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Maayavan (2017)
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Original name: மாயவன்
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A series of murders are happening in the city, and a cop realises that they are all eerily similar. Can he find out the link and capture the murderer before it is too late?
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspense thriller
Plot:
murder, serial killer, murder mystery, fight, murderer, police officer, police, investigation, criminal, murder investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, crime solving, professional wrestling, uncover truth, entertainment, tamil, hindi, telugu, crimes
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about investigation, murder, murder investigation, uncover truth, murder mystery, crime investigation and crime solving mostly in Thriller, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Maayavan: Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016), Kuttram 23 (2017), I'm Not a Killer (2019), Labyrinth (2003), Heaven (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
Style:
suspense, suspense thriller, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, murder, constable, murder investigation, unsolved crime, homicide detective, serial killer, police officer, crime solving, murderer, police investigation ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A case involving the disappearance of a pregnant woman turns into a personal one for the cop who is tasked with investigating it.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime thriller, suspense thriller
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, family problems, police officer, fighting crime, investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, fight, murder investigation ...
Place:
india
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100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One livid dawn, a cold and damp wind blows as a man walks alone through the darkness. Deputy Police Superintendent Francesco Prencipe is on his way to meet his best friend, Judge Giovanni Mastropaolo whom he hasn't seen for almost two years. ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, suspect, suspicion, uncover truth, murder investigation, fighting crime, accused of murder, criminal, murderer, law and order, framed for murder, murder mystery ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, mystic ...
Plot:
serial murder, serial killer, homicidal maniac, homicide detective, murder, murderer, psychology, psycho killer, murder investigation, investigation, killing, psychiatrist ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Circle Inspector of Police, Peter Kurishinkal is a stoic and taciturn officer, who prefers brain over brawn to solve his cases. His world is brought upside down when he is assigned a sensational case of a homicide.
Style:
thrilling, detective, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, murderer, who done it, police detective, police officer, battles, sleuth, police, crime investigation, police investigation, changing lives, murder ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Alex, who is awaiting execution, confesses to having committed six out of the seven murders he is acquitted for. Officer Sethurama Iyer decides to trace the original murderer of the seventh one.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, suspense thriller, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
criminal, murder investigation, investigation, homicide detective, killing, police investigation, murder, framed for murder, false accusation of murder, crime solving, police detective, serial killer ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
DySP Nanda Kishore is investigating a murder case soon after a death in his family. As he proceeds, he is surprised to see how certain connections emerge that hint the case is linked to his own life as well.
Style:
detective, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, killing, problem, murder investigation, forensics, police investigation, secret, who done it, crime solving, police, threat ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Satya, a Suspended Cop, who lost his wife in mysterious circumstances, unexpectedly gets hold of a case which relates to his wife's death. He's starts investigating which eventually hunts down his past and brings chaos in his life. How ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
investigation, death of wife, police investigation, fighting crime, sleuth, undercover, battles, loss of wife, murder investigation, private investigator, bereavement, murderer ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
An alcoholic cop accepts to investigate a case involving a couple of gruesome murders. Will the case be the redemption that he was waiting for?
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
police detective, alcoholic, who done it, murder, police officer, murder investigation, police investigation, law enforcement, death, uncover truth, murder mystery, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, tense, suspense, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
unsolved crime, homicide detective, police investigation, murder mystery, cold case, murder investigation, crime solving, murderer, criminal, investigation, fighting crime, mysterious villain ...
Place:
east asia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A forensic analyst and an investigation officer are on a chase to hunt down a gruesome serial killer and crack one of the most famous cold cases in the history of their departments.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cold case, crime investigation, medical examiner, murder mystery, serial killer, evidence, murder, psycho killer, children, medical examination, fighting crime, murder investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
whodunit, murder, killing, murder investigation, investigation, serial killer, who done it, uncover truth, sleuth, secret, murderer, forensics ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, unsolved crime, female police detective, criminal, murderer, murder, secret, killing, murder investigation, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
police, murder investigation, investigation, fight, murder, government conspiracy, assassination, crime solving, homicide detective, crime boss, political conspiracy, detective inspector ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a high-ranking police officer is killed by his alleged rape victim, Sub-inspector Vikram Vasudev is entrusted with investigating what seems like an open-and-shut case. However, as he delves deeper, Vikram finds the case spiralling into a dark ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, rape victim, murder, murderer, murder investigation, police detective, police investigation, investigation, dishonesty, evidence, violence, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Krishna Dev aka KD, a laidback cop working in Andhra Pradesh State HIT, takes on a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Style:
tense, detective, crime thriller, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, murder mystery, sleuth, crime solving, police investigation, police detective, crime investigation, uncover truth, fight, murder investigation, homicide detective ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
2K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A police officer investigates his former lover's death which is believed to be a suicide by others.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
private investigation, attempted murder, murder investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, murder mystery, jealousy, crime investigation, murderer, investigation, forensics, murder ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
586
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An investigatory story that centers around an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ratheesh Vasudevan who uncovers the mystery behind the illicit killing of a young communist, Anoop.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, political
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story depicts the campus life of the 80s. Zacharia Pothen is a rich and spoiled senior student who is also ruthless and arrogant. He is always accompanied by his friends for whose happiness, Pothen can go to any extent. Pothen and his friends ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
murder, killing, who done it, problem, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, murder mystery, serial murder, sleuth, investigative journalism, police investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
314
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 240 min.
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Story:
A serial killer is targeting police officers in Hyderabad. A female cop in charge of the Special Investigation Team and a forensic expert race against time to find the culprit.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder investigation, homicide detective, police detective, partners against crime, sleuth, murderer, police, murder mystery, female detective, race against time ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, action packed
Plot:
police, gangster, secret, manhunt, sleuth, pursuit, police officer, police investigation, investigation, police detective, fighting crime, forensics ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Years after moving to a remote town, ex-cop Pipa is pulled back into the dark world she thought she'd left behind when a corpse appears on her property.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, dark
Plot:
homicide detective, police, criminal, drag, murder, crime investigation, police detective, police investigation, forensics, sleuth, policewoman, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
1989 is the 64 Shouwa year in the Japanese calendar, thus the unsolved girl kidnapping-murder case is called "64(rokuyon)" that got up in this year in Criminal Investigation Department in the Prefectural Police Department. And 14 years ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
police investigation, unsolved crime, kidnapped girl, police, kidnapping, police department, japanese police, murder mystery, crime solving, murder investigation, investigation, forensics ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
8X10 Tasveer is a story about young man named Jai Puri, (Akshay Kumar), who possesses supernatural powers. Jai is of Indian origin who works as a forest ranger in Canada. His life is shattered by a loss of a very important person in his life. This ...
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, suspense thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, supernatural, murder investigation, supernatural ability, supernatural power, crime solving, uncover truth, forest ranger, investigation, tragic past, private detective ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, mysterious villain, true crime, murder, murder investigation, investigation, killing, crime solving, crime investigation, murder mystery, fbi investigation, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A senior cop and his team of two are after a serial killer who is giving them nightmares. Shocked after finding who the next possible victim is going to be, the cop tracks down the assassin with the help of various clues.
Style:
thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killer, murder investigation, psycho killer, killing, fight, sleuth, police investigation, psychopath, threat to kill, battles ...
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Heinz Gödicke (Ronals Zehrfeld) is the chief commissioner of the People's Police in the small town of Eberswalde in Brandenburg. Gödicke is called when two bestial murdered children are found in the forest. The investigator tries to get ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, police, small town, serial killer, investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, sleuth, crime investigation, unsolved crime, crime solving, forensics ...
Time:
year 1969
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Ramanagara wakes up to a series of events that shocks the entire Nation. In this crisis, two individuals with two different perspectives on law and justice intervene to define the truth.
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, homicide detective, protest, college student, professor, justice, courtroom, criminal, murder, murder investigation, fight, uncover truth ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Byomkesh, a detective, stumbles upon a case of robbery while recuperating from a prolonged illness. With the only object to be stolen being a group photograph, he attempts to solve the mystery.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, partners against crime, uncover truth, who done it, escapades, heroes, murderer, testimony, police officer, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Paridhi, a cop undergoing a stressful personal situation, must solve a mysterious murder case that has put the police department on its toes.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, police, murder, uncover truth, fight, sleuth, fighting crime, crime investigation, murder investigation, police officer, race against time, police investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
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