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Kaithi (2019)
51K
Original name: கைதி
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.
Style:
suspenseful, tension, dark, fast paced, masala, epic, suspense, mind blowing, crime thriller
Audience:
adult
Plot:
redemption, survival, sacrifice, night, rescue mission, drug bust, anti hero, escape, hostage situation, urban, cat and mouse, underdog, police procedural, moral ambiguity, hand to hand combat, urban violence, revenge, corruption, police officer, prisoner, prison, children, money, forest, police ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark, tense and captivating films with plots about revenge, moral ambiguity, corruption, urban, betrayal, vigilante and tamil mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Kaithi: Darbar (2020), Good Bad Ugly (2025), Lorry Chapter-1 (2024), Laththi (2022), Paayum Puli (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 135 min.
Story:
An extortion gang that murders businessmen kills a policeman working on the case. ACP Jayaseelan exterminates the gang by way of unofficial encounters, but the murders continue. What the cop doesn't realise is that the brain behind the crimes ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Audience:
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Country: India
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