Movies and TV shows like Atomic
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Atomic (2025)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max collides with JJ, an enigmatic outsider on the run, an unlikely friendship is formed. They're swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for, trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.
Style:
tense, suspense, political thriller, road movie, noir
Plot:
smuggling, uranium, nuclear threat, cia, cartel, chase, moral dilemma, cat and mouse, survival, escape, friendship, desert, conspiracy, espionage, anti hero, coercion, heist, dark humor, mi6, stylized violence
Place:
middle east, north africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, noir and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about conspiracy, betrayal, moral ambiguity, espionage, cat and mouse, urban and survival mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Atomic: The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025), Deep State (2018), Shaitan (2023), Prime Target (2025), Trackers (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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 ...
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conspiracy, cia, espionage, military, moral ambiguity, black ops, betrayal, corruption, anti hero, undercover, revenge, morality ...
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usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
What happens when a man who believes he has retired from MI6 is called back to do one more job to regain his life, only to discover that this job may mean he has no life to go back to.
Style:
serious, disturbing, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
intelligence agency, british secret service, cia, terrorist, spy, tough guy, conspiracy, father son relationship, estranged son, special agent, revenge, danger ...
Place:
middle east, washington d.c., africa, london, iran
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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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 ...
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87%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
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A brilliant math student is on the verge of a major breakthrough when a shadowy enemy tries to stop him. Fighting for answers—and his life—he teams up with a government agent to unravel a high-stakes conspiracy.
Style:
suspense, twisted, noir, tense, sinister ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Three story strands are interwoven into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, organized crime, smuggling, poaching, spy, criminal underworld, criminal, smuggler, crime boss, breaking the law, bandit, drug smuggler ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
83%
17K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
When the British Prime Minister’s husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures, and lives, might hang in ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, suspenseful, tension, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, prime minister, political intrigue, diplomacy, power struggle, conspiracy, espionage, blackmail, moral dilemma, international relations, investigation, rivalry ...
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, Israel
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, action drama, tension, noir ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
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Similarity:
65%
850
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Negative is set in the American southwest and follows Natalie, a former British spy who flees Los Angeles for Phoenix after a deal with a cartel goes wrong. She's joined by Hollis, a street photographer who has put his life at risk by taking ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
spy, escape, reconnaissance, former spy, on the run, haunted by the past, twists and turns, mafia, rescue, photographer, determination, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
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65%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
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Story:
A gang plans to kill one of its members after disobeying the rules, but their plan goes south, leaving him alive to plot his revenge.
Style:
crime drama, intense, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
betrayal, gang, revenge, organized crime, moral ambiguity, vengeance, retribution, criminal underworld, violent, revenge motive, power struggle, assassination attempt ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, Norway
Duration: 35 min.
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Story:
When her daughter is abducted, a Norwegian diplomat travels to the Middle East, banking on old friends — and a deep secret — to help free her.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
55%
1K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
2015 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Ranjith. It features Mohanlal as Raju and Andrea Jeremiah as Jayanthi in lead roles along with Ajmal Ameer, Siddique, Mythili, Tini Tom, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker and V. K. Prakash in ...
Style:
suspense, tense, fast paced, road movie, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A priceless coin puts rival gangs across Europe at odds, forcing a retired safecracker to team up with a two-bit gangster for one last heist.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
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Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A young, unassuming gold smuggler and his companion embark on an outrageously risky plan with the hope of gaining a fortune that could secure them a lifetime of wealth.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, serious, exciting, action adventure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An American links her mothers death in Bankok to a plot involving Vietnamese refugees.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, american abroad, espionage, mother daughter relationship, betrayal, corruption, family tragedy, moral ambiguity, murder, revenge, organized crime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, southeast asia
Similarity:
48%
198
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
45%
10K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA, Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Seo Munju, a highly accomplished diplomat and former ambassador to the United Nations, and Sanho, an international special agent shrouded in a veil of secrets, race to uncover the truth behind an attack that threatens the future stability of the ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, tension, twisted, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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TV show adapted from the controversial comic book about a trained agent who crusades against Brazil's endemic corruption and its figures, on the verge of presidential elections.
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
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brazil
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
This is a modern and exciting story about BIA agents in Belgrade who eliminate the most dangerous threats to Serbia behind the eyes of the public on a daily basis and lead the struggle in the labyrinth of domestic and foreign intrigues.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
secret service, espionage, world politics, state affairs, special agent, secret agent, public defender, top secret, politics, crime boss, intrigue, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
belgrade, serbia, eastern europe, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Ferman is a cold-blooded hitman who eliminates former agents for a secret organization. While eliminating a target during one of his missions, he encounters Saye and unexpectedly falls in love with her. Instead of killing her, he chooses to bring ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, dark, fast paced ...
Plot:
secret organization, hitman, conspiracy, assassin, assassination, violence, betrayal, forbidden romance, mature, survival, gunfight, tragic romance ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
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A close-knit group of rebellious London teenagers are on a getaway in Rotterdam. But after the estranged father of Tara is discovered dead, they find themselves on the run across Europe with three kilos of heroin and a host of deadly criminals ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
teenager, drug, gangster, illegal drugs, heroin, on the run, teenage life, adolescent girl, adolescence, teenage girl, teenage rebellion, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
london, rotterdam netherlands, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
After discovering that her husband is involved with drug trafficking, and she decides to cooperate with the DEA, Lidia is forced to move to Spain with her teenage daughter, fleeing her tragic past to start a new life. Two years later, in Spain, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, exciting, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nurse, kidnapping, ex cop, danger, female protagonist, drug traffic, multiple storylines, life turned upside down, photographer, transformation, twists and turns, society ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico, spain, madrid
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A thriller set in 24 hours where only the superior survives, and the ordinary man who has to save his kidnapped daughter by killing a serial killer.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, child kidnapping, killing spree, murder, abduction, murderer, child abduction, kidnapped, homicidal maniac, kidnapped daughter, serial murder ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
The series was commissioned by BBC Fiction's controller Jane Tranter as a spin-off of their long-running drama Spooks, offering a "more maverick, younger perspective" that would attract a 16-24-year-old audience. The series follows a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, political thriller ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
espionage, post nuclear, agent, nuclear explosion, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, pursuit, special agent, spy mission, undercover agent, national security, spy thriller ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
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Story:
A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy threatening Paris.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, political thriller, fast paced, grim ...
Plot:
conspiracy, intelligence agency, mole, suspicion, investigation, terrorism, betrayal, spy, european, political intrigue, surveillance, undercover ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After uncovering the CIA’s ruthless master plan for world domination by gaining complete mind control over the entire population, top scientist Joseph Markham is ultimately left with a choice: save the lives of billions…or the life of his wife, ...
Style:
dark, suspenseful, tense, political thriller, fast paced ...
Plot:
assassin, kidnapping, conspiracy, mind control, cia, espionage, betrayal, surveillance, rescue mission, moral dilemma, black ops, virus outbreak ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
37%
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:
37%
242
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Poland, Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Konrad Wolski, head of the Q department, an elite Polish intelligence unit, taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, learns about a terrorist attack planned in Sweden. The weapon to be used in the attack is to come from the Soviet arsenal ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
blackmail, spy, espionage, intelligence, spy thriller, political intrigue, prospector, spy mission, terrorism, politics, counter terrorism, political unrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, eastern europe, istanbul turkey, warsaw poland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
The FBI and Interpol are looking into a big case of credit card fraud and a local bum is brought in for interrogation. A complicated story from the dark side of Göteborg unfolds.
Style:
suspense, tense, contemplative, detective, dark ...
Plot:
murder, suspect, brutality, hacker, fraud, corruption, police, criminal gang, sex scene, interrogation, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 693 min.
TV show
Story:
When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.
Style:
suspense, thrilling, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
outback, amnesia, australian outback, life, car, holiday, memory loss, british man, dark past, past, isolation, danger ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
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