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Broken Vein (2025)
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Original name: Σπασμένη φλέβα
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece, Cyprus
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Thomas Alexopoulos is a businessman drowning in debt, watching the walls close in around him. Cornered by a threatening loan shark and with only a few days left to save his home, he sets a seemingly flawless plan in motion.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, realistic, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, family tragedy, desperation, loan shark, moral ambiguity, revenge, betrayal, organized crime, urban, cover up, small business owner, mistrust, ethical dilemma, sacrifice, male protagonist, police investigation, cat and mouse, heist gone wrong, crime family, psychological drama
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and crime thriller films with plots about moral ambiguity, betrayal, revenge, urban, organized crime, corruption and cat and mouse mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Broken Vein: Pressed (2011), Parigettu Parigettu (2021), The Stretch (2000), Honor Thy Father (2015), One Way Out (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brian, (Luke Goss, DEATH RACE 2, HELLBOY II) is desperately trying to seek a "quick fix" business deal that will put him back on top financially after being let go from his executive position at one of the top investment firms. Brian ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, greed, drug deal, desperation, betrayal, deception, drug lord, organized crime, murder, violent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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95%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Ajay's world comes crashing down due to debt, he finds himself in a desperate situation after his girlfriend is kidnapped by loan sharks. Short on time, needing the cash, the story follows this man on his maddening hunt for money.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
money, desperation, debt, kidnapping, moral dilemma, urban, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, survival, anti hero, betrayal ...
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86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
When Terry (Grantham) is sentenced to a twenty-year stretch for a murder he did not commit, his wife Sam (Dobson) discovers that his apparently respectable business life has in fact been a cover for a vast criminal empire - drugs, protection, armed ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, dark, crime thriller ...
Plot:
problem, money, money problems, prison sentence, wrongful conviction, organized crime, moral ambiguity, underworld, family drama, drug traffic, female crime boss, rise to power ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A pair of married white-collar swindlers run afoul of their latest victims.
Style:
suspense, captivating, dark, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
victim, criminal, corruption, financial ruin, fraud, family problems, bandit, society, financial problem, relationship problems, money problems, family drama ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, gambling, addiction, police investigation, police corruption, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sex, homicide, winter, deception ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
rape and murder, revenge, gang rape, single parent, juvenile delinquency, single father, death of child, murder, vigilante, violence, rape and revenge, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When ex-mob boss Ben Myers is targeted in a home robbery, he goes on a deadly rampage of vengeance. But with his family caught in the crosshairs, Myers must finally face the consequences of his dark past.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, brutal, grim, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, retribution, mobster, family in danger, violence, home invasion, vigilante, family drama, mature, organized crime, gangster, bloodbath ...
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68%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, Thailand, Bangladesh
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Amal works as a security guard in a mall and is tempted by the world of wealth surrounding him. When a close friend introduces him to the underworld element, he becomes trapped in a web of greed, lust and crime.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, grim, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
temptation, greed, underworld, downfall, class conflict, anti hero, moral ambiguity, betrayal, violence, security guard, working class, corruption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After losing everything and his wife's disappearance, Siddharth faces arrest. While investigating, he uncovers widespread societal crimes and vulnerabilities.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, missing person, conspiracy, social realism, ethical dilemma, family tragedy, urban, underworld, moral ambiguity, organized crime, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
64%
214
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A talented piano tuner's life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
safecracker, heist, slow burn, obsession, minimalism, double life, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, isolation, cat and mouse, urban ...
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59%
714
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Samir “Gio” Daoudi, a young man whose life is shattered when his brother is murdered in a gangland execution in Amsterdam. As Gio rises through the ranks of Europe’s drug underworld, he becomes a key player in a brutal cycle of retaliation, ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, gang, drug traffic, betrayal, retribution, moral ambiguity, violent, corruption, hitman, investigation, rise and fall ...
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, action drama, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
protective father, family drama, father son relationship, gangster, prison, underworld, organized crime, male protagonist, reformed criminal, violence, police, revenge ...
Similarity:
55%
256
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Alex appartient à une unité d’élite de la police de Genève. Lorsque Victor, son ancien coéquipier, sort de prison, Alex est rattrapé par son passé. Il a témoigné contre Victor, et craint des représailles. L’ex-flic est engagé comme ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, tense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
male protagonist, ex cop, police procedural, moral ambiguity, mafia, organized crime, revenge, betrayal, suspicion, cat and mouse, corruption, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
switzerland, geneva switzerland
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In this tension-packed thriller, brothers Mike and Tre set out in search of better lives, trying to leave their demons behind for good. After being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Mike's only care in the world is to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime thriller, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, family relations, parents and children, hopes, ex convict, released from prison, criminal underworld, false accusation, father daughter relationship, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three women from different walks of life are mysteriously taken. Detectives struggle to find a connection, as the women seemingly vanished into thin air. Over time, the women form an unlikely bond that becomes the key to their survival.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, twisted, dark
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mysterious disappearance, abduction, investigation, survival, female friendship, bonding, urban, cat and mouse, slow burn, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, missing person ...
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345
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspense, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
gambling, gangster, nightclub, rivalry, loan, going straight, robbery, brutality, shopping mall, drug addiction, addiction, chase ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two brothers, Carmelo and Gino, are raised by their mob boss grandfather Salvatore Gianni. After the murder of their grandfather the two must join forces to track down the killer. No one is ruled out as a suspect, including one of the family. How ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago, los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A businessman's son is kidnappped, but the kidnapper's sister-in-law and her husband are opposed to the plan. They take the boy and the ransom money to turn it over to the police, but the boy doesn't want to return home, as his father ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Johnson Richard, a ruthless Russian scientist, abducts a couple, willing to cross any line to protect his grandfather’s deadly experiment
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, grim, brutal, noir ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A tough-as-nails burglary crew from the streets, a Cuban cartel, heavy into voodoo, ruthless Albanian gangsters, and a blood diamond deal that erupts into all out violence. This throws the criminal underworld into chaos. Double-crosses and brazen ...
Style:
crime thriller, brutal, dark, tense, rough ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, organized crime, urban, voodoo, gangster, gang violence, violence, city, heist, betrayal, drug cartel, revenge ...
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407
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jack struggles with memory loss while he seeks revenge.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
memory loss, uncover truth, working undercover, vengeance, gangster, gory, bait, revenge, violent, identity crisis, criminal underworld, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, london, england, france
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
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Style:
action thriller, dark, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, revenge, gangster, organized crime, male protagonist, vigilante justice, violent, corruption, urban, police procedural, moral ambiguity, family drama ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A stark portrayal of the hardships faced by farmers, Mulshi Pattern tackles some of the raging issues of our times. The film lays bare the deep flaws of the system which turns the farmer into a criminal and a social outcast.
Style:
realistic, crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, land grab, social injustice, poverty, realism, corrupt system, rural area, problem, fight, money, countryside, money problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, neo noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
law enforcement, organized crime, cat and mouse, police procedural, heist, investigation, retired cop, criminal syndicate, ambush, betrayal, moral ambiguity, surveillance ...
Place:
macau
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime thriller, suspense, crime drama, tense, tension ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate passport faking scheme.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The only difference between a cop and a criminal is The Badge. Detective Vince McKinley and his partner Martin Goulet have to solve the biggest case of their careers: a series of evidence have been stolen from their own precinct. Through out the ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Turkey, Italy, India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Matters turn violent after an ex-police detective (Richard Tyson) and psychiatrist (Kurt Sinclair) manipulate a grieving father (Matt Cinquanta) in pursuit of justice.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
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769
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Sub-inspector Pari Venkat faces a huge tragedy putting him on an investigation to seek revenge.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, detective, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, revenge, police corruption, police, who done it, homicide detective, forensics, police station, crime investigation, police officer, fight ...
Place:
india
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562
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bruno has lost his medical license and is now practicing illegally, no questions asked. His interest is aroused when a lawyer offers to have him treat a leukemia-stricken mafioso. This not only gets him caught between rival gangs, but also puts his ...
Style:
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