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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It's Yorkshire in 1974, and fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions in the last decade. But after a mutilated body is found on a construction site owned by a local property magnate, Eddie and Barry are drawn into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, detective, suspense, serious, gloomy, stylized, philosophical, mind bending, cerebral ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, violence, investigation, journalism, police brutality, strangulation, conspiracy, justice, journalist, uncover truth, life is a bitch, law enforcement, dishonesty, twists and turns, family problems, loss of daughter, killer, politics, murder, brutality, murderer, mysticism, stoner, crime investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2009, year 1974, 80s
Place:
england, britain, northern england, europe, yorkshire, scotland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, police investigation, serial killer, law enforcement and murder mystery mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974: Memories of Murder (2003), The Element of Crime (1984), True Confessions (1981), Frenzy (1972), Zodiac (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nine years on, another Morley child has gone missing on her way home from school. Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent ...
Style:
gloomy, detective, atmospheric, brutal, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, british police, police investigation, wrongful conviction, justice, interrogation, uncover truth, clergy, dishonesty, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, england, yorkshire
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, gloomy, suspenseful, cerebral, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, police corruption, murder, police investigation, who done it, conspiracy, dead prostitute, uncover truth, police detective, dishonesty, riddles and clues ...
Time:
80s, year 2009, year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
europe, england, yorkshire, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, east asia, korea, asia
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80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the ...
Style:
surreal, bleak, psychological, neo noir, art house ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, hypnosis, police investigation, surrealism, mentor, dystopia, society, memory loss, distopia, dialogue, psychoanalysis ...
Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute
Style:
neo noir, detective, intelligent, crime drama, talky ...
Plot:
murder, catholic priest, cop, priest, politics, serial killer, clergy, redemption, police corruption, political corruption, desert, catholic ...
Time:
1940s, year 1981, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Style:
black comedy, suspense, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, rape, strangulation, killer, dark humor, murder, man kills a woman, psycho killer, mistaken identity, truck, violent, sexual perversion ...
Time:
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Place:
london, britain, england, europe, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, journalism, maniac, murder mystery, mind game, journalist, true crime, paranoia, killer, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, year 1971, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style:
disturbing, visual, bleak, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
murder, shakespeare, guilt, prophecy, witch, nobility, macbeth, witchcraft, royalty, betrayal, renaissance, ghost ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, eastern europe, england, europe
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, stylized, scenic, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, clever, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When David Lindholm, Sweden's most famous police officer, found shot in bed identifies herself quickly with his young wife Julia. Julia is threatened with life imprisonment for murder, both her ​​husband and her missing four year old son ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
journalism, investigation, murder, dishonesty, race against time, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, missing child, criminal, private investigation, murderer ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 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: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, detective, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is Midsummer's Eve and ten people are on a deserted castle for a TV recording. The next morning the program leader is shot dead. Kvällspressens Annika Bengtzon a mandate to monitor the murder, but she soon learns that her best friend Anne ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense
Plot:
journalism, murder, investigation, law enforcement, multiple suspects, false accusation, dishonesty, estate, who done it, nordic, swedish, investigative journalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Peter: A Study for a Portrait of a Serial Killer is a feature film that delivers uncompromising performances and rare, shocking archive to reveal for the first time ever the astonishing true story of The Yorkshire Ripper. Exploring his childhood, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, manhunt, murderer, british, murder, serial murder, killer, police officer, clue, murder mystery, who done it ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
17%
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Country: UK
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder, police investigation, woman in danger, addiction, drug abuse, prostitute, small town, life is a bitch, murderer, killing spree ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, england
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17%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, north america
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
serial murder, sleuth, serial killer, murder mystery, detective inspector, cold case, forensics, crime solving, murder investigation, investigation, killing, killing spree ...
Place:
nova scotia, boston
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, law enforcement, intrigue, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, righting the wronged, parents and children, police, female protagonist, family secret ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, true crime, mind game, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence, brutality ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Ecuador
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, psychopath, journalism, media, obsession, insanity, greed, uncover truth, ambition, journalist, reporter ...
Time:
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Place:
ecuador, latin america, florida, miami, new jersey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, missing person, homicide detective, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, serial murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
16%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, captivating, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
journalism, murder mystery, twists and turns, macabre, journalist, courtroom, prison, prisoner, writers, courtroom drama, justice, prison visit ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, oregon, usa, montana, mexico
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16%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, rough, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
investigation, rape, serial killer, hacker, sexual abuse, missing person, twists and turns, murder mystery, vengeance, murder investigation, journalist, strong female character ...
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Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, europe, london, eastern europe
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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