Movies like The Ninth

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   The Duelist

   Shared cast

   2016 · 110 min · Action · Adventure · Drama

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   Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member
   • a closely matched era

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   Virtual Assistant

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 104 min · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

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   A group of former classmates rent a country house to relax like in the good old days. The modern chalet has everything for a comfortable and fun vacation, including the smart speaker "Alyona". "Alyona" knows how to entertain her guests, she has many "skills". She can solve puzzles, manage the house, and she also knows all the "skeletons in the closet" that friends are hiding. The device invites the company to play the game "Find the Killer" and find out the circumstances of the death of their best friend, who died less than a year ago under strange circumstances.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: Central Partnership

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   The Execution

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   2022 · 130 min · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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   When the police finally catch an elusive serial killer, no one can prove his guilt, resulting in the lead detective making it personal.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Dark Spell

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 93 min · Horror

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   Terror strikes when a heartbroken woman uses black magic to get her husband back.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Central Partnership, Cinema Foundation of Russia, KIT Film Studio

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   The Hero

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 120 min · Action · Crime · Drama

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   An alumni of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service who is settled in Europe gets a call from his father who was considered dead and he sets on a mission to find him with the help of his first love.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Cinema Foundation of Russia

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   Row 19

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 77 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A young female doctor and her 6-year-old daughter are on an overnight flight in a violent storm. When passengers on the half-empty plane inexplicably begin to die, the woman’s grip on reality weakens and she is forced to relive her worst childhood nightmare.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Conquest of Siberia

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 109 min · Action · Drama · History

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   Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the First’s new guards, follows the Tsar’s order and goes to the frontier town of Tobolsk, deep in the Siberian forest. There Ivan falls in love for the first time and he and his regiment happen to be involved in conspiracy of local princes who hunt for gold in the town of Yarkand. His fort is surrounded by hordes of wild Dzungars and there is no one to call for help…

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Cinema Foundation of Russia

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   Beanpole

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 134 min · Drama · War

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   1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Non-Stop Productions

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   The Ghost

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 145 min · Crime · Thriller

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   A novelist struggling with writer's block enlists the aid of an assassin for some inspiration -- fully unaware that he is being set up to take the blame for a murder.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: Central Partnership

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    The Battalion

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 120 min · Action · Drama · History · War

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    Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
    • shared production studio: Cinema Foundation of Russia

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