Movies like Vortex 2019
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Vortex (2019)
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Original name: 铤而走险
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a "surprise" kidnapping case. Liu Xiaojun (Dapeng), the owner of the car dealership, was involved in a kidnapping case for the accident of reselling a black car. He was surrounded by the kidnapped little girl Kiki (Ulanto Yaduo), the dereliant brother Xia Xi (Ou Hao) Several seemingly irrelevant people, such as Xia Tao (Sha Baoliang), dancers (Li Meng ), and second-hand car dealers (Cao Bingyu), have also fallen into the abyss of eternal annihilation.
Style:
psychological, tense, dark, suspenseful, tension, crime drama, captivating, bleak, neo noir, mysterious
Plot:
kidnapping, money, car, abduction, desperation, stealing a car, gambling, child abduction, theft, escapades, gambler, problem, gambling debt, cash, money problems, hostage, criminal underworld, greed, moral ambiguity, survival, violence, betrayal, underground, claustrophobia, urban ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
china
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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377
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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268
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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