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Borkmann's Point (2005)
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Original name: Borkmanns punkt
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 collaboration that is not without its problems.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, partners against crime, murder, private detective, law enforcement, partners, suspense, nypd, fictional country, police procedural, deadly, decapitated body, mystery, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and tense films with plots about deadly, law enforcement, murder, police investigation, serial killer, investigation and suspense mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Borkmann's Point: Moreno and the Silence (2006), Case G (2006), Carambole (2005), Swallow, Cat, Rose, Death (2006), False Accusation (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
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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 ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This film is based upon the book with the same name, by Håkan Nesser, one of Swedens most appreciated "crime-authors".
Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
What's in a name but murder? Münster comes across the strangled body of a young woman in her home and surprises the murderer who is still on the premises. Though the murderer escapes, a rare book is found at the scene with a dedication by the ...
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Duration: 172 min.
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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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
murder, police investigation, law enforcement, partners, released from prison, nypd, flashback, fictional country, police procedural, deadly, decapitated body
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Duration: 172 min.
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Time:
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Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Swedish miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by Håkan Nesser.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin ...
Style:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 180 min.
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Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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