| Whiplash (2014) | 8.5 | |
| The Station Agent (2003) | 7.6 | |
| Twin Peaks (1990) | 8.7 | |
| Capote (2005) | 7.3 | |
| Hannibal (2013) | 8.5 |
Troubled movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant troubled movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, psychological, suspense, tense, captivating and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with troubled, investigation, friendship, violence, murder, society, police officer, youth, police investigation and murder investigation plots mostly in Drama, Mystery and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as troubled: Fight Club (1999), Hannibal (2013), True Detective (2014), The Station Agent (2003), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Teen Wolf (2011), The Sixth Sense (1999), Isolated (2016), The Hurricane (1999), Mysterious Skin (2004).
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List of troubled movies
2.6M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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305K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him ...
Style:
psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, cannibal, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, murder, psychiatrist, death, manipulation, graphic violence, mental patient, fbi ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, humorous, touching, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, friendship, bittersweet, depression, small town, grief, melancholy, loner, train, new in town, loss, solitude ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, usa, new jersey, manhattan new york city, canada ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style:
romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, love, family drama, bipolar disorder, depression, adaptation, character study, social misfits, supportive parent, father son relationship, male female friendship, mental patient ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
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177K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, high school student, peril, friends, life turned upside down, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, idaho, california, japan ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, horror for children, teen drama
Plot:
twists and turns, afterlife, supernatural, psychology, ghost, plot twist, death, psychiatrist, psychic, life & death, supernatural horror, psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, future
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, persia, philadelphia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Jack Miller was once a normal man, but that all changed when he commits the biggest mistake of his life. He has the decision to go on the run, but he decides to stay and hope to make things right.
Style:
suspense, psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure, neo noir ...
Plot:
troubled, panic, suicidal thoughts, isolation, city, desperation, trapped, british, psycho, anger, angry, telephone call ...
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style:
touching, inspirational, factual, thought provoking, sociological ...
Plot:
boxing, prison, prison life, racism, courtroom, legal, injustice, death penalty, african american, discrimination, justice, lawyer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s, 1940s ...
Place:
new jersey, africa, canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Style:
disturbing, lgbt cinema, depressing, independent film, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, child abuse, gay, sexual abuse, pedophilia, homosexuality, homosexual, child molestation, lgbtq, male rape, homosexual rape, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 2004, 2000s, near future, y2k ...
Place:
kansas, new york, usa
Is relevant?
149K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'.
Style:
sexy, captivating, dark, dramatic, talky ...
Plot:
prison, writers, lgbtq, literature, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, murderer, journalism, investigation, manipulation, eccentricity ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2005 ...
Place:
kansas, new york, new orleans, europe, spain ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line ...
Style:
psychological, crying, gothic, serious, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
mental illness, suicide, coming of age, psychiatric ward, suicide attempt, mental institution, teenage girl, psychiatrist, borderline personality disorder, insanity, female protagonist, mentally unstable ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s, year 1967, 60s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, emotional, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
pianist, women's prison, lgbtq, classical music, prison, hopes, lgbt, prodigy, musician, female friendship, lesbian, musician's life ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
68K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Style:
sexy, emotional, sincere, bleak, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, age difference, coming of age, teenage girl, rebelliousness, mother's boyfriend, hopes, dancing, youth, sexual content, older man younger woman relationship, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2009, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the ...
Style:
touching, teen, sincere, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence, first love, friendship, teenage love, youth, high school life, depression, suicide, teenage life ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, year 1991, year 2013, 20th century ...
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Is relevant?
112K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style:
exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young reporter falls prey to a mysterious ailment after investigating an abandoned house; a place known for tales of missing children and possible cannibalism where local teens dare each other to sneak in and poke around. As the reporter digs ...
Style:
surreal, serious, psychological, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
fear, fighting illness, troubled, violent content, death, psychiatrist, manipulation, blood, investigative reporter, violence, danger, fbi ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Single mother Chloe has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece, it soon becomes apparent that she may ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, single mother, female antagonist, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, aunt niece relationship, troubled, mentally unstable woman, male female relationship, relationships, plan, family problems ...
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509
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
TV show
Story:
Two best friends Marion and Marit are about to finish high school and in a world where status is everything, they learn that an innocent little joke can go viral and change their lives forever.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
bullying, problem, drinking, youth, psychology, coming of age, social problems, changing lives, school, friends, family problems, teen angst ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner is a Japanese television drama series. It premiered on TBS on January 12, 2012. The drama revolves around the members of the Ihara family who operate a funeral parlor in Tokyo.
Style:
psychological, realistic, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, funeral home, uncover truth, friendship, who done it, murderer, serial killer, clue, rivalry, partners against crime, violence, testimony ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
TV show
Story:
Feluda, Calcutta as well as South Asia's Brightest private Crime Detective, along with his comrade Jatayu and nephew Topshe, unravel mysteries at Hazaribagh and in Kathmandu.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
feluda, murderer, homicide detective, buddy, mysterious man, police investigation, murder investigation, weirdo, victim, heroes, police detective, private detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Story:
A lawyer prosecuting a man accused of killing his wife must battle with her emotions due to the similarities to the death of her own mother.
Style:
talky, captivating, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
childhood memory, victim, prosecutor, troubled, partners against crime, police investigation, murder investigation, uncover truth, partner, memories, death, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (2011)
151
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This story takes place 100 days before Kudo Shinichi became Edogawa Conan. Kudo Shinichi, a high school detective, arrives in Jugoya Town with Mori Ran and others. In this town a legend exists, claiming that a gigantic bull-headed shrike attacks the ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspense, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
police investigation, police officer, who done it, partner, serial killer, testimony, corpse, friends, society, youth, buddy, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A team of hardened detectives come face to face with evil as they investigate a killing spree in San Bernardino California.
Style:
tense, contemplative, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, partner, police officer, troubled, partners against crime, psychopath, testimony, friendship, woman in danger, youth, murder investigation, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A filmmaker who is trying to finish his short film records a murder by accident that everyone believes was a suicide. He and the witness of the crime will seek the truth but the murderer is on to their plan and is one step ahead of them.
Style:
cult classic, suspense, dark, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, student, maniac, death, teenager, filmmaker, dead, chase, stalker, police officer, murder investigation, videotaping ...
Place:
chicago, illinois
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Polish detective becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder.
Style:
melancholic, captivating, enigmatic, bleak, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, writers, sexual perversion, violent sex, rape, businessman, clue, police detective, murder mystery, criminal, evil, threat ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
europe, poland
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Cyprus
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Alex, finds himself lying on the floor of his apartment with no memory of anything about him or anyone/anything else. He will try to find out how this happened to him with help from his girlfriend MIA. While two guys, Jack and Max, are chasing him ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, talky, tense ...
Plot:
memory loss, running, kidnapping, fight, who done it, chase, uncover truth, society, clue, investigation, escapades, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cyprus
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Just as her life is coming together, a young woman experiences a terrible tragedy when her boyfriend is murdered by an intruder from whom the woman herself barely escapes. The police capture a man they believe to be the killer, but the young woman, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, woman in danger, life turned upside down, twists and turns, police, suspect, police detective, uncover truth, victim, infidelity, evidence, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A noir thriller with diverse individuals whose worlds become interwoven after the murder of drug baron Harvey Wratten.
From the cop with a bullet in his brain, whose amnesia leaves him doubtful of his own moral compass; to the drug-lord driven by a ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, who to trust, conspiracy, police corruption, investigation, uncover truth, forensics, mysterious character, hitman, life is a bitch, secret, evidence ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
law enforcement, police detective, policewoman, female detective, female police detective, police investigation, honest law enforcer, who done it, fighting crime, investigation, leadership, task force ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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