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River Runs Red (2018)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When the son of a successful judge is killed by two police officers and the system sets them free, a hardened veteran detective finds some incriminating files on the officers and the judge teams up with another mourning father to take the law into his own hands.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, detective, f word
Plot:
murder, police, vigilantism, vengeance, conspiracy, justice, danger, black, violence, gunfight, corruption, cover up, black lives matter, revenge, car chase, judge, shootout, car crash, car accident, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, louisville kentucky
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Most similar movies to River Runs Red
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, disturbing and suspenseful films with plots about murder, revenge, violence, danger, vengeance, investigation and conspiracy mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like River Runs Red: American Skin (2019), Saaho (2019), Lazarus Rising (2015), Blood Crime (2002), Elephants and Grass (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, psychological thriller
Plot:
vigilantism, fight for justice, revenge, lawlessness, black, father son relationship, hostage, lynching, injustice, price of justice, justice, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
ostrich, power, surveillance, police, rescue, disorder, society, rivalry, danger, adaptation, panther, bike ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A hit man on the run and a woman with a secret try to evade teams of assassins headed by the lethal and relentless Mr. Gray.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
hitman, assassin, secret, on the run, fight scenes, secret identity, murder, death, chase, revenge, society, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on ...
Style:
realistic, art house, tense, political thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, conspiracy, cover up, corruption, political corruption, intelligence agency, social commentary, hitman, betrayal, investigation, justice, character study ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a skiing accident, Sarah's life is saved thanks to a brilliant surgeon, Dr. Vincent. But when Dr. Vincent mistakes Sara's gratitude for love, he becomes obsessed with her, determined to have her at any cost.
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
doctor, surgeon, psychopath, medical, hospital, murder, obsession, chase, possessed human, danger, love, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
496
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When ruthless drug lord Raffaello murders the family of the little girl named Angel in a gangland hid in Spain, he makes one fatal mistake : Letting her live. Thus Raffaello sets in motion a bloody chain of events in this gritty street tale of ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug lord, death, vengeance, murder, danger, gangster, battles, chase, obsession, violence, criminal, drug dealer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A struggling housewife decides to become a real estate agent and inadvertently puts her life in danger when she takes a job with a corrupt broker who will do anything to land a deal.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense
Plot:
psychopath, money, murder, real estate, betrayal, housewife, violence, working woman, broker, danger, dishonesty, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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305
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Fed up with the meaninglessness of her life, Samantha Flores, an unassuming and shy young woman, living in the city of Los Angeles is convinced by a friend, Juliette, a vivacious call-girl, to go out one night posing as her. What was supposed to be ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, love, betrayal, murder, danger, gangster, friends, couple relations, couples, criminal underworld, vengeance, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Policeman Dan Sampson happens to have the same badge # as deceased policeman Manny Torres, who died while on duty. The circumstances surrounding Torres' death, officially ruled a drug overdose, become Sampson's obsession. After Sampson ...
Style:
tense, detective, suspense, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, cover up, obsession, moral ambiguity, police procedural, danger, heroin, betrayal, drug overdose, conspiracy, violence ...
Place:
long beach california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
vengeance, murder, female protagonist, violent content, dishonesty, hidden identity, organized crime, police, witness, conspiracy, loss of daughter, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, secret, father daughter relationship, cover up, murder mystery, small town, murder investigation, getting home, crime investigation, puzzle, murder ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A group of elitists recruit a freelance agent in an attempt to bring down the worlds biggest human trafficking network.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense
Plot:
murder, violence, revenge, kidnapping, death, sex trafficking, gangster, vengeance, chase, criminal underworld, group, agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A cop goes to a small Texas town to find out who murdered his former partner there.
Style:
tense, detective, suspense, noir, neo western ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, small town, law enforcement, investigation, justice, police procedural, cover up, corruption, violent, moral ambiguity, betrayal ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A retired hitman must reawaken all his deadly skills and fight a one-man war against his former employer.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
hitman, veteran, mission, alcoholic, battles, manhunt, murderer, fight, organized crime, murder, gunfight, assassin ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Wiki-Leaks release illuminates the collusion amongst politicians and the medical industry that drives the cost of medical care to an unattainable price for the middle class. With the guilty parties' names and addresses being released, a ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
corruption, political conspiracy, vigilante justice, vigilante, revenge, pharmaceutical company, revenge plot, lynching, conspiracy, medical malpractice, terminal illness, gang ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
During the last years of Pinochet's military regime, a group of militants from the "Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front" plan a prison break of political prisoners, through a tunnel that will take them 18 months to dig.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
convict, prison escape, prison break, danger, prison, vengeance, race against time, murder, fugitives, against the odds, death, pursuit ...
Time:
90s, year 1990
Place:
chile
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A group of elite female bank robbers are thrown into a Mexican stand off when they discover that someone on their team might be a snitch for the cops...
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
betrayal, bank robbery, bank, robbery, killer, showdown, murder, perfect crime, plan gone wrong, criminal heroes, secret plan, thief ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In Telugu State, influential politician J.C. Dharmendra Reddy is brutally murdered in his residence. Fearless cop Sudha takes on the case, diving into a web of secrets, deception, and lies. Can she uncover the truth, or will the system thwart her ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, detective, tense, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, corruption, deception, justice, police procedural, female protagonist, cover up, conspiracy, secrets, law enforcement, corrupt politician ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A former gang member and her young cousin become embroiled in a vendetta between L.A. gangs, as rivals seek revenge for old crimes.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, crime drama
Plot:
crime family, revenge, murder, gangster, gang war, betrayal, society, heroes, brutality, family relations, death, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, south america
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. It contains the names of some very influential judges and politicians. Then, dead bodies and death threats erupt. Jacques is the trial judge and his own life seems ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, dark, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
blackmail, courtroom, scandal, corruption, politician, danger, investigation, intrigue, conspiracy, judiciary, suspicion, power struggle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
rivalry, vigilantism, hospital, store, revenge, murder, abduction, paralysis, investigation, danger, twins, wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
14K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An older, reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named "Red". When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means ...
Style:
suspense, touching, tense, serious, psychological horror ...
Plot:
revenge, twists and turns, violence, vigilante, justice, dog, redemption, murder, small town, greed, pets, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A dutiful Liverpool beat cop discovers what he is truly capable of after his partner is brutally murdered in a targeted attack by a local gang.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
police, rivalry, loss of friend, life turned upside down, law enforcement, vigilantism, revenge, murder, investigation, danger, friendship, nypd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, liverpool
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, danger, twists and turns, love, stalking, surveillance, deception, adultery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young Chinese-American cop unravels after accidentally shooting an innocent African-American man through a wall.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, escapades, who done it, uncover truth, partners against crime, heroes, clue, murder mystery, testimony, police officer, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, court case, child abuse, justice, rape, evidence, murder investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, who done it, violence, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With her husband working all the time, Kate is thankful when her brother-in-law David reappears to help out. But she soon realizes that he wants to be the new head of the family, and will do anything to make that happen.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
brother in law, hostage, murder, psychological manipulation, manipulation, brother brother relationship, vengeance, brothers, family relations, danger, youth, psycho ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, society, murder, friendship, danger, escapades, rivalry, small town, police, life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2012, year 2002
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Police sketch artist, Jack, helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker.. a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, danger, investigation, cat and mouse, threat, rape, justice, obsession, paranoia, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
18%
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