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Janowar (2021)
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Original name: জানোয়ার
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Based on a true story- A group of robbers broke into a house at night with the intention of committing robbery. The house was inhabited by two young girls and a disabled child and their mother. Not getting the desired money, the robbers started torturing them. And they were raped them more than once and after the rape everyone was killed by cutting their throats.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
murder, danger, gangster, love, bandit, gang, violence, friendship, youth, death, criminal, friends, family relations, love and romance, chase, robbery, couples, vengeance, rivalry, society, criminal underworld, criminal gang, truth, deadly, crimes
Time:
contemporary
Place:
bangladesh
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and disturbing films with plots about murder, violence, society, death, chase, rivalry and youth mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Janowar: Bird (2020), Sons of the Neon Night (2025), Black Widow (2019), Bonded by Blood 2 (2017), Lethal Hostage (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Story:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, touching, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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48%
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
47%
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
46%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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