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Squad 36 (2025)
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Original name: Bastion 36
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Forced out of his elite unit, a troubled cop launches his own rogue investigation when mysterious killings claim the lives of his former colleagues.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, detective, tension, dark, noir, realistic
Plot:
police procedural, investigation, corruption, murder mystery, con artists, betrayal, conspiracy, disappearance, moral ambiguity, revenge, vengeance, power struggle, urban, feud, internal affairs, anti hero, violent, vigilante justice, organized crime, cold case, police officer, police, suicide, police corruption
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, noir, suspense and tense films with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, corruption, urban, revenge, police procedural and betrayal mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Squad 36: Chakravyuham: The Trap (2023), Hassel 06 - Offren (1989), Justice (2024), Fallen (2004), Lady Rider (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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