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Secret (2009)
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Original name: 시크릿
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, detective, mind twisting, twisted, mind bending
Plot:
infidelity, mentally unstable, state affairs, murder, police detective, dishonesty, unsupportive spouse, suspicion of murder, heroes, family relations, who done it, family problems, unfulfillment, protagonist as suspect, dealing with death, deadly, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
korea
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, serious
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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988
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
55%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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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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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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996
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Story:
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Plot:
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494
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, biting, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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