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Hostage (2025)
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 the balance, can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?
Style:
political thriller, suspense, suspenseful, tense, tension, intense, cliffhanger, political drama
Plot:
kidnapping, prime minister, conspiracy, espionage, blackmail, diplomacy, political intrigue, power struggle, investigation, betrayal, rivalry, moral dilemma, secret, international relations, corruption, cat and mouse, surveillance, urban, politics, president, female protagonist
Place:
united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about investigation, betrayal, corruption, conspiracy, urban, moral ambiguity and political intrigue mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Hostage: Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019), Morten (2019), Roadkill (2020), The Girl from Oslo (2021), The Diplomat (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
18K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense, political drama
Plot:
french president, kidnapping, blackmail, investigation, hostage rescue, power politics, diplomacy, moral dilemma, betrayal, moral ambiguity, crime investigation, suspicion ...
Place:
united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story:
An explosion at the National Assembly kills everyone in the cabinet, leaving Park Mu-jin, the Minister of Environment, to become the next president. Park Mu-jin is a scientist-turned-politician who has no ambitions in politics, but as the acting ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
38%
356
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Morten is well on his way to becoming Prime Minister, but when a secret from his past threatens to damage his reputation, he must go to great lengths to avert the disaster.
Style:
tense, political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
politics, intrigue, rise to power, politician, political party, reputation, scandal, confronting the past, political intrigue, political unrest, government official, secret past ...
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37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
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Story:
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, political thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
politics, politician, british politics, career, father daughter relationship, corruption, scandal, parents and children, family problems, political intrigue, family secret, family relations ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
37%
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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:
abduction, isis, terrorist, kidnapping, terrorism, hostage, death threat, blackmail, blackmailer, terrorist group, prisoners exchange, rescue mission ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
The six-part series follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, tension, emotional ...
Plot:
diplomacy, consulate, investigation, politics, community, city, colleague, bandit, british man, diplomat, british, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
barcelona, spain
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
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Story:
Jo Conran is a single mum working as a flight attendant. Her son is serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Bulgarian prison for a murder he swears he did not commit. Jo is approached by a gang who know all about her son and is blackmailed into using ...
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, dark, tension, emotional ...
Plot:
flight attendant, blackmail, female protagonist, single mother, drug smuggling, parent child relationship, organized crime, moral dilemma, family drama, coercion, protective mother, wrongful conviction ...
Place:
bulgaria
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
Two agents—and former lovers—must work together to combat international cyberattacks threatening the UK while also confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, twisted, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
london, britain
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, manipulation, ambition, conspiracy, power struggle, corruption, mature, political intrigue, secret police, abuse of power, national security, police investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
29%
16K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt ...
Style:
suspense, tension, fast paced, intense, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lapd, law enforcement, investigation, conspiracy, danger, urban, manhunt, urban setting, police procedural, terror, political intrigue, teamwork ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
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Story:
Lexie Noble lives a great life on the outskirts of Edinburgh… until her husband is murdered. As she struggles to make sense of what happened, she learns he had been laundering money for notorious crime boss Cal Morris. As a partner in her late ...
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, detective, dark ...
Plot:
money laundering, organized crime, murder mystery, crime boss, underworld, female protagonist, revenge, threat, betrayal, investigation, criminal underworld, police operation ...
Place:
edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
27%
10K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA, Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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:
conspiracy, espionage, national security, geopolitics, betrayal, international relations, intelligence agency, diplomacy, secret agent, political corruption, plot twist, surveillance ...
Place:
seoul, north korea
Similarity:
27%
415
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 207 min.
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A tale in three parts that unfolds against the backdrop of the Iraq war and the world of the multi billion pound mobile phone industry, flashing back and forth to retrace events from three very different perspectives: the engineer, the soldier and ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, multiple perspectives, social problems, problem, industrialization, intrigue, technology, fight, secret, political intrigue, corporate conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
27%
133
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
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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 ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
27%
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:
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Time:
near future
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
26%
105
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
One of Korea's top actresses has her son kidnapped. She struggles to carry out a mission on a live reality show following the kidnapper's demands.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, actress, kidnapping, child kidnapping, problem, intrigue, kidnapped child, abduction, secret, fictional reality show, danger, celebrity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
26%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
At Korea's top university medical center, ideals and interests collide between a patient-centered ER doctor and the hospital's newly-appointed CEO.
Style:
suspense, medical drama, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
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seoul
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
César Casalonga wins a France presidential election primary for his party. But that victory was rigged. Helped by Paul Francoeur and Marylin, before the press or his opponents find out, César Casalonga must disentangle the conspiracy.
Style:
political thriller, political, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
25%
735
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 264 min.
TV show
Story:
When a Nordic Airlines flight to the USA is hijacked, a team of Swedish investigators must race against time to unmask the mysterious hijackers before they bring the airplane down or the US military shoot it out of the sky.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
hijacking, hostage, airplane, terrorist, airplane hijack, investigation, hostage situation, blackmail, terrorism, taken hostage, problem, terrorist attack ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
Legendary Hong Kong police officer Ho Ho-fai, known for his role as one of the Three Tigers, faces a dramatic fall from grace after a failed mission. Joining the Special Duties Unit, he and his team, including young officer Siu Tzu-tsun, fight to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, crime drama, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, police procedural, investigation, moral ambiguity, betrayal, corruption, cat and mouse, urban, gunfight, loyalty, heist, political intrigue ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Lobbyist is a 2007 South Korean television series produced by Korea Pictures International, Inc. that aired on SBS. Budgeted at ₩12 million, overseas filming locations included the United States and Kyrgyzstan. It starred Song Il-gook, Han Jae-suk ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
power struggle, female protagonist, lobbyist, politics, arms dealer, international relations, criminal underworld, intrigue, weapons, arms dealing, family business, corporate world ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
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Story:
A British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He must examine events from his own past to determine who killed them and why.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, noir, f word
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, spy thriller, british intelligence, espionage, murder mystery, betrayal, surveillance, paranoia, revenge, ex lover, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, politics, political intrigue, power struggle, power politics, political activism, political unrest, political leader, political campaign, intrigue, political candidate, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
23%
63K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
Style:
suspenseful, contemplative, thought provoking, cyber, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
near future
Place:
washington d.c., new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
"La querida del Centauro" chronicles the life of Yolanda, an attractive and intelligent prisoner, that becomes the mistress of one of the most important drug traffickers of Mexico, Benedictino García, alias "El Centauro". This ...
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suspense, crime drama, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
china
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
John Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark, atmospheric
Plot:
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Place:
london
Similarity:
23%
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