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The Smile Man (2024)
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Original name: தி ஸ்மைல் மேன்
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A police officer who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease must solve one last case before he loses all his memories. He must run against time to catch the notorious serial killer who he believes has a mysterious role in his own personal life.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, detective, crime drama, emotional, dark, dramatic, noir, melancholic ...
Plot:
serial killer, memory loss, investigation, police procedural, obsession, isolation, solitude, cat and mouse, identity, urban, redemption, moral ambiguity, empathy, slow burn, revenge, unreliable narrator
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, noir and suspense films with plots about moral ambiguity, investigation, urban, cat and mouse, revenge, obsession and serial killer mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like The Smile Man: Chase (2022), Identity (2025), HIT: The Third Case (2025), Behind Someone (2022), Mukhya Gamanika (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Visually-impaired former cop Nidhi finds herself being part of an unexpected accident scene. She goes to report it to the cops, where CCB officer Avinash takes charge of the case. This case brings unexpected closure for both the complainant and the ...
Style:
emotional, tense, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, resilience, redemption, investigation, guilt, moral dilemma, police procedural, social issues, healing, urban, mature, isolation ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A sketch artist and a cop work together to unravel the identity of an elusive killer using the descriptions of his face, etched into the memory of an eye-witness to the brutal crime
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crime thriller, suspense, detective, psychological thriller, tense ...
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investigation, identity, murder mystery, crime scene, identity crisis, trauma, cat and mouse, serial killer, moral ambiguity, obsession, psychological manipulation, urban ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
The Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) sends ruthless police officer Arjun Sarkaar to find a group of killers and stop their grisly murder spree.
Style:
crime thriller, detective, suspense, tense, grim ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, serial killer, law enforcement, violent, cat and mouse, forensic, moral ambiguity, revenge, brutal murder, violent death, cult
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Ashish, is an a inteatual police officer the killer has been chopped the victims breast .. but there no evidence to catch the killer.As of now we have seen lot of types of killers. like physco killer. spree killer rampage killer serial killer but ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, police procedural, investigation, cat and mouse, urban, female victim, city, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, justice, paranoid, revenge ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A young constable stumbles into a deadly maze. The tragic murder of his father, coinciding with the disappearance of a husband, ignites a chase for the truth, forcing him to confront hidden dangers and protect what's dear.
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, tense, detective, twisted ...
Plot:
murder, pursuit, loss, grief, disappearance, chase, investigation, danger, family tragedy, constable, secrets, revenge ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Based on the Buddhist tale of Angulimala, a dreaded serial killer, Psycho tells the story of a blind man who gets involved in a murder mystery. trying to save his lover from a psychopath who has kidnapped her.
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
serial killer, fear, rescue mission, kidnapping, murder investigation, claustrophobia, paranoia, stalker, moral ambiguity, isolation, cat and mouse, revenge ...
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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 ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A girl who lost her father to a serial killer, a detective and a killer are intertwined in a chaotic relationship and are met with an unprecedented series of events.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, detective, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, killing, murderer, vengeance, serial murder, police detective, homicide detective, criminal, killing spree, murder, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
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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 ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After a cop is found dead, a policeman's investigation sparks a chilling search for the truth connected to his estranged twin and their fraught past.
Style:
suspense, detective, crime drama, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
twins, twin brother, investigation, murder, brothers, police station, scuffle, police officer, siblings, brother, fistfight, police ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
ADGP Dhruv, a seasoned high-ranking police officer haunted by a tragic past, grapples with a labyrinthine case, where every clue unearths a darker secret. As he uncovers clues linking to a mysterious swimmer, he races against time to stop a cunning ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, police procedural, investigation, cat and mouse, trauma, psychopath, urban, moral ambiguity, family tragedy, revenge motive, isolation, forensics
Place:
mumbai india
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28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted and needs to overcome his fears in order to succeed. The unlikely duo, team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are ...
Style:
crime thriller, enigmatic, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, buddy cop, police procedural, investigation, killing, police investigation, murder investigation, murder, police station, serial murder, police protagonist, murderer ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
In Hyderabad, a chilling series of murders rattles the city, each victim found with the same organ missing. As fear spreads, the police race to uncover who the killer is and what connects the crimes, leading to a tense hunt where the truth finally ...
Style:
tension, suspense, dark, detective, twist ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, fear, murder mystery, police procedural, paranoia, urban, whodunit, obsession, cat and mouse, forensic, revenge ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
After being in jail for 14 years, Thilagavarman gets out of prison on parole. A cat-and-mouse chase unfolds as Nandhini, a tainted police officer zeroes in on him as suspect in a spate of murders
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suspense, dark, tense, crime drama, fast paced ...
Plot:
cat and mouse, police procedural, investigation, character study, urban, corruption, obsession, revenge, moral ambiguity, justice, violent, ambulance driver ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A serial killer wreaks havoc across a town, leading a bereaved man to seek retribution.
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suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, cat and mouse, vigilante, investigation, psychopath, obsession, revenge, violent, haunting, moral ambiguity, urban ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A ruthless crime wave-A relentless investigator-As the bodies pile up, the line between justice and obsession begins to blur. City is gripped by fear as a series of brutal murders surface. A determined detective takes on the case, unaware that the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, psychological thriller, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, investigation, obsession, urban, chase, secrets, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, fear, fate, underworld ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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suspense, detective, crime thriller, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, investigation, cat and mouse, obsession, crime scene, police procedural, mature, forensic, evidence, morality, interrogation ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Abhi and Cyril have been best buddies from childhood.Being an orphan abhi's favorite place is Cyril's home.He helps Cyril to get married to his love of his life aaradhya against her parents will. Suddenly both newly married couple ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A police inspector suspects a serial killer is afoot in the university city of Bologna, luring in his victims through online video chats before murdering them and assuming their identity.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, psychopath, blind man, unsolved crime, murder mystery, murder, serial murder, murder investigation, murderer, blindness, blind character ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
An ex cop arrives in Athens after the murder of his wife. Approached by the chief of police, he reluctantly agrees to help take down a mafia ring. Thus begins a circle of blood that becomes more and more violent as the hero goes deeper into the ...
Style:
crime thriller, noir, tense, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
cathartic, ex cop, mafia, vengeance, revenge, grief, violent, blood, underworld, moral ambiguity, investigation, police procedural ...
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A serial killer targets brides, while a magnate's son infiltrates a news channel, leading to a tense showdown between hunter and hunted.
Style:
tension, suspense, crime thriller, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
cat and mouse, serial killer, female victim, confrontation, investigation, media manipulation, investigative journalism, urban, obsession, moral ambiguity, undercover, stalker ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A serial killer begins to spiral totally out of control as three women interact with him in very different ways.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing, relationships, killing spree, male female relationship, murder, murderer, serial murder, manipulation, cat and mouse, obsession, violent ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller - A detective searching for more than his suspect. A locksmith with a disturbing obsession. - Ben Clayton, Stephen Jackon, Amy Chomsky
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suspense, detective, psychological thriller, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, a vision, investigation, obsession, locksmith, cat and mouse, paranoia, moral ambiguity, haunting, stalker, suspect, trauma ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
INDRA is a serial killer investigation film about an ex-cop who lost his eyesight and sets out to find the killer terrorizing the town. What follows is a gripping chase full of twists and turns — but what if the hunter ends up ...
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suspenseful, atmospheric, dark, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, revenge, obsession, cat and mouse, ex cop, justice, corruption, moral ambiguity, urban, chase, survival ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: China
Story:
Having done some of the most shocking art the public has ever seen, Sasha is the most sought-after artist in the world. In search of inspiration, she moves to Hong Kong where she meets her most unexpected muse yet, a serial killer.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, noir, psychological horror, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, muse, obsession, moral ambiguity, violence, investigation, cat and mouse, urban, manipulation, identity, media frenzy, mature ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
An innocent family's youngest brother is accused of local mass murders. Someone must step in to solve this mystery and stop this lunatic. Who will it be? Watch and find out!
Style:
tense, suspense, atmospheric, psychological, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, suspicion, investigation, paranoia, falsely accused, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, small town, haunting, obsession, stalker, home invasion ...
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A murder case has been assigned to Crime Branch Officer Arjun Bharadwaj. How Arjun investigates and unthreads the case is the rest of the story.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, police procedural, investigator, police station, whodunit, evidence, urban, justice, interrogation, city, forensic ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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228
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
“Limit” is a suspenseful thriller about a cop that goes undercover to hunt down the criminal behind a horrific kidnapping case. The police officer who gets involved in the case by taking the place of the kidnapping victim’s parents. As she ...
Style:
suspense, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, secret, undercover, disappearance, police officer, child abduction, uncover truth, crime investigation, crime solving, police investigation, sleuth ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A man wrongly accused of murder is helped by Advocate Mahesh Das, despite the increasing threats they face during the investigation.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, crime thriller, tense, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, evidence, investigation, murder mystery, wrongful accusation, legal battle, crime scene, urban, courtroom drama, corruption, innocence, police procedural ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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