigration, slow burn, exile
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Most similar movies to The Stone Eater
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, psychological, tense and captivating films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, investigation, guilt, murder, slow burn and character study mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Stone Eater: The Return (2003), Nympha (2003), Downeast (2021), No Deposit (2015), Wasteland (2018). 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 ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, woman, murder mystery, family secret, uncover truth, social problems, murder investigation, problem, crime solving, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
35%
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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:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mickey Ryan falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With his life turned upside down, Mickey tries valiantly to resolve his issues but hooks up with the wrong people who blind him with anger and hate.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
family man, criminal, organized crime, changing lives, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, loss of control, desperation, redemption, moral ambiguity, character study ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young man, Stevie, awakes on a wasteland overlooking Bradford, still bleeding from a brutal attack that has left him with severe memory loss. Recent events are a total blank; his more distant memories are a blur. He slowly begins to piece together ...
Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
identity, amnesia, memory loss, character study, repressed memory, tragic past, confronting the past, assault, amnesiac, life is a bitch, memory lapse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india, pakistan
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A tale of urban angst trapping two individuals during the pandemic lockdown that eventually leads to murder.
Style:
tense, intense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, character study, claustrophobia, guilt, suspicion, morality, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An emotionally unstable murder suspect explains the modus operandi behind the crimes he had committed to a few cops which helps in unfolding some intriguing revelation.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder suspect, interrogation room, character study, crime solving, suspect, investigation, murderer, mentally unstable ...
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"MMOF" is unflinching and deals with the fury of a man pushed to the limits. Deepak (a mild-mannered, honest to the bone man) who tries to make ends meet by running a Cinema Theatre passed onto him by his father along with his family. A ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, killing, secret, murderer, crime solving, murder, murder investigation, theater, uncover truth, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
28%
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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:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Robert, a former driver in illegal races, returns to his hometown Dietikon after a long period of absence. He is determined to put his past behind him and starts an apprenticeship in a repair shop. When he meets teacher Alice, his life starts to ...
Style:
intense, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
stalking, obsession, secrets, manipulation, character study, double life, deception, identity, relationships, slow burn, surveillance, homecoming ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Shivan revolves around a couple who are very much in love but one day the woman is found dead and the man is found guilty and imprisoned. But once he is in jail he recollects certain memories that change everything.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love, innocence, flashback, memory, murder, wrongful conviction, investigation, prison, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt, character study ...
Similarity:
26%
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:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, home invasion, family relations, problem, undercover, father daughter relationship, suspect, business partner, crooked businessman, suspicion, businessman, secret ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The journey of Christian Lafayette, a French soldier who, in the aftermath of a murderous ambush in Afghanistan, has returned to France. Soon mixed up in trafficking opium with Mounir, his brother-in-arms who was wounded in the ambush, Lafayette, a ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
soldier, war veteran, ptsd, social problems, life is a bitch, drug, drug dealer, criminal, family drama, brotherhood, loyalty, violence ...
Place:
france, afghanistan
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Amanda Birch, after years of estrangement, returns to reconnect with her sister Lauren. Things only get worse when her sister mysteriously dies days later. The entire family is suspected in a murder investigation as it becomes clear that Lauren’s ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, suspicion, murder investigation, family secret, domestic drama, investigation, motive, whodunit, guilt, female protagonist, betrayal, grief ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunting, ghost, macabre, guilt, good versus evil, moral ambiguity, medium, redemption, investigation, police procedural, revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
23%
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 ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Romania, Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother's hospital bed at night. She has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
Style:
psychological, tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, courtroom, mother daughter relationship, court, framed for murder, courtroom drama, advocate, accusation, problem, choice, justice ...
Similarity:
23%
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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:
23%
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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:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The night Celia unsuccessfully attempts suicide, a teenage girl (Melany) is raped and murdered nearby. Miguel Ángel, the police officer in charge of finding the perpetrator of the crime, digs around Celia and her closest circle, including her two ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
police investigation, suicide attempt, murder, sexual abuse, relationships, problem, male female relationship, investigation, sleuth, murder investigation, crime investigation, character study ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Set against the haunting backdrop of a small lake town, this chilling thriller unravels a meticulous revenge set over a period of 7 years, all beginning with the accidental death of an innocent girl.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, problem, murder mystery, disposing of a dead body, secret, uncover truth, who done it, crime investigation, murder investigation, crime solving, murderer ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
22%
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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:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Park Jung-gu sends out homemade bombs to people he finds online who are likely to use them, yet these devices are unused. One day, Jung-gu meets Lee Hyo-min, a delinquent student at his university and sends him a package. Soon an explosion in a ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
bomb, character study, murder, terrorism, murderer, criminal, threat, investigation, bomb threat, explosions, crime investigation, terror ...
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:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
D.C.I. Thomas Flynn is called upon to solve the riddle of a murder scene without a corpse. When the body is finally discovered, it soon becomes clear that a terrifying serial killer is on the loose. Meanwhile, the detective has issues of his own to ...
Style:
psychological, detective, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, murder mystery, crime solving, uncover truth, homicide detective, murderer, murder investigation, sleuth, who done it, secret, murder ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Vlad was five his mother was killed. And the only person whom Vlad blames for her death is his father . On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy the young man decides to gather all his relatives together to dot all the i's and cross all the ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, father son relationship, guilt, family drama, uncover truth, murder mystery, changing lives, family relations, character change, family problems, family tragedy, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, russia
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lucjan Bohme is a ruthless debt collector working in a post-industrial Silesian town. In the land of unemployment and misery, he's got a lot of work and no mercy at all. Until something happens.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
redemption, debt collector, lovers reunited, self discovery, moral dilemma, collector, life is a bitch, debt, ex girlfriend, rivalry, society, desperation ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
21%
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:
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