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Fortune Defies Death (2018)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Woods family gathers at a cabin resort to hear the last will and testament of their wealthy patriarch George Woods ten years after his death. All vying for the much-anticipated Woods' fortune, the players include his greedy sister and her grandson, an eccentric niece and two ambitious nephews, his mistress, and his missing daughter's husband with their amnesiac granddaughter. Before the players can stake their claim to the family fortune, each must survive the family attorney's investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Woods' adopted daughter Mona. Why did Mona suddenly run away before the death of Woods? Will she show up to claim her fortune, or was her disappearance the result of a conspiracy? As the story unfolds, family members turn on each other and murder is the weapon of choice to reveal a dark secret.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, satirical, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense, twisted, noir
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, secrets, family drama, puzzle, sleuth, undercover, inheritance, crime investigation, large family, intrigue, dysfunctional family, family secret, relationship problems, family problems, satire, secret, private investigation, crime solving, eccentric family, uncover truth, whodunit, betrayal, murder, missing person ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, tense and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, secret, crime investigation, murder mystery and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Fortune Defies Death: Francesca Quinn, PI (2022), Murder RX (2020), Barber (2023), A Christmas Mystery (2014), Mob Princess (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Place:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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