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The Paper (2016)
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Original name: Novine
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The last independent newsroom in the country is taken over by a construction magnate for the reasons that have nothing to do with love or respect for journalism.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, bleak, political drama
Plot:
journalism, media manipulation, blackmail, infidelity, investigative journalism, media, manipulation, social problems, journalist, criminal, crime boss, manipulative person, mogul, business tycoon, media coverage, media hype, power of media, investigation, power struggle, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, betrayal, political intrigue, cover up, conspiracy ...
Place:
croatia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, captivating and dark films and TV series with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban, corruption, power struggle and conspiracy mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Paper: PMTA (2018), The Graft (2025), Internal Affairs (2019), Windmill (2014), Lovers & Liars (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, captivating, clever, serious ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, district attorney, israeli, judiciary, attorney general, police interrogation, lawyer, judge, court, legal, cover up ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel, jerusalem
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564
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, intense ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A promising criminal investigator believes in justice and honour. He refuses to remain indifferent to his superiors' corrupt ways but he soon discovers that such corruption has deeper origins than he thought.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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229
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia
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Story:
A journalist who helps the police in their investigation against Hanen Lahmar, a clinic owner and a mafia boss specialized in organ trafficking.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
A lawyer, a liar, a family consumed by the thirst for power... In this story where everyone hides their own truth, there is only one question: Who is the biggest fraud?
Style:
twisted, dramatic, tense, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
secrets, power struggle, family secret, family drama, deception, lie, betrayal, manipulation, moral ambiguity, corruption, ethical dilemma, double life ...
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202
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Menu is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, investigation, reporter, crime solving, investigative reporter, journalist, crime investigation, intrigue, who done it, uncover truth, conspiracy, cover up ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Set in Philadelphia, "The Underground Kings" centers around police corruption and criminal underworld. It starts in Harrisburg as undercover cop Jayson Wylie is shot and left for dead in a botched drug bust. His partner Noah Carter learns ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
organized crime, investigation, police, police corruption, dirty cop, undercover cop, police officer, working undercover, sleuth, crime investigation, police investigation, murder investigation ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, political, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, televangelist, murder, politician, hypocrisy, religious hypocrisy, corruption, presidential election, election, crime boss, murderer ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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329
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 324 min.
TV show
Story:
While investigating the privatization of energy giant Central Energy, journalist Petra Vlčka uncovers corruption involving his brother the CEO.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, crime drama, political thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, organized crime, journalist, corruption, journalism, investigative reporter, political unrest, dark secret, family secret, political corruption, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
czech republic, central europe
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
An up-to-every-trick media lawyer handles her clients' affairs while discovering a mysterious connection between old family baggage and current political controversy in modern Berlin.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, political intrigue, politics, political conspiracy, intrigue, political activism, political unrest, secret, lawyer, private investigation, female protagonist, family secret ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
88%
45
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
revenge, daughter, undercover, triad, problem, bandit, fighting crime, obsessive quest, life is a bitch, father and daughter, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, detective, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
87%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
bleak, tense, detective, dark, melancholic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, detective, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
Similarity:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
A seemingly perfect family secretly kidnaps wealthy people for ransom to maintain their high standard of living and social status. Based on a true story.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, suspense, black comedy
Plot:
kidnapping, secrets, family relations, money, abduction, money problems, ransom, ransom demand, teamwork, criminal, secret, class conflict ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
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238
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Country: Poland
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, forensics, crime investigation, police detective, detective inspector, fighting crime, police procedural, internal affairs, criminal, homicide detective, sleuth, murder investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, tension, suspense, tense, intense ...
Plot:
investigation, prosecutor, justice, secrets, family secret, murder mystery, family drama, courtroom drama, defense attorney, courtroom, moral ambiguity, legal system ...
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
power struggle, ambition, power, political intrigue, money problems, life is a bitch, problem, intrigue, money, corruption, greed, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When Jack's affair is exposed, his wife Betty becomes his worst enemy, plotting to destroy him and seize his beloved coffee shop empire, the Jackal.
Style:
emotional, dark, intense, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
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237
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
A complicated tangle of crimes. A female police inspector accidentally uncovers the connection between the state, the service and crime. A man who tries to prove that his brother is not guilty of the murder everyone claims he committed.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, bleak, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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