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The Informant (1997)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
terrorism, ira, struggle, spy, 007, freedom, conflict, anglo irish relations, trouble, heroes, politics, betrayal, life is a bitch, rebellion, fighting the system, society, danger, law enforcement, introspection, police investigation, political unrest, tragic hero, dishonesty, state affairs, uncover truth ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, belfast
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about state affairs, terrorism, politics, deadly, society, danger and dishonesty mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Informant: The Enemy Within (1994), Shadow Dancer (2012), Cal (1984), Over the Mountains (2005), Nothing Personal (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, political corruption, state affairs, betrayal, government agency, undercover, manhunt, special agent, revolution, danger ...
Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Set in 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Style:
political thriller, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
ira, moral dilemma, radical, terrorist, state affairs, undercover, betrayal, family relations, snitch, siblings relations, political unrest, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, england, belfast ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.
Style:
political, art house, contemplative, tense, serious ...
Plot:
ira, terrorism, trouble, forbidden love, female pubic hair, religion, international relations, war on terror, anglo irish relations, guilt, couples, political unrest ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
northern ireland, europe, ireland, belfast
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, injustice, vengeance, society, couple relations, life is a bitch, rivalry, introspection, danger, false accusation, politics ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
new york, paris france, france, usa, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A raw depiction of the Belfast 'troubles' as savage tribal warfare. Set shortly after the 1975 cease fire, the film focuses on the tribulations of Kenny, Protestant leader of a group of Shankill Road Loyalists, and his one-time friend ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
ira, trouble, anglo irish relations, injustice, chaos, dedicated lawyer, state affairs, life is a bitch, terrorism, heroes, danger, legal ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style:
psychological, harsh, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, betrayal, murder mystery, politics, police inspector, secret agent, sabotage, conspiracy, undercover, state affairs, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1996, 1880s, 18th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland, russia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in ...
Style:
controversial, political, political thriller, suspense, mysterious ...
Plot:
politics, terrorism, conspiracy, blackmail, lawyer, corruption, human rights, trouble, british police, cia, torture, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, england, dublin ireland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Set in a post-9/11 America, four Americans come together to build a truck bomb and plan to detonate it on a target in the U.S. Highlighting the days leading up to the event.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, conspiracy, politics, bomb, rebellion, danger, society, vengeance, terrorism, state affairs, rivalry, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, violent, dark hero, psychopath, journalism, investigation, master criminal, uncover truth, ira, trouble, violence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
34%
10K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint ...
Style:
sexy, philosophical, talky, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, christianity, faith, religion, kidnapping, christian, self discovery, religions or cults, obsessive quest, clergy, danger, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, rome italy, jerusalem, israel
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on Martin McGartland's real life story as a informant for the British Police to spy on the IRA. Taking place from 1987-1991, Martin (Jim Sturgess) works his way up the ranks of the IRA, while keeping his informant with the police Fergis ...
Style:
sexy, factual, brutal, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ira, brutality, weapons, crime gone awry, storytelling, terrorism, secret agent, snitch, danger, state affairs, undercover, spy ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland, canada, northern ireland, europe, scotland ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Qatar
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Style:
tense, emotional, intense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
immigrant, culture clash, wall street, muslim, 9/11, terrorism, conspiracy, political unrest, civil rights, american dream, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, pakistan, istanbul turkey, usa ...
Similarity:
31%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
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Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
30%
56
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in sympathetic priests to administer last rites to those they were about to execute. The film analyzes the fallout that occurs when one of these priests ha ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland
Similarity:
30%
958
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in the Seventies, Hennessy is a Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the IRA. Hennessy's family is killed, and he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of England.
Style:
political, grindhouse, offbeat, independent film, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ira, anglo irish relations, explosions, revenge, manhunt, terrorism, violent content, repression, royal family, political corruption, political intrigue, political unrest ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland, london, england, europe, belfast
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black and white ...
Plot:
uncover truth, investigation, fighting the system, race against time, undercover, assassination, rebellion, life is a bitch, danger, dishonesty, government agency, society ...
Place:
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Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, mossad, espionage, impossible love, covert operation, hitman, terrorism, paranoid, wartime, secret agent, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
france, israel, paris france, middle east, europe
Similarity:
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505
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
political thriller that charts the exploits of disillusioned ex-hacker Terell Lessor. A return to New York, coupled with a humiliating attempt at getting a new job, serves as the catalyst for him to take action against those who slighted him in the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, prodigy, undercover, secret agent, campaign, fighting the system, society, dishonesty, rebellion, vengeance, rivalry, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
political unrest, police detective, politics, uncover truth, investigation, rebellion, who to trust, society, law enforcement, fight for supremacy, state affairs, special agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
taiwan, chicago, asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
lawyer, terrorism, law, professor, trial, power relations, injustice, confined, danger, politics, hotshot lawyer, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
ira, anglo irish relations, trouble, machine gun, power relations, war, innocence lost, terrorism, rivalry, dishonesty, life is a bitch, state affairs ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, detroit, england, scotland
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan and Turkey. He's above suspicion. In truth, the "Stone Merchant" is a Christian convert into Islam. He's rich, cultured, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, tense
Plot:
obsessive quest, danger, assassination attempt, manipulation, terrorism, state affairs, race against time, against the rules, politics, terrorist attack, special agent, fall in love ...
Place:
middle east, cappadocia turkey, rome italy, afghanistan, turkey ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, state affairs, assassination, dishonesty, life is a bitch, politics, fighting the system, immigrant, animal life, gays and lesbians ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, interesting
Plot:
terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, state affairs, escapades, ocean, uncover truth, fighting the system, politics, journalism, dishonesty, media ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, russia, estonia, pentagon
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Infiltrator is an American film about an Israeli freelance journalist who travels to Germany circa the early 1990's and uncovers a story about a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction, who are intent to bring Nazism back to the ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Martijn, an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, however, Martijn is abducted by a group of terrorists, injected with a debilitating drug, and imprisoned. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, kidnapping, torture, chess, idealism, confined, rivalry, danger, missing person, presumed dead, threat ...
Place:
africa, morocco
Similarity:
26%
220
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Anton O'Neill returns home after five years at sea, he finds that 1970's Ireland is a radically different place to the one he left behind. Northern Ireland is in flames, and civil unrest has spilled south of the border to his beloved ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
ira, terrorism, police detective, on the run, moral dilemma, injustice, law enforcement, rebellion, rebelliousness, society, love and romance, danger ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
ireland, europe, belfast, paris france, dublin ireland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Independent writer-director Leigh Slawner helms this chilling dramatization of the findings laid out in the best-selling 9/11 Commission Report, a document that sought to analyze the circumstances surrounding coordinated terrorist attacks against ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world trade center manhattan new york city, investigation, uncover truth, danger, politics, state affairs, chaos, society, fbi agent, 9/11, terrorist, islam ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, london, pakistan, washington d.c., israel ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
journalism, police corruption, amateur detective, murder, legal investigation, media, fighting the system, uncover truth, wrongful conviction, police brutality, state affairs, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.
Style:
grindhouse, political thriller, political, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
cold war, border, spy, terrorism, winter, cold war era, world war two, iron curtain, 007, cannon, soldier, battles ...
Time:
80s
Place:
czechoslovakia, germany, vietnam, asia, europe
Similarity:
25%
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