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The Tyrant (2024)
1K
Original name: 폭군
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A secret project in Korea is exposed to the US so the project gets scrapped and the sample is to be handed over when a delivery accident occurs. Director Choe tries to hide the sample as Paul searches, but they end up at the same place as Jagyeong and Lim Sang. Who will seize the sample in the end?
Style:
tense, dark, political thriller, suspenseful, psychological, satirical, fast paced, noir, biting, absurd ...
Plot:
power struggle, authoritarianism, social commentary, dystopia, betrayal, conspiracy, corruption, intrigue, ethical dilemma, underground, rebellion, paranoid, urban, black market, speculation, survival, satire, media manipulation, identity, bio weapon, black ops
Time:
near future
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, dark and suspense films and TV series with plots about urban, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, betrayal, corruption, investigation and power struggle mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Tyrant: Pluribus (2025), Shaitan (2023), The Proxy (2012), 1990 (1977), Trigger (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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Style:
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Plot:
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176
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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194
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
The series is set in a dystopian future in which Britain is under the grip of the Home Office's Department of Public Control (PCD), a tyrannically oppressive bureaucracy riding roughshod over the population's civil liberties. Edward ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, dark, tense, grim ...
Plot:
dystopia, totalitarianism, corruption, abuse of power, rebellion, civil liberties, resistance, british, espionage, social commentary, escape, suspicion ...
Time:
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Place:
britain
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
As illegal firearms flood into a gun-free South Korea, a resolute cop and a mysterious partner join forces to stop the chaos from sweeping the nation.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, fast paced, dark, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, law enforcement, violent, black market, chaos, arms dealer, organized crime, police procedural, conspiracy, underworld, political corruption, maverick cop ...
Time:
near future
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea, asia
Similarity:
41%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
prosecutor, crime investigation, politics, reporter, social commentary, corruption, investigative journalism, media manipulation, forensics, investigation, district attorney, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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39%
1K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1997, a mysterious ghost saved humankind and then disappeared. The mysterious ghost appears again 24 years later and helps a serial killer escape. Kim Sae Ha, Jung Sae Byeok and Song Eo Jin pursue the ghost for different reasons.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
seoul
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38%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
usa
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34%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
detective, philosophical, futuristic, tense, mysterious ...
Plot:
conspiracy, crime investigation, moral ambiguity, free will, ethical dilemma, empathy, dystopia, dark future, cyberpunk, power struggle, social decay, urban ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
34%
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:
32%
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:
32%
163
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A passionate reporter with exceptional talent, Lee Jin Woo has dedicated his entire career to pursuing nothing but the truth. Committed to telling the whole story, Jin Woo will do whatever it takes to find and report the hard facts. A hard-working ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, noir, political
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, travel, investigative journalism, political intrigue, conspiracy, corruption, moral dilemma, urban, power struggle, sacrifice, family drama, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
near future
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
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About the child of a well-known character who performs his sinister goals by performing deceptive actions such as holding an art exhibition, investing, and helping charity.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, twisted, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
deception, corruption, manipulation, intrigue, moral ambiguity, scandal, wealth, power struggle, betrayal, family secret, ambition, investigation ...
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30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
29%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, distopia, society, family drama, family relations, son, wife, daughter, rescue, teenage daughter, desperation, family bonds ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
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Style:
captivating, intense, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
29%
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:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
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534
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, dark, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Story:
A new series set in the “Orphan Black” universe is currently in the early development stages at AMC. Temple Street Productions, which produced the original series, is on board to produce the new one as well. This is not spin-off or reboot of the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
near future, future
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27%
349
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, social ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, near future
Place:
london
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27%
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, detective, urban fantasy
Plot:
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Time:
2020s, near future
Similarity:
27%
133
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Farida, a photographer, goes to a hotel to meet her friend and husband, who works at the hotel's Vertigo bar. She finds herself the only witness to the murder of two businessmen and their guards, as well as the lives of her close friends.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, witness, photographer, problem, witnessing a crime, murder mystery, secret, female protagonist, intrigue, conspiracy theory, danger ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
26%
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246
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An addicted memory dealer is chased relentlessly by federal narcotics agents bent on keeping the secrets he has locked in his mind hidden.
Style:
neo noir, dark, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
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Story:
A series of murders take place in 16th-century Seville, where the plague has taken hold; a condemned man faces the Inquisition as he attempts to save the son of a friend by speaking out.
Style:
tense, bleak, psychological, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
seoul
Similarity:
26%
116
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sam, an Afghanistan Veteran turned Pot Farmer, modifies a strain of cannabis to not only grow at a rapid rate, but also drastically reduce cancer cells. When the villainous Mr. Black is tipped off about this, he orders a Sniper attack on Sam and his ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, fast paced, independent film ...
Plot:
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25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in three distinct points in time, follow a class of FBI agents who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
death, justice, artificial intelligence, agent, fbi, murder, criminal, fbi agent, investigation, moral ambiguity, female agent, female fbi agent ...
Time:
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Similarity:
25%
362
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film ...
Style:
crime thriller, dark, suspenseful, tense, noir ...
Plot:
police, cameraman, murder, gangster, corruption, massacre, cover up, violent, investigation, evidence, criminal underworld, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
24%
17K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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:
24%
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