Movies and TV shows like The Watch 2020
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The Watch (2020)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 381 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, semi serious, detective
Audience:
discworld
Plot:
werewolf, police officer, police protagonist, supernatural, magical, mythical creature, fantasy world, police investigation, serial killer, security guard, monster, society, witch, 911, magical creature, mentor, supernatural being, supernatural power, lifestyle, creature, social relations, romancing partners, superhero, working class, assassin ...
Time:
future
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Most similar movies to The Watch
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and detective films and TV series with plots about supernatural, supernatural power, murder, police investigation, friendship, magic and society mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Crime genres. Some movies like The Watch: Carnival Row (2019), The Order (2019), Legacies (2018), The Gates (2010), Wolf Pack (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and ...
Style:
dark fantasy, sensual, gothic, erotic, costume drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mythical creature, steampunk, interspecies romance, fairy, fantasy world, social injustice, monster, politician, alternate reality, class differences, sorceress, female friendship ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
werewolf, magic, witch, danger, friendship, college, black magic, death, university, society, youth, clan ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among ...
Style:
mysterious, romantic, suspenseful, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, witch, werewolf, hybrid, supernatural power, teenager, supernatural romance, teenage life, clan, vampire human love, friendship between teens ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Like most families that settle inside The Gates, the Monahans are unmoored from a complicated life they abandoned in Chicago. There's something very different about this place, almost... haunting. Named the new police chief of The Gates, Nick ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, costume drama, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, werewolf, youth, witch, lifestyle, female werewolf, supernatural power, danger, imaginary, vampirism, neighbor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
54%
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11K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
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Story:
When a raging wildfire releases a supernatural creature, four young adults find themselves drawn together under a full moon.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, anthology, disturbing ...
Plot:
werewolf, gay teenager, supernatural, supernatural power, undercover, changing lives, forest fire, threat, supernatural being, supernatural horror, teenager, mysticism ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The central premise of Being Human is that various types of supernatural beings exist alongside human beings, with varying degrees of menace; that three of these supernatural beings are opting to live amongst human beings rather than apart from ...
Style:
sexy, scary, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, werewolf, supernatural ability, ghost, friendship, supernatural power, roommate, social misfits, imaginary, transformation, misfit ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
wales, europe, bristol, united kingdom
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American sci-fi/comedy television series, filmed in Vancouver, BC and aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002. The show focused upon the exploits of a top-secret Chicago police division ...
Style:
humorous, detective, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mythical creature, secret government organization, creature, supernatural, police detective, legends and myths, monster, police investigation, misfit, supernatural ability, secret place, teamwork ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.
Style:
captivating, tense, unusual plot structure, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, police investigation, police officer, police protagonist, murder investigation, murder, heroes, good versus evil, danger, chase, society, judiciary ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Becoming Human is a British supernatural drama webisode series and a spin-off from the TV series Being Human. Created by Toby Whithouse, it was written by Brian Dooley, Jamie Mathieson and John Jackson and stars Craig Roberts as the teenage vampire ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, psychological, tense, touching ...
Plot:
werewolf, vampire, supernatural power, society, forbidden love, impossible love, ghost, high school, 16 year old, teenager, interspecies romance, teenage love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Style:
detective, captivating, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
village, constable, medical, partners against crime, parents, working class, farm, rural area, juvenile delinquency, honest law enforcer, village life, motorcycle chase ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, northern england, yorkshire, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
47%
918
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
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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:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
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Story:
A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s following Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Narcotics detective Kelly, who by day are true action heroes in their own particular way: skilled, tough, ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
who done it, police investigation, uncover truth, single mother, police, police detective, woman with a gun, partner, murder, investigation, chase, family relations ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
The story of Claire Church, a former police officer who moves away to the remote Western Isles in an attempt to escape the past and violence that still haunts her. Soon, Claire is pulled back into an investigation she thought she long left behind, ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
british police, serial killer, murder investigation, policewoman, murder, british, countryside, police investigation, investigation, dishonesty, society, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
VR game designer Ling Jiushi decided to resign when his job was not going well. A beta game made him forget about his worries. He unexpectedly received a game CD from abroad. After a car accident, he came to a corridor with 12 iron doors. When he ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, psychological, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
boys love, fantasy world, teamwork, survival, ghost, supernatural, spirit, supernatural power, supernatural being, supernatural horror, friendship, school bullying ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
During a murder investigation in Queenstown, an ambitious young detective reawakens a spiritual gift that endangers the case, his career and his life.
Style:
detective, suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, partner, who done it, murder investigation, murderer, danger, society, murder mystery, friends, chase ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
50%
388K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
devil, supernatural, lucifer, demon, immortality, hell, immortal, fallen angel, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, chicago
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
U.S. police chief Bill Hixon lands in the British town of Boston, Lincolnshire, with his 14-year-old daughter Kelsey in tow hoping they can flee their painful recent past. But this unfamiliar, unimpressed community will force Bill to question ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
british police, father daughter relationship, police station, police protagonist, protective father, culture clash, american abroad, police investigation, chief of police, teenage daughter, russophobia, partner ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
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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, costume drama, detective, contemplative ...
Plot:
curses spells and rituals, deadly creature, supernatural, victorian england, sherlock holmes, partner, supernatural power, partners against crime, teenager, job, police investigation, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A teenage orphan who grows up in the land of Ravka. Her entire life changes after unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had to save her best friend.
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspense, mysterious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
power, magic, black magic, supernatural, magical, fantasy world, gay, showdown, rivalry, supernatural power, conspiracy, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, middle ages, 19th century
Similarity:
44%
489K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Wednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy, a bizarre boarding school where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago ...
Style:
gothic, dark comedy, dark fantasy, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, academy, teenage girl, friendship, high school, boarding school, supernatural power, addams family, werewolf, goth girl, student, teenager ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new england, vermont
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Hee-ra is the owner of the Witch's Diner where employee Jin and intern Gil-yong work with her. Guests are welcome to the Witch's Diner where they sell their souls for their wishes to come true.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
wish fulfillment, black magic, business, desire, magical girl, magic, soul selling, supernatural power, desperation, financial problem, bucket list, supernatural ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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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:
44%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Blood and Bone China is a 12-part Gothic Victorian vampire web series. It was created and directed by award winning film-maker Chris Stone.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vampire, victorian england, supernatural, deadly creature, obsessive quest, urban legend, blood, mission, revenge, curses spells and rituals, victim, chase ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
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Story:
Now a Guardian in training at WITS Academy, the Magic Realm's most esteemed school for Witches and Wizards in Training, it seems like Andi’s dream has finally come true. But as the best friend and unofficial Guardian to the Chosen One, ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, semi serious, teen, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
academy, friendship, high school life, witch, teenager, teenage witch, magical girl, teenage life, magical, wizards and magicians, guardian, witchcraft ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The last in a line of Chosen Ones, a wannabe chef teams up with a homicide detective to unravel an ancient mystery and take down supernatural assassins.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama
Plot:
martial arts, mentor, supernatural power, danger, fight, save the day, friendship, murder, brutality, assassin, death, fight for supremacy ...
Place:
san francisco, north america
Similarity:
44%
10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's ...
Style:
cynical, realistic, captivating, humorous, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, workplace situations, law enforcement, workplace, investigation, gay friend, mind game, forensics, team, lgbtqi, forensic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
A three-part crime miniseries from the new cycle Detectives from the Holy Trinity, directed by one of the best present-day Czech film directors Jan Hrebejk. Containing retro-elements and framed by an authentic and realistic description of the crime ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
murder, exorcism, police investigation, police officer, coworker relationship, policewoman, priest, murder investigation, church, satanism, investigation, police procedural ...
Time:
60s
Place:
central europe, czechoslovakia
Similarity:
43%
35K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, exciting, surprise ending, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
sword and sorcery, magic, adaptation, camelot, good versus evil, father daughter relationship, fantasy world, magical sword, teenage girl, battles, multiple storylines, twists and turns ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Three paranormal roommates, a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, struggle to keep their dark secrets from the world, while helping each other navigate the complexities of living double lives.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, exciting, scary, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, supernatural, ghost, friendship, supernatural ability, friends, lifestyle, everyday life, transformation, roommate, psychic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Being able to see ghosts and other supernatural spirits is a heavy responsibility. Prince Lee Rin (Jung Il Woo), like his father before him, discovers that he has the ability to see ghosts and other supernatural beings. Armed with his newfound ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, psychotronic
Plot:
joseon dynasty, good versus evil, magic, supernatural, magical power, wizards and magicians, able to see the dead, seeing dead people, wizard, supernatural power, magical creature, magician ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
42%
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