Movies and TV shows like Quirke
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Quirke (2013)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, tense, suspense, detective, crime drama, historical drama, suspenseful, period drama ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, haunted by the past, uncover truth, danger, law enforcement, death, murder mystery, scandal, morgue, who done it, fighting crime, police investigation, dishonesty, riddles and clues, honest law enforcer, step siblings, police, murder investigation, forensic, police detective, pathologist, intrigue, deadly, mystery ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
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Most similar movies to Quirke
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, detective, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, law enforcement, deadly, police detective, police investigation and murder mystery mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Quirke: Father Brown (2013), Grantchester (2014), Single-Handed (2007), Bloodlands (2021), Prey (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style:
serious, captivating, intellectual, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, who done it, danger, murder, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, priest, friendship, law enforcement, church ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder, partners against crime, priest, police detective, who done it, village, village life, friendship, clergy, whodunit ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1953
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 841 min.
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Single-Handed is an Irish television drama series, first broadcast on RTÉ Television in 2007. Set and filmed in the west of Ireland, it focuses on the life of a member of the Garda Síochána, Sergeant Jack Driscoll. Three two-episode, single-story ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
police investigation, fighting crime, who done it, social relations, workplace, police officer, murder, uncover truth, rivalry, danger, nypd, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, who done it, police detective, investigation, terrorist, policewoman, investigator, female terrorist, cold case, uncover truth, murder investigation, danger ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
northern ireland, europe, ireland, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder, false accusation, chase, uncover truth, disorder, life turned upside down, protagonist as suspect, wanted, danger, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, manchester
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Rebus is the title of the detective drama TV series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin set in and around Edinburgh. The series was produced by STV Productions for the ITV network.
Four seasons have been aired; ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
who done it, police investigation, law enforcement, uncover truth, multiple suspects, murder, police, british police, murder mystery, nypd, investigation, police inspector ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, england, edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
TV show
Story:
A female cop becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a 15-year-old girl, and hunts him over the course of her 28 year career in the force.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder, police investigation, obsession, police inspector, law enforcement, lie, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When Geraldine Bretherick and her 5-year-old daughter Lucy are found dead in the bathroom of their luxury home, the case divides new DS Charlie Zailer and her DC Simon Waterhouse. Is it a murder-suicide or something even more sinister, and how ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, murder mystery, partner, assassination plot, danger, investigation, police, mysterious death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.
Style:
detective, serious, suspenseful, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police investigation, whodunit, law enforcement, police detective, who done it, british police, partner, chief of police, partners against crime, murder, police procedural ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, future
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
918
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Falcón is a brilliant detective whose personal and professional life is compromised by dark secrets from the past.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, murder, past coming back to haunt, dark past, murder mystery, nypd, honest law enforcer, dealer, police officer, cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
When a man is buried alive, Red Metcalf must delve into a serial killer's psyche.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, false accusation, riddles and clues, criminal's revenge, danger, law enforcement, race against time, police investigation, deaf, serial murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Frustrated with his career, Commander Dalgliesh is invited to Toynton Grange, a home for the disabled, by his old teacher, Father Baddeley, who is resident there. But unbeknown to Dalgliesh, something happening at the Grange is making the Father ...
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
monastery, murder, danger, law enforcement, police investigation, police detective, village, who done it, riddles and clues, commander, investigation, monk ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A cat-and-mouse series with a twist on the everyday whodunit, "Motive" centers on Angie Flynn, a detective on a backwards chase for clues to a killer that has already been revealed to viewers. The series, filmed in Vancouver, is an ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, female detective, murder mystery, police detective, honest law enforcer, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, unsolved crime, sergeant, law enforcement, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Police investigate a mutilated body found in the Thames which appears to be the product of a witchcraft killing.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, murder, partner, murder mystery, investigation, police, urban, partners against crime, black cast ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, laboratory, police procedural, forensic evidence, whodunit, forensics, jealousy, small town, slow burn, revenge, isolation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.
Style:
detective, atmospheric, serious, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
nordic, investigation, police detective, investigator, husband wife relationship, law enforcer, law enforcement, testimony, police investigation, evidence, interrogation, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A rookie Homicide detective's negligence in a fellow officer's death has her searching for redemption in her investigations.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder investigation, rookie, death, police detective, police investigation, investigation, who done it, partners against crime, law enforcement, partner, murder ...
Place:
vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
journalism, murder, uncover truth, ambition, workplace, media, murder mystery, danger, society, women, strong female presence, scoop ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future, year 1982
Place:
glasgow scotland, europe, scotland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, missing person, homicide detective, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, serial murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Story:
Above Suspicion is a British TV series based on Lynda La Plante's novels Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream. It stars Kelly Reilly and Ciarán Hinds, and features the career of La Plante's latest heroine DC ...
Style:
detective, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, murder, danger, law enforcement, serial killer, dirty cop, detective inspector, police procedural, investigation, meme, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, spain
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A young French woman living in Israel is accused of the murder of her husband on the day of their wedding. As the bride struggles to prove her innocence, mysterious happenings surround her. Is she guilty or could she be the victim?
Style:
contemplative, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, who done it, murder, police detective, danger, murder mystery, youth, society, uncover truth, murderer, police investigation, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
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Story:
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, rough, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
police detective, police procedural, british police, courtroom, serial killer, legal, investigation, exodus, murder mystery, crime investigation, murder, missing person ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
The lease on the Dupayne Museum is almost up and under the terms of their father's will, all three of the Dupayne children must agree to continue or the museum is to close. Neville Dupayne is dead set against continuing the museum when the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
museum, uncover truth, investigation, police detective, who done it, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, detective inspector, mission of murder, police inspector ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of murders alarm the police authorities, as strange symbolisms are traced to every crime scene. The eccentric professor of criminology Dimitris Lainis is asked to shed some light on the mystery.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, masked killer, police, investigation, police detective, police investigation, murder investigation, partner, dishonesty, law enforcement, police officer ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Two detectives are dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin, but as the case of the missing children intensifies, both are forced to confront the darkness that lies in their past.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, investigation, police detective, forest, unsolved crime, mass child killing, forensics, hidden identity, psychological trauma, corpse, murder investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
dublin ireland, ireland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, UK, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Jo is an English-language French police procedural television series created by Canadian/USA screenwriter René Balcer of Law & Order fame with French writing team Franck Ollivier & Malina Detcheva, known for the mini-series Lost Signs. It ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
police detective, investigation, police investigation, riddles and clues, fighting crime, murder, danger, law enforcement, police procedural, serial killer, crime scene, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, private detective, murder, murder mystery, danger, murder investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, multiple suspects, private investigator, uncover truth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She discovered this skill at age 14, when she learned her "average" American parents were actually spies. Attempting to right her parents' wrong, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, detective, suspenseful
Plot:
female detective, fbi, female agent, treason, partner, investigation, partners against crime, undercover, law enforcement, dishonesty, life is a bitch, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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