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Checkmate (2024)
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Original name: ചെക്ക്മേറ്റ്
Genre: Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a tangled web of power and love, the lives of a pharmaceutical company CEO, a failed Don, a grieving widower, and a shrewd lawyer intersect when a mysterious woman is kidnapped, sparking a chain of events in New York City's underbelly.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, dark, psychological, neo noir, twisted
Plot:
kidnapping, lawyer, investigation, betrayal, corruption, power struggle, moral ambiguity, mystery woman, mafia, revenge, hostage, cat and mouse, ceo, violent, nightlife, grieving widower, stylish, kidnap, mysterious woman
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Most similar movies to Checkmate
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and twisted films with plots about urban, investigation, cat and mouse, revenge, moral ambiguity, corruption and betrayal mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Checkmate: Heat Is On (2023), Va Varalam Va (2023), Sweet Revenge (2001), Ko 2 (2016), Raktabeej 2 (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Abhi and Cyril have been best buddies from childhood.Being an orphan abhi's favorite place is Cyril's home.He helps Cyril to get married to his love of his life aaradhya against her parents will. Suddenly both newly married couple ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
To live a luxury life hero and his friend Kidnap 40 Innocent Children,Will they succeed in leading a wealthy life or not is the content
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman looks for the man who betrayed her.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Months after the failed assassination attempt on President Animesh Chatterjee, investigator Pankaj Sinha and SP Sanjukta Mitra uncover a deadly plot, Mission M2, led by Munir Alam.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, assassination, political intrigue, police procedural, terrorism, national security, betrayal, corruption, mistrust, cat and mouse, urban ...
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56%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A drug lord hires a private investigator to track down the culprit who killed his henchman and took a briefcase full of money. One of the suspects is Heather Finch, a madam who seduces the detective and suggests that he swindles the drug lord.
Style:
detective, crime drama, neo noir, dark, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, femme fatale, murder mystery, private investigator, betrayal, seduction, deception, organized crime, madam, drug lord, manipulation, suspicion ...
Time:
90s
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53%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, tension, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
blackmail, danger, escalation, intrigue, corruption, greed, moral ambiguity, betrayal, betrayal of trust, cat and mouse, revenge, obsession ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all to save her and score big.
Style:
suspense, fast paced, tense, noir, twisted
Plot:
casino, heist, kidnapping, fbi, master thief, rescue mission, organized crime, betrayal, revenge, cat and mouse, underworld, slick ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
INDRA is a serial killer investigation film about an ex-cop who lost his eyesight and sets out to find the killer terrorizing the town. What follows is a gripping chase full of twists and turns — but what if the hunter ends up ...
Style:
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Plot:
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48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, psychological thriller, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, double life, identity crisis, drug traffic, deception, undercover cop, secret life, investigation, false identity, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india
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48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, danger, moral ambiguity, revenge, violence, cat and mouse, motive, female empowerment, urban, chase, conspiracy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
When Chotu`s surprise party for his don father ends in tragedy, he inherits the criminal empire and uncovers his uncle Murthy`s deceit. Meanwhile, Kittu, a struggling cab driver pretending to be deaf, becomes entangled in danger after unknowingly ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, murder, organized crime, betrayal, underworld, revenge, corruption, mafia, loyalty, double murder, rise to power, power struggle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A woman gets thrust into a web of lies, betrayal and danger when she discovers her husband's secret life. As his hidden world threatens to unravel everything, she must take matters into her own hands to protect herself and her daughter.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, twisted, crime drama ...
Plot:
betrayal, danger, deception, female protagonist, family drama, university, determination, infidelity, revenge, mother daughter relationship, female empowerment, protective mother ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A woman goes to a police station claiming she had murdered one person. Though the police suspect foul play, the investigation starts.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
female protagonist, police investigation, police station, false accusation, interrogation, female empowerment, confession, justice, manipulation, deception, alibi, independent woman ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, suspense, intense, crime thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When his ex Shwetha asks him for help finding her kidnapped daughter, Rishi returns to India and discovers a web of lies.
Style:
suspense, dark, twist ending, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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37%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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35%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, evidence, serial killer, crime scene, police procedural, criminal mind, revelation, interrogation, cat and mouse, obsession, forensic ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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