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To Cook a Bear (2025)
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Original name: Koka björn
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A Pastor has a spiritual awakening which profoundly impacts the Sami and Tornedalians, the body of a shepherd's girl is found in a bog.Meanwhile the villagers set in search of the killer bear.
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, psychological, grim, period drama
Plot:
isolated community, preacher, religion, forest, murder, village life, claustrophobia, isolation, superstition, folk horror, bear, investigation, justice, conscience, lynching, man versus nature, slow burn, survival, pastor, village, criminal, animal attack, missing girl
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1850s
Place:
eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and psychological films and TV series with plots about investigation, murder, moral ambiguity, slow burn, police procedural, justice and isolation mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like To Cook a Bear: Rig 45: Murder at Sea (2018), And Then There Were None (2017), Fallen (2023), High Country (2024), Crime and Punishment (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
When Andrea, a damage regulator from Benthos Oil, is sent out to Rig 45 two days before Christmas to investigate a fatal accident, the rig is hit by a hurricane and all communications lost. Soon, the crew realize that the accident is in fact a ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, tension, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
oil rig, murder, investigation, danger, betrayal, survival, isolation, catastrophe, riddles and clues, disorder, adaptation, police investigation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 215 min.
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Story:
Hotel “Shizen no Shima” is located on an small, remote island. The owner of the hotel invites 10 people to the island, but when they arrive they learn that the owner is not there. These 10 people do not know why they are there or what will ...
Style:
psychological, detective, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, isolation, whodunit, murder, uncover truth, crime solving, murder investigation, crime investigation, secret, homicide detective, mysterious character, changing lives ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Germany
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Story:
A cold case turns topical again and turns everything upside down, intertwining the lives of several people.
Style:
suspense, detective, tense, dark, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
77%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
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Story:
When detective Andrea 'Andie' Whitford is transferred to the Victorian High Country, she is thrust into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have vanished into the wilderness. Through an edge-of-the-seat, high-stakes ...
Style:
crime drama, detective, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.
Style:
philosophical, period piece, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, redemption, guilt, literary, moral dilemma, existentialism, criminal, murderer, crime and punishment, poverty, isolation, ethics ...
Time:
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Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 172 min.
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Story:
A quiet spring morning a man leaves prison after spending most of his adult life there. The man is convicted of murder, not once but twice.
Style:
psychological, detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, police procedural, police investigation, law enforcement, partner, released from prison, false accusation, investigation, ex convict, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman's death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain — where nature obeys no rules but its own.
Style:
suspenseful, dark, tense, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, wilderness, federal agent, nature, realism, man versus nature, mountain, isolation, violent, lawlessness, fear, survival ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 176 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
TV show
Story:
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. The two-hour drama was an adaptation of Kate ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
child murder, true crime, investigation, murder mystery, justice, family tragedy, scandal, reputation, character study, social class, english countryside, cover up ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, police inspector, small town, investigation, secrets, past, murder investigation, murder mystery, inspector, police detective, homicide detective, detective inspector ...
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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British TV mini series.
Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
detective, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, organized crime, who done it, crime solving, police officer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, criminal, police, police investigation, homicide detective ...
Place:
iceland
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Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, dark, tension ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
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TV show
Style:
tense, suspense, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
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2000s
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
TV show
Story:
Anaís Mallory is a smart and savvy homicide investigator who after returning to her hometown, and taking the lead detective position, faces a series of startlingly complex murders with links to her family's tragic history.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, detective, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, homicide, family secret, small town, police procedural, getting home, cold case, moral ambiguity, slow burn, isolation
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, police detective, police, rivalry, danger, escape, revenge, escapades, swedish, diary, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe, scandinavia, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Sonja Kljun is a young, ambitious detective, eager to prove that her refined intuition is right - the alleged suicide in peaceful Subotica hides far more serious secrets than it seems at first glance. Sonja's moving to Subotica will trigger an ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
TV show
Story:
Seven murders; Unsolved for over one & half year. Will the ace cop from Mumbai, Ramakant Kulkarni be able to bring Justice?
Style:
suspenseful, detective, tense, twisted, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, murder, whodunit, police procedural, cold case, justice, female victim, violent, evidence, haunting, cover up, slow burn ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Two murders shatter an already fractured community leading to one of the largest manhunts in British history while threatening to inflame historic divisions sparked during the Miners' Strike three decades before.
Style:
crime drama, realistic, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mining town, murder mystery, police officer, manhunt, murder, police investigation, investigation, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, murderer, crime solving ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story follows Ye Ping'an, a heart doctor who arrives in Shengdu to investigate an old case. Rumors spread that she manipulates hearts and minds, earning her the title of "witch." When a sudden murder occurs, she's accused of ...
Style:
suspense, medical drama, intense, dark, grim ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, investigation, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, betrayal, political intrigue, justice, physician, secrets, accusation, power struggle ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A boy finds a dead woman. When police move the corpse they find the skeletons of two women who disappeared in the seventies.
Style:
suspense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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