Movies and TV shows like The Frankenstein Chronicles

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The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
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The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
Style: tense, stylized, suspenseful, detective, costume drama, enigmatic, gothic, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot: frankenstein, murder mystery, investigation, murder, law enforcement, danger, riddles and clues, medieval, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, maniac, serial killer, murderer, supernatural, killings, psycho killer, killing spree, crime solving, crime investigation, unsolved crime, paranormal investigation, cold case, uncover truth, writers, criminal ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, future, victorian
Place: britain, england, london, europe

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, tense, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about investigation, murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, police investigation, uncover truth and crime investigation mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Frankenstein Chronicles: Ripper Street (2012), The Alienist (2018), Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002), Death of an Expert Witness (1983), Dickensian (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ripper Street (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, tense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: serial killer, danger, killings, police detective, victim, victorian england, investigator, multiple suspects, jack the ripper, notoriety, murder, urban ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, future, 1890s, 1880s
Place: england, london, ireland, britain, europe ...
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The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
TV show
Story: In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent,snatched from his bed at night and killed.
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, stylized, historical drama ...
Plot: country house, murder, investigation, private detective, multiple suspects, who done it, child killer, murder confession, acquittal, detective inspector, child kidnapping, twists and turns ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1860s
Place: scotland yard, england, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 688 min.
TV show
Story: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style: detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: sherlock holmes, private detective, investigation, riddles and clues, partners against crime, murder, victorian england, who done it, ego clash, talented, law enforcement, danger ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.7
 60K
The Alienist (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, detective, costume drama ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: serial killer, mental illness, police, murder mystery, murder investigation, psychologist, crime investigation, ritual, private detective, investigation, homicide detective, psychopath ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 2010s
Place: new york, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: When a man is buried alive, Red Metcalf must delve into a serial killer's psyche.
Style: tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police detective, riddles and clues, false accusation, criminal's revenge, danger, police investigation, law enforcement, race against time, deaf, child killer ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
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, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, danger, law enforcement, multiple suspects, who done it, riddles and clues, police, laboratory, investigation, deadly
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dickensian (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to ...
Style: costume drama, period piece, serious, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot: charles dickens, victorian england, investigation, christmas, murder, murder investigation, family problems, family relations, police, money problems, financial problem, private investigation ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1840s, 1800s
Place: england, london, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Irregulars (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
TV show
Story: In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark ...
Style: suspense, mysterious, detective, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: deadly creature, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, sherlock holmes, partner, partners against crime, teenager, job, victorian england, escapades, good versus evil, heroes ...
Time: victorian era, 21st century
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Chasing Shadows (2014)
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, homicide detective, missing person, murder, crime solving, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation, law enforcement, partner, partners against crime ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Essex Serpent (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 288 min.
TV show
Story: London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, spiritual, gothic ...
Plot: victorian england, mythical creature, widow, female protagonist, investigation, secret, sleuth, creature, puzzle, private investigation, paranormal investigation, supernatural being ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Ragdoll (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min.
TV show
Story: Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: homicidal maniac, serial killer, killing spree, psycho killer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, investigation, murder, forensics, killings, police investigation ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Vera (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style: realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: female detective, police investigation, crime investigation, police detective, murder, who done it, murder mystery, british police, law enforcement, investigation, police procedural, right hand man ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: england, northern england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Murder in Suburbia (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005.
Style: suspenseful, bleak, rough, detective, crime drama ...
Plot: investigation, murder mystery, murder, police detective, partners against crime, murder investigation, partner, sleuth, fighting crime, police investigation, forensics, crime investigation ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.9
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Nobody Knows (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Choi Su Jung, a 16-year-old high school student, is brutally murdered by a serial killer. Her friend Young Jin gets to take a phone call from the killer and says that she’ll find and kill him. Over two decades later, Young Jin has become a police ...
Style: detective, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, revenge, investigation, police, murder mystery, murder investigation, cruelty, surveillance, cold case, homicide detective, killing spree, murderer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.3
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Marnow Murders (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The city of Schwerin is melting – it is the hottest summer in years. Detectives Lona Mendt and Frank Elling are on the trail of a serial murderer, who seems to choose his victims randomly. But nothing is as it seems. The detectives have apparently ...
Style: enigmatic, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, forensics, murder investigation, partners against crime, investigation, killing spree, murder mystery, uncover truth, killings, fighting crime, police partner, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.9
 276
Besy (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Based on a novel by a world-famous writer Feodor Dostoevsky.
Style: enigmatic, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: serial murder, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, murderer, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, fighting crime, crime investigation, cold case, murder mystery ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.4
 6K
Motive (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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: serious, suspenseful, tense, detective, realistic ...
Plot: murder investigation, female detective, murder mystery, police detective, honest law enforcer, investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, sergeant, murder, law enforcement, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Four Lives (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story: The true story of the courageous families of four young gay men who lost their lives to killer Stephen Port. Facing police failings, they fought for justice for their loved ones.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense, detective
Plot: murder, serial killer, justice, gay, murderer, murder investigation, crime investigation, investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, killings, women ...
Time: 2010s
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Houdini and Doyle (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 433 min.
TV show
Story: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints ...
Style: captivating, exciting, enigmatic, tense, intellectual ...
Plot: illusionist, amateur detective, skepticism, writers, magic, dispute, paranormal investigator, partner, paranormal investigation, investigation, fighting crime, riddles and clues ...
Time: 20th century, 1900s, victorian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Code of a Killer (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 1984, Code of a Killer is a true story which tells of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting. Detective David Baker leads an investigation of the vicious murders of the two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth. Alec Jeffreys ...
Style: captivating, serious, tense, exciting, thought provoking ...
Plot: investigation, police, serial killer, manhunt, police investigation, murder, murderer, law enforcement, inventions and discoveries, homicide detective, biology, forensics ...
Time: year 1984, future, 20th century, 80s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Life of Crime (2013)
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, detective ...
Plot: murder mystery, murder, police detective, police investigation, homicide detective, obsession, law enforcement, lie, murder investigation, investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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River (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: John River, a brilliant police officer whose genius and fault-line is the fragility of his mind - a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest
Style: serious, suspenseful, detective, crime drama, surprise ending ...
Plot: police detective, police, police investigation, hallucination, twists and turns, haunted by the past, murder investigation, loneliness, police procedural, able to see the dead, nordic, partner ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Dead Still (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, Canada, Germany
Duration: 287 min.
TV show
Story: Memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, murder mystery, murder investigation, love interest, personal assistant, police inspector, investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, photographer, crime investigation, puzzle ...
Time: 19th century, future, 1880s, victorian era
Place: ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
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, detective, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: private detective, investigation, whodunit, murder, murder mystery, who done it, private investigator, murder investigation, danger, multiple suspects, uncover truth, riddles and clues ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: england, united kingdom, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.5
 2K
Jo (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, UK
Duration: 366 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: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, detective
Plot: police detective, police investigation, riddles and clues, fighting crime, law enforcement, murder, danger, investigation, nypd, murder mystery, criminal, murder investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.5
 12K
The Five (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park. Mark’s five-year-old brother, Jesse, was annoying them. They were mean – told him to get lost. Jesse ran away. He was gone. Never seen again. Twenty years ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, detective, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: crime solving, childhood friend, murder, missing person, investigation, crime investigation, police detective, murder mystery, secret, crime scene, forensics, twists and turns ...
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.6
 15K
Hinterland (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Tom Mathias comes to Aberystwyth having abandoned his life in London. He's a brilliant but troubled man. Despite his faults he is an excellent detective, who knows that the key to solving the crime lies not in where you look for truth, but how ...
Style: detective, serious, tense, bleak, crime drama ...
Plot: police, investigation, homicide detective, hidden truth, murder mystery, forensics, law enforcement, police investigation, partners against crime, partner, crime investigation, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: wales, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Trial & Retribution (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
TV show
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, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: police detective, serial killer, police procedural, courtroom, legal, investigation, murder mystery, exodus, crime investigation, murder, who done it, kidnapping ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Inspector Lynley TV Series
Style: detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot: police detective, murder investigation, police, detective inspector, murder, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, fighting crime, inspector, homicide detective, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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