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Very Russian Detective (2008)
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Original name: Очень русский детектив
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A retired detective is trying to catch a serial killer who uses Russian letters to find his victims.
Style:
detective, absurd, light, humorous, suspense, tension, psychological, atmospheric, dark, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, serial killer, police investigation, investigator, private detective, male protagonist, weirdo, silly humor, stupidity, race against time, workplace, save the day, murder mystery, cat and mouse, police procedural, obsession, stalking, forensics, urban, cold case, violent, post soviet, revenge, loneliness ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
russia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, dark, suspense and tense films with plots about investigation, urban, murder, police procedural, cat and mouse, obsession and revenge mostly in Crime, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Very Russian Detective: World of the Depraved (1967), Detective vs. Sleuths (2022), Case G (2006), Whisper of Silent Body (2019), The Execution (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Two police detectives are assigned to investigate the murders of several young women at a health club.
Style:
detective, crime drama, tense, dark, retro ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police procedural, female victim, mature, fear, urban, cat and mouse, suspicion, obsession, violence ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate. Jun, once a brilliant detective who suffered a mental breakdown, begins his own investigation. Eventually, the police learn that the murder victims ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, police procedural, murderer, mystery killer, death, police investigator, investigator, murder, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Van Veeteren's only unsolved case comes back to haunt him when the daughter of a murdered private detective comes to see him. A brutal wife killer, who went into hiding years before, has resurfaced under an assumed name; or so it seems, and Van ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, private detective, police procedural, manhunt, haunted by the past, chases and races, law enforcement, investigation, investigator, cold case, evidence, suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A corpse that was accidentally discovered raises many questions. Using his blade, forensic doctor Qin Ming cuts through the shocking voice of the dead to find clues that will help track down the murderer. Hailed as the "corpse whisperer", ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime thriller, detective, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder investigation, medical examiner, police, forensic evidence, uncover truth, coworker, who done it, investigation, homicide detective, forensics, police investigation, sleuth ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
For more than 10 years, Russian police forces have tried to stop the country’s smartest and most wanted serial killer. But even when he gets caught, nobody can prove his guilt. As the manhunt intensifies, the investigation grows increasingly ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, detective, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killing, crime investigation, murderer, killing spree, criminal justice, police investigation, serial murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, murder ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
eastern europe, russia
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Da Zhi is a doorman at a luxury hotel. He uses his vacation in exchange of a presidential suite at the hotel to satisfy his wife's wish. However, the manager gives the presidential suite to a celebrity and breaks the deal with him. He tries to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hotel, murder, wedding, murder mystery, male female relationship, couple relations, trapped, secret, murderer, trap, deception, cover up ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
John Green is a bitter, Millennial private eye who finds new purpose in life after stumbling upon a plot to bring the mob back to Chicago.
Style:
crime thriller, detective, suspenseful, noir, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, private investigator, investigation, organized crime, conspiracy, surveillance, urban, corruption, justice, redemption, stalking, urban decay ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particular characteristic: the perpetrator, dubbed the "telephone killer" always strangles his female victims with a telephone cord.
Style:
detective, dark, suspense, noir, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, murder mystery, female victim, evidence, investigation, crime scene, obsession, violence, amateur sleuth, urban, cat and mouse ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 46 min.
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Story:
A serial killer reverts to the 10 commandments in order to kick society a conscience with his crimes.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, dark, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, ten commandments, serial killer, killer, crime scene, police investigation, father daughter relationship, psychology, brutality, greed, twists and turns, showdown ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The story revolves around the personal and professional lives of veteran cop Abraham Ozler, ACP Trichur, who at one time has to take up a serial killing case and the mysterious hunt begins
Style:
suspense, detective, crime thriller, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, investigation, cat and mouse, obsession, crime scene, police procedural, mature, forensic, evidence, morality, interrogation ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Daniel Corban reports his wife Elizabeth missing to the police. A priest arrives and says he has found her. When he brings her in, Corban insists she is not his wife. When several other people arrive and verify she is Elizabeth, Daniel feel's ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, intense, twist ending, dark ...
Plot:
irony, missing person, identity crisis, murder mystery, murder, investigation, suspect, paranoia, domestic drama, police investigation, male protagonist, intrigue ...
Place:
ussr, france
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, atmospheric, crime thriller ...
Plot:
missing person, heiress, investigation, secrets, whodunit, puzzle, police procedural, deception, private investigation, family drama, social class, betrayal ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eve Duncan is contacted, 10 years after the disappearance and murder of her 7-year-old daughter Bonnie, by a man claiming to be her killer. Taunted by his clues about Bonnie's case and his threats to kill again, she throws herself into her ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, danger, haunted by the past, cold case, forensic, death, bereavement, cat and mouse, evidence, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Ueda employes Yamada to go a mysterious island in search of a girl (played by Maki Horikita) that disappeared 10 years ago. They discover the island is run by Kobako Sachiko, who can appear and disappear via boxes, among other strange powers.
Style:
humorous, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, deception, mysterious disappearance, murder mystery, crime investigation, uncover truth, tragic past, paranormal investigation, murder, crime solving, confronting the past, forensics ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jussi Vares find two bodies of Turku outskirts of women, which has been shot in the head, and the man whose body is full of runes similar to the cuts, which suggest that the murder would have been part of the dark ritual. A year later, Vares is ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, private investigator, nordic, who done it, forensics, crime investigation, homicide detective, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery, intrigue ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Year 1942 in Mexico City, Goyo Cárdenas studies biology and has a beautiful girlfriend, but Goyo also has some contained violence about to explode on the brink of World War II.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, dark, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, fear, mature, psychopath, investigation, obsession, paranoia, violent, secrets, urban, male protagonist ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style:
tense, detective, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, fighting crime, police detective, psychopath, police procedural, investigation, female victim, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A series of murders targeting twins leads a detective down a dark path of revenge and childhood trauma.
Style:
crime drama, detective, intense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twins, dark past, childhood trauma, police procedural, revenge, law enforcement, vengeance, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, obsession ...
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Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sirisha, wife of Sanjay Rao was found with her throat slit. C.I. Satyanarayana is tasked to find the culprit. As murder is accompanied by the disappearance of cash and gold worth one crore, Satya casts his doubt on a maid working in Siri’s house.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tension, detective, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, police procedural, whodunit, female victim, interrogation, betrayal, business partner, forensic, class conflict, small town, corruption ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When three childhood friends are brought back together after years apart, a string of mysterious and brutal "Jack The Ripper" inspired murders erupt, pitting friends against foe in this 80's-style police thriller.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, enigmatic, mysterious, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, police, old friend, murder mystery, serial killer, puzzle, friends, murder investigation, reunited friends, murder, uncover truth, riddles and clues ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
To regain her sense of smell and get back her lover, a detective joins forces with a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to create the perfect scent.
Style:
tense, psychological, detective, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
perfume, investigation, forensics, homicide detective, unconventional method, crime investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, police investigation, secret, teamwork, police detective ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A serial killer targets doctors, leaving clues about his next victim. Officer Bhairav Naik is assigned to stop him before more are killed, but the killer's motive remains unclear.
Style:
tense, suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, grim ...
Plot:
serial murder, serial killer, investigation, cat and mouse, police procedural, chase, psychopath, justice, violence, good versus evil, obsession, manhunt ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, tense, crime thriller, psychological thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When several carnal murders in a small beach town are linked to the public release of a discreet dating app's client information, detective Maxine Payton suspects the killer may be someone intimately close to her.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
online dating, investigation, murder mystery, female detective, serial killer, murder investigation, killing, murder, sleuth, crime solving, private detective, woman in danger ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Krishna Dev aka KD, a laidback cop working in Andhra Pradesh State HIT, takes on a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Style:
tense, detective, crime thriller, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, murder mystery, sleuth, crime solving, police investigation, police detective, crime investigation, uncover truth, fight, murder investigation, homicide detective ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Story:
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Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, homicide detective, uncover truth, crime solving, police investigation, murder investigation, secret, murder mystery, forensics, crime investigation, police detective ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The special homicide case that was unsolved in 1997 resurfaced 13 years later. Criminal policeman Wei Zhengrong, who wasn't able to find out the real murderer that year was traumatised and left the front line. The once fledgling new policeman ...
Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, partner, homicide, cold case, police investigation, undercover, murderer, forensics, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
china
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Bhanuchander, a cop gets murdered at a guest house. The investigating officer Vijay Shanker takes up the case and suspects it to be a possible homicide. Will Vijay and Bhanuchander's wife (Suhasini) be able to track the criminals?
Style:
suspense, detective, tense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, police procedural, evidence, interrogation, whodunit, crime scene, justice, forensics, motive, revenge, corruption ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.
Style:
suspense, serious, captivating, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot:
investigation, lovers, husband, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, uncover truth, deception, death, corpse, revenge, infidelity, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A seemingly ordinary car accident turns out to be a murder investigation...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, car accident, investigation, evidence, interrogation, suspect, police procedural, motive, moral ambiguity, suspicion, corruption, courtroom ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, eastern europe, ussr
Similarity:
50%
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