Movies and TV shows like Without a Trace
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Without a Trace (2002)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Without a Trace was an American police procedural television drama series that originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, rough, crime drama, thrilling, contemplative ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, missing person, murder investigation, kidnapping, police detective, female detective, partners against crime, fbi, law enforcement, fbi investigation, federal bureau of investigation, police officer, fbi agent, criminal, murder, chases and races, danger, police investigation, workplace, race against time, friendship, shooting, suspicion, crime investigation, partner ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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Most similar movies to Without a Trace
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful and serious films and TV series with plots about investigation, law enforcement, murder, police officer, police investigation, police and criminal mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Without a Trace: CSI: NY (2004), Rizzoli & Isles (2010), Luther (2010), Chicago P.D. (2014), City Homicide (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
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CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004 to February 22, 2013 for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists ...
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detective, suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
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investigation, forensics, crime investigation, partners against crime, danger, workplace, police detective, murder investigation, medical examiner, crime solving, riddles and clues, murder ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, south america, usa, greece
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets ...
Style:
tense, detective, captivating, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
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female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation, coworker, homicide detective, investigation, policewoman, female protagonist, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston
Similarity:
100%
163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, crime drama, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, murder, police, talented, police detective, uncover truth, psychopath, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, law enforcement, cop, crime investigation, policewoman, police detective, victim, gang, sergeant, arrest, shooting, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, south america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, danger, police investigation, who done it, uncover truth, dishonesty, fighting crime, police corruption, partners against crime, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, serious, rough, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, serial killer, law enforcement, team, crime investigation, murder, forensics, danger, profiler, investigator, human nature ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
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89%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, detective, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
police, law enforcement, coworker, determination, police detective, homicide detective, murder, murder investigation, suspicion, police investigation, father daughter relationship, danger ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, south america
Similarity:
100%
18K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.
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sexy, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
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police, police detective, murder, police protagonist, nypd, robbery, partners against crime, police interrogation, swat team, police station, partner, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
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serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
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murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
serious, realistic, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, police detective, investigation, frame up, uncover truth, partners against crime, outsmarting, homicide detective, police investigation, suspicion, teamwork, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
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Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the ...
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realistic, captivating, sincere, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police, crime investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, female detective, police detective, law enforcement, workplace romance, twists and turns, strong female character, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle
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86%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and ...
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suspenseful, serious, contemplative, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, forensics, police detective, murder, danger, policewoman, law enforcement, workplace situations, medical examiner, police, workplace, crime scene ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
miami, usa, south america, florida
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86%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
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atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic, suspense ...
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police detective, female detective, policewoman, murder investigation, uncover truth, who done it, strong female lead, unsolved crime, mentor, homicide detective, murderer, investigation ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 90s, 70s, 1920s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
Style:
detective, psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
medical examiner, murder investigation, police, forensics, police procedural, investigator, murder, teamwork, police investigation, scientist, policewoman, victim ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
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73%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, partners against crime, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, murder, police, law enforcement, danger, talented, outsmarting, justice ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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83%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, suspense, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, crime solving, teamwork, special agent, partners against crime, murder mystery, crime investigation, evidence, victim, military, investigation, forensics ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, washington d.c., virginia, usa
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75%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon, a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, NM, office of the Federal Witness Security Program, more commonly known as ...
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suspenseful, realistic, witty, serious, detective ...
Plot:
policewoman, u.s. marshal, law enforcement, testimony, danger, parents and children, chases and races, workplace, baseball, dysfunctional family, cop witness relations, partners against crime ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, south america, albuquerque new mexico, usa
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Forgotten is a television series which premiered on September 22, 2009 on ABC. On November 9, 2009, ABC ordered five additional episodes of the series, bringing the first season's total to eighteen episodes. The final two episodes of The ...
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serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, emotional ...
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investigation, amateur detective, missing person, murder, murder investigation, race against time, chases and races, unsolved crime, female detective, victim, police, ex law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 50 min.
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An Oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated cop hunt a serial killer with a link to a mysterious photo.
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detective, suspenseful, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, investigation, police investigation, nordic, police corruption, police, partners against crime, law enforcement, danger, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
future
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Style:
tense, sexy, detective, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, twists and turns, police investigation, u.s. mexico border, policewoman, drug cartel, murder, social problems, corruption, partner, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, south america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his ...
Style:
clever, psychological, serious, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, psychology, team, expert, talented, lie, crime investigation, outsmarting, deception, riddles and clues, sign language, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 43 min.
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Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, detective, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
who done it, murder, investigator, criminal, investigation, coworker, partners against crime, violence, suspicion, law enforcement, police detective, law enforcer ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, clever, crime drama ...
Plot:
forensics, medical, investigation, female detective, police detective, murder investigation, police, female protagonist, fighting crime, uncover truth, murder, who done it ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Style:
clever, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
law and order, lawyer, murder investigation, trial, murder, workplace situations, power relations, mind game, partner, police, investigation, judiciary ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, thrilling, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, homicide detective, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, who done it, murder ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, crime drama ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder, law enforcement, workplace, partners against crime, dishonesty, media, district attorney, infidelity, black, relationships, cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are ...
Style:
clever, tense, detective, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
law and order, police detective, sexual abuse, nypd, police, investigation, police procedural, law enforcement, criminal, courtroom, sex crime, partners against crime ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 2020s ...
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, new york state
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Style:
captivating, feel good, entertaining, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
illusionist, outsmarting, who done it, fbi, riddles and clues, team, crime investigation, magic, deception, secret, research, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, USA, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
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Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland. The first episode was broadcast on ...
Style:
witty, serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, crime investigation, murder, riddles and clues, police protagonist, interrogation, sidekick, suspicion, police inspector, fighting crime, danger, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 70s, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
west germany, europe, austria, germany, switzerland
Similarity:
100%
24K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, who done it, female detective, police investigation, law enforcement, british police, crime investigation, police detective, murder mystery, criminal, right hand man, investigation ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england
Similarity:
100%
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