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The State Counsellor (2005)
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Original name: Статский советник
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Third film based on Boris Akunin's "Priklucheniya Erasta Petrovicha Fandorina" series of novels. On a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow general Khrapov was killed and no one else but Erast Petrovich is under suspicion because the killer pretended to be Fandorin. There are initials BG on the handle of the knife Khrapov was stabbed with, the initials belong to a terrorist organization which keeps both capital cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg) in fear. This time Fandorin is not the only one trying to solve the crime, general Pozharski, a famous detective takes over the investigation...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, thought provoking, captivating, rough, realistic, serious
Plot:
investigation, russian empire, whodunit, terrorism, military, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, crime solving, politics, sleuth, intrigue, political intrigue, political conspiracy, unsolved crime, police investigation, homicide detective, political unrest, terrorist plot, cold case, secret revealed, palace intrigue, uncover truth, romancing a criminal ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia, moscow russia, saint petersburg
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and disturbing films with plots about investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, murder mystery, crime solving and murder mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The State Counsellor: Azazel (2002), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Detective Anna (2016), Grudge (2021), The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
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Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
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Duration: 57 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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