Movies like The Puzzle of the Red Orchid
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The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)
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Original name: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee
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:
tense, suspense, crime drama, atmospheric, period piece, black and white, stylized, detective, moody
Plot:
extortion, organized crime, criminal, gangster, rivalry, criminal underworld, gang war, betrayal, cat and mouse, police investigation, moral ambiguity, violent, serial killer, heist, revenge, undercover, class conflict, clerk, inspector, money, wealth, blackmail, machine gun, heiress, american abroad ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
london, chicago, scotland yard
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Most similar movies to The Puzzle of the Red Orchid
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, noir and detective films with plots about cat and mouse, urban, revenge, moral ambiguity, betrayal, investigation and murder mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Puzzle of the Red Orchid: The Zombie Walks (1968), Mark of the Tortoise (1964), Dead Eyes of London (1961), The Gorilla Gang (1968), The Squeaker (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
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:
75%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A disfigured killer with glazed-over white eyes is doing the dirty work so that an insurance agent-doctor can get the victims' insurance money.
Style:
detective, gothic, suspense, mind bending, scary ...
Plot:
blind man, serial killer, murder, nurse, blindness and impaired vision, danger, amateur detective, investigation, criminal heroes, dishonesty, clergy, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, united kingdom, britain, scotland yard, england
Similarity:
70%
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 ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, police procedural, gang, urban, organized crime, insurance fraud, underworld, suspicion, evidence, drowning, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
63%
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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:
58%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A con man pulls a double-cross on a gang of vicious bank robbers.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tense, poliziottesco, dark ...
Plot:
bank robbery, con man, deception, gangster, manipulation, heist gone wrong, heist, betrayal, organized crime, revenge, master criminal, underworld ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A chance opportunity arises for Robert Atkinson, a London banker who risks his bank's money to leave the mundane behind and start a new life. To take advantage, he unwittingly signs up with a Chinese cartel to transport a briefcase to ...
Style:
crime thriller, stylized, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
organized crime, betrayal, revenge, delivery, mission gone awry, showdown, life turned upside down, escapades, murder, rivalry, chases and races, runaway ...
Place:
amsterdam, london
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Detective Kostenko is trying to find a group of criminals responsible for killing a policeman.
Style:
crime drama, detective, period piece, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
police station, robbery, murder investigation, investigation, law enforcement, police procedural, gang, bank robbery, criminal underworld, pursuit, justice, urban ...
Place:
moscow russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A Chinese cult bent on taking over the world uses an idol called The Golden Reptile that they believe can give them the power to achieve their goal.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, detective, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
snake, idol, secret society, investigation, ritual, conspiracy, occult, murder, world domination, group of criminals, underworld, smuggling ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
45%
681
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
crime boss, criminal gang, organized crime, criminal, undercover, problem, working undercover, gang war, sting operation, bandit, police officer, outlaw gang ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Diabolik nearly gets caught in Inspector Ginko's latest trap, leaving his partner in crime Eva Kant behind in the escape. Furious, Eva offers Ginko her help in capturing the King of Terror, but the former has to face the return of an old flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
master thief, comic book, police inspector, inspector, investigation, escapades, thievery, police investigation, detective inspector, theft, stolen jewelry, woman ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Captured by a ruthless gang of bank robbers, foes Diabolik and Ginko find themselves facing certain death. While Eva Kant and Altea forge an unlikely alliance to rescue their lovers, Diabolik reveals his mysterious past to the Inspector.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, secret, troubled past, problem, anti hero, cat and mouse, secret past, adaptation, hostage situation, betrayal, gangster, kidnapping ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named The Hexer is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that The Hexer will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture ...
Style:
black and white, detective
Plot:
murder, disguise, mastermind, crime investigation, submarine, magic, twists and turns, conspiracy, brothel, inspector, clerk, airport ...
Place:
australia, london, britain, scotland yard, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A series of murders targeting twins leads a detective down a dark path of revenge and childhood trauma.
Style:
crime drama, detective, intense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twins, dark past, childhood trauma, police procedural, revenge, law enforcement, vengeance, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, obsession ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Criminal detective Roland Hassel and his colleague Bolinder is investigating a criminal gang involved in the meat packing business. Bolinder is murdered in front of Hassel and the criminals are out to kill Hassel, the only witness.
Style:
detective, suspense, dark, noir, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, police procedural, investigation, gang, organized crime, danger, violence, witness, revenge, conspiracy, law enforcement, undercover ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
Style:
slasher, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
circus, serial killer, murder, manhunt, killer clown, carnival, macabre, amusement park, on the run, heist, crime gone awry, vampire ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, tower bridge london
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tony is a notorious gangster with a big problem. He has woken up in an abandoned farmhouse, with blood on his shirt, and no memory of how he got there. He stumbles into a small town and discovers he’s in an Italian village that seems to be lost in ...
Style:
intense, tense, dark, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
shaolin, gangster, violence, father son conflict, dark past, organized crime, family drama, criminal underworld, revenge, memory loss, corruption, abuse ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Ajay's world comes crashing down due to debt, he finds himself in a desperate situation after his girlfriend is kidnapped by loan sharks. Short on time, needing the cash, the story follows this man on his maddening hunt for money.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
money, desperation, debt, kidnapping, moral dilemma, urban, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, survival, anti hero, betrayal ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An underworld kingpin's past catches up with him when he returns to London, igniting an explosive chain of events which ends in revenge and murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, crime drama, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, violence, underworld, gangster, danger, murderer, death, chase, heroes, graphic violence, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
Similarity:
37%
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:
36%
192
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, crime drama, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, investigation, secrets, police procedural, whodunit, suspect, interrogation, motive, folk singer, evidence, social commentary ...
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
36%
3K
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:
36%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
suspense, dark, crime thriller, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
blackmail, murder, lolita, crematorium, morgue, greed, secrets, stepdaughter, moral ambiguity, serial killer, cover up, affair ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two mob money couriers, Frankie and Tony, have their latest package of $1 million stolen by two con women, Dana and Marcia, in which the men must find the women to recover the money before they become marked men.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, noir, neo noir, road movie ...
Plot:
sexploitation, seduction, organized crime, betrayal, criminal underworld, con artists, chase, torture, revenge, violent, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
las vegas, los angeles
Similarity:
34%
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:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault.
Style:
suspense, tension, thrilling, noir, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
treasure, mobster, heist, organized crime, gangster, criminal underworld, betrayal, conspiracy, scheming, treasure hunt, locked room, claustrophobia ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and ...
Style:
tense, detective, suspense, psychological thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, serial killer, stalker, uncover truth, crime solving, private investigation, threat, forensics, criminal, privacy invasion, paranoia ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
money, hostage, greed, industrial espionage, corporate crime, heist gone wrong, hidden money, burglar, conspiracy, cat versus mouse, partners in crime, corporate world ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
One of New York's biggest crime heads has offered to let the Ice Grill Bandits in on the biggest heist of the century, but the bandits decide to double cross the mob and make their own deal. When they try unload the ice, they soon discover all ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, organized crime, heist, criminal underworld, gangster, urban, violence, crime family, betrayal, drug traffic, risk, smuggling ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Olga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark secrets. As she delves deeper, she uncovers a mysterious connection between them, putting her life—and the lives of those around her—in grave danger.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, crime drama ...
Plot:
obsession, serial killer, danger, investigation, paranoia, cat and mouse, flashback, stalker, moral ambiguity, isolation, foreshadowing, betrayal ...
Similarity:
32%
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