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The Press (2007)
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Original name: Pressa
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When Lára, a journalist on maternity leave finds herself newly single and in deep financial trouble, her outlook is bleak. Enter handsome and notorious businessman Hrafn: aware of her intuitive skills as an investigator, he hires her to prove his innocence in a case involving the murder of a young woman. Lára is saved from her desperate financial situation, but at what cost?
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, dark, noir
Plot:
investigation, investigative reporter, journalism, journalist, sleuth, investigative journalism, crime investigation, forensics, reporter, threat, crime solving, uncover truth, murder, female protagonist, secrets, suspicion, ethical dilemma, cold, corruption, single mother, danger, scandal, moral ambiguity, motive, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland, switzerland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, tense and thrilling films and TV series with plots about investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, crime investigation, urban and sleuth mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Press: Untouchable (2009), 5 Minutes Too Late (2019), Rinjo (2009), In Broad Daylight (2023), Remote (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
When reporter Narumi Ryoko loses her job at a first-rate publisher and ends up at a trashy tabloid called "Shukan Untouchable." She now chases celebrity scandals and sensational stories, but she hasn't lost her sense of duty or her ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
journalism, female protagonist, secret, sleuth, amateur sleuth, female journalist, investigation, reporter, uncover truth, investigative journalism, private investigation, crime solving ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The destiny of the man who led the gendarme team after a LGBT film screening in Bucharest, revealed through an investigation by Liliana Calomfir, a young journalist known for her daring reporting.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
gay slur, journalism, investigative reporter, investigation, lgbtq, female journalist, journalist, private investigation, lesbian, crime solving, uncover truth, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
100%
17
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, detective ...
Plot:
crime scene, uncover truth, crime investigation, police investigation, sleuth, police detective, secret, crime solving, forensics, investigation, murder investigation, japanese man ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse of the residents. She not only corroborates the frightening allegations but also discovers how disastrously flawed Hong ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
investigative reporter, investigative journalism, crime solving, private investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, corruption, crime investigation, investigation, journalist, social justice, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Locked away deep in his home and hiding a secret that keeps him there, Detective Kozaburo Himuro remains ever vigilant in his duties of police work. But how does the wunderkind detective investigate crime scenes without ever stepping out of his ...
Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, forensics, problem, private detective, sleuth, crime solving, secret, uncover truth, female detective, police detective, who done it, crime investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
58%
322
Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Story:
When the case of the brutal beheading of scores of sparrows across the villages of West Bengal lands up at Kolkata Police's department of unusual cases, veteran inspector Kanaichoron Das and newcomer Shoubhick start their hunt for the serial ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, murder mystery, police investigation, murder investigation, murder, crime solving, sleuth, crime investigation, who done it, murderer, uncover truth ...
Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
In a residential area, a man is murdered by another man, who broke into his apartment. Sergeant Kizaki, who is working near the area, hears a gunshot and runs towards the apartment. Detective Oomura already is at the scene of the crime.
Style:
detective, tense, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, crime scene, murder mystery, murderer, murder investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, crime solving, police investigation, crime investigation, suspect ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A journalist struggles to move on after her son's suicide when an inmate asks for her help with a case tied to her son's death, prompting an obsessive hunt for the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
murder, investigative reporter, problem, murder investigation, who done it, dysfunctional family, loss of child, murderer, journalism, murder mystery, uncover truth, bereavement ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
In Tokyo, an old person, who lived alone, is found dead. Detectives from the Police Station investigate the case. According to the victim's neighbors, a woman sometimes came in and out of the victim's home. That woman is Miki Yamamoto. She ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killing, criminal, murderer, police detective, serial murder, homicide detective, uncover truth, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in the morally ambiguous world he inhabits, in which no one is who they appear to ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
murder investigation, intrigue, law firm, lawyer, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, courtroom, crime solving, investigation, private investigation, criminal underworld, murder ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005.
The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour. Unhappy with the ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative reporter, investigative journalism, journalist, reporter, ethical dilemma, workplace situations, teamwork, workplace, television crew, moral ambiguity, behind the scenes, professional rivalry ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
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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:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
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Story:
Ramiro del Solar is Mexico’s most respected investigative journalist. His home life is beyond reproach — a successful wife and a beautiful daughter who is following in his footsteps — despite constant media scrutiny. But Ramiro does indeed ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, investigation, family secret, cover up, moral ambiguity, media manipulation, sleuth, police investigation, journalist, secret, investigative reporter, crime solving ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
43%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
prosecutor, crime investigation, politics, reporter, social commentary, corruption, investigative journalism, media manipulation, forensics, investigation, district attorney, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A detective and a psychologist investigating a string of murders form a crime-solving team with the novelist whose work inspired the killings.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, crime drama, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, kidnapping, problem, secret, captivity, crime solving, forensics, abduction, repressed memory, uncover truth, sleuth, memory lapse ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
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Story:
In October 1958, the Sicilian newspaper L’ORA coins the term “MAFIA” for the very first time to denounce the endemic organized crime in the region. Shortly thereafter, a bomb detonates in front of the editorial offices; only two days later the ...
Style:
tense, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, period piece ...
Plot:
mafia, investigative journalism, investigative reporter, crime investigation, organized crime, journalism, gangster, uncover truth, investigation, crime solving, crime boss, private investigation ...
Time:
1950s, 60s
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
42%
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:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
The #9 investigation team has been disbanded and members of the #9 investigation team have been scattered around. One year later, the Chief of the National Police Agency, Sojiro Kandagawa, orders the creation of a special investigation team to cover ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, forensics, police procedural, special forces, uncover truth, sleuth, crime solving, crime investigation, murder mystery, police station, loyalty, justice ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Hizaki Yuko is a child psychologist working at the Childcare Center. At work, her heart goes out to the children at the center. At home, she has to endure the grumblings of her mother, Tamiko, who is the sole caregiver of Seitaro, Yuko's father ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, social problems, family relations, psychological trauma, relationship problems, crime investigation, crime solving, life is a bitch, family problems, psychology, homicide detective, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
A young girl goes missing and a big investigation starts.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, disappearance, missing person, relationship problems, sleuth, crime solving, mysterious disappearance, puzzle, crime investigation, undercover, uncover truth, secret ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
40%
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:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
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Story:
The brutal murder of Hamdi Atilbay in the forest crosses the paths of young prosecutor Leyla, who wants to leave her messy past behind and now establish her new order, and Kenan, an ambitious journalist who has a regular and famous life. However, ...
Style:
psychological, crime drama, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, prosecutor, investigative journalism, secrets, investigative reporter, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation, murder investigation, intrigue, murderer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
39%
315
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Mishima Kanji is a reporter for the Weekly Times, which mainly deals with gossip. He feels a sense of emptiness and discomfort as he spends his days chasing celebrity scandals, without a shred of the journalistic spirit he aspired to. One day, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, crime drama, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, informant, reporter, yakuza, male protagonist, journalism, news reporter, gangster, mafia, news report, mobster, newspaper reporter ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Tells the story of Stefan Markov - a journalist who has been through a terrible loss in his past - his beloved girlfriend has been missing for 4 years.
Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, investigative journalism, missing person, secrets, complex characters, vanished man, sleuth, crime solving, investigative reporter, tragic past, troubled past, confronting the past ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A bored journalist reporter's baby monitor is picking up her neighbors' phone conversations, and one neighbor's dialogue in particular convinces her that he's a murderer.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
eavesdropping, investigative reporter, murder, crime solving, journalist, murder investigation, journalism, sleuth, investigative journalism, female journalist, uncover truth, crime investigation ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
35%
229
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia
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Story:
A journalist who helps the police in their investigation against Hanen Lahmar, a clinic owner and a mafia boss specialized in organ trafficking.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
organ trafficking, investigation, mafia, police, crime solving, murder investigation, journalist, police investigation, crime investigation, mobster, investigative reporter, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tunisia
Similarity:
34%
410
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
In an industrial and labyrinthine seaside town, people ignite suddenly with no reason. Suicides? Murders? Supernatural phenomena? To find out, Louise, a young journalist, and Gabriel, a psychiatrist, will investigate.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, dark ...
Plot:
seaside town, investigation, investigative reporter, journalism, crime solving, female journalist, sleuth, female protagonist, investigative journalism, small town, fire, private investigation ...
Similarity:
33%
170
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After his cousin commits suicide, journalist Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Following the leads he discovers the involvement of the police, his cousin’s ex and the man she had an affair with – her church ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, relationships, private investigation, brother, religious faith, crime solving, uncover truth, secret, affair, faith, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
D.C.I. Thomas Flynn is called upon to solve the riddle of a murder scene without a corpse. When the body is finally discovered, it soon becomes clear that a terrifying serial killer is on the loose. Meanwhile, the detective has issues of his own to ...
Style:
psychological, detective, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, murder mystery, crime solving, uncover truth, homicide detective, murderer, murder investigation, sleuth, who done it, secret, murder ...
Similarity:
32%
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