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The Big Bee (2015)
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Original name: 天空の蜂
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media all receive a fax. The fax contains a threat that if the nuclear power plant is not taken offline the helicopter will be dropped. 8 hours is given as the deadline. Making the situation even more dire, a young child is in the helicopter.
Style:
suspense, intense, tension, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, helicopter, hostage, rescue, threat, race against time, nuclear power, terrorist, risk, terrorist attack, terror, saving a life, save the day, investigation, kidnapping, technology, government, engineering, parent child relationship, disaster, media, cat and mouse, remote control, ethical dilemma, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
japan, china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about urban, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, threat, investigation and survival mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like The Big Bee: Rescue Bus 300 (2018), 23rd Psalm: Redemption (2011), Unfair: the end (2015), Ko 2 (2016), Synesthesia (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Intense drama based on the 1984 hijacking of bus line 300, in which 41 passengers and a bus driver were attacked and held captive by terrorists in Israel.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
hostage, terrorism, hostage situation, kidnapping, terrorist, bus, abduction, terrorist attack, taken hostage, problem, rescue attempt, confined space ...
Place:
israel
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Five years have passed and Luther still blames Detective John Smith for destroying his life, as John had helped convict Luther on a murder charge. After being denied parole, Luther, along with two goons, escapes from prison. John, now married, is a ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
faith, home invasion, hostage, threat, wrestling, revenge, redemption, family in danger, religious faith, female hostage, belief in god, hostage situation ...
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59%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tension, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, police procedural, corruption, conspiracy, homicide detective, police investigation, murder investigation, policewoman, police detective, crime investigation, forensics ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
59%
2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, danger, riddles and clues, moral dilemma, betrayal, teenage life, on the run, voyeurism, obsession, mental illness ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
56%
5K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, innocence, false accusation, wrongful accusation, guilty verdict, accused of murder, framed for a crime, accusation, problem, terrorist, life is a bitch, threat ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on the true incident of the 2002 terrorist attack in Gujarat's Akshardham temple, the story revolves around the bravery of NSG commandos, who stood up for their country and their people in the worst of times.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, action thriller, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, terrorist attack, hostage situation, rescue mission, heroism, counter terrorism, commando unit, war on terror, terrorist group, mission, sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
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505
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom, ransom demand, deception, businessman, hostage situation, relationship vs career, kidnapped, abduction, fight, money, business ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
53%
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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:
1950s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marisa and Frank honeymoon in South Africa. A particularly favourable offer lures them to a lonely and run-down hotel. There, they are attacked by men. Frank is beaten and kidnapped, while Marisa barely escapes. She receives help from the young ...
Style:
suspense, tension, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
black market, escape, organ trafficking, conspiracy, hospital, ambulance, organ theft, kidnapping, abduction, threat, death threat, runaway ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The president of the United States declares a state of emergency after a deadly virus developed as a bio-weapon is accidentally released across the globe.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
quarantine, bio weapon, pandemic, virus, terrorism, epidemic, virus outbreak, terrorist attack, disease, terrorist, deadly virus, terrorizing ...
Similarity:
50%
838
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
One evening, while her parents go out for dinner, 18-year-old Louise, alone in her hotel room at Taj Mahal Mumbai, hears strange noises out in the corridor. Within minutes, she realises that a terrorist attack is underway. Her only connection to the ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist attack, terrorist, hotel, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, terror, terrorism, teenager, teenage girl, 18 year old, teenage protagonist, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
46%
83
Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A thriller with a surprise twist about the NSA Deputy Director, who needs a genius plan to save his child from a kidnapper, who wants him to betray the privacy of all US citizens and make him the next Snowden with a devious marketing plan.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, spy, surveillance, privacy, risk, agent, secret agent, spying, special agent, abduction, race against time, kidnapped woman ...
Similarity:
45%
274
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When the police try to unravel the truth behind a series of mysterious crimes in a locality, they face an unexpected situation.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime solving, secret, crime investigation, police detective, police officer, police investigation, police station, sleuth, uncover truth, law enforcement ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
128
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A drone pilot in Mali whose wife and daughter are kidnapped by terrorists. They will be executed if he doesn't derail the capture by his team of the head of a jihadist network.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
kidnapping, terrorism, terrorist, mission, coercion, problem, abduction, pilot, fight, terrorist group, kidnapped woman, kidnapped girl ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Chilling serial kidnappings and murders of eight-year-old girls in the city of Warrangal terrorise its citizens, particularly parents; first, CI Keshawa, and later CI Mohammad Khayyam are tasked with solving the mystery and finding the perpetrators. ...
Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, forensics, murder investigation, serial killer, police investigation, crime solving, sleuth, police, child abduction, who done it, police detective ...
Place:
india
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417
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An Islamic terror attack at a school in Brussels.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, terrorist attack, ambulance, hostage situation, bomb, bombing, fear, deathtrap, terrorist bombing, trap, hostage ...
Place:
brussels, belgium
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A publicity seeking radio DJ is driven to the edge of insanity when he attempts to break the 11 day world record for staying awake-under the threat of a deranged caller who will kill him if he falls asleep.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
heist, junkie, problem, robbery, murder, burglar, heist gone wrong, desperation, cover-up, regret, tragedy, panic ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
To live a luxury life hero and his friend Kidnap 40 Innocent Children,Will they succeed in leading a wealthy life or not is the content
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, greed, desperation, moral dilemma, suspicion, violent, urban, cruelty, anti hero, investigation, social commentary ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
It centers on Val who finds herself and her young children held hostage by Denny when he forces his way into her house after committing murder that day.
Style:
suspense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, intense
Plot:
hostage, home invasion, protective parent, fear, problem, life is a bitch, hostage situation, invasion, threat, confrontation, survival, panic ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While ...
Style:
tense, dark, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigative journalism, journalist, investigative reporter, investigation, killing, true crime, serial killer, killing spree, prison visit, murderer, hitman ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After witnessing the murder of a little girl's parents, a young woman becomes the child's protector and is forced to flee from the killers while trying to discover their motive.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, fear, danger, witnessing a crime, manhunt, witness, murder witness, killing, saving a life, runaway, struggle for survival, on the run ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, deception, femme fatale, intrigue, police investigation, police detective, secret, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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408
Genre: Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Axel is an employee of a call center who is used to complaints from his clients and an unbearable boss. Axel has a natural talent for dealing with people and their problems. But one day everything changes, when he receives a call from Figueroa Mont, ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tension, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
call center, threat, male protagonist, fear, telephone call, threatening telephone call, race against time, workplace situations, threat to kill, problem, anonymous telephone call, escalation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
David and Suju are a newlywed couple,soon expecting a baby. David is knee-deep in debt, gets embroiled in an unforeseen financial dilemma during the lockdown, attempts handling it in his own maniacal ways
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
debt, suicide attempt, financial crisis, businessman, destiny, lifestyle, crisis, desperation, survival, loss of control, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After being implicated in a terrorist attack, Santi, a taxi driver, is taken hostage by one of the perpetrators.
Style:
intense, tense, psychological, realistic, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, hostage, taxi driver, jeopardy, terrorist attack, bomb, bomb threat, threat, danger, characters in danger, death threat ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, Nepal
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A pickpocket, his girlfriend and a cop become the targets of an education racket.
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
robbery, police officer killed, criminal, police, multiple storylines, police officer, heist, police investigation, threat to kill, threat, corrupt politician, political corruption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A psychopath uses a family's high tech security system with a ticking time bomb to terrorize them for 90 minutes demanding an answer to his question; 'WHO AM I?'
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
terrorist, psycho killer, phone terror, bomb, security system, terrorizing, threatening telephone call, race against time, mentally unstable, terrorism, anonymous telephone call, psychopath ...
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32%
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