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Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019)
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Original name: Den som dræber - Fanget af mørket
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Investigator Jan and profiler Louise constantly move around in the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they link a series of killings.
Style:
suspense, detective, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, crime thriller
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, profiler, police, mysterious disappearance, investigation, incest, serial murder, unsolved crime, crime investigation, abduction, violence, murder, brother sister incest, murder investigation, murder mystery, danger, twists and turns, kidnapping, forensic, realism, crime solving, search and rescue, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 21st century, 1990s
Place:
denmark
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, detective, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about investigation, murder, murder investigation, serial killer, murder mystery, uncover truth and police mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Darkness: Those Who Kill: The Chestnut Man (2021), Angel of Death (2020), Modus (2015), Chasing Shadows (2014), The Mantis (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Place:
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Duration: 40 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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police detective, serial killer, law enforcement, homicide detective, policewoman, profiler, police investigation, forensics, female protagonist, crime investigation, police, police protagonist ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths, through which she meets detective Ingvar ...
Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
suspense, atmospheric, detective, dark, surprise ending ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 52 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
detective, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
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Time:
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Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 52 min.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
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tense, melancholic, suspenseful, suspense, rough
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Time:
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Place:
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Audience:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 240 min.
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Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful
Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
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520
Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Detective Manjaro and his team in Warsaw investigate celebrity murders, uncovering a larger conspiracy by an anti-system terrorist group.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, detective
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, forensics, police detective, dead body, murder mystery, police investigation, murder investigation, homicide detective, killing, uncover truth, murderer ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
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