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Hero (2007)
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Original name: HERO
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Kohei Kuryu returns to Tokyo, reunites with his former colleagues, and goes up against one of the most famous lawyers in Tokyo to solve a new case and team up with his best partner, Maiko Amemiya.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
Plot:
rivalry, legal action, master warrior, investigation, murder, partner, uncover truth, love, friendship, danger, prosecutor, heroes, reunion, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
japan, busan, asia, korea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, tense and captivating films with plots about rivalry, danger, murder, friendship, investigation, deadly and society mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Hero: Beyond Our Ken (2004), The Rebirth (2007), Confessions (2010), The Last Ronin (2010), My Gal Sunday (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, humorous ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, emotional, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot:
small town, forgiveness, murder, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, friendship, loss of daughter, widower, loss, mourning, loneliness, grief ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, hokkaido, asia
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Style:
unusual plot structure, visually appealing, mind twisting, twisted, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, teachers and students, japanese schoolgirl, twists and turns, dead daughter, character study, child murders a child, child murder, bullying, grief, teacher ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
samurai, vengeance, injustice, haunted by the past, rivalry, society, danger, murder, ronin, edo period, dealer, estate ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
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642
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tension, intercultural, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, murder, prosecutor, crime investigation, murder investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, problem, social problems, police detective, fighting crime ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
It was love at first sight for beautiful young lawyer Sandra "Sunday" O'Brien-Parker (Rachel Blanchard) and Henry Parker (Cameron Mathison), retiring White House Secretary of State, when Sunday's dad Danny (Jack Wagner), ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
investigation, rescue, danger, rivalry, fighting crime, uncover truth, murder, confined, hitman, couple relations, race against time, blackmail ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
187
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mac and his high school gangster buddies try to take over the world of sports betting in a city filled with crime, prostitution and gambling. When the Mafia gets involved, they do whatever it takes to keep these tough young-bloods off their turf.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, high school, gangster, ambition, sport team, buddies, football, rivalry, friendship, danger, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, police detective, uncover truth, haunted by the past, pedophile, unsolved crime, rivalry, danger, killer, serial killer, pedophilia ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, clever ...
Plot:
criminal, friendship, suspicion, journalist, murder, investigation, murder mystery, victim, chase, clue, journalism, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, college student, performer's life, introspection, twists and turns, youth, love, filmmaker, deception, murder, rivalry, campus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself ...
Style:
tense, anime, captivating, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
survival, social decay, contests and competitions, rivalry, risk, danger, rich and poor, society, lifestyle, job seeking, deathtrap, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
33%
208
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A young girl goes missing just as a convicted sex offender moves into town. The girl's father, the inhabitants of the towns and even law enforcement believe he is responsible for the disappearance.
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
missing child, haunted by the past, family relations, social relations, village, investigation, rivalry, danger, pedophile, village life, siblings relations, obsessive quest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Two friends, Moon-ho and Jong-kyu, in their mid-thirties now, have known each other since childhood. As time passes, they feel more and more sorry of their younger years. In search of adventure they are ready for all kind of acrobatics, for example, ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
looking for love, friendship, friends, lifestyle, sexual relations, love, dating, rivalry, wooing, infidelity, thirtysomething life, looking for sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
medieval, save the kingdom, rivalry, escapades, heroes, martial arts, bandit, danger, revenge, woods, betrayal, love and romance ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, terrorism, partner, rivalry, buddies, danger, confined, dishonesty, mind game, betrayal, disorder, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe, sicily
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Detective Kosuke Nitta ...
Style:
clever, realistic, suspenseful, talky, suspense ...
Plot:
mystery killer, whodunit, murder, murder investigation, partner, police officer, investigator, coworker, who done it, suspicion, clue, testimony ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
29%
570
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, captivating, psychological, heavy ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, danger, vigilantism, vengeance, rivalry, lovers, terrorist group, investigation, suspect, group of friends, high school student, asian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Sang-woo receives painful surgery when he is ten, and murders another kid from trauma. After he receives hypnosis treatment, he disappears with his family. After 25 years, a successful doctor meets his old friend one day, and everything changes.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, vengeance, haunted by the past, rivalry, danger, hospital, doctors and patients, investigation, childhood trauma, murder, killer, surgery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Greenland, 1908. Josephine, self-confident and bold wife of famous Arctic explorer Robert Peary, embarks on a dangerous journey in pursuit of her husband who is seeking a route to the North Pole. But Josephine is also naïve and ignores warnings ...
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, psychological, stylized ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, couples, escapades, danger, friendship, women, biopic, woman, friends, visceral, struggle for survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place:
greenland
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Three American expats living in Buenos Aires decide to steal a large sum of money so they don't have to return home. But what starts as a game soon turns violent and they find themselves on the verge of consequences none of them expected.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
betrayal, dishonesty, heist, caper, money, love, rivalry, danger, friendship, freedom, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
friendship, teenage life, rivalry, good versus evil, terrorism, danger, heroes, haunted by the past, escapades, battles, apocalypse, worldwide chaos ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
boxing, japanese man, friendship, inferiority complex, speech impediment, training, friendship between men, danger, fight, youth, rivalry, violence ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
27%
730
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, serious, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
aviation, hopes, politics, state affairs, heroes, law enforcement, righting the wronged, danger, uncover truth, military, rivalry, investigation ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, trial, uncover truth, investigation, courtroom drama, false accusation, life is a bitch, legal, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, prosecutor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? Meanwhile, a mystery ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
police, police investigation, mental illness, murder investigation, police detective, chase, evidence, investigation, murderer, death, police officer, psycho killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, las vegas, los angeles
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Nate's little brother and hippie dad depend on him for literally everything, but the well-meaning, small time pot dealer Nate wants nothing more than to run away with Nikki, the love of his life, and get out of Texas.
Style:
realistic, tense, suspense, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealing, haunted by the past, danger, family relations, family problems, teenage life, save the day, on the run, drug dealer, love, rivalry, mob boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, uncover truth, family relations, danger, parents and children, under the surface, disorder, life turned upside down, secret, women of color, african american, black girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In this fresh take on Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man,” Ellen Plainview, a sweet, caring, working wife and mother, answers the door one afternoon to learn that she is under arrest for attempted murder.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, legal action, law enforcement, love affair, couples, couple relations, court case, society, female protagonist, prostitute, woman, laptop ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Set in the year 1969 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Kyoko Noma is a loving female high school student who takes part in campus protests. One day, she meets university student Wataru Domoto in the tea cafe Mubansou ("A Cappella"). ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, contemplative, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, protest, revolution, japanese schoolgirl, youth, danger, friendship, high school, schoolgirl, society, dishonesty, heroes ...
Time:
year 1969
Place:
japan
Similarity:
24%
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