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The Saint (1962)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character Simon Templar, played by Roger Moore as a suave and sophisticated Robin Hood-like adventurer. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the initial letters of his name are also an abbreviation for the word saint. When taking on an American persona, he would often use the name Sebastian Tombs.
As a result of the strong performance in the US of the first two black-and-white series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show as a summer replacement in its evening schedule in 1966. The programme therefore ended its run with both trans-Atlantic prime time scheduling and colour episodes. It also proved popular beyond the UK and US, eventually airing in over 60 countries, and made a profit in excess of £350m for ITC. With almost 120 episodes, the programme is exceeded only by The Avengers as the most productive show of its genre produced in the UK.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, psychotronic, vintage, cult film
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, espionage, law enforcement, robin hood, police, wartime, 007, private detective, inspector, woman with a gun, nylons, adventurer, outlaw, gang, working undercover, fighting crime, police investigation, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, superhero, warrior, tough guy, criminal, saint, mission ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 60s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful and serious films and TV series with plots about law enforcement, police, investigation, police investigation, partner, undercover and police detective mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Saint: The Professionals (1977), The Persuaders! (1971), Callan (1967), Man in a Suitcase (1967), It Takes a Thief (1968). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley.
The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked ...
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controversial, realistic, serious, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, law enforcement, cop, espionage, covert operation, police, intelligence, wartime, odd couple, gentleman, car chase, fandom ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The Persuaders! is a 1971 action/adventure series, produced by ITC Entertainment for initial broadcast on ITV and ABC. It has been called "the last major entry in the cycle of adventure series that had begun eleven years earlier with Danger Man ...
Style:
detective, realistic, semi serious, humorous, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fandom, 007, police, investigation, city, spy, law enforcement, private detective, chases and races, tough law enforcer, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england, france, french riviera, italy ...
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later Thames Television, it was aired on the ITV network over four seasons spread out between 1967 and 1972. ...
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
spy, espionage, covert operation, law enforcement, wartime, politics, conspiracy, murder, british, assassination, informant, assassin ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Man in a Suitcase is a 1967–1968 British television series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 27 September 1967, to 17 April 1968. ABC broadcast episodes of Man in a Suitcase in ...
Style:
detective, neo noir, eurospy
Plot:
spy, wartime, covert operation, law enforcement, bounty hunter, private detective, drifter, loner, modern western, martial arts, british, gunslinger ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
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It Takes a Thief is an American action-adventure television series that aired on ABC for two and a half seasons between January 9, 1968, and March 24, 1970. It starred veteran movie actor Robert Wagner in his television debut as sophisticated thief ...
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realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous ...
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undercover, espionage, law enforcement, heist, wartime, government agent, secret agent, danger, escapades, dishonesty, government agency, martial arts ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
retro, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
undercover, espionage, mission, iron curtain, race against time, top secret, working undercover, heroic mission, cold war, twists and turns, fighting crime, danger ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 270 min.
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Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, whodunit, carabinieri, female agent, british police, murder investigation, new life, female spy, haunted by the past, new identity, secret, secret agent ...
Time:
future
Place:
italy, london
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It stars Edward Woodward as a middle aged retired intelligence officer with a mysterious past who helps people in trouble. The show ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, injustice, vengeance, spy, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army, machismo, dark hero, superhero, conspiracy, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, working undercover, fbi, undercover, police, police corruption, law enforcement, police investigation, moral dilemma, dishonesty, nypd, legal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
retro, detective, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
private detective, cop, investigation, undercover, intelligence agency, private investigator, detective agency, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it, kidnapping, racism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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Ironside is an upcoming American drama television series that is scheduled to premiere in the 2013–14 television season on NBC. It will air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It is a ...
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exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, fighting crime, law enforcement, wheelchair bound, police, black cast, investigation, disabled, disability, power relations, tough law enforcer, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package. It originally aired on CBS for two seasons until June 1993 ...
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suspenseful, detective, realistic, serious, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, sergeant, policewoman, sex, police, talk show host, woman with a gun, deep south, nylons, magician, police detective, murder investigation ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1997, year 1994, year 1996 ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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exciting, realistic, semi serious, rough, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, southern california, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, detective, action adventure ...
Audience:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
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A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R.D. Wingfield. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard ...
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detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
police, police detective, whodunit, british police, investigation, riddles and clues, murder mystery, inspector, intelligence agency, intrigue, partners against crime, urban setting ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, europe
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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The Bill is a police procedural television series that was broadcast on the ITV network from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, entitled Woodentop, which was broadcast in August 1983. In its final ...
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, detective, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, inspector, fighting crime, partner, investigation, law enforcement, police station, society, workplace situations, police, british police ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, east end london
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 43 min.
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Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor ...
Style:
serious, detective, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
police, murder, police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, multiple suspects, extramarital affair, investigation, forensics, infidelity, unfaithfulness, adultery ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
amsterdam, europe, holland
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 ...
Style:
detective, psychotronic
Plot:
investigation, colleague, girl, tough girl, american abroad, criminal, fight, gunfight, violence, fistfight, brawl, police station ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The classic police drama is updated for the 1960s. No-nonsense Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, tackle traditional police cases and face new challenges such as LSD, race riots, and public service TV shows.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, police detective, police officer, cop, drug abuse, lapd, car chase, woman with a gun, team, criminal heroes, fighting crime, police investigation ...
Time:
future, 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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FBI agent Charles Barker applies controversial techniques in his attempts to bring criminals to justice, which often border on illegal and unsettle his uninitiated partner, Ellis Dove. Over the course of the first season, Barker is investigated by ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fbi, rookie, working undercover, undercover, double agent, partner, internal affairs, undercover agent, crime investigation, unconventional method, danger, recruit ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series. After finishing its initial run on the network, Fastlane stopped ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police detective, working undercover, partner, undercover, drug dealing, police investigation, hidden identity, law enforcement, master criminal, tough law enforcer, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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A British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent ...
Style:
serious, detective, realistic, tense, witty ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, police investigation, riddles and clues, police, investigation, british police, buddy cop, partners against crime, investigator, nypd, shrewd ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, yorkshire
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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Stingray is an NBC television series produced by Stephen J. Cannell that ran from 1985 to 1987. It stars Nick Mancuso, who plays the mysterious character known only as Ray, whose trademark is a black 1965 Corvette Sting Ray.
Style:
detective, neo noir
Plot:
car, loner, vigilante, favor, rock music, undercover, martial arts, corvette, tai chi, modern western, vintage car, superhero ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. The show starred Stacy Keach and was seen as an attempt to revive the ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, neo noir, crime drama, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, private investigator, investigation, anti hero, corruption, moral ambiguity, revenge, violent, nypd, gunfight, partner, riddles and clues ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, southern california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005, and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005.
Fox ordered 13 episodes, only ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, law enforcement, partner, policewoman, loss of lover, true crime, murder mystery, woman with a gun, crime investigation, buddy cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
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Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style:
psychological, tense, detective, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, sleuth, forensics, investigation, murder, police protagonist, crime investigation, police investigation, life is a bitch, nordic, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Frustrated with his career, Commander Dalgliesh is invited to Toynton Grange, a home for the disabled, by his old teacher, Father Baddeley, who is resident there. But unbeknown to Dalgliesh, something happening at the Grange is making the Father ...
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
england
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of ...
Style:
sitcom, retro, fast, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, female warrior, espionage, kickass women, secret agent, undercover, woman with a gun, covert operation, superhero, villain, james bond spoof, wartime ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Belgium, USA
Duration: 46 min.
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Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, dramatic, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, investigation, investigator, fighting crime, partners against crime, forensics, law enforcement, organized crime, partner, chief of police, suspicion, hunt down ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
europe, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
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