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Lives of Omission (2011)
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Lives of Omission (2011)
Original name: 潛行狙擊
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Leung Siu-Tong is an experienced undercover agent who returns from a long-term assignment in Mainland China to teach new undercover recruits at Hong Kong Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB). During this time, he befriends triad member Michael So, who only agrees to the relationship because he sees it as a stepping stone to the role of gang leader. Meanwhile, conflict at the CIB department ensues when Siu-Tong forms a tentative romantic relationship with his supervisor Jodie Chow.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
Plot: undercover cop, criminal, working undercover, informant, undercover police officer, police officer, police, investigation, undercover agent, teamwork, organized crime, fighting crime, police investigation, police detective, detective inspector
Place: china

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and disturbing films and TV series with plots about police investigation, police, fighting crime, police detective, investigation, criminal and police officer mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Lives of Omission: Officer (2005), Split Second (2004), Police Captain (2015), The Informant (2008), The Truth Seekers (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
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Officer (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: Poland
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Split Second (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Action
Country: China
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
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Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing
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Duration: 45 min.
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