Movies and TV shows like The Devil

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The Devil (2007)
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The Devil (2007)
Original name: 마왕
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A string of murders brings together a conflicted detective, a psychic librarian, and a mysterious prosecutor with dubious motives in this action thriller starring Uhm Tae Woong, Joo Ji Hoon, and Shin Min Ah. Detective Kang Oh Soo is assigned to two seemingly unrelated murder cases, where the only clues left behind are tarot cards. He is lead to Seo Hae In, a quiet librarian who has the ability to make a psychic connection to an object to discover its history. She reveals to him that the victims were connected to the death of a high school boy years ago. The one common link between the suspects is their defense attorney, Oh Seung Ha, a young lawyer with questionable motives. Find out how everything is more connected than you think in this suspenseful thriller. The series is the second installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, after Resurrection in 2005 and followed by Shark in 2013.
Style: sincere, romantic, intense, detective, complex
Plot: investigation, friendship, love triangle, master criminal, twists and turns, lawyer, police, supernatural, undercover, justice, society, danger, law enforcement, mind game, selflessness, unfulfilled love, secret identity, secret past, tragic hero, master villain, revenge, deadly, romance
Place: korea

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, suspenseful, tense and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, danger, murder, law enforcement, police, deadly and society mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Devil: Keeping Faith (2017), While You Were Sleeping (2017), Thou Shalt Not Kill (2015), Truth Be Told (2019), Bancroft (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Keeping Faith (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Faith, a small-town Welsh lawyer, is forced to cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing. As the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: lawyer, missing person, female lawyer, investigation, pregnancy, husband wife relationship, danger, couples, twists and turns, family relations, dishonesty, greed ...
Time: future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A supernatural romance about a woman who can see the future in her dreams, and a prosecutor who fights to stop these future events from happening. The heroine has dreams about unfortunate events that will happen to other people, and the hero is a ...
Style: dorama, humorous, sincere, exciting, tense ...
Plot: friendship, seeing the future, danger, precognition, love triangle, legal, prosecutor, supernatural, lawyer, justice, fantasy life, couples ...
Time: future
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Thou Shalt Not Kill (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Stubborn and determined detective Valeria Ferro endeavors to solve the challenging puzzle behind crimes motivated by jealousy, vendettas and repressed anger to seek the truth and justice. All as she struggles with her own demons and the phantoms of ...
Style: detective, suspenseful, rough, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot: justice, undercover, violence, dishonesty, corruption, brutality, murder, hopes, police, society, organized crime, investigation ...
Place: italy, turin italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 7.1
 17K
Truth Be Told (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts. New evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
Style: exciting, psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, murder, twists and turns, danger, death, law enforcement, riddles and clues, legal, private detective, friendship, black cast, girl ...
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for ...
Style: serious, realistic, detective, psychological
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder, investigation, police, partners against crime, forensics, riddles and clues, police investigation, danger, evidence, law enforcement, police detective ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 6.8
 4K
Bancroft (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A dark and compelling thriller centering on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, a female detective with an explosive secret.
Style: detective, exciting, captivating, hardboiled detective, intellectual ...
Plot: british police, law enforcement, female protagonist, police detective, murder, investigation, danger, mind game, prodigy, partner, eccentricity, heroes ...
Time: 2010s
Place: northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
The Good Detective (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain ...
Style: detective, humorous, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: friendship, blackmail, police investigation, murder investigation, police station, partner, friends, friendship between men, gunfight, escapades, police chase, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
365: Repeat the Year (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted in the process. Ji Hyung Joo is a detective in the violent crimes division. He ...
Style: tense, intense, sincere, dorama
Plot: investigation, supernatural, mysterious event, time travel, technology, hidden identity, scientific experiment, fish out of water, changing the past or future, justice, supernatural power
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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The Best Partner (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Luo Bing is a senior partner at Panorama Law Firm. He is a lawyer who cares only about winning cases. Dai Xi goes to his law firm to argue with him about her best friend's lawsuit and by chance becomes his assistant. At first, they don't ...
Style: sweet, dorama, humorous, romantic
Plot: mind game, society, love, unlikely partners, partner, friendship, disorder, battle of wits, twists and turns, couple relations, investigation, life turned upside down ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 7.5
 2K
Good Cop (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dutiful Liverpool beat cop discovers what he is truly capable of after his partner is brutally murdered in a targeted attack by a local gang.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot: police, rivalry, loss of friend, law enforcement, life turned upside down, vigilantism, revenge, investigation, murder, friendship, danger, murder mystery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
MosGaz. Delo N3: Pauk (2015)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The third film of the project about Cherkasov's task force is "Goznak". Based on another famous story - the robbery of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR in 1977, when the Kalachyan brothers swept the treasury for one and a half ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense
Plot: maniac, investigation, police detective, justice, murder, friendship, law enforcement, working undercover, society, serial murder, danger, peril ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 7.9
 277K
The Blacklist (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience: family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, mind game, killings, murder investigation, criminal ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 7.8
 662
Class of Lies (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Ki Moo-Hyeok, a lawyer with a high winning rate, only cares about money. Due to a murder case at a high school which he deals with, his reputation as a lawyer hits rock bottom. To regain his good name as a lawyer, he sneaks into the high school and ...
Style: dorama, psychological, tense, slasher, suspense
Plot: investigation, law enforcement, dual identity, teacher, justice, twists and turns, society, hidden identity, dark secret, chase, lawyer, murder ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 7.0
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The Wall (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure ...
Style: captivating, unusual plot structure, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: small town, police detective, female protagonist, police investigation, policewoman, police protagonist, police, female detective, who done it, uncover truth, murderer, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Lies Within (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Seo-hui’s life is changed forever when her politician father dies in a car crash and her husband disappears – all in one day. She enters the world of politics and join hands with small-town detective Jo Tae-sik to uncover the truth when she ...
Style: suspense, detective, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: investigation, murder, police investigation, violence, murder investigation, homicide detective, heroes, graphic violence, uncover truth, police detective, investigator, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 8.2
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The Mentalist (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Style: exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, police, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, talented, justice, outsmarting ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 8.1
 2K
The Guest (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a psychic, a priest, and a detective who fight unusual crimes committed by strange powers.
Style: detective, suspenseful, serious, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot: priest, religion and supernatural, psychic, supernatural, evil spirit, danger, forensics, forensic, death, murder, supernatural horror, spirit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Suspicious Partner (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Noh Ji Wook is a prosecutor in the Central District Prosecutors’ Office who ends up switching professions to a private attorney. He harbors a trauma stemming from an event in his childhood involving his parents and his first love. Eun Bong Hee, a ...
Style: sweet, exciting, romantic, thought provoking, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: chase, justice, friendship, investigation, murder, death, family relations, society, couple relations, danger, love, revenge ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Bad Thief, Good Thief (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers on thieves who strike against people in high power who try to control Korea.
Style: sentimental, captivating, detective, suspense
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: thief, partner, twists and turns, good versus evil, escapades, danger, heist, police, justice, society, friendship, couples ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Five Days (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: investigation, missing person, police detective, mind game, amateur detective, life is a bitch, law enforcement, missing child, murder mystery, family problems, sergeant, mysterious character ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Death in Holy Orders (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: New Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked to have a second look at the death of Ronald Treeves, a student at St. Anselm's seminary.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot: amateur detective, murder, riddles and clues, private detective, investigation, religions or cults, who done it, clergy, society, law enforcement, school, male pubic hair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
West of Liberty (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 261 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the novel by Thomas Engström, a former Stasi double agent is asked by his old CIA contact to work one more case.
Style: sincere, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: danger, adaptation, violence, escapades, life is a bitch, friendship, police, destiny, disorder, brutality, murder, rivalry ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Fearless (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, tense, rough ...
Plot: defense attorney, lawyer, investigation, lie, legal action, female lawyer, justice, danger, dishonesty, innocent, murder, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.9
 863
Misty (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a popular anchorwoman for a prime time news show becomes the suspect in a murder case, her estranged husband - who has worked as a prosecutor in the past but now works as a public defender - decides to defend his wife.
Style: unusual plot structure, psychological, tense, dorama, suspense
Plot: corruption, extramarital affair, married couple, investigation, twists and turns, family conflict, strong female lead, hidden identity, law enforcement, dark secret, ex husband, lawyer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 7.9
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The Inside (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit, a division dedicated to investigating ...
Style: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, detective ...
Plot: investigation, fighting crime, law enforcement, haunted by the past, profiler, fbi, female agent, special agent, rookie, dark past, nypd, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Before we die (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The police woman Hanna Svensson has a strained relationship to her son after having arrested him for drug dealing. Her married police man lover disappears, possibly kidnapped by MC gangs, although ties to Bosnia also appear.
Style: suspenseful, detective, enigmatic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: sting operation, informant, undercover, police investigation, organized crime, drug traffic, danger, nordic, police officer, police, motorcycle gang, law enforcement ...
Time: 2010s
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.0
 3K
Happy Town (2010)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 353 min.
TV show
Story: The residents of Haplin, Minnesota - also known as "Happy Town" - have enjoyed an uneasy peace while haunted by a number of unsolved kidnappings. Now facing a disturbing new crime that brings unresolved fears to the surface, Haplin's ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, twists and turns, kidnapping, missing person, supernatural, multiple suspects, who done it, paranormal activity, uncover truth, mysterious death, social relations, sheriff ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, minnesota
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: When a man is buried alive, Red Metcalf must delve into a serial killer's psyche.
Style: tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police detective, riddles and clues, false accusation, criminal's revenge, danger, police investigation, law enforcement, race against time, deaf, child killer ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.0
 28
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 ⇓
31%
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