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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)
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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, crime thriller, twisted, cult film
Audience: adult
Plot: murder, shooting, danger, uncover truth, hunting, investigation, radio, warehouse, paranoia, militia, police, interrogation, ex-cop, police funeral, one location, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, austin texas

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, captivating and suspenseful films with plots about murder, danger, investigation, uncover truth, deadly, dishonesty and death mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Standoff at Sparrow Creek: Back Roads (2018), Too Late (2015), Clean Break (2008), Badge of Honor (2015), Fatal Secrets (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Back Roads (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: backwoods, sibling relationship, family secret, murder, milf, sexually dissatisfied wife, danger, brother sister incest, homeless, poverty, threat, loner ...
Time: year 1995, 90s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, usa
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Too Late (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.
Style: neo noir, captivating, psychological, tense, enigmatic ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Clean Break (2008)
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, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, obsession, twists and turns, danger, investigation, betrayal, infidelity, stalking, love, crumbling marriage, corrupt officer, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Badge of Honor (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two Narcotics Detectives find themselves in an intense investigation lead by a determined Internal Affairs Detective after a child is wrongfully shot dead in a violent drug bust.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: drug dealer, corrupt cop, internal affairs, female police officer, murder, strong female character, self defense, attempted rape, uncover truth, policewoman, danger, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Story: Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin) has a gift for finding rare treasures hidden in garage sales that she can resell at her consignment store, Rags to Riches, and for get her involved in the criminal investigations that happen at the very second-hand ...
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Plot: investigation, murder, uncover truth, amateur detective, who done it, danger, suspicion, strong female presence, riddles and clues, police investigation, deadly
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Place: usa
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Fatal Secrets (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: "BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, ...
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: danger, dishonesty, rivalry, secret, couple relations, uncover truth, maniac, murder, best friend, violent content, profanity, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, suspense ...
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Restitution (2011)
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A true crime writer investigating a small town murder spree uncovers the devastating truth that changes the town forever.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, neo noir ...
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Duration: 83 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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