Movies and TV shows like Sacred Games
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Sacred Games (2018)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Style:
erotic, saga, tense, suspense, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, epic, sitcom ...
Plot:
terrorist, investigation, politics, sikh, conspiracy, criminal underworld, police officer, torture, police, brutality, arrest, race against time, justice, fear, danger, terrorist attack, threat, negotiation, media, money, gang, violence, religion, prisoner, politician ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 21st century, 1990s, contemporary
Place:
india, mumbai india, africa, nigeria, bombay india
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Most similar movies to Sacred Games
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, detective, tense and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, police, corruption, police officer, murder, police investigation and law enforcement mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Sacred Games: The Terror Live (2013), Monsoon Shootout (2013), Paatal Lok (2020), Irai (2022), Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"I'll blow up Mapo Bridge." An anonymous call comes into a radio station one day. When it turns out to be legitimate, a terrorist's threats end up getting broadcast live throughout the country.
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
radio, terrorist, terrorism, reporter, terror, negotiation, media sensation, media, danger, once in a lifetime opportunity, justice, threat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, seoul
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, UK, Netherlands, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rookie cop joins the crime branch of the Mumbai police department, and on his first assignment is faced with the dilemma of whether he should shoot a murder suspect who is attempting to escape or not.
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, tough cop, decision, idealism, destiny, road not taken, society, hopes, corrupt official, gangster boss, police, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, mumbai india
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the ...
Style:
suspense, detective, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, organized crime, assassination, caste system, politics, media, suspect, learning the truth, parallel world, male full rear nudity, mission, mature ...
Similarity:
43%
201
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
To solve a kidnapping case of a high-profile politician and to investigate the mysterious disappearances of men from the city's affluent families, ACP Robert Vasudevan is appointed. Will he succeed in finding the culprit?
Style:
tense, psychological, detective, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, political unrest, crime investigation, politics, secret, kidnapped, police investigation, fighting crime, criminal, sleuth, uncover truth ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 53 min.
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Story:
Set in the Special Crimes Unit of the Mumbai Police, Revolving around DCP Rudraveer Singh, who is under the system’s radar despite being one of its best minds at work.
Style:
intense, suspense, detective, dark, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, police, police procedural, fighting crime, murder investigation, crime investigation, criminal underworld, police officer, criminal, organized crime, police investigation, serial killer ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chang Zheng, the vice captain of the criminal police brigade, is investigating a shooting case in a suburban villa and locks up the suspect Zhao Pengxiang. The second child of the Zhao family, an inspector who didn't want to be involved in the ...
Style:
tense, dramatic, captivating, harsh, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mafia, justice, corruption, investigation, police procedural, police, criminal, crime investigation, criminal gang, chinese mafia, career criminal, gang ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, the city that never sleeps, the city of dreams, fast paced and ever changing, home to Bollywood! A City of beauty but also a city that got scarred! A city whose foundation is slowly crumbling beneath its ...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, patriotic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
bomb threat, terrorist, police, terrorism, race against time, bomb, muslim, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, patriot, misled ...
Time:
year 2008, y2k, 21st century
Place:
middle east, asia, india, mumbai india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the 1980s, The Worst Evil follows undercover police investigators who infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China and Japan.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, drug trade, drug dealer, drug, illegal drugs, police officer, police, drug dealing, police investigation, drug traffic, organized crime, drug lord ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, year 1996, year 1995
Place:
seoul, south korea, korea
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
An explosion take place in a street of Tokyo. Many people were killed or seriously injured. One casualty is Chihiro, the wife of Public Security chief inspector Kuraki Naotake.
While trying to find why his wife was being implicated in the explosion ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, bombing, revenge, conspiracy, cover up, urban, female detective, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, secret mission, male protagonist ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
40%
156
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Big Apple is an American television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United States on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two New York City Police Department detectives Mooney and Trout working with the FBI to solve a murder with ties ...
Style:
tense, detective, crime drama, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, fbi, nypd, police detective, police, justice, criminal, law enforcement, legal, police procedural, murder investigation, investigation ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
40%
17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated?How far will she go to survive and protect her family?
Style:
tense, dramatic, crime drama, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mature, criminal, friendship, drug, strong female lead, family drama, disorder, chaos, fight, police, friends ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Paridhi, a cop undergoing a stressful personal situation, must solve a mysterious murder case that has put the police department on its toes.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, police, murder, uncover truth, fight, sleuth, fighting crime, crime investigation, murder investigation, police officer, race against time, police investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist, rescue, captivity, ransom, confined, danger, kidnapping, hostage, abduction, negotiator, police, terrorist plot ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
40%
14K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by true events, the crime thriller revolves around Abhay Pratap Singh, a sharp investigating officer with the mind of a criminal, who can go to any extent to solve a case. Join Abhay as he sets out in the dark gruesome world of crime to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, detective, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, criminal, master criminal, murder mystery, police procedural, fighting crime, fight, police detective, battles, police officer, criminal underworld, police ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Early one morning, a bank office in the middle of Stockholm is hit with a violent robbery. When the police storm the premises, the robbers have vanished without a trace. The event mystifies the A Unit who, under the supervision of US Intelligence, ...
Style:
suspense, detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bank robbery, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, police, investigation, conspiracy, police procedural, espionage, moral ambiguity, political intrigue, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
39%
373
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
TV show
Story:
As he grapples with a life-threatening illness, a police investigator tracks the explosion of a new synthetic drug on the streets of Paris.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, detective, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
police, investigation, undercover, drug, police detective, illness, crime investigation, uncover truth, police officer, drug traffic, police investigation, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nash Bridges is an American television police drama created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. The show ran for six seasons on ...
Style:
detective, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, partner, police investigation, law enforcement, fighting crime, parents and children, family problems, rivalry, single parent, workplace, investigation, best friend ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, south america, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Stubborn and determined detective Valeria Ferro endeavors to solve the challenging puzzle behind crimes motivated by jealousy, vendettas and repressed anger to seek the truth and justice. All as she struggles with her own demons and the phantoms of ...
Style:
detective, rough, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
violence, dishonesty, corruption, justice, undercover, hopes, danger, police, murder, society, disorder, investigation ...
Place:
italy, turin italy
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 306 min.
TV show
Story:
A fictionalised look into the human tragedy of riot police and police brutality in Spain.
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
police, swat, conflict, murder, urban setting, female protagonist, corruption, riot, investigation, police investigation, partner, special agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, law enforcement, cop, crime investigation, policewoman, police detective, victim, gang, sergeant, arrest, shooting, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, south america
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for ...
Style:
serious, realistic, detective, psychological
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, law enforcement, partners against crime, forensics, evidence, investigation, riddles and clues, police investigation, danger, police, nypd ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three story strands are interwoven into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, organized crime, smuggling, poaching, spy, criminal underworld, criminal, smuggler, crime boss, breaking the law, bandit, drug smuggler ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
As a frontline police officer, Li Chengyang faced oppression from all sides, framed by evil forces, and even his boss, the chief of public security, in order to prevent him from investigating. He was framed and imprisoned. Under the command and ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, social injustice, police department, political corruption, prosecution, police investigation, organized crime, police procedural, police officer, accused of murder, murder suspect ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder, hunt down, danger, society, murder mystery, conspiracy, murder investigation, law enforcement, british ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.
Style:
suspense, exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, world war two, conspiracy, amateur detective, femme fatale, blackmail, missing person, escapades, murder, evil genius, organized crime ...
Time:
year 1943, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
india, asia, shanghai
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This thriller series focuses on an anti-terrorist unit agent named Jai Singh Rathod who has twenty-four hours to save the country from a major terrorist attack.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, tough heroes, daring rescue, save the day, investigation, danger, state affairs, rivalry, chases and races, dishonesty, terrorist, covert operation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, sri lanka, mumbai india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, dark, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, secrets, prosecutor, prostitution, underworld, moral ambiguity, urban, nightlife, power struggle, conspiracy, police procedural ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
38%
168K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
Style:
political, exciting, detective, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
bodyguard, terrorist, terrorism, security, police, british police, assassination, politician, stalking, politics, die hard, war zone ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
london, chicago, middle east, britain, england
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When a gruesomely staged body is found, propped up on a mountain pass in the Alps close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; her Austrian ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, slasher ...
Plot:
murder, danger, violence, police investigation, death, society, abduction, folk horror, murderer, brutality, life philosophy, blood ...
Place:
germany, alps, austria, central europe, europe
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