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Maqbool (2003)
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Maqbool (2003)
Original name: मक़बूल
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, tense, offbeat, suspense, dark, art film, suspense thriller ...
Plot: gangster, shakespeare, gang, dishonesty, law enforcement, godparent, right hand man, macbeth, betrayal, corrupt cop, friendship, organized crime, greed, muslim, death of protagonist, hindu, great escape, wedding, hooligan, wizards and magicians, love and romance, throne, aging, underworld, gay ...
Time: y2k, 21st century, contemporary
Place: mumbai india, asia, india, bombay india
Keyword: gangsters, dutch, take over

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and suspense films with plots about bollywood, hindi, murder, police, dishonesty, gangster and deadly mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Maqbool: Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Haider (2014), Company (2002), Truth (1998), Johnny Gaddaar (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Vaastav: The Reality (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: "The Reality" as described by the film's tagline, refers to the harsh realities of life in the Mumbai underworld. The film is said to be loosely based on the life of Mumbai underworld gangster Chota Rajan.
Style: suspense thriller, entertaining, dark
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Place: mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Haider (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.
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Plot: revenge, murder, shakespeare, loss of father, tragic hero, state affairs, death of father, dishonesty, betrayal, unfulfillment, tragic love, haunted by the past ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: kashmir, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Company (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot: gangster, organized crime, gang war, criminal underworld, crime boss, gang, criminal syndicate, love and romance, rivalry, friendship, vengeance, underworld ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, mumbai india, hong kong, asia, switzerland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 8.3
 17K
Truth (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Style: cult classic, experimental, dark, black comedy, neo noir ...
Plot: underworld, gangster, mafia, revenge, anti hero, death of protagonist, crime boss, indian mafia, hindu, gang, rivalry, criminal underworld ...
Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Vikram decides to elope with his girlfriend Mini for a better life. For this purpose he decides to steal the money collected by his business partners for a drug deal. Everything goes horribly wrong when the partner carrying the money, Shiva, is ...
Style: neo noir, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, goa india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.8
 10K
56 So Far (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Sadhu Agashe, a police officer in Mumbai, makes a name for himself by killing criminals in sting operations instead of locking them up in prison. The film follows his method of working, gives an insight into the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, and ...
Style: tense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, experimental ...
Plot: dirty cop, law enforcement, dishonesty, police corruption, police officer, police, duel, hindu, cop, gangster, police department, treatment ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Unglee (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four friends Kalim (Angad Bedi), Gautam (Neil Bhoopalam), Maya (Kangana Ranaut) and Abhay (Randeep Hooda) form a gang called the "Ungli" gang which fights against corruption prevailing in society. Their job is to target corrupt people and ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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 7.6
 3K
Chandni Bar (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Chandni Bar, a film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar depicts the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: female protagonist, rape, gangster, political unrest, vengeance, rich and poor, tough heroes, criminal heroes, prostitute, family relations, dancer's life, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Movie in collections
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 2K
Halla Bol (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, tense, suspense
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Shaurya: It Takes Courage to Make Right... Right (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: Shaurya, revolves around the lives of two close friends, both lawyers in the Indian army.Maj. Siddhant Chaudhary and Maj. Akash Kapoor.Siddhant is defending and Aakash is prosecuting a soldier,convicted for killing his commanding officer.An ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, inspirational ...
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 8.1
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Talvar (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Style: suspense, suspense thriller, social, captivating, tense ...
Plot: murder, investigation, police detective, twists and turns, suspect, police, crime scene, domestic servant, planting evidence, danger, plot twist, murder mystery ...
Time: year 2015, year 2008
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 8.0
 59K
Special 26 (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob well-known businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Intelligence or income tax officials. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: heist, robbery, cons and scams, caper, corruption, partners in crime, dishonesty, embezzler, organized crime, criminal, gang, bandit ...
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Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.5
 948
Men of Respect (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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 3.7
 4K
Cymbeline (2014)
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, France
Duration: 321 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.4
 17K
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 8.3
 44K
Drishyam (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Style: suspense, twisted, tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense thriller, psychological thriller ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, uncover truth, couple relations, law enforcement, dishonesty, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, great ending, murder investigation, twists and turns, investigation ...
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Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 130 min.
Story: Guddu and Charlie are identical twins born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. They dream of leaving the squalor behind and moving into a life of prosperity and dignity. Though they look alike, the two are as different as chalk and cheese. One lisps, ...
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20%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
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