| Sadayam (1992) | 8.5 | |
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| The Unnamed (2016) | 8.9 | |
| The Verdict (2025) | 8.6 | |
| Pratikshya (2022) | 8.7 |
Ethical dilemma movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ethical dilemma movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, intense, tense, suspense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, urban, corruption, character study, slow burn, investigation, social commentary, psychological drama and manipulation plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, India, Japan and other countries.
2016
TOP 10 movies tagged as ethical dilemma: Coat (2023), Graduation (2016), Death Note (2006), Without Love (1980), Suicide Service (2017), The Colours of Desire (2017), The Good City (2022), Plurals (2020), The Disquiet (2006), In Your Wildest Dreams (1991).
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List of ethical dilemma movies
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
A young doctor, newly graduated, suddenly finds himself in a dilemma he can't escape from.
Style:
entertaining, sincere, exciting, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
ethical dilemma, hospital, dilemma, sick, problem, doctors and patients, young man, guy, doctor, male protagonist, male doctor, responsibility ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Romania, France, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Romeo Aldea, a physician living in a small mountain town in Transylvania, has raised his daughter Eliza with the idea that once she turns 18, she will leave to study and live abroad. His plan is close to succeeding. Eliza has won a scholarship to ...
Style:
social, psychological, captivating, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
father daughter relationship, graduation, infidelity, attorney, corruption, assault, ethical dilemma, motorcycle, family relations, police, marital separation, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
romania, transylvania, eastern europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Following the incident in the Southeast Asia Union in 2116, Shinya Kogami resumes his vagrant journey. In a small South Asian nation, Kogami rescues a bus of refugees under attack by armed guerrilla forces. Among the refugees is a young lady by the ...
Style:
anime, psychological, suspense, exciting, contemplative ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, dystopia, guerilla warfare, violence, criminal, police, conspiracy, ethical dilemma, distopia, moral ambiguity, revenge, law and order ...
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467K
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and ...
Style:
anime, manga, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
mind game, anti hero, secret identity, law enforcement, rivals, heart attack, battle of wits, fighting crime, supernatural, vigilante, serial killer, supernatural ability ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Ewa is a reporter. Using her feminine charms and other means she is trying to become a journalist on a Warsaw weekly popular magazine. She hopes to become political interviewer of personalities and state leaders. On her way up the ladder she trips ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
reporter, ambition, ethical dilemma, female protagonist, journalism, character study, ambitious woman, obsession, social climbing, manipulation, moral ambiguity, downfall ...
Time:
80s
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe, poland, rome italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The motivations of two men running an illegal assisted suicide service to help relieve suffering change with the the appearance of two very different women in their lives.
Style:
existential, dark, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, euthanasia, ethical dilemma, death, suffering, compassion, intimate, desperation, redemption, slow burn, secrets, urban ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a perfect, violent-free world, a young vagabond must decide between human decency or self-interest when it comes to the matter of assassinating three people and gifting their corpses to a powerful figure full of impossible wishes.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, greed, dystopia, social commentary, assassin, slow burn, taboo, magic realism, ritual, gift, death ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Adam is a well-intentioned substitute teacher in a small town high school who is avoiding facing his sexual orientation head on. He channels all his energies toward trying to save his students from a pre-determined fate of delinquency and poverty. ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
small town, ethical dilemma, identity, moral ambiguity, urban, relationships, gay crush, gay interest, youth, lifestyle, couples, couple relations ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
During a party Arianna has a relationship with her peer, Teo. In the following days, a wave of gossip and comments question the legitimacy of their relationship, leaving a question to be answered: what is the line between violence and consensus?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
teenager, ethical dilemma, coming of age, teen angst, relationships, teenage love, life is a bitch, relationship problems, teenage life, love affair, problem, tragic love ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Darren Prager is an aspiring writer who finds himself completely unable to comprehend the intricacies of human behavior. Obsessed with finding the key to understanding the nature of character, he turns a co-worker's family into the unwitting ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, independent film, tense, experimental ...
Plot:
obsession, voyeurism, ethical dilemma, character study, moral ambiguity, social experiment, manipulation, isolation, male protagonist, identity crisis, experimental narrative, alienation ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
High school senior Mark's wildest dreams come true when he makes a simulated stock purchase that accidentally turns him into a millionaire overnight. But when he discovers that the money belongs to his girlfriend's dad, who needs the funds ...
Style:
teen, romantic drama, tension, comedy drama, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, insider trading, ethical dilemma, stock market, coming of age, teen romance, young adult, guilt, family conflict, father daughter relationship, families, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
9K
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A brilliant doctor battles her childhood trauma, to revive the dead with an illegal intravenous oxygen drug. Her quest challenges the boundaries of science, spirituality, and love. Will she succeed or lose everything!
Style:
medical drama, intense, emotional, dark, suspense
Plot:
moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, ambition, obsession, sacrifice, redemption, hospital, character study, child prodigy, family conflict, grief, love story ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Son of retired judge Suryanarayana, Lucky is a talented lawyer who will argue for anyone with money. But is he really as ‘pakka commercial’ as he seems?
Style:
disturbing, satirical, captivating, emotional, comedy drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, lawyer, family conflict, ethical dilemma, family drama, father son relationship, lifestyle, father and son, fighting the system, family problems, commercialism, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful
Plot:
hospital, ethical dilemma, betrayal, moral ambiguity, ambition, realism, professional rivalry, isolation, peer pressure, identity crisis, loneliness, surgeon ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
teacher, teacher student relationship, hostage situation, ethical dilemma, high school teacher, school teacher, problem, satire, father, escapades, teachers and students, hostage ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Egypt
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and ...
Style:
thought provoking, religious drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, social commentary, hypocrisy, power struggle, ethical dilemma, fundamentalism, self discovery, life is a bitch, social problems, society, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, middle east
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An incorruptible judge has spent his career fighting organized crime. However, the tables are turned when his son is guilty of a hit-and-run case.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Plot:
judge, father son relationship, justice, moral ambiguity, hit and run, ethical dilemma, family drama, protection, family relations, family problems, fighting crime, moral dilemma ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: China
TV show
Story:
The winter solstice bank accountant Chen Yi Ping and the criminal policeman Jiang Han can be described as two unrelated professions because a treasury theft case has linked their fate together. After the police intervened, Chen Yi Ping actively ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, realistic, detective, tense ...
Plot:
greed, bank, investigation, police, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, character study, criminal, life is a bitch, corporate greed, moral dilemma, problem ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
“Hush” is an office drama about newspaper reporters and their everyday struggles, problems, and ethical dilemmas. Han Jun Hyeok is a veteran reporter for a newspaper. He first became a reporter to pursue justice, but he is now conflicted ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, captivating, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
journalist, ethical dilemma, newspaper, journalism, coworker, reporter, news reporter, office worker, workplace, teamwork, moral dilemma, office work ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Yamazaki Risako lives with her husband Yoichiro and 3-year-old daughter Fumika. One day, she receives a notification from the court that she has been selected as an alternate member of the jury for a shocking criminal case. The defendant in the case ...
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, emotional, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
motherhood, courtroom, female protagonist, parenting, tragedy, moral ambiguity, domestic drama, ethical dilemma, courtroom drama, court, legal action, tragic past ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm becomes romantically involved with a client who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, cynical, ironic, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
legal investigation, investigation, lawyer, courtroom drama, impossible love, attorney, female lawyer, power relations, law firm, legal, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Wu, a veteran police officer in Xian, is demoted to work in a community policing center after he accidentally injures a hostage during a rescue mission. At first the new job appears to be simple and straightforward, but Wu and his family gradually ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, suspense, melancholic, noir
Plot:
police procedural, guilt, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, mistrust, betrayal, male protagonist, accusation, hostage rescue, domestic drama, isolation, jealousy ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
china
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Greece, Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Sotiris is a police investigator in Athens who lives by a strict moral code. An honest man, he carries himself as though held down by the weight of the world. Dora is a cleaning lady, struggling to get by any way she can. Dealt a rough hand in life, ...
Style:
realistic, crime drama, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
working class, moral dilemma, society, cop witness relations, dark humor, injustice, uncover truth, law enforcement, police, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, police corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greece, athens greece
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Taizo Kitazawa works as a middle school principal. He has three children. His first child, Hirofumi, is 38 years old and works as a heart surgeon. His second child, Chiaki, is 27 years old and works as a lawyer. The youngest child, Shusaku, is 25 ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, emotional, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, family problems, eccentric family, kids and family, family relations, parent child relationship, ethical dilemma, father, slice of life, parents and children, lifestyle, writer's life ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
mental institution, cult leader, mental illness, illness, psychiatry, character study, ethical dilemma, doctor, social problems, unconventional method, moral ambiguity, alienation ...
Time:
1950s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Chandraprakash, a well-known TV news anchor, comes under undue pressure from his higher-ups to bring competitive exclusives, which urges him to leave the job. When a rival media group offers him a new job, he rebrands himself into a loud, tyrannical ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense
Plot:
media, news anchor, ethical dilemma, journalism, social commentary, social problems, problem, tv host, anchorman, workplace, job, workplace situations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An unsuccessful journalist becomes a star after he writes an article about the memo of an unknown serial killer. But when he learns that the memo was just part of a novel, he decides to cover up everything.
Style:
humorous, satirical, disturbing, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, journalism, journalist, murder investigation, moral ambiguity, cover up, ethical dilemma, hidden identity, crime investigation, white lie, satire, mistaken identity ...
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
In the wake of September 11th, two brothers believe they have stopped a mass terrorist attack in New York. Now they must face the consequences of taking justice into their own hands.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, tense, suspenseful, talky ...
Plot:
terrorism, swat team, police, kidnapping, moral ambiguity, vigilante, ethical dilemma, death, tragic event, catastrophe, chaos, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Dr Vijay Nambiar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. His wife Dr Nalini Nambiar (Abhirami) is a gynecologist in the same hospital. They lead a contented and busy family life. 'Appothikkiri' plots the intriguing issues that affect their ...
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, doctor, accident, ethical dilemma, hospital, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, problem, physician, medical, guilty conscience, medicine ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kessler's lab was created to run drug trials to determine what went wrong with a once popular mood stabilizing drug. Dr. Martin Kessler cloned his own daughter, who died from the drug. Once with ten test subjects, he and Dr Josephine Vanderhill ...
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, medical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
experiment gone awry, cloning, experimental drug, human experiment, ethical dilemma, laboratory, claustrophobia, humanity, confrontation, identity, survival, guilt ...
Time:
near future
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