Movies like Third Degree Burn
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Third Degree Burn (1989)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.
Plot:
private investigator, escape, murder, adultery, frame up, private detective, false accusation, femme fatale, ex cop, car trouble
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Most similar movies to Third Degree Burn
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and neo noir films with plots about murder, private investigator, private detective, infidelity, investigation, dishonesty and deadly mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Third Degree Burn: Linda (1993), Blackout (1986), Under Suspicion (1991), The Hollywood Detective (1989), Hollywood Confidential (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella. - From IMDB
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, cynical, gloomy ...
Plot:
prison escape, girl, erotica, conspiracy, infidelity, false accusation, murder, couples, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
florida, usa
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95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, nude, sex, murder, gangsters, private detective, city, blood
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74%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, psychological, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
private detective, adultery, divorce, murder, who done it, uncover truth, law enforcement, police investigation, vengeance, investigation, betrayal, cons and scams ...
Time:
20th century, year 1959, 50s
Place:
england, europe, brighton
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66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An actor at the end of the line who used to play a PI on TV turns to real detective work when a fan of his begs him to help her.
Style:
tv series pilot
Plot:
false accusation, washed up star, murder investigation, private investigator, actor, suicidal, hollywood, alcohol abuse
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former LA cop runs a top-flight private detective agency that caters to spoiled Hollywood types.
Style:
tv series pilot
Plot:
nypd, ex cop, private investigator, hollywood
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Movies like Blood Simple
846
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Stunning trophy wife Rachel Avery is stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with her millionaire husband, Holden. So when Holden goes away on a trip, Rachel hooks up with her close friend Carla, and the two hatch a plan to murder Holden and collect on ...
Style:
erotic, rough, tense, sexy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, private detective, betrayal, power relations, sex, couples, infidelity, lesbian, lesbian sex, home invasion, private investigator, blackmail ...
Time:
90s
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54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jim Rockford, is framed for the murder of another rival detective with whom Jim was seen having an argument.
Plot:
private investigator, stealing a car, police department, death of father, murder, cemetery, private detective, cia, fbi, reunion, cuckoo clock
Place:
los angeles, malibu california
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51%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Mike Hammer is kidnapped and led to believe it is the work of a Las Vegas entertainer, but soon realises somebody else is involved.
Plot:
private investigator, brothel, parachute, frame up, casino, desert, false accusation, reunion, explosion
Place:
las vegas
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51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private eye Joe Dancer finds himself framed for manslaughter while trying to uncover a Hollywood scandal that could ruin a studio and destroy a top star's career.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
private investigator, private detective, hollywood, murder, manipulation, on the run, chase, reluctant partners, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, investigation, fighting crime ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Beverly Hills Buntz is a spinoff from Hill Street Blues. It aired on NBC during the 1987–88 season.
Style:
sitcom
Plot:
private investigator, ex cop, private detective, tough cop, investigation, television flop
Place:
beverly hills
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Movies like Broken City
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three high school students that are under pressure from their parents to get into good colleges convince a shy but very smart girl to take the College Entrance Test for them.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, false accusation, legal investigation, witnessing a crime, frame up, teenage love, high school, dishonesty, college, woman with a gun, high school life, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleazebag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results. Jussi Vares gets a phone call from a down-and-out journalist; the informant ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, contemplative
Plot:
private detective, murder investigation, prisoner, disappearance, private investigator, police, murder, prison escape, suspense, car bomb, beer, flashback ...
Place:
finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A small-time divorce lawyer gets involved with an alluring married woman, and together they draw her rich husband into a blackmail scheme.
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir
Plot:
spouse, legal, seduction, betrayal, rainstorm, motel, lawyer, violence, elevator, sex, murder, wealth ...
Place:
miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
126
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Former cop Filip Marold doesn't want to be reminded of some things from his past. But others remind him... He works as a private detective, sleeps with his secretary and spies on people for money. All up to the moment when he meets seductive ...
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
sex scene, private investigator, unfaithful husband, burned alive, death of friend, fight, femme fatale, adultery, evil woman, ex cop, hospital, flash forward ...
Place:
prague
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43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Femme fatal/con artist Bridget Gregory travels to Barcelona and targets another businessman to scam him of his money while a relentless private investigator tries to track her down.
Style:
erotic, sexy, neo noir, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
erotica, sex scene, villain, making love, private detective, femme fatale, power relations, couples, phone sex, disorder, who done it, missing person ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
spain, new york, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Movies similar to The Hot Spot
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl.
Style:
neo noir, buddy movie, serious, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, private investigator, helicopter, blaxploitation, investigation, rescue, kidnapping, suitcase of money, vietnam veteran, disorder, femme fatale ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Joan Alton is a lawyer who goes undercover at a strip club to gather clues that might exonerate her lover who has been accused of murder. While the defendant's secrets unveil, she will stop at nothing to catch the real killer.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, sexy, campy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
strip club, amateur detective, dangerous attraction, false accusation, woman in danger, lawyer, undercover, life is a bitch, law enforcement, obsession, frame up, murder ...
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42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A female private investigator's latest client turns up murdered, and she is thrust into a deadly underworld of bi-sexual strippers, a Chinese Godfather with a taste for young girls and the hunt for one very elusive gem.
Style:
erotic
Plot:
stripper, villainess, private detective, strip club, sex scene, making love, prostitute, private investigator, woman with a gun, crime boss, bartender, female detective ...
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are in Finland. The finder of the body, a dismissed pastor, hires private investigator Jussi Vares to investigate the crime. Vares uncovers a criminal ring ...
Style:
enigmatic, captivating, rough
Plot:
preacher, murder, private investigator, secret, psychiatrist, police, sect, village idiot, religious fundamentalism, suspense, private detective, religion ...
Place:
finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Detective Jim Rockford works to uncover facts of the death of a wealthy socialite whose two grown children are accused of murdering her. Complicating matters are Rockford's omnipresent "friend" Angel, and Rockford's ex-wife Kit, ...
Plot:
private investigator, baseball player, ex wife, attorney, private detective, movie star, lawyer, basement, beach, murder, bandit, athlete ...
Place:
malibu california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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520
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality ...
Plot:
police officer, mental disorder, death, murder, falsely accused, on the run, police captain, false accusation, murder of wife, murderer
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37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, rough
Plot:
private detective, missing person, private investigator, law enforcement, journalism, murder, violence against women, mysticism, serial killer, dead woman, flashback, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder.
Plot:
age difference, older man younger woman relationship, court, murder, pregnancy, city, police officer, infidelity, adultery, sex in car
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36%
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Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jack Brenner is a hot-shot cop on the trail of a serial killer known as The Roper. Just as he's getting close to catching the killer, he is injured and develops amnesia. Dr. Molly Nostrand works to help Brenner recover his memories and the two ...
Plot:
nypd, hospital, doctor patient relationship, snow, reporter, murder, death, basement, police, kidnapping, strangulation, false accusation ...
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35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, intense, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
private detective, crime gone awry, murder, suspense, adultery, extramarital affair, murder mystery, hitman, twists and turns, investigation, betrayal, visceral ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren ...
Plot:
lawyer, infidelity, adultery, murder, suicide, court, sex, false accusation, courtroom, female judge, suspicion, female lawyer ...
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34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An artist, framed for the murder of a woman, is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
false accusation, murder, frame up, uncover truth, dishonesty, betrayal, law enforcement, injustice, manipulation, life is a bitch, couple relations, couples ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Private eye Varg Veum is on a routine mission searching for his client Jonas Andresen's stolen car. The car is found having been used in a brutal robbery and not long after that the client himself turns up dead.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, neo noir, serious
Plot:
private investigator, robbery, murder, private detective, investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, woman in danger, new love, law enforcement, who done it, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alicia Royale is a fashion mogul who decides to have a large pajama themed party as a promotion for her new line of clothing...
Style:
erotic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, mexican standoff, fashion model, sex scene, lesbian sex, dysfunctional marriage, blonde, fondling, woman on top, lust, voyeurism, photographer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, with Stacy Keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984 to January 12, 1985. The series was 24 sixty minute episodes. The show follows the adventures of Mike ...
Plot:
private detective, private investigator, investigation, woman with a gun, police, hard boiled
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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