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The Search (2020)
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The Search (2020)
Original name: Historia de un crimen: la búsqueda
Genre: Crime
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: When a girl vanishes from a suburb near Mexico City, the personal goals of some involved in the case muddy the search. Based on a true story.
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot: investigation, missing child, police officer, who done it, partner, violence, child abduction, kidnapping, vengeance, society, danger, law enforcement, interrogation, police investigation, evidence, testimony, police detective, dishonesty, partners against crime, politics, journalism, satire, kidnapped girl, deadly, mystery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and disturbing films and TV series with plots about police investigation, police detective, investigation, law enforcement, uncover truth, partner and who done it mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Search: Forensic Heroes IV (2020), Evil, I (2012), South (2019), Troubled Waters (2019), Crack / System (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Forensic Heroes IV (2020)
Genre: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The forensics team and the crime team on Hong Kong's police force are challenged once again as the squad is staffed with new personnel. This time, the crime-solving police force led by Go Sir, Dr. Man, and King Sir, who all work together with ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, intellectual, unusual plot structure
Plot: police, partner, friendship, police officer, police detective, partners against crime, murder investigation, who done it, police investigation, violence, murder, chase ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 7.8
 58
Evil, I (2012)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Sourcing the most intimate and incriminating thoughts from the dark recesses of a murderer’s mind, see real homicide investigations through the eyes of horrific serial murderers, with insight from tragic family members and detectives on the case.
Style: tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot: investigation, police investigation, police detective, clue, chase, society, revenge, suspicion, police officer, murderer, mysterious man, testimony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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South (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: Portugal
TV show
Story: The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.
Style: tense, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, suspense
Plot: police investigation, partner, murder investigation, uncover truth, who done it, partners against crime, murder mystery, police officer, name calling, evidence, murder, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Troubled Waters (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: Returning to her hometown following a police blunder that had dramatic consequences, investigator Marianne must resolve a murder as soon as she arrives. She throws herself into this affair that upsets the community and her own family.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense
Plot: female detective, murder, murder investigation, name calling, suspicion, law enforcement, investigator, clue, female police detective, who done it, investigation, testimony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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 102
Crack / System (2021)
Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Contemporary Warsaw. A homeless alcoholic dies. Commissioner Monika Brzozowska, who leads the investigation, senses that there is more to the case than just a scam. Subsequent crimes with a similar modus operandi confirm her suspicions. During the ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, realistic, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: mysterious man, murder, murder investigation, who done it, uncover truth, partners against crime, escapades, murder mystery, investigation, violence, society, investigator ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
The Zodiac Murders (2015)
Genre: Crime
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: The Zodiac Murders series does not aspire to rank among other popular crime serials; it seeks to become one of a new, modern style. The line connecting all its parts are the signs of the zodiac. Each of the twelve episodes deals with a mysterious ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: murder, horoscope, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, murder investigation, investigator, police detective, mysterious man, suspicion, society, clue ...
Time: 21st century
Place: central europe, czech republic
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Murder by Numbers (2017)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Each episode of this true-crime series begins with the grisly discovery of a body and the onset of an intense investigation. When police think they've solved the case, shocking twists sends each investigation into the depths of evil.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: true crime, investigation, murder, murder investigation, police, murderer, police investigation, serial murder, chase, violence, vengeance, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Murder Chose Me (2017)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Homicide detective, Rod Demery, races against the clock to catch criminals running loose on the streets of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: running, true crime, police investigation, police detective, murder investigation, clue, revenge, chase, violence, investigation, murder, who done it ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Crime Beat (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A true crime series that takes viewers deep into some of Canada’s most infamous criminal cases. Using extensive archives and intimate family interviews, each week new details are revealed that go beyond the news headlines giving a voice to victims ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, psychological, suspense
Plot: violence, criminal, police investigation, investigation, police detective, who done it, law enforcement, evidence, death, murder, danger, graphic violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Framed By the Killer (2021)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Elaborate who done it murder mysteries where every episode explores a case that points police to one suspect only to later discover that person was framed by the actual killer.
Style: tense, disturbing, unusual plot structure, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: violence, murder, investigation, who done it, police detective, police investigation, uncover truth, police officer, crime solving, murder investigation, crime investigation, homicide detective ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 7.2
 13K
The Forest (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 313 min.
TV show
Story: In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, twist ending, dark ...
Plot: forest, police, lost child, police investigation, mind game, investigation, twists and turns, missing child, secrets, partner, police detective, deception ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 86
The Defected (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: China, Hong Kong
TV show
Story: A thrilling story revolving around a policeman who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy plaguing the high-ranking officials due to an incident that almost cost him his life.
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: police, who done it, police officer, society, escapades, murder mystery, murderer, uncover truth, police detective, chase, law enforcement, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
One Deadly Mistake (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Each episode of “One Deadly Mistake” follows a homicide investigation where police work tirelessly against the clock to solve a complex case, until they discover an unlikely piece of evidence that exposes the identity of the killer.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: violence, murder investigation, murder, who done it, uncover truth, partners against crime, law enforcement, murder mystery, police investigation, police detective, investigation, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 5.6
 27
Nippon Noir (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Who is the killer? Who stole the $10 million? The doubts, lies, suspicion, and betrayal are unstoppable as one detective launches an evil mutiny in this unconventional police mystery drama where nothing goes as you predicted.
Style: suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: japanese police, police, murder suspect, murder investigation, murder, society, violence, partner, investigation, murderer, testimony, suspicion ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.1
 2K
Contract (2021)
Genre: Crime
Country: Bangladesh
TV show
Story: Contract is a ZEE5 Original Bengali action thriller series starring Arifin Shuvoo, Chanchal Chowdhury, Shamol Mawla, Zakia Bari Mamo, and Rafiath Rashid Mithila. Bastard, a young man, accepts the contract to kill gangster Black Ranju, but things get ...
Style: tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: police investigation, uncover truth, murder investigation, revenge, evidence, violence, partners against crime, name calling, murder, police officer, brutality, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bangladesh
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris (2017)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Investigative filmmaker Tony Harris ventures deep into small-town America to pull back the curtain on the often-nefarious players and foreboding places at the center of crimes that happened there.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, tense
Plot: secret, police investigation, murder investigation, testimony, clue, murder mystery, escapades, chase, police detective, evidence, who done it, mysterious man ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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The Bunker (2015)
Genre: Crime
Country: Belgium
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Story: A specialized team is responsible for the country's State Security. This Antwerp cell operates from the bunker, a secret and underground headquarters
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing
Plot: murder, death, chase, friendship, rivalry, police corruption, friends, coworker, who done it, uncover truth, escapades, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (2016)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Investigation Discovery transports viewers on a bittersweet and terrifying journey back in time, revealing the dark side of America's favorite decade.
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot: true crime, murder, investigation, murder investigation, uncover truth, escapades, who done it, partners against crime, serial murder, vengeance, suspicion, victim ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Strawberry Night Saga (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
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Story: Reiko Himekawa is just 27-years-old, but she has already received a promotion to become an assistant police inspector. She leads the 10th murder investigation team at the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
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Place: tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 6.7
 325
My Murder (2012)
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story: A chance meeting with a girl leads to murder as a teenage boy is engulfed by a web of lies in this innovative and gripping factual drama. My Murder tells the true story of Shakilus Townsend, a 16-year-old boy who was led to his death by the ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating
Plot: partner, police detective, murder mystery, chase, escapades, police investigation, partners against crime, murder, violence, police officer, death, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Crime Scene: Pilsen (2015)
Genre: Crime
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story: Crime series in six parts, following the work of the Plzen (Pilsen) murder squad. Each murder is full of mysteries, and the investigators' focus is on a number of suspects. But the exposition of the real perpetrator is always very surprising. ...
Style: suspense, unusual plot structure, tense, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: murder, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, police officer, investigation, corpse, chase, vengeance, violence, who done it, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: czech republic, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Leo Mattei - Special Unit (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Paris, France, Léo Mattëi leads a police force dedicated to protecting and saving children at risk or solving crimes in which minors are involved.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot: police, youth, police investigation, police officer, police detective, who done it, partner, partners against crime, law enforcement, friends, heroes, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
The Archivist (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The main hero of "Archivist" is Henryk Mikos (Henryk Talar), an employee of the police archives who is above average memory and intelligence, who is trying to solve unexplained criminal cases from years ago. He is partnering with a young, ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot: partners against crime, who done it, partner, police investigation, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, coworker, law enforcer, friends, chases and races, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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I Married a Mobster (2011)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: I Married a Mobster is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery. The series debuted on July 13, 2011.
Style: tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot: investigation, serial murder, psychopath, law enforcement, youth, investigator, heroes, murder, fbi investigation, fbi, suspicion, police investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Women Document Detectives (2018)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Detective Tomo Yashiro is ordered to transfer to the Sixth Special Investigations Unit. it is in charge of deciphering documents of unsolved cases she begins work in her new post along with a senior detective Risa Narum who is called the expert of ...
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: who done it, police officer, murder investigation, misfit partners, partners against crime, escapades, coworker, uncover truth, heroes, partner, investigation, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 6.0
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Hunting (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
TV show
Story: The show focuses on the economic crimes and mainly talks about the police's investigation on a tycoon in Beijiang.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, cybercrime, who done it, partner, violence, uncover truth, partners against crime, cyberspace, police detective, cybernetics, law enforcer, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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The Murders (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A rookie Homicide detective's negligence in a fellow officer's death has her searching for redemption in her investigations.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, detective
Plot: murder investigation, rookie, death, investigation, police detective, partners against crime, police investigation, who done it, law enforcement, partner, friendship, murder ...
Place: vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 6.0
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Evil's Wave (2019)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In 2014, a series of murders targeting women takes place in Kawasaki City. All the victims have been killed as if they had hanged and these are dubbed the “Hanging Murders” in public. The police investigation runs into difficulties without clues ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: hanged woman, murder, investigation, serial killer, police, vengeance, who done it, maniac, police investigation, death, serial murder, police detective ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.1
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Fair Trade (2021)
Genre: Crime
Country: Belgium
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Walter Wilson (Kevin Janssens) and Robin De Rover (Ella-June Henrard) once started their careers in the police force with great dedication and noble ideals, but too often saw months of intensive and dangerous detective work lost due to what they ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: police, dirty cop, friendship, rivalry, chase, gangster, who done it, uncover truth, partners against crime, escapades, law enforcement, dea ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Murder Tapes (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings, homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage providing an up-close perspective on homicide investigations.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, rough, thrilling
Plot: violence, investigation, murder investigation, murder, true crime, partner, investigator, corpse, name calling, law enforcement, death, serial murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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