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Hostage (2025)
18K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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, investigation, blackmail, power politics, hostage rescue, betrayal, crime investigation, diplomacy, moral dilemma, suspicion, moral ambiguity, cross cultural relations, female friendship, hostage, british prime minister, public health, politics, president, female protagonist, prime minister
Place:
united kingdom
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17K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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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:
95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, Norway
Duration: 35 min.
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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:
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Place:
middle east
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34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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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:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
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:
29%
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737
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Alison has just married Australian Sean Weston. Both of their children struggle with the new family situation, and Alison's former husband wants her back. When Sean disappears during a morning surf, it is not clear if he got caught up in a rip ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, problem, private investigation, mysterious disappearance, crime investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, secret, suspicion, female protagonist, secrets ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
29%
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:
political thriller, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist attack, politics, conspiracy, president, investigation, twists and turns, justice, family relations, terrorism, danger, leadership, national security ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
29%
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:
29%
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:
28%
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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 ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An American reporter is held hostage by Muslim fundamentalists in Karachi against the release of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, political thriller, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
captivity, terrorism, journalism, hostage, politics, confined, prison, kidnapping, war on terror, rebellion, danger, negotiation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pakistan, usa
Similarity:
25%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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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
Similarity:
25%
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:
espionage, conspiracy, betrayal, national security, moral ambiguity, assassination, ethical dilemma, cover up, intelligence agency, surveillance, male protagonist, family drama ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A 6-year old girl is kidnapped by a mysterious masked man, who demands an unusual ransom. To save his daughter, Dr. Avinash Sabharwal must kill someone! Meanwhile, Kabir Sawant's journey continues in the hostile environment of the Delhi Crime ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
ransom demand, kidnapping, child abduction, murder investigation, murder, abduction, murderer, forensics, psychological manipulation, crime solving, murder mystery, father and daughter ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Claudia, a lonely single mother and school nurse, is longing for connection. Her opportunity to be a hero comes when a young child in her community – Emily Winter – goes missing. Claudia becomes embroiled in the case and fixated on uncovering ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
obsession, missing child, family relations, relationships, single parent, life is a bitch, female protagonist, mysterious disappearance, single mother, relationship problems, suspicion, family secret ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Farmer Michel Villeneuve is diagnosed with leukemia after collapsing in a field he'd just sprayed with a weed killer made by the agrochemical giant Saskia. His childhood friend Guillaume Delpierre, a principled politician, crusades to get the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
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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:
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Plot:
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Place:
bulgaria
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
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Story:
A foreign woman returns to her hometown with another identity. Her presence raises suspicions, but no one imagines the truth: she is the key piece of a bloody revenge. Having everyone's trust, she puts her plan into action and commits the most ...
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Plot:
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Similarity:
24%
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:
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Latvia
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Anna and Victoria left their homes at 8 a.m. And never came back. An investigator from Saint Petersburg arrived to a small Latvian town in an attempt to find the connection between the two missing women.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, mysterious disappearance, crime solving, uncover truth, murder mystery, crime investigation, secret, disappearance, sleuth, police investigation, suspicion, cold case ...
Place:
latvia, st. petersburg russia, eastern europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
The day before Almedal Week begins, Minister of Business Affairs David Ehrling receives a call from Prime Minister Elvira Kropp. She explains that she intends to resign and that in connection with a press conference she wants to "point ...
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:
eastern europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Single mum Rachel is on the poverty line, leaving her working all hours of the day as a cleaner to provide for her son. Out of the blue, she is approached by a wealthy businessman offering her a new job with better pay and shorter hours. However, ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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2020s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
crime thriller, tense, dark, suspense, pastoral ...
Plot:
crime investigation, drug cartel, threat, secrets, conspiracy, corruption, working class, moral ambiguity, slow burn, survival, betrayal, violence ...
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22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story:
“Undercover” depicts the story of Han Jung Hyun, who has been hiding his identity for a long time, and Choi Yeon Soo, a human rights lawyer who becomes the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to fight for ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
seoul
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Shelly Mohan is a regular mum who juggles the lives and schedules of three children and a husband who is a local detective. It’s a chaotic and mostly thankless life, but one with which she is happy…until a dark secret emerges from her past.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, crime thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, domestic drama, motherhood, family secret, suspicion, double life, small town, betrayal, hidden identity, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Neslihan Turhan is the host of the TV show One Truth. She touches people's lives, sheds light on the stories that remain in the dark, and built her career on the principles of justice. Her life is upturned by the death of Lal Kaleli, in which ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, emotional, dark
Plot:
family drama, moral dilemma, investigation, investigative journalism, media manipulation, scandal, whodunit, family secret, celebrity culture, betrayal, urban, police procedural ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
The lives of the members of the Pons family change suddenly when Frida mysteriously disappears on the night of her father's birthday party.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, tension, novela
Plot:
kidnapping, teenage protagonist, investigation, family secret, problem, mysterious disappearance, uncover truth, abduction, missing person, vanished man, dysfunctional family, cat versus mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gifted woman's intellect brings chance to lead covert European police force. But it backfires, costing her everything. Following murder at her home and kidnapped heiress, her ex-supervisor enlists a policeman's aid to reinstate her.
Style:
crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
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Story:
Richard Altman, a respected judge, is forced to sacrifice everything he has worked for when his son Lucas commits a hit-and-run, leaving a man for dead. At first, Richard wants his son to do the right thing, but he changes his mind when he realizes ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
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Story:
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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