Movies like Mad Detective
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Mad Detective (2007)
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Original name: 神探
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.
Style:
surreal, psychological, serious, suspenseful, bloody, philosophical, mind bending, psychedelic, neo noir, cerebral ...
Plot:
police investigation, mental illness, police detective, manic, murder, law enforcement, dishonesty, serial killer, imagination, surveillance, twists and turns, killer, psychology, suspense, gunfight, conspiracy, profiler, a vision, misfit, graphic violence, track down, revenge, police officer, police, violence ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about murder, law enforcement, violence, police investigation, gangsters, police and blood mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Mad Detective: The Longest Nite (1998), Double Tap (2000), Heroic Duo (2003), Vengeance (2009), Running Out of Time (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two triad leaders vie for the right to manage a string of casinos in Macau which sparks an exhausting battle. A twist of fate brings the two gangster bosses together in collaboration, but rumors have it otherwise. A murderous plot unfolds.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heroic bloodshed, gunfight, killer, organized crime, conspiracy, restaurant, criminal heroes, hidden identity, police investigation, gang, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Leslie Cheung plays Rick Pang, an IPSC champion who is also a gun expert who modifies his pistols to perfect his technique known as 'double tap', placing two shots in the same exact spot. In the 1996 IPSC Hong Kong shooting competition, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, murder, hitman, police investigation, master criminal, track down, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, contests and competitions, heroic bloodshed, psychopath ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tough cop Ken Li (Cheng) is at the top of his game, but he's going to need some help to solve a grisly crime that the offender, a respected police officer, doesn't even remember committing. He seeks out Jack Lai (Lai), a former ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, stylized, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, chase, investigation, hypnosis, dishonesty, undercover, police investigation, frame up, police corruption, martial arts, haunted by the past, memory loss ...
Place:
asia, china, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, vengeance, gangsters, murder, heroic bloodshed, chef, gunfight, violence, suspense, mafia, gang ...
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, macau
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Style:
sexy, dramatic, tense, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
thief, terminal illness, heist, swat team, heroic bloodshed, buddy cop, suspense, gunfight, gangsters, organized crime, revenge, cross dressing ...
Time:
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china, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding (Liu Kai Chi) is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, serious, rough, tense ...
Plot:
gangsters, police investigation, conspiracy, riddles and clues, who done it, dishonesty, partners, murder, partners against crime, law enforcement, police shootout, serial killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins ...
Style:
psychological, tense, neo noir, enigmatic, bleak ...
Plot:
police investigation, suspense, insomnia, murder, police detective, serial killer, murder mystery, manipulation, police officer killed, dishonesty, loss of partner, macabre ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Fire of Conscience is an 2010 Hong Kong action/thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Leon Lai and Richie Ren. The Chinese name is derived in one of the action scenes where Lai has to chase Ren through a street of dragon dance.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, tough heroes, investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, prostitute, loss of wife, suspense, brutality, mitsubishi, gangsters, torture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, rivalry, partners against crime, gang, track down, investigation, goofy hero, murder, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, master criminal ...
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, harsh, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, killer, gunfight, dark hero, police detective, rivalry, fall in love, criminal heroes, law enforcement, uninhibited rivalry, love triangle, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, tokyo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Hsiang Ming's wife is murdered, he takes up the hunt for her killer. The killer turns out to not be at all like he imagined, and suddenly he has unsuspected enemies who are after him.
Style:
neo noir, serious, psychological, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
frame up, killer, heroic bloodshed, assassination, murder, false accusation, who done it, on the run, rivalry, dishonesty, life is a bitch, track down ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A cop (Waise Lee) is losing the control of his right hand and cannot pull the trigger on time anymore. Before any accident happens, he decides to resign. Meanwhile his friend and informer is brutally murdered in Malaysia. Before leaving the force, ...
Style:
bloody, neo noir, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, gangsters, wooing, police corruption, wrongfully committed, working undercover, chaos and mayhem, police detective, undercover, dishonesty, witnessing a crime, partners against crime ...
Time:
80s
Place:
malaysia, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, harsh, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
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police corruption, serial killer, police, female nudity, police investigation, vigilantism, violent, police detective, murder, gangsters, machismo, dark hero ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, undercover, police investigation, law enforcement, partners, heroes, gangsters, partners against crime, dishonesty, police corruption, police detective, hitman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mole, police, suspense, organized crime, undercover, betrayal, mafia, gangsters, undercover cop, double life, mind game, spy ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, india, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, police corruption, police, frame up, river, investigation, chase, murder mystery, suspense, plot twist ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, year 1993
Place:
pennsylvania, los angeles, new jersey, san francisco, pittsburgh ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A blind detective, former cop, teams up with a policewoman who admires him to solve the disappearance of a girl friend of hers, years ago. Besides, he helps her to improve her skills as an investigator.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, blind character, police investigation, twists and turns, partners, disability, dark humor, suspense, blindness, blind man, gambling, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
A struggling, unemployed young writer takes to following strangers around the streets of London, ostensibly to find inspiration for his new novel.
Style:
neo noir, thought provoking, psychological, surprise ending, twist ending ...
Plot:
suspense, twists and turns, mentor, manipulation, plot twist, character study, breaking and entering, stranger, friendship, dishonesty, buddies, gangsters ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hotheaded cop Bill Zhu (Lau Ching-wan) gets relegated to the Emergency Unit after a dustup with his inept boss. When the mob kills Zhu's pal and ex-colleague (Francis Ng) during a turf-war hit, he rounds up his motley department cohorts and ...
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bloody, realistic, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, swat team, heist, police, loss of partner, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, fighting crime, vigilantism, heroes, escapades, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, east asia, china, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ...
Style:
suspenseful, enigmatic, serious, tricky, psychological ...
Plot:
police investigation, investigation, serial killer, suspense, torture, murder investigation, partners, kidnapping, murder, partners against crime, sexual abuse, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that ...
Style:
suspenseful, intellectual, serious, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, hostage, suspense, uncover truth, corruption, police corruption, twists and turns, false accusation, conspiracy, frame up, negotiation, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.
Style:
disturbing, rough, suspenseful, twist ending, stylized ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, surveillance, twists and turns, murder, police station, police corruption, sadism, hidden identity, mass murder, dishonesty, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, realistic
Plot:
heist, hostage, police detective, rivalry, confined, mind game, master criminal, law enforcement, time, thief, art thief, chases and races
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The undercover agent with dragon tattoo Kowloon continually helped the police to solve mysterious cases, which made him known as a rising star. However, his impulsive personality dragged him into endless troubles. He got himself into fights with the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, exciting, contemplative
Plot:
serial killer, police officer, police shootout, police officer killed, who done it, murder investigation, revenge, suspicion, track down, vengeance, death, law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master criminal, undercover, police investigation, gang, fighting crime, track down, law enforcement, police detective, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Style:
futuristic, neo noir, exciting, tense, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
cyberpunk, murder, suspense, future dystopia, foreknowledge, precognition, time loop, frame up, distopia, law enforcer, police investigation, time travel ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, eleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police investigation, demon, police detective, genetics, twists and turns, suspense, police officer, murder mystery, ritual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, twist ending, sexy, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
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