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Pure (2017)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers. But Noah's actions trigger an ultimatum from "Menno mob" leader Eli Voss.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
religion, mafia, organized crime, pastor, war on drugs, criminal gang, bandit, police officer, gang, mafioso, drug dealer, drug traffic, double life, community, mob boss, fighting crime, drug, gangster, drug trafficking, drugs, crimes
Place:
nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Colombia
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
semi documentary, serious, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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A young man goes to great lengths to enter the drug syndicate to finish the undercover mission that his girlfriend started.
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
In Cali during the '60s and '70s, two brothers juggle family, romance and the joint pursuit of a burning ambition: to rule Colombia's drug industry.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
drug cartel, drug lord, drug dealer, war on drugs, cartel, smuggling, brother brother relationship, drug, crime boss, partners in crime, criminal, drug traffic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
colombia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 178 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
triad, undercover cop, police, organized crime, gang, family relations, criminal gang, criminal, police investigation, forensics, mafia, uncover truth ...
Place:
vancouver, richmond virginia
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
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Yannick Moreau is a reformed criminal who rebuilt his life in Quebec living with a new identity under the witness protection program. Will the past catch up with him?
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
Asiye is young and beautiful girl who works as a manicurist in a small beauty salon. She lives in a poor neighborhood with her family and wants to get married as soon as possible in order to get rid of her step mothers evil tongue. When she learns ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, suspense
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Time:
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Place:
turkey
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23%
603
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing
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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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No Regrets is a 2010 TVB Hong Kong television drama created and produced by Lee Tim-shing. It originally aired on the Jade and HD Jade networks from 18 October to 28 November 2010, consisting of 32 episodes. The final two episodes were aired back to ...
Style:
historical drama, crime drama, family saga, captivating, tense ...
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Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
china
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22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Ireland
Duration: 55 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 47 min.
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montreal, quebec, canada
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Style:
tense, dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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captivating, tense, suspenseful
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 78 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, interesting
Plot:
mafia, mob boss, gangster, shadow, relationships, uncover truth, love affair, gang, criminal, double life, husband wife relationship, secret ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, hood
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 73 min.
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 60 min.
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Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Besa is a strong promise for the Albanians, which must be maintained, even at the cost of living. It is most often used in the form of blood feuds, which is certainly a suitable ground for the action of the series that is in front of us.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense, interesting
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 292 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
yakuza, fighting crime, gangster, gang, organized crime, police detective, gang leader, bandit, criminal, mafia, mob hit, fight ...
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan
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