Movies like August 15

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August 15 (2011)
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August 15 (2011)
Original name: ആഗസ്റ്റ്‌ 15
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Story: The film is a sequel to the 1988 film August 1, which was directed by Sibi Malayil, and written by S. N. Swamy. Following from August 1, Mammootty plays the character of the Crime Branch officer Perumal who investigates into an attempt of assassination on the chief minister of Kerala on the 15th of August, the Independence Day of India.
Plot: police, hitman, assassin, priest, telephone call, independence day, fake identity, malayalam

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, independent film, suspense and captivating films with plots about police, murder, hitman, assassin, police officer, criminal and police officer killed mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like August 15: The Assassin (2007), Evil Woman (2013), The Last Contract (1998), In the Name of the Law (1986), CBI 5: The Brain (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 5.6
 35
The Assassin (2007)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Assassin John Brown, a heroin-addicted, recent war veteran, is hired to take out a local nightclub owner. When Brown slips, he finds himself on the run from both police and the shadowy corporation that hired him.
Style: neo noir, detective, independent film
Plot: drug, junkie, mercenary, murder, criminal, police, african american, pistol, handgun, drug addict, assassin, police captain ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 3.4
 154
Evil Woman (2013)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Rosario is a paid assassin who kills men who mistreat or abuse women. When the police capture her, it's the end of the myth. But Maria, a hysteric invalid, saves Rosario in exchange for a different job.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: female protagonist, female assassin, assassin, female killer, murderer, woman in danger, women, criminal, women's rights, hitman, righting the wronged, police ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
The Last Contract (1998)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway, Finland
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
Style: detective, action thriller, realistic, serious
Plot: assassination, hitman, spy, murder, investigation, nobody believes, dishonesty, politics, state affairs, head of state, law enforcement, violent content ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1985
Place: stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
In the Name of the Law (1986)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A group of four policemen is known for cruising the streets of Stockholm in their van, looking for drunks or criminals they can beat up with their batons. Lately witnesses saw them pick up a drunk who later was found dead. The four policemen deny ...
Style: action thriller, eighties
Plot: police brutality, police procedural, police
Place: stockholm sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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CBI 5: The Brain (2022)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: whodunit, murder, killings, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, sleuth, forensics, crime solving, serial murder, who done it, secret ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 4.4
 301
The Last Mark (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After a young woman witnesses a mob hit, a seasoned assassin and his psychotic partner must track her down before she turns them in, but she proves to be the hardest mark to kill.
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: kidnapping, criminal, manhunt, death threat, problem, assassin, killer, murder, hitman, murderer, woman, police officer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)
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, love and romance, fall in love, investigation, law enforcement, murder investigation, assassin, private investigator, missing person, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When a crime boss is murdered while in hospital, a young woman sees the killers, but her room mate convinces her not to tell the police, fearing the consequences. Unfortunately the murderers realize that they have been seen, and kill both women. ...
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: woman with a gun, police, murder, hospital, police officer killed, police chase, rage, anger, car chase, airport, interrogation, violence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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24 Hours in London (2000)
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, hitman, gangster, murder, witnessing a crime, fighting crime, police investigation, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Little White Lies (1996)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The public facade and private life of an aspiring politician and his wife. This film reveals the little white lies that lead to revenge, blackmail and a fight for life.
Plot: accusation, blackmail, stranger, marriage, police, family relations, wealth, money, fraud
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
A Brother's Badge (2023)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Story: Detective Michael Glade, with the San Antonio police department, has wandered onto the dark side and has run afoul of the Mexican Mafia. He battles his family and feelings while riding his collision course to its ultimate outcome.
Plot: drug, murder, betrayal, police, mafia, gang
Place: texas, san antonio texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Lock 'n' Load (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A Vietnam vet has nightmares about murder and zombies, and then discovers that he and other vets have been programmed to commit crimes and then kill themselves afterwards so they can't be traced. He investigates to try to find out who is ...
Style: splatter, surprise ending, independent film
Plot: vietnam veteran, shootout, police, betrayal, hospital, robbery, violence, murder, assassin, brainwashing, explosion
Place: colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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 434
Gambler (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Police Inspector Dayashanker Pandey is a slacker, a man who does not want to put his life under any risk, and is quite comfortable sharing tall tales, and a desk job. Fate has other plans for him, for whenever he goes on duty outside, he somehow ...
Plot: police officer killed, police, gangster, professional killer, police inspector, terminal illness, cat, courage, hitman, bollywood, jumping from height
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 5.1
 172
Indraprastham (1996)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Chitra Narayan, a political journalist with Observer Daily in Delhi, is in love with Kiran Verma, a budding actor. She intrudes into the illegal affairs of Paul B. Issac, a Delhi-based politician. Paul B. Issac commits a murder and gets actor ...
Plot: bare chested male, lust, sensuality, murder, journalist, rain, reporter, love, caress, framed for murder, malayalam, navel
Place: delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Mission Thunderbolt (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who hires three top assassins to help him eliminate his rivals in two local mobs, the Scorpions and the Serpents.
Plot: exploitation, assassin, triad, criminal, police, strangulation, gambling, murder, snake, motorcycle, interpol, nightclub ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The films depicts a team of CBI officers led by Sethurama Iyer investigating into a murder case. The lead character, Sethurama Iyer is said to have been inspired by a police officer named Radhavinod Raju, who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief ...
Style: suspense, detective, suspense thriller
Plot: investigation, murder mystery, who done it, whodunit, crime investigation, plot twist, attempted rape, businessman, domestic violence, confession of crime, murder investigation, theft ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 5.3
 161
Catharsis (2009)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 74 min.
Story: An ex cop arrives in Athens after the murder of his wife. Approached by the chief of police, he reluctantly agrees to help take down a mafia ring. Thus begins a circle of blood that becomes more and more violent as the hero goes deeper into the ...
Plot: cathartic, cop, police officer, revenge, police, blood, drug, pimp, group of criminals, motor, mob
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Killing Zone (1999)
Genre: Thriller, Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When your in The Syndicate you're in for life. This is the prospect facing Matthew Palmer, a hearless but efficient, deadly but impeccably neat assassin and confirmed Michael Caine fan. But Palmer has found love and wants out, even though he ...
Style: independent film
Plot: assassin, hitman, professional, killer, police officer, female police officer, police, joke, hired killer, female assassin, female killer, police officer killed ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 5.0
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The Chosen (2005)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A couple of brutal and mysterious murders point to Uppsala University. Johan, a last year student at the police academy, gets involved in the investigation. He enrolls a course at the University in order to, under cover, track down the killer.
Plot: serial killer, murder, university, criminal, murder investigation, police, student, couples
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 5.2
 912
Death Rage (1976)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia kingpin.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: murder, police, assassin, mobster, gun fu, underworld, american mafia, wound, horse race, nudity, bare butt, shootout ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: italy, naples italy, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 3.7
 437
Red Chillies (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Story: Mohanlal plays the role of OMR, an affluent NRI who does oil business in Singapore. The movie begins on a new year before when the "Red Chilles", an all-girls music band with nine members, are involved in an accident. The girls flee from ...
Style: suspense
Plot: killing, corporation, communist, son, massacre, revenge, police, scientist, car accident, music band, radio station, courtroom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Subtle Seduction (2008)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After Vanessa discovers her boyfriend has been unfaithful she vows to take control of the situation. Using his one weakness to her advantage she quiets him and moves on to her next victim. With each murder she becomes bolder and even a police ...
Style: independent film
Plot: black cast, urban setting, police, murderer, jealousy, schizophrenia, seduction, revenge, brother sister relationship, misandry, serial killer, police detective ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.3
 161
The Knife (1967)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A popular singer is found murdered and two police detectives are investigating his past in order to catch the killer.
Style: detective
Plot: mystery killer, pop singer, forensic, police investigation, mysterious man, past, police, singer, murder investigation, unfaithful wife, knife, knife murder
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Maurizio Merli takes up a familiar role as Commissioner Berni; a cop who puts his life on the line to transport a witness from Corleone to New York City in order to testify against a mob boss on trial for murder. Along the way, Berni and his ...
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: mafia, police officer, italian mafia, police, explosions, secret police, mob boss, organized crime, police lineup, police officer kicked, police officer shot
Place: italy, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.2
 445
The Watchman (2016)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
Story: CCTV operator Carl becomes frustrated when the police refuse to tackle a gang of drug dealers. He takes the law into his own hands with devastating repercussions.
Plot: criminal, video surveillance, suicidal, bag of money, security guard, 16 year old, drug dealing, workplace, british, best friend, teenage daughter, drug dealer ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Midnight Man (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When Grady, an assassin with a genetic disorder that renders him unable to feel pain, is sent on a high-stakes assignment, his world is turned upside-down after an attack when he awakens to discover that he can feel pain for the first time in his ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, exciting, psychological thriller
Plot: hitman, pain, assassin, mission, special agent, mercenary, murderer, changing lives, emotionless, satire, hostage, child kidnapping ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 4.7
 121
Moving Targets (1999)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A pair of cops are following a lawyer who has information on a mobster. He's killed and his wife has to help the cops catch the bad guy.
Plot: wife, mobster, strong female lead, bus, police, car chase, murder, handgun, violence, tough girl, gun, knife ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Merciless Man (1976)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The city suffers and succumbs unarmed, but an ex secret agent succeeds in winning the struggle against the gangsterism. Intrigue and violence grip a society victim of the crime.
Style: poliziottesco, detective
Plot: police officer, spy, woman with a gun, police, security guard, police shootout, foreigner, murder, police officer killed, city, secret, agent ...
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Happy Birthday, Türke! (1992)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Kemal Kayankaya, a private detective, was hired by a Turkish women, Ilter, to search for his husband, Amend, who has been missing since the death of her father, Vassif. Unknownst to him, he was about to unravel the secrets of his client's ...
Style: detective, neo noir
Plot: private investigator, foster home, turk, private detective, police, secret, missing person, male nudity, male pubic hair, underworld, pubic hair
Place: europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.3
 100
Mad Dog (1980)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: detective
Plot: police, victim, killing spree, murder, psychopath, mental illness, death, telephone call, serial killer, crime scene, insanity, killer ...
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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