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Bad Actor (2023)
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Original name: Un actor malo
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
During the filming of a movie, actress Sandra Navarro denounces actor Daniel Zavala for sexual abuse on the set during the recording of a scene for the movie. Daniel pleads his innocence and the production tries to prevent the situation from leaking off the set and causing a scandal.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, realistic, suspenseful, ambiguous ending
Plot:
actor, actress, film set, scandal, sex scene, legal action, accusation, film industry, abuse of power, molestation, sexual harassment, problem, filmmaking, harassment, investigation, reputation, cover up, behind the scenes, ethical dilemma, justice, privacy invasion, media circus, moral ambiguity, public relations, trauma ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychological, captivating and tense films with plots about moral ambiguity, investigation, revenge, justice, urban, ethical dilemma and problem mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Bad Actor: The Sparring Partner (2022), Styrian Blood (2014), Breaking the Silence (2018), Unspoken (2024), Seven Hours (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
dismemberment, murder, gory violence, justice, moral ambiguity, trial, courtroom, patricide, courtroom drama, true crime, murderer, problem ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Young police chief Sandra Mohr returns to her hometown of Graz with a bad feeling. Together with her new boss, Sascha Bergmann, she is tasked with solving the death of a journalist who was planning to write an article on abuse of office and nepotism.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, thrilling, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sophie Humbert - a famous criminal attorney who heads a prestigious law firm that does a good deal of work for the Police Commission - decides to take over the pro bono defense of Gabriel Etchegaray, a petty criminal who's just confessed to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
defense attorney, courtroom, murder, lawyer, court case, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, murder suspect, affair, society, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A grieving Chinese father travels to America to collect his daughter and stays to catch the killer.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
She has her life firmly under control - but then the unbelievable happens. For seven hours, Hanna, who works as a psychotherapist in a Bavarian high-security prison, is taken hostage in her office by one of her patients. She is at the mercy of her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
rape, violence, prison, trauma, sexual assault, hostage, problem, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, psycho, rape victim, psychiatrist ...
Place:
bavaria
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443
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
embezzlement, scandal, corporate corruption, court case, lawsuit, courtroom drama, legal action, corporation, legal investigation, court, investigation, deception ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kaja Miller, a young and honest police officer, is caught on one of her missions.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, corruption, criminal, police, investigation, police detective, violence, teamwork, police officer, fighting crime, policewoman, physical abuse ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
criminal, life, problem, fatalism, fate, moral ambiguity, realism, urban decay, slow burn, minimalism, social commentary, corruption ...
Time:
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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 ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Humberto works as a night watchman at a remote and desolate construction site. One night he becomes, unwittingly, the sole witness to a cover up. Afraid of being retaliated against lest he come forth, he decides to keep quiet. Gradually and without ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
security guard, witness, nightshift, witnessing a crime, moral ambiguity, workplace situations, testimony, problem, conflict, workplace, working class, loneliness ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his wife's murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening... He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
justice, courtroom, trial, courtroom drama, murder, vigilante, lawyer, legal, legal action, injustice, lawyers and clients, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A story of a famous actor named Grahme who witnessed a director assault an actress two years ago. Now Grahme is working with Richard (the very same director), on a new film and this time with Malorie, a new leading lady. Grahme's manager Steve ...
Style:
dark, intense, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
director, trauma, sexual assault, female victim, celebrity, guilt, film industry, actor, hollywood, ethical dilemma, character study, behind the scenes ...
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
justice, courtroom drama, murder, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, social commentary, social problems, problem, legal action, trial, murderer, criminal ...
Place:
china
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486
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Iran
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An Iranian expat living in London has a shady past and an enigmatic present.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
problem, troubled past, life, character study, moral ambiguity, iranian, identity crisis, loneliness, immigrant, alienation, redemption, urban ...
Place:
london, iran
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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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: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Family
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Do not hear, do not look, do not seek and do not see, No sky, no earth. No Address...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, emotional, captivating, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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159
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Judith decides to go on her own to the salsa-dancing night, even though her boyfriend, with whom she goes there every week, can’t accompany her. A stranger, with whom she briefly dances, offers to walk her home. Next morning, upon returning home, ...
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, rape victim, sexual assault, trauma, problem, violence, sexual abuse, rape, violent, unsettling, justice, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman stands trial for her life with a lawyer who is determined to save her despite her refusal to be saved.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, serious, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Menu is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
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42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Turkey, Italy, India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Matters turn violent after an ex-police detective (Richard Tyson) and psychiatrist (Kurt Sinclair) manipulate a grieving father (Matt Cinquanta) in pursuit of justice.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
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