Movies and TV shows like The Pretender
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The Pretender (1996)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with the ability to become anyone he wants to be, i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work. Patrick Bauchau and Andrea Parker co-starred as Sydney, Jarod's childhood teacher and mentor, and Miss Parker, a childhood friend. They are both operatives for a mysterious organization called "The Centre", which took Jarod from his parents as a child and developed his special talents with the intention of making him one of their agents, while also using his brilliant intellect for their own evil purposes. After escaping from their custody, Jarod begins traveling the country, searching for clues to his true identity while posing as a doctor, police officer, attorney, or some other character who helps those in trouble. The Centre's directors are determined to return Jarod to The Centre to further their mysterious plan. A team of operatives, led by Miss Parker, attempts to find and capture The Pretender. Jarod's extreme intelligence combined with his childlike innocence create a memorable and endearing character that was popular with viewers.
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atmospheric, exciting, serious, disturbing, bleak, suspense, detective, action adventure, neo noir, psychotronic ...
Plot:
goodhearted, secret hideout, righting the wronged, justice, genius, secret place, undercover, hopes, prodigy, good versus evil, self discovery, encounter, conspiracy, manhunt, investigation, mysterious place, evil corporation, secret society, superhero, spy, supernatural, fugitives, man on the run, post apocalypse, magic ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 1990s
Place:
delaware
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Most similar movies to The Pretender
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, suspenseful and detective films and TV series with plots about investigation, supernatural, danger, superhero, super powers, heroes and show mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Pretender: John Doe (2002), Sense8 (2015), Dollhouse (2009), Believe (2014), Second Chance (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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John Doe is an American science fiction drama television series that aired on Fox during the 2002–2003 TV season.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, detective, mind bending, enigmatic
Plot:
prodigy, genius, hidden identity, amateur detective, supernatural ability, mysterious character, memory loss, amnesia, danger, police, superhero, super powers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, enigmatic
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
Style:
psychological, serious, exciting, tense, captivating
Plot:
amnesia, investigator, impostor, conspiracy, protective male, uncover truth, memory lapse, memory loss, fighting crime, partners against crime, special agent, secret agent ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as ...
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suspenseful, exciting, serious, stylized, sexy ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
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Time:
future, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, chicago, mumbai india, indiana, idaho ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Style:
mysterious, serious, suspenseful, cyber, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
undercover, kickass women, innocence lost, cyberpunk, memory loss, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, human nature, self discovery, uncover truth, female warrior, implanted memory ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, tucson arizona
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Believe is about an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
telekinesis, heroes, supernatural ability, protector, young heroes, foreknowledge, supernatural, danger, imaginary, escapades, on the run, orphan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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captivating, tense, exciting, futuristic, serious ...
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superhuman, genius, resurrection, second chance, father son relationship, scientist, reanimation, investigation, human experiment, supernatural, friendship, secret ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
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exciting, serious, humorous, funny, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, artifact, secret place, ancient mystery, magical object, top secret, investigation, riddles and clues, undercover, legends and myths, secret service, agent ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, south dakota
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
atmospheric, serious, stylized, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, pre-teens
Plot:
female protagonist, secret government organization, super soldier, genetic engineering, strong female lead, tough girl, female martial artist, superhuman powers, cyberpunk, dystopia, double life, hidden identity ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Place:
usa, seattle, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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entertaining, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
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Time:
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Place:
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71%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Fugitive is a remake of the 1963 TV series of the same name that aired for one season on CBS between October 6, 2000 and May 25, 2001. It stars Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble, Mykelti Williamson as lieutenant Philip Gerard, and Stephen Lang as ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 232 min.
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mysterious, dark, splatter, exciting, serious ...
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
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exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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Duration: 60 min.
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Audience:
teens
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Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
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Audience:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his ...
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captivating, exciting, tense, detective, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It stars Edward Woodward as a middle aged retired intelligence officer with a mysterious past who helps people in trouble. The show ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, injustice, vengeance, spy, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army, machismo, dark hero, superhero, conspiracy, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superheroine, superhuman powers, androids and robots, danger, investigation, escapades, government agency, undercover, chases and races, ex athlete, government facility, female protagonist ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, las vegas
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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tense, realistic, suspense, exciting, deep ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, chicago
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Total Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was later syndicated in the United States with some editing to ...
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cyber, tech noir, relaxing, detective, serious ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, androids, dark future, distopia, space, artificial intelligence, dystopian future, police detective, technology, manipulation, society ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear.
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exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an ...
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cliffhanger ...
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government conspiracy, invasion, infected, alien invasion, dream, hallucination, genetically altered, alien encounter, government facility, encounter, human existence, contact ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
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exciting, suspenseful, saga, neo noir, spectacular ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, secret identity, heroes, blind man, heroic mission, lawyer, hand to hand combat, blood, daredevil, superhuman powers, ninja ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style:
exciting, political, political thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, president, counter terrorism, usa president, usa politics, investigation, terrorism, weapons, american politics, spy, die hard, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, usa, chicago
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.
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exciting, tense, captivating, heroic, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, working undercover, spy, cia, double agent, female agent, female spy, strong female lead, young woman, betrayal, secret identity, escapades ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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"Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I do it all the time. I work for a secret government project experimenting in time travel. When things really get screwed up, I'm the guinea ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time machine, changing the past or future, time travel, paradox, alternate history, time loop, covert operation, super powers, struggle for survival, spy, time, top secret ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, nevada
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the ...
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exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful, teen ...
Audience:
teens
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supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, young heroes, escapades, superhuman powers, teleportation, telekinesis, psychic, friendship, good versus evil, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012, as a mid-season replacement. ...
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suspenseful, captivating, cliffhanger, stylized, serious ...
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Time:
20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, bay area
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19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for a fictional government office known as OSI. The series is based on the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg, which was the series's ...
Style:
serious, retro, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, spy action ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, computer genius, privacy invasion, mysterious character, computer, fighting crime, law enforcer, hacker ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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