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Plot Summary:
Divina is preparing for her daughter Rowena’s 13th birthday when she hears shocking news: her daughter has been attacked by a crocodile, her body still missing. As Divina searches for the body of her daughter in the marshlands of Agusan del Sur, she learns a lesson more tragic than her fate: not all predators are underwater. The film is based on actual events.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, touching, crying
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True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jane McCoy, a recent college graduate, much to her parent's dismay, decides to scrap her plans for law school to pursue an acting career full-time. Struggling to make ends meet, she meets a confident and persuasive friend who shows her the way to make extra money go-go dancing. What starts as just an "easy money" job, however, rapidly becomes an all-consuming activity that slowly pulls Jane from her acting classes, her relationships with her boyfriend and family, and, most importantly, from her true self.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, touching, captivating, disturbing
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Disappeared (2004)
Plot Summary:
Harry Sands is a self made man, happily married with two children. When he learns that his daughter has gone missing in Istanbul, he flies out to find her. To Harry's horror, he discovers from Olivia's best friend, that the two of them have been working as nightclub dancers and not as the charity workers like Harry was led to believe. So begins the hunt for his missing daughter and a journey that turns into a nightmare as Harry is forced to face his own prejudices and mounting paranoia.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, suspense
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Helen (2008)
Plot Summary:
An 18 year old girl called Joy has gone missing. Another girl called Helen is a few weeks away from leaving her care home. Helen is asked to 'play' Joy in a police reconstruction that will retrace Joy's last known movements. Joy had everything. A loving family, a boyfriend, a bright future. Helen, parent-less, has lived in institutions all her life and has never been close to anyone. Gradually Helen begins to immerse herself into the role, visiting the people and places that Joy knew; quietly and carefully insinuating her way into the lost girl's life. But is Helen trying to find out what happened to Joy that day, or is she searching for her own identity?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, realistic, atmospheric, touching, bleak, serious
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In the Middle of the River (2018)
Plot Summary:
Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, his plan is foiled and the two men are forced to spend the day together. Both war veterans, they begin talking about their traumatic experiences. Gabriel realizes the world is not as black and white as he once thought it was. Slowly, he is forced to take responsibility for his own role in the family crisis.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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On the Corner (2003)
Plot Summary:
Angel and Randy Henry are a sister and brother, caught on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. While Angel finds the strength to escape her seemingly hopeless situation, Randy slips deeper into a world consumed by abandonment and fuelled by drugs.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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Bigga Than Ben (2008)
Plot Summary:
Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
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Last Summer (2018)
Plot Summary:
During a long hot summer in the 1970s, four boys roam free through a neglected rural paradise, until a tragedy strikes that sets them against the adult world and changes their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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Bond of Silence (2010)
Plot Summary:
A widow's forgiveness. A killer's remorse. Bond of Silence is the true life story of a shocking murder and the amazing bond that came from it. Katy and Bob live a perfect life in a small close knit town. He's a respected lawyer, a renowned tri-athlete. She just had twins. It is New Year's Eve. Teens converge on the house next door. Always the good neighbor, Bob goes to shut it down. A confrontation occurs. Then he's dead. No teen comes forward. The media pours in. Headlines scream. Katy hunts for answers. But no one talks. A bond of silence covers the town. The police do an undercover sting and someone's caught. Ryan, a popular kid, tries to be cool, but the burden of what he did that night is unbelievable. Ryan and his attorney want to plead not guilty, but then Katy and Ryan meet. Where Katy should be a grieving wife, she becomes a supportive mother. Rather than berating, she listens. Rather than accusing.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, mind bending
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Two Harbors (2005)
Plot Summary:
Drama - Vic's days are filled with selling sci-fi collectibles, harassing his fellow antique dealers, and trying to communicate with extraterrestrials. - Charles Brin, Alex Cole, Paul Cram.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, offbeat, independent film
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Bringing Ashley Home (2011)
Plot Summary:
When her wild younger sister Ashley, who suffers from bipolar disorder and drug addiction, goes missing, Libba Phillips pours all her time and energy into finding Ashley and bringing her home. As the years go by, Libba refuses to give up hope, and, at the expense of her marriage and career, Libba finds her calling in life: creating a much-needed resource center for other families whose missing loved ones have fallen through the cracks.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic
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Andres Doesn't Want to Take a Nap (2009)
Plot Summary:
Drama starring Norma Aleandro, Conrado Valenzuela, Fabio Aste.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, disturbing, bleak, realistic
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Mourning for Anna (2010)
Plot Summary:
A mother deals with the violent murder of her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, serious, psychological, captivating, offbeat
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Shipman (2002)
Plot Summary:
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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One More Chance (1981)
Plot Summary:
An ex-convict, after spending six years in prison, tries to re-establish a relationship with the son he hasn't seen in all that time.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, student film
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Eternal Salvation (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jonathan Wright has it all, a prestigious job, incredibly beautiful wife Amy, gorgeous 7-year-old daughter Megan and countless friends. In the prime of his life, Jonathan suffers a life threatening brain aneurysm that leaves him comatose. After regaining consciousness, he begins the grueling task of rebuilding his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: christian film, touching, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Into Thin Air (1985)
Plot Summary:
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: mind bending, bleak, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Among Us (2010)
Plot Summary:
An accident overthrows Ernst and Cecilia's well-ordered life. Chance rules in Ernst's rational world while Cecilia is searching for a deeper meaning in what has happened. As they drift further and further apart a mysterious stranger with exceptional gifts changes their lives in an unexpected way.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, inspirational
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Aurore (2005)
Plot Summary:
After the sudden death of her mother, Aurore Gagnon is abused by her disturbed step-mother as her town remains in the silence followed by her death. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: disturbing, serious, realistic, depressing, heartbreaking, sad, art house, crying, bleak
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My Wife's Romance (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Paul dies, he leaves his wife Eve with a mountain of debt. As the police begin their investigation into Paul’s death, Eve is supported by a lawyer named Chollet, a friend of her husband who generously helps her to clear the debts she has inherited. Eve and Chollet become close, perhaps too close, and their intimacy soon begins to arouse the suspicions of the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, gloomy
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A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
Plot Summary:
Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, captivating, realistic, sexual, detective, sexy
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Hidden in America (1996)
Plot Summary:
Story of a man Bill Januson whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his wife and the loss of his job that they can and will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall comes a glimmer of hope.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 538
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: crying, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
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Ramchand: The Untouchable Pakistani (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years in an Indian prison while the mother left behind wonders what has happened to them.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: disturbing, serious, emotional, realistic, inspirational, islamic, informative, bleak
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Blackout (2007)
Plot Summary:
BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside of normal conditions, in times of weakness and vulnerability.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, bleak
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The Foster Boy (2011)
Plot Summary:
Switzerland, 1955. The young orphan Max is sent as a foster child and contracted to work for the Bösiger family who lives on a farm. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, sincere
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Suburban Madness (2004)
Plot Summary:
Based on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological
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A Thousand Times Stronger (2010)
Plot Summary:
The arrival of a new girl causes a stir in classroom social structure.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, disturbing, humorous, serious, sexual, sexy
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White Water (2015)
Plot Summary:
White Water is the story of a 7 year-old black kid in segregated 1963 Opelika, Alabama who becomes obsessed with the desire to taste the water from the "white's only" drinking fountain and sets out on a quest to do the unthinkable: drink from it.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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Valley (2014)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of three sensitive teens who are forced to deal with violence at home, violence at school. It is a story of friendship, of love and hate, where the adolescents world is revealed as cruel and beautiful, a world where the desire to die or kill and the will to live are very confused but finally define the fate of the three heroes.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy
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Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, rough, ridiculous
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The 33 of San Jose (2010)
Plot Summary:
A team of Chilean miners are trapped underground for months and hold out for a miraculous rescue.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, Chile
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, serious, suspense, realistic