Movies like Limbo 2020
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Limbo (2020)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Ana, a young compliance manager, discovers unusually high bills among her company's records, she can't imagine what an avalanche her research will set off. Not only does she cross paths with an aging small-time crook and a Viennese Mafia lord at an illegal bare-knuckle fight, she also runs into Carsten, an undercover investigator. He has long been on the trail of a network of money launderers and now faces a difficult decision — since he knows Ana all too well.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing, intense, dark, realistic, noir
Plot:
investigation, money laundering, bandit, con artists, gang, criminal, crime investigation, criminal gang, money problems, cons and scams, gangster, undercover agent, corruption, organized crime, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, fraud, mob boss, cat and mouse, illegal gambling, mistrust, minimalism, paranoia, surveillance, bureaucracy ...
Place:
vienna
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Most similar movies to Limbo
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and captivating films with plots about moral ambiguity, organized crime, betrayal, corruption, revenge, investigation and gang mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Limbo: Yellow Gangs (2022), One-Line (2017), South Wind 2: Speed Up (2021), The Informant (2008), Caliber 9 (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Story:
When a drug deal goes wrong, it catches the attention of both the law and the criminal world. What follows is utter mayhem that will link the fate of three gangs, an unscrupulous cop, a greedy monster, and a street-smart stringer.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, intense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
gang, organized crime, chase, mexican standoff, criminal, corruption, drug deal, police corruption, drug traffic, drug dealer, drug lord, bandit ...
Place:
india
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100%
379
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A group of professional con artists scam poor, unsuspecting citizens with fraudulent bank loans. The scams go well for a while, but then they begin to distrust each other.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Plot:
deception, con artists, heist, bank, scam, fraud, credit card fraud, criminal, gang, robbery, stolen money, burglar ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Nenad, Maras his little brother, wants to follow the ilegal footsteps of his brother and now Maras and Baca have to free him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, underworld, gang, breaking the law, crime boss, bandit, money problems, criminal underworld, criminal gang, money, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
balkan
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
McInnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative agency. The character’s background is shrouded in mystery, with intelligence officers seeking to uncover the truth about his past by working with him.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
informant, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, reconnaissance, police, criminal, forensics, police officer, organized crime, police detective, teamwork ...
Similarity:
50%
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196
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Milan, Nowadays: Fernando, son of Ugo Piazza, is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer whose mother, Nelly, has done everything in her power to raise him different from his father, a deplorable gangster.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, fraud, gangster, suspect, stolen money, criminal gang, gang, struggle for survival, money problems, bandit, mafioso ...
Place:
milan italy
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Johan and his colleagues are watching Seth and his gang member Jack, they stumble on a larger case than they expected. Seth is selling arms to terrorists, but without Jack's knowledge, in a car where Johan's old colleague Pernilla ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
police procedural, organized crime, criminal gang, informant, investigation, terrorism, surveillance, law enforcement, nordic, bandit, arms dealer, breaking the law ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a late-night triad dispute leads to the death of an innocent civilian, PTU officers take action by investigating triad activities in the area.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, fighting crime, organized crime, police procedural, triad, mafia, sleuth, murder investigation, crime investigation, mob hit, police investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a police officer's hunt for a convict on the run takes an unexpected turn, a story filled with emotions, fate and revenge unfolds in front of him.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, retribution, manhunt, moral ambiguity, police procedural, cat and mouse, moral dilemma, character study, family tragedy, fate, vigilante justice, investigation ...
Similarity:
49%
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562
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bruno has lost his medical license and is now practicing illegally, no questions asked. His interest is aroused when a lawyer offers to have him treat a leukemia-stricken mafioso. This not only gets him caught between rival gangs, but also puts his ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, tension, medical drama, dark ...
Plot:
organized crime, underworld, gang, moral ambiguity, criminal underworld, moral dilemma, desperation, leukemia, betrayal, corruption, urban, mafioso ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Rowan's life spirals when Finn is coerced into a botched drug deal by a local gang. With Finn's life on the line and a violent gang leader encroaching on her life, Rowan is faced with recouping the money that Finn lost.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
organized crime, drug, desperation, gang violence, drug deal, protective parent, gang war, crime boss, threat, drug traffic, life is a bitch, drug smuggling ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A pair of married white-collar swindlers run afoul of their latest victims.
Style:
suspense, captivating, dark, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
victim, criminal, corruption, financial ruin, fraud, family problems, bandit, society, financial problem, relationship problems, money problems, family drama ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, gambling, addiction, police investigation, police corruption, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sex, homicide, winter, deception ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Devikulam Police Station SI John Luther is a committed police officer, who even risks his life for policing. During an interrogation, he suffers ruptured eardrums and hearing loss. Will he be able to complete an investigation which he had to leave ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, police procedural, fight, fighting crime, gang, bandit, uncover truth, crime solving, battles, criminal gang, missing person ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
650
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
25 million dollars, 8 safety deposit boxes, and months before anyone will know it’s gone. But Harrison’s perfect heist turns deadly when his safe-cracker, Mack, discovers their getaway pilot brutally murdered. Someone knew about the job, someone ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, noir ...
Plot:
heist, criminal, betrayal, heist gone wrong, robbery, race against time, hidden money, traitor, stolen money, gang, money, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
48%
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:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Al is caught between his loyalty to the police force and his love for his brother in a tense setting. It seems that his brother, Rudy, was involved in a mob hit that could potentially start a gang war. Tony C., a local mob boss and childhood ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, crime thriller, dramatic, tension ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, gang war, mob boss, organized crime, moral ambiguity, brotherhood, crime investigation, police corruption, betrayal, investigation, urban, mistrust ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Neeyln has always been the loyal enforcer for crime boss Harris back in London, taking care of problems and people that disrupt his illicit business. When Harris strikes a deal with an old friend -- American oilman Preston -- they find themselves in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, disturbing, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, plan, conflict between friends, feud, gangster boss, money, friendship, death of girlfriend, betrayal by friend ...
Place:
west virginia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After being busted for drug possession, Aiden, a troubled teenager, is forced by the cops to go undercover and risk his life to bring down a dangerous drug kingpin.
Style:
tense, crime drama, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
drug traffic, undercover, drug lord, illegal drugs, teenager, criminal underworld, gang, undercover agent, outlaw gang, working undercover, bandit, criminal ...
Similarity:
48%
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256
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Four brothers Ibra, Elzan, Amar, and Ical attempting to collect money for their father's medical bills. Always in stalemate, the brothers eventually took a very reckless decision.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
brothers, money, gang, desperation, family drama, brotherhood, bandit, sick father, money problems, brother, criminal gang, brother brother relationship ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Set in the backdrop of 1980s, Micheal helms his influential family in Kochi, inspiring fear and respect through his unnerving past. When a few younger members in the household feel his power over their lives too are aggravating, they join hands with ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, betrayal, power struggle, patriarch, family drama, bandit, gang, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, revenge, family secret ...
Time:
80s, 2020s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Petar Maras, the Belgrade drug lord, is in conflict with Red, the powerful state curator of the Serbian criminal world.
Style:
tense, crime drama, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, drug lord, russian mafia, criminal, underworld, power struggle, agent, special agent, female agent, undercover agent, criminal underworld ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
belgrade, balkan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robbery, heist, organized crime, gangster, mafia, gang, outlaw gang, criminal, one last chance, burglar, problem, bandit ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.
Style:
crime drama, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, crime boss, mob boss, mafioso, gang, criminal, outlaw gang, criminal gang, mysterious girl, corruption ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
47%
Movie in collections
256
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Blowtorch is the Brooklyn story of Ann Willis, a recently widowed and financially struggling, mother of three. When her oldest son is murdered, she inexorably takes the investigation into her own hands.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime thriller ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, single mother, homicide detective, amateur sleuth, private investigation, murder, criminal, murder mystery, family problems, murderer, crime solving ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified ...
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, blackmail, corruption, power struggle, corrupt system, corrupt politician, criminal, bandit, political unrest, political intrigue, secret, criminal gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south korea, seoul, busan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.
Style:
captivating, tense, neo noir, action thriller, anamorphic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cons and scams, criminal, organized crime, mafia, gangster, partners in crime, con artists, uncover truth, teamwork, gang, burglar, crime solving ...
Time:
year 1954, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Kuam is a shabby port town in the shadow of stunning port city of Busan. Hee-su is a third-rate gangster who has been acting like a hotel manager under Don Son for 20 years. Seemingly out of nowhere, Yong-kang, who fled the country as a murder ...
Style:
tense, dark, crime drama, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, gangster, organized crime, underworld, violence, drug, criminal gang, gang war, criminal, bandit, life is a bitch, urban setting ...
Place:
busan, korea
Similarity:
47%
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A London police officer goes undercover as a heroin addict in a small English town and manipulates an unsuspecting local junkie into working with him for a dangerous drug dealer.
Style:
intense, tense, crime thriller, crime drama, detective ...
Plot:
undercover, covert operation, drug crime, heroin addiction, drug traffic, corruption, manipulation, investigation, deception, double life, moral ambiguity, police procedural ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
47%
714
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Samir “Gio” Daoudi, a young man whose life is shattered when his brother is murdered in a gangland execution in Amsterdam. As Gio rises through the ranks of Europe’s drug underworld, he becomes a key player in a brutal cycle of retaliation, ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, gang, drug traffic, betrayal, retribution, moral ambiguity, violent, corruption, hitman, investigation, rise and fall ...
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
46%
876
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The cyber crime investigation division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department finds a video on website "YOURTUBE." In the video, a man covered by a newspaper, warns that a fire will be set at a food processing company. More crime ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
secret identity, organized crime, criminal gang, crime investigation, gang, society, lynching, bandit, forensics, fighting crime, outlaw gang, secret society ...
Similarity:
46%
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