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Griselda (2024)
49K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chronicles the life of Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the “Black Widow”.
Plot:
cocaine, spy, true crime, cartel, slow burn, business, strong female lead, police, investigation, violence, drug lord, sex scene, criminal, weapons, blood, female protagonist, villainess, drug crime, savagery, drug, based on real people, male nudity, female nudity, justice, breasts ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1985, 20th century, year 1978, year 1981
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, captivating and disturbing films and TV series with plots about criminal, true crime, investigation, drug, murder, gangster and drug dealer mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Griselda: El Chapo (2017), Narcos: Mexico (2018), Narcos (2015), Love & Death (2023), Narco-Saints (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
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Time:
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Place:
south america
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 50 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
The true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore – two churchgoing couples enjoying their small town Texas life… until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 50 min.
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Duration: 127 min.
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A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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30%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
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Time:
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Place:
north america
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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28%
46K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Time:
2010s, year 2012
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
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Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
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27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 454 min.
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
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psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
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suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
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24%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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The string of sex-related murders that took place outside Florence from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.
Style:
tense, dark, historical drama, disturbing, atmospheric ...
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80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1974
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Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 60 min.
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Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud is a six-part New Zealand television mini-series. The series originally aired from 17 August 2011 to 21 September 2011. It was the first Underbelly series to be created outside of Australia, and depicts ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
dark, disturbing, intense, historical drama, creepy ...
Plot:
female nudity, killing spree, sisters, sociopathy, sex trafficking, police investigation, corruption, trauma, small town, poverty, organized crime, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1950, year 1964, 20th century, 1950s, 70s ...
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Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, cynical, rough, brutal, dark ...
Audience:
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Plot:
criminal, prison, true crime, convict, brutality, prison life, dark humor, character study, gangster, murder, eccentricity, judge ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, rough ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the money the drug world offered, and quickly became embroiled with ...
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factual, tense, captivating, suspense, emotional ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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tense, non fiction, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Style:
detective, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Style:
detective, suspense, thrilling, historical drama, psychological thriller ...
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
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