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Whistle Blower (2014)
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Original name: 제보자
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Lee Jang-hwan receives widespread acclaim and media attention after successfully cloning human embryo stem cells. A TV news program PD, Yoon Min-cheol, receives a phone call from an anonymous source who says he has worked with Dr. Lee on the stem cell project. The source blows the whistle on Lee's work, revealing how Lee fabricated research results and engaged in unethical practices.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, serious, tense, suspenseful, political thriller
Plot:
moral dilemma, whistleblower, conspiracy, private investigation, ethics, investigation, medicine, scientist, physician, doctor, investigative journalism, infertility, government conspiracy, investigative reporter, fertility clinic, deception, laboratory, journalism, cover up, controversy, medical research, cloning, trust, reputation, human experiment ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
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Most similar movies to Whistle Blower
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, investigative journalism, corruption, murder, uncover truth, conspiracy and cover up mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Whistle Blower: Toxic (2022), No Tomorrow (2016), Integrity (2019), Black Money (2019), The Menu (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The massive scandal comes to light through a father's unwavering search for the truth behind the sudden death of his family.
Style:
bleak, emotional, heartbreaking, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, bereavement, private investigation, family tragedy, family drama, grief, medicine, illness, physician, medical examination, doctor, fighting illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story involving a reporter who starts investigating to uncover an unfortunate case that occurred on a remote island.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, island, slave, remote island, investigative reporter, secret, reporter, private investigation, crime solving, working undercover, uncover truth, social injustice ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
59%
628
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The chief investigator of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is banking on a key witness, the corporate accountant Jack (Nick Cheung Ka-fai), to testify in court against a high-level customs officer and a tobacco trading ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, conspiracy, espionage, spy, investigation, problem, agent, undercover agent, entity, special agent, spy mission, bribery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
prosecutor, political corruption, investigation, conspiracy, false accusation, uncover truth, sleuth, suspect, crime investigation, money, crime solving, police detective ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea
Similarity:
57%
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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:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.
Style:
suspense, serious, captivating, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot:
investigation, lovers, husband, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, uncover truth, deception, death, corpse, revenge, infidelity, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, twisted ...
Plot:
murder mystery, lawyer, prosecutor, investigation, attorney, murder, evidence, courtroom drama, defense attorney, murder investigation, crime solving, suspicion of murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
46%
709
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of Kim Kyung-ho, a math professor who was arrested for shooting a crossbow at the presiding judge of his appeal against unfair dismissal.
Style:
thought provoking, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
legal, mathematics, life is a bitch, courtroom drama, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer, society, legal action, injustice, courtroom, law, archer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea, south korea
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
At the age of 18, Alexis discovers she was abducted as a baby and the mother she thought was hers is really her kidnapper.
Style:
captivating, emotional, heartbreaking, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
kidnapping, family secret, deception, identity, abduction, child abduction, life, kids and family, parents, family relations, family life, foster home ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
adult, teen drama
Plot:
manipulation, investigation, murder, fugitive, mind game, true crime, femme fatale, double murder, convict, uncover truth, dangerous attraction, murder mystery ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on the series by the popular Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino, this is a mystery drama that 'faithfully but freely' adapts the 3rd part in the series, . The story revolves around 3 characters: a woman who unwittingly killed her ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, hidden truth, investigation, under the surface, moral dilemma, teacher, plot twist, friendship, death, perfect crime, twists and turns, mathematics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, rivalry, hotshot lawyer, who done it, murder, legal, twists and turns, lawyer, courtroom, murder mystery, trial, circumstantial evidence ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
44%
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:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of missionary Graham Staines who was martyred in India in 1999. “The Least of These” shares the story leading up to the murders of the Australian Christian missionary and his sons, Philip, 10, and Timothy, 6, who were helping a ...
Style:
christian film, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, journalist, forgiveness, religious persecution, moral dilemma, faith, missionary, investigative journalism, christian, investigative reporter, problem, private investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits suicide, authorities discover a marriage of secrets and betrayal. While the investigation seems to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder mystery, investigation, false identity, secrets, domestic drama, murder, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, internet dating, private investigation ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
In this two-part Rashomon-esque mini-series, a TV journalist investigates a rich politician and his family after a dead body is found on their property and they all have different story about the day of the incident.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, enigmatic, twisted ...
Plot:
investigative reporter, dysfunctional family, wealthy family, politician, dementia, teenage son, husband wife relationship, murder suspect, adopted son, brother in law sister in law relationship, investigation, multiple perspectives ...
Place:
britain
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
journalism, female journalist, street prostitution, sex trafficking, human trafficking, investigative reporter, prostitution, fighting crime, investigative journalism, organized crime, female protagonist, private investigation ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An accountant is found restrained inside a mansion, and she agrees to testify against her employer, who is the head of a massive scam against the Filipino people.
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, whistleblower, investigative journalism, government corruption, female protagonist, cover up, scam, testimony, investigation, social injustice, scandal, money laundering ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
whodunit, world war two, murder, investigation, assassination plot, murder mystery, forensics, criminal, female writer, murder investigation, murderer, wartime ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is ...
Style:
political thriller, thrilling, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, reporter, journalist, female reporter, investigative reporter, investigation, political scandal, cover up, government corruption, political conspiracy, press agent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, secret, father daughter relationship, cover up, murder mystery, small town, murder investigation, getting home, crime investigation, puzzle, murder ...
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style:
political, clever, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journalism, reporter, journalist, conspiracy, u.s. government, investigative journalism, politics, drug smuggling, investigative reporter, media manipulation, media, cia ...
Time:
80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, california, los angeles, nicaragua, usa ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher searches for a woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a serious flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.
Style:
detective, suspense, twisted, tense, atmospheric
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, amateur sleuth, murder investigation, investigation, female protagonist, missing person, conspiracy, justice, whodunit, deception, government conspiracy, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
nasa, space shuttle, whistleblower, rocket launching, race against time, risk, corporate greed, engineer, moral dilemma, realism, bureaucracy, investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Young police chief Sandra Mohr returns to her hometown of Graz with a bad feeling. Together with her new boss, Sascha Bergmann, she is tasked with solving the death of a journalist who was planning to write an article on abuse of office and nepotism.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, thrilling, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, crime solving, problem, uncover truth, sleuth, police procedural, corruption, murder, abuse of power ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a doctor at a clinic, who was exposed on a television news program as writing prescriptions for drugs in exchange for money. He says that he is innocent ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
defamation, investigation, investigative journalism, female protagonist, underdog, courtroom, moral dilemma, cross examination, lawyer, medical malpractice, lawsuit, medical clinic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
31%
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:
30%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A journalist unearths a horrific conspiracy when she questions the events surrounding a celebrity’s death.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, journalism, investigation, private investigation, crime investigation, who done it, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, uncover truth, secret, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Reuniting with her old team, Hailey discovers the potential dangers of online ...
Style:
psychological, stylized, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, online dating, female protagonist, crime investigation, murder, psychoanalyst, uncover truth, internet dating, whodunit, police detective, manipulation, police ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, investigation, cover up, police detective, hidden truth, life turned upside down, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, twists and turns, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
29%
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