Movies like Petropolis

If you like "Petropolis" you are looking for tense, captivating and suspense movies about / with runner, investigation, killings, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, flash forward and crime solving themes of Crime, Drama and Fantasy genre shot in Russia.
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Petropolis (2020)
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Petropolis (2020)
Original name: Бег
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sergey is a Russian athletics champion whose career is destroyed in a moment by a car accident. Then he discovers that while his injuries have diminished his athletic abilities, they have also given him paranormal abilities to see the past, when his heart races too fast. Meanwhile, detective Nastya is trying to stop a maniac who is killing women in the city. And, somehow, all the victims are related to Sergey, who will need to master his new powers to stop the murderer.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: runner, investigation, killings, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, flash forward, crime solving, uncover truth, murderer, supernatural, murder, running, crime investigation, supernatural ability, murder mystery, serial murder, supernatural power, unsolved crime, a vision, on the run, killing spree, police investigation, homicide detective, mysterious past, cold case ...

Most similar movies to Petropolis

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and disturbing films with plots about investigation, murder investigation, murder, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation and murder mystery mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Petropolis: Memorist (2020), The Sovereign (2008), Crystal City (2021), Grudge (2021), Happy Face Killer (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Memorist (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When Dong Baek was a high school student, he suddenly gained a supernatural power. Whenever he touches somebody, he can read that person's memory. Dong Baek reveals his memory reading ability to people and he becomes a detective. He is gung-ho ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, bleak, captivating, tense ...
Plot: supernatural power, police, twists and turns, investigation, supernatural, murder investigation, police detective, supernatural ability, murder mystery, police investigation, maniac, sleuth ...
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The Sovereign (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: For two months a serial killer has been terrorizing the city of St. Petersburg. Every Wednesday a girl between 9 and 12 years old is the victim. The brutality of the maniac plunges city residents into horror. Parents are afraid of leaving their ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, obsession, whodunit, murder, death, homicide detective, murder investigation, serial murder, murderer, killing spree, crime investigation ...
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100%
 7.8
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Crystal City (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Investigator Sergei Smirnov, must return to the city of his childhood to investigate some high-profile murders. In Crystal city, there is a maniacal pedophile on the loose. Not only does he torture and kill children, he does it in a devious, brutal ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: homicide detective, serial murder, unsolved crime, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery, murder, tragic past ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Grudge (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: female police detective, criminal, murderer, murder, secret, killings, homicide detective, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, cold case ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Happy Face Killer (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot: serial killer, murder, homicidal maniac, murderer, serial murder, taunting, killings, murder investigation, police investigation, uncover truth, killing spree, criminal ...
Place: oregon
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33%
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Once a Los Angeles homicide detective, Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, murder mystery, serial murder, investigation, crime solving, killings, forensics, murder investigation, killing spree, police, murder, police detective ...
Place: nova scotia, boston
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31%
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Marnow Murders (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The city of Schwerin is melting – it is the hottest summer in years. Detectives Lona Mendt and Frank Elling are on the trail of a serial murderer, who seems to choose his victims randomly. But nothing is as it seems. The detectives have apparently ...
Style: enigmatic, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, forensics, murder investigation, partners against crime, investigation, killing spree, murder mystery, uncover truth, killings, fighting crime, police partner, crime solving ...
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30%
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Control (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, homicide detective, police partner, crime investigation, murder, homicidal maniac, murder investigation, serial murder, killings, murder mystery, criminal, investigation ...
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29%
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Yara (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutor Letizia Ruggeri only has one tenuous lead: a bit of DNA that's not much help without a database to compare ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: murder, prosecutor, murder investigation, investigation, true crime, cold case, forensics, uncover truth, crime investigation, murder mystery, murderer, homicide detective ...
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Hammarvik (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: When police officer Johanna Strand returns to her hometown Hammarvik to attend her mother's funeral, she expects to stay only for a few nights but the body of a young woman is found and she decides to stay and investigate what happened.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, detective ...
Plot: sleuth, murderer, investigation, crime investigation, unsolved crime, secret revealed, crime solving, murder investigation, forensics, police investigation, cold case, murder mystery ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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29%
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Eight by Ten (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: 8X10 Tasveer is a story about young man named Jai Puri, (Akshay Kumar), who possesses supernatural powers. Jai is of Indian origin who works as a forest ranger in Canada. His life is shattered by a loss of a very important person in his life. This ...
Style: suspense, suspense thriller, enigmatic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: murder mystery, murder, supernatural, paranormal investigation, murder investigation, supernatural ability, supernatural power, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation, cat versus mouse, mysterious villain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Time of Fear (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Time of Fear is a taut psychological thriller thrusting an FBI agent and a grieving father into the dark world of a demented killer. FBI Agent Cheryl Hammer, arrives in a small California town to catch an elusive killer. Seeing no help forthcoming ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, suspenseful
Plot: homicidal maniac, murder, fbi agent, crime solving, murder investigation, murder mystery, killings, catholic priest, killing spree, investigation, unsolved crime, police detective ...
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Salute (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Committed and fiery, Sub Inspector Aravind Karunakaran is obliged to be part of an investigation where an innocent man Murali is deliberately being set up for the murder of a middle-aged couple. Fearing the consequences of revealing that they had ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot: crime investigation, investigation, unsolved crime, police investigation, sleuth, cold case, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, police, truth, murder ...
Place: india
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27%
A Grain of Truth (2015)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A big shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki divorces his wife and leaves Warsaw to “start a new life” in picturesque town in south­east Poland ­ Sandomierz. After a short while he is called in to investigate a strange and mysterious murder case. ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, neo noir
Plot: ritual murder, killings, murder investigation, investigation, uncover truth, puzzle, urban legend, cold case, killing spree, murder, murder mystery, serial killer ...
Place: poland
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The Angel Maker (2023)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 'The Angel Maker' is a psychological crime thriller following Laura, a cyber crimes detective pursuing a brutal serial killer.
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, murder investigation, female police detective, computer hacker, murderer, murder mystery, serial murder, homicidal maniac, psycho killer, killings, killing spree, undercover ...
Time: 2020s
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Detective Chinatown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story: Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases.
Style: suspense, detective, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: investigation, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, murderer, sleuth, murder mystery, police detective, police investigation, cold case, killings, secret revealed ...
Place: thailand
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Ragdoll (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min.
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Story: Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: homicidal maniac, serial killer, killing spree, psycho killer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, investigation, murder, forensics, killings, police investigation ...
Place: london
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26%
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Labyrinth (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, mystic ...
Plot: serial murder, serial killer, murder, homicidal maniac, murder investigation, investigation, psychology, psycho killer, mental illness, unsolved crime, murderer, murder mystery ...
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26%
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Murderer (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Hong Kong-set mystery centered on a detective who has been framed for a series of gruesome murders.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, police interrogation, murder investigation, murder, investigation, murderer, crime investigation, sleuth, uncover truth, framed for murder, crime solving, police investigation ...
Place: hong kong
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26%
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The Shameless (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense, crime drama, detective
Plot: murder investigation, homicide detective, fighting crime, love affair, love interest, murder mystery, crime solving, investigation, sleuth, criminal, couple relations, fall in love ...
Place: east asia
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Hassel (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Roland Hassel's father figure and mentor, Yngve Ruda, is brutally murdered in the middle of the street. Devastated, Hassel decides to undertake his own covert investigation to find Ruda's killer and avenge him with the support of ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: murder investigation, murder, homicide detective, secret revealed, dark secret, crime investigation, murder mystery, investigation, political conspiracy, murderer, unsolved crime, forensics ...
Place: eastern europe
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The Secret Scandal (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into conflict with a group of very powerful people. Based on the true story of actress Jang Ja-yeon's suicide.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: murder investigation, partner, crime investigation, fighting crime, homicide detective, unsolved crime, investigation, police investigation, crime solving, murder, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Place: korea
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25%
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Manmadhan (2004)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Manmadhan movie revoles around Two brothers look a same (Silambarasan) who is the younger one is a play boy who enjoys his leisure time partying with girls, while the older Simbu is a calm type. But he has another face. A psychotic.Problems starts ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic ...
Plot: serial killer, murderer, murder, violence, crimes of passion, serial murder, murder investigation, secret revealed, investigation, crime investigation, cold case, crime solving ...
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25%
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Mind Games (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A former nun turned criminal profiler is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle aged women. Her unorthodox approach means that she has to deal not only with solving a murder but also winning the trust of her ...
Style: detective, thrilling, tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: homicide detective, murderer, ritual murder, secret, serial killer, police investigation, crime investigation, investigation, ritual, killings, serial murder, crime solving ...
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25%
Barcelona Crime (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
TV show
Story: With its expert and attractive crime squad run by these two, Barcelona can be proud of its homicide team: Xavi, independent, impulsive, enigmatic, with a well-functioning network of contacts on the city‘s dark side; and his charming partner Fina, ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot: squad, serial murder, partners against crime, uncover truth, crime investigation, forensics, murder investigation, teamwork, police investigation, secret revealed, cold case, female police detective ...
Place: barcelona
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25%
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S Storm (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story: No sooner is a team at ICAC set up to investigate irregularities/corruption in soccer/football official gaming/betting in Hong Kong before a suspect is assassinated.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: crime solving, investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, professional athlete, police investigation, secret, murder mystery, forensics, sleuth, corruption, secret revealed ...
Place: china
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25%
Servants of War (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A seasoned detective teams up with a novice cop to solve the mysterious murder of a world-class bone marrow transplant specialist.
Style: enigmatic, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: corruption, secret service, breaking the fourth wall, investigation, fighting crime, murder investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, partners against crime, riddles and clues, homicide detective, political intrigue ...
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25%
 6.1
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Veil (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: The temptation to have a one night stand leads a man to a distant town and a woman with a dark agenda. When he doesn't return, it falls upon his black sheep sister to uncover the truth of what happened.
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot: murder, investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, killings, city life, dark secret, crime solving, forensics, criminal, crime investigation, secret ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Mord in Eberswalde (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Heinz Gödicke (Ronals Zehrfeld) is the chief commissioner of the People's Police in the small town of Eberswalde in Brandenburg. Gödicke is called when two bestial murdered children are found in the forest. The investigator tries to get ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: murder, police, serial killer, investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, killings, police investigation, small town, crime solving, sleuth, murder investigation ...
Time: year 1969
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Mystery at the Opera (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The Paris opera house is about to give a performance of Carmen, when a young usherette is killed in one of the boxes. Faustine must prove her fiancé’s innocence before it’s too late.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, opera, relationships, crime investigation, murder, investigation, couple relations, homicide detective, murderer, male female relationship ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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