Best movies like Charades
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Plot Summary:
Barry is a down-and-out-guy who takes a job at the shipping department of Technoworks, a high-tech Yuppie company. He gets invited to the house of his boss Quinn, for a weekend afternoon barbecue with some of his boss's friends. The party gets weird, Barry plays a demented version of charades while standing on the picnic table, and the next door neighbor starts screaming racial slurs over the fence. When Jude, the widow of the ex-owner of Technoworks arrives, the plot thickens. Clues to past crimes are revealed, and the real reason for the party is discovered. But not before Barry beats the hell out of a tow-truck driver, screws the boss's wife and wreaks havok with the neighbor. And as the title suggests, before the day is over, we will discover who is the Felon, or perhaps the people at party are all, one way or another, Felons.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Footsteps (2000)
Plot Summary:
Jason Davis is a reporter who gets an anonymous tip that turns him into an eyewitness to a judge's murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Everything to Gain (1996)
Plot Summary:
After losing her husband and two daughters in a robbery, Mallory must face up to her bereavement and ensuing depression.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Mystery, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: detective
Similar in 82%
Feathers in My Head (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jean-Pierre (Francis Renaud) and his wife Blanche (Sophie Museur) live a quiet but happy life in their small Belgian town. But their world is shattered when their young son goes missing. In the aftermath of the family tragedy, the couple's own relationship starts to deteriorate. As it gets worse, Blanche begins to lose touch with reality, believing that their son is still with them. Now Jean-Pierre must decide whether to let Blanche believe her fantasy, or bring her around to the horrible truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative
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Fatal Passion (1995)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, detective
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Scent of a Spell (1985)
Plot Summary:
A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Taking her home and protecting her, he learns that she’s escaped from a violent husband… but there’s more to her story than she’s willing to tell at first.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Last Letter (2004)
Plot Summary:
As they file into the deliberation room, 11 jurors are ready to convict the defendant of 14 counts of murder, but one holdout forces the others to reevaluate the evidence -- and their own motives -- in this tense courtroom drama. As the jurors sift through the case, more of them start to lean toward an acquittal, but could one of them have a hidden agenda? This thriller starring Yancy Butler and William Forsythe holds plenty of surprises.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, splatter
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Terroir (2014)
Plot Summary:
Wealthy wine maker Jonathan Bragg (Keith Carradine) hires Tuscan wine detective (Gaetano Guarino) to discover the source of a mysterious bottle of wine. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
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Murder in Peyton Place (1977)
Plot Summary:
A former resident of the town of Peyton Place, now wealthy and powerful, secretly returns to the town and sets in motion a spate of killings designed as revenge for past wrongs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Murder in China Basin (1999)
Plot Summary:
Accused of murder, a man enlists the help of his ex-wife to find the true killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Molly & Gina (1994)
Plot Summary:
Molly is the former secretary of a murdered private detective. Gina, a budding actress, witnessed the shooting which also killed her boyfriend. Together, they set out to bring the culprits to justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Dangerous Passions (2003)
Plot Summary:
Police detective Walt Hodges and his lusty girl friend, TV reporter Lorraine Lewis, investigate the murder of a music promoter Floyd Winslow, interviewing his lusty secretary and randy wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: detective, surprise ending, sexploitation film
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Mind Twister (1993)
Plot Summary:
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Knockdown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Six years ago Jack "The Ripper" Stemmons, an American boxer had his career destroyed by a St. Louis bookie. After Jack seeks revenge he is forced into hiding. Jack disappears half way around the world in Thailand. There he falls victim to the addictive spell of Bangkok's exotic and dangerous underworld. Eventually he finds solace in the arms of a beautiful prostitute who has been set in his path by a Russian gangster in order to get Jack back in the ring, This time in Bangkok's notorious underground fight clubs. No matter how hard Jack tries to distance himself from his past, it always hunts him down like a Bad Penny. When a mysterious fight fan appears, it's only a matter of time before Jack's past, present and future accelerate and collide into a twisted climax.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, independent film, tense, psychological, captivating, rough, serious, realistic
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Livestock (2009)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious cult has decided to take a new direction in giving Victor, a hard working trusted member, a promotion. However, his cruel minded disciples have decided to take action of their own. Growing tired of their monotonous plans, they begin to take their malevolent acts one step further. In a world seemingly far removed from Victor's, two young girls, Annabel and Tina, are trying to make changes in their own lives. Annabel prepares for a second date with Jerry, a man she met online, while Tina keeps focused on an important meeting that is sure to open up new doors in her life. Soon these two worlds collide as Annabel and Tina find themselves deep within the belly of the beast, and the long, dark history of a secret organization is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Night Games (1980)
Plot Summary:
A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in a series of erotic fantasies about a masked man. But is it really all just a fantasy?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, independent film
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Blue Dream (2013)
Plot Summary:
A news writer finds himself caught up in a world of sex, drugs and corporate takeovers as he tries to solve a series of murders.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, realistic, semi serious
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Beyond Honor (2004)
Plot Summary:
A strikingly bold portrait of oppression and high tension in suburban America. It is the story of Sahira Abdel-Karim (Osuna), a young Egyptian-American woman in a California wedged between two distinct worlds, haunted by memory and bount by tradition. Beyond Honor is an emotionally resonant meditation on gender roles and the dynamics of power within a small community.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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Bright Night (2014)
Plot Summary:
A drama with a supernatural edge, this genre-crossing gem finds two couples visiting a home from their past, and sexual tension that brings out the worst in each other. Long-buried grudges resurface and it seems unlikely the couples will return intact. Faced with an outcome that will upset their delicate balance of happiness, the world offers them a bizarre opportunity to correct it.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, serious, captivating, erotic, queer cinema
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Illicit Dreams 2 (1997)
Plot Summary:
When a man's wife dies, the new executive of his company makes a move. Though they know that sexual relations could cause problems, that does not stop them.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, erotic
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I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
Plot Summary:
Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer). As the trial draws to a close, Charles reflects on the events leading up to the terrible incident.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, terrifying, independent film
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Humanity (1999)
Plot Summary:
When an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime, which turns out to ask more questions than it answers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: contemplative, slow cinema, erotic, bleak, disturbing, detective, depressing, neo noir, captivating, controversial
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Extramarital (1998)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring writer gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed while having an affair.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, slasher, sexy
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Forever (1991)
Plot Summary:
Marked by her father's strong presence, since he is a rich and powerful businessman, the beautiful Berenice investigates his love life, to feel closer to him. With her findings, their relationship becomes mixed with a strong sense of seduction.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, Brazil
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic
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After the Game (1997)
Plot Summary:
After the Game is a crime fiction murder mystery with a theme of "after the game of poker" and "after the game of life." It deals with revenge, deceit, lust and greed, and explores karma and the afterlife. Aging gambler Benny Walsh (played by Gorshin) dies in a suspicious car crash after the biggest poker win of his life. His son, Clyde (played by Dubac), comes to the Nevada town in search of answers. He discovers that each of his father's gambling buddies had ample reason to see him dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Criminal Passion (1994)
Plot Summary:
A homicide detective begins a torrid affair with a senator's son who is a suspect in a series of grisly murders.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, rough, independent film, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, detective
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McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005)
Plot Summary:
As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of suspects grows larger.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Similar in 78%
I Love Your Work (2003)
Plot Summary:
A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds Gray of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological drama, I Love Your Work explores the pressures of fame and the difference between getting what you want and wanting what you get.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, mindfuck, gloomy, crying, freeze frame
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Naked Sins (2006)
Plot Summary:
Cole and Erica run an upscale escort service which sets their clients up on anonymous and impromptu "dates" at hotels. They discover one of their female clients murdered, and that the man who signed up for their service on the same day happens to be her husband. They set out to untangle these mysterious circumstances before the cops follow the leads back to them, while also dealing with various romantic relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, suspense, captivating, disturbing, sexploitation film
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Submission (2017)
Plot Summary:
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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She-Chotic (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman's alter ego emerges after years of dormancy to exact revenge on her unsuspecting boyfriend and his mistress.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, queer horror