Movies like High and Low
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High and Low (1963)
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Original name: 天国と地獄
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, tense, atmospheric, breathtaking, intense, serious, realistic, epic ...
Plot:
ransom, suspense, police, chauffeur, tragedy, secrets, visceral, character study, psychopath, mistaken identity, missing person, rescue, class differences, drug overdose, chase, law enforcement, disorder, dishonesty, investigation, police investigation, kidnapping, drug addiction, samurai, medieval, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, post world war two
Place:
japan, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out atmospheric, cerebral, realistic and serious films with plots about dialogue, storytelling, runaway, greed, corruption, murder and police investigation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like High and Low: Sanjuro (1962), Yojimbo (1961), Prisoners (2013), The American Friend (1977), Memories of Murder (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, witty, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, corruption, betrayal, rescue, martial arts, police investigation, culture clash, visceral, transformation, small town, one against many ...
Time:
19th century, future
Place:
japan, india, tokyo, asia
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95%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant ...
Style:
cynical, thought provoking, exciting, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, small town, bodyguard, betrayal, gang, martial arts, rivalry, gang war, ronin, gangsters, mercenary ...
Time:
19th century, future, 1860s, 18th century
Place:
japan, india, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, police investigation, torture, vigilantism, brutality, serial killer, police, vengeance, twists and turns, missing child ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, boston, usa
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72%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, atmospheric, talky, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, gangsters, assassination, friendship, hitman, betrayal, art, forgery, loneliness, police investigation, good versus evil, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1976
Place:
paris france, germany, new york, hamburg germany, texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 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 ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, police, rape, twists and turns, murder investigation, murder, unsolved crime, investigation, murder mystery, suspense, police detective ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, year 2003, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, tense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, revenge, investigation, existentialism, conspiracy, twists and turns, false accusation, suspense, veteran, alcohol abuse, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
california, vietnam, los angeles, asia, southern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly ...
Style:
bleak, tense, realistic, cynical, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug addiction, drugs, police, investigation, murder, suspense, police investigation, police officer, addiction, twists and turns, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, meditative, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, missing person, suspense, infidelity, loneliness, manipulation, crime gone awry, complex characters, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, florida, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, depressing, emotional, twist ending, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
vengeance, loss of child, murder, suspense, sexual abuse, childhood, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, child abuse, death in the family, revenge ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The intriguing relationship between three desperados, who try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, cynical, surreal, tense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
mental illness, kidnapping, crime gone awry, murder, boxer, femme fatale, greed, gangsters, existentialism, destiny, adaptation, corruption ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, private detective, twists and turns, police investigation, kidnapped child, missing child, suspense, moral dilemma, tragic event, disappearance, child abuse ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Bill Savage is struggling to maintain his marriage to his increasingly unbalanced wife, Myra, who believes she is a medium. She plans a scheme that will make her famous, involving kidnapping then "psychically" locating a little girl.
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, mental illness, occult, ransom, crime gone awry, family in danger, gangsters, corruption, adaptation, stillbirth, betrayal ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Master thief Corey is fresh out of prison. But instead of toeing the line of law-abiding freedom, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime, crossing those of a notorious escapee and alcoholic ex-cop. As the unlikely trio plots a ...
Style:
tense, stylized, neo noir, cerebral, bleak ...
Plot:
heist, gangsters, organized crime, nightclub, robbery, mafia, suspense, thief, gunfight, prison, existentialism, police investigation ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe, marseille, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Style:
neo noir, cynical, enigmatic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, suspense, murder, missing person, twists and turns, investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, kidnapping, ransom, private investigator, cons and scams ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Style:
neo noir, tense, captivating, clever, atmospheric ...
Plot:
police corruption, corruption, murder, murder mystery, police detective, police, justice, organized crime, fighting the system, gang, dangerous attraction, police brutality ...
Time:
50s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
obsession, kidnapping, incestuous relationship, twists and turns, chase, ransom, suspense, dangerous attraction, mistaken identity, disorder, doppelganger, missing person ...
Time:
year 1959, year 1975, 20th century, 70s, 50s
Place:
usa, new orleans, italy, europe, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
Style:
tense, emotional, stylized, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
samurai, father son relationship, rebellion, revenge, martial arts, violence, vengeance, kidnapping, family relations, injustice, rebelliousness, master warrior ...
Time:
18th century, 70s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ford plays an American doctor whose wife suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, tense, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
espionage, kidnapping, suspense, spy, missing wife, chase, hotel, investigation, missing person, hotel room, illuminati, nude ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, surreal, non-linear ...
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, police investigation, missing child, child abuse, psychology, winter, little girl, investigation, flashback, snow, missing person ...
Place:
canada, ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but ...
Style:
cerebral, realistic, emotional, sexy, touching ...
Plot:
samurai, intern, medical profession, medical, medieval, doctor, poverty, doctors, art, nurse, cult, time travel ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, stylized, absurd ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, suspense, gangsters, greed, vengeance, human nature, redemption, cons and scams, dishonesty, intrigue, mind game ...
Time:
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Place:
italy, milan italy, berlin germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.
Style:
clever, surprise ending, dark, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, obsession, police, manipulation, police investigation, twists and turns, mind game, psychology, guilt, greed, gangsters ...
Time:
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Place:
australia, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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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 ⇓
60%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, disturbing, scary, neo noir ...
Audience:
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Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, insanity, police investigation, murder, suspense, killings, sin ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, psychological, twist ending, intense ...
Plot:
investigation, suspense, murder, twists and turns, revenge, family relations, parents and children, determination, amateur detective, uncover truth, mother, mentally challenged ...
Time:
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Place:
south korea, asia, korea, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from ...
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, split personality, true crime, double life, strangulation, police investigation, murder, serial rapist, psychopath, mind game, obsession, police detective ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1963
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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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, stylized, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
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serial killer, investigation, murder, murder mystery, journalism, suspense, maniac, paranoia, killings, police, uncover truth, mind game ...
Time:
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Place:
san francisco, california, usa, sacramento california, oakland california
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58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, hitman, loner, solitude, loneliness, police investigation, assassination, chase, betrayal, suspense, character study, organized crime ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe
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58%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopathic samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
Style:
cerebral, tense, stylized, bleak, thought provoking ...
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, fencing, violent, ninja, medieval, vengeance, master warrior, sword fight, guilt, visceral, greed ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Following the death of his mother, J finds himself living with his estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Smurf, mother to the Cody boys. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world. But, as he soon ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, mafia, interrogation, suspense, violence, investigation, complex characters, justice, character study, vengeance, drug dealer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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