Movies and TV shows like Tempest
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Tempest (2025)
10K
Original name: 북극성
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA, Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Seo Munju, a highly accomplished diplomat and former ambassador to the United Nations, and Sanho, an international special agent shrouded in a veil of secrets, race to uncover the truth behind an attack that threatens the future stability of the Korean peninsula.
Style:
suspense, political thriller, tension, twisted, thrilling, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, national security, geopolitics, betrayal, intelligence agency, diplomacy, international relations, secret agent, crime investigation, surveillance, political corruption, plot twist, urban, urban setting, moral ambiguity, spy, ambassador, assassination, teamwork, bureaucracy, assassination attempt, assassination of president, agent, military ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
seoul, north korea
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Most similar movies to Tempest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, noir and captivating films and TV series with plots about conspiracy, betrayal, moral ambiguity, investigation, espionage, urban and cat and mouse mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Tempest: Civil Servant (2019), The Veil (2021), Agent X (2015), Hostage (2025), Gando (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
This is a modern and exciting story about BIA agents in Belgrade who eliminate the most dangerous threats to Serbia behind the eyes of the public on a daily basis and lead the struggle in the labyrinth of domestic and foreign intrigues.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
secret service, espionage, world politics, state affairs, special agent, secret agent, public defender, top secret, politics, crime boss, intrigue, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
belgrade, serbia, eastern europe, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Han Ji-hyuk, an NIS agent gone MIA, returns after one year to join a new team as he searches for his lost past.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, twisted ...
Plot:
espionage, investigation, betrayal, reconnaissance, badass, special agent, secret agent, conspiracy, spy thriller, sleuth, crime investigation, uncover truth ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hidden from the view of the public - and even from the President - there is a top secret agent who is trained and ready to serve, deployed only at the careful discretion of the Vice President.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
secret agent, spy, politics, vice president, conspiracy, heroic mission, state affairs, undercover, heroes, government, espionage, intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
82%
17K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When the British Prime Minister’s husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures, and lives, might hang in ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, suspenseful, tension, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, prime minister, political intrigue, diplomacy, power struggle, conspiracy, espionage, blackmail, moral dilemma, international relations, investigation, rivalry ...
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Gando is a Serial made by Iran. The first episode was released on June 15, 2019, from the network of IRIB TV3. Gando Collection, directed by Javad Afshar And Arash Ghaderi is the author of this film. This series has been filmed other than Iran in ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, tension, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
espionage, national security, conspiracy, surveillance, crime investigation, political intrigue, intelligence agency, danger, realism, loyalty, patriotism, retribution ...
Place:
middle east, tehran, china, turkey, iran
Similarity:
72%
16K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt ...
Style:
suspense, tension, fast paced, intense, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lapd, law enforcement, investigation, conspiracy, danger, urban, manhunt, urban setting, police procedural, terror, political intrigue, teamwork ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
71%
3K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A British secret agent takes up the job of solving a dark mystery. He is led into a web of love, deceit and betrayal. His success and failure can change the course of history.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
secret agent, deception, agent, secret, spy, espionage, british, investigation, special agent, relationships, love affair, spy thriller ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, london
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
John Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark, atmospheric
Plot:
espionage, conspiracy, betrayal, national security, moral ambiguity, assassination, ethical dilemma, cover up, intelligence agency, surveillance, male protagonist, family drama ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
A gang plans to kill one of its members after disobeying the rules, but their plan goes south, leaving him alive to plot his revenge.
Style:
crime drama, intense, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
betrayal, gang, revenge, organized crime, moral ambiguity, vengeance, retribution, criminal underworld, violent, revenge motive, power struggle, assassination attempt ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to not give himself over to his darker impulses. Every man has ...
Style:
action thriller, suspense, tense, intense, grim ...
Plot:
conspiracy, cia, espionage, military, moral ambiguity, black ops, betrayal, corruption, anti hero, undercover, revenge, morality ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
60K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, crime drama, suspense, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, murder mystery, investigation, secret service, whodunit, conspiracy, high society, cover up, betrayal, murder, political scandal, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, dark, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jihad, terrorism, terrorist, islam, turk, intelligence, investigation, espionage, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, betrayal, geopolitics ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, washington d.c., london, turkey
Similarity:
50%
242
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Poland, Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Konrad Wolski, head of the Q department, an elite Polish intelligence unit, taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, learns about a terrorist attack planned in Sweden. The weapon to be used in the attack is to come from the Soviet arsenal ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
blackmail, spy, espionage, intelligence, spy thriller, political intrigue, prospector, spy mission, terrorism, politics, counter terrorism, political unrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, eastern europe, istanbul turkey, warsaw poland
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
National Intelligence Organization members are always ready to serve to destroy the enemies of Turkey.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
government agent, secret service, teamwork, intelligence, national security, fighting crime, espionage, risk, coworker, secret, agent, special agent ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
48%
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Agent Korkut Ali Türkoglu, trained by the National Intelligence Organization, uncovers crucial information about plans concerning Turkey.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, tense, dark, fast paced ...
Plot:
spy thriller, intelligence agency, national security, espionage, surveillance, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, cat and mouse, investigation, urban, male protagonist, undercover ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life ...
Style:
suspense, telegu, twisted, tense, dark ...
Plot:
spy, intelligence agency, espionage, conspiracy, national security, deception, revenge, surveillance, investigation, undercover, betrayal, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Years after a disastrous job in Baluchistan, a former Indian spy must confront his past when he returns to lead an unsanctioned hostage-rescue mission.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, revenge, espionage, covert operation, rescue mission, intelligence agency, escapades, spy, murder, violence, danger ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
A brilliant math student is on the verge of a major breakthrough when a shadowy enemy tries to stop him. Fighting for answers—and his life—he teams up with a government agent to unravel a high-stakes conspiracy.
Style:
suspense, twisted, noir, tense, sinister ...
Plot:
mathematics, cryptography, gay, gay interest, male nudity, conspiracy, cat and mouse, government agent, cybersecurity, espionage, hacker, intelligence agency ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, counter intelligence, cold war, secret agent, government agent, spy mission, secret mission, betrayal, spy thriller, special agent, mission ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
On the first day of April 2004, a rumour emerges that Hong Kong's most influential triad organization is planning to assassinate the new Commissioner of Police, who will take charge in 30 days. Three unrelated policemen, Fung Chi Wai (Criminal ...
Style:
suspense, tension, captivating, thrilling, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teamwork, police, criminal syndicate, triad, undercover, law enforcement, police procedural, police detective, mafia, fight, police officer, crime solving ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
An explosion at the National Assembly kills everyone in the cabinet, leaving Park Mu-jin, the Minister of Environment, to become the next president. Park Mu-jin is a scientist-turned-politician who has no ambitions in politics, but as the acting ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist attack, politics, conspiracy, president, investigation, twists and turns, justice, family relations, terrorism, danger, leadership, national security ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Japanese adaptation of the American TV Series "24". Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job and a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
politics, assassination, hidden identity, terrorism, police department, father daughter relationship, attempted murder, gunfight, investigation, counter terrorism, terrorist, danger ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
43%
192
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The members of the NTS track down the traces of shameless and corrupt money.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, investigation, ambition, power struggle, taxes, tax evasion, fighting crime, coworker, workplace, internal revenue service, teamwork, money ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When her son vanishes inside a US consulate, ex-special forces soldier Sara does everything in her power to find him — and uncovers a dark conspiracy.
Style:
suspense, tense, tension, fast paced, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
consulate, missing child, conspiracy, investigation, military, danger, paranoia, surveillance, espionage, cat and mouse, family drama, government facility ...
Similarity:
43%
501
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, prisoner, survival, undercover, gambler, crisis, jail, life is a bitch, social problems, confined, illegal gambling ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, manipulation, ambition, conspiracy, power struggle, corruption, mature, political intrigue, secret police, abuse of power, national security, police investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
42%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
prosecutor, crime investigation, politics, reporter, social commentary, corruption, investigative journalism, media manipulation, forensics, investigation, district attorney, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Choi Kang-Woo is a former detective, but he now works as a veteran insurance investigator. He leads a team that attempts to reveal insurance fraud cases.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, crime thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, rivalry, forensics, private investigation, insurance investigator, sleuth, crime solving, crime investigation, uncover truth, insurance fraud, suspicion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When an ex-CIA agent discovers his family have been kidnapped he sets out to rescue them, only to discover they are being held hostage and won't be released unless he carries out a mission to assassinate the President. He must use his advanced ...
Style:
suspense, tense, action thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
assassination of president, conspiracy, spy, espionage, family in danger, hostage, kidnapping, assassination, frame up, special agent, scapegoat, assassination plot ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
A Special Protection Group officer has to identify the threat to the prime minister, who he is protecting, and also the nation.
Style:
political thriller, patriotic, action drama, heroic, fast paced ...
Plot:
assassination, bodyguard, prime minister, national security, politics, combat, conspiracy, espionage, government, loyalty, terrorism, investigation ...
Similarity:
40%
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