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The Business of Pleasure (2023)
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Original name: Денот на жената
Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Obsessed with the disappearance of her best friend who became a victim of sex trafficking, a journalist plots an undercover operation in order to expose the criminal network. But as her accomplices draw closer to the boss, the situation gets out of control and they struggle to get out alive.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot:
slave trade, journalism, trafficking, sex trafficking, investigation, journalist, investigative journalism, crime investigation, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, female protagonist, problem, fighting crime, threat, private investigation, investigative reporter, female journalist, crime solving, uncover truth, vanished man, prostitution, human trafficking
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and thrilling films with plots about investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, crime investigation, female protagonist, private investigation and secret mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Business of Pleasure: DEIFIED (2021), Killer in Suburbia (2020), Brut Force (2022), Drawn Into the Night (2022), A Deadly Affair (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Female college student Lin Meishan disappeared after attending the Gongliao Ocean Music Festival. After her father found her for many days unsuccessfully, he decided to turn to supernatural forces. A group of reporters planned to document the whole ...
Style:
mystical, psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigative reporter, supernatural, supernatural power, ritual, problem, paranormal investigation, mysticism, father, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, uncover truth, secret ...
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100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gina and her teenage daughter Kelsey move into a new town so Kelsey can attend a better high school. It’s the start of senior year – meaning new parties to attend and new friends to make. But when Kelsey is abducted while on a date, all Gina’s ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
missing child, sex trafficking, human trafficking, uncover truth, slave trader, dating, family relations, desperation, dishonesty, investigation, police, private investigation ...
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100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Newly-fired reporter Sloane Sawyer reluctantly returns to her rural California hometown to investigate the harassment of local vineyard workers and uncorks a tangled web of crime and corruption behind wine country's shiny facade.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative reporter, reporter, cover up, vineyard, private investigation, investigation, female reporter, female journalist, uncover truth, journalism, sleuth, crime investigation ...
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44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
While investigating the disappearance of several high school girls, an undercover cop posing as a student finds herself fighting for her life.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot:
pretense, mysterious disappearance, sleuth, investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, survival, student, violence, crime solving, female student, undercover police officer ...
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35%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mary (Austin Highsmith) and Charlie's (Alan Powell) marriage had become a little rocky, he forgot their anniversary whilst she almost slept with their friend Trevor (Luke Edwards) whose partner, Susan (Valerie Azlynn), is always working as she ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense, psychological
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, crime solving, murder, uncover truth, suspicion, murder investigation, murder suspect, crime investigation, murder mystery, suspicion of adultery, secret ...
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Eiji Akutsu is a newspaper reporter. He is working on unsolved case that took place 30 years ago.The case involved a group of people extorting several companies for money. The group sent cassette tapes to the companies. Eiji Akutsu comes across a ...
Style:
psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
cold case, crime solving, crime investigation, uncover truth, investigation, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, problem, gangster, murder investigation, journalist, secret ...
Place:
japan, kyoto japan
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The discovery of a chopped-off hand in a Brussels canal forces Belgian police diver Kiki to face deep guilt from the past, her own and her country’s. Based on the book ‘Ritual’ by Mo Hayder.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
homicide detective, investigation, murder investigation, murder, police investigation, tragic past, frogman, dark past, sleuth, murder mystery, secret, female protagonist ...
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29%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Journalist Sara has just spent four months completing an in-depth investigation piece. Her editor-in-chief, afraid of offending powerful politicians and business moguls, refuses to run it. Sara’s boyfriend, who works for the same magazine, chooses ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
private investigation, prostitute, prostitution, child prostitution, journalism, investigative journalism, uncover truth, teenage prostitute, political intrigue, intrigue, social problems, investigative reporter ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a car wreck temporarily robs Lauren Carlton of her memory right down to her own name, she must piece together the details of the accident as they slowly return to her. When she finally remembers that she has a daughter who's missing, she ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
kidnapping, amnesia, mother daughter relationship, car accident, amnesiac, investigation, memory loss, memory lapse, uncover truth, repressed memory, female protagonist, memory ...
Similarity:
27%
661
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Deeva Jani, returns home to clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, multicultural
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, killing, problem, family problems, assassination plot, uncover truth, murderer, murder investigation, secret, crime solving, murder mystery ...
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26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A year after Charlie's daughter disappears, another girl from Elrod, Georgia goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie draws suspicion and contempt from local law enforcement and townspeople as she stops at nothing to expose its ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
private investigation, uncover truth, investigation, mysterious disappearance, secret, sleuth, crime investigation, crime solving, disappearance, female protagonist, female reporter, missing daughter ...
Time:
60s, 90s, year 1967, year 1997
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
When a little girl goes missing during a parade in Málaga, a young newspaper journalist becomes fiercely determined to help Amaya's parents find her.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, f word
Plot:
missing child, amateur sleuth, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, investigation, mysterious disappearance, vanished man, problem, female journalist, crime solving, female protagonist, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010
Similarity:
26%
274
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When the police try to unravel the truth behind a series of mysterious crimes in a locality, they face an unexpected situation.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime solving, secret, crime investigation, police detective, police officer, police investigation, police station, sleuth, uncover truth, law enforcement ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tension, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, police procedural, corruption, conspiracy, homicide detective, police investigation, murder investigation, policewoman, police detective, crime investigation, forensics ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A journalist returns to a dark, virtually unrecognizable Athens to investigate his best friend's murder. The victim's girlfriend gives him a hand but they soon realize they either have to abandon their investigation or become cogs in a ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, conspiracy, investigative journalism, murder, journalist, intrigue, crime investigation, murder investigation, undercover, private investigation, crime solving, murder mystery ...
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
24%
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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24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Belgium
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Story:
Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
hostage situation, journalist, hostage, investigation, investigative journalism, crime investigation, uncover truth, private investigation, crime solving, problem, newspaper, electrician ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 90s
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After exposing police corruption, a journalist is drawn into an underground world of violent vigilantism.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
police corruption, investigative reporter, investigation, vigilante, problem, investigative journalism, secret, corruption, private investigation, corrupt sheriff, intrigue, corrupt cop ...
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23%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young woman uses geotagged pictures to help rescue her kidnapped brother.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
child abduction, kidnapping, investigation, crime solving, half brother, uncover truth, abduction, problem, kidnapped child, family problems, female protagonist, sleuth ...
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23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Returning from Afghanistan, Jessica, a Spec OPS Marine, finds herself in a war she never imagined and discovers middle America suburbia has changed when her thirteen year old sister, Aimee, is abducted by sex traffickers.
Style:
action thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
human trafficking, abduction, female protagonist, sister, vigilante, organized crime, slave trader, slave trade, fighting crime, kidnapped woman, life is a bitch, kidnapped ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Lori and Erin are on the holiday of a lifetime to Fiji. But after a huge fight, Erin never boards their final flight and the plane never arrives at its destination. Months later, no plane has been found, no survivors discovered. Until now.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
sister sister relationship, island, stranded, plane crash, vanished man, sisters, problem, sister, investigation, who done it, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ten sex trafficked young women are taken from an island resort by a violent criminal gang for shipping to an overseas client. A young nurse and feisty dancer hatch an escape-plan, finding themselves in the desert fighting for survival against ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, detective
Plot:
sex trafficking, escape, survival, criminal gang, slave trade, human trafficking, woman with a gun, struggle for survival, women, runaway, bandit, teamwork ...
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22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, serious, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, journalism, society, moral dilemma, dishonesty, cover up, corporate conspiracy, investigative journalism, corruption, whistleblower, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
1950s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Fabian Groys, a renowned journalist for a political news magazine, enjoys great freedom, since the stories he uncovers make for good sales. When he loses a hot story about the German army, the editor saddles him with a young female intern. Fabian ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, journalist, political corruption, investigation, politics, uncover truth, private investigation, secret, intrigue, political intrigue, crime solving, investigative reporter ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
22%
490
Genre: Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
21 died in the explosion in the kings bay-accident in Ny-Ålesund in Spitsbergen i 1962. The accident led to the fall of the Norwegian labor party government ruling since WW2. Was this really an accident, and was it under Norwegian control?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, political unrest, female protagonist, political conspiracy, politics, political intrigue, female journalist, investigative reporter, scandal, investigation, cold war, coal mining ...
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21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Single mom, Joanna, teams up with a professor to track down her missing daughter Lizzie, a college student who’s also been working as a cam girl, before it’s too late.
Style:
suspense, tension, captivating, thrilling, independent film ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, single mother, missing person, college campus, secret life, danger, single parent, mysterious disappearance, undercover, disappearance, sleuth ...
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21%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
twin sister, investigation, double life, sisters, vanished man, sister, private investigation, disappearance, sister sister relationship, women, twins, secret ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When an expert in spousal murder is accused of killing her husband, she must use her investigation skills to prove her innocence.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, investigation, private investigation, murder mystery, suspect, suspicion, uncover truth, female protagonist, murder suspect, marital problem, crime solving ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Story:
The ST team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department consists of eccentric members. Some members do not cooperate with others and others do not reveal themselves in front of others. With Samon as the leader of the ST team and young Inspector ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense, detective
Plot:
coworker, police, police officer, police station, police inspector, police detective, uncover truth, crime solving, investigation, forensics, workplace, detective inspector ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
21%
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.
Style:
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:
21%
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