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Bitter Moon
1992France★ 7.1subtitled
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
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Gone Girl, but for the all-consuming love
2 foreign films carry this hook with the same weight as Gone Girl. All confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
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The Handmaiden
2016South Korea★ 8.2subtitled
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
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These are real matches, confirmed English availability and all — just not as strong an overlap as the picks above.
Decision to Leave
2022South Korea★ 7.3subtitled
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014China★ 6.5subtitled
Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.