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The Player (2015)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his wife, or is it true what they say: the House always wins.
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, captivating, detective, action adventure
Plot:
gambling, conspiracy, investigation, spy, mafia, bet, secret, dark past, corruption, friend, secret organization, death threat, danger, die hard, rivalry, computer, black cast, crooked cop, shakespeare, covert operation, martial arts, serial killer, kidnapping, shooting, hi-tech ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, exciting and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, espionage, spy, conspiracy, danger, die hard and police mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like The Player: The Night Agent (2023), Taxi Driver (2021), Reacher (2022), 24: Legacy (2016), Blindspot (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, captivating, tense, political ...
Plot:
politics, special agent, oval office, fbi agent, world war three, law, world war, fbi, die hard, conspiracy, chief of staff, witness protection ...
Place:
iran, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story:
The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
taxi driver, revenge, taxi, investigation, vigilante, fight for justice, martial arts, ex soldier, secret identity, urban, corruption, social commentary ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The story of military hero Eric Carter’s return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on ...
Style:
serious, suspense, rough, anime, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, tough heroes, terrorist plot, secret service, one man army, special agent, investigation, save the day, government agency, workplace, danger, die hard ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
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85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, exciting, deep ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, puzzle, memory loss, strong female character, twists and turns, terrorist, tattoo, fbi agent, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, chicago
Similarity:
67%
298K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, terrorism, mind game, outsmarting, murder investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wall street, banking, hacker, mafia, finance, money, cryptocurrency, criminal underworld, corruption, computer, geek, conspiracy ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
45K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, suspense, political ...
Plot:
sniper, military, conspiracy, shooter, assassination, soldier, betrayal, police, fbi, wanted, veteran, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, usa, ukraine, hawaii
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In this "Traffic"-like action drama, an international conspiracy explodes when three strangers' lives unexpectedly collide - a female soldier, a corporate lawyer and a political activist.
Style:
captivating, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
conspiracy, military, uncover truth, twists and turns, corporate crime, violent content, dishonesty, left to die, political conspiracy, spy, family relations, state affairs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world ...
Style:
captivating, ironic, suspenseful, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, escapades, investigation, dishonesty, family problems, danger, con man, family relations, greed, adaptation, twists and turns, female nudity ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 554 min.
TV show
Story:
A pair of CIA agents embark on missions to save the world, but have to put up with each other first.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, action comedy ...
Plot:
spy, investigation, escapades, salvation, love and romance, murder, male protagonist, gunfight, espionage, friendship, fbi agent, save the world ...
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a ...
Style:
serious, captivating, suspense, exciting, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, conspiracy, terrorist, terrorism, twists and turns, investigation, agent, intelligence, danger, spy, shooting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, langley virginia, washington d.c.
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, fbi, cia, cia agent, female agent, fighting crime, terrorist, criminal, police investigation, partner, die hard, spy mission ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear.
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
secret service, hostage, conspiracy, secret service agent, fbi, kidnapping, investigation, older man teenage girl relationship, special agent, betrayal, confined, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen years after the events of the feature film, Kyle Craig is assigned to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD as Detective Frank Rourke’s trainee to spy on him and report on his off-book methods. As Frank starts teaching his principled ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, psychological, detective
Plot:
dirty cop, police, lapd, gunfight, dishonesty, corruption, society, friendship, vengeance, murder, rivalry, couples ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It stars Edward Woodward as a middle aged retired intelligence officer with a mysterious past who helps people in trouble. The show ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, injustice, vengeance, spy, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army, machismo, dark hero, superhero, conspiracy, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
26%
20K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Young CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Inspired by ...
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, erotic, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cia, government conspiracy, spy, analyst, twists and turns, murder, investigation, computer hacker, danger, terrorist, dialogue, fight scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Ironside is an upcoming American drama television series that is scheduled to premiere in the 2013–14 television season on NBC. It will air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It is a ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, fighting crime, law enforcement, wheelchair bound, police, black cast, investigation, disabled, disability, power relations, tough law enforcer, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
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14K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations division, Martin Odum can transform himself into a different person -- whether it's an assignment as a Serbian extremist, a corrupt Chicago police officer, a British special forces colonel, or a ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, detective, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, government agency, espionage, secret identity, undercover, spy, special agent, state affairs, betrayal, fbi, dishonesty, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, assassin, espionage, hitman, secret service agent, secret agent, peril, special agent, government agent, murderer, secret project, secret ...
Similarity:
25%
30K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural ability, mind control, experiment, superhuman powers, psychic, investigation, government agency, supernatural, danger, enemy, government official, fellow agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
8K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chase is an American police procedural drama television series created by Jennifer Johnson for the NBC network. The series follows a U.S. Marshals fugitive-apprehension team, based out of Houston, Texas. Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnson serve as ...
Style:
realistic, detective, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
policewoman, u.s. marshal, escaped prisoner, fugitives, wanted, police investigation, chase, special agent, rivalry, law enforcement, police, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, houston texas
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In early 90s Boston, an African-American District Attorney comes in from Brooklyn advocating change and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran invested in maintaining the status quo. Together they take on a family of ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, bleak, exciting, detective ...
Plot:
corruption, law enforcement, investigation, ira, criminal, racism, gang, legal, danger, district attorney, dirty cop, escapades ...
Time:
90s, year 1989
Place:
boston
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 8 min.
TV show
Story:
Falsely accused of bombing a Los Angeles subway train by “tweet-now, confirm-later” journalism, blue collar worker Mike Ferro must prove his innocence by uncovering the real perpetrator, before the legendary cop heading the investigation can ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, f word
Plot:
fbi agent, terrorist bombing, ex convict, false accusation, framed for a crime, die hard, pursuit, investigation, runaway, uncover truth, family relations, law enforcement ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
25%
28K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Style:
suspense, exciting, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
fbi, crime investigation, fbi agent, police detective, homicide detective, female detective, fighting crime, federal bureau of investigation, partners against crime, swat team, investigation, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
25%
30K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, UK, Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
mossad, covert operation, computer, terrorist group, danger, israeli, hacker, spy, secret agent, hostage, criminal, computer hacker ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, tehran iran, iran, middle east, palestine
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 439 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
italian mafia, mafia, corruption, war on drugs, investigation, fighting crime, crime solving, organized crime, crime investigation, drug, police investigation, criminal ...
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
A hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gear-heads.
Style:
neo noir, tense, captivating, bloody, disturbing ...
Plot:
gang leader, female warrior, gang, revenge, vengeance, murder, brutality, danger, adaptation, violence, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation by posing as a couple at the campground where he spends his weekends. Inspired by real events.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, mafia, police investigation, dishonesty, danger, adaptation, escapades, rivalry, society, undercover agent, espionage, nudity ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Alex O'Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, learns a shocking secret and his close-knit, affluent family is about to be split apart when it's revealed that his parents, Mark and Katya, are covert Russian ...
Style:
bleak, suspense, tense, interesting
Plot:
spy, cia, kgb, russian spy, intelligence, loyalty, secret agent, government agency, conspiracy, twists and turns, working undercover, investigation ...
Place:
usa, russia, philadelphia
Similarity:
25%
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