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New Amsterdam (2008)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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New Amsterdam is an American television drama which aired for eight episodes in 2008 on Fox. The series starred Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as "John Amsterdam", an immortal Dutch man born in 1607, who has lived in New York City on and off since he was 14 years old, and who is a homicide detective in the present day. The series was nominated for an Emmy for Main Title Design.
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clever, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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immortality, miraculous event, friendship, haunted by the past, curses spells and rituals, friends, law enforcement, magical, reward, aging, true love, sent to the future, supernatural, massacre, native americans, magic, time travel, police, immortal, murder investigation, super powers, policewoman, recovering alcoholic, homicide detective, police officer ...
Time:
17th century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and captivating films and TV series with plots about police, police officer, law enforcement, investigation, police detective, police investigation and murder mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like New Amsterdam: Forever (2014), The Listener (2009), Unforgettable (2011), Lucifer (2016), Elementary (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
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immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, supernatural ability, immortal, murder investigation, female detective, friends, deduction, laboratory ...
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18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
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Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby ...
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supernatural ability, investigation, supernatural, telepathy, supernatural power, uncover truth, psychic power, psychic, paramedic, haunted by the past, save the day, super powers ...
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21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
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serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, realistic
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police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, policewoman, partners against crime, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, partners, law enforcement, fighting crime ...
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21st century
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usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the ...
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captivating, entertaining, humorous, colourful, romantic ...
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teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
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supernatural, devil, demon, immortality, immortal, lucifer, fallen angel, hell, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective ...
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20th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with ...
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adult
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investigation, sherlock holmes, talented, female partner, unconventional method, prodigy, mastermind, partners, riddles and clues, private detective, resourceful, law enforcement ...
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2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received ...
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police, law enforcement, swat team, police station, workplace, fighting crime, police detective, partners against crime, partners, workplace situations, police officer, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Prime Suspect is an American police procedural television drama series that premiered on NBC on September 22, 2011. It stars Maria Bello as Detective Jane Timoney. The series is a "re-imagining" of the original British series Prime ...
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tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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policewoman, police detective, law enforcement, homicide detective, police investigation, investigator, sexism, police station, ambition, tough law enforcer, boss, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Space Precinct is a British television series that aired from 1994 to 1995 on Sky One and later on BBC Two in Britain, and in first-run syndication in the US. Many US stations scheduled the show in late night time slots, which resulted in low ...
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suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, bleak
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space and aliens, space, puppet, space opera, time travel, police detective, alien planet, alien, space travel, ufo, law enforcement, police officer ...
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future, 90s
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34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
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police, nypd, legal, swat team, police officer, police detective, tough heroes, police investigation, partners, life is a bitch, partners against crime, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever
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murder investigation, police, murder, nypd, writers, multiple suspects, police investigation, private detective, investigation, partners against crime, law enforcement, riddles and clues ...
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usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
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King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a ...
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realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, clever ...
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police detective, female detective, policewoman, law enforcement, female police detective, who done it, honest law enforcer, investigation, police investigation, task force, fighting crime, leadership ...
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2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator.
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exciting, serious, stylized, spooky, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
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supernatural, magic, investigation, magical, private detective, wizards, paranormal activity, wizards and magicians, investigator, victim, supernatural ability, police ...
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chicago illinois, usa, illinois
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
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Shattered is a Canadian police procedural series created by Rick Drew. The main character is a tough, smart homicide detective in Vancouver who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder.
His wife Ella ...
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serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, offbeat
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police detective, homicide detective, partners against crime, police investigation, fighting crime, mental illness, criminal, split personality, murder investigation, mental disorder, law enforcement, partners ...
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21st century
Place:
usa, vancouver, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Life on Mars is a science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC. The series was ...
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boys' night
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police detective, police investigation, police, disorder, power relations, law enforcement, uncover truth, fighting crime, fish out of water, police brutality, partners, police station ...
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Place:
usa, canada
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Declan Dunn has a fascination with mystical phenomena that began when he was buried under an avalanche and given up for dead. After he miraculously survived, he committed his life to investigating miracles and the absolute proof of their existence. ...
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captivating, serious, suspenseful
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Almost Human is an American science fiction/crime drama on Fox. In 2048, the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new ...
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futuristic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, anime ...
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boys' night
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androids and robots, police detective, police partner, hi-tech, artificial intelligence, future dystopia, a.i., fighting crime, partners, buddy cop, law enforcer, law enforcement ...
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future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all ...
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clever, captivating, cynical, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
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murder, police detective, homicide detective, murder investigation, mind game, crime investigation, police protagonist, police, basset hound, crime solving, riddles and clues, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, 80s, 2000s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Robbery Homicide Division was an American police procedural television series on CBS, created by Barry Schindel with executive producer Michael Mann. Schindel has been nominated for three Emmy Awards.
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tense, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
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police detective, police, fighting crime, police investigation, workplace situations, murder, law enforcement, workplace, society, partners, police station, nypd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Norway
Duration: 45 min.
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In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called “beforeigners,” these people come from three separate time ...
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captivating, non-linear, atmospheric, enigmatic, interesting
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time travel, police detective, mentor, culture clash, time traveler, police, viking, social relations, parent child relationship, unsupportive coworkers, drugs, police officer ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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police detective, doctor, hospital, murder, partners against crime, police investigation, who done it, homicide detective, friendship, law enforcement, partners, amateur detective ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Ironside is a Universal television series that ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as a paraplegic Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character debuted on March 28, 1967 in a TV movie. When ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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kids
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police, who done it, investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, law enforcement, rivalry, honest law enforcer, police detective, murder investigation, police officer, villain ...
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Officer Nick Beroff, 17 years of service for Montreal's police, is not happy to be stuck with Ben Chartier, newly transferred from S.Q (provincial police), as a partner, but after the tragic event that occurs in the first scene of the pilot, he ...
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serious, suspenseful, sincere, tense, realistic
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partners against crime, police investigation, reluctant partners, workplace, police, marital problem, suspicion, rookie, workplace situations, law enforcement, haunted by the past, organized crime ...
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21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Detective Jeff Slade and his beautiful colleague Holly are armed with something very special in the ongoing fight against crime their very own time machine. Invented by Holly's father, Professor Frederick Turner, the time machine may be a ...
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exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the ...
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tense, suspenseful, serious, clever, realistic ...
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murder mystery, murder investigation, murder, investigation, police, missing person, who done it, female police detective, cold case, police investigation, uncover truth, father daughter relationship ...
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future, 70s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Without a Trace was an American police procedural television drama series that originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
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Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.
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Time:
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Place:
wyoming, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Past Life is an American crime drama television series which aired on Fox from February 9 to June 4, 2010. The series premiered on Tuesday, February 9 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. After the premiere, subsequent airings were broadcast on ...
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surreal, emotional, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A working-class Irish family rules a city built on loyalty and corruption. The Caffee brothers, Tommy, a rising politician desperate for reelection, and Michael, a hardened criminal returning from seven years on the run and eager to reclaim his ...
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realistic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, dramatic ...
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Place:
usa, ireland, rhode island
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