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The Night of the 12th (2022)
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Original name: La Nuit du 12
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a professional and methodical immersion into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession.
Style:
crime drama
Plot:
police investigation, murder investigation, mountain, police, murder, violence against women, french police, unsolved crime, murder of a woman, promiscuous woman, sexual promiscuity, police detective, surveillance, murder suspect, police interrogation, promiscuity, police protagonist, police surveillance, murder case, murder of an innocent person, peace, chaos, misogyny, intimate, police officer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
alps
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Most similar movies to The Night of the 12th
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense and psychological films with plots about murder, police investigation, murder investigation, police detective, investigation, police officer and murder mystery mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Night of the 12th: Troubled Waters (2019), Murder in Le Havre (2018), Case 137 (2025), Murders in Rochefort (2019), Angels (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Off the coast of Montpellier, a diver exploring a wreck uncovers a highly sought-after treasure: a golden statuette of Medusa, the monster from Greek mythology. The day after his discovery, the young man's boat is found adrift, with no one on ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
artifact, missing person, partners against crime, misfit partners, who done it, uncover truth, heroes, law enforcer, friends, evidence, murder mystery, name calling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A mummified corpse has been found by workers who were knocking down a wall. Ariane Sallès and Gaspard Lesage are in charge of the investigation.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
inheritance, police officer, french police, crime investigation, childbirth, wealthy family, who done it, murder, police investigation, peril, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a ...
Plot:
luxury hotel, video surveillance, chambermaid, police investigation, riot, policewoman, police, police violence, ex husband ex wife relationship, supermarket, police officer, single mother ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing person, cold case, police detective, murder mystery, unsolved crime, under the surface, false identity, uncover truth, police partner, homicide detective, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Police captains Emma and Adrien look for a killer who would use a silver bullet… on multiple victims.
Style:
contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder investigation, who done it, evidence, death, police officer, chase, murder, violence, investigator, vengeance, youth, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
54%
179
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hameem Haider (Indrajith) is a police officer who meets with an accident while investigating a series of murders and is forced to take a break from his duties. Years later the unsolved murders are picked up by a reality TV show.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Audience:
kids
Plot:
police, serial killer, medical research, investigation, priest, murder investigation, murder, testimony, partners against crime, victim, evidence, rivalry ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, unsolved crime, female police detective, criminal, murderer, murder, secret, killing, murder investigation, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marc Lagnier confesses to the murder of his adored son, but refuses to explain.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, father, lawyer, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, half sister, confession, attorney, murder investigation, murderer, defense attorney, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Criminalist Marta Colombo investigates the murder of a well-known and hated businessman. There are several suspects. Will the truth come out, what will justice do?
Style:
tense, suspense, stylized, suspenseful, talky
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, police detective, investigation, police investigation, escapades, who done it, buddy cop, partners against crime, police officer, corpse, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense
Plot:
french police, police station, murder, investigation, crime scene, corpse, police officer, police detective, brutality, danger, violence, chase ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When Song Qi stumbles upon her boyfriend's affair with her best friend, her life quickly starts falling apart and she is subsequently drawn into a quicksand of revenge and murder. Though all is not as it seems and Song Qi will have to embark on ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
childhood sweetheart, murder, unsolved crime, murder investigation, escapades, couples, police investigation, society, name calling, corpse, partner, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Morocco, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to ...
Style:
suspense, noir, crime thriller, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
police corruption, hotel, murder investigation, murder, police, cd, riot, witness, police detective, member of parliament, twists and turns, revolution ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2017
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt, africa, maghreb, middle east
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Based on real-life events, this crime thriller traces the terrible trail left by a serial rapist and killer, highlighting the ensuing media coverage, public panic and one police officer's personal crusade to capture the psychopath.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychotronic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, brutality, violence, psychopath, police detective, blood, revenge, police investigation, obsession, murder investigation, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sun W. Kim and D.J. Holloway, behind several award winning short films, makes their feature film debut with Innocent Blood. The suspense thriller tells the story of James Park, a retired detective turned college professor, who is forced to face his ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, police investigation, family relations, society, uncover truth, escapades, law enforcement, heroes, who done it, partners against crime, investigator, victim ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, novela ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder suspect, murder, uncover truth, fighting the system, who done it, false accusation, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, price of justice, small town life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, connecticut
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The murder of a female GP in a rural playground in front of numerous witnesses draws a group of detectives into an ever-darkening mystery that takes them across Europe, aided by mysterious notes sent by the "Ghost Detective".
Style:
crime drama, detective, suspense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police detective, police, police investigation, murder, murder investigation, conspiracy, obsessive compulsive disorder, suicide, forensic, nordic, mental health, forensics ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
53%
111
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Uruguay
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A policewoman returns with her young daughter to her hometown to care for her dying mother. The murder of a young girl will keep her there longer than expected. She will try to solve a case that no one seems to care about, risking everything on the ...
Style:
neo noir, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, murder investigation, police detective, small town, justice, police procedural, female detective, life is a bitch, murder, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.
Style:
atmospheric, detective, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
police, desert, estrangement, small town, murder, australian aboriginal, outback, murder investigation, police protagonist, father daughter relationship, tough heroes, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A family and businessman (Adam) is accused of running a criminal empire while he denies the accusation by being the one who take criminals down.
Style:
tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal, death, murderer, murder, fighting crime, vengeance, police detective, evidence, law enforcement, who done it, partner, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, perverse, political ...
Plot:
train, police, investigation, serial killer, boxing, killing spree, flashback, teenage girl, teenage boy, running from police, strangulation, loneliness ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A big city cop from LA moves to a small town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, the cop, John Berlin, meets a young blind woman named Helena, who he is attracted to. ...
Style:
tense, surprise ending, neo noir, psychological thriller, visually stunning ...
Plot:
serial killer, blindness, killer, murder, police investigation, obsession, blind character, christmas, police officer, whodunit, small town, investigation ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, northern california, germany, usa ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, retro ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangulation, true crime, split personality, murder, double life, police detective, serial rapist, police investigation, psychopath, strangler, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, year 1968, 60s, year 1963
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new england
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Years after moving to a remote town, ex-cop Pipa is pulled back into the dark world she thought she'd left behind when a corpse appears on her property.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, dark
Plot:
homicide detective, police, criminal, drag, murder, crime investigation, police detective, police investigation, forensics, sleuth, policewoman, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder, loss of child, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, family problems, psychopath, police corruption, addiction, parents and children, dishonesty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspect, police, murder, investigation, trial, husband wife relationship, false accusation, murder suspect, lie, police detective, suspicion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A New York detective teams investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London, and recruits the help of Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, psycho killer, ex husband ex wife relationship, maniac, brutality, homicide detective, murder, police investigation, investigation, coroner, honeymoon ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
stockholm sweden, munich germany, amsterdam, madrid, london ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Heinz Gödicke (Ronals Zehrfeld) is the chief commissioner of the People's Police in the small town of Eberswalde in Brandenburg. Gödicke is called when two bestial murdered children are found in the forest. The investigator tries to get ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, police, small town, serial killer, investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, sleuth, crime investigation, unsolved crime, crime solving, forensics ...
Time:
year 1969
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
Style:
enigmatic, tense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, police detective, partners against crime, investigation, dishonesty, death, police, friendship, puzzle, romancing partners, uncover truth ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
Style:
suspense, suspense thriller, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, murder, constable, murder investigation, unsolved crime, homicide detective, serial killer, police officer, crime solving, murderer, police investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
798
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After a clash between a group of demonstrators and the security forces, one of the bodies of this clash is returned to the morgue with seven other bodies. The forensic doctor, Yassin Al-Manstarli, writes his medical report after examining the body ...
Style:
suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, investigation, police investigation, police officer, who done it, murderer, investigator, testimony, police detective, interrogation, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
51%
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