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Churails (2020)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Four women set up an undercover detective agency to expose philandering husbands.
Style:
detective, tense, bleak, black comedy, noir
Plot:
feminism, infidelity, female friendship, women's rights, patriarchy, sexism, gender roles, female empowerment, social commentary, investigation, friendship, betrayal, undercover, secrets, marriage, revenge, vigilantism, morality, urban, social satire, identity, domestic abuse, fashion, conspiracy, lesbian ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
pakistan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, noir and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, revenge, urban, betrayal, corruption, murder and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Churails: Deconstructing Sarah (1994), Woman of 9.9 Billion (2019), Cold Shores (2019), The Endless Game (1989), Sherlock & Daughter (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Duration: 35 min.
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Place:
seoul
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He must examine events from his own past to determine who killed them and why.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, noir, f word
Plot:
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Similarity:
73%
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
captivating, atmospheric, talky, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
america
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61%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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435
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 55 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Country: Australia
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Similarity:
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Audience:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 55 min.
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Similarity:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Style:
tense, suspense, dark, detective, twisted ...
Plot:
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2020s
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark, noir
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Style:
detective, tense, dark, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
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detective, tense, suspenseful, dark, noir ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
psychotherapist, investigation, murder mystery, serial killer, justice, sexual abuse, female detective, haunting, trauma, revenge, moral ambiguity, violence ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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A new series set in the “Orphan Black” universe is currently in the early development stages at AMC. Temple Street Productions, which produced the original series, is on board to produce the new one as well. This is not spin-off or reboot of the ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Netherlands
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
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Three sisters, who only have each other and never enough money, get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, family saga, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sisters, poverty, conspiracy, hardship, sister sister relationship, sibling relationship, investigation, sister, class conflict, sisterhood, family bonds, poor family ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Croatia, Ukraine
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatic events unfold in Croatia and Ukraine. The first girl drowned, the second one died from a drug overdose. The main suspect in these deaths, however, soon turns out to be innocent - and dead too. While detective Vladimir and reporter Stribor ...
Style:
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Place:
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