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Perez. (2014)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Demetrio Perez is a tough prosecutor torn between the corruption inherent in his job and the desire to do right by his family. But when opportunity presents itself and his daughter Thea falls in love with a Mafioso’s son, Perez has to cut through the morality of his law-abiding roots and become as dirty as the dangerous criminals he represents.
Style:
tense, serious, psychological, captivating, suspense, neo noir, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
lawyer, rivalry, danger, gangster, dishonesty, blackmail, legal, protection, camorra, manipulation, child in peril, female nudity, judiciary, family, female full frontal nudity, manipulations, crimes, neo-noir
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
italy, naples italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, serious and captivating films with plots about rivalry, danger, dishonesty, murder, gangster, deadly and criminal heroes mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Perez.: The Informant (2013), The Bottom of the Sea (2003), Gomorrah (2014), Finish Line (2008), Stealing Summers (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
border patrol, working undercover, drug dealing, intrigue, undercover, informant, danger, life is a bitch, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, rivalry, snitch ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An architect (Daniel Hendler) trails a man (Gustavo Garzón) who was hiding under his girlfriend's (Dolores Fonzi) bed.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
true love, lovers, investigation, jealousy, obsession, danger, rivalry, couples, stalking, infidelity, unfaithful, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
mafia, mob boss, drug lord, camorra, gang, social decay, society, gang war, life is a bitch, italian mafia, gangster, strong violent content ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, naples italy, europe, napoli italy, new mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Minor league stock car racer Mitch Camponella gets closer to his NASCAR dreams when he's hired as private mechanic to a millionaire importer. But Mitch's ambition comes with a heavy price when he realizes that his new boss is a smuggler ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
chases and races, rivalry, arms dealing, unlikely criminals, smuggling, escapades, manipulation, dishonesty, dream, danger, auto racing, car chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Three American expats living in Buenos Aires decide to steal a large sum of money so they don't have to return home. But what starts as a game soon turns violent and they find themselves on the verge of consequences none of them expected.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
betrayal, dishonesty, heist, caper, money, love, rivalry, danger, friendship, freedom, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
29%
305
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Barrett is the type of guy no one calls Jack. He works for a group of businessmen known as "The Gentlemen" who operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney Underworld. Standover tactics, prostitution, illegal gambling, creative ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
gangster, hitman, going straight, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, against the odds, assassin, murder, escapades, conspiracy, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, gangster, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, down on your luck, murder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, couple relations, killing an animal ...
Time:
year 1974, 21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangster, money, rivalry, pimp, cons and scams, danger, mob boss, murder, escapades, outlaw, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
LEE Kang-hee, an editorialist of the influential conservative newspaper puts a congressman, JANG Pil-woo to the position of a leading candidate for President using the power of the press. Behind this, there was his secret deal with the paper’s ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, psychological, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, revenge, conspiracy, government, gang, gangster, rivalry, danger, blackmail, evidence, mind game, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
26%
543
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer, takes on a pro bono case to exonerate a fourteen-year-old boy from a first degree murder charge, he finds a world he never knew existed in the underbelly of Manhattan - the Korean underworld.
Style:
captivating, tense, atmospheric, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
lawyer, gangster, ambition, mafia, fish out of water, murder, rivalry, danger, law, korean gangster, dialogue, korean american ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, korea
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, moral dilemma, promotion, under the surface, life turned upside down, breaking point, dishonesty, harassment, nudity, suffering, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, action thriller ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal action, kidnapping, cover up, defense attorney, corrupt politician, salvation, danger, protection, save the day, blackmail, courtroom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Monica Barrett, a successful Federal judge, learns she is on the President's shortlist to fill the new vacant spot on the Supreme Court. When her lover turns out to be a male prostitute, Monica's life is shattered by blackmail and sexual ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, political intrigue, danger, blackmail, scandal, senator, rivalry, strong female presence, state affairs, dishonesty, holiday, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, homecoming, friendship, legal, lawyer, family relations, danger, rivalry, law, 16 year old ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
24%
363
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alex, the son of a gang boss from Marseilles, joins the French Foreign Legion to avoid a hit put out on him by the Corsican Mafia. Four years later, Alex deserts and returns to Marseilles to get back together with Katia, his former girlfriend. But ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
gang, danger, family relations, parents and children, mafia, murder, father son relationship, lawyer, reprisal, rivalry, black, violent content ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
marseille, france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, male objectification, murder, private detective, investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, intrigue, rivalry, nothing to lose, private investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A priest (Zingaretti - Inspector Montalbano) attends his new parish only to find the church empty, the locals uninterested and their children rude and abusive. He very gently sets about winning over first the children by providing them with a place ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, factual
Plot:
coming of age, priest, hopes, murder, mafia, mob boss, hitman, church, fighting crime, rivalry, danger, showdown ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
What if a worldwide secret organization existed and you were recruited to join? That's what happens to Charles West when he's recruited to join the Karma Police. He loves it...but is making sure that good people are rewarded and bad people ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
secret agent, undercover, small town, dishonesty, righting the wronged, secret organization, rivalry, danger, society, going straight, small town life, leadership ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, dishonesty, amateur detective, forgery, forger, art, auction, gallery, recovery, escapades, rivalry, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia, seoul
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of a man who murdered thirty-two people, gained power, and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him. One August morning, he disappeared. For fifteen years, everyone believed him dead.
Style:
tense, serious, rough, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
murderer, father son relationship, italian gangster, gangster, hitman, hidden identity, parents and children, faked death, family relations, dishonesty, criminal heroes, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, naples italy, europe, frankfurt germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, danger, vigilantism, vengeance, rivalry, lovers, terrorist group, investigation, suspect, group of friends, high school student, asian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three teenage friends get in way over their head when they cross a down-home crime syndicate. They hope to make a break for it and escape their dead-end existence in a cotton-mill town but get sucked into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when ...
Style:
captivating, bleak, tense, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
small town, juvenile delinquency, gangster, danger, friendship, love and romance, betrayal, love triangle, farm, rivalry, hot and sexy, jealousy ...
Place:
texas, britain, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ex Boxer Tom is on the ropes, when a chance encounter at the gym leads to the offer of work as a doorman at a run down nightclub. The volatile head doorman Paul, is a battle hardened veteran from the old school. Recognising Tom for the fighter that ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nightclub, going straight, rivalry, gangster, drug dealing, ambition, boss and employee, boxer, danger, murder, athlete's life, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
542
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two pounds of pressure on a trigger pays really well... Ex special forces mercenary and now hardened criminal Vic, lives in a world of cons, double crosses, crooked cops, mob bosses and drug dealing crime lords. Playing by his own rules, Vic and his ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
fighting crime, gangster, hitman, police detective, drug dealing, rivalry, danger, murder, crime boss, city life, dishonesty, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
21%
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, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, danger, couples, psychopath, husband wife relationship, investigation, rivalry, death, skinny dipping, true crime, mother in law ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa, miami
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Estranged by the degree of corporate influence within the largest U.S. listening station in the world, an aging NSA officer defects and mounts a clandestine counter-listening station high in the Italian alps.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, surveillance, secret agent, manhunt, on the run, rivalry, political conspiracy, life turned upside down, working undercover, undercover, danger, dishonesty ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorism, recruitment, hidden identity, danger, introspection, society, police, bomb, working undercover, rivalry, escapades, terrorist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new delhi, india, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The protagonist is a young woman, Joan Prats suffering from agnosia, a strange, primary visual disease that is one of the neuropsychological disorders of perception. Although her eyes and ears are in perfect condition, her brain is not able to ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, rivalry, who to trust, disability, dishonesty, psychology, fraud, manipulation, danger, love story, nude women, health ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
21%
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