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Sweeney! (1977)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The film followed the adventures of DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen) is about to secure a huge deal with OPEC stabilising the world oil market and boosting Britain's position within it. Baker is the rising star of government, regarded a future prime minister, who is closely controlled by his urbane, manipulative American press secretary Elliot McQueen (Barry Foster). When Regan investigates the mysterious death of a prostitute as a favour to one of his informants, he becomes aware that Baker and McQueen might be involved. A spate of killings follow - which sees Regan take on both the criminals and the hierarchy of the Metropolitan Police and British security services. The outcome of the film was similar to that of the Profumo affair, through with a typical Sweeney bittersweet ending.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir
Plot:
police, president, investigation, politics, political conspiracy, police investigation, police detective, espionage, political intrigue, manipulation, law enforcement, bittersweet, dishonesty, state affairs, uncover truth, international crisis, fight, prostitute, police officer, escape, violence, hitman, assassin, female nudity, journalist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland yard, big ben london, tower bridge london
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, neo noir and realistic films with plots about police, murder, violence, death, gun, chase and revenge mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Sweeney!: Sweeney 2 (1978), All Things To All Men (2013), A Prayer for the Dying (1987), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Spooks: The Greater Good (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum. The robbers are willing to kill their own ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
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Plot:
police, robbery, who done it, bank, police corruption, investigation, police investigation, master criminal, private detective, partners against crime, gang, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe, vienna, london ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually ...
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Based on the '70s UK TV show, The Sweeney is an action-packed British police thriller from the director of Football Factory. Jack Regan (Ray Winstone), a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. The programme's title derives from ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder in which the President of The United States is involved occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run yet may hold evidence that could convict the President. A political thriller ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
conspiracy, politics, investigation, murder, secret service, corruption, white house, suspense, president, state affairs, love affair, dishonesty ...
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Place:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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