Movies and TV shows like The Bad Penny
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The Bad Penny (2021)
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Original name: Üç Kuruş
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
When a serial killer stalks a Romani neighborhood, a hardboiled police captain teams up with a Gypsy crime boss to bring the killer to justice.
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, dark, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, homicide detective, gypsy, murderer, murder, criminal, murder investigation, friends, sleuth, fighting crime, police detective, gypsy camp, uncover truth, police procedural, mystery killer, violence, crime boss, urban, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, underworld, revenge, betrayal, corruption ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Bad Penny
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, crime drama and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, urban, corruption, murder investigation, crime investigation and police procedural mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Bad Penny: South Wind: On the Border (2023), Steppe (2018), Death of a Girl (2015), The Gypsy Bride (2022), Less than Evil (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Petar Maras, the Belgrade drug lord, is in conflict with Red, the powerful state curator of the Serbian criminal world.
Style:
tense, crime drama, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, drug lord, russian mafia, criminal, underworld, power struggle, agent, special agent, female agent, undercover agent, criminal underworld ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
belgrade, balkan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Experienced chief of police Seyfi and newbie officer Nuri Pamir start to investigate the case of a child murder taking place in the city. The case brings them to Mr. Abbas and his daughter Dilara, who are well-known individuals in their circles.
Style:
tense, detective, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, homicide detective, murderer, police, fighting crime, partner, police partner, investigation, partners against crime, crime investigation, teamwork ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Police officer Hella Christensen is on her way to her new job in Kiel. But she doesn't get far because a dead girl was found at the pier in her hometown. Hella's new superior, Simon Kessler, has already arrived from Kiel and is awaiting ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, forensics, homicide detective, police investigation, murder investigation, fighting crime, killing, murder, uncover truth, police detective, crime solving ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the heart of the Spanish Romani community, the fiction follows police inspector Elena Blanco and her team, as they try to crack the crime case pertaining to the murders of sisters Lara and Susana Macaya, separated by a 7-year gap.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
police procedural, investigation, murder, crime investigation, murder investigation, forensics, puzzle, crime solving, murder mystery, sleuth, police investigation, serial murder ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Woo Tae Suk is an experienced and well-established detective with a long professional career, but in spite of everything he is a lonely and bitter human being. It all has to do with him only focusing on solving cases, while his actions are ...
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, forensics, crime investigation, police detective, mind game, psychopath, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, master criminal, fighting crime, criminal, competitor ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
42%
564
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After his sister’s sudden death, a doctor finds himself entangled with a local crime syndicate and forging a tentative alliance with its new leader.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, intense ...
Plot:
organized crime, crime boss, family tragedy, ethical dilemma, criminal syndicate, moral ambiguity, corruption, power struggle, urban, union, urban decay, mistrust ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Iran
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a movie director who gets involved in a murder case.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, director, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, urban, danger, filmmaking ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
tehran, iran
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Iceland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about four Icelandic detectives, working in the gloomy everyday life in Reykjavik where international crime rings are starting to operate.
Style:
detective, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, organized crime, who done it, crime solving, police officer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, criminal, police, police investigation, homicide detective ...
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Burnside is a British television police procedural drama, broadcast on ITV in 2000. The series, a spin-off from ITV's long-running police drama The Bill, focused on DCI Frank Burnside, formerly a detective at Sun Hill and now working for the ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, police, forensics, police procedural, british, private investigator, fbi, homicide detective, police detective, crime solving, murder investigation, police investigation ...
Place:
london, east end london
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Maria Kallio is a Finnish police series based on the novels of the same name by Leena Lehtolainen.
Style:
tense, crime drama, detective, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police detective, police, police procedural, female protagonist, ambition, sleuth, police officer, murderer, criminal, teamwork ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa
TV show
Story:
Unfairly arrested for investigating a conspiracy, she will need to prove her innocence and save her life.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, courtroom, conspiracy, wrongful conviction, corruption, fighting crime, crime investigation, district attorney, pursuit, criminal, violence, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Flawless crime techniques, a serial murder case with no assassin investigated!An unsettled case forces the police to cooperate with criminals, go deep into the crime scene and play a final match with the murderer to get justice for the dead. Both ...
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, dark, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, violence, psychopath, police procedural, murder, psycho killer, criminal, investigator, brutality, murder investigation, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
east asia
Similarity:
40%
517
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Norway
TV show
Story:
A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she's at a completely different and more dangerous place.
Style:
detective, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
female detective, investigation, police procedural, character study, detective inspector, murder investigation, uncover truth, forensics, murder mystery, homicide detective, murderer, murder ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police detective, investigation, murder, police, female detective, police officer, partners against crime, partner, police procedural, teamwork, crime investigation ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police detective eager to reopen unsolved murder cases in a mission to find the culprits.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, cold case, justice, sleuth, murder investigation, fighting crime, uncover truth, private investigator, murder, unsolved crime, crime solving, social activist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
NCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the first series premiered with two episodes on BBC One on 26—27 March 2001. The second series debuted ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, detective inspector, murder investigation, forensics, police procedural, sleuth, secret, uncover truth, police detective, fighting crime, crime solving, police investigation ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Armed with a self-effacing manner and a lively sense of humour, Nicky quickly discovers that being a good cop doesn't always win you friends. Stuck away from the land of the living as a night detective, he learns that new friends are in short ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, police procedural, police corruption, law enforcement, fighting crime, police investigation, crime investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, crime boss, sleuth ...
Place:
northern england
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gifted woman's intellect brings chance to lead covert European police force. But it backfires, costing her everything. Following murder at her home and kidnapped heiress, her ex-supervisor enlists a policeman's aid to reinstate her.
Style:
crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, female detective, female protagonist, uncover truth, murder investigation, homicide detective, female police detective, police investigation, crime solving, forensics, crime investigation, sleuth ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Katsunori Takahashi, from the hit series Hitoshi Tadano, is back in a new detective drama that blends the suspense from investigating and solving cases with comedy and colorful adult situations.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, escapades, uncover truth, crime solving, private investigator, homicide detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, police detective, sleuth, private detective, male protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
39%
28K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Two different young men coming together from different places stand side by side and fight against a conspiracy. They go after a past that doesn't leave behind. They bring to account of old notebooks, dirty cases, big and small lies. ...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, cynical, serious ...
Plot:
organized crime, crime boss, murderer, conspiracy, family relations, power relations, killing, gangster, outlaw, criminal, cruelty, introspection ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime
Country: Malaysia
TV show
Story:
When women go missing in the fictional city of Besant, a detective unravels these mysterious disappearances while trying to avenge his sister
Style:
psychological, detective, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, killing, killing spree, serial killer, murderer, private investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder, murder mystery, serial murder, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
When police officer Johanna Strand returns to her hometown Hammarvik to attend her mother's funeral, she expects to stay only for a few nights but the body of a young woman is found and she decides to stay and investigate what happened.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, cold case, unsolved crime, sleuth, small town, police procedural, police investigation, murderer, murder, killing, murder mystery ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Ayako is a 35-year-old detective who is hardworking and has a strong sense of justice. However, she is inflexible and works too hard, which causes her to fail often. One day, she arrested a wanted suspect for a murder case, but, unfortunately, her ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
body swapping, investigation, body swap, forensics, homicide detective, murder, female detective, justice, police detective, crime solving, who done it, police investigation ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Set in Osaka, high-spirited yakuza Kuwabara and buttoned-down construction consultant Ninomiya form an odd couple as they rail against the city’s “bad elements” drawn to money like sharks to the scent of blood. Laced with the characteristic ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
yakuza, gangster, corruption, organized crime, problem, corrupt, criminal underworld, political corruption, criminal conspiracy, criminal, teamwork, crime family ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
true crime, murder investigation, police detective, murder, investigation, police procedural, sleuth, police department, partnership, lawyer, moral ambiguity, justice ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
Similarity:
38%
165
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After learning that her real father is in prison for killing the mother she never knew and furious at having been lied to all her life, 16-year-old Isla Wallis runs away to the remote mining town where she was born. There, she learns of a series of ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, crime drama, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, dark secret, murder investigation, indigenous people, female protagonist, killing, undercover, serial killer, murder, murder mystery, murderer, young woman ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
Police detective Olivia uses the help of Natasha, a gambling addict, to dismantle a network of illegal gambling houses.
Style:
detective, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
illegal gambling, investigation, gambling, police detective, crime solving, murder investigation, female detective, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, female protagonist, teamwork ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Set in Philadelphia, "The Underground Kings" centers around police corruption and criminal underworld. It starts in Harrisburg as undercover cop Jayson Wylie is shot and left for dead in a botched drug bust. His partner Noah Carter learns ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
organized crime, investigation, police, police corruption, dirty cop, undercover cop, police officer, working undercover, sleuth, crime investigation, police investigation, murder investigation ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
A therapist begins to suspect his clients after the murder of his wife.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, serious ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, revenge, mental health, suspicion, murder investigation, murderer, psychopath, violence, evidence, death of wife, uncover truth ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
To deal with the increasing violent crime rate in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, a special investigation team is formed at the Shinjuku Police Station. Detective Shunsuke Yamashita and Detective Keiichi Tashiro begin work at the special investigation ...
Style:
crime drama, detective, psychological, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, buddy cop, law enforcement, police procedural, problem, police partner, police detective, police, homicide detective, police investigation, sleuth ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
38%
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