Movies and TV shows like Untouchable 2009
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Untouchable (2009)
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Original name: アンタッチャブル
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
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 persistence. While investigating her stories, she tends to notice details that imply some hidden truth beneath the surface, leading her to probe deeper into dangerous secrets. --Tokyograph
Style:
tense, captivating, detective, thrilling, suspenseful, twisted, noir, neo noir
Plot:
journalism, female protagonist, secret, investigation, sleuth, investigative journalism, reporter, who done it, private investigation, investigative reporter, female journalist, female reporter, amateur sleuth, crime solving, uncover truth, determination, scandal, media industry, corruption, urban, celebrity culture, conspiracy, risk, danger, realism ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, thrilling, tense and psychological films and TV series with plots about investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, urban, crime investigation, moral ambiguity and corruption mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Untouchable: 5 Minutes Too Late (2019), The Press (2007), Rinjo (2009), Remote (2002), Man of Destiny (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
132
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 44 min.
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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 ...
Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, investigative reporter, journalism, reporter, crime investigation, investigative journalism, journalist, uncover truth, threat, forensics, sleuth, crime solving ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland, switzerland
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
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:
38%
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:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
A newspaper reporter (Masahiro Motoki) uncovers a secret "Okinawa pact" between the Japanese and U.S. government. A woman who is the deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs becomes a key figure in the story.
Style:
tense, captivating, intense, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, political intrigue, political conspiracy, political unrest, reporter, secret, journalist, investigative reporter, scandal, intrigue, diplomacy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, okinawa japan, tokyo
Similarity:
34%
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:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is ...
Style:
political thriller, thrilling, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, conspiracy, reporter, journalist, female reporter, investigative reporter, investigation, political scandal, cover up, government corruption, political conspiracy, press agent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Kyoko Odagiri is a beautiful and charismatic clairvoyant. She is also popular and admired by her fans. Today, Kyoko appears on a popular tv show and display her psychic abilities alongside a popular actor. Her performance goes off splendidly with ...
Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, crime solving, female protagonist, female detective, deception, problem, puzzle, uncover truth, private detective, celebrity, private investigation, secret ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, police, partner, police procedural, uncover truth, team, partners against crime, police partner, unsolved crime, homicide detective, murder investigation, crime solving ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
30%
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:
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Similarity:
30%
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:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Itsuki Shinonome is sent to the internet media department from a major newspaper. Chief Editor Kanji Usami assigns her a story involving green caterpillars being found in instant food. A man who posted about the caterpillars in his instant food on ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, satirical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
28%
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:
28%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A journalist unearths a horrific conspiracy when she questions the events surrounding a celebrity’s death.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, journalism, investigation, private investigation, crime investigation, who done it, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, uncover truth, secret, murder mystery ...
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28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A journalist known as the maverick of news media defiantly chases the truth in this series adaptation of the hit movie of the same name.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, detective, political
Plot:
reporter, female reporter, amateur sleuth, government corruption, investigative reporter, scandal, investigation, female journalist, journalism, corruption, slim, journalist ...
Place:
japan
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26%
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:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
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26%
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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:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
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25%
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
detective, thrilling, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A blacklisted veteran journalist returns to Moscow from a five-year exile in the UK. Unable to find work he's forced to join a guerrilla news operation run on a banned Telegram messenger by three 20-something clueless tabloid reporters.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
social media, investigation, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, social problems, coworker, media, ambitious woman, media coverage, journalism, female journalist, ambitious ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Sakura Hanako is a female, veteran detective with the best arrest record. All the male detectives are intimidated by her. After going through several partners, the Chief partners her with a rookie, female cop, Hatakeyama Kurumi, whose greatest ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, detective, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
crime investigation, police officer, crime solving, policewoman, female detective, investigation, who done it, criminal, murder investigation, police detective, homicide detective, police ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
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Story:
In the face of collusion between officials and businessmen and threats and temptations, journalists from "Firewire News" try to uphold justice, stick to their ideals, and write the most authentic and most emotional news reports.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense, grim ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, corruption, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, investigation, journalist, government conspiracy, fight for justice, life is a bitch, secret, society ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Shiga Michinari was a well-respected deputy editor-in-chief of a major publishing company "Shukan Shuncho". However, his reputation and happiness hit the bottom when his son Kensuke was involved in a stalker's murder case and later ...
Style:
dark, bleak, psychological, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, grief, parent child relationship, family tragedy, character study, problem, private investigation, family problems, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, sleuth, crime solving ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
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Story:
An up-to-every-trick media lawyer handles her clients' affairs while discovering a mysterious connection between old family baggage and current political controversy in modern Berlin.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, political intrigue, politics, political conspiracy, intrigue, political activism, political unrest, secret, lawyer, private investigation, female protagonist, family secret ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Katsunori Takahashi, from the hit series Hitoshi Tadano, is back in a new detective drama that blends the suspense from investigating and solving cases with comedy and colorful adult situations.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, escapades, uncover truth, crime solving, private investigator, homicide detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, police detective, sleuth, private detective, male protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
Pan, a desolate plastic surgeon, lived a repetitive and boring life every day until a conspiracy happened. He woke up in an abandoned factory, and found that someone had replaced his identity with a face exactly like him. His world has been ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, hidden identity, plastic surgeon, stolen identity, identity, plastic surgery, abduction, secret, organized crime, new identity, private investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
No matter how you look at him, Taketora Shibata (Teppei KOIKE) is just a quiet, ordinary junior high student. He looks so vulnerable that bullies try to rip him off on the streets, but he is actually a police detective and an expert swordsman in ...
Style:
psychological, detective, captivating, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
crime investigation, supernatural ability, supernatural power, police investigation, police officer, secret, uncover truth, forensics, crime solving, police, investigation, supernatural ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
23%
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:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, criminal lawyer, criminal, criminal justice, forensics, courtroom, felony, teamwork, uncover truth, criminal trial, crime investigation, justice ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
23%
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:
23%
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