Movies like Lawless: Beyond Justice
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Lawless: Beyond Justice (2001)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two private investigators discover the truth behind a gangland drug deal gone wrong.
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, detective, crime thriller, thrilling, suspenseful, tension, noir, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, private investigator, criminal, murder investigation, sleuth, female detective, crime investigation, forensics, private detective, who done it, fighting crime, secret, homicide detective, private investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, criminal underworld, drug deal, lawlessness, detective agency, underworld, murder, corruption, urban, cover up ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Lawless: Beyond Justice
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and detective films with plots about investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation, murder investigation, moral ambiguity and sleuth mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Lawless: Beyond Justice: Next Sohee (2022), Lawless: Dead Evidence (2001), Ebony Hustle (2021), Fate (2003), NCS: Manhunt (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Sohee is a high school student training for a subcontracted position at a call center, when a mysterious incident occurs leading to Sohee's death. Detective Oh Yu-jin takes charge of her case and slowly uncovers the harsh realities surrounding ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
call center, police investigation, high school student, crime solving, investigation, high school life, uncover truth, secret, crime investigation, workplace situations, murder investigation, sleuth ...
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100%
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A killer thought behind bars is killing again. It's up to John Lawless (Kevin Smith) and Jodie Keane (Angelina Dotchin) to stop the murders.
Style:
detective, tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, private investigator, sleuth, crime solving, who done it, police investigation, murder investigation, murderer, murder mystery, crime investigation ...
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53%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ex-stripper turned private investigator, Ebony, takes on her most dangerous case yet.
Style:
detective, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, female protagonist, sleuth, female detective, urban, private investigation, stripper, uncover truth, con artists, secret, crime solving ...
Similarity:
37%
190
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Serial killers have plagued the American landscape for decades, committing gruesome atrocities, and providing some tough cases for criminal investigators to crack. This thriller follows the travails of two detectives who are on the trail of a ...
Style:
tense, detective, crime thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, homicide detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, who done it, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, sleuth, killing ...
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
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NCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the first series premiered with two episodes on BBC One on 26—27 March 2001. The second series debuted ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, detective inspector, murder investigation, forensics, police procedural, sleuth, secret, uncover truth, police detective, fighting crime, crime solving, police investigation ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A journalist unearths a horrific conspiracy when she questions the events surrounding a celebrity’s death.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, journalism, investigation, private investigation, crime investigation, who done it, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, uncover truth, secret, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, ex convict, investigation, secret, who done it, uncover truth, murderer, murder mystery, crime solving, homicide detective, sleuth, murder investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tension, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, police procedural, corruption, conspiracy, homicide detective, police investigation, murder investigation, policewoman, police detective, crime investigation, forensics ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A greedy police chief learns that a wealthy businesswoman has been wrongly accused of murder and strikes a deal with her – her freedom for a large sum of money. As the case progresses, a revelation that a sadistic politician and the businesswoman ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, deception, murder, corruption, who done it, murder investigation, police investigation, crime solving, secret, police detective, problem ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Set against the haunting backdrop of a small lake town, this chilling thriller unravels a meticulous revenge set over a period of 7 years, all beginning with the accidental death of an innocent girl.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, problem, murder mystery, disposing of a dead body, secret, uncover truth, who done it, crime investigation, murder investigation, crime solving, murderer ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A woman is murdered and her neighbour is picked up as a suspect. Meanwhile, a journalist believes he can use this murder to lure an elusive gangster, with help from the guy’s former accomplice.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, gangster, crime investigation, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, battles, uncover truth, fight, murder mystery, who done it ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
D.C.I. Thomas Flynn is called upon to solve the riddle of a murder scene without a corpse. When the body is finally discovered, it soon becomes clear that a terrifying serial killer is on the loose. Meanwhile, the detective has issues of his own to ...
Style:
psychological, detective, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, murder mystery, crime solving, uncover truth, homicide detective, murderer, murder investigation, sleuth, who done it, secret, murder ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Sr Inspector Maruti Nagargoje is investigating a murder case which took place in the house of a couple.Who claim that they weren't in the house when the incident happened.Maruti has a different way of working as he doesn't consider ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, thrilling, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, uncover truth, murder mystery, murderer, who done it, crime investigation, sleuth, murder investigation, police investigation, crime solving, interrogation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Uruguay, Argentina
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A detective on trail of a suspected child killer, was arrested for the crime, but was allowed to walk free after a clerical error. The detective enlists the mother of the murdered child to exact a justice the legal system can't provide.
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder mystery, crime investigation, murder investigation, who done it, murder, killing, teamwork, accusation, uncover truth, police investigation, crime solving ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Betty (August Arroya) was the wildest girl at the Police Academy, ready to take on anything - or anyone. So along with her diploma, she earned quite the reputation, and a nickname to go with it: Betty Danger. Her friends always said she'd ...
Style:
detective, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
female detective, female police detective, who done it, uncover truth, investigation, sleuth, murder investigation, police detective, crime solving, forensics, crime investigation, police officer ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When private investigator Francesca “Frankie” Quinn’s fiancé is murdered, his sister hires her to find the killer. Frankie must work with Wyn, the local detective assigned to the case…who also happens to be her ex. As the one-time couple ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
murder investigation, private investigator, murder mystery, investigation, homicide detective, female detective, crime investigation, sleuth, murder, secret, murderer, forensics ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, deception, femme fatale, intrigue, police investigation, police detective, secret, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
24%
769
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Sub-inspector Pari Venkat faces a huge tragedy putting him on an investigation to seek revenge.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, detective, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, revenge, police corruption, police, who done it, homicide detective, forensics, police station, crime investigation, police officer, fight ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Battered, broken and bereaved, a private investigator must muscle his way through a tangle of lies to uncover the truth behind a mansion murder.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, crime thriller, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
24%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"MMOF" is unflinching and deals with the fury of a man pushed to the limits. Deepak (a mild-mannered, honest to the bone man) who tries to make ends meet by running a Cinema Theatre passed onto him by his father along with his family. A ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, killing, secret, murderer, crime solving, murder, murder investigation, theater, uncover truth, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, detective, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, serial killer, mental issues, investigation, killing, murder mystery, murderer, police investigation, killing spree, who done it, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
23%
274
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When the police try to unravel the truth behind a series of mysterious crimes in a locality, they face an unexpected situation.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime solving, secret, crime investigation, police detective, police officer, police investigation, police station, sleuth, uncover truth, law enforcement ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into conflict with a group of very powerful people. Based on the true story of actress Jang Ja-yeon's suicide.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, reporter, homicide detective, corruption, scandal, justice, murder investigation, partner, partners against crime, criminal, fighting crime, crime investigation ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
22%
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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:
22%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
After her best friend is tragically murdered in an apparent robbery gone wrong, Tiffany Jackson takes justice in her own hands to find his killer.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, investigation, murder investigation, bereavement, problem, woman, private investigation, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, uncover truth, crime solving ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and a single mother who recently lost her child in a shooting spree, transfers to High Wycombe and is assigned a case of a missing child.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, female detective, grief, who done it, crime investigation, bereavement, murder investigation, loss of family member, investigation, sleuth, secret ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A gifted woman's intellect brings chance to lead covert European police force. But it backfires, costing her everything. Following murder at her home and kidnapped heiress, her ex-supervisor enlists a policeman's aid to reinstate her.
Style:
crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, female detective, female protagonist, uncover truth, murder investigation, homicide detective, female police detective, police investigation, crime solving, forensics, crime investigation, sleuth ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A detective, along with his team and with help of a suspended Police Sub-Inspector, goes in search of a missing girl, Karthika. What follows is shocking revelations about Karthika, who became the victim of power and economic exploitation.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
missing person, investigation, police procedural, battles, uncover truth, secret, private investigation, crime solving, private investigator, police investigation, problem, sleuth ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
835
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Entrapped in his apartment, Randal, a recent paraplegic, is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam. But Randal is in financial debt to a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal commit a murder while ...
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
blackmail, investigation, surveillance, murder, danger, loan shark, problem, witnessing a crime, witness, threat, blackmailer, quadriplegic ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
21%
170
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After his cousin commits suicide, journalist Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Following the leads he discovers the involvement of the police, his cousin’s ex and the man she had an affair with – her church ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, relationships, private investigation, brother, religious faith, crime solving, uncover truth, secret, affair, faith, male female relationship ...
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