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I Sell the Dead (2008)

18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.

Directed byGlenn McQuaid

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    Freaks of Nature

    Shared themes

    2015 · 92 min · Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction

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    In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: alien and vampire
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 02

    Burke & Hare

    Strong story similarity

    2010 · 91 min · Comedy · History · Horror · Thriller

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    Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    Just Buried

    Strong story similarity

    2007 · 94 min · Comedy · Drama · Horror

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    A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    The Legend of Barney Thomson

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    2015 · 96 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 05

    Small Apartments

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    2012 · 96 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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    When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Massacre on Aisle 12

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 83 min · Comedy · Horror

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    A hardware store employee's first night on the job is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body and a duffel bag full of cash. He and his co-workers soon descend into madness as they try to figure out a solution to their predicament in this unsettling horror comedy.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 07

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Strong story similarity

    2005 · 103 min · Comedy · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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    A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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    I'll Take Your Dead

    Strong story similarity

    2018 · 83 min · Crime · Drama · Horror

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    William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His daughter Gloria has become used to rough-looking men dropping off corpses, and is even convinced that some of them are haunting their house.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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  9. 09

    The Reckoning

    Strong story similarity

    2004 · 112 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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    Drop Dead Sexy

    Strong story similarity

    2005 · 83 min · Comedy · Crime

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    When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to blackmail their target.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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