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The Devil's Deal (2021)
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Original name: 대외비: 권력의 탄생
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling, dark, intense, crime drama, noir ...
Plot:
politics, blackmail, corruption, power struggle, corrupt politician, corrupt system, bandit, gang, criminal, intrigue, political intrigue, secret, political unrest, criminal gang, revenge, betrayal, organized crime, manipulation, moral ambiguity, desperation, character study, survival, violence, cat and mouse, class conflict ...
Time:
90s, contemporary, 1990s
Place:
south korea, seoul, busan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, dark and suspenseful films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, betrayal, corruption, urban, power struggle and violence mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Devil's Deal: Godfather's Story (2013), Hot Blooded (2022), Ramaleela (2017), That's It (2015), The Wild (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 99 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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519
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
political, political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
When Terry (Grantham) is sentenced to a twenty-year stretch for a murder he did not commit, his wife Sam (Dobson) discovers that his apparently respectable business life has in fact been a cover for a vast criminal empire - drugs, protection, armed ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After 10 years of incarceration on behalf of his employer, all Su-hyuk wants is a normal life - one he hopes will include his former girlfriend, Min-seo, and their daughter, In-bi. But once you've penetrated the upper echelons of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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