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When Heroes Fly (2018)
4K
Original name: בשבילה גיבורים עפים
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Eleven years after falling out, four friends, war veterans of a Special Forces unit, reunite for one final mission: to find Yaeli, a former lover of one of them and sister of another. Their journey will take them deep into the Colombian jungle but, as to succeed, first they must confront the trauma that tore them apart.
Style:
psychological, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
israeli, disappearance, israeli army, jungle, soldier, girlfriend, friendship, investigation, danger, rivalry, ptsd, person thought dead is alive, mossad, forest, forest fire, four friends, post traumatic stress disorder, novel, hebrew, cult, search, crimes, netflix
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, israel
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and exciting films and TV series with plots about investigation, danger, friendship, rivalry, soldier, murder and conspiracy mostly in Drama, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like When Heroes Fly: Shooter (2016), Fauda (2015), Shtisel (2013), The Cult (2009), Charlie Golf One (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a haredi family in Jerusalem. Shulem Schtisel the father of a large family is dealing with his younger son who he wants to see married soon. His daughter, Giti is dealing in secret with marital problems while his other son Zvi Arie ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
159
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: New Zealand
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The Cult is a New Zealand serial drama television series in which a group of people try to rescue their loved ones from a mysterious cult called Two Gardens.
The Cult held the 8:30-9:30 spot on TV2 in New Zealand. The series debuted in New Zealand ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
rescue, investigation, conspiracy, secret movement, danger, family relations, confined, isolation, brainwashing, mind control, uncover truth, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
A series taking place in an army medical center located in a remote military base and following the bizarre characters and occurrences in the center.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
investigation, rivalry, gangster, society, revenge, master criminal, murder, cia agent, drug use, death, chase, drug cartel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Almost a year after the tragic death of their genius mother, Ela-Lee and Alfie are given the opportunity to join the prestigious school their mother had attended. "The Greenhouse", as it is called, is a school for the young and ...
Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
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21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-Royal Marine Commando uncovers evidence that could bring down a corrupt official and put him behind bars for life. When his childhood sweetheart is kidnapped, his mission is to rescue her and let nothing stand in his way.
Style:
exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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279
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Shiri is 30 years old actress waiting for her big break, which doesn't seem to come because she looks too young. An unexpected opportunity comes when she is recruited by the police as a secret agent in a high-school where drugs are suspected to ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, exciting, disturbing
Plot:
drug dealer, police investigation, secret agent, high school, undercover agent, working undercover, drug, gangster, snitch, drug dealing, actress, criminal ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 600 min.
TV show
Style:
realistic, sincere, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
russia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
mossad, spy, espionage, israeli, secret agent, undercover, government agency, state affairs, training, rivalry, secret service, academy ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, lebanon
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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19%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, intense
Plot:
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realistic, suspense, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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19%
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Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
hong kong
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Country: China
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: China
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Plot:
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Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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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:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic
Audience:
teens
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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