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Turk's Head (2010)
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Original name: Tête de Turc
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A 14 year old boy, an ER doctor, a cop looking for revenge, a mother fighting for her children and a man distraught by the death of his wife see their destinies come together. As the doctor spends several days in a coma, events keep on happening and all will be swept by the shock wave.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, captivating, psychological, rough, realistic
Plot:
vengeance, police investigation, police detective, society, law enforcement, juvenile delinquency, life turned upside down, immigrant, doctor, youth, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, teenage life, urban, disorder, siblings relations, violent content, teenager, police officer, police, troubled teen, coma, bus, turk ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, realistic and serious films with plots about law enforcement, investigation, society, police investigation, family relations, police officer and police detective mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Turk's Head: Olivier, Olivier (1992), R.I.F. (2011), Armed Hands (2012), Stolen (2011), Married to a Stranger (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. The story is set on the sweeping French countryside where Serge Duval (François Cluzet), a veterinarian, lives with his wife, Elisabeth (Brigitte Roüan) and their two young children. One day, their young son Olivier ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
eastern europe, paris france, africa, europe, france
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A policeman takes his family on a holiday, and after almost hitting a wild hog, the car won't start. They get hike with a guy scrutinizing his pretty wife. Shortly after, she disappears.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
missing person, uncover truth, police investigation, on the run, police detective, chase, cop, revenge, violent content, who done it, life is a bitch, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
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82%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
police investigation, partner, snitch, partners against crime, law enforcement, informant, drug bust, police, chase, investigation, bankruptcy, violent content ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, marseille
Similarity:
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344
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, confined, police detective, law enforcement, danger, investigation, child in peril, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Young couple recently married. Soon a child comes. Perfect happiness. For their honeymoon, Emma and David chose a house in the forest. But the escapade turns to drama: attacked by a masked man, Emma escapes to death. For the police, no doubt, David ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, who done it, evidence, murderer, clue, vengeance, love, police detective, partner, suspicion, couples, investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Benoît Delage is a university professor loved by everyone. But his whole life is thrown off course when his son starts dabbling in crime, and it's revealed that Benoît himself went to prison years ago for killing a policeman. His excellent ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, family relations, revenge, police detective, death, murder, violence, chase, name calling, murder mystery, clue, mysterious man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marek, a crime squad officer, sets out to avenge the death of his partner and best friend, who was killed by drug traffickers. He asks for a posting to a new undercover unit created to infiltrate a drug gang that imports hashish from Morocco using ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, marijuana, vengeance, law enforcement, gang, drug dealing, rivalry, working undercover, car chase, loss of partner, police procedural, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, south america, europe
Similarity:
49%
320
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Cathy has been preparing herself since early morning. She is about to celebrate her daughter Eva's 20th birthday. But on this very day, Cathy's life is turned upside-down with the shocking news that her daughter has been murdered. At first ...
Style:
contemplative, unusual plot structure, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
partner, graphic violence, police investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, escapades, murder investigation, evidence, chase, law enforcement, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense
Plot:
french police, police station, murder, investigation, crime scene, corpse, police officer, police detective, brutality, danger, violence, chase ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years ...
Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, violence, twists and turns, gang, rivalry, organized crime, police corruption, investigation, dirty cop, justice, nudity, police ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
42%
190
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Fabienne is a police officer. She does her job well but is gradually growing tired of the dehumanized nature of her work : arresting undocumented aliens day after day does not fit in with her ideals. That's why when, one night, Olga, the Kazakh ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, sincere, neo noir ...
Plot:
violence against women, police investigation, working class, law enforcement, missing child, police station, murder, policewoman, danger, family relations, dishonesty, working conditions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
police detective, mafia, vengeance, fighting crime, rivalry, danger, murder, law enforcement, gangster, mob boss, violent content, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, antwerp, europe, albania
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, neo noir, captivating ...
Plot:
alcohol abuse, policewoman, murder investigation, female boss, job, workplace situations, police officer, swat team, marijuana, police academy, homicide, recovering alcoholic ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, nice france
Similarity:
38%
424
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, crime drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, gang, best friend, youth, rivalry, urban ghetto life, tough heroes, criminal heroes, prison, murder, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
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2K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak
Plot:
vengeance, gang, girl gang, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, social decay, gang leader, life is a bitch, criminal heroes, rivalry, society, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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363
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alex, the son of a gang boss from Marseilles, joins the French Foreign Legion to avoid a hit put out on him by the Corsican Mafia. Four years later, Alex deserts and returns to Marseilles to get back together with Katia, his former girlfriend. But ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
gang, danger, family relations, parents and children, mafia, murder, father son relationship, lawyer, reprisal, rivalry, black, violent content ...
Time:
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Place:
marseille, france
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two mismatched strangers, Martin and Adele, try to unravel the mysterious disappearance of Martin's son and Adele's father, who were living together a couple.
Style:
disturbing, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
children, parents and children, investigator, clue, interrogation, missing son, chase, suspicion, missing child, couples, society, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, working class, urban ghetto life, moral dilemma, drug dealing, society, crime gone awry, unemployment, police detective, downfall, life is a bitch, st. patrick's day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, loss of partner, fighting crime, police detective, law enforcement, police chase, revenge, guy, boy, police officer, good guy, bad guy ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot:
murder investigation, partner, vengeance, death, name calling, murder, mysterious man, suspicion, law enforcement, who done it, friends, testimony ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
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755
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".
Style:
disturbing, sincere, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
family in crisis, investigation, family problems, life is a bitch, missing child, abduction, ransom, judaism, israeli, kidnapping, arrest, subway ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
israel, france, paris france
Similarity:
32%
545
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The fall from the top to the absolute bottom can be very fast. A renowned physician, also a beloved father and husband, is accused of a serious felony. Innocence is hard to prove, especially when in desperation to try to save oneself, we sacrifice ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, detective ...
Plot:
police investigation, child abuse, life turned upside down, vengeance, life is a bitch, false accusation, interrogation, human, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
central europe, czech republic
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The promise of a better life is pivotal in ten-year-old Fee’s decision to travel from her home in Romania to Germany. But she falls victim to child traffickers and is forced to work as a prostitute in a Berlin sex club. She is freed, however, ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak, sincere ...
Plot:
sex maniac, police investigation, dishonesty, injustice, danger, society, life is a bitch, law enforcement, conspiracy, child prostitution, child in peril, strong female presence ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paula, a young art student, witnesses the assassination of her father, a university professor. Frustrated by the local police she starts to investigate the murder herself. Driven by anger, frustration and sorrow, she commits fearless acts that put ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, motorcycle, assassination, murder of father, student, violence, loss of father, police, revenge, revenge plot, death of father, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Malboro and Cucu, the starring characters, are two brothers who split after the older one, Malboro, went to prison five years. One day he is set free, willing to return to his life. Cucu is the younger brother, who has become a boxer with possible ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
disorder, family relations, siblings relations, estrangement, brother brother relationship, male objectification, orphan, urban, male nudity, nudity, bare butt, female bare legs ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
wedding, juvenile delinquent, friendship, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, rebellious youth, buddies, youth, society, family relations, kids in trouble ...
Place:
europe, spain
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Mysteries keep revolving around Tam’s life.
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police detective, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, private detective, murder, riddles and clues, danger, killer, serial killer, violent content, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china, thailand
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.
Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gang, gangster, rivalry, ego clash, criminal's revenge, violent content, youth, hooligan, british gangster, urban, danger, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Police captains Emma and Adrien look for a killer who would use a silver bullet… on multiple victims.
Style:
contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder investigation, who done it, evidence, death, police officer, chase, murder, violence, investigator, vengeance, youth, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
29%
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