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Naradan (2022)
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Original name: നാരദൻ
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Chandraprakash, a well-known TV news anchor, comes under undue pressure from his higher-ups to bring competitive exclusives, which urges him to leave the job. When a rival media group offers him a new job, he rebrands himself into a loud, tyrannical journalist, catering to those looking for news theatrics.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, intense
Plot:
media, news anchor, journalism, social commentary, ethical dilemma, journalist, job, social problems, problem, tv host, workplace, workplace situations, anchorman, corruption, manipulation, ambition, scandal, transformation, moral ambiguity, character study, urban, reputation, downfall, satire, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and suspenseful films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, character study, urban, corruption, social commentary and problem mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Naradan: Dhoomam (2023), One (2021), Night Drive (2022), Kacher Manush (2022), Ko 2 (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Avinash wants to quit his marketing job at a top cigarette company, but it comes with consequences
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political intrigue, minister, corruption, problem, political unrest, politics, corrupt system, power struggle, political scandal, social commentary, character study, investigation ...
Place:
india
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78%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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63%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
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60%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Ebin Mathew, a budding lawyer ambitiously joins hands with his advocate friend Madhavi Mohan, to share a new office space in order for them to start their independent careers. Their relationship gets strained when they land on opposite ends of a ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, trial, professional rivalry, legal action, attorney, court case, legal system, court, criminal justice, competitor, workplace ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
While there is an old-fashioned feel to the story telling, it moves along new paths that are twisted enough to keep us interested and also has us clenching our fists.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
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58%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
Political journalist Jayadev (Meka Srikanth) unearths several scams made by a politician (Ahuti Prasad) who in turn invites him to bribe him. The but idealistic Jayadev refuses to relent, and as they discuss, a group of Maoists attack the politician ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
journalism, political corruption, problem, relationships, journalist, investigative journalism, outlaw, investigative reporter, social commentary, moral ambiguity, corrupt politician, hostage situation ...
Place:
india
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56%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the lives of two people: Arjun (Fahad Fazil), a wealthy man in the construction business in Kochi who has an affair with his subordinate Sonia (Remya Nambeesan), even though he is preparing to be engaged to his family ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
society, class conflict, life is a bitch, social problems, bonding, lost, battles, anonymous telephone call, fight, white trash, social misfits, chance meeting ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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978
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A middle-aged, narcissistic, angry, rich man is abusive to the young girl he has married, who is half his age, but then the tables turn when he is incapacitated by an accident.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, domestic abuse, abusive relationship, emotional abuse, social problems, social issues, life is a bitch, relationship problems, society, resilience, manipulation, empowerment ...
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
Style:
black comedy, captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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50%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
'Neru' is an enthralling legal and emotional drama that delves into the life of Sara, a blind sculpture artist on a quest for justice following a harrowing incident. Against the backdrop of the Indian legal system, this gripping story ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
visual impairment, resilience, justice, trauma, life is a bitch, blindness and impaired vision, blind woman, blind man, blindness, moral dilemma, personal growth, female protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
A disheartened motivational speaker gets hired by a corporate to become a preacher until his live stint on television puts him and his service under the scanner.
Style:
satirical, intense, dark comedy, spiritual
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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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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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
Anna looks for revenge against a pimp for her young sister death's while working out a complicated relationship with her lover.
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Bangladesh, India
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 43 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime thriller, intense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, cerebral ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india
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Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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