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The Teacher (2022)
14K
Original name: ദി ടീച്ചര്
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
PE teacher Devika and her husband have been trying to be pregnant for four years. Their equation changes after she becomes pregnant and when she reveals that she has been abused by four students during a sports meet.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, tense, captivating, dramatic, realistic, intense, psychological
Plot:
scandal, trauma, victimization, young woman, changing lives, social problems, lifestyle change, videotaping, social issues, social media, student, pregnancy, bullying, shame, resilience, empathy, justice, isolation, morality, marriage, revenge, investigation, infertility, redemption, guilt ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to The Teacher
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, suspenseful, captivating and tense films with plots about investigation, revenge, justice, moral ambiguity, trauma, corruption and urban mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Teacher: Neru (2023), Kali (2016), Chase (2022), Rushed (2021), Evano Oruvan (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
'Neru' is an enthralling legal and emotional drama that delves into the life of Sara, a blind sculpture artist on a quest for justice following a harrowing incident. Against the backdrop of the Indian legal system, this gripping story ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
visual impairment, resilience, justice, trauma, life is a bitch, blindness and impaired vision, blind woman, blind man, blindness, moral dilemma, personal growth, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
95%
6K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young wife hopes to convince her husband to change his short-tempered attitude toward life, but an incident on a remote highway may finally decide the matter.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
young couple, revenge, anger management, lifestyle change, social problems, love story, love affair, changing lives, love interest, character study, domestic drama, confrontation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
77%
2K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Visually-impaired former cop Nidhi finds herself being part of an unexpected accident scene. She goes to report it to the cops, where CCB officer Avinash takes charge of the case. This case brings unexpected closure for both the complainant and the ...
Style:
emotional, tense, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, resilience, redemption, investigation, guilt, moral dilemma, police procedural, social issues, healing, urban, mature, isolation ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Barbara O’Brien, an Irish Catholic mother, has her life turned upside-down when her son, a freshman in college, is involved in a tragic hazing incident. Taking justice into her own hands, she travels across the country recording mothers who have ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, fraternity, catholic, female vigilante, mockery, motherhood, family tragedy, bullying, life is a bitch, changing lives, trauma, cover up ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A common man who represents his society, gets tired of the illegal activities happening around him and decides to take law into his own hands by punishing the wrong-doers!
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
fight for justice, social injustice, social justice, corruption, vigilante, justice, middle class, fighting the system, fight, class struggle, social issues, social problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
B. Tech graduates Antony and Vinay Dasan are talented, but unemployed. That changes, however, when they approach the cyber cell with a new perspective to a film piracy case.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, cerebral ...
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, mission, cybercrime, criminal, police investigation, fight, problem, workplace, battles, fighting crime, cybersecurity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The gripping saga of a police officer and his team, their challenging journey to nab a criminal gang across the country. Further, it shows how he leads his team towards triumph, amidst professional uncertainities in this gripping drama.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, forensics, police procedural, criminal gang, law enforcement, homicide detective, crime investigation, detective inspector, sleuth, crime solving, police investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story revolves around victims who have been brutally raped, murdered and then burnt using Kerosene. While investigating the case, Vaibhav comes across a few more cases with the same Modus Operandi committed.
Style:
dark, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, detective ...
Plot:
murder, violent, rape, arson, investigation, law enforcement, police procedural, trauma, serial killer, justice, grief, evidence ...
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Returning from a personal loss and a six months suspension, Archana Prasad, an assistant commissioner of police is assigned with the responsibility to solve a tricky double murder case.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, tense, tension, intense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, police procedural, double murder, crime scene, justice, law and order, female protagonist, evidence, law enforcement, grief, interrogation ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Gurudev Hoysala, an upright police officer, gets involved in the inter-caste marriage of a Bhoomi and Ravi, only to realise later that Bhoomi is an influential landlord’s daughter.The situation heats up as the girl's father gets furious and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, police officer, justice, mysterious disappearance, police station, police, crime investigation, sleuth, forensics, disappearance, police investigation, social justice ...
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, Sri Lanka
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Venu works at a roadside shop and loves Jyothi, a maidservant in the nearby apartments. Before Venu gets a chance to express his love to her, she meets with an accident and he is arrested.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
love, working class, social issues, male female relationship, problem, love affair, love story, lifestyle, social problems, relationships, neighbor, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
rape, revenge, rape and revenge, violent, rape victim, incompetent police, violence against women, sexual abuse, violence, vengeance, social problems, trauma ...
Similarity:
49%
1K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Shreya opens an investigation against a celebrity based on the complaints of sexual abuse. Amidst rising crime and violence, Arundhati, a social activist starts a public movement called "SAFE" to protect women, children and the aged.While ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, investigation, social activism, women's rights, social problems, problem, fighting crime, rape victim, violence, crime investigation, feminism, social justice ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Anikkuttan is an ill-tempered electronics technician who leads a quiet life with his mother. His daily routines are disrupted when his next door neighbour's new born baby stirs up undesirable memories from his past. What will happen next?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, changing lives, memory, trauma, grief, character study, isolation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A murder case reveals unknown secrets of the killer and the victim.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder mystery, family secret, investigation, female victim, family drama, murderer, murder, guilt, loss, revenge, grief, tragedy ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A struggling lawyer files a PIL in a hit-and-run case involving a business scion's son hoping that the resulting publicity would be good for his business.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, fight for justice, attorney, courtroom drama, social injustice, courtroom, underdog, justice, hit and run, injustice, legal system, city ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
47%
3K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Story of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala whose uncompromising attitude towards corruption and his dictatorial actions has gained him a lot of enemies. The events gets more intense when he faces an allegation.
Style:
political, political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political intrigue, minister, corruption, problem, political unrest, politics, corrupt system, power struggle, political scandal, social commentary, character study, investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
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:
father daughter relationship, murder, father, murder mystery, murderer, who done it, secret, family relations, murder investigation, grief, family bonds, investigation ...
Place:
america
Similarity:
46%
978
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A middle-aged, narcissistic, angry, rich man is abusive to the young girl he has married, who is half his age, but then the tables turn when he is incapacitated by an accident.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, domestic abuse, abusive relationship, emotional abuse, social problems, social issues, life is a bitch, relationship problems, society, resilience, manipulation, empowerment ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
4K
Genre: Crime
Country: India
TV show
Story:
The series is set in North Chennai's Vaali Nagar where some work as henchmen under different organised crime networks and are called 'labels'. Meanwhile, Prabha (Jai), a lawyer who hails from the same area, is working hard to remove ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, justice, moral ambiguity, identity, problem, social problems, fighting the system, social injustice, social issues, fight, discrimination, social justice ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A fearless commando arrives home at the news of his brother's suicide until he starts to deeply investigate the reason behind his mysterious demise.
Style:
action thriller, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
brother, investigation, revenge, problem, paratrooper, soldier, secret, suicide, family drama, military, male protagonist, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A team of four expert policemen go through extreme trials and tribulations to find the killer of a young woman.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, murder mystery, criminal, crime investigation, secret, uncover truth, crime solving, crime scene, female victim, interrogation, justice ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Ram is falsely charged for killing his mother. His neigbours are also called for interrogation. Everyone's effort leads to tracking down the real killer.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, autism, police investigation, killing, murder, murderer, autism spectrum disorder, mother son relationship, false accusation, justice, whodunit, family tragedy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Easwaran, a young government employee gets the shock of his life when his niece Sundari goes missing. When Easwaran gets to know that a child abuser has kidnapped her, after coming to terms with the ghastly reality of being him being wrongly accused ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
child abduction, child abuse, missing child, missing person, rescue mission, uncle niece relationship, family drama, disappearance, life is a bitch, mysterious disappearance, family problems, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.
Style:
emotional, non fiction, inspirational, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
domestic violence, survivor, resilience, biopic, female protagonist, empowerment, motherhood, courage, children, trauma, family drama, escape ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A simple and naive housewife who is traumatized after losing her husband in a bank robbery embarks on a voyage of vengeance. Will she achieve her target alone and uncover the people behind masks?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, revenge, murderer, murder, problem, danger, grief, trauma, vigilante justice, resilience, loss of spouse, motherhood ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Sembi and her grandmother Veerayi, an apiarist, live peacefully amidst nature in the hilly regions of Kodaikanal. They lead a beautiful life until three influential miscreants shatter all their dreams. After a tragedy the two escape and ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
journey, bus, social issues, social problems, bus trip, life is a bitch, child protagonist, compassion, women's rights, justice, injustice, resilience ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
36%
131
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The widowed Chief Minister Jagdish Acharya lives an opulent lifestyle along with his daughter, Sunita and son, Sanjay. One day he gets a phone call from the Police Commissioner informing him that a woman has filed a FIR of rape against Sanjay
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, justice, trial, lawyer, redemption, injustice, court, abuse of power, politician, corruption, family drama ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a home invasion goes terribly wrong, Oscar tries to help the girl whose life he helped to ruin.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark, intense ...
Plot:
second chance, redemption, home invasion, remorse, guilt, moral dilemma, forgiveness, regret, confrontation, violent, revenge, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Shiva and Hari, two friends who are polar opposites in demeanour, are the terror in Mangaladevi. What happens when ego, ambition and jealousy creeps in between their strong friendship?
Style:
dark, crime drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
betrayal, coastal town, enemy, battles, fight, rise and fall, jealousy, revenge, ambition, power struggle, gangster, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
34%
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