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Stolen (2011)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's happening now.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
human trafficking, uncover truth, society, law enforcement, confined, police detective, danger, investigation, captivity, rescue, life is a bitch, urban, child in peril, compassion, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, tense, serious and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, danger, law enforcement, police detective, murder, police investigation and deadly mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Stolen: Lie with Me (2004), Operation Sugar (2012), Lamb of God (2008), The People Next Door (2016), Resurrection Man (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The promise of a better life is pivotal in ten-year-old Fee’s decision to travel from her home in Romania to Germany. But she falls victim to child traffickers and is forced to work as a prostitute in a Berlin sex club. She is freed, however, ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak, sincere ...
Plot:
sex maniac, police investigation, dishonesty, injustice, danger, society, life is a bitch, law enforcement, conspiracy, child prostitution, child in peril, strong female presence ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, berlin germany
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68%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The kidnapping 77-year-old man in Argentina forces his daughter to return to Buenos Aires after years of exile abroad.
Style:
suspenseful, thought provoking, serious, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, state affairs, missing person, politics, confined, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, exile, dictatorship, family drama, moral ambiguity, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Ordinary young couple Gemma and Richard have just bought their first home and are expecting a baby. It's all very exciting, and the couple settles in nicely to their new pad. Except for the screaming and shouting they hear at all times of the ...
Style:
captivating, serious, psychological, realistic, mockumentary
Plot:
young couple, child abuse, noisy neighbor, husband wife relationship, found footage, suspicion, neighbor, trespassing, new house, police, obsession, investigation ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, violent, dark hero, psychopath, journalism, investigation, master criminal, uncover truth, ira, trouble, violence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, california
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style:
bleak, serious, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
legal, frame up, false accusation, investigation, lovers reunited, testimony, uncover truth, police investigation, rebellion, power relations, state affairs, murder ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police detective, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, private detective, murder, riddles and clues, danger, killer, serial killer, violent content, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china, thailand
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
When Geraldine Bretherick and her 5-year-old daughter Lucy are found dead in the bathroom of their luxury home, the case divides new DS Charlie Zailer and her DC Simon Waterhouse. Is it a murder-suicide or something even more sinister, and how ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, murder mystery, partner, assassination plot, danger, investigation, police, mysterious death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, bleak, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, gangster, haunted by the past, danger, parents and children, athlete and trainer, escape from reality, family problems, starting over, boxing, rivalry, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, investigation, police detective, haunted by the past, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, psychopath, murder, who done it ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A 14 year old boy, an ER doctor, a cop looking for revenge, a mother fighting for her children and a man distraught by the death of his wife see their destinies come together. As the doctor spends several days in a coma, events keep on happening and ...
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
vengeance, police investigation, police detective, immigrant, society, law enforcement, juvenile delinquency, life turned upside down, doctor, violent content, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, tense, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
mortician, insomnia, haunted by the past, murder, redemption, emotionless, social decay, danger, corpse, black, urban ghetto, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Nelly McDermott, the granddaughter of a prominent politician, loses her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, in a fiery boat explosion. When she's informed that he was murdered, Nell is compelled to find the killer by searching for the truth, with ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, realistic
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, danger, dishonesty, woman in danger, private detective, life is a bitch, architect, retirement home, boat accident, grandfather granddaughter relationship, congressman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
Police investigate a mutilated body found in the Thames which appears to be the product of a witchcraft killing.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, murder, partner, murder mystery, investigation, police, urban, partners against crime, black cast ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, danger, nypd, hidden truth, sports gambling, customer, police corruption, activist, gunfight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, serious, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, journalism, society, moral dilemma, dishonesty, cover up, corporate conspiracy, investigative journalism, corruption, whistleblower, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
30%
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, manchester
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
freemason, police, witness, reporter, chase, murder, homeless, best friend, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, journalism, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
london, england, europe, tower bridge london
Similarity:
29%
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855
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complicit in making a tense situation even worse?
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorism, secret agent, government agency, undercover, danger, spy, terrorist plot, counter terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, war on terror, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, egypt
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, police investigation, fighting the system, law enforcement, political unrest, dishonesty, police detective, political conspiracy, dictatorship, working class, cold war, secret service ...
Time:
50s, 1920s
Place:
europe, prague, central europe, czech republic
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
TV show
Story:
A female cop becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a 15-year-old girl, and hunts him over the course of her 28 year career in the force.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder, police investigation, obsession, police inspector, law enforcement, lie, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
police detective, mafia, vengeance, fighting crime, rivalry, danger, murder, law enforcement, gangster, mob boss, violent content, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, antwerp, europe, albania
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two years after the events of Tough Love, Lenny Milton has been transferred, but still finds that he is hated by his colleagues, who have branded him a grass. Meanwhile, when a friend of his Lenny's son dies during a heroin-related overdose, a ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
police investigation, police, police officer, gang, gang war, criminal gang, drug traffic, drug dealing, police detective, fighting crime, drug dealer, bandit ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
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686
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
prison, survival, haunted by the past, danger, confined, criminal heroes, twists and turns, prison life, prison fight, prison rape, supernatural, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Israel
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Inspired by the unfortunate event of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin we are proud to bring you the dramatic feature of Haim Bouzaglo, Blank Bullet. Amos Snir, the head of the Shin Bet, has just 60 hours during which time he must prevent the next ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, political thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
criminal psychologist, special agent, society, state affairs, government agency, danger, social decay, law enforcement, assassination, investigation, conspiracy, moral dilemma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Factually-based drama telling the stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder, police investigation, woman in danger, addiction, drug abuse, prostitute, small town, life is a bitch, murderer, killing spree ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of young robbers, specializing in robbing shopping center security guards, are raging through out Gothenburg. A robbery goes awry when an innocent passerby is killed. Ricky, the gang's young leader, tries to quickly find an expert who ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, law enforcement, danger, hunt down, investigation, nordic, rivalry, heist, swedish, criminal, urban, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.
Style:
neo noir, captivating, realistic, tense, serious ...
Plot:
femme fatale, insomnia, haunted by the past, law enforcement, investigation, police detective, fall in love, dangerous attraction, murder investigation, mental breakdown, old man, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
25%
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist, rescue, captivity, ransom, confined, danger, kidnapping, hostage, abduction, negotiator, police, terrorist plot ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
25%
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