| Man Like Mobeen (2017) | 8.0 | |
| Wild District (2018) | 8.1 | |
| Queen's Flower (2015) | 8.3 | |
| Last Life (2018) | 8.2 | |
| Infrigment (2012) | 8.9 |
Confronting the past movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant confronting the past movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with confronting the past, troubled past, tragic past, dark past, family relations, small town, murder, investigation, revenge and female protagonist plots mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as confronting the past: HeartLand Blues (2016), Chapelwaite (2021), Ida (2013), Nebraska (2013), Frayed (2019), Palermo Connection (2011), Dark Nature (2022), You Shall Not Sleep (2018), The Light in the Hall (2022), Grandfather and Grandson (2019).
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List of confronting the past movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story Follows Reid Morrison, a down and out musician who tries to escape his hometown mistakes and start over in New Orleans. Thinking the mistakes he has made will never be forgiven, he attempts to seclude himself from anything worth while. ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, melancholic, entertaining
Plot:
confronting the past, blues, musician, redemption, addiction, musician's life, dark past, secret past, lifestyle change, music, new life, male female relationship ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
In the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, gothic, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
stephen king, vampire, confronting the past, small town, monster, supernatural, secret past, family curse, family relations, father son relationship, secret, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, 1800s
Place:
maine
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Denmark, France, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Style:
art house, emotional, visually stunning, cerebral, melancholic ...
Plot:
nun, family secret, faith, world war two, anti semitism, judaism, holocaust, religion, suicide, character study, confronting the past, orphan ...
Time:
60s, post world war two, 2010s, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, israel, europe, denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
Style:
road movie, black and white, depressing, humorous, meditative ...
Plot:
road trip, small town, dysfunctional family, aging, elderly, confronting the past, on the road, relationships, old age, obsessive quest, character study, honest ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
montana, nebraska, usa, california
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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: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Angelo Caronia (Riccardo Scamarcio, Burnt) is an arrogant cop who returns to his hometown after years in Rome, reuniting with his estranged brother Blasco (Michele Riondino, The Young Montalbano). When a string of murders surrounding a water crisis ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot:
confronting the past, killing, brother brother relationship, police investigation, murder investigation, relationship problems, police officer, investigation, estranged brother, brothers, uncover truth, murder mystery ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
While recovering from an abusive relationship, Joy joins her friend's therapy group on an isolated mountainous retreat. Led by a doctor with experimental methods, the group is soon forced to confront a monstrous entity.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological horror, psychological, dread, captivating ...
Plot:
confronting the past, survival, survival horror, trauma, isolation, tragic past, dark past, troubled past, haunted by the past, violence, traumatic past, struggle for survival ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina, Uruguay
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, rough, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
insomnia, mysterious death, sleeping, mental institution, paranormal activity, abandoned building, hallucination, experiment, stage play, fire, theater, death ...
Time:
year 1975, year 1984
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Sharon Roberts has never stopped grieving the loss of her murdered daughter, Ela, and journalist Cat, who grew up with Ela, has always been obsessed by her murder. The parole of her killer, Joe, leaves both women forced to confront the past.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cold case, murder, grief, confronting the past, missing person, secrets, small town, guilt, obsession, investigation, mother daughter relationship, dark past ...
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Genre: Drama
Country:
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
What is like to be a widowed old man in a small town where every single day is the same like the previous? And what will happen when the grandson that man haven't seen in 10 years will knock on his door and suddenly brake all of his routines?
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
grandfather grandson relationship, friendship, male female relationship, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, secret, doctor, guilt, doctor patient relationship, small town, nervous breakdown ...
Place:
macedonia
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Audience:
date night
Plot:
road trip, hidden identity, assassin, confronting the past, secret past, father and son, male female relationship, problem, murderer, family relations, killer, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
las vegas, utah, colorado, new york
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Genre: Action
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Major Korenev (Fox) continue to fight criminals after terrorists gang liquidation.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot:
secret past, confronting the past, manhunt, murderer, murder, troubled past, counter terrorism, social problems, terrorism, disturbed individual, police officer, mentally unstable ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman accused of murder must prove her innocence by exposing the secrets of her past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, realistic, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
murder, dark past, murder investigation, secret revealed, protagonist as suspect, innocence, troubled past, framed for murder, crime investigation, false accusation of murder, framed for a crime, confronting the past ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Taking place in real time, elementary school teacher Emily organizes a mixer of like-minded women, but an altercation between a woman from Emily’s past and the group leads to a volatile chain of events.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, dread, detective, thrilling ...
Plot:
woman, slice of life, confronting the past, problem, school teacher, tragic past, troubled past, female teacher, swastika, white supremacist, racial slur, home invasion ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When a corpse drops from the top floor during a grand party, officer Rami questions all witnesses to find the murderer but uncovers a past filled with betrayal.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
secret, investigation, murder, confronting the past, haunted by the past, homecoming, life is a bitch, tragic past, female protagonist, troubled past, city, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
lebanon
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A homeless veteran battles to survive against his demons in the remote Highlands of Scotland
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
veteran, folk horror, confronting the past, estrangement, haunted by the past, war veteran, post traumatic stress, soldier, alienation, life is a bitch, post traumatic stress disorder, loneliness ...
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Old friends gets together for a high school reunion, only for a crime to set off a series of tragic events.
Style:
captivating, suspense, detective
Plot:
stalker, school, murderer, murder, murder investigation, high school reunion, police investigation, confronting the past, tragic event, crime investigation, homicide detective, investigation ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Reese, an elite member of a covert unit of Ninja Warriors, is captured. Being tortured for information, Reese recalls the lessons learned from his training in order to fight his way free and stop an evil conglomerate from arming a dangerous weapon.
Style:
suspense, captivating, noir, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
ninja, dark past, medieval, confronting the past, secret society, dealing with the past, martial arts, showdown, fight, offscreen killing, battles, secret agent ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Dougie Molloy is a widower, whose daughter disappeared three years ago. At the time, he was suspected of murdering her. Three years later, Dougie falls in love with divorcee Maggie Shields but has a difficult relationship with her daughter, ...
Style:
suspense, creepy, tense, captivating, sinister ...
Plot:
abduction, missing person, uncover truth, secret past, confronting the past, mysterious disappearance, new life, troubled past, starting over, dark past, stepdaughter, father and daughter ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Tracking a mysterious man leaping through the night air of Tokyo, Ryotaro and the Imagins find themselves in November 2008, where the DenLiner is stolen by none other than Kaitou Daiki, Kamen Rider Diend! As Daiki tracks his past self, he faces off ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
kamen rider, superhero, police, time travel, past, heisei era, learning the truth, confronting the past, manhunt, abduction, masked hero, travel ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1994, at the age of sixteen, Clotilde Idrissi suffered a road accident. Clotilde is the only survivor, unlike her brother Nicolas and his parents, who died instantly. Twenty-five years later, she returns to the scene of the tragedy with her ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
family secret, life is a bitch, troubled past, confronting the past, learning the truth, uncover truth, secret, changing lives, female protagonist, self discovery, introspection, haunting ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman's past as a convict follows her everywhere and because of this she doesn't open up to others. But then she strikes up a friendship with a broken child who has suffered from domestic violence and decides to save the girl from the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
rescue, child abuse, redemption, trauma, life is a bitch, confronting the past, relationships, female protagonist, adult child friendship, violence, child custody, social problems ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
John Beckers gains one last chance from his wife Marjan and their two children to get his life back on track. After a visit to rehab, John starts his new job at the freight company of his father-in-law. The port of Antwerp is a whole new world for ...
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
second chance, family relations, redemption, drug trade, family problems, confronting the past, starting over, relationship problems, dark past, conspiracy, male female relationship, tragic past ...
Place:
belgium, antwerp
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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, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In an uncharted future, two hardened souls meet and confront each other with the things they have done and what they have become.
Style:
captivating, futuristic, existential, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
forbidden love, escapades, hitman, confronting the past, love affair, murderer, puzzle, male female relationship, relationships, love story, couple relations, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
exorcism, demonic possession, priest, nun, demon, exorcist, possessed, confronting the past, dark past, sin, small town life, faith ...
Place:
mexico city, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Homicide Detective Lise returns to her hometown for the first time since a local tragedy shattered her teens. Tragedy strikes again when a teenage girl vanishes under circumstances that mirror the disappearance of Lise's two best friends, Ana ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, homicide detective, female police detective, disappearance, lake, mysterious disappearance, crime solving, confronting the past, cold case, female detective, murder investigation, secret revealed ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
TV show
Story:
Tarik Aksoy who once was a legend in basketball tries to make life work after his wife passing away. His daughters Melis and Zeynep
Style:
captivating, sincere, emotional, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, family relations, family drama, confronting the past, family problems, tragic past, athlete's life, loss of wife, life is a bitch, family life, parents and children, basketball player ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Past Life is an American crime drama television series which aired on Fox from February 9 to June 4, 2010. The series premiered on Tuesday, February 9 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. After the premiere, subsequent airings were broadcast on ...
Style:
surreal, emotional, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
past life, investigation, power relations, workplace, partner, supernatural, unsolved mystery, confronting the past, relationship problems, whodunit, psychology, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shay is a young African-American college student whom is forced to take a year off from school to return to her hometown where she struggles with her anger and insecurity when she's forced to confront her alcoholic mother, Nona, whom is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
college, dysfunctional family, homecoming, family problems, estrangement, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, single parent, alcohol abuse, mother daughter relationship, african american ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, washington d.c.
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