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Sudden Terror (1970)
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Original name: Eyewitness
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, tension, poliziottesco, suspense
Plot:
assassination, killer, coming of age, murder, chase, danger, on the run, hitman, martial law, pursuit, heroes, conspiracy, chases and races, manhunt, assassination attempt, political conspiracy, law enforcement, police investigation, witnessing a crime, amateur detective, dishonesty, state affairs, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, police officer ...
Time:
60s
Place:
malta, mediterranean sea
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Most similar movies to Sudden Terror
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about deadly, law enforcement, murder, dishonesty, danger, chases and races and police mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Sudden Terror: The Innocent Sleep (1995), The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Domino Killings (1977), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Quicksand (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge across the River Thames, the story follows Alan, a man from Northern England who is homeless after the loss of his wife and job. One night while ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
freemason, police, witness, reporter, chase, murder, homeless, best friend, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, journalism, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
london, england, europe, tower bridge london
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin's trail.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, hitman, terrorism, assassin, police investigation, spy thriller, politics, assassination plot, serial killer, assassination attempt, espionage, french president ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, year 1973, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, algeria, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, vietnam war, prison, assassination, terrorism, paranoia, vietnam veteran, prison escape, murder, communism, paranoid, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
70s
Place:
asia, vietnam, europe, spain, san francisco ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, psychological, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, terrorist, murder, assassination attempt, secret agent, manhunt, frame up, uncover truth, danger, espionage, state affairs, on the run ...
Time:
1910s, year 1978, 1900s, 20th century, pre world war one ...
Place:
big ben london, london, england, europe, britain ...
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81%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
banker, frame up, assassination, betrayal, manhunt, on the run, uncover truth, danger, rivalry, police investigation, police corruption, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
monaco, usa, new york, france, europe ...
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Portugal
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands to inherit a large sum of money and also a number of ...
Style:
slasher, realistic, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot:
murder, erotica, on the run, kidnapping, woman in danger, nightclub, mental illness, who done it, gory, bank, protagonist as suspect, betrayal ...
Time:
70s
Place:
portugal, england, europe, london
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, military, manhunt, fighting the system, life turned upside down, special agent, tough heroes, assassination, dishonesty, rebellion, danger, law enforcement ...
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
72%
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, murder, gang, gangster, drug dealing, danger, dishonesty, law enforcement, police investigation, human trafficking, drug, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killing cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, two killers, serial killer, true crime, psychopath, cousin, strangler, homicide, killing spree, killer, criminal, violent ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
66%
983
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rembrandt Macy (Tom Berenger) is a maverick cop assigned to a case where the primary evidence is a woman's hand found in a pond. Investigators identify the dead, and Macy is lead into a young woman's past. Macy's primary path to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blackmail, murder, uncover truth, investigation, tough law enforcer, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, police corruption, gang, fall in love, dishonesty ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, 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 ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, black comedy ...
Plot:
police, president, police investigation, investigation, politics, political conspiracy, police detective, law enforcement, dishonesty, state affairs, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland yard, big ben london ...
Similarity:
61%
266
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist, Bill Turner. Her brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office. General Stewart is murdered and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychotronic
Plot:
army investigation, murder, psychiatrist, dangerous attraction, uncover truth, military life, life is a bitch, politics, military, danger, state affairs, femme fatale ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Romania, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murder amongst the locals.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
contract killing, hitman, dangerous attraction, murder, manipulation, crime gone awry, hidden identity, femme fatale, couples, dishonesty, law enforcement, danger ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A man and his stepson driving across Europe are terrorized by a man following them in a pickup truck.
Style:
road movie, tense, realistic, scary, serious ...
Plot:
murder, stalking, obsession, fear, stepfather stepson relationship, road trip, boy, car chase, killer, chases and races, school, on the road ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy, paris france, italy, france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jussi Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower. The investigations come to a standstill, until Vares promises to solve a mystery of ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
Plot:
hitman, private detective, danger, investigation, love and romance, fall in love, law enforcement, murder investigation, missing person, murder, police, private investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film shows the difficulties of an honest, imperiled judge and his bodyguard of four men, trying to clean up a Sicilian town. Corrupt local politicians, working hand-in-hand with the Mafia, will stop at nothing to prevent exposure of their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
italian gangster, italian mafia, mafia, organized crime, crime family, italian politics, politics, assassination, police corruption, political corruption, life turned upside down, political conspiracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
sicily, europe, italy
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
London gangster Christian has a plan to kill off the opposition, but things get messy when a witness survives.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, criminal's revenge, gangster, hitman, murder, fighting crime, police investigation, witnessing a crime, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
52%
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:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
prostitute, mysticism, police, chase, law enforcement, dishonesty, manhunt, chases and races, ocean, police procedural, murder, fire ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, law enforcement, danger, chases and races, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, police officer, chase, police, conspiracy, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, new york, asia, usa, tokyo
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Jacques Darnay has served 8 years for robbing a jeweller. Now he is out of prison and looking for his loot worth 6 million francs.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, ex convict, female pubic hair, diamond, murder, crime and punishment, coldhearted, vengeance, criminal's revenge, law enforcement, chases and races, on the run ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
48%
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:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, uncover truth, righting the wronged, woman in danger, false accusation, partner, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, danger, frame up ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A hitman named Tul is shot in the head during an assignment. When he wakes up from a two month coma Tul discovers that he literally sees everything upside down.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, passionate sex, vengeance, danger, disorder, dishonesty, secret movement, frame up, sex, assassination, professional killer, killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, asia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers..
Style:
stylized, rough, suspenseful, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
yakuza, hitman, danger, murder, gangster, betrayal, vigilantism, police investigation, criminal's revenge, chase, master criminal, lone wolves ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, investigation, undercover, police corruption, journalism, media, law enforcement, uncover truth, legal, working undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. The men who shot him are now after the man who helped him, in order to eliminate him as a potential witness. Soon they are killing everyone he even comes ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
accident, naked woman, nudity, hitman, chase, manhunt, car chase, strong violent content, gangster, tough heroes, betrayal, chases and races ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
44%
904
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The morphine-addicted detective Charlie Daines is on the trail of a sophisticated psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, he realizes that it has become personal and that he is ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, tense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, police investigation, mind game, danger, rivalry, race against time, terminal illness, computers and web, social network, serial killer, killer, evil computer ...
Similarity:
43%
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, detective ...
Plot:
private investigator, who done it, robbery, murder, investigation, dishonesty, private detective, uncover truth, woman in danger, new love, law enforcement, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Though around them a criminal world seethes, Julie and Antonio are a young and loving couple with a new baby and a solid, white-collar sense of stability. But when a loose social connection suddenly ties them to a major political assassination, the ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
assassination, assassination attempt, political corruption, uncover truth, life turned upside down, fighting the system, life is a bitch, politics, frame up, political conspiracy, love, political intrigue ...
Place:
mexico, london, mexico city
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Madrid, 1962. More than twenty years after the civil war has finished, a communist comes back to Spain to kill a traitor.
Style:
eros, realistic, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, woman, hitman, haunted by the past, dishonesty, state affairs, betrayal, assassination, undercover, nudity, violent content, assassin ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1962, year 1946
Place:
madrid, spain, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, violent, dark hero, psychopath, journalism, investigation, master criminal, uncover truth, ira, trouble, violence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
41%
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