| Accused (2005) | 7.0 | |
| Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 8.0 | |
| Twin Peaks (1990) | 8.7 | |
| Winter (2015) | 7.3 | |
| Perfect Strangers (2017) | 6.9 |
Under the surface movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant under the surface movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, psychological, tense, captivating and atmospheric films and TV shows about / with under the surface, family relations, family problems, parents and children, husband wife relationship, small town, secret, psychological drama, relationships and murder plots mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as under the surface: Stoker (2013), Satisfaction (2014), Revolutionary Road (2008), Broadchurch (2013), Twin Peaks (1990), Perfect Strangers (2017), When They Cry (2006), American Beauty (1999), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014).
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List of under the surface movies
120K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Style:
psychological, gothic, suspenseful, bleak, twisted ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
danger, mysterious character, under the surface, antisocial behavior, fatal attraction, psychopath, attempted rape, family relations, masturbation, estate, family problems, death ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, connecticut
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A provocative drama that explores modern marriage at its midpoint. Through the lens of one couple, Neil Truman and his wife, Grace, this series answers the question, “What do you do when having it all is not enough?” by delving into their ...
Style:
tense, sexy, realistic, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
couple relations, crumbling marriage, marriage, husband wife relationship, adultery, under the surface, infidelity, marital problem, couples, cheating wife, dating, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Style:
bad ending, depressing, heartbreaking, sad, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
marriage, abortion, adultery, depression, passion, death of wife, destiny, under the surface, dysfunctional family, deadend life, mental illness, existentialism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 2008, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, new york, paris france, connecticut, california
Is relevant?
140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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243K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, neo noir, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, surrealism, small town, nightmare, murder, investigation, mysterious villain, hallucination, supernatural, mysterious death, small town life, mysterious place ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1990, 90s, year 1989
Place:
washington state, hawaii, washington d.c., usa, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing person, cold case, police detective, murder mystery, unsolved crime, under the surface, false identity, uncover truth, police partner, homicide detective, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story unfolds over the course of one night, during a lunar eclipse, in the home of Alfonso and Eva—a well-healed professional couple worried about their teenage daughter and about the monotony of their lives. They are joined by five guests: ...
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, captivating, talky, suspense ...
Plot:
dinner party, psychology, under the surface, closeted homosexual, friendship, dialogue, family problems, family secret, infidelity, betrayal, secret, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had ...
Style:
anime, psychological, sadistic, adult animation, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, curses spells and rituals, psychopath, mature, folklore, trauma, village, fear, mysterious death, under the surface, mental illness, rage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style:
melancholic, thought provoking, sexual, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, dysfunctional marriage, youth, adultery, suburbs ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
usa, america, los angeles, iran
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, ...
Style:
sexy, surreal, teen, independent film, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
missing person, coming of age, teenage girl, recurring dream, sex, mother daughter relationship, mysterious disappearance, disappearance, dysfunctional family, teenage life, gay interest, loss of mother ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1991, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.
Style:
witty, realistic, detective, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
police detective, detective inspector, whodunit, sleuth, partners against crime, small town life, unlikely partners, murder investigation, homicide detective, riddles and clues, under the surface, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand
Is relevant?
33K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Palo Alto weaves together three stories of teenage lust, boredom, and self-destruction: shy, sensitive April, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy; Emily, who offers sexual favors to ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, teen, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, older man younger woman relationship, teenage life, youth, teenager, teenage girl, crush, loneliness, high school life, high school, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
california, palo alto california, britain, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alpes. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.
Style:
serious, gloomy, tense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
mountain, mysterious character, tough heroes, isolation, danger, under the surface, snow, cowboy, village, revenge, lone wolves, vengeance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
alps, austria, germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever text message or phone call they will receive during the evening - and all hell breaks loose.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, thought provoking, captivating, minimal cast ...
Plot:
psychology, game, dialogue, friendship, dinner party, secrets, life philosophy, infidelity, family problems, twists and turns, existentialism, character study ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 70s, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the ...
Style:
thought provoking, cynical, talky, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
dinner party, couple relations, joke, friendship, under the surface, pregnancy, family gatherings, family secret, siblings relations, prank, friends, family problems ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
As a privileged teenager living in an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Jean has little to worry about beyond games, grades and girls. But as his overbearing father drags the family into debt, Jean is forced into a change of lifestyle which opens ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
class differences, teenage life, under the surface, parents and children, family problems, social differences, power relations, social relations, society, unfulfillment, family life, male female relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
On the surface Henrik and Nina Christofferson are an ordinary family living happily. But they have a problem. Their daughter, Stine, a difficult 14 year old, has a habit of telling lies in class. When Stine accuses her father of sexual abuse, and is ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, bleak, sexual ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, child abuse, incest, swimming pool, lawyer, family relations, under the surface, parents and children, family problems, youth, life is a bitch, illicit affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Seven friends - three women and four men - meet for dinner. Everyone should put their cell phone on the table. No matter what message comes in - anyone can read it and listen to the phone calls. However, this leads to a lot of chaos.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, talky, captivating, surprise ending
Plot:
dinner party, psychology, under the surface, game, best friend, friendship, husband wife relationship, family secret, family problems, secrets, character study, infidelity ...
Time:
year 2019, 21st century
Place:
munich germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they knew and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.
Style:
crime drama, emotional, clever, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, control freak, murder, fire, under the surface, family relations, small town life, dealing with death, who done it, extramarital affair, suspicion, arson ...
Place:
scotland
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Abandoned by her mother when she was a child, Shell has stayed to take care of her dying father but now feels trapped within the beautiful but desolate landscape that surrounds her. With only her routine of running the decaying petrol station, ...
Style:
touching, psychological, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
incest, father daughter incest, solitude, loneliness, family relations, parents and children, under the surface, youth, single parent, estrangement, teenage life, doomed love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, highlands
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A darkly comic drama about a man left to care for his infant son when his wife is imprisoned for cheating on him with a minor.
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, semi serious, controversial, dark ...
Plot:
family problems, under the surface, parents and children, life is a bitch, dark humor, babies and infants, marital crisis, infidelity, domestic drama, self destructing, shame, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of families haunted, despite themselves, by a past that has not died.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
missing person, uncover truth, haunted by the past, under the surface, love and romance, life is a bitch, couple relations, parents and children, couples, family problems, family drama, grief ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Upon her release from a mental institution where she was recovering from a suicide attempt, Andrea McBride applies for the position of nanny for a handsome, wealthy surgeon, Dr. James Lewis, a widower with two children. Another applicant is hired, ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
nanny, obsession, murder, under the surface, parents and children, danger, family relations, femme fatale, self harm, strong female lead, woman with a gun, woman seduces a man ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Hae Gook (Park Hae Il) travels to a reclusive village to attend his father's funeral. He wants to find out the reason behind his father's strange death, but the villagers, in particular village chief Cheon (Jung Jae Young), seem to be ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, captivating, mind twisting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
uncover truth, under the surface, social relations, twists and turns, dishonesty, rivalry, riddles and clues, danger, superhero, death of father, village, plot twist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
suicide, funeral, uncover truth, haunted by the past, organized crime, under the surface, life is a bitch, homecoming, hometown, village life, secret, literary ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, life turned upside down, haunted by the past, under the surface, life is a bitch, friends, countryside, writer's life, coming of age, literature, nostalgia, introspection ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Nothing is what it looks like. Everything is possible. Emotional parasyte dance in a mask play. Monika and Kristina are flatmates and maybe friends. One of the two is a famous YouTuber. One gun, two guns... Based on Miguel Ángel Martín's ...
Style:
cynical, realistic, humorous, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, computers and web, under the surface, disorder, society, couples, technology, social media, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, blogger, girlfriend ...
Time:
near future, 21st century
Place:
europe, spain
Is relevant?
738
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three sisters, all adrift and in crisis, reunite at their childhood home as their domineering mother arranges a big birthday. But as the festivities come to an end, repressed conflicts rise to the surface. Old wounds are opened and a new family is ...
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, homecoming, family gatherings, under the surface, parents and children, estrangement, strong female presence, family problems, siblings relations, male nudity, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, uncover truth, family relations, danger, parents and children, under the surface, disorder, life turned upside down, secret, women of color, african american, black girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
The beautiful island of Sunnanö in the Swedish archipelago is home to a popular B&B run by Anna-Lisa and her son Oskar. Anna-Lisa has summoned her daughter Jonna, an actress, and son Lasse, an opportunist, to the island. It is the first time in ...
Style:
tense, realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
family business, dysfunctional family, family reunited, family problems, under the surface, workplace, estrangement, resort, family secret, inheritance, nordic, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, scandinavia, eastern europe
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