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The Great Illusionist (2020)
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Original name: 大幻术师
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
During the Republican China, a series of murders happened in Beihai City. Finding that all the victims were professional magicians, the police detective Long Cong turns to the real magician for help.
Style:
captivating, detective
Plot:
murder investigation, serial murder, killing spree, killing, serial killer, fight, murderer, investigation, illusionist, murder, battles, sleuth, illusion, crime investigation, teamwork, supernatural ability, murder mystery, forensics, who done it, supernatural power, police investigation, homicide detective, crime solving, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, suspenseful and thrilling films with plots about crime investigation, murder, murder investigation, investigation, murderer, murder mystery and crime solving mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Great Illusionist: Cult Killer (2024), The Devil's Scarab (2016), Hello Murderer (2010), The Snake Bearer (2005), The Abandoned (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, detective, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
female detective, serial killer, private investigator, investigation, killer, killing, homicide detective, serial murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, female police detective, murder ...
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95%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced but forgetful Inspector Pimentel.
Style:
suspense, captivating, enigmatic, suspenseful, tense ...
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serial killer, unsolved crime, murder investigation, crime solving, homicidal maniac, uncover truth, killing, teamwork, murderer, fighting crime, homicide detective, murder ...
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Slacker detective Jeong-min (Kim Dong-wuk) is assigned to investigate a serial killer case. For the first time in his career he puts his heart into his work but Yeong-seok (Yoo Oh-seong), an unemployed man with natural instincts as a detective, gets ...
Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, thrilling, satirical
Plot:
serial killer, killing, uncover truth, problem, investigation, sleuth, crime investigation, secret, homicide detective, murderer, serial murder, murder ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Norway
Duration: 60 min.
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Norwegian Miniseries based on Unni Lindell's mystery novel by the same title.
Style:
detective, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
killing, police investigation, serial killer, who done it, murderer, murder mystery, crime solving, killing spree, murder investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, detective, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, serial killer, mental issues, investigation, killing, murder mystery, murderer, police investigation, killing spree, who done it, homicide detective ...
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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
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72%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talking about a serial killer in the area who seems to be targeting sex ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, female detective, female police detective, killing, who done it, uncover truth, investigation, murder mystery, sex crime, murder investigation ...
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72%
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
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murder investigation, murderer, who done it, police detective, police officer, battles, sleuth, police, crime investigation, police investigation, changing lives, murder ...
Place:
india
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71%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 190 min.
Story:
Based on the case of the serial killer Donato Bilancia, who murdered 17 people between 1998 and 2000 in Genova.
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tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, psycho killer, serial murder, homicidal maniac, killing spree, murder investigation, homicide detective, game of death, crime investigation, killing, police detective, criminal ...
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70%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
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Serial killer Guy Georges' hunt by a female captain who created a DNA database that revolutionized the police methods.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, detective
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, female detective, killing spree, serial murder, killing, forensics, who done it, detective inspector, murder investigation, crime investigation, secret ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Uruguay, Argentina
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A detective on trail of a suspected child killer, was arrested for the crime, but was allowed to walk free after a clerical error. The detective enlists the mother of the murdered child to exact a justice the legal system can't provide.
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder mystery, crime investigation, murder investigation, who done it, murder, killing, teamwork, accusation, uncover truth, police investigation, crime solving ...
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66%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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After Police Chief Carter discovers the remains of eleven women, FBI Special Agent Petrovick is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for the infamous "boneyard" killings. As the police force, narcotics agency, and FBI lock ...
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder mystery, whodunit, serial murder, serial killer, killing spree, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, murderer, murder, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sergey is a Russian athletics champion whose career is destroyed in a moment by a car accident. Then he discovers that while his injuries have diminished his athletic abilities, they have also given him paranormal abilities to see the past, when ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense
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64%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Derick Abraham, a fiery and dutiful police officer, continues to be the best officer until his brother Philip Abraham gets arrested for false murder charges. Will he be able to investigate the case and serve justice to his brother?
Style:
thrilling, detective, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, police officer, killing, homicide detective, fight, framed for murder, who done it, murder investigation, sleuth, police detective, police investigation, brother brother relationship ...
Place:
india
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60%
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
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In a gripping six-part mini-series, police pursue baffling murder cases. To catch the killer, detectives must reconstruct the victim's life.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, detective
Plot:
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55%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
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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
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murder, killing, who done it, problem, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, murder mystery, serial murder, sleuth, investigative journalism, police investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 94 min.
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Time:
2020s
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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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:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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718
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong-set mystery centered on a detective who has been framed for a series of gruesome murders.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, police interrogation, murder investigation, framed for murder, investigation, killing spree, serial murder, murder, crime solving, uncover truth, crime investigation, murder mystery ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Once a Los Angeles homicide detective, Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
serial murder, sleuth, serial killer, murder mystery, detective inspector, cold case, forensics, crime solving, murder investigation, investigation, killing, killing spree ...
Place:
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535
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
criminal, police, killing, sleuth, forensics, homicide detective, murder investigation, investigation, police investigation, murder, supernatural power, police detective ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
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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.
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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:
47%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.
Style:
psychological, detective, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
murder investigation, serial killer, town, murder mystery, whodunit, killing, serial murder, killing spree, uncover truth, small town life, secret, police investigation ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The Sequel to The Four, based on the best-selling novel by Woon Swee Oan. The four constables, Emotionless (Crystal Liu Yifei), Iron Hands (Collin Chou), Life Snatcher (Ronald Cheng) and ColdBlood (Deng Chao), are specially skilled in their own ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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117
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Self proclaimed serial killer Max Rapp is in prison for the murder of 23 people. Detectives Tara Scholl and Henry Kloss suspect he is innocent of these crimes. However, if Rapp isn't a serial killer how is he able to slip into the minds of ...
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psychological, detective, captivating, thrilling
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serial killer, killing, murderer, killing spree, serial murder, problem, detective inspector, crime investigation, homicide detective, crime solving, secret, murder ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 60 min.
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When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, homicide detective, secret, serial murder, killing spree, murder investigation, killing, murder mystery, detective inspector, forensics ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Sathyajith, Assistant Commissioner of Police, along with his team is assigned to handle controversial and complicated cases. One day, while fishing on a lake side, a man finds a garbage bag trapped inside his net.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling
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Place:
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