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Case 137 (2025)
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Original name: Dossier 137
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.
Plot:
police officer, police, violence, subway, hotel, singing, bowling, policewoman, single mother, kitten, lie, chambermaid, french police, female protagonist, riot, supermarket, police station, video surveillance, hotel room, police investigation, police violence, ex husband ex wife relationship, police interrogation, following someone, luxury hotel ...
Place:
paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and bleak films with plots about police, police officer, murder, police station, police investigation, investigation and violence mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Case 137: Borgo (2023), The Night of the 12th (2022), Oh Mercy! (2019), Chasing Johnny (2024), The Young Lieutenant (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
non-linear
Plot:
racial slur, drunkenness, gang member, prisoner, police arrest, contract, bicycle, video surveillance, neighbor neighbor relationship, racism, little girl, police ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
corsica
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95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a ...
Style:
crime drama
Plot:
police investigation, murder investigation, sexual promiscuity, murder of an innocent person, promiscuous woman, police detective, murder suspect, police surveillance, murder case, french police, police protagonist, murder of a woman ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
alps
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense
Plot:
french police, police station, murder, investigation, crime scene, corpse, police officer, police detective, brutality, danger, violence, chase ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Johnny, a local activist, is wanted by the police after a robbery gone wrong. Paul, his childhood friend, comes back home after 15 years to find him before the police. Investigator Anna Radoszewski is also on Johnny’s trail. Thus begins a search ...
Plot:
blood, telephone call, police, boat, strike, loss of mother, friendship, police investigation, snow, flashback, chase, stolen money ...
Time:
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Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, neo noir, captivating ...
Plot:
alcohol abuse, policewoman, murder investigation, female boss, job, workplace situations, police officer, swat team, marijuana, police academy, homicide, recovering alcoholic ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, nice france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit ...
Plot:
girl, rape accusation, intimate, false accusation, police, police station, airport, flashback, party, sexual assault, subway, courtroom ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators ...
Style:
political thriller
Plot:
french police, terrorism, politics, anti terrorism, french history, espionage, islamic terrorism, terrorist attack, war on terror, male female relationship, fugitives, undercover agent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015
Place:
paris france, athens greece, france
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, Algeria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Plot:
hearing, murder, police raid, prison, police, confession, police interrogation, marriage of convenience, burglar, psychological manipulation, circus, psychological torture ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
tense, dark, melancholic, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, investigation, grief, vigilante justice, loss, vigilante, brutality, obsession, trauma, violent, urban ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Roger Santet is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese. They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, crime drama, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, caper, mafia, sicilian, organized crime, gangster, robbery, female nudity, criminal, security system, family honor, escape from custody ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
rome italy, france, paris france, venice, italy ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the ...
Style:
harsh, serious, realistic, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
racism, police corruption, murder, police investigation, racial issues, gangster, hip hop, brutality, justice, fbi, crime gone awry, false accusation ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, murder, law enforcement, murder of a girl, murder trial, obsession, uncover truth, riddles and clues, danger, true crime, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1995 ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
poliziottesco, suspense
Plot:
casino, world war two, organized crime, prison, gang warfare, french police, mobster, male female relationship, male protagonist, protective male, female protagonist, outlaw ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1934
Place:
paris france, marseille
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
Style:
crying
Plot:
urban, black, street riots, traumatic childhood, jealous friend, social worker, coming of age, prison sentence, death of son, robbery, girl, choir ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Aimlessly whiling away their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz, Hubert, and Said -- a Jew, African, and an Arab -- give human faces to France's immigrant populations, their bristling resentment at their social ...
Style:
bleak, art house, disturbing, cult classic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
racism, rebel, poverty, skinhead, youth, ghetto, brutality, police brutality, friendship, rebellion, urban ghetto life, misfit ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, middle east, europe
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, ireland
Similarity:
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170
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three female friends, in the end of the eighties, share a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each of them has her own way to live the apartheid. Thoko is a black teacher, she practices non-violent passive resistance. The afrikaner Aninka takes ...
Style:
independent film, crying
Plot:
terrorist, passion, apartheid, afrikaans, nudity, fight, children, ex husband ex wife relationship, dream, accidental death, terrorism, death of husband ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The daily grind for the cops of the Police Department's Juvenile Protection Unit - taking in child molesters, busting underage pickpockets, interrogating abusive parents, confronting the excesses of teen sexuality, enjoying solidarity with ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, erotic, sincere ...
Plot:
violence against women, pedophile, abused child, journalism, policewoman, confession, abusive parent, police station, police investigation, social decay, life is a bitch, fighting crime ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kaja Miller, a young and honest police officer, is caught on one of her missions.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, corruption, criminal, police, investigation, police detective, violence, teamwork, police officer, fighting crime, policewoman, physical abuse ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
14 year police veteran, looking to make it to retirement, experiences the highs and lows of police work as a police woman in a male-dominated metropolitan police department.
Style:
crime drama, realistic, serious, dramatic, period piece
Plot:
female protagonist, police procedural, investigation, female empowerment, urban, moral ambiguity, police, loneliness, internal affairs, criminal, female police officer, duty ...
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39%
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Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Samson Cazalet, Taxi driver in his thirties, picks up a client at the airport. The same evening, the daughter of the woman disappears and the overwhelming evidence points to Samson. How can he prove his innocence when he is the ideal suspect?
Plot:
lawyer, taxi, gas station, airport, false accusation, police, prison, innocence, beach, police station, neighbor, courtroom ...
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning ...
Style:
crime drama, serious, realistic, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manslaughter, prostitute, politics, police officer, man on the run, french police, corruption, quitting smoking, informant, political activism, evil politician, judiciary ...
Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france, normandy
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It's up to detective Maigret to deal with the FBI and a series of underworld figures to save the life of the ...
Style:
suspense
Plot:
police inspector, bowling, villa, ex boxer, golf, deal, doctor, telephone call, beer, witness, kidnapping, organized crime ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While setting up an exhibition of "The Mummies of St. Michael" an archeologist discovers a real skeleton in a red robe.
Style:
contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
french police, murder investigation, corpse, death of mother, attempted murder, rich man, murder, professor, car accident, murder mystery, police officer, investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When young cop Andrea is assigned to keep watch over dangerous Godfather Sante, who's in hospital after a fake suicide attempt, the stage is set for disaster.
Style:
tension, suspenseful, dark, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, organized crime, crime boss, mafia, corruption, betrayal, mistrust, ethical dilemma, surveillance, rookie, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
36%
494
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teacher takes a student to his house in the slum, but on arrival discovered that drug traffickers killed his parents and now are at your demand.
Style:
tense
Plot:
children, favela, slum, feminism, girl, education, ex husband ex wife relationship, corrupt cop, orphan, informant, car, female protagonist ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, updated to present-day Helsinki. Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions...
Style:
realistic, serious, neo noir, intercultural, bleak ...
Plot:
guilty conscience, guilt, murder, police, morality, loneliness, life is a bitch, law enforcement, down on your luck, crime and punishment, friend, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
helsinki finland, europe, finland
Similarity:
35%
940
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.
Style:
crime drama, neo noir
Plot:
dirty cop, crooked cop, triad, chinese mafia, heroic bloodshed, gun fu, police station, police corruption, police officer, corruption, organized crime, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
taiwan, hong kong
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A quartet of young neo-Fascists terrorise the Milanise locals while the Police mostly look the other way.
Style:
poliziottesco
Plot:
fascism, politics, neo fascism, lgbt, police officer, kidnapping, rape, gang rape, sexual repression, police, rally, union ...
Time:
70s
Place:
milan italy, italy
Similarity:
35%
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