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Mystery!: Cadfael (1994)
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Mystery!: Cadfael (1994)
Original name: Cadfael
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 983 min.
TV show
Story: Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by British television company ITV Central between 1994 and 1998. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Sir Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective.
Style: detective, serious, historical drama, costume drama, contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful, period drama, detective series
Plot: monk, investigation, monastery, medieval, priest, clergy, murder, riddles and clues, murder investigation, male protagonist, nun, ancient, revolution, inspector, royalty, peplum, amateur sleuth, religious, asexual, sleuth, abbey, heir, crimes of passion, social relations, belief ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 20th century, 12th century
Place: england, europe
Keyword: body

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, detective and serious films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, law enforcement, riddles and clues, who done it and whodunit mostly in Drama, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Mystery!: Cadfael: The Name of the Rose (1986), Father Brown (2013), The Name of the Rose (2019), Campion (1989), Original Sin (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Name of the Rose (1986)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story: 14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's ...
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Plot: investigation, clergy, medieval, monastery, monk, murder mystery, murder, religion, whodunit, riddles and clues, uncover truth, abbey ...
Time: middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, year 1986, ancient times
Place: europe, south of france, france, italy
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Father Brown (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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Story: Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
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Time: 50s, 1950s, 20th century
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The Name of the Rose (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In 1327, Friar William from Baskerville, followed by the young novice Adso da Melk, reaches an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival in the abbey the two find ...
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Time: middle ages, 14th century, medieval times
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Campion (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Original Sin (1997)
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Duration: 50 min.
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Story: Commander Adam Dalgliesh is consulted by one of his literary heroes when Peverell Press staff fall victim to a rash of hate mail. When the body of an editor is discovered and another member of the venerable firm is found dead soon after, Dalgliesh ...
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Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: england, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
TV show
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Style: atmospheric, stylized, scenic, psychological, bleak ...
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Duration: 57 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 50 min.
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Country: UK, USA
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Story: The lease on the Dupayne Museum is almost up and under the terms of their father's will, all three of the Dupayne children must agree to continue or the museum is to close. Neville Dupayne is dead set against continuing the museum when the ...
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