Movies like Primetime
If Primetime's mix of pedophilia, infidelity and florida stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Primetime's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Trust
2010 · Directed by David Schwimmer · 104 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: pedophilia, online predator · Also drama and thriller
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be.
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Gone Girl
2014 · Directed by David Fincher · 149 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: infidelity · Also thriller and drama
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Nightcrawler
2014 · Directed by Dan Gilroy · 118 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: journalism · Also drama and thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
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Primal Fear
1996 · Directed by Gregory Hoblit · 130 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: taunting · Also drama and thriller
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago.
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Hard Candy
2006 · Directed by David Slade · 104 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: pedophilia · Also drama and thriller
Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night.
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Cold in July
2014 · Directed by Jim Mickle · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: texas · Also drama and thriller
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his…
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Butterfly on a Wheel
2007 · Directed by Mike Barker · 95 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: infidelity · Also drama and thriller
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
2021 · Directed by Gail Harvey · 88 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: connecticut · From the same decade (2020s)
The story of Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished on May 24, 2019. Jennifer believed that she had found her Prince Charming in Fotis Dulos, but by the time of her…
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Trial by Fire
2019 · Directed by Edward Zwick · 127 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: texas
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were…
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Auto Focus
2002 · Directed by Paul Schrader · 104 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: infidelity
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters…