Movies and TV shows like Sword
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Sword (2009)
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Original name: Меч
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
Several officials, sick of impunity for criminals caused by law enforcement agencies' systemic corruption, create a merciless vigilante group.
Style:
tense, exciting, disturbing, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, intense
Plot:
swat, team, police corruption, dishonesty, justice, undercover, frame up, vigilantism, society, revenge, mission, commander, fight, investigation, warrior, soldier, commando, conspiracy, bandit, violence, assassin, terrorism, undercover agent, rescue, brutality ...
Place:
russian
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Most similar movies to Sword
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, suspense and exciting films and TV series with plots about investigation, revenge, violence, murder, police, organized crime and corruption mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Sword: Reacher (2022), Kremen (2012), Hard-Hearted (2007), Respect (2020), Cypher (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
397
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
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Story:
An ex soldier comes to visit a military friend and finds trouble right away. It all starts with a rape of a girl by the local thugs in the town. He must use his fighting skills to defeat the thugs.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
violence, obsession, vigilantism, dishonesty, brutality, danger, life philosophy, murder, ex soldier, gang, justice, war veteran ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, ukraine
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A provincial war vet arrives in Moscow and subsequently takes on a gang of bad cops.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, dishonesty, vengeance, danger, obsession, life philosophy, vigilantism, betrayal, law enforcement, murder, death, police ...
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64%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The protagonist of the story, Ercüment Çözer rebels against disrespect and rudeness that we tend to avoid, ignore and eventually forget. Ercüment Çözer is a sociopath obsessed with the idea of respect. However, this time, he is not alone on ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense
Plot:
vigilante, violence, murder, businessman, corruption, serial killer, revenge, who done it, police investigation, danger, partner, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Will Scott, one of the FBI's leading crypto-analysts is hired to crack a heavily coded document. He soon discovers it's a hit list, putting him in the cross-hairs of the bad guys who want it back. Will must navigate the murky waters of ...
Style:
serious, harsh, visually appealing, suspense, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fbi, survival, suprisingly clever, investigation, killing, dishonesty, fighting the system, assassin, agent, fight scenes, police detective, peril ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
206K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style:
cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, president, political conspiracy, terrorist, terrorist plot, secret service, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, bodyguard, twists and turns, assassination attempt ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, new york, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 41 min.
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Story:
The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
swat, rescue, hostage negotiator, law enforcement, policewoman, mission, saving a life, police protagonist, race against time, police, danger, confined ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 600 min.
TV show
Style:
realistic, sincere, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, fight scenes, tough law enforcer, military, friendship, terrorism, murder, gunfight, hostage, swat team, good versus evil, rescue ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It stars Edward Woodward as a middle aged retired intelligence officer with a mysterious past who helps people in trouble. The show ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, injustice, vengeance, spy, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army, machismo, dark hero, superhero, conspiracy, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
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Story:
The tale of "Mansour Abu Heiba" - the self-righteous patriarch of Abu Heiba family - from upper Egypt, one of the 5 largest organized crime dynasties in the world; the pioneers of arms trafficking and monuments merchandising in the Middle ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, killing, betrayal, chase, crime boss, death, vengeance, family business, mercilessness, rivalry, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The town is shocked with a brutal double murder. The "Courier" hands the case to an experienced journalist - Witold Wanycz. At the same time, he learns about the mysterious suicide of two teenagers. Together with Piotr, a young journalist, ...
Style:
suspenseful, dark, suspense, thought provoking, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, swamp, small town, investigative journalism, journalism, investigation, life is a bitch, danger, organized crime, society, violence, police ...
Time:
80s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
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Story:
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Style:
political, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, police operation, international crisis, danger, revenge, team, murder, government, investigation, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, fbi, cia, cia agent, female agent, fighting crime, terrorist, criminal, police investigation, partner, die hard, spy mission ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
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Story:
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, bleak, crime thriller, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mind game, supernatural, fighting crime, vigilante, moral dilemma, outsmarting, secret identity, rivals, heart attack, supernatural ability, law and order, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 46 min.
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Story:
A minor girl goes missing in a small town in Tamilnadu and an investigation follows. A sub inspector investigating a missing girl's case in a uncovers some shocking revelations and dirty truths those threaten to shake up the cultural societal ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, missing child, bandit, gang, fight, crime boss, criminal, life is a bitch, battles, corruption, small town ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Petar Maras, the Belgrade drug lord, is in conflict with Red, the powerful state curator of the Serbian criminal world.
Style:
tense, crime drama, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, drug lord, russian mafia, criminal, underworld, power struggle, agent, special agent, female agent, undercover agent, criminal underworld ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
belgrade, balkan
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, police corruption, snitch, undercover, law enforcement, police, police shootout, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
The series, loosely based on the true story of the assassination in Dubai of a senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh - the co-founder of military wing of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on 19 January 2010, revolves around five ordinary ...
Style:
serious, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
mossad, secret agent, spy, terrorist group, hostage, criminal, abduction, investigation, dishonesty, villain, danger, frame up ...
Place:
israel, middle east, lebanon, iran
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Searching for his kidnapped daughter, Antonio sets off a series of events affecting scores of people when he maneuvers to be sent to prison in Colombia.
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, desperation, kidnapping, abduction, missing child, male protagonist, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, police, dishonesty, fight, family relations ...
Place:
colombia, spain, valencia spain, south america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of her gangster husband, Carmen is forced to take over his business and fight for her family's safety
Style:
psychological, exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, murder, crime family, criminal heroes, society, parents and children, heroes, family relations, rivalry, crime boss, power struggle, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
28%
297K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, suspense, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, justice, vengeance, one man army, avenger, fight scenes, violence, vigilantism, murder, hacker, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime thriller, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
corruption, police, criminal, police procedural, law enforcement, police chase, police officer, chase, fight, police corruption, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
28%
44
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Klim Roshchin is a policeman who started out as an ethologist before the police, studied the life of wolves, and lived in a pack. He uses his animal instinct to catch criminals. A unique policeman who does not use weapons. His arsenal includes ...
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, detective, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, character study, police procedural, lone hero, fighting crime, law enforcement, police, police officer, heroes, visceral, chase, interrogation ...
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Just an ordinary boy from the Sofia suburbs becomes the first bulgarian undercover cop. Forced by his father when he was young to lie and cheat, Martin becomes the perfect liar. That skill, and also the hatred of the 'underworld' makes ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
hidden identity, undercover, mission, mafia, gang war, gangster, peril, danger, organized crime, corruption, promotion, passion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bulgaria
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa
TV show
Story:
The Masire brothers rule Johannesburg's criminal underworld, but a supernatural family curse and a tangled web of betrayal threaten to destroy them.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
family relations, organized crime, gangster, parents and children, gang war, rivalry, mafia, family business, revenge, mercilessness, betrayal, crime boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Viktor Rastorguev, a police colonel, moved to St. Petersburg with his entire family. In Moscow, he crossed paths with a certain official and was forced to leave. He would no longer have been allowed to serve peacefully in Moscow. In St. Petersburg, ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
crime investigation, betrayal, fight scenes, law enforcement, uncover truth, danger, life is a bitch, life philosophy, murder, twists and turns, investigation, forensics ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three story strands are interwoven into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, organized crime, smuggling, poaching, spy, criminal underworld, criminal, smuggler, crime boss, breaking the law, bandit, drug smuggler ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1995, bankrupt smuggler Lu Shaohua turns to meth production for profits, while anti-narcotics cop Lin Qiangfeng transfers to Xigang after an undercover mission. Over years of cat-and-mouse across borders, Lin finally dismantles Lu’s expanding ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, tense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
methamphetamine, law enforcement, police procedural, investigation, drug traffic, justice, organized crime, undercover, cat and mouse, suspicion, violence, chase ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An incorruptible judge has spent his career fighting organized crime. However, the tables are turned when his son is guilty of a hit-and-run case.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Plot:
judge, father son relationship, justice, moral ambiguity, hit and run, ethical dilemma, family drama, protection, family relations, family problems, fighting crime, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 262 min.
TV show
Story:
Thief in law Yuri Mikheev, nicknamed Baron, together with his partner, robs the apartment of Mikhail Monakhov, a banker and deputy assistant close to the gangster structures, filled with antiques. Together with the jewels, they bring out ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, injustice, society, russian mafia, friendship, gang leader, danger, post soviet, gangster, organized crime, underworld, art theft ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
Similarity:
50%
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