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Plot Summary:
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 study psychology in the UK. She just has to pass her final exams – a formality for such a good student. On the day before her first written exam, Eliza is assaulted in an attack that could jeopardize her entire future. Now Romeo has to make a decision. There are ways of solving the situation, but none of them using the principles he, as a father, has taught his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Romania, France, Belgium
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, captivating, social, suspenseful, thought provoking, art house, postmodern, beautiful
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100 Streets (2016)
Plot Summary:
Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, melancholic
Similar in 79%
A Brutal Game (1983)
Plot Summary:
The film follows a famous scientist (Bruno Cremer) who rules over his errant disabled daughter (Emmanuelle Debever) with an iron fist. He's meticulous and tyrannical, while she is impetuous but equally cruel in her own immature way.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: art house, hot
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Grand Canyon (1991)
Plot Summary:
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: clever, touching, realistic, anthology, christian film, feel good, spiritual, existential, weeping, tense
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Double Exposure (1994)
Plot Summary:
White collar crime, a crooked PI and a top notch homicide forensics team come together in this low-budget erotic thriller about a wife killed while in a hotel room with her lover.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, independent film, detective
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Human Capital (2013)
Plot Summary:
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, touching, realistic, social, twisted, gloomy
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The Overeater (2003)
Plot Summary:
Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house. Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, captivating, bleak, gloomy
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Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, an adoring wife and mother is taken hostage during a robbery and brutally murdered.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, rough, thought provoking, touching, bleak, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Traffic Department (2012)
Plot Summary:
Seven policemen, seven deadly sins, a murder case, secrets and the filth of everyday police work: Traffic Department transports the viewer into the darkest Warsaw streets.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, contemplative, crying, black comedy
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Umbrella (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alexander Way, a secondary school teacher with a fractured personal life, finds himself attempting to rescue a woman from a violent sexual attack. Alexander finds himself overpowered, beaten & taken to hospital. Jesiah Jarvus, a famous British musician who is frequently touring, has lost his goal in life. Having not spoken with his father in over 20 years, troubling news offers them the chance to reconcile & move forward in both their lives. Theodore Smith attempts to bury the sadness that threatens to engulf his childhood upon hearing the news that his parents will be separating. Elethea Conall, a newly qualified nurse, continues to look after her patients whilst attempting to escape from her past. What do they all have in common?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, captivating, independent film
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Police, Adjective (2009)
Plot Summary:
A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vasliu.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, contemplative, suspenseful, tense, touching, cult classic, slow cinema, mindfuck, aesthetic
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Just Before Nightfall (1971)
Plot Summary:
A married man (Michel Bouquet) who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical
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State of Mind (2003)
Plot Summary:
Reeling from the discovery of her husband's adultery, Grace moves back to her family home with her son. Amidst all this emotional turmoil, forensic psychologist Grace is asked by police to determine the guilt or innocence a man who killed his wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, realistic
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Lamb of God (2008)
Plot Summary:
The kidnapping 77-year-old man in Argentina forces his daughter to return to Buenos Aires after years of exile abroad.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic
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The Border (1982)
Plot Summary:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: talky, neo noir, atmospheric, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, retro, crime drama, cult classic
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Heaven Knows What (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, erotic, retro, social, controversial, cynical, art house
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Three (2002)
Plot Summary:
The final installment in director Lucas Belvaux's trilogy follows Pascal, a cop who sees a return to credibility in the capture of escaped convict Bruno--who in turn is harbored by Pascal's morphine-addicted wife Agnes. Pascal's already precarious ties to Agnes are strained further when he meets and falls for her fellow schoolteacher friend Cecile. With Pascal focused on Bruno and Cecile, Agnes is forced to find a fix on her own.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 926
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative, bleak, art house, thought provoking
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Love, Bitter (2009)
Plot Summary:
Eskişehir’de bir üniversitede edebiyat öğretmenliği yapmakta olan Orhan, evlenmeyi planladığı Ayşe ile beklenmedik bir anda yollarını ayırıp İstanbul’a gelir.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, witty
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Vera Drake (2004)
Plot Summary:
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: sincere, depressing, bleak, compassionate, thought provoking, contemplative, period piece, grim, realistic, social
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44 Inch Chest (2009)
Plot Summary:
Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 INCH CHEST explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. Colin (Ray Winstone) is in agony, shattered by his wife’s (Joanne Whalley) infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he can have his revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, bleak, serious, surreal, psychological, captivating, neo noir, twisted, rough
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in Romania during the communist regime. Despite this it is common practice and Gabita wants an abortion. The movie follows her and her friend Otilia during the day she has made the appointment with Mr. Bebe to have the abortion.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Drama
Country: Romania, Belgium
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: depressing, disturbing, bleak, emotional, melancholic, tense, controversial, art house, independent film, serious
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99 Homes (2014)
Plot Summary:
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, emotional, sincere, serious, captivating, independent film, realistic, bleak, psychological thriller
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By The Grace of God (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day, he discovered by chance that the priest who abused him to scouts always officiates with children. He then starts a fight, quickly joined by François and Emmanuel, also victims of the priest, to "release their word" on what they suffered.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: realistic, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, social, independent film, crying, queer cinema, cult film
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Starred Up (2013)
Plot Summary:
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, depressing, suspenseful, harsh, intense, captivating, rough, brutal
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Hardcore (1979)
Plot Summary:
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, disturbing, erotic, psychological, art house, retro, depressing, slasher, social, controversial
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Leviathan (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: bleak, depressing, atmospheric, thought provoking, meditative, emotional, melancholic, independent film, sincere, contemplative
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The Judge (2014)
Plot Summary:
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 199000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, suspenseful, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, sad, motivational, inspirational, sincere
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Dogville (2003)
Plot Summary:
A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 156000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, UK, France, Finland, Norway, Italy
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, bleak, philosophical, cerebral, depressing, thought provoking, controversial, atmospheric, psychological thriller
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Cymbeline (2014)
Plot Summary:
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin (Ed Harris) tries to protect his empire.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, tense, clever, serious, realistic, independent film, retro, sweet
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House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Plot Summary:
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, bad ending, depressing, emotional, bleak, tense, sad, atmospheric, gloomy, touching
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Adulterers (2015)
Plot Summary:
A man who returns home to find his wife cheating on him on their anniversary. He holds her and her naked and humiliated lover captive at gunpoint while he decides whether or not he's going to kill them. The story, inspired by true events, takes place over one day and is set in New Orleans during a stifling heat wave.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, romantic, scenic, crime drama