Movies like King 2011

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King (2011)
 7.8
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King (2011)
Original name: கோ
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The movie opens with a scene of a bank robbery in progress. The actions of the robbers during the gateway is photographed by Ashwin (Jeeva). After a chase, the injured Ashwin loses his camera to the robbers but managed to retrieve the memory card. His brave actions are broadcasted in the local TV channels and earns him praises from his colleagues and media friends.
Style: political, political thriller
Plot: politician, terrorist, assassination, political campaign, political corruption, terrorism, election, journalist, journalism, election campaign, love triangle, murder, deception, bomb, plot twist, marriage, child marriage, tamil, telugu, explosion

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about politics, terrorism, murder, tamil, terrorist, fight and danger mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like King: Ayan (2009), Land of the Free (1998), Kodi (2016), Kavan (2017), Vishwaroopam II (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ayan (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Deva (Surya Sivakumar) arrives at the Chennai International Airport after running an errand for Arumuga Dass (Prabhu Ganesan) of smuggling pre-release pirated movies on DVD. The two leave for their hideout and instruct Dilli (Karunas), a ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: smuggling, gold, smuggler, con men, competitor, con artists, criminal gang, gang, cons and scams, battles, gang war, fight ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Land of the Free (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A politician's campaign manager (Speakman) discovers that the candidate (Shatner) is a front for a military organization plotting a political overthrow of the government. In trying to expose the candidate's right-wing activities, he puts ...
Style: political, independent film, realistic, serious, political thriller
Plot: political conspiracy, conspiracy, die hard, car chase, terrorism, chase, terrorist group, election campaign, terrorist plot, corrupt politician, political corruption, workplace situations ...
Time: 90s
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.7
 3K
Kodi (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.
Style: political thriller, political
Plot: politician, protest, politics, student, professor, police, betrayal, chase, election, violence, murder, twins ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.1
 3K
Kavan (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: reporter, journalism, fight, journalist, investigative reporter, problem, government corruption, corrupt official, investigative journalism, media, tamil, guilty pleasure ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Vishwaroopam II (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
Style: tense, captivating, sweet, bilingual
Plot: terrorism, timebomb, murder, strong female character, fight, team, suicide, rescue, destruction, violence, death, blood ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 7.9
 41K
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist. Nirupama is from a middle class family in Chennai, she marries Vishwanath (a dance master) to pursue her higher studies in the ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, masala ...
Plot: terrorist, undercover, suspicion, muslim, double life, working undercover, terrorist plot, secret, marriage, fbi agent, bomb, traitor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., india, new jersey, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Three strangers, who were cheated by a three-member fraud gang, hatch plan to take revenge on their leader, and go to his home around same time. All of them get the shock of their life when they find someone murdered at the home.
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, suspenseful, twisted
Plot: crime investigation, murder, partner, investigation, chase, society, murder investigation, death, law enforcement, vengeance, youth, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, surprise ending
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, bomb threat, patriotism, mysterious man, police officer, bomb, muslim, investigation, danger, islam, threat ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017)
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Nene Raju Nene Mantri is the story of Radha Jogendra and the love of his life, Radha. His whole world revolves around her and he can go to any lengths to make her happy. But what happens when such profound love takes the shape of cavernous ambition?
Style: political, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: corrupt politician, politics, power struggle, political intrigue, minister, power, political campaign, relationship problems, fight for supremacy, ambition, male female relationship, abuse of power ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 4.4
 420
Crusader (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The World Of Mass Communication Is About To Become Unplugged.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tech noir
Plot: murder, investigation, uncover truth, journalism, protagonist as suspect, terrorism, dishonesty, danger, politics, political corruption, false accusation, frame up ...
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 4.4
 3K
Maaran (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: An investigative journalist gets into trouble when he publishes an article that exposes bitter truths about a corrupt politician.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: journalist, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, corruption, fighting the system, corrupt official, organized crime, fight, corrupt politician, political corruption, tamil
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.9
 5K
FIR (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot: terrorism, problem, accused of murder, framed for a crime, guilty verdict, accusation, life is a bitch, threat, terrorist, whodunit, bare chested male, torture ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style: suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, on the run, conspiracy, betrayal, assassination, corruption, politics, political corruption, intrigue, witnessing a crime, life turned upside down, political intrigue ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.8
 120K
Patriot Games (1992)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Style: exciting, political, suspense, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, spy, hitman, revenge, espionage, cia, terrorist, assassination, conspiracy, ira, violence, secret agent ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., ireland, usa, north africa, scotland yard ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
London Has Fallen (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Style: exciting, intense, serious, psychotronic, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: terrorism, secret service, terrorist, hostage, president, terrorist attack, conspiracy, survival, danger, save the day, assassination, head of state ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, london, buckingham palace, tokyo, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 3.5
 486
Critical Mass (2001)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jeffers works security at a nuclear power plant. The plant is being decommissioned, and a politician is touring the plant and videotaping his comments regarding the closing. A terrorist group led by Samson gets inside the gates, with their ultimate ...
Style: semi serious, suspense, captivating, exciting, touching ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, rescue, hostile takeover, bomb, journalism, danger, race against time, heroes, terrorist plot, good versus evil, terrorist, male female relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.6
 154K
Vantage Point (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Style: surprise ending, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: terrorism, secret service, assassination attempt, conspiracy, president, assassination, bomb, chase, betrayal, assassin, terrorist, espionage ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 8.1
 38K
Thuppakki (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Style: captivating, semi serious, disturbing, suspense, feel good ...
Plot: soldier, terrorist plot, war on terror, officer, terrorist bombing, terrorist, counter terrorism, fighting crime, criminal gang, male female relationship, terrorist group, agent ...
Place: mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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 6.1
 13K
Velayudham (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: An ordinary milkman is forced to become the fictional character Velayudham who takes on the scum of the earth.
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, sexy ...
Plot: terrorism, vigilantism, corruption, escapades, fighting crime, superhero, danger, chase, lifesaver, journalist, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Three men and their accidental meeting on a bridge will change their lives forever.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, motivational ...
Plot: love, idealist, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, life sentence, small time, resilience, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage boy, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, fight ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Bharath Ane Nenu (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Bharat, a graduate raised in London clueless about the future becomes the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh due to the circumstances. New to India and with no political knowledge he learns the ropes quickly and governs efficiently. However, while he ...
Style: political thriller, tense, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Audience: adult
Plot: political leader, social problems, political unrest, leader, social relations, political intrigue, politics, leadership, politician, coping, society, humanity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 187 min.
Story: TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, political ...
Plot: political activism, politics, election, attempted murder, rise to the top, ambition, love and romance, fall in love, righting the wronged, dishonesty, society, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.8
 1K
Khadgam (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Khadgam is a 2002 Telugu language Patriotic movie produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies banner. The film features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Sonali Bendre and Kim Sharma in the lead roles. Music has been ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot: police officer, murder, brother brother relationship, religious fanatic, terrorism, love interest, terrorist, aspiring actor, islam, patriotism, casting couch, death of girlfriend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Enemy of the State (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
Style: clever, tense, suspense, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, date night, kids
Plot: conspiracy, surveillance, espionage, cia, political conspiracy, uncover truth, on the run, investigation, politics, twists and turns, manhunt, intelligence ...
Time: year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place: baltimore, washington d.c., maryland, afghanistan, iraq ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 5.0
 23K
Saaho (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Plot: surveillance, police, rescue, danger, power, disorder, rivalry, society, adaptation, bike, wandering, biker ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 5.0
 715
Lamhaa (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Kashmir... Once known as a paradise on earth, it is now a playground for blood thirsty militants. A company is generating millions of unaccountable dollars that benefit all powers - from politicians and leaders to bureaucrats in the Indian and ...
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, patriotic
Plot: terrorist, bomb, assassination, prisoner, fanatic, muslim, investigation, terrorist plot, undercover agent, danger, spy, war ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, kashmir
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.4
 882
Anwar (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The film takes a look at the life of a terrorist. Anwar starts off making money on small-time hawala deals, but later transitions to bombing plots. He becomes a big name in the Coimbatore crime world and wins the heart of Ayesha. Is he really what ...
Style: thought provoking, tense, captivating
Plot: terrorism, bomb, recruitment, terrorist, life is a bitch, social problems, domestic terrorism, criminal, terrorist attack, social issues, suicide bomber, society ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 3.8
 495
Gethu (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A hitman comes to a hill town to plot the murder of a top scientist. A young man and his righteous father stand in his way.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot: son, murder, crime solving, family relations, father son relationship, crime investigation, investigation, accused of murder, murderer, life is a bitch, battles, relationships ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.0
 123K
The Foreigner (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search ...
Style: suspense, exciting, harsh, independent film, political ...
Plot: revenge, terrorism, bomb, tough guy, one against many, ira, hand to hand combat, justice, ex special forces, battles, terrorist, martial arts ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: united kingdom, ireland, afghanistan, iraq, northern ireland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 6.2
 852
Hennessy (1975)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Set in the Seventies, Hennessy is a Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the IRA. Hennessy's family is killed, and he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of England.
Style: grindhouse, political, offbeat, independent film, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ira, revenge, anglo irish relations, explosions, terrorism, manhunt, repression, royal family, political intrigue, political unrest, political corruption, assassination ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: ireland, london, europe, england, belfast
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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