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Shark: The Storm (2025)
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Original name: 샤크: 더 스톰
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
An action noir about the life of Cha Woo-sol, who was born again after meeting martial arts champion Jeong Do-hyeon in a juvenile prison.
Style:
noir, dark, intense, crime drama, psychological, emotional, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bullying, martial arts, violence, redemption, moral ambiguity, trauma, survival, prison, revenge, corruption, retribution, underground fighting, mentor, urban, underdog, mentor protege relationship, juvenile detention, character study, anti hero, streetfighting, isolation, male protagonist, championship, boxing, mixed martial arts
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
seoul
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, intense and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about revenge, corruption, moral ambiguity, urban, survival, anti hero and violence mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Shark: The Storm: Mercy for None (2025), The Wild (2023), Shaitan (2023), Shadow (2019), The Dogs of Karma (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
bullying, violence, martial arts, revenge, fight scenes, child abuse, prison life, master warrior, teenager, determination, prison, male protagonist ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
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After severing ties with his gang, a former gangster returns to uncover the truth behind his brother's death — embarking on a relentless path of revenge.
Style:
dark, grim, tense, noir, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
seoul
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340
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Woo-chul used to be a successful boxer, but he had to go to prison because his opponent died in the middle of a match. Now that he’s been released, he intends to become a model citizen. Meanwhile, his friend Do-shik will do whatever it takes to ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, boxer, prison, boxing, problem, ex boxer, ex convict, intrigue, redemption, violence, ambition, friendship ...
Place:
korea, seoul
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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Story:
After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...
Style:
intense, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
manhunt, violence, danger, cat and mouse, chase, assassination, escape, revenge, betrayal, anti hero, moral ambiguity, power struggle ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Haunted by a tragic loss, an ex-cop with a rare inability to feel pain strikes out on his own to catch offenders who've eluded Johannesburg police.
Style:
crime drama, detective, dark, neo noir, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, anti hero, ex cop, moral ambiguity, vigilante, urban, trauma, corruption, revenge, vigilante justice, investigation, loss ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
Kubozuka Yosuke and Kamenashi Kazuya play the roles of an avenger duo tied to their dark past. They are not champions of justice, moral teachers, or preachers. Instead, they are professional avengers. Behind the facade of running a small and ...
Style:
dark, intense, crime drama, noir, bleak ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, revenge, vigilante, retribution, dark past, trauma, mature, child abuse, sexual abuse, violent, character study, urban ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
taxi driver, revenge, taxi, investigation, vigilante, fight for justice, martial arts, ex soldier, secret identity, urban, corruption, social commentary ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
33%
501
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, prisoner, survival, undercover, gambler, crisis, jail, life is a bitch, social problems, confined, illegal gambling ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Pertaruhan The Series - At Stake Out of prison, Elzan struggles to make money through street fights and becomes a debt collector to redeem a family house that the bank wants to confiscate. However, what's the point of defending the family home ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
gangster, bank, house, money, fight, criminal, gang, life, guy, young man, redemption, sacrifice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Trouble follows Kottee, a deaf-mute and hot blooded do-gooder, when he gets a job at a special home for the underprivileged and his quest for justice leads him into conflict with the law and strains his relationship with his sister, Devi.
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, dark
Plot:
justice, vigilante, anti hero, underdog, corruption, confession, revenge, retribution, trauma, redemption, tamil
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28%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to not give himself over to his darker impulses. Every man has ...
Style:
action thriller, suspense, tense, intense, grim ...
Plot:
conspiracy, cia, espionage, military, moral ambiguity, black ops, betrayal, corruption, anti hero, undercover, revenge, morality ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Kim Ji-yong leads a double life as a Korean National Police University student by day and the Vigilante by night, personally punishing criminals who evade the law. He is surrounded by people who all possess different ulterior motives.
Style:
psychological, suspense, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vigilante, police, double life, fight, criminal, dual identity, justice, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, lynching, fighting crime, secret identity ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Mild-mannered Tae Jung is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. He soon discovers that a mysterious figure named Yo Han orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Tae Jung sets out to make Yo Han pay.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, dark, intense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, manipulation, wrongful imprisonment, betrayal, conspiracy, vengeance, corruption, retribution, scheming, suspicion, cat and mouse, investigation ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, dark, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, secrets, prosecutor, prostitution, underworld, moral ambiguity, urban, nightlife, power struggle, conspiracy, police procedural ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While growing up, Chi Zhen (Ronald Zhai) learns all the necessary skills and tricks to survive in a harsh world. He becomes an unscrupulous lawyer, but is caught by the police for a crime and sent to jail. Lu Li (Andrew Yin), on the other hand, is ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, police officer, investigation, moral ambiguity, police procedural, police, advocate, attorney, brutality, good versus evil, family problems, violent man ...
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25%
397
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
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Story:
An ex soldier comes to visit a military friend and finds trouble right away. It all starts with a rape of a girl by the local thugs in the town. He must use his fighting skills to defeat the thugs.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
violence, obsession, vigilantism, dishonesty, brutality, danger, life philosophy, murder, ex soldier, gang, justice, war veteran ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, ukraine
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Zafik is unjustly imprisoned and not pleased about it. When he is released, he gets the help of the unhinged Feroz to get revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, male protagonist, fight, prison, violence, released from prison, avenge, fight for justice, injustice, vengeance, wrongful imprisonment, grudge ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Rob Williams' darkly comic crime drama portrays prison as you've never seen it before: through the embattled and inspiring characters who work there.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, imprisonment, problem, jail, prison guard, prison sentence, prison life, prison warden, jail cell, life is a bitch, violence, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a home invasion goes terribly wrong, Oscar tries to help the girl whose life he helped to ruin.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark, intense ...
Plot:
second chance, redemption, home invasion, remorse, guilt, moral dilemma, forgiveness, regret, confrontation, violent, revenge, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
24%
139
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 63 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a man who fights against greed, and experiences every hardship and adversity known to man in order to make something of himself and find love.
Style:
tense, dark, intense, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
revenge, redemption, rise and fall, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, suffering, anti hero, corruption, betrayal, perseverance, ambition, violence ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Driven by the desire to avenge his mother, a former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the loopholes in law to fight against those with absolute power.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, investigation, revenge, justice, gangster, danger, vigilantism, murder, society, money, vigilante, anti hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Armed forces surround a psychiatric prison in order to abduct an incarcerated serial killer — but aren't prepared for the battle that ensues.
Style:
suspense, psychological, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, serial killer, siege, criminal, murder, prison gang, maximum security prison, resistance, jail, prison guard, prison warden, surrounded ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a teen is kidnapped by a sex trafficking ring, a river pirate and a fierce mother embark on separate quests to find her — until their paths cross.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, suspenseful, dark, intense ...
Plot:
human trafficking, river, revenge, kidnapping, amazon, sex trafficking, gang, strong female lead, jungle, violence, investigation, survival ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After 10 years of incarceration on behalf of his employer, all Su-hyuk wants is a normal life - one he hopes will include his former girlfriend, Min-seo, and their daughter, In-bi. But once you've penetrated the upper echelons of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
organized crime, gang, underworld, hitman, redemption, second chance, fatherhood, changing lives, bandit, criminal, life is a bitch, male protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Bangladesh
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Story:
In the lawless island of Chedadiya, the ruthless Sohrab is in pursuit of absolute power. But Rustom, a stranger who has arrived there by a stroke of luck, seems to be in his way. How will this disastrous conflict culminate, and will Chedadiya ever ...
Style:
dark, intense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller ...
Plot:
power struggle, violence, power politics, tyranny, oppression, revenge, corruption, moral ambiguity, criminal underworld, isolation, retribution, island ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
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Story:
Police officer Luise Berg heads for an inevitable catastrophe after her daughter’s murderer is released early from prison. A psychologically complex game of confusion begins in which the boundaries of guilt and innocence, perpetrators and victims, ...
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, dark, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
murder of daughter, murderer, jail, prison, criminal, female nudity, moral ambiguity, grieving mother, true crime, murder, grief, trauma ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Seo Dong-ju, who hacked a political slush fund worth two trillion won, risks it all for revenge.
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, suspense, noir, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, hacking, corruption, heist, conspiracy, power struggle, moral ambiguity, greed, investigation, survival, danger ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A father is imprisoned after committing a brutal revenge crime. During his confinement he must adapt to a new life of abuse, including injury and humiliation by guards and other prisoners.
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, violence, male protagonist, prison, imprisonment, prisoner, violent, jail, bandit, confined, murderer, abuse ...
Similarity:
22%
564
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After his sister’s sudden death, a doctor finds himself entangled with a local crime syndicate and forging a tentative alliance with its new leader.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
organized crime, crime boss, family tragedy, ethical dilemma, criminal syndicate, moral ambiguity, corruption, power struggle, urban, union, urban decay, mistrust ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, tense, action drama ...
Plot:
fight, debt, boxer, organized crime, loan shark, boxing, criminal, money, urban, battles, money problems, power struggle ...
Place:
seoul, south korea, asia, korea
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