Movies like Marlowe 1969
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Marlowe (1969)
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Los Angeles private-eye Philip Marlowe is trying to locate the brother of his new client, a woman named Orfamay Quest. The trail leads to two men who deny any knowledge of the brother's existence. Both are soon killed by an ice pick, so Marlowe deduces that there's much more to this than a simple missing-person case. Marlowe's path crosses that of a blackmailed movie star, Mavis Wald, and her friend, exotic dancer Delores. A mobster sends karate expert Winslow Wong to bust up Marlowe's office and warn him off the case, while Lieutenant French also cautions the detective to stay out of the police's way.
Style:
neo noir, detective, psychological, tense, noir, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
private detective, blackmail, investigation, missing person, femme fatale, gangster, murder, karate, striptease, photographer, stripper, doctor, dysfunctional family, passionate kiss, actress, threat, death of brother, sister sister relationship, police detective, destruction of property, love, mysticism, darkness, private investigator, philip marlowe ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 1960s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and detective films with plots about murder, investigation, dishonesty, private detective, deadly, private investigator and uncover truth mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Marlowe: Twilight (1998), Appointment with Death (1988), A Private Affair (2002), Farewell, My Lovely (1975), Harper (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A retired ex-cop and private detective gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money and walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of an actress' former husband.
Style:
neo noir, clever, suspense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, bare breasts, murder, murder mystery, femme fatale, amateur detective, swimming pool, voyeurism, missing person, corruption, betrayal, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, whodunit, passionate kiss, investigation, murder, hercule poirot, dysfunctional family, lawyer, conspiracy, blackmail, ship ...
Time:
year 1937, 1930s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new jersey, holy land, italy, europe, jerusalem ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
missing person, obsession, murder, missing girl, female nudity, male pubic hair, private investigator, murder investigation, nudity, sexual content, bare breasts, femme fatale ...
Time:
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Place:
france
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Style:
neo noir, detective, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, femme fatale, crime boss, missing person, murder, voice over narration, motel, interrogation, alcoholic, baseball, ex convict, investigation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941, year 1975
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, noir, cynical, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, missing person, investigation, kidnapping, twists and turns, uncover truth, dishonesty, divorce, adultery, swimming pool, ransom ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman ...
Style:
neo noir, clever, stylized, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot:
private detective, african american, missing person, jazz club, black, racism, gangster, jazz, private investigator, cop, home invasion, urban ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, malibu california, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, psychological, surprise ending ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
private detective, murder, missing person, investigation, espionage, infidelity, loneliness, actress, dysfunctional marriage, female criminal, extramarital affair, death of daughter ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place:
florida, usa, los angeles, key west florida, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Detective Jim Rockford works to uncover facts of the death of a wealthy socialite whose two grown children are accused of murdering her. Complicating matters are Rockford's omnipresent "friend" Angel, and Rockford's ex-wife Kit, ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
private detective, private investigator, murder investigation, whodunit, family secret, reluctant hero, family conflict, betrayal, lawyer, basement, beach, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, malibu california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
private detective, murder, private investigator, police officer, stripper, drug addict, parrot, eavesdropping, gigolo, rain, motel, corpse ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, nevada, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
819
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This new installment in the popular and critically-acclaimed Donald Strachey Mystery series finds America’s favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey (Chad Allen), taking on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, private investigator, law firm, investigation, danger, private detective, uncover truth, law enforcement, partner, senator, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The classic Raymond Chandler tale retold with Mitchum taking over the Bogart role.
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspense, talky, clever ...
Plot:
private detective, forbidden love, murder, nymphomaniac, blackmail, investigation, gangster, private investigator, chase, female pubic hair, nudity, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe, california, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Style:
neo noir, detective, dark, cynical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, profanity, whodunit, investigation, beach, mental institution, supermarket, alcoholic, private investigator, loneliness ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, malibu california, california, mexico, usa ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"This is an entirely imaginary story about the writer Dashiell Hammett, who... in the words of one of his most gifted contemporaries... helped get murder out of the vicar's rose garden and back to the people who are really good at it. The ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, metafiction, stylized ...
Plot:
private detective, femme fatale, blackmail, murder, missing person, writers, prostitute, investigation, private investigator, chinese gangster, extortion, morgue ...
Time:
1920s, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
finland
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Style:
detective, neo noir, retro, noir, thrilling ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
miami, florida, usa, miami beach
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, oregon, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet ...
Style:
neo noir, erotic, disturbing, sexy, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, investigation, twists and turns, memory loss, amnesia, suspicion, plastic surgery, haunted by the past, infidelity, female killer, car accident ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 70s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, oregon, bay area, california, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspense, thrilling, cult classic ...
Plot:
private detective, political corruption, private investigator, russian roulette, guard dog, private investigation, marriage of convenience, deep south, underwater, newspaper, police corruption, murder ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, whistleblower, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, danger, survival, dishonesty, workplace, journalism, deadline ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
france, usa, new york, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, thrilling, crime drama, noir, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, diving, underwater, murder, scuba diving, chess, yacht, passionate kiss, boat, go go dancer, redheaded woman, poker ...
Time:
60s
Place:
miami, rome italy, florida, usa, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A private eye gets in trouble when he tries to help a woman in distress.
Style:
detective, crime drama, suspense, noir, dark ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, private investigation, secrets, danger, femme fatale, deception, rescue, urban, rescue attempt, suicide attempt, betrayal ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
gay couple, private detective, gay, murder, amateur detective, lgbt, male nudity, gay marriage, gay sex, mysterious character, uncover truth, who done it ...
Place:
new york state, mexico
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
private detective, haunted by the past, investigation, uncover truth, murder, sister, suicide, private investigator, sexual content, life is a bitch, strong female presence, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, seduction, police detective, investigation, who done it, couples, law enforcement, dishonesty, crime investigation, jealousy, forbidden sex ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, woman in danger, investigation, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, who done it, estate, inheritance, adultery, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, police corruption, organized crime, police, murder, police detective, twists and turns, murder mystery, police brutality, justice, shootout, gunfight ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, arizona, persia ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
private detective, adultery, voyeur, dangerous attraction, male pubic hair, divorce, murder, who done it, betrayal, law enforcement, police investigation, vengeance ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, year 1957, year 1960, year 1959 ...
Place:
england, europe, brighton
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An artist, framed for the murder of a woman, is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.
Style:
neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
false accusation, murder, frame up, uncover truth, injustice, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, manipulation, couples, couple relations, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
18%
682
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This film is based upon the book with the same name, by Håkan Nesser, one of Swedens most appreciated "crime-authors".
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
18%
967
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, rough, tense, sexy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, betrayal, sex, power relations, couples, lesbian, female nudity, home invasion, private investigator, blackmail, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
18%
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