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The Chief (2012)
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The Chief (2012)
Original name: Шеф
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style: realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, suspense, rough, serious, psychological ...
Plot: crime investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, betrayal, good versus evil, fight scenes, life is a bitch, danger, murder, life philosophy, investigation, twists and turns, violence, chases and races, forensics, evidence, human nature, dishonesty, mafia, crimes, twists & turns
Time: contemporary

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, captivating and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, police investigation, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, crime investigation and police detective mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Chief: Cop Wars (2005), Life of Crime (2013), Nevskiy (2016), Balabol (2014), MIU404 (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Cop Wars (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Style: serious, tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: crime investigation, rivalry, injustice, feud, good versus evil, heroes, friendship, investigation, lieutenant colonel, partner, evidence, deception ...
Time: 2000s
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Life of Crime (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
TV show
Story: A female cop becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a 15-year-old girl, and hunts him over the course of her 28 year career in the force.
Style: tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: murder mystery, murder, police detective, police investigation, homicide detective, obsession, law enforcement, lie, murder investigation, investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: england
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60%
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Nevskiy (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Police captain Pavel Semyonov serves in one of the residential areas of St. Petersburg. Pavel is used to breaking up drunken fights and entering drug dens alone to make another arrest. He knows that if he thinks and argues, he will simply be killed. ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, enigmatic, intense, bleak
Plot: danger, investigation, corruption, police investigation, rivalry, heroes, friendship, justice, betrayal, gunfight, murder, police ...
Place: st. petersburg russia
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85%
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Balabol (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A happy-go-lucky detective confronts criminals and solves cases with fast-talking, hard-hitting style.
Style: captivating, tense, serious, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigator, danger, friendship, investigation, riddles and clues, gang leader, brutality, police officer, lie, gunfight, evidence, career ...
Time: 21st century
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50%
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MIU404 (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Mobile Investigative Unit (MIU) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours.
Style: detective, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: police, criminal, investigation, partner, friendship, partners against crime, who done it, violence, chase, evidence, society, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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39%
Il silenzio dell'acqua (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
TV show
Story: The disappearance of a teenager is the starting point of an investigation that will bring to light the dark side of a small village by the sea. False tracks, hidden truths and secret relationships - nothing is quite what it seems.
Style: colorful, stylized, realistic, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot: forensics, investigation, murder, puzzle, police officer, village, secret past, crime solving, uncover truth, disappearance, good versus evil, crime investigation ...
Place: italy
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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
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38%
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A writer gets caught up in a murder investigation involving his mentor, an esteemed American author. Based on the book of the same name, by Joël Dicker.
Style: captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: murder, murder investigation, writers, young girl, seaside town, uncover truth, evidence, crime investigation, framed for murder, investigation, crime solving, murder mystery ...
Place: maine
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38%
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Cypher (2021)
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, suspense, brutal, harsh, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fbi, survival, investigation, agent, chase, conspiracy, murder, violence, justice, extortion, one against many, police detective ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Identity (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Identity is a British police procedural drama television series starring Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes, airing in the UK during July–August 2010. Concerning identity theft, the series was created and written by Ed Whitmore, a writer most noted for ...
Style: tense, psychological, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: police investigation, identity theft, fighting crime, law enforcement, police detective, police, hidden identity, danger, murder, murder mystery, cons and scams, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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36%
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Crime Story (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Crime Story is an American TV drama, created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson, that premiered in 1986 and ran for two seasons on NBC. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left his other series Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, detective, captivating ...
Plot: police, police detective, gangster, law enforcement, tough heroes, mafia, mobster, vendetta, danger, cop, rivalry, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place: chicago, usa, las vegas, illinois
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36%
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Freud's Method (2003)
Genre: Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Special consultant Roman Freydin is introduced to the crime detection department under the Prosecutor's Office. A psychologist and professional poker player in his younger days, Roman traveled extensively throughout Russia and Europe dealing ...
Style: psychological, captivating, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot: investigation, unconventional method, fighting crime, expert, coworker relationship, law enforcement, twists and turns, private detective, psychologist, crime investigation, team, police officer ...
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Murders in... (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, detective
Plot: murder, murder investigation, investigation, murderer, violence, partner, who done it, partners against crime, friendship, law enforcement, death, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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36%
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Vera (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style: realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: female detective, police investigation, crime investigation, police detective, murder, who done it, murder mystery, british police, law enforcement, investigation, police procedural, right hand man ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: england, northern england, europe
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Wallander (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
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Story: Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style: psychological, tense, detective, realistic, serious ...
Plot: police detective, law enforcement, forensics, investigation, murder, police investigation, crime investigation, life is a bitch, sleuth, nordic, father daughter relationship, police protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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The Thaw (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It asks ‘Who was she? Why did she die? Who did she leave behind?
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: investigation, forensics, homicide detective, crime investigation, life is a bitch, confronting the past, problem, uncover truth, policewoman, female protagonist, loss of child, female police detective ...
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Eyes (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enforcement would fall short. With the help of ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, semi serious
Plot: private detective, crime investigation, dishonesty, investigation, management, stolen money
Time: 21st century
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Suspects (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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Story: Set in London, each episode is a self-contained story, starting with a news report, then following the team of three detectives as they investigate the circumstances the crime. The cases themselves are hard-hitting with contemporary themes, such as ...
Style: detective, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot: investigation, police, murder mystery, crime investigation, investigator, partner, who done it, murder investigation, interrogation, heroes, friendship, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london
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36%
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The Disappearance (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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Story: Set in Lyon, the show traces the increasing trauma of the Morel family who fall apart when their 17-year-old daughter fails to return home from a night out. As the hours pass and the police investigation builds, The Disappearance explores every ...
Style: psychological, detective, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: investigation, murder, jealousy, family relations, betrayal, police, nordic, partner, twists and turns, abduction, danger, intrigue ...
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Tunnel (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The life of a reliable detective named Tigor changes drastically after he is thrown in the future while he is investigating a serial murder case in Yogyakarta, 1990.
Style: psychological thriller, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: police, serial killer, time portal, who done it, time loop, heroes, police officer, partner, law enforcement, violence, small town, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: indonesia
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All the Sins (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Finland, Estonia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Lauri Räihä, a criminal investigator from Helsinki, is sent to investigate two murders that have occurred in the northern Finnish town where he grew up. The assignment offers Lauri a way out of confronting his own problems.
Style: unusual plot structure, psychological, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: murder investigation, past, police detective, revenge, crime investigation, murder, murder mystery, who done it, danger, police investigation, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
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Father Brown (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style: serious, captivating, intellectual, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: investigation, who done it, amateur detective, clergy, danger, murder, uncover truth, priest, riddles and clues, friendship, social relations, law enforcement ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place: england
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Arne Dahl: The Blinded Man (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 178 min.
TV show
Story: Arne Dahl - Misterioso A failed robbery attempt at Sydbanken outside Avesta leaves one robber lying dead with a dart through his eye, but there are no witnesses to the incident and no perpetrator is ever identified. In Stockholm, three high-profile ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: police, serial killer, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, assassination, uncover truth, murder investigation, nordic, swedish, computer genius, multiple suspects ...
Time: 21st century
Place: estonia, eastern europe
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Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style: psychological, serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, murder, uncover truth, amateur detective, who done it, danger, suspicion, strong female presence, riddles and clues, police investigation, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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35%
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigation, coroner, law enforcement, righting the wronged, fighting crime, forensics, murder, mysterious death, nypd, crime investigation, medical, morgue ...
Place: canada, vancouver
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Murder in Suburbia (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005.
Style: suspenseful, bleak, rough, detective, crime drama ...
Plot: investigation, murder mystery, murder, police detective, partners against crime, murder investigation, partner, sleuth, fighting crime, police investigation, forensics, crime investigation ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: england, europe
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Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: When Mac—Shannon’s new beau—first moved to Lighthouse Cove, he bought the historic lighthouse mansion that the town is named after. During renovation demolition, the bones of a teenage girl who went missing fifteen years ago were discovered. ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot: death of sister, crime investigation, murder investigation, skeleton, child murder investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, murder, investigation, crime solving, unsolved crime, murderer ...
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35%
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Kanıt (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Each episode, police inspectors Orhan and Selim try and solve puzzling cases with the help and guidance of forensics. Professor Sevil Atasoy, a forensic scientist, also joins us sometimes to tell relevant anecdotes.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, rough, exciting ...
Plot: forensics, investigation, team, crime solving, riddles and clues, law enforcement, policewoman, twists and turns, homicide detective, police investigation, murder
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The Long Night (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself. And yet when the case was ready for court, the prosecutor discovered that the case was not as ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: death, who done it, partner, murder mystery, suspicion, violence, law enforcement, murder investigation, chases and races, murderer, police detective, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Unbroken (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A tough detective is kidnapped shortly before the delivery of her child. Afterwards she can't remember anything. The search for the missing child begins.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, realistic, tense
Plot: memory loss, female detective, investigation, missing person, chase, law enforcement, troubled, who done it, clue, violence, evidence, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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