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The Gorilla Gang (1968)
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Original name: Der Gorilla von Soho
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In this German detective thriller, swindlers using a false charity as a front send a hit man around London to murder wealthy people whose deaths can benefit the organization. This film is one of a very large number of German Scotland-Yard thrillers based on the novels of Edgar Wallace.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, noir, dark, period piece
Plot:
murder, investigation, gang, urban, police procedural, organized crime, insurance fraud, evidence, suspicion, underworld, forensics, drowning, moral ambiguity, serial killer, blackmail, betrayal, gorilla, female nudity, murder investigation, doll, male nudity, nightclub, bodybuilder, evil nun, criminal gang ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
scotland yard, london
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Most similar movies to The Gorilla Gang
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, tense, noir and dark films with plots about investigation, murder, urban, moral ambiguity, police procedural, corruption and conspiracy mostly in Crime, Mystery and Action genres. Some movies like The Gorilla Gang: The Man with the Glass Eye (1969), Mark of the Tortoise (1964), The Squeaker (1963), Detective vs. Sleuths (2022), The Human Hyena (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A pool-hall is used as the front for a white slavery ring.
Style:
detective, dark, suspense, tension, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, white slavery, whodunit, suspect, group of criminals, theater, human trafficking, suspicion, underworld, poisoning ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
English millionaire Sir Cyrus Bradley is being blackmailed by “The Tortoise” Crime Syndicate. He is to pay £ 100,000.00 Pounds to stay alive and not be murdered. After his refusal to pay the money, he is quickly killed. Cyrus‘ nephew, Don ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, detective, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, blackmail, organized crime, criminal syndicate, gangster, underworld, investigation, threat, master criminal, betrayal, corruption ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.
Style:
detective, suspense, grim, twisted, period piece ...
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, investigation, poisoning, whodunit, police procedural, underworld, master criminal, cat and mouse, urban, serial killer, cold case ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate. Jun, once a brilliant detective who suffered a mental breakdown, begins his own investigation. Eventually, the police learn that the murder victims ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, police procedural, murderer, mystery killer, death, police investigator, investigator, murder, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a web of corruption its uncovered in the police department.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, cover up, police corruption, investigation, conspiracy, murder investigation, mysterious death, betrayal, mistrust, underworld, suspicion, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.
Style:
crime drama, neo noir, detective, dark, tense ...
Plot:
murder, interpol, drug traffic, law enforcement, investigation, urban, underworld, police procedural, violent, revenge, exploitation, nightlife ...
Time:
year 1971
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A cop, who suffers from family issues, takes up a peculiar suicide case. The plot thickens as similar cases get reported within a span of a few days.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, whodunit, suicide, problem, police investigation, battles, family problems, crime solving, sleuth, police officer, private investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jussi Vares find two bodies of Turku outskirts of women, which has been shot in the head, and the man whose body is full of runes similar to the cuts, which suggest that the murder would have been part of the dark ritual. A year later, Vares is ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, private investigator, nordic, who done it, forensics, crime investigation, homicide detective, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery, intrigue ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Bhanuchander, a cop gets murdered at a guest house. The investigating officer Vijay Shanker takes up the case and suspects it to be a possible homicide. Will Vijay and Bhanuchander's wife (Suhasini) be able to track the criminals?
Style:
suspense, detective, tense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, police procedural, evidence, interrogation, whodunit, crime scene, justice, forensics, motive, revenge, corruption ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rohit is entangled in a series of murders involving women he knew, disturbing him. After a confrontation where he kills Shetty, Rohit is the suspect, unveiling surprising truths about the murders' origins and his own role in the mystery.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, suspense, twist ending, tense ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, female victim, whodunit, guilt, suspect, identity crisis, cat and mouse, paranoia, police procedural, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tense, black and white, atmospheric ...
Plot:
extortion, organized crime, criminal, gangster, rivalry, gang war, criminal underworld, betrayal, cat and mouse, police investigation, moral ambiguity, violent ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, chicago, scotland yard
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of hooded vigilantes hang wrong-doers with a subplot about another murderer. Surprise ending.
Style:
detective, dark, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, vigilante, hanging, conspiracy, vigilante justice, investigation, execution, female victim, police procedural, decapitation, violent, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A murderous drug dealer breaks his partner out of police custody. An undercover cop is assigned to track down the two killers and bring them in.
Style:
poliziottesco, crime thriller, detective, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, undercover cop, drug, violence, urban, gunfight, manhunt, investigation, organized crime, police procedural, moral ambiguity, male protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
44%
620
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Denmark, France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer but can only find a lot of gangsters. And the killer is about to act again...
Style:
crime thriller, dark, detective, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, conspiracy, murder investigation, nightclub, whodunit, female victim, suspicion, peril, urban, police procedural, stalking, gangster ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A police detective follows a trail of evidence that eventually seems to lead to his trusted partner's ex-con brother who he helped put in prison years ago.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, detective ...
Plot:
false accusation, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, dishonesty, law enforcement, murder, serial killer, danger, who done it, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller about the murder by poisoning of a famous lawyer.
Style:
tense, suspense, twisted, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot:
poisoning, murder, investigation, lawyer, evidence, whodunit, alibi, secrets, motive, autopsy, power, city ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A corpse that was accidentally discovered raises many questions. Using his blade, forensic doctor Qin Ming cuts through the shocking voice of the dead to find clues that will help track down the murderer. Hailed as the "corpse whisperer", ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime thriller, detective, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder investigation, medical examiner, police, forensic evidence, uncover truth, coworker, who done it, investigation, homicide detective, forensics, police investigation, sleuth ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A seemingly ordinary car accident turns out to be a murder investigation...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, car accident, investigation, evidence, interrogation, suspect, police procedural, motive, moral ambiguity, suspicion, corruption, courtroom ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, eastern europe, ussr
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Two police detectives are assigned to investigate the murders of several young women at a health club.
Style:
detective, crime drama, tense, dark, retro ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police procedural, female victim, mature, fear, urban, cat and mouse, suspicion, obsession, violence ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.
Style:
detective, suspense, creepy, atmospheric, sinister ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, whodunit, investigation, masked villain, macabre, poison, cat and mouse, vengeance, manor, living dead, twists and turns, conspiracy ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
34%
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, suspenseful, crime thriller, noir ...
Plot:
private investigator, private detective, investigation, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, reconnaissance, conspiracy, cold case, lone wolves, urban, corruption, revenge ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
33%
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, crime thriller, bleak, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder investigation, mass murder, police procedural, corruption, cover up, organized crime, urban, moral ambiguity, nypd, homicide, death, politician ...
Similarity:
33%
585
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Action thriller featuring a dramatic race against time and death. After 10 billion won worth of drugs mysteriously disappear, police officer Kang Sung Joo is faced with the unenviable task of tracking down the perpetrators of the clever coup. During ...
Style:
detective, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, deja vu, criminal, fight, sleuth, police detective, battles, uncover truth, police investigation, drug lord, drug, crime solving ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. First, it is believed that Svedberg killed himself but Wallander soon discovers links between Svedberg, the three ...
Style:
detective, dark, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, police procedural, investigation, slow burn, mental illness, grief, suspicion, obsession, trauma, moral ambiguity, cold case, isolation ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own. Part 2: 'Arson' - A Triad revenge plan to burn down a nightclub goes wrong and results in the deaths of five people.
Style:
crime thriller, anthology, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, fire, arson, revenge, organized crime, criminal underworld, triad, gang, betrayal, police, retribution, urban ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The film is set in the middle of winter in Ystad and the main character is the middle-aged policeman Kurt Wallander, who this time investigating a drug tangle. It starts with his own goddaughter Eva found dead after taking an overdose. It turns out ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, dark, bleak ...
Plot:
police procedural, investigation, murder investigation, drug traffic, plane crash, corruption, evidence, flashback, forensics, revenge, moral ambiguity, surveillance ...
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A criminal psychologist and a forensic expert works together to track down a serial killer who targets people who have been acquitted of notable crimes and uses their guilt as his modus operandi.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, forensics, murder investigation, killing, problem, murder, private investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, investigation, teamwork, murderer ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An aggressive police officer tries to solve the mystery behind consecutive murders. While doing so, he must fight against his inner demons.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, police investigation, tough law enforcer, murder, who done it, serial killer, fighting crime, turk, investigation, moral ambiguity, anti hero, police procedural ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style:
tense, detective, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, fighting crime, police detective, psychopath, police procedural, investigation, female victim, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle ...
Style:
suspense, tense, sinister, atmospheric, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lawyer, serial killer, whodunit, murder, castle, strangulation, isolation, greed, killer, inheritance, secrets, betrayal ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
29%
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