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Manithan (2016)
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Original name: மனிதன்
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A struggling lawyer files a PIL in a hit-and-run case involving a business scion's son hoping that the resulting publicity would be good for his business.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, realistic, inspirational, emotional, suspense, uplifting
Plot:
lawyer, fight for justice, attorney, social injustice, courtroom drama, justice, underdog, courtroom, hit and run, legal action, undercover, city, injustice, legal system, criminal justice, hometown, advocate, investigation, corruption, redemption, moral dilemma, ethics, social issues, corrupt system, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, realistic and captivating films with plots about corruption, justice, investigation, courtroom, lawyer, moral dilemma and revenge mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Manithan: Evano Oruvan (2007), Grahan (2001), Khadgam (2002), Vaashi (2022), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 115 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
When three young women are harassed and implicated in a crime they didn't commit, a bipolar lawyer sets out to help them clear their names and prove it to everyone that a woman's consent matters.
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suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, police officer, justice, mysterious disappearance, police station, police, crime investigation, sleuth, forensics, disappearance, police investigation, social justice ...
Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, maryland, baltimore
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his wife's murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening... He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
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Country: China
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serious, suspenseful, sad, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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90s
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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TV show
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Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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TV show
Story:
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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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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Country: India
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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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TV show
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, emotional, dark
Plot:
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Story:
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