Movies and TV shows like Carlos
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Carlos (2010)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Style:
suspenseful, political, atmospheric, captivating, epic, period piece, thought provoking, visually appealing, mesmerizing, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, mossad, politics, gunfight, mission, biopic, character study, danger, radical, wanted, politician, negotiation, cruelty, notoriety, male nudity, capitalism, nudity, civil war, cold war, mafia, spy, islam ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
south america, lebanon, israel, berlin germany, palestine, syria, cairo egypt ...
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Most similar movies to Carlos
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and political films and TV series with plots about terrorism, espionage, danger, terrorist, spy, politics and corruption mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Carlos: The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Sleeper Cell (2005), Baader (2002), A Most Wanted Man (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, harsh, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, politics, revolutionary, protest, prison, political unrest, assassination, capitalism, terrorist attack, revolution, idealism, trial ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place:
germany, rome italy, west berlin west germany, somalia, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Style:
tense, captivating, rough, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
terrorist, muslim, undercover, undercover agent, fbi, spy, heroes, danger, race against time, chases and races, pretense, working undercover ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, america
Similarity:
100%
809
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Andreas Baader starts out as a small-time criminal. In Berlin, he is recruited by a revolutionary cell. They plan to overthrow the state.
Style:
realistic, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, rebellion, danger, gang, social decay, confined, rebelliousness, state affairs, working class, political unrest, chaos ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
germany, west germany
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
bleak, tense, political, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, islam, war on terror, surveillance, immigrant, secret service, investigation, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, britain, middle east, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Jacques Mesrine, France's public enemy No. 1 during the 1970s. After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats -- from multiple bank robberies and to prison breaks -- Mesrine was gunned down by the French police in Paris.
Style:
intense, suspense, realistic, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, robbery, mob boss, chase, prison, organized crime, mafia, biopic, escape, character study, against the rules, notoriety ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2008, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
381K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, sexy, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, spy, cia, national security, war on terror, treason, secret service, investigation, terrorist, danger, top secret ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, america ...
Similarity:
100%
252K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and ...
Style:
political, intense, brutal, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, assassination, mossad, vengeance, judaism, politics, terrorist, vigilante, revenge, spy, murder ...
Time:
70s, year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, year 1972
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, germany, europe ...
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, passenger, daring rescue, danger, confined, airplane, hysteria, terrorist, raf, pilot, mossad ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, africa, west germany
Similarity:
100%
864
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 266 min.
TV show
Story:
A team of American and British counter-terrorists are tasked with stopping a terrorist cell who's operating on a global level.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, female agent, terrorist, fbi, murder, save the day, investigation, rivalry, race against time, danger, rebellion, undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, chicago, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal is a 2012 Colombian television series produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, about the life of Pablo Escobar. It is only available in Spanish. There is a version available with English subtitles.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, novela, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, dea, latinos, organized crime, master criminal, drug dealing, smuggling, drug traffic, terrorism, rise to the top, ambition, gangster ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
colombia, latin america, panama
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long banished to Africa for his sins in 1983, Martin Rauch is now sent ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
stasi, cold war, communist, spy, communism, terrorism, espionage, berlin wall, homosexual, corruption, gay, socialism ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
east germany, germany, south africa, berlin germany, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist, rescue, captivity, ransom, confined, danger, kidnapping, hostage, abduction, negotiator, police, terrorist plot ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on Martin McGartland's real life story as a informant for the British Police to spy on the IRA. Taking place from 1987-1991, Martin (Jim Sturgess) works his way up the ranks of the IRA, while keeping his informant with the police Fergis ...
Style:
sexy, factual, brutal, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ira, brutality, weapons, crime gone awry, storytelling, terrorism, secret agent, snitch, danger, state affairs, undercover, spy ...
Time:
80s, year 2008, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, canada, northern ireland, europe, scotland ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Après quinze ans passés derrière les barreaux, Bruno, qui prône la révolution prolétarienne, s'évade. Ce dernier veut continuer la lutte, faire sortir ses camarades de prison, libérer les masses du joug capitaliste. Tous ses anciens ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
betrayal, drug dealing, police investigation, on the run, terrorism, confined, manhunt, crime boss, prison, terrorist, manhood, anti fascism ...
Time:
year 2002
Similarity:
100%
67K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 817 min.
TV show
Story:
An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
Style:
tense, anthology, suspense, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, serial killer, terrorist, true crime, murder mystery, federal bureau of investigation, homicide detective, psychoanalysis, mathematics, crime investigation, fighting crime, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 90s
Similarity:
67%
521K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug cartel, drug dealer, cartel, drug dealing, drug lord, rise to the top, master criminal, sex, cia agent, illegal drugs, dea, drug ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, south america, latin america, mexico, panama ...
Similarity:
25%
56K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Style:
factual, serious, realistic, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
mossad, espionage, spy, israeli palestinian conflict, politics, secret mission, arab, national security, arab israeli conflict, secrets, mafia, death ...
Time:
2010s, 60s
Place:
middle east, syria, israel
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns ...
Style:
bleak, tense, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, mafia, robbery, rise to the top, against the rules, prison, prison escape, mob boss, romancing a criminal, biopic, character study ...
Time:
60s, year 2008, 1950s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
france, paris france, canada, montreal, africa ...
Similarity:
12%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Two-part BBC drama portraying The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963. The first part shows it from the point of view of the robbers, and the second part from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
train robbery, train, criminal heroes, partner, law enforcement, group of criminals, friends, danger, post war, mafia, organized crime, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place:
england, britain, europe, scotland, scotland yard
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Raza, a young second-generation British-Pakistani man from London is coerced by Gabe, a counterterrorism officer, into informing.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, detective
Plot:
infiltration, terrorism, spy, snitch, undercover, terrorist, police, uncover truth, danger, police investigation, threat, law enforcement ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Ambassador to Washington is the pinnacle of success in the Foreign Office and the position is offered to only the brightest and the best. But Ambassador Mark Brydon finds his skills tested to the limits when, following a major diplomatic incident, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, political, tense ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, coup d'etat, politics, terrorism, terrorist, cover up, fbi, manipulation, workplace, danger, dishonesty, spy ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, pentagon, iraq
Similarity:
20%
42K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, espionage, war on terror, terrorist, mossad, covert operation, israeli, assassination, terror, murder, danger, government agency ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, belgium
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, undercover agent, terrorism, danger, investigation, national security, secret service, twists and turns, secret identity, mission, characters in danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, paris france, middle east, france, israel ...
Similarity:
19%
76K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoners tried to win political status. It dramatises events in the Maze prison in the six weeks prior to Sands’ death.
Style:
sincere, political, depressing, visually stunning, art house ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, ira, male nudity, suicide, prisoner, dying, terrorist, nudity, rebellion, police brutality, suffering ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 2000s, 90s, year 1981 ...
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, europe, belfast
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Jack Bauer comes out of hiding in London to head off a massive terrorist attack while being hunted down by American forces dispatched by President James Heller.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hacker, president, terrorist, cia, treason, shooting, international relations, save the day, tough heroes, killing, on the run ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
19%
34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, investigation, corruption, police, government, government corruption, justice, political corruption, politician, violence ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Il Capo dei Capi (The Boss of the Bosses) is a six-part Italian miniseries which debuted on Canale 5 between October and November 2007. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias Totò u Curtu, a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily. Riina is played ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, criminal heroes, gangster, organized crime, sicilian mafia, italian mafia, bribery, notoriety, cat and mouse, corrupt politician, mobster ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy, southern italy
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
50 years after the Munich Massacre, Munich is hosting a soccer game between an Israeli and a German football club. When things start to fall apart, it seems history might be repeating all over again.
Style:
suspense, dramatic, captivating, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
soccer, soccer match, terrorism, espionage, hostage, terror, football, terrorist, israeli, police, mossad, terrorist attack ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
munich germany
Similarity:
18%
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