Manipulative person movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant manipulative person movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense, psychological and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with manipulative person, manipulation, manipulative behavior, murder, revenge, bare chested male, family relations, suspicion, flashback and moral ambiguity plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Czech Republic and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as manipulative person: Seduced by Lies (2010), Heaven Will Wait (2016), Pool Boy Nightmare (2020), The Gift (2015), Dismissed (2017), A Father's Nightmare (2018), Inconceivable (2017), Freehold (2017), Murder on Omaha Beach (2018), The Shape of Things (2003).
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Brad Sterling arrives by yacht as a handsome dream prince, and the discrete favorite nephew and brilliant investor of his tycoon uncle Wade. Charles Colton's ingrate heiress Laura eagerly dates him and puts him in the guest-house, partially as ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
sex scene, manipulative person, danger, couples, stalking, jealousy, intrigue, hit and run, strong female presence, manipulation, dishonesty, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot:
islam, jihad, religion, teenager, teenage girl, conspiracy theory, propaganda, indoctrination, airport, brainwashing, terrorist, little sister ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story follows Gale as she has a brief affair with pool cleaner Adam, but quickly turns down his continued advances. Insulted at being rejected, Adam starts dating Gale's high school age daughter Becca, using her as an unsuspecting pawn in a ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing
Plot:
swimming pool, seduction, mother daughter relationship, stalker, relationship problems, romantic obsession, relationships, obsession, possessed human, revenge, manipulative person, psychopath ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.
Style:
psychological thriller, twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, twists and turns, secrets, bullying, gift, bully, husband wife relationship, plot twist, stalker, home invasion, pregnancy, stalking ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2016
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Style:
dark, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
perfectionist, sociopathy, mental illness, manipulative person, bad kids, revenge, chess, boy, secretly observing, teachers and students, crime and punishment, teenager ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A vindictive and psychotic new roommate attempts to convince an innocent college freshman to commit suicide by slowly destroying her life through the means of drugs, paranoia, and manipulation.
Style:
captivating, psychotronic, entertaining
Plot:
college student, father and daughter, bad influence, manipulative person, father daughter relationship, manipulative woman, college roommate, manipulative behavior, roommate, manipulation, secret identity, new neighbor ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A mother looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her.
Style:
sexy, artsy, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
obsession, abusive husband, surrogate mother, manipulative woman, child, skinny dipping, family relations, pregnancy, murder, woman seduces a man, mother daughter relationship, female nudity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
columbus ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An oily, amoral estate agent is preyed upon by one of his victims, who quietly moves into his flat and, unseen, begins a deliciously malicious campaign of revenge.
Style:
scary, dark comedy, unusual plot structure, humorous, psychological ...
Plot:
sociopathy, male objectification, revenge, traumatized man, peeping tom, psychopath as protagonist, sociopath, psychopath, manipulative person, settler, conflict between friends, egocentric man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Captain Eloïse Gentil, of Caen police, hasn't been on speaking terms with her father Robert, an expert on WWII, for twenty years. But the two are brought together to investigate the death of James Crawley, a 91 year-old former GI, found tied ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
murder, police inspector, police captain, crime investigation, mayor, world war two, historian, police officer, death, witness, gendarmerie, suspect ...
Place:
france, normandy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.
Style:
witty, stylized, cynical, contemplative, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
art, passion, friendship, betrayal, relationships, power of love, fall in love, dark humor, manipulation, manipulative person, public humiliation, mind game ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, gothic, clever, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, obsession, magic, death, fountain of youth, afterlife, satire, rejuvenation, zombie, potion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
california, persia, beverly hills, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.
Style:
period piece, slasher, disturbing, rough, tense ...
Plot:
murder, sociopathy, psychopath, music industry, music business, killer, male nudity, masturbation, male masturbation, cocaine, male star appears nude, manipulative person ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, year 1981, year 1996, year 1983 ...
Place:
new york, united kingdom, mississippi, texas, london ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most - her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a famous actress.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
alcoholic, mother son conflict, group therapy, addiction, female alcoholic, ex husband ex wife relationship, dysfunctional family, estranged mother, rehabilitation, manipulative person, family relations, estranged son ...
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
To win back his girlfriend after an unfortunate misunderstanding, a hopeless romantic decides to recreate grand gestures from famous movies.
Style:
touching, psychological, humorous, talky, crying ...
Plot:
boyfriend girlfriend relationship, boyfriend girlfriend conflict, socially awkward, secretly observing, jealous boyfriend, jealousy, shop owner, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love triangle, jealous man, manipulative person, seductive behavior ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
prague, europe, central europe
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
Four episodes reveal criminal background of organized crime in post-revolution Czechoslovakia. Who can you trust yet?
Czechoslovakia in 1992 - communist regime has fallen short time ago and soviet occupying army is quickly retreating back to ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, tense, visually appealing ...
Plot:
spy, czech history, multiple deaths, deception, conspiracy, death, race against time, murderer, politics, manipulative person, criminal, organized crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1992
Place:
europe, central europe, czechoslovakia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller surrounding the real murders of Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen orchestrated by their own daughter, Suzane, along with her boyfriend and brother-in-law, the Cravinhos brothers.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder of parents, planned murder, bad influence, father daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, manipulative person, courtroom, murder trial, murder, evil man, family problems, murder mystery ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Mr. Müller is not satisfied with his new work at the Goethe-Gesamtschule. The early getting up and correcting exams annoy him. Director Gerster wants to improve the image of the Goethe-Gesamtschule because she wants to be a symbol of the new ...
Style:
funny, humorous, not serious, freeze frame, entertaining
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school teacher, camp, vulgar language, teacher, school, high school, criminal as protagonist, survival, naked in public, emotional blackmail, teachers and students, teenager ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
germany, thailand
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Romi (Gabriela Mícová), a prostitute, is anything but successful at her job: she is of far too gentle a nature for her clients. The more obstinately she is pushed to the streets by her pimp Franz (Stanislav Majer), the closer she is to a complete ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, compassionate, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
female impersonator, prostitution, man dressed as woman, transvestite, family relations, gay interest, dysfunctional family, death of protagonist, nightclub, pimp, manipulative person, domestic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, prague, central europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker. An ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, tense, thrilling, erotic
Plot:
video surveillance, tenant, sexual manipulation, sex, landlord tenant relationship, manipulative person, manipulative behavior, life, surveillance camera, manipulation, secretly observing, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Molly begins a romance with Jack shortly after having her laptop repaired. Soon, Jack turns clingy and Molly breaks it off. Suddenly, her bank accounts are being drained, and she finds half-naked photos of herself posted online.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
stalker, obsession, privacy invasion, criminal, pretense, secret identity, relationship problems, manipulative person, female protagonist, surveillance, toxic relationship, manipulation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Turkey, Italy, India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Matters turn violent after an ex-police detective (Richard Tyson) and psychiatrist (Kurt Sinclair) manipulate a grieving father (Matt Cinquanta) in pursuit of justice.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, manipulation, secret, justice, vigilante, grief, violence, problem, police detective, manipulative person, detective inspector ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Ecuador, Spain, Colombia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A precarious con artist manipulates the family of a “miracle girl” and creates a business so large and lucrative that it will inevitably get out of hand.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
con artists, manipulation, religion, deception, manipulative person, organized crime, criminal underworld, problem, escapades, threat, criminal, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot:
alien, family relations, irony, relationship problems, family problems, manipulation, satire, mother son relationship, manipulative person, father son relationship, manipulative behavior, supernatural ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 467 min.
TV show
Story:
Two families have created an idyllic life for themselves on one of the Oxen Islands. But when tragedy strikes, long-buried secrets come to light, friendships are undermined, and the paradise they built begins to fall apart.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
family secret, disappearance, multiple perspectives, family drama, lost at sea, family relations, loss, missing child, grief, secrets, dysfunctional family, manipulative behavior ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A manipulative mother increases her plotting to stay in control.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
female villain, in laws, political intrigue, political manipulation, political conspiracy, investigative journalism, political unrest, family secret, female assassin, assassination plot, manipulative person, conspiracy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and ...
Style:
sexy, novela, soap opera, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
male male relationship, gay relationship, longing, twin sister, rivals, rivalry, ambition, manipulation, contests and competitions, ambitious woman, power, manipulative behavior ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The last independent newsroom in the country is taken over by a construction magnate for the reasons that have nothing to do with love or respect for journalism.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
journalism, media manipulation, infidelity, blackmail, social problems, manipulation, media, investigative journalism, power of media, media coverage, manipulative person, business tycoon ...
Place:
croatia
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Erik Lund is a professor in child psychology. When his sister and her husband go on vacation, he is left in charge of their five children. He really feels up to it, since he is now going to be able to try out his skills in child psychology. However, ...
Style:
sincere, feel good, light, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
children, large family, uncle, family relations, uncle niece relationship, kids and family, mischievous children, manipulative behavior, uncle nephew relationship, male female relationship, humour, parenting ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Having been saved by Emperor Dong Hua from a vicious monster attack, Princess of Qingqiu, Bai Fengjiu becomes immensely indebted to him. To repay him, Fengjiu follows Donghua around on his adventures to eliminate evil but unwittingly realizes that ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, uplifting, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
couples, love and romance, love, destiny, hopes, love story, friendship, manipulative woman, battles, male female relationship, good versus evil, supernatural ability ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Na-Yeon is a bright woman. She supports her boyfriend Tae-Joon, who is from a poor background, and has even given up entering a university. But Tae-Joon dumps her for his success and goes with Se-Jin, who is a granddaughter of Baekdoo Company ...
Style:
dorama, realistic, romantic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, love triangle, betrayal, body swapping, love and romance, gain trust, manipulative person, ambition, lifestyle, heiress, couple relations, fall in love ...
Place:
south korea, korea
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