Movies like Beyond the Neon
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Beyond the Neon (2022)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on true accounts, a Las Vegas escort is recognized by her sister in a viral social experiment video. Looking to reunite the sisters, and secretly motivated to capture the reunion on camera, Joey Salads and his apprehensive crew are thrown into the dangerous and corrupt world of escorting, documenting every step of their desperate effort to rescue the woman from human sex trafficking in Las Vegas.
Style:
controversial, crime drama, psychotronic, crime thriller, high tension
Plot:
social experiment, human trafficking, danger, exploitation, trauma, victimization, investigation, corruption, urban, hidden camera, recklessness, voyeurism, controversy, rescue mission, surveillance, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, night, nightlife, capitalism, new year, winter, law enforcement, found footage, slavery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas
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Most similar movies to Beyond the Neon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspense and detective films with plots about investigation, urban, moral ambiguity, corruption, murder, revenge and police procedural mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Beyond the Neon: Hassel 03 - Slavhandlarna (1989), Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989), Mortal Sins (1989), My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous (2012), Replay (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A criminal gang use illegal immigrants as labor on the black market.
Style:
crime drama, detective, suspense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
police procedural, exploitation, human trafficking, slavery, gang, black market, organized crime, social commentary, justice, victimization, law enforcement, underworld ...
Time:
80s
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Mike Hammer is kidnapped and led to believe it is the work of a Las Vegas entertainer, but soon realises somebody else is involved.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, detective, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
private investigator, casino, false accusation, private detective, investigation, murder mystery, conspiracy, kidnapping, danger, abduction, mistrust, gambling ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A PI hired to find a killer is led to a corrupt televangelist.
Style:
crime drama, neo noir, dark, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, religious hypocrisy, corruption, private investigator, scandal, moral ambiguity, media manipulation, power struggle, urban, betrayal, conspiracy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
manhattan new york city
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Directed and created by Shane Ryan, the movie was shot shortly after the events which inspired it (15 year old Alyssa Bustamante was convicted of killing her 9 year old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten). Compared to the likes of David Lynch, Larry Clark, ...
Style:
controversial, disturbing, dark, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, investigation, murder mystery, juvenile delinquency, child murder, teenage life, crime investigation, murderer, murder investigation, disappearance, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The viewer becomes the eyes of two detectives who never appear on camera as they unravel a mystery on a video screen, watching tapes from twenty-one hidden cameras which have captured a crime in progress. Three gunmen break into the home of gem ...
Style:
tension, crime thriller, suspenseful, twisted, detective ...
Plot:
found footage, hidden camera, surveillance, diamond theft, voyeur, jewel theft, home invasion, whodunit, locked room mystery, police procedural, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Las Vegas homicide detective investigating his best friend uncovers a professional assassin.
Style:
detective, crime thriller, neo noir, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, assassin, corruption, deception, cat and mouse, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban, underworld, friendship, private detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Detective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, danger, law enforcement, captivity, isolation, abduction, police detective, trauma, kidnapping, moral ambiguity, sanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A serial killer targets and murders successful women without leaving any trace. ACP Kiran, a bold and determined police officer, goes beyond the set of rules to follow her gut feeling to bring the killer to justice.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, dark, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, female protagonist, investigation, cat and mouse, justice, suspicion, police procedural, law enforcement, obsession, moral ambiguity, female empowerment, urban ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Det. Tony Rossini investigates, along with Larry "Cash" Carter, a theatre director ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, grim, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
murder mystery, anti semitism, investigation, whodunit, suspicion, justice, resistance, political intrigue, conspiracy, cover up, ethical dilemma, urban ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938
Place:
central europe, europe, germany
Similarity:
53%
407
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, danger, amateur detective, riddles and clues, fish out of water, law enforcement, couple relations, murder, who done it, best friend, murder mystery, aspiring actress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Mary Higgins Clark. Under hypnosis, a mental patient admits to several recent murders. He also offers a strange defense when he claims that he is the reincarnation of a 19th century man who was wrongly executed.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
reincarnation, serial killer, police detective, woman in danger, law enforcement, murder, investigation, revenge, psychosis, hypnosis, trauma, mental institution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A string of sex murders has been plaguing Florence for almost 15 years, in which a serial killer brutally murders couples who are sneaking "a quickie" in public areas. A writer who is doing research for a book about the crimes sets out to ...
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, investigation, violent, obsession, investigative journalism, whodunit, macabre, cold case, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, mystery killer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy, florence
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a young woman goes missing in Istanbul, a jaded writer gets tangled up in a deadly chain of events as he sets out to find her—and a good story.
Style:
crime thriller, noir, suspense, dark, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, obsession, urban, danger, street life, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, investigative journalism, corruption, revenge ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
44%
687
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, noir, retro ...
Plot:
murder, dancer, exploitation, psychopath, danger, female protagonist, obsession, chase, violence, paranoia, nightlife, cat and mouse ...
Time:
60s, year 1969
Place:
las vegas, los angeles
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The intense rivalry between two police officers—CI Jayashankar and SI Karthik takes a dark turn when a body is found in Jayashankar’s house, and he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, which is led by Karthik, adding a layer of ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, noir
Plot:
suspect, police procedural, murder mystery, murder investigation, investigation, whodunit, betrayal, interrogation, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, corruption ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
‘Snuff film’ with a little boy witnessing a real life on-camera murder.
Style:
detective, tense, suspense, independent film
Plot:
murder, witness, violence, danger, paranoia, voyeurism, survival, private investigator, investigation, teenage protagonist, exploitation, urban ...
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In order to see magic idol Krell Darius perform his world-famous magic act, a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana, travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers of illusion unfold, so too do ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, independent film
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, investigation, haunted by the past, manipulation, murder, danger, dishonesty, magic, wizards and magicians, wizard, mysticism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Johan Falk and his colleagues at the GSI go after sex traffickers importing young women from the East and forcing them into prostitution.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, tense ...
Plot:
police, law enforcement, murder, criminal, trafficking, danger, tough law enforcer, police procedural, female exploitation, investigation, organized crime, sex trafficking ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, poland
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tension, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
murder, witness, fear, chase, investigation, moral ambiguity, paranoia, guilt, moral dilemma, isolation, apartment building, surveillance ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An amazing murder mystery taking place in a setting that no one would expect the coast of Mississippi. A young woman tried to live a normal life despite a horrible upbringing. But she will learn her past will haunt her once more.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder mystery, female protagonist, murderer, murder, murder investigation, dark past, dark secret, haunted by the past, tragic past, danger, haunting, small town ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Begins with an interview between retired S.P Chandrakanth and Journalist Aadinarayana. The Journalist prompts Chandrakanth to recount some of his service memories and chandrakanth delves into the story of goutham.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, dark, suspense, detective
Plot:
investigation, police corruption, corruption, police procedural, moral ambiguity, retired cop, ethical dilemma, trauma, violence, betrayal, journalism, male protagonist ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The murder of a to-be step-mom is being prosecuted with apparently clinching evidence. The father holds his accused daughter innocent. The faithful driver and his seemingly sly, amorous wife are involved. Further differing evidence spouts.
Style:
twisted, suspenseful, crime thriller, twist ending, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, family secret, false accusation, forensic evidence, revelation, moral ambiguity, suspicion, conspiracy, wealthy family, betrayal, interrogation ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
40%
12K
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 ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Ahmad is a detective who is suspicious of the network behind a recently committed crime. When the investigation advances further, he finds out that he might be in danger too.
Style:
detective, tense, crime thriller, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, danger, paranoia, betrayal, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, interrogation, corruption, surveillance, police procedural, realism ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
middle east, iran
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Story:
The widow of an Indian undercover cop killed in a sex trafficking confrontation, sets out on a quest for revenge by moving to New York and fighting back the best way she can - by becoming a high-end escort.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, dark, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, human trafficking, sex trafficking, female vigilante, female protagonist, prostitution, vigilante, escort, undercover cop, retribution, loss of spouse, urban ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Mumbai Police tells the friendship of 3 police officers, one of them is the Commissioner and other two are Asst. Commissioners who rules the city of Cochin efficiently without any fear.
Style:
suspense, detective, crime thriller, twist ending, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police, memory loss, murder, police procedural, investigation, law enforcement, friendship, amnesia, betrayal, urban, male friendship ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
35%
299
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Duke is a modern day telling of a classic western film. Dare and Roost are brothers who have been raised in a reformatory, taught to survive and conditioned to trust no one. They have moved to West Los Angeles, where Dare moonlights himself as a ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, rough, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, police investigation, fighting crime, police detective, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, family relations, obsession, brotherhood, anti hero, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, redemption, organized crime, undercover, ethical dilemma, law enforcement, moral ambiguity, covert operation, corruption, violence, city, investigation ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An up and coming lawyer gets turned over for a case he'd been working on for a long while. The D.A.'s niece then decides to help the young lawyer by first blackmailing, then eventually plotting the murder of the D.A., all the while ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, blackmail, investigation, betrayal, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, seduction, deception, cover up, conspiracy, district attorney ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
While searching for his missing brother, Max Kovak stumbles upon a secret society that seems to be preparing for a catastrophic event.
Style:
dark, suspense, detective, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
missing person, conspiracy, secret society, investigation, night, paranoid, underground, obsession, catastrophe, urban, moral ambiguity, private detective ...
Similarity:
34%
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