Movies and TV shows like Underground
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Underground (2026)
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Original name: Yeraltı
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Haydar Ali after avenging his family’s murder, ends up in prison. There, he finds himself in the middle of one of Türkiye’s most dangerous underground cartels. However, the truly deadly confrontation begins three years later, when he regains his freedom and learns that the woman whom he has never been able to forget, is now the wife of the man closest to him.
Style:
suspense, dark, intense, tension, crime thriller, noir, neo noir
Plot:
prison, revenge, gang, violence, betrayal, cartel, organized crime, family tragedy, love triangle, betrayal by friend, retribution, mature, loyalty, power struggle, male protagonist, moral ambiguity, forbidden love, obsession, corruption, gangs, turkish
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Most similar movies to Underground
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, suspense, tense and intense films and TV series with plots about betrayal, revenge, power struggle, corruption, organized crime, moral ambiguity and urban mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Underground: Kinpika (2016), Mad Unicorn (2025), Altindagli (2013), Untouchable (2017), The Graft (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kenta Sakaguchi was a yakuza member and he spent 13 years in prison for killing a rival yakuza boss. Hidehiko Hirohashi was a secretary for a politician. He took the blame for the politician’s act. Isao Okawara was a self-defense official, but he ...
Style:
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Plot:
yakuza, betrayal, gangster, revenge, thug, crime boss, bandit, criminal gang, gang, criminal's revenge, corruption, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
An aspiring entrepreneur breaks new ground with the launch of a startup courier service that brings new opportunities — and powerful enemies.
Style:
crime thriller, intense, tense, dramatic, suspense ...
Plot:
startup, male protagonist, ambition, street life, risk, urban, entrepreneurship, youth, coming of age, corruption, power struggle, betrayal ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a mafia man named "President" on the series. Ekrem Altindagli lives with his wife and children. His family life is restless. Neriman, an old and grumpy mother, constantly raises trouble. His uncle, a mafia boss like himself, is ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, emotional, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mafia, gangster boss, organized crime, underworld, crime family, family drama, patriarch, power struggle, betrayal, corruption, threat, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
The city of Bukcheon has been dominated by the Jang family for 3 generations. Jang Joon-Seo is the second son of family leader Jang Beom-Ho. A woman who Jang Joon-Seo loves dies. After that, he tries to reveal the truth about her death and a secret ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, political thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, corruption, uncover truth, tragic love, bereavement, relationships, family relations, life is a bitch, organized crime, murder mystery, revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
60%
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564
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After his sister’s sudden death, a doctor finds himself entangled with a local crime syndicate and forging a tentative alliance with its new leader.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
organized crime, crime boss, family tragedy, ethical dilemma, criminal syndicate, moral ambiguity, corruption, power struggle, urban, union, urban decay, mistrust ...
Similarity:
60%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
TV show
Story:
Adrian, a young man who was unjustly jailed after his friends betrayed him during a heist, gets the chance at a new life, guided by Caesar, his mentor.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
revenge, identity, betrayal, criminal, hidden identity, confined, personality change, bandit, problem, vengeance, male protagonist, prison ...
Place:
romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Tatsuya Ukyo gets caught up in trouble and is threatened by Kuki, the boss of the Kuki group, and is forced to fight at "Dragon Heat (DH)", a gambling fighting arena located in an underground facility in the city.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
yakuza, criminal underworld, organized crime, criminal, coma, mob hit, gang member, bandit, mafioso, fistfight, criminal gang, gang ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
55%
2K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
Five young women are the protagonists of this series with a criminal plot. After many years, a combination of circumstances, childhood friends, merges in the center of criminal clans.
Style:
intense, tense, dark, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, organized crime, crime family, urban, friendship, moral ambiguity, revenge, betrayal, gang, violence, power struggle, tragic past ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
A gang plans to kill one of its members after disobeying the rules, but their plan goes south, leaving him alive to plot his revenge.
Style:
crime drama, intense, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
betrayal, gang, revenge, organized crime, moral ambiguity, vengeance, retribution, criminal underworld, violent, revenge motive, power struggle, assassination attempt ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Jung-woo was abandoned by his birth parents when he was a baby and became friends with Soo-hyun, who became his sweetheart. After rescuing Chairman Jang, he is adopted by him and becomes a bodyguard to the chairman’s son. Jung-woo is reunited with ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, romantic drama, action thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, criminal gang, organized crime, bandit, criminal, gang, crime boss, con artists, cons and scams, faithfulness, power struggle, love triangle ...
Place:
jeju island, korea, africa, las vegas
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
TV show
Story:
Sanwal Yaar Piya is a tale of love, fate, and the tangled lives of three individuals—Sanwal, Aliyaar, and Piya. Their destinies collide amidst challenges of loyalty, sacrifice, and a complicated past.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, intense, suspense
Plot:
betrayal, love triangle, secrets, deception, sacrifice, fate, family drama, dark past, family secret, power struggle, class conflict, destiny ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The origin story of Gal Dove, Don Logan, and Teddy Bass. Explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s while falling in ...
Style:
tense, dark, dramatic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
criminal, criminal underworld, organized crime, violence, gangster, true crime, crime investigation, rise to power, character study, loyalty, anti hero, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
TV show
Story:
The siblings discover their father has left everything to a woman they have never met. As his death becomes the subject of a police investigation, the siblings hunt for his previous will.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
family drama, sibling rivalry, crime investigation, betrayal, deception, power struggle, suspicion, legal battle, grief, mistrust, obsession, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
As a boy, Serhat lost both his father and fortune but built an empire on family and integrity. His world shatters when his wife Berrak hides a devastating secret and falls into a coma. While searching for answers, his heart hardens—until he meets ...
Style:
emotional, intense, suspense
Plot:
family drama, secrets, betrayal, trust, loss, redemption, relationships, male protagonist, domestic drama, family values, love triangle, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
44%
2K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A father grapples with his divorce as he spins into a world of organized crime. With his son's life on the line, what will his next move be?
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
organized crime, divorce, family drama, father son relationship, urban, moral dilemma, accident, exploitation, danger, desperation, moral ambiguity, corruption ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Style:
family saga, tense, emotional, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
power struggle, dynasty, identity, identity crisis, corruption, moral dilemma, forbidden love, betrayal, revenge, inheritance, crime family, class conflict ...
Place:
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Similarity:
42%
109
Genre: Drama
Country: Syria, Lebanon
TV show
Story:
Betrayed by his friends and the woman he loved, Majd is imprisoned but not broken. After escaping with a new face and name — Aser — he’s back with one goal: revenge.
Style:
crime thriller, tension, suspense, twisted, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
betrayal, revenge motive, revenge, prison escape, new identity, retribution, vengeance, deception, identity, betrayal of trust, escape, disguise ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
41%
14
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
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188
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The story tells about the irreconcilable family war between the Donkovi brothers - the investigator from the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime Boris Donkov, head of the anti-drug department. turned into an unscrupulous, cynical, ...
Style:
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Plot:
sibling rivalry, brothers, family drama, drug lord, manipulation, family secret, revenge, police, betrayal, love triangle, organized crime, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, noir
Plot:
kidnapping, violence, poverty, child abandonment, survival, organized crime, family secret, urban, gang, drug, trauma, corruption ...
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156
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
To avenge his dead parents, Diogo will have to destroy his lover's mom and face his younger brother. Diogo, a decorated military officer, finds out that Eduarda is responsible for the destruction of his family. He returns to his homeland to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, soap opera, suspense ...
Plot:
love triangle, revenge, family feud, forbidden love, life is a bitch, love affair, dysfunctional family, romantic triangle, love interest, brother brother relationship, family problems, tragic love ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
As a child, Eşref fell in love from afar with a girl he called “Rüya” and spent years searching for her, only to become a powerful mafia figure along the way. Meanwhile, Nisan, an idealistic musician, finds herself in grave danger after ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mafia, betrayal, hidden identity, double life, obsession, underworld, organized crime, moral ambiguity, power struggle, danger, forbidden love, urban ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
money, gambling, greed, speculation, underworld, influencer, greedy man, misfit, gambler, criminal underworld, mishap, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
When he was a little child, Halil İbrahim lost his father due to a blood feud and was exiled to Istanbul. Twenty years later, he returns to his homeland in the Karadeniz region as a handsome, powerful young man. He plans to marry the girl he loves, ...
Style:
emotional, family saga, tense, intense, romantic drama ...
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, family conflict, tragic past, grudge, forbidden love, family honor, exile, power struggle, love triangle, betrayal, resentment ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
36%
10K
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
What are you willing to do to support your family? If you are no longer a member of the family, do you do the right thing or wait for them to be destroyed?
Style:
serious, tension, emotional, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family conflict, family drama, loyalty, mature, ethical dilemma, betrayal, sacrifice, morality, power struggle, survival, identity crisis, revenge ...
Similarity:
35%
501
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, prisoner, survival, undercover, gambler, crisis, jail, life is a bitch, social problems, confined, illegal gambling ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Headhunter Zheng Qiu Dong doesn’t know the meaning of defeat. There is no limit to how much he is willing to do to succeed in the hunting ground that is the world of business. He is also incredibly close to his girlfriend, Luo Yi Ren, and truly ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, intense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
betrayal, meaning of life, motivational speaker, rise and fall, power struggle, social problems, male protagonist, motivation, life is a bitch, scheming, strategy, power politics ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
The series revolves around a large family dominated by Father Zain Al Attar, who embodies the course of the artist Mahmoud Hamida, and has a large number of children who live with him in the house except two, one of them lives in a shelter and the ...
Style:
captivating, intense, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
mafia, gang, mob boss, family drama, crime family, empire, outlaw gang, underground, gang leader, mafioso, bandit, criminal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
34%
2K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Ali Riza is a taxi driver and doing preparation for marrying his sister Nihan to his dear friend. On the other hand, Halide Gurkan attends the magnificent invitation given by Fuat Ersoylu on the occasion of his father's birthday. During the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, mafia, unhappy marriage, marriage, murder, retribution, organized crime, family problems, criminal's revenge, vengeance, male female relationship, family relations ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
TV show
Story:
Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, a humble young man, becomes an emerald miner to one of Colombia's most powerful drug lords.
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, drug, drug lord, crime boss, criminal gang, drug dealer, drug cartel, criminal, gang, drug dealing, rise and fall, drug traffic ...
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
33%
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