Best movies like Set Me Free: Vol. I
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies related to Set Me Free: Vol. I? Provide your insights to guide others towards movies and tv series you've watched before that they may also enjoy. Help enlarge the group of people suggesting videos to each other. We welcome your input!
Plot Summary:
A troubled young woman runs away from home, unaware from the outside world that she has been missing and presumed dead for 20 years.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
Best tv shows and movies like Set Me Free: Vol. I (2016):
Similar in 90%
Set Me Free: Vol. II (2016)
Plot Summary:
The continuation of Lauren's mysterious background as her identity becomes the focus of an intense media circus.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 740
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 85%
School Day of the Dead (2000)
Plot Summary:
Some students decide to set up a play written by one of their classmates, who has commited suicide. The play is based on a tragic and mysterious legend about a love affair between two teachers at the school long ago. Some girls then accidentally stumble over some information about the legend, and the girl who commited suicide. Shortly after, the girls start turning up dead in seeming accidents.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
Similar in 85%
The Switch (1982)
Plot Summary:
Taiwanese crime drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
Brookside: The Lost Weekend (1997)
Plot Summary:
A special, video only story set on the Brookside close. On Friday 14th November 1997, a five night a week storyline ended in a cliffhanger and this video completes the story - a tale of kidnapping extortion and violence. The action-packed episode features faces from the show's past including Sheila Grant (Sue Johnston) and wayward son Barry Grant (Paul Usher), and is written by series creator Phil Redmond.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
Plot Summary:
In this Japanese drama, a young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. First she torches her parents' villa, and then slaughters all her lascivious mother's lovers. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her. Unbeknownst to him, the girl plans on turning herself in, but not before she kills one more person--her real father. Later she changes her mind, but when his good wife learns of his philandering, she commits suicide.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: jidai geki, detective
Similar in 81%
Gina (2024)
Plot Summary:
After spending three years in jail, Juan goes free with the aim of recovering Eva's love. Zoe and Ismael, two ex-partners who he betrayed, will return to cross in his way.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, crime drama, neo noir, queer cinema
Similar in 80%
Kidnap Capital (2015)
Plot Summary:
Imagine leaving everything you have, everyone you know, everyone you love, behind. Having to cross half a continent on foot, atop freight trains, inside truck trailers. Swimming across wild rivers. Crossing borders illegally. Walking across the Arizona desert. Being shot at, robbed and beaten. Raped. Surviving it all. Crossing into the USA, after life in the poorest parts of Central America. Succeeding. Now. In the “promised” land, you don’t belong, legally; or socially. You don’t understand the language. No one knows you arrived, no one knows you exist. Imagine…. being Nobody. Then imagine a bag being shoved over your head. Getting your clothes stripped from you. Getting tossed in a closed room with a dozen others. A loaded gun is pointed at your head. You are forced to call back home and beg for money, a ransom for your life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 78%
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
Plot Summary:
After the suicide of her friend and employer, who has been teaching her to be a detective, Cordelia Gray (Pippa Guard) takes over his business and begins an investigation of the apparent suicide of the son of a businessman. When the suicide turns out to be murder, what she discovers disrupts the entire family and puts Cordelia's life in danger. This off-beat British film is a moody, entertaining thriller, much in the tradition of film noir, but with an unusual and determined female detective. Nicely directed by Christopher Petit, and based on the wonderful novel of the same name by the acclaimed British mystery writer P. J. James, this film gives a fresh approach to the detective-film genre and introduces an intelligent and resourceful woman to a profession usually dominated by men.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
Similar in 76%
The Wandering Moon (2022)
Plot Summary:
On a rainy evening, 19-year-old university student Fumi Saeki happens to meet 9-year-old Sarasa Kanai in the park. Kanai Sarasa is soaking wet. She is separated from her parents and lives with her aunt, but she tells Saeki Fumi that she doesn't want to go back to her aunt. Saeki Fumi takes Kanai Sarasa to his apartment and they live together for the next 2 months. Saeki Fumi is then arrested for kidnapping. He is labeled as a dangerous kidnapper and Kanai Sarasa is labeled as a poor victim. 15 years later, Kanai Sarasa and Saeki Fumi happen to meet each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 76%
The Fight with the Panther (1975)
Plot Summary:
Three nymphets struggle to have a beneficial youth: Ana is suicidal, Mercedes is attracted to her brother William, and Patricia desires to be sexually abused.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
A Girl Missing (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she has almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper to be Ichiko’s own nephew.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 78%
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Plot Summary:
A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. A young officer must defend a fellow lieutenant from the charges in an unusual court-martial, while investigating the deepening mystery behind the attack.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: action thriller, serious, realistic, suspense, crying, independent film, period drama
Similar in 86%
Mexico City (2000)
Plot Summary:
When her brother disappears during a brief travel layover in Mexico, Mitch begins a desperate search that will eventually lead the young divorcee into the capital city's most notorious neighborhood. But even with the aid of the American Ambassador, her plight is only met with indifference and inaction from the authorities. As the story unfolds, Mitch is forced to look for help in the least likely places as she races against time in a dangerous quest to find answers and locate her brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, talky
Similar in 77%
Unconditional Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
Similar in 88%
Out of Blue (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, powerful
Similar in 85%
Free Country (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two cops investigate the disappearance of two teen sisters in a remote town, where it seems like everyone has something to hide - including the bodies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating
Similar in 81%
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
Plot Summary:
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, tense, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, black cinema
Similar in 86%
Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995)
Plot Summary:
Supt. Tennison orchestrates a search for an abducted baby, but events take a turn for the worst when personal emotions cause complications.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: detective, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 87%
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
Similar in 85%
Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness (1995)
Plot Summary:
From IMDB: A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man the first time.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: detective, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 89%
Distortion (2006)
Plot Summary:
When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a drug-addicted ex-cop must overcome his demons and face the sobering task of tracking her down before it's too late. His story dismissed by the police, he's left with no choice but to rely on his own detective skills in a high-stakes race against time.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Similar in 76%
Sparkling Cyanide (2003)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie In this TV movie, a classic mystery is updated and relocated to a glamorous world of London socialites and secret agents, introducing two unique and compelling investigators and taking us through to the highest corridors of power.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Perdida (2018)
Plot Summary:
A policewoman whose childhood friend disappeared in Patagonia years ago starts a new search to find answers, and soon finds her own life in danger.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, realistic, intense, psychological thriller, twisted
Similar in 85%
Elsewhere (2009)
Plot Summary:
A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently, only her best friend worries enough to investigate the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, enigmatic, disturbing, dark, teen, independent film, serious
Similar in 76%
The Flock (2007)
Plot Summary:
This film is about a hyper-vigilant employee of the department of public safety who, while training his young female replacement, has to track down a missing girl who he is convinced is connected to a paroled sex offender he is investigating.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, depressing, emotional, detective, twisted
Similar in 87%
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective
Similar in 84%
Cat and Mouse (1975)
Plot Summary:
A jaded and charming police inspector is assigned along with his cheerful partner to a case involving the mysterious death and/or suicide of a wealthy entrepreneur. The chief suspect is his enchanting wife who was aware that her husband had a mistress. It is also possible that the dead man may be the victim of a radical terrorist group.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 75%
An Inspector Calls (2015)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, thought provoking, serious, talky, realistic, period piece, unusual plot structure, slasher, surreal, twist ending
Similar in 76%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
Plot Summary:
On Vacation, Miss Marple discovers that death of a British Officer is actully a murder and must solve the the case before the murderer strikes again.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative, talky
Similar in 86%
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Plot Summary:
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: detective, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky, thought provoking, stylized, entertaining, clever, funny