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L2: Empuraan (2025)
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Original name: L2: എമ്പുരാൻ
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas' move to align with communal forces led by Balraj 'Baba' Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab'raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to save his home state and settle scores.
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, dark, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, cynical
Plot:
politics, corruption, power struggle, underworld, revenge, betrayal, conspiracy, double life, organized crime, manipulation, identity, moral ambiguity, gangster, mature, vigilante, loyalty, redemption, controversy, devil, lucifer, journey, illuminati, political commentary, stylized violence, malayalam
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and crime drama films with plots about betrayal, revenge, corruption, power struggle, organized crime, moral ambiguity and underworld mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like L2: Empuraan: Maro Prasthanam (2021), Caliber 9 (2020), Kaapa (2022), Ruthless Bastards (2025), Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Protagonist Shiva, works with dreaded gangster for living. An Unexpected incident, turns him into a revenge-seeking man. The way he carries out sting operation to expose the dark secrets of his gang is rest of the movie
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Duration: 91 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 162 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 150 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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72%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
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Duration: 168 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
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Duration: 136 min.
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Country: India
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