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The Lion Skin (2022)
8K
Original name: پوست شیر
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, harsh, disturbing, psychological thriller, crying, dramatic
Plot:
prison, police, daughter, love, fight, father, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, father and daughter, muslim, boxing, rape, revenge, psychopath, police officer, investigation, violence, friendship, party, hostage, kidnapping, torture, murder, criminal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
iran, persia
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Most similar movies to The Lion Skin
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, captivating and suspense films and TV series with plots about revenge, murder, investigation, police, family relations, kidnapping and violence mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Lion Skin: Ezel (2009), I Want To Be Alive (2021), Stolen Away (2020), The King of Pigs (2022), Lottery (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, soap opera, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic love, warden, mafia, manipulation, ex convict, vengeance, tragic hero, hidden identity, trial, false arrest, life is a bitch, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Homa Haghi and her love are preparing with the Haghi family to surprise Homayoun, the father of her family on his birthday night. But when the father arrives, the whole family is surprised.
Style:
dramatic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
birthday, relationships, love, fundamentalism, dictatorship, revolution, totalitarianism, family relations, father, father and daughter, surprise, house ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iran, persia
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Searching for his kidnapped daughter, Antonio sets off a series of events affecting scores of people when he maneuvers to be sent to prison in Colombia.
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, desperation, kidnapping, abduction, missing child, male protagonist, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, police, dishonesty, fight, family relations ...
Place:
colombia, spain, valencia spain, south america
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Two friends in the past were victims of serious school bulling. One could not resist his trauma, and becomes a serial killer, walking in the path of revenge. Another one tries his best to overcome the trauma and becomes a police detective. He now ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, child abuse, murder, bullying, violence, flashback, social problems, life is a bitch, murder mystery, friendship, criminal, tragic past ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two Iranian teenagers in love want to get married, travel to the US to get a green card and live there, but their parents object. With not enough money saved, they pin their hopes on winning the state lottery to fund their trip, but tragedy derails ...
Style:
tense, psychological, sentimental, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
aspiration, family relations, immigration, green card, love, islam, parents and children, love and romance, couples, couple relations, youth, american dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, usa, persia
Similarity:
23%
23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
When a mafia family named Koçovars are in danger of losing control of their neighborhood, “The Pit,” their youngest son must come back home, a place he could never truly escape.
Style:
captivating, touching, rough, suspense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
father, chase, gunfight, mafia, father son relationship, death, family relations, son, rescue, marriage, betrayal, criminal ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Getting inside the head of a violent criminal is not easy. But Simon Bo, a brilliant criminal psychologist, has the ability to get into the minds of even the most mysterious and violent criminals. He’s a professor at The University of Maryland and ...
Style:
detective, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
maniac, investigation, cruelty, whodunit, sociopath, murderer, psychological manipulation, love, serial killer, good versus evil, first love, kidnapping ...
Place:
shanghai
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
The world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
infidelity, murder, secret, criminal trial, problem, family problems, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, changing lives, dysfunctional family, murder mystery, murderer ...
Similarity:
23%
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23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Even though two brothers are completely separated from each other after the imprisoning of their father and the kidnapping of their twin brother, they meet by coincidence years after when both choose to enter the police academy.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, death, twists and turns, fall in love, police officer, sting operation, marriage, mafia, hostage, arrest, money, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
22%
32K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Ramin plans a robbery on his childhood classmate Noori who has become a mysterious rich man and that's just a beginning of a brutal journey.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, dark, captivating ...
Plot:
iranian, betrayal, criminal, lie, heist, betrayal by friend, robbery, traitor, burglar, moral ambiguity, revenge, revenge motive ...
Place:
iran, persia, thailand
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
The main character is an extraordinary and mysterious person, at the same time, he (Rodion Meglin) is an outstanding inspector. Rodion is used to work alone in order to keep the secrecy of his unusual method. Young graduate Esenya Steklova is ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, danger, investigation, psychosis, murder, mental illness, haunted by the past, brutality, good versus evil, human nature, redemption, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
russia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Several young couples' calm marriages are disturbed when a woman enters their lives.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
family drama, family problems, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, troubled past, dark past, multiple storylines, marital problem, love triangle, intimate, secrets ...
Place:
persia, iran
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 64 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Ha Eun-joong uncovers a shocking secret; Ha Myung-geun, the man he believed was his father, had actually kidnapped him as a child. Myung-geun had lost his own son in a building collapse, and as revenge against the man responsible, Jang ...
Style:
tense, psychological, crime drama, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
child abduction, revenge, father son relationship, kidnapping, family secret, fatherhood, family drama, family problems, father and son, family relations, male female relationship, parents and children ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When a corpse drops from the top floor during a grand party, officer Rami questions all witnesses to find the murderer but uncovers a past filled with betrayal.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
secret, investigation, murder, confronting the past, haunted by the past, homecoming, life is a bitch, tragic past, female protagonist, troubled past, city, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
lebanon
Similarity:
22%
56K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.
Style:
enigmatic, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, death, rape, secret, insomnia, police, journalist, investigation, danger, alzheimer's disease, family relations, dead body ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
22%
180
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
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Story:
It's a horrific crime scene. A couple and their baby are found savagely murdered in their living room. The bodies are covered in blood, but bear no wounds. The couple's 7-year-old daughter, Madeleine, is miraculously unhurt. But the ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot:
husband wife relationship, child murder, police detective, family relations, police officer, murderer, love, police investigation, name calling, escapades, murder, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
22%
5K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
DI Jack Caffery is a young man searching for himself. Obsessed with the neighbour he believes murdered his 10 year-old brother in the 90s, Jack finds himself trying to right the wrongs of others - but at what cost? In an isolated house in ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark, detective ...
Plot:
psychopath, home invasion, isolated house, obsession, investigation, mental disorder, claustrophobia, isolation, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, serial killer, revenge ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
A desperate father looks for his missing daughter.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime thriller, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
conspiracy, father daughter relationship, mysterious disappearance, family problems, missing person, family drama, disappearance, father and daughter, dysfunctional family, family relations, family crisis, loss ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
21%
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
Style:
detective, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder, missing person, secret past, revenge, police, family relations, danger, vengeance, friendship, police officer, death of husband ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A reporter is drawn into the dark side of post-war Copenhagen as he attempts to uncover a crime syndicate on an unprecedented level.
Style:
serious, suspense, suspenseful, tense, detective
Plot:
reporter, police, police corruption, crime boss, organized crime, mafia, brotherhood, murder, revenge, police officer killed, threat, prohibition ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Explores the relationship which develops between a grieving mother and the man she believes murdered her daughter.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
grief, murder, british, loss, mourning, relationships, prison visit, grieving mother, accused of murder, prison, prisoner, jail ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The conscientious policeman ACP Surya is a powerful and efficient officer who works for law and order and protects people. One day when he is chasing criminals, he meets Maya and falls in love with her. He had previously thought that no woman could ...
Style:
suspense, serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
heroes, investigation, betrayal, revenge, criminal, hostage, drug dealer, fight, good versus evil, murder, showdown, urban setting ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Discussing the limits between good and bad, the plot is set in Rio de Janeiro and tells the story of Romero Rômulo (Alexandre Nero), an ex-politician that has a life less obvious then it seems.
Style:
novela, soap opera, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
mysterious villain, police, violence, love, crime boss, murder, death, hostage, murder investigation, family relations, mystery killer, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An ex-cop entered a prison as convicted under a false identity in order to infiltrate within a group of prisoners that has just kidnapped the teenage daughter of an important national judge.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
male male relationship, prison, violence, investigation, justice, life is a bitch, vengeance, escapades, friendship, chase, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, argentina
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
A big-time social media influencer plunges headfirst into the lives of four women fueled by a thirst for the truth about her birth — and revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
rape, abandoned baby, secret, teenage pregnancy, murder, influencer, social media, male female relationship, relationships, couples, parents and children, couple relations ...
Similarity:
20%
624
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A man must go to extreme lengths to discover what happened to his kidnapped wife and daughter.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, police, torture, kidnapped woman, lynching, revenge, unsolved crime, uncover truth, cold case, fighting crime, private investigation, battles ...
Place:
new york, mexico
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The Resolve centers around Mike Patterson (Russ Cootey), a beleaguered man, gripped by O.C.D. issues with humanity, unleashed by fiery clashes on others. He explains to his therapist Sean Miller (Alex Ballar - War Wolves) how he has found a way to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, detective
Plot:
agent, vigilante, frame up, secret, revenge, justice, husband wife relationship, cover up, spy, conspiracy, jail, fight ...
Place:
california, los angeles, mulholland drive
Similarity:
20%
237
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
A complicated tangle of crimes. A female police inspector accidentally uncovers the connection between the state, the service and crime. A man who tries to prove that his brother is not guilty of the murder everyone claims he committed.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, bleak, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, police officer, corruption, police procedural, criminal, policewoman, murder, police detective, true crime, police, police investigation, police inspector ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While growing up, Chi Zhen (Ronald Zhai) learns all the necessary skills and tricks to survive in a harsh world. He becomes an unscrupulous lawyer, but is caught by the police for a crime and sent to jail. Lu Li (Andrew Yin), on the other hand, is ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, police officer, investigation, moral ambiguity, police procedural, police, advocate, attorney, brutality, good versus evil, family problems, violent man ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Il bene e il male is an Italian television series.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
secret, suicide, murder, lifestyle, moral dilemma, grief, loss, family drama, investigation, society, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
19%
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