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Smiley's People (1982)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for. Smiley continues to put together the pieces a step ahead or a step behind the Russian killers
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, psychological, tense, road movie, atmospheric, thought provoking, clever, enigmatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, cold war, british intelligence, investigation, conspiracy, secret agents, working undercover, catastrophe, twists and turns, distopia, relationships, bbc, mysticism, loneliness, depression, obsession, art, politics, death, betrayal, beautiful scenery, russian, adultery, tragedy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
berlin germany, hamburg germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, interesting and enigmatic films and TV series with plots about twists and turns, storytelling, mentor, dialogue, runaway, secrets and suprisingly clever mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Smiley's People: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Americans (2013), The Bureau (2015), State of Play (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Style:
talky, clever, serious, ironic, cynical ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, secret service, espionage, double agent, secret agents, betrayal, investigation, russian, mole, kgb, twists and turns ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, paris france ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
Style:
clever, tense, thought provoking, bleak, non-linear ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, investigation, secret service, mole, british intelligence, double agent, suspense, secret agents, betrayal, government agency ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, london, budapest, istanbul turkey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, undercover, double life, kgb, mole, government agency, surveillance, secret agents, working undercover, mission ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
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tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Plot:
spy, undercover agent, espionage, terrorism, secret service, investigation, characters in danger, twists and turns, national security, mission, secret identity, obsession ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
syria, paris france, iran, france, russia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
A thriller set in London, in which a politician's life becomes increasingly complex as his research assistant is found dead on the London Underground and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, a teenage pickpocket is shot dead.
Style:
political, realistic, tense, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, journalism, murder, corruption, twists and turns, political corruption, manipulation, journalist, suspense, moral ambiguity, cover up ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, manchester
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26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 358 min.
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Story:
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer ...
Style:
serious, tense, tricky, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
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London 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the Cold War, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate. As the Soviets awaken a list ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cold war, secret agents, espionage, undercover, state affairs, twists and turns, dishonesty, government agency, post war, kgb ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
ussr, london, england
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24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style:
psychological, harsh, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
spy, terrorism, betrayal, politics, bomb, murder mystery, police inspector, conspiracy, russian, secret agents, sabotage, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1930s, 1880s, 18th century
Place:
london, england, scotland, europe, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, West Germany
Duration: 572 min.
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The Decalogue is a 1989 Polish television drama series directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the Ten Commandments. ...
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psychological, philosophical, atmospheric, cerebral, depressing ...
Plot:
christian, depression, love, death, morality, christmas, redemption, religion, spirituality, christianity, philosophy, complex characters ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
poland, vatican, eastern europe, europe
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22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
This espionage thriller represents a landmark in spy movies introducing the sly, dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer. The story, centers on Palmer's investigation into British Intelligence security. He's soon enmeshed in a world of ...
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atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting, tense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, conspiracy, double agent, brainwashing, politics, undercover, investigation, british, political intrigue, suspense ...
Time:
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Place:
london, albania, england, berlin germany, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Soon Quiller is confronted with Neonazi chief "Oktober" and involved in a dangerous game ...
Style:
neo noir, exciting, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
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spy, espionage, british intelligence, cold war, neo nazi, undercover, secret agents, secret mission, gang, rivalry, heroes, racism ...
Time:
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Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 239 min.
TV show
Story:
The story focuses on a middle-school math teacher Olive and her relationship with Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. It is based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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meditative, realistic, atmospheric, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, family problems, maturity, small town life, dysfunctional family, loneliness, elderly, couple relations, childhood, marriage, psychology ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 283 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 207 min.
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Story:
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, emotional, enigmatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the cold war during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
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cold war, espionage, spy, double agent, berlin wall, british intelligence, iron curtain, suspense, politics, secret agents, loner, betrayal ...
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60s, 20th century
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berlin germany, east germany, london, england, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a ...
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political, neo noir, tense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
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cold war, spy, murder, conspiracy, police investigation, espionage, kgb, murder investigation, suspense, politics, murder mystery, police corruption ...
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80s
Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min.
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An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger. When the mysterious man recovers, he can't remember a thing...he does not know his name, ...
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exciting, suspenseful, sexy, cerebral, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, amnesia, espionage, cia, memory loss, hitman, surveillance, conspiracy, assassin, identity, terrorism, heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, zurich switzerland, paris france
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Germany, Austria, Sweden
Duration: 139 min.
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Time:
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Place:
germany, berlin germany, tokyo, bavaria
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 525 min.
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After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, tense, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, sexy, enigmatic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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18%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. ...
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Place:
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