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Prime Time (2021)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating
Plot:
captivity, hostage, media, capture, blackmail, blackmailer, media coverage, nylons, police, television, blood, car, cross dressing, host, television studio, best friend, hostage situation, pop culture, pantyhose, gun, studio, text messaging, dress, performance, best friends ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, 1990s
Place:
poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, captivating and disturbing films with plots about police, murder, hostage, blackmail, moral ambiguity, kidnapping and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Prime Time: Amber Alert (2016), Infinite Justice (2006), The Dark House (2009), Close Enemies (2018), Night of the Wolf (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A 20 year old man takes a bus full of young children hostage in exchange for money to help his sick mother. Meanwhile a detective must over come doubt from family and co-workers while she tries to negotiate with the hostage taker.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
child hostage, hostage situation, ransom demand, life insurance, problem, life is a bitch, insurance, money, police detective, money problems, hostage, ransom ...
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Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An American reporter is held hostage by Muslim fundamentalists in Karachi against the release of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, political thriller, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
captivity, terrorism, journalism, hostage, politics, confined, prison, kidnapping, war on terror, rebellion, danger, negotiation ...
Time:
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Place:
pakistan, usa
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92%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to a country, a nation or a culture... Manuel has assimilated this belonging, and he has even ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense, crime drama
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During a live broadcast of a talk show on a TV channel, a group of armed Chechens terrorists take several hostages. The terrorists demand the hostage drama is transmitted live worldwide. Meanwhile, behind the scene, the police negotiator and a ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, television studio, police, hostage situation, terror, criminal, siege, talk show, fear, showdown, rescue attempt ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An art teacher's plans fall apart when he kidnaps a ballplayer's daughter to repay a debt to a ruthless mob boss.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
criminal, kidnapped girl, suicide by cop, abduction, debt, police, gang, kidnapping, school teacher, kidnapped, mob hit, crime boss ...
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66%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
"BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
danger, rivalry, dishonesty, secret, couple relations, uncover truth, maniac, murder, best friend, violent content, profanity, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A married couple have dinner and discuss their future, they go to bed but soon they realize that someone is in the house. The crisis that follows this incident brings the couple closer together, but brings the relationship to a clash when reality ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, unusual plot structure, tense
Plot:
relationships, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, society, criminal heroes, plan gone wrong, planning, secret plan, heist gone wrong, love and romance, hostage situation, hacking ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe
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61%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tension, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, flying, pilot, terrorist, empathy, violence, murder, airplane trip, save the day, capture, terrorist group, heroes ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
persia, berlin germany
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two women jokingly agree to kill each others' husbands. Then one really does and blackmails the other into killing her own.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, blackmail, conspiracy, female assassin, murder mystery, threat to kill, killing, murderer, emotional blackmail, relationships, women, blackmailer ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Beth Ferrier is happy in her life - fulfilled as a wife and mother, living in a beautiful home in a safe and tranquil neighborhood. Claudia Hartnell lives across the street and seems to be the perfect best friend - kind, compassionate, and a good ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
murder, blackmail, mad woman, envy, terrorism, duplicity, betrayal by friend, female terrorist, girlfriend, jealousy, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, terror ...
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51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Taylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, who made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma of her past misdeeds, works to regain the support of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
criminal, ex convict, social problems, partners in crime, jail, cell mate, gang, dark past, family relations, criminal underworld, confronting the past, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
46%
4K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After her daughter is kidnapped, a lawyer is forced to defend a criminal in exchange for her daughter's freedom.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, detective ...
Plot:
lawyer, attorney, female lawyer, female protagonist, convict, race against time, investigation, private investigation, kidnapped child, defense attorney, manipulative person, kidnapper ...
Place:
india
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305
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jose is looking for a way out of his small time banlieue deals. When he overhears a conversation between his girlfriend and his step-brother,he might just have found a very lucrative way.Together with his two best friends,he decides to attack an ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A military veteran comes home to find her father harassed by a sheriff intent on confiscating the livestock on their ranch under shady pretenses.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Venezuela
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
hostage, childbirth, hospital, gang, confined, danger, media circus, doctors and patients, negotiation, poverty, pregnant woman, journalist ...
Time:
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Place:
venezuela, south america, latin america
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Slovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
Style:
tense, serious, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A jealous dance mom takes extreme measures to ensure her daughter wins a scholarship to an exclusive dance academy. But the victim's mother will do whatever necessary to protect her own daughter from the rival mom's evil scheme.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, teen, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, jealousy, protective mother, blackmail, ambition, manipulation, family conflict, domestic drama, female antagonist, dance contest, revenge, betrayal ...
Similarity:
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776
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Three men, one place and one event that will change the life of each one of them.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
social issues, villager, changing lives, social relations, social problems, society, village life, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, male protagonist, crisis, mature ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, tension, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
hurricane, storm, survival, struggle for survival, hostage, family relations, trap, trapped, mother daughter relationship, home invasion, danger, convict ...
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Molly begins a romance with Jack shortly after having her laptop repaired. Soon, Jack turns clingy and Molly breaks it off. Suddenly, her bank accounts are being drained, and she finds half-naked photos of herself posted online.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the lives of two people: Arjun (Fahad Fazil), a wealthy man in the construction business in Kochi who has an affair with his subordinate Sonia (Remya Nambeesan), even though he is preparing to be engaged to his family ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
society, class conflict, life is a bitch, social problems, bonding, lost, battles, anonymous telephone call, fight, white trash, social misfits, chance meeting ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three women join forces to take back their lives after they become the target of a cyberbully who harasses them and tracks their every move, so they decide to seek help from a detective.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cyberbullying, blackmail, cybercrime, social media, privacy invasion, private detective, stalker, stalking, crime investigation, sleuth, investigation, crime solving ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, exciting, thought provoking, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A female police detective returns to work after suffering PTSD from a previous case, only to have her teenage daughter kidnapped by an emotionally disturbed parolee.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Dans la région de Marseille, un patron prépare à l’insu de ses ouvriers la délocalisation de son usine, couplée d’un détournement de 2 millions d’euros. Franck, l’un de ses salariés l’apprend et, sans en parler à sa femme Hélène, ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, working class, social decay, society, workplace, injustice, factory worker, factory, danger, rivalry, friendship, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
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547
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, independent film
Plot:
survival horror, hostage, husband wife relationship, murder, family relations, struggle for survival, captivity, threat to kill, survival, homicidal maniac, family problems, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Henry Adler lives in Ontario by himself, regularly visits his gruff and critical father, and works in a bank; he's also an actor. He finds new purpose in life when he's cast as a cop in a realistic TV show. He gets into the part, borrowing ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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