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Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 720 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, vintage, political thriller
Plot:
spy, espionage, world war one, intrigue, nazi, politics, secret agents, double agent, heroes, betrayal, undercover, working undercover, race against time, dishonesty, master villain, heroic mission, political intrigue, russian revolution, chases and races, secret agent
Time:
20th century, 1910s, 1900s
Place:
england, russia, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films and TV series with plots about spy, undercover, dishonesty, espionage, state affairs, secret agents and politics mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Reilly: Ace of Spies: The Americans (2013), Deutschland 83 (2015), Man in a Suitcase (1967), X Company (2015), Agent of Influence (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
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exciting, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
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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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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 42 min.
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A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old East Germany native is pulled from the world as he knows it and sent to the West as an ...
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serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
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cold war, espionage, stasi, spy, political intrigue, undercover, state affairs, rivalry, secret police, military, double agent, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1983, 80s
Place:
germany, west berlin west germany, east germany, german democratic republic, west germany
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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:
neo noir, cult film, eurospy
Plot:
spy, law enforcement, former spy, investigation, private investigator, tough guy, american abroad, one man army, espionage, dark hero, violence, tragic past ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england, europe, london
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
An emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of WWII espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits - Canadian, American and British - torn from their ordinary lives ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, espionage, spy, heroic mission, secret agents, war, undercover, rivalry, friendship, suspense, women, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This story of espionage and counter-espionage is based on the novel by Ian Adams. Suspicious circumstances surrounded the mysterious death of a Canadian diplomat. At the height of The Cold War in October 1964, John Watkins, Canada's former ...
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realistic, captivating, bleak, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, rebellion, state affairs, head of state, undercover, dishonesty, heroes, cold war, cia, diplomacy, intrigue, secret agents ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
TV show
Story:
Fact based story of John A. Walker, Jr., a Navy Chief Warrant Officer with access to top secret cryptographic communications. As a result of mounting debts, he sold secrets to the Soviets in 1967, a practice that he continued thereafter. He further ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
spy, betrayal, espionage, working undercover, political conspiracy, couple relations, political unrest, parents and children, undercover, dishonesty, state affairs, politics ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
russia, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 235 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1934, four brilliant Cambridge men are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for lying, they take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. Based on true ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, political, contemplative ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, politics, double agent, treason, betrayal, kgb, university, secret agents, hidden identity, idealism, wartime life ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
russia, england, europe, big ben london
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, political thriller
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, espionage, terrorism, intrigue, undercover, politics, spy, secret agents, state affairs, political intrigue, dishonesty, mistaken identity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, germany, greece, israel, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the ...
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tense, serious, realistic, captivating, political
Plot:
espionage, spy, on the run, undercover, secret agents, head of state, dishonesty, state affairs, politics, cover up, mysticism, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Hidden from the view of the public - and even from the President - there is a top secret agent who is trained and ready to serve, deployed only at the careful discretion of the Vice President.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agents, spy, heroic mission, politics, undercover, state affairs, vice president, heroes, conspiracy, strong female presence, daughter
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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473
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia, Portugal, Ukraine
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A sex icon becomes a spy during one of the most important wars of the 20th century.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, disturbing
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
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espionage, working undercover, dishonesty, tragic hero, spy, seductress, world war one, femme fatale, women, strong female presence, dancer, nude ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
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 ...
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atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, serious, clever ...
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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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27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Raza, a young second-generation British-Pakistani man from London is coerced by Gabe, a counterterrorism officer, into informing.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful
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infiltration, terrorism, spy, undercover, snitch, police, police investigation, threat, uncover truth, bomb, politics, dishonesty ...
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london
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26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Between the Lines was a television police drama series created by J. C. Wilsher and produced by World Productions for the BBC. It was first shown on BBC1 between 1992 and 1994, running for three series.
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police, police corruption, bbc, dirty cop, police investigation, workplace, law enforcement, dishonesty, corrupt law enforcer, workplace situations, honest law enforcer, police station ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
444
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cold war, kgb, spy, espionage, self fulfillment, temptation, partners, undercover, secret agents, betrayal, government agency, workplace ...
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Place:
england, russia, europe, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
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This drama tells the real-life story of retired schoolteacher Christopher Jefferies who was initially questioned by police as a suspect in the murder of Jo Yeates who rented a flat from him. He was vilified by the press, partly on account of his ...
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realistic, captivating, serious, tense, biting
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protagonist as suspect, murder suspect, media coverage, landlord, false accusation, police, murder, life is a bitch, dishonesty, lawyer, branding iron, school teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
Dr Eve Lockhart is one of Britain's leading forensic pathologists and runs a state-of-the-art forensic research facility called The Body Farm with her business partner Mike Phillips. Theirs is the only facility in the country using real human ...
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serious, realistic, tense, captivating, psychological ...
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forensics, murder investigation, workplace situations, workplace, police detective, law enforcement, nypd, corpse, police investigation, right hand man, strong female presence, forensic
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
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Story:
House of Hancock tells the epic true story of the Hancock dynasty and the bizarre love triangle that emerged between Lang, his daughter Gina, and his beautiful Filipina housekeeper Rose.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, saga, epic
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family business, fall in love, family relations, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, courtroom drama, family problems, dishonesty, betrayal, intrigue, parents and children, manipulation ...
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70s, 80s, 20th century, 60s, 90s
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australia, the philippines
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24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min.
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The story of three employees of a security depot who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist.
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heist, perfect crime, partners in crime, workplace, temptation, group of criminals, workplace situations, twists and turns, murder mystery, unlikely criminals, robbery, theft ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Taxi driver, Vince McKee, finds his life taking an unexpected turn after he accepts an offer to drive for a criminal gang.
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Time:
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Place:
manchester, england
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23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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A gripping eight-part series about a state-of-the-art law enforcement team whose unswerving mission is to hunt down some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals. The Interceptor delves into the adventures of a dedicated surveillance team known as ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, tense
Plot:
fighting crime, partners against crime, undercover, police investigation, criminal, surveillance, law enforcement, master criminal, partners, nypd, wiretap
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain
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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Cadets from every level of Israeli society undergo intense training to join their country's elite, highly classified intelligence service, the Mossad.
The series revolves around a secret Mossad compound called 'HaMidrasha', which is ...
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tense, serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful
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spy, secret agents, israeli, undercover, government agency, state affairs, training, mossad, jewish, rivalry, terrorism, military training
Time:
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Place:
israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
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Story:
When a mysterious lawyer Gina Hawkes turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client he agrees to take on the job but is unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother 20 years ago. Harry quickly finds himself ...
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legal, lawyer, twists and turns, haunted by the past, lawyers and clients, who to trust, political conspiracy, investigation, uncover truth, murder, politics, conspiracy ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is ...
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realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
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secret agents, undercover, spy, espionage, iron curtain, race against time, top secret, heroic mission, twists and turns, working undercover, cold war, terrorism ...
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22%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Engaging, emotional and riveting, FAREWELL is an intricate and highly intelligent thriller pulled from the pages of history— about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Ronald Reagan called this piece ...
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realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, political ...
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france, russia, ussr
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Factually-based drama telling the stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
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suspenseful, serious, tense, bleak, realistic ...
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22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 266 min.
TV show
Story:
A team of American and British counter-terrorists are tasked with stopping a terrorist cell who's operating on a global level.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
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terrorism, fbi, murder, investigation, save the day, rivalry, rebellion, undercover, race against time, political conspiracy, political unrest, politics ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archaeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
spy, secret mission, island, unrequited love, heroes, secret agents, love and romance, government agency, espionage, undercover, dishonesty, state affairs ...
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Place:
ottoman empire, greece, turkey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A network of older spies from the West recruits a young intelligence officer with a photographic memory to accompany them on a mission inside Russia. They must recover a letter written by the CIA that promises American assistance to Russia if China ...
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neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
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spy, espionage, cold war, undercover, manhunt, kremlin, intrigue, secret mission, murder, traitor, letter, photographic memory ...
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22%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
Aiden Hoynes is a senior cabinet minister who has always put his career before family, with the support of Freya, his devoted wife and mother to their two young children. But when Freya's own political career takes off and threatens to ...
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realistic, captivating, tense, serious, political ...
Audience:
teens
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Place:
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