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Contaminated Man (2000)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this science fiction thriller, David Whitman (William Hurt) is a chemist who lost his wife and child in a freak accident and is trying to rebuild his life on his own. While doing research, Whitman discovers a series of mysterious deaths that seem to follow in the path of Joseph Mueller (Peter Weller), a seemingly ordinary man who works as a security guard. Unknown to Mueller, his body carries a strange contaminant that's deadly to many people, and Whitman is desperate to find Mueller and stop him before he can cause more deaths.
Style:
psychological, tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, independent film, psychotronic, detective, psychological thriller, psycho film
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, plague, danger, on the run, journalism, death in the family, biohazard, infection, spy, medicine, pandemic, quarantine, disaster, covert operation, terrorism, chases and races, dealing with death, terrorist, police officer, illness, luck, pig, manhunt, casino ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, budapest, hungary, budapest hungary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about deadly, danger, investigation, chases and races, murder, dishonesty and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Contaminated Man: Shadow Hours (2000), Anthrax (2001), Pandemic (2009), The 9/11 Commission Report (2006), Thirst (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, bleak
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A widowed reporter recruits the help of a federal agent to investigate her late husband's secrets, but the two become the target of unknown attackers. When FBI Agent John Nelson’s key informant, Miles, is abducted and shot, all that’s left ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 85 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: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Country: USA
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Style:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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