Troubled past movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant troubled past movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, realistic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with troubled past, family relations, haunted by the past, blood, mother daughter relationship, confronting the past, female protagonist, murder, investigation and dark past plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Australia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as troubled past: Say "I love you" (2012), Happy Sugar Life (2018), Rykter (2022), The Outrun (2024), The Conjuring (2013), Inside Man (2006), Bringing Up Bobby (2011), Mom (2013), Goodbye, America (2020), Crystal City (2021).
Best films
New films
| El amor no tiene receta (2024) | 5.9 | |
| Game On (2024) | 4.9 | |
| MaXXXine (2024) | 6.2 | |
| Bosco (2024) | 5.4 | |
| The Old Way (2023) | 5.6 |
List of troubled past movies
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Friends suck, and trusting someone is just setting yourself up. That's the lesson Mei Tachibana learned after her heart was ripped out and only a shell was left where a girl used to be. But unlike so many, she found an easy solution: ...
Style:
anime, shoujo, touching, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school life, first love, teenage love, fall in love, troubled past, friendship, school, teenage life, friends, love and romance, youth, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Satou Matsuzaka, a girl who has never loved anyone before, falls in love with a girl named Shio Koube. The two girls are drawn to each other, and begin a happy life together. Satou won't let anyone endanger their new life, and would do anything ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, anime, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, secret, insanity, affection, troubled past, blackmail, girl, romantic relationship, female psychopath, dysfunctional family, dark past, murder ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story:
Erik is forced to move to an island to get away from his past, but you don't easily run away from rumors, and a broken past.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
gossip, teenager, relationships, troubled past, confronting the past, teenage life, social problems, adolescence, teenage protagonist, life is a bitch, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, problem ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, independent film
Plot:
addiction, young woman, troubled past, alcoholic, skinny dipping, female protagonist, island, confronting the past, tragic past, life is a bitch, homecoming, religion ...
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Style:
scary, dark, suspenseful, creepy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, paranormal investigation, fear, witch, danger, supernatural horror, possession, doll, investigation ...
Time:
year 2013, 70s, year 2000, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
rhode island, new england, connecticut, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, detective, suspense, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, bank robbery, hostage, twists and turns, perfect crime, master criminal, plot twist, deception, police detective, caper ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another until ...
Style:
touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
troubled past, starting over, family relations, parents and children, haunted by the past, hopes, boyhood, christianity, mother son relationship, european, rich man, cons and scams ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
recovering alcoholic, dysfunctional family, alcoholics anonymous, teenage pregnancy, starting over, support group, dysfunctional relationship, troubled past, single mother, waitress, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of several Russian emigrants who moved abroad forever. Despite the complete change of scenery and immersion in another culture, they cannot get rid of their love for their motherland, no matter how hard they try.
Style:
humorous, captivating, reflective, comedy drama, multicultural ...
Plot:
culture clash, homesickness, adaptation, parents and children, family relations, family crisis, troubled past, comedy of manners, ethnic humor, immigration, identity, diaspora ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Investigator Sergei Smirnov, must return to the city of his childhood to investigate some high-profile murders. In Crystal city, there is a maniacal pedophile on the loose. Not only does he torture and kill children, he does it in a devious, brutal ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, serial murder, investigation, forensics, unsolved crime, killing spree, murder investigation, murderer, murder, tragic past, troubled past ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story:
On the run from their pimp and his henchmen, three women embark on a wild and crazy journey in search of freedom.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense
Plot:
money, freedom, ex prostitute, strong female lead, pimp, criminal, prostitute, fugitives, on the run, escapades, secret past, criminal gang ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish ...
Style:
psychological, tense, thrilling, captivating, tension
Plot:
firefighting, firefighter, redemption, teamwork, fire brigade, forest fire, troubled past, second chance, save the day, fire, reformatory, prisoner ...
Place:
northern california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In an ordinary looking apartment, a father and daughter play a game of hide-and-seek. While searching for his daughter, she is nowhere to be found... Later, a video is posted which shows the girl holding a sign with a mysterious set of numbers. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, detective, psychotronic ...
Plot:
disappearance, female detective, child abduction, unsolved mystery, troubled past, investigation, missing child, family relations, mysterious disappearance, daughter, violence, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
She survived a brutal massacre, but lost her life. What happens to the final girl once the credits have rolled? Five years ago, a masked killer brutally murdered a group of friends. Since then, Camryn, the lone survivor, has tried to make sense of ...
Style:
slasher, scary, psychotronic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, troubled past, girl, brutality, violence, revenge, woman in danger, danger, maniac, murder, psychopath, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
INNER DEMONS follows an 'Intervention'-style reality show crew that films an episode about a sixteen-year old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction but may in fact be suffering from something even more destructive: demonic ...
Style:
mockumentary, suspenseful, demonic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
found footage, supernatural, possession, possessed girl, demonic possession, kids in trouble, rehabilitation, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, intervention, hopes, supernatural power ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A high school girl must try to keep her past life of killing her best friend a secret from a guy who likes her.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
stalker, high school, obsession, troubled past, secrets, tragic past, hunted, confronting the past, haunted by the past, school, life is a bitch, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1985, the series will follow the exploits of a country bloke from outback Queensland. On the run from a troubled past, he blows into Sydney where he lands a job as a bouncer at an illegal casino. A classic fish out of water who is desperate ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
troubled past, police, fight, beefcake, gangster, nightclub, casino, bouncer, mafia, killing, criminal heroes, organized crime ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A complex thriller revolving around three characters, each with troubling pasts clouding their intersecting motives: Emma is a young woman who once loved a dangerous killer, John is a former serial predator desperate for redemption, and a grieving ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, thrilling, exciting ...
Plot:
mysterious past, criminal, victim, troubled past, tragic past, secret past, haunted by the past, dark past, past coming back to haunt, relationship problems, dark secret, confronting the past ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A modern loft reveals its past when new tenants arrive as this former slaughterhouse exposes the evilness still existing within the walls.
Style:
scary, futuristic, psychological, suspense, contemplative ...
Plot:
haunted, spirit, fear, hi-tech, torment, property, troubled past, secret, serial killer, artist, law enforcer, underground ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A missing brother. Hide and seeks codes. A shocking truth for two different families and the struggle to save their families from someone who is already living inside their house.
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
poverty, family in danger, uncover truth, family relations, siblings relations, estrangement, grudge, family secret, troubled past, hunting, homeless, pervert ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Gelsomina’s family works according to some special rules. First of all, Gelsomina, at twelve years of age, is head of the family and her three younger sisters must obey her: sleep when she tells them to and work under her watchful eye. But the ...
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, realistic, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
teenage girl, beekeeper, honey, isolated house, father daughter relationship, life turned upside down, family life, parents and children, siblings relations, radical, disorder, nature ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
italy, tuscany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The script of this film was very loose and most of the dialog was improvised by the cast
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, sincere, contemplative
Plot:
brother brother relationship, father son relationship, family relations, father son reunion, troubled past, death, half brother half brother relationship, jealousy, brother, birthday party, dark past, haunted by the past ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Reuben, a sensitive writer, grapples with a speech impediment as his boyfriend, Derek, a profoundly deaf Human Rights activist, provides strategies to restore his confidence and communication skills. When Reuben approaches an over-the-hill film ...
Style:
intellectual, realistic, psychological, disturbing, compassionate ...
Plot:
deaf, sign language, bullying, gay, deafness, discrimination, troubled past, cerebral palsy, mourning, altruism, mistrust, sociopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
split personality, mental illness, dissociative identity disorder, multiple personality disorder, racist, racism, go go dancer, mental health, dancer, illness, doctors and patients, identity crisis ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 70s, year 1957, 1950s ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, savannah georgia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, not serious, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
therapist, support group, sarcasm, sexual humor, anger management, irony, rage, anger, silly humor, disorder, doctors and patients, frustration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
Style:
satirical, sincere, disturbing, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
housewife, hometown, confronting the past, homecoming, getting home, mother daughter relationship, family relations, family life, troubled past, lifestyle, female protagonist, satire ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1988
Place:
australia, london, oceania
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mika, a little crook, took a quick tour of the prison, where he got to know "Putin", a crazy and unpredictable detainee. As soon as his sentence has been served, he decides to start from scratch and start his life over again. As he ...
Style:
buddy comedy, exciting, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
bride and groom, fiance fiancee relationship, past coming back to haunt, friendship between men, troubled past, deception, male female relationship, interracial relations, dark past, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, suspicious man, couple relations ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min.
TV show
Story:
A single mother tries to dodge her troubled past by relocating to another city with her defiant teenager, only to discover there are forces that cannot be outrun.
Style:
suspense, dramatic, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
small town, black american, teenager, african american, fear, single mother, mother son relationship, escape, mature, troubled past, family relations, fight ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The successful detective writer, Erica Falck, is thinking that her next book should be based on a true mysterious event from her childhood. When she was only 13 years old one of her dear friends and classmate Peter boarded a bus and then ...
Style:
tense, enigmatic, suspense, captivating
Plot:
high school reunion, investigation, dark secret, mysterious disappearance, tragic past, ex classmate, troubled past, uncover truth, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, private investigation, disappearance ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Euphoria brings together two intersecting road stories about the same person - a little girl called Lily who is taken away from home by her mother Celeste, and a young woman, Michelle, who journeys home to unravel the truth about her mysterious past.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family secret, investigation, mother daughter relationship, troubled past, secret past, confronting the past, uncover truth, multiple storylines, tragic past, journey, road trip ...
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