Movies like The Preacher 2007
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The Preacher (2007)
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Original name: Camilla Läckberg 02: Predikanten
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A boy finds a dead woman. When police move the corpse they find the skeletons of two women who disappeared in the seventies.
Style:
suspense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, dark, detective, psychological, sinister ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, police, murder investigation, blackmail, family feud, pastor, investigation, danger, cold case, forensic, small town, police procedural, female victim, macabre, cold, justice, family drama, isolated community, revenge, guilt, coastal town, flashback, investigative journalism, corruption ...
Time:
70s
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Most similar movies to The Preacher
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, murder, revenge, police procedural, cold case, moral ambiguity and small town mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Preacher: Cadaver (2022), Murder at the Savoy (1993), Borkmann's Point (2005), Moreno and the Silence (2006), Winter Ridge (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A pathologist and a police commissioner try to solve a series of murders involving a prisoner. Their journey leads to shocking revelations!
Style:
suspense, dramatic, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, morgue, corpse, police, pathologist, woman, murder mystery, death, police investigation, police officer, autopsy, forensics ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Errica returns to her hometown for her parents funeral and her childhood friend murdered.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder, police, murder investigation, police investigation, crime investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, family secret, small town, dark past ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A famous industrialist is murdered at a restaurant in Malmoe. Police inspector Martin Beck in Stockholm gets the case. The suspects lead to people involved in illegal arms deals. But who was the biggest criminal, the murderer or the industrialist?
Style:
serious, detective, bleak, grim, tense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, police procedural, corruption, interrogation, justice, morality, political intrigue, industrialist, whodunit, corporate crime, adaptation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together - a ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, partners against crime, police investigation, law enforcement, private detective, partner, police procedural, investigation, moral ambiguity, obsession, decapitation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a girl is murdered soon after leaving a closed religious community, Moreno faces a difficult investigation as the community closes ranks and refuses to cooperate. When another girl is abducted and her bloody fingernails mailed to the police, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, police investigation, religions or cults, law enforcement, private detective, society, kidnapping, partner, police procedural, investigation, missing person, religious community ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tearing himself away from the bedside of his coma-bound wife, a police Sergeant investigates a series of age-related murders, only to discover that time can be far more destructive and cruel than the idealistic killer........
Style:
tense, serious, psychological thriller, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, coma, murder, husband wife relationship, police protagonist, serial murder, accident, police investigation, law enforcement, investigation, guilty conscience, police ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 172 min.
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Story:
A quiet spring morning a man leaves prison after spending most of his adult life there. The man is convicted of murder, not once but twice.
Style:
psychological, detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, police procedural, police investigation, law enforcement, partner, released from prison, false accusation, investigation, ex convict, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sudhi and Madhu are police officers at a small wireless police station on the hilltop. Amidst the heavy monsoon, they receive word that a woman`s body parts have been scattered all over Elaveezhapoonchira. Will they solve the mystery?
Style:
suspenseful, detective, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
murder investigation, officer, job, police, crime investigation, investigation, police station, police officer, murder, police investigation, true crime, female victim ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Van Veeteren's only unsolved case comes back to haunt him when the daughter of a murdered private detective comes to see him. A brutal wife killer, who went into hiding years before, has resurfaced under an assumed name; or so it seems, and Van ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, private detective, police procedural, manhunt, haunted by the past, chases and races, law enforcement, investigation, investigator, cold case, evidence, suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Police officer Pipa works on her first big case while simultaneously investigating her boss, who is suspected of murder. The prequel to "Perdida".
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, dark, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, danger, rescue, police procedural, death, brutality, corruption, female detective, female protagonist, suspicion, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Stranger - two children are taken, A new officer joins the team, a young girl is strangled and a death via traffic accident turns out to be more. In the meantime, Patrick and Erica plan a wedding.
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, intense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
swedish, murder investigation, secrets, police procedural, child abduction, coastal town, suspicion, strangulation, serial killer, crime scene, forensic, partnership ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A murder case reveals unknown secrets of the killer and the victim.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder mystery, family secret, investigation, female victim, family drama, murderer, murder, guilt, loss, revenge, grief, tragedy ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just ...
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:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, investigation, cover up, police detective, hidden truth, life turned upside down, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, twists and turns, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Committed and fiery, Sub Inspector Aravind Karunakaran is obliged to be part of an investigation where an innocent man Murali is deliberately being set up for the murder of a middle-aged couple. Fearing the consequences of revealing that they had ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, cold case, police procedural, crime investigation, crime solving, sleuth, uncover truth, police investigation, unsolved crime, murder investigation, conspiracy, cover up ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A small town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, pastor, forgiveness, small town, investigation, faith, police investigation, small town life, murder investigation, social problems, killing, redemption ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, secret, father daughter relationship, cover up, murder mystery, small town, murder investigation, getting home, crime investigation, puzzle, murder ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
24%
668
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood for a public relations campaign.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
danger, police investigation, police detective, uncover truth, partner, workplace, law enforcement, murder, murder investigation, conspiracy, investigation, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
An ambitious traffic cop sets out to solve a murder which took place four decades ago with the help of a journalist and a retired cop.
Style:
captivating, suspense, detective, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, police, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, cold case, uncover truth, workplace, crime investigation, police officer, murder mystery ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
For more than 10 years, Russian police forces have tried to stop the country’s smartest and most wanted serial killer. But even when he gets caught, nobody can prove his guilt. As the manhunt intensifies, the investigation grows increasingly ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, detective, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killing, crime investigation, murderer, killing spree, criminal justice, police investigation, serial murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, murder ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
eastern europe, russia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
A young girl is found killed at a camping resort and criminal psychologist Maja Angell believes that the police have arrested the wrong man....
Style:
serious, crime thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, criminal psychologist, investigation, police officer, police, woman killed, murderer, mystery killer, murder investigation, crime investigation, criminal psychology, danger ...
Similarity:
24%
111
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Uruguay
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A policewoman returns with her young daughter to her hometown to care for her dying mother. The murder of a young girl will keep her there longer than expected. She will try to solve a case that no one seems to care about, risking everything on the ...
Style:
neo noir, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, murder investigation, police detective, small town, justice, police procedural, female detective, life is a bitch, murder, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A team of four expert policemen go through extreme trials and tribulations to find the killer of a young woman.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, murder mystery, criminal, crime investigation, secret, uncover truth, crime solving, crime scene, female victim, interrogation, justice ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style:
tense, detective, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, fighting crime, police detective, psychopath, police procedural, investigation, female victim, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. His partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, protagonist as suspect, riddles and clues, manipulation, law enforcement, danger, who done it, dishonesty, graphic violence, investigation, guilt ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters the kitchen and doesn't even have time to notice that she's not alone.
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, bleak, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, puzzle, human nature, writers, hidden corpse, redemption, convict, classmate classmate relationship, murder investigation, investigation, secrets ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, antwerp
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Taha works as a pharmacist and lives a normal life with his disabled father. When a mysterious murder occurs, Taha's world changes forever. He starts tracking down many secrets that leads him to unlocks a whole melancholic world of crime!
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, fight, vengeance, criminal underworld, problem, investigation, father son relationship, secrets, family tragedy, grief, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A sub-inspector trainee sets out on a journey to track an unsolved, 16-year-old case. But little does he know that fate and destiny will put him on an exhilarating ride.
Style:
suspenseful, enigmatic, dramatic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, murder, cold case, police investigation, police officer, death, police detective, uncover truth, supernatural, accident, police, violence ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, dark, crime thriller, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
blackmail, murder, lolita, crematorium, morgue, greed, secrets, stepdaughter, moral ambiguity, serial killer, cover up, affair ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful young detective goes to the rescue of a teacher kidnapped by a former student.
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
obsession, teacher, high school reunion, kidnapping, investigation, stalker, claustrophobia, dark past, cat and mouse, female victim, female detective, troubled marriage ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
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