Movies like Red Herring

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Red Herring (2015)
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Red Herring (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A Las Vegas homicide detective investigating his best friend uncovers a professional assassin.
Style: neo noir, detective
Plot: investigation, assassin, death, murder, best friend, homicide detective, friend, wrestler
Place: las vegas

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Most similar movies to Red Herring

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, neo noir, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, investigation, death, murder investigation, police, law enforcement and police detective mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Red Herring: Motel (1984), Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996), The Sovereign (2008), The Return of Frank Cannon (1980), White Orchid (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 39
Motel (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The discovery of the mutilated body of a wealthy woman leads a detective to an isolated motel.
Style: neo noir, independent film, detective
Plot: motel, hotel, sex scene, rich woman, investigation, misogyny, avarice, old woman, debt, storm, greed, sexuality ...
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95%
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Jack Reed is investigating a mass murder that occurred in a cemetery in broad daylight. Most individuals at the cemetery and the victims are Russian immigrants and they either fear or don't trust the police, because they have complaining about ...
Style: detective, tension
Plot: nypd, homicide, russian immigrant, attorney, politician, murder, death, political candidate, murder investigation, investigation, mass murder
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
 6.1
 284
The Sovereign (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: For two months a serial killer has been terrorizing the city of St. Petersburg. Every Wednesday a girl between 9 and 12 years old is the victim. The brutality of the maniac plunges city residents into horror. Parents are afraid of leaving their ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, obsession, whodunit, murder, death, homicide detective, murder investigation, serial murder, murderer, killing spree, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate the murder of an ex-girlfriend's husband.
Style: detective, neo noir
Plot: private investigator, suicide, friendship, friend, private detective, retirement, cia, airplane crash, murder, airplane, airplane accident, investigation ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Movie in collections
 5.4
 1K
White Orchid (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is ...
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: disguise, investigation, murder, femme fatale, danger, female protagonist, chase, brutality, death, police, woman with a gun, lesbian ...
Time: year 1992, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
 6.4
 416
Mind Games (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A former nun turned criminal profiler is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle aged women. Her unorthodox approach means that she has to deal not only with solving a murder but also winning the trust of her ...
Style: detective, thrilling, tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: homicide detective, murderer, ritual murder, secret, serial killer, police investigation, crime investigation, investigation, ritual, killings, serial murder, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 3.7
 95
Mortal Sins (1989)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A PI hired to find a killer is led to a corrupt televangelist.
Style: detective
Plot: televangelist, female nudity, nudity, erotica, murder, sex, daughter, investigation
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
The Bricklayers (1976)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have ...
Plot: bricklayer, corruption, death, murder, investigation, poverty, janitor, police brutality
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A beautiful young detective goes to the rescue of a teacher kidnapped by a former student.
Style: detective
Plot: murder, teacher, obsession, high school reunion, kidnapping, hostage, investigation, danger, tape over mouth
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 4.9
 77
Blackout (1986)
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, nudity, murder, gangster, blood, sex, private detective, city
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 6.6
 650
Heads or Tails (1980)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Since his wife died, Inspector Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has become a virtual recluse, preferring the solitude of his quiet house to the company of others. His period of mournful contemplation is broken when he is called out to look into the ...
Style: detective
Plot: murder, police, death, suspect, false accusation, sex, suspicion, police inspector, police officer
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Machine Gun Man (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Police procedural: tracking a ruthless Chicago hitman who's found a gig in Mexico City.
Style: neo noir
Plot: helicopter, blackmail, child kidnapping, police chase, revenge, car accident, murder, machine gun, school, hiding place, criminal gang, investigation
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 4.3
 1K
Grey Lady (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: investigation, homicide detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, male female relationship, murder, police detective, island, police investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, serial killer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 5.3
 353
Lucky Day (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed ...
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
Plot: fish out of water, amateur detective, investigation, riddles and clues, couple relations, who done it, best friend, murder, danger, law enforcement, lottery, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 6.1
 3K
The Badge (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot: transsexual, gender, murder investigation, murder, uncover truth, political corruption, fighting the system, politics, investigation, dishonesty, sheriff, gender bending ...
Place: usa, louisiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: On Ne Meurt Que Deux Fois, a French murder mystery based upon a novel of the same name, is an unusual, involving film with excellent performances by its entire cast. Police Inspector Staniland (Michel Serrault) is investigating the death of a ...
Style: neo noir, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: femme fatale, murder, seduction, police detective, investigation, who done it, couples, law enforcement, dishonesty, crime investigation, jealousy, brother sister incest ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Mulholland Falls (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Style: neo noir, suspense, tense, detective, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political corruption, murder, investigation, police, police investigation, conspiracy, revenge, betrayal, gangster, dishonesty, partners against crime, mafia ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 1996, 50s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Ricochet (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Two homicide detectives find their careers - and lives - on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah.
Style: atmospheric, detective, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: murder, investigation, police detective, dishonesty, law enforcement, betrayal, partner, high society, danger, couples, twists and turns, deep south ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Movie in collections
 4.2
 14K
Brazen (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mystery writer Grace Miller has killer instincts when it comes to motive - and she'll need every bit of expertise to help solve her sister's murder.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot: murder, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, life is a bitch, double life, private investigation, crime solving, secret identity, sisters, hidden identity, uncover truth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
A Life Not to Follow (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A Neo-Noir film told in three interlacing chapters: Eric is a dead man and he knows it. Death is imminent and he must make amends for his past sins, by killing those who wronged him, no matter the price: A wiseguy willing to do anything to move up ...
Style: neo noir, dark, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: gangster, police, criminal, revenge, city, mob boss, murder, family relations, mafia, death, mexican standoff, stripper ...
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Weekend Away (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Plot: murder, murder mystery, weekend, mysterious disappearance, disappearance, murder investigation, victim, girlfriend, accused of murder, woman, investigation, vacation gone wrong ...
Time: 2020s
Place: croatia, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 7.0
 9K
The Killers (1964)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
Style: neo noir, noir, suspenseful, stylized, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, heist, betrayal, assassin, killer, corruption, racing, femme fatale, murder, crime gone awry, gangster, death ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 5.4
 1K
The Caller (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jimmy Stevens, a senior VP at an international energy firm, blows the whistle on his company's deadly and corrupt practices in Latin America. Knowing he will be assassinated for his betrayal, he places an anonymous call securing the services of ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: whistleblower, private detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, survival, dishonesty, amateur detective, danger, journalism, workplace, deadline ...
Time: 1940s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: france, new york, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Movie in collections
 5.3
 308
Perfect Alibi (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Melanie is married to Keith Bauers, she has two beautiful children and she is rich. She decides to engage a girl au pair, Janine, who arrives from France. Everything seems to run perfectly. Janine looks shy and timid and well disposed towards the ...
Style: detective, independent film, neo noir
Plot: bank robber, bank, woman seduces a man, nypd, widow, murder, investigation, femme fatale, marriage as hell, nanny, doctor, marriage ...
Place: beverly hills
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
One Police Plaza (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A veteran New York City Police Lieutenant's investigation of a woman's murder uncovers corruption in high places.
Style: tension
Plot: murder investigation, police corruption, law enforcement, corrupt cop, crooked cop, fighting the system, weapons, writers, warehouse, confrontation, police, homicide detective ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 4.1
 176
Fate (2003)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Serial killers have plagued the American landscape for decades, committing gruesome atrocities, and providing some tough cases for criminal investigators to crack. This thriller follows the travails of two detectives who are on the trail of a ...
Style: captivating, detective, psychological, thrilling, tense
Plot: serial killer, murder, sleuth, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, murderer, killings, murder investigation, investigation, who done it, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Confession of Pain (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A detective helps a friend investigate the mysterious death of his father.
Style: suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: murder, law enforcement, haunted by the past, perfect crime, partner, police detective, investigation, corrupt law enforcer, partners against crime, dishonesty, private detective, asian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Intrusive Behavior (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Years after the institutionalizing and abandoning of their mentally unstable daughter, the Kilpatrick family becomes victim to mental instabilities of their own as their past comes back to haunt them.
Style: twisted, independent film, detective
Plot: police officer, insanity, fear, past, family relations, psychiatric hospital, homicide, evil, reporter, rape, hospital, court ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.8
 84K
Reptile (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Style: detective, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: murder, police investigation, criminal, police psychologist, murder investigation, real estate agent, crime investigation, investigation, fighting crime, sleuth, secret, crime solving ...
Place: new england, maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.5
 7K
Deceiver (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, twists and turns, investigation, guilt, law enforcement, prostitute, brutality, rivalry, dishonesty, secret, lie ...
Time: 20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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