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The Police Murderer (1994)
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Original name: Polismördaren
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman is found murdered in a closed amusement park. A young couple who happen to be there at the same time become, without their knowledge, suspects for the murder. They are chased by a large number of police but only Martin Beck believes them to be innocent.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
police, amusement park, life is a bitch, manhunt, law enforcement, witnessing a crime, protagonist as suspect, winter, snow, murder, murder investigation, brother, strangulation, small town, police procedural, chases and races, actor playing himself, mystery, crime, crimes, theme park
Time:
20th century
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about murder, law enforcement, deadly, police, police investigation, police procedural and life is a bitch mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Police Murderer: Murder at the Savoy (1993), The Man on the Balcony (1993), Stockholm Marathon (1994), Roseanna (1993), Case G (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A famous industrialist is murdered at a restaurant in Malmoe. Police inspector Martin Beck in Stockholm gets the case. The suspects lead to people involved in illegal arms deals. But who was the biggest criminal, the murderer or the industrialist?
Style:
mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
murder, police, law enforcement, investigation, arms dealing, medical, businessman, hospital, arms deal, police procedural, murder investigation, deadly ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A routine mission ends up in a flaming inferno when a house suddenly explodes. It looks like a spectacular suicide attempt but the technical investigation reveals unexpected evidence. Beck and his men are soon on the tracks of a narcotic syndicate...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
prostitute, mysticism, police, dishonesty, chase, law enforcement, manhunt, ocean, police procedural, murder, police brutality, drug dealer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, rough, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, child murder investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, child murder, murder, police, criminal heroes, serial child killer, dead children, sex maniac, vigilante ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
sweden, stockholm sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A gardener decides to exact revenge on the men he believes to be responsible for the death of his mentally disturbed wife.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
law enforcement, police, obsessive quest, chase, vengeance, rivalry, mind game, mentally unstable, police detective, nude, male nudity, seamstress ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
sweden, stockholm sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young American girl is found dead in Gota Kanal, Swedens largest channel. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder cant be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Soon they find a likely ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
police, murder, crime investigation, crime scene, law enforcement, investigation, police investigation, riddles and clues, who done it, interpol, dead woman, entrapment ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
private detective, manhunt, haunted by the past, law enforcement, murder, police procedural, suspense, nypd, snow, fictional country, deadly, chases and races
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A movie by Jon Lindström
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
police investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, missing person, murder, twists and turns, scientist, courtroom, missing girl, murder investigation, rat, research laboratory ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In Cape Town, a police inspector named September color discovers that the dreaded Mabasha, hired murderer, is in talks with a right-wing organization. In Skåne, southwest of Sweden, is given to the real estate agent Louise Åkerblom by missing and ...
Style:
mind bending, realistic, serious, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, conspiracy, graphic violence, political corruption, who done it, kgb, political conspiracy, police corruption, fish out of water, dishonesty, police investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
south africa, africa, russia, sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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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:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, hit and run, life turned upside down, investigation, uncover truth, private detective, law enforcement, blackmail, doctor, suspense, serial killer, nypd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A boy finds a dead woman. When police move the corpse they find the skeletons of two women who disappeared in the seventies.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
police investigation, family feud, murder, police, murder investigation, blackmail, pastor, suspense, dead woman, danger
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 229 min.
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The 5th woman unfolds autumn 1994. An elderly man found in a gillrad pitfall impaled to death on the sharp sharpened bamboo poles, ecstatic praise of crows. Shortly afterwards disappears a florist without a trace and he also found executed in the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder, vigilantism, law enforcement, vengeance, life is a bitch, police procedural, vigilante, revenge, hospital ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, law enforcement, investigation, murder mystery, police detective, suspense, evidence, escapades, twists and turns, witnessing a crime, nypd ...
Time:
19th century, 21st century
Place:
sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
murder, police investigation, religions or cults, society, partners, law enforcement, private detective, kidnapping, cult, nypd, fictional country, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, partners against crime, police investigation, murder, private detective, law enforcement, partners, suspense, nypd, police procedural, fictional country, deadly ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a drug-addicted ex-cop must overcome his demons and face the sobering task of tracking her down before it's too late. His story dismissed by the police, he's left with no choice but to rely on his own ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
kidnapping, law enforcement, obsessive quest, missing person, murder, drugs, life is a bitch, drug abuse, addiction, flashback, drug addict, fbi ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, wrongful conviction, stalking, murder, death row, frame up, false accusation, obsessed fan, on the run, life is a bitch, fugitives, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A former actress, unjustly sent to prison eight years earlier, is forced to testify against a mafia hit man.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
district attorney, witness, police detective, law enforcement, on the run, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, chase, legal, life is a bitch, couple relations, woman in danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A father suspects his son to be a murderer...or is he just paranoid and trying to cover up his own past which involves his wife being killed in a fire?
Style:
psychological, serious, bleak, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, mysterious character, uncover truth, mind game, haunted by the past, law enforcement, life is a bitch, psychopath, who done it, protagonist as suspect ...
Place:
new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
Style:
tense, serious, psychological, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
death row, murder, injustice, heroes, confined, protagonist as suspect, manhunt, dishonesty, life is a bitch, amateur detective, state affairs, prison life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. First, it is believed that Svedberg killed himself but Wallander soon discovers links between Svedberg, the three ...
Plot:
serial killer, police officer killed, murder investigation, police procedural, homosexual, jealousy, police, murder, voyeur, empire, police officer, shot in the leg
Place:
eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The Interrogator Erik Backstrom (Rolf Lassgård) is forced to return to his former home village to solve a murder mystery, in which the local polices and some hunters and even Erik's family seems to be involved. Soon, the conflicts are in full ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, countryside, murder, police investigation, hunter, dishonesty, graphic violence, police officer, husband wife relationship, hunting, haunted by the past, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, sweden, eastern europe, finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A Law & Order TV movie centered on the character Mike Logan.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
law enforcement, police investigation, legal investigation, fighting crime, prostitute, partners against crime, workplace, obsession, reluctant partners, partners, starting over, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fifteen years after a murderer is convicted he is released and all the witnesses against him begin to be murdered.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, rough, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, manhunt, psychopath, police investigation, law enforcement, mind game, murder, rivalry, vengeance, friendship, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Socialite Molly Lasch is released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Dr. Gary Lasch. Now, with the help of Fran, an investigative reporter, Molly sets out to prove her innocence. Together they uncover a ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, righting the wronged, uncover truth, false accusation, woman in danger, law enforcement, partners, life is a bitch, amateur detective, dishonesty, price of justice, riddles and clues ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Personal injury attorney Stuart Pepper faces the challenge of his young career when he takes on a controversial case of wrongful death in small town Iowa. Kevin Thacker's body was found in the alley outside the Marshalltown Police Department ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
corruption, legal, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, life is a bitch, legal action, rivalry, small town life, truth, suspicion, cover-up ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When entertainment lawyer Wolfgang Leighton decides to take a break from business for some fishing in Tennessee's backwoods, he ends up embroiled in a bank robbery and murder. Pursued by the killers, he's running from the police and a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
fishing, room service, bank robbery, recording studio, manhunt, false accusation, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, heroes, protagonist as suspect, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then ...
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 172 min.
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Story:
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:
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Time:
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Place:
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