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Operation Autumn (2012)
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Original name: Operação Outono
Genre: Biography, History, Thriller
Country: Portugal
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, bleak, political thriller, atmospheric, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
army general, dictatorship, secret police, political repression, assassination, authoritarianism, murderer, murder, problem, conspiracy, oppression, cover up, investigation, surveillance, moral ambiguity, biopic, spy, justice, exile, resistance, legacy, investigative journalism, male protagonist, fascist, fascism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal, spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, captivating and thrilling films with plots about biopic, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, investigation, resistance, corruption and assassination mostly in History, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Operation Autumn: Kill The Dictator (2013), Methagu (2021), The Last Hour (2017), L'attentatuni (2001), The Ploy (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The United States was very concerned about the instability of the region, with Cuba on one end and the Dominican Republic on the other. Something had to be done. At first, Lt. Garcia Guerrero was proud to have been assigned as an aid to General ...
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political thriller, historical drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
dictatorship, conspiracy, civil rights, oppression, tyranny, assassination, brazilian military dictatorship, killing, military dictatorship, murder, political conspiracy, murderer ...
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dominican republic, cuba, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nazi germany, world war two, genocide, holocaust, resistance, sacrifice, religious faith, biopic, conscience, moral dilemma, assassination, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, london
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82%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true events that happened in Tamileelam to suppress Tamil ethnicity and why Tamil leader Prabhakaran emerged in the Tamil freedom struggle in the Indian Ocean Island nation Srilanka.
Style:
social, realistic, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
freedom, police brutality, biopic, oppression, ethnic conflict, civil unrest, social issues, social injustice, fighting the system, social problems, assassination, activism ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
sri lanka, india
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81%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Chile, Peru
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Lima, Peru, 1991. After years of fruitless efforts, a group of police officers finally find a lead on the whereabouts of Abimael Guzmán, the bloodthirsty leader of the communist terrorist gang Shining Path.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, crime drama, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, investigation, counter terrorism, forensics, police investigation, war on terror, detective inspector, terrorist attack, police detective, political unrest, police procedural, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The investigations of the Italian Police antimafia Branch searching the murderers of judge Giovanni Falcone.
Style:
crime drama, captivating, thrilling, detective, bleak ...
Plot:
mafia, investigation, crime family, organized crime, assassination, uncover truth, crime solving, who done it, forensics, police detective, police investigation, crime investigation ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
68%
546
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy, investigation, corruption, true crime, gay, deathtrap, trap, political conspiracy, theft, biopic, film history ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The deeds of Jean Moulin, a hero of the French Resistance.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, german occupation, resistance, courage, resistance movement, biopic, problem, war, life is a bitch, nazi germany, underground ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
france, paris france, europe, marseille
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by DefenseSecurity Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
military coup, political intrigue, assassination, coup d'etat, martial law, military, coup, political unrest, crisis, power struggle, urban, authoritarianism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
seoul, south korea, korea
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Sweden, Norway, South Africa
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A speculative biopic about Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, the anti-colonialist, allegedly queer diplomat who died under mysterious circumstances during the Cold War while trying to bring peace to the Congo.
Style:
suspenseful, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
un, cold war, diplomat, diplomacy, political unrest, politics, historical event, political intrigue, war, politician, moral dilemma, character study ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
62%
2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, History, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan's prime minister during their quest for independence.
Style:
tense, heroic, patriotic, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
biopic, assassination, freedom, resistance, colonialism, imperial japan, espionage, revolution, sacrifice, secret mission, nationalism, identity ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 1910s, 19th century
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, Hungary, Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Vera von Schalburg is a German prostitute working in Nazi Germany. In 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, Schalburg is arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the Abwehr, the German military intelligence ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, historical drama, period piece ...
Plot:
spy, prostitute, female protagonist, deception, world war two, espionage, nazi germany, money problems, financial problem, problem, changing lives, social problems ...
Place:
berlin germany, paris france, europe, hamburg germany, london
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Solar Eclipse is a conspiracy theory period movie based on true events, that led to the eventual assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie demonstrates a violent India, at the backdrop of a non-violent Gandhi, and hard-line fanatic mindsets ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy theory, political unrest, conspiracy, politics, murder, religious conflict, extremism, fanaticism, non violence, police procedural, betrayal ...
Time:
1940s, year 1947
Place:
india, usa
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the secret service of Kádár began a more dangerous state security game than ever before.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, secret, secret service, special agent, undercover agent, spy, spy mission, agent, top secret, war, secret mission ...
Time:
70s
Place:
budapest
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The mini-series is based on the true story of journalist Hans Knoop, who attempts to find the truth behind the then not yet prosecuted war criminal Pieter Menten. In the seventies, the case caused uproar in the media and in the political landscape ...
Style:
period piece, serious, historical drama, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
war crime, investigative journalism, resistance, war criminal, justice, investigation, dutch history, journalist, investigative reporter, war, secret, research ...
Time:
70s
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, psychological, political, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
human rights, kgb, fighting the system, poet, writer's life, writers, social activist, historical figure, activist, heroes, historical character, freedom fighter ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ukraine
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An aspiring journalist in Communist Yugoslavia, sets out on a journey to investigate a brutal murder in rural countryside.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, investigative journalism, countryside, murder, killing, crime solving, who done it, uncover truth, village life, journalist, investigative reporter ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A journalist returns to a dark, virtually unrecognizable Athens to investigate his best friend's murder. The victim's girlfriend gives him a hand but they soon realize they either have to abandon their investigation or become cogs in a ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, investigative journalism, murder, journalist, intrigue, crime investigation, murder investigation, undercover, private investigation, crime solving, murder mystery ...
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While ...
Style:
tense, dark, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigative journalism, journalist, investigative reporter, investigation, killing, true crime, serial killer, killing spree, prison visit, murderer, hitman ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After star composer Richard Wagner's fatal cardiac arrest in Venice, his Hungarian-Italian-turned-French widow Cosima has a testament faked so she can inherit the family franchise, notably the annual Bayreuth Festspiele festival, 'until ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
legacy, blackmail, fatherhood, trial, biopic, problem, undercover, inheritance, musician, deception, secret, classical music ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
germany, venice
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, bleak, political thriller, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, nazi germany, assassination attempt, biopic, gestapo, sacrifice, courage, resistance, moral ambiguity, investigation, underdog ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
germany, munich germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on actual events that took place on 26 April 1974, former debutante turned IRA member Rose Dugdale and three comrades carried out an armed raid on Russborough House, Wicklow, in which nineteen masterpieces were stolen in an effort to support ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense, tension ...
Plot:
female protagonist, ira, art theft, problem, female soldier, military, soldier, character study, moral ambiguity, biopic, rebellion, class conflict ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story:
Juana Doña, a communist woman; Carmen Polo, dictator Franco's wife; and Eva Duarte, President Perón's wife, the first lady of Argentina, the idolized Evita, crisscross their lives during Evita's official visit to Spain, an autarchic ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
communism, franco regime (francoism), letter, dictatorship, authoritarianism, social problems, political unrest, historical figure, death sentence, historical event, society, social issues ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
argentina, spain, madrid
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
One of the most controversial cases in recent years in Argentina, this movie is based on the true story of Nahir Galarza and the murder of her boyfriend that rocked the country. The youngest woman to be convicted and sentenced to life in prison in ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, murder mystery, murderer, murder investigation, criminal, problem, courtroom drama, trial, media frenzy, investigation, urban ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story tells the story of a collusion between Hong Kong police and criminals in 1973, under the instigation of the British, they embezzled huge profits and poisoned the citizens. The Governor of Hong Kong established the Independent Commission ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, investigation, police corruption, problem, crime investigation, uncover truth, private investigation, intrigue, crime solving, teamwork, prosecutor, fighting the system ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A gripping story about a man who was the terror of the Russian Empire: the legendary figure of a Polish priest, chaplain and general - Father Stanislaw Brzoska.
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, tense, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
resistance, biopic, rebellion, sacrifice, patriotism, courage, political oppression, russian empire, leadership, nationalism, loyalty, chaplain ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Jatindranath Mukherjee is an Indian independence activist. He is the principal leader of the Jugantar party that is the central association of revolutionary independence activists in Bengal.
Style:
inspirational, political, heroic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revolutionary, biopic, sacrifice, resistance, nationalism, legacy, bravery, leader, patriotism, oppression, underground movement, warrior ...
Similarity:
41%
490
Genre: Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
21 died in the explosion in the kings bay-accident in Ny-Ålesund in Spitsbergen i 1962. The accident led to the fall of the Norwegian labor party government ruling since WW2. Was this really an accident, and was it under Norwegian control?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, political unrest, female protagonist, political conspiracy, politics, political intrigue, female journalist, investigative reporter, scandal, investigation, cold war, coal mining ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage situation, airplane hijack, hostage negotiator, hijacking, politics, aviation, terrorist attack, terrorist, capture, economic crisis, political unrest ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Biography, History, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The journey of a Punjabi Sikh boy who grew up during the chaotic, violent 1980s revolving around his chase for survival, equality and justice in order to protect and shield society and fight against brutality, crime and corruption.
Style:
intense, period piece, dark, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
punjabi, sikh, gang violence, police brutality, corruption, justice, violent, political conflict, oppression, social justice, repression, revenge ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
39%
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