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Raado (2022)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Some powerful people, with strong political influence, leaders of the crowd and determined law enforcement collide with one another and the society implodes.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, political thriller, intense, crime drama, dark, suspenseful, realistic, fast paced ...
Plot:
power struggle, intrigue, political intrigue, corruption, political conspiracy, political unrest, power politics, fight for supremacy, fight, politician, fighting the system, political activism, political corruption, chaos, law enforcement, moral ambiguity, confrontation, civil unrest, violence, betrayal, conspiracy, justice, police brutality, social commentary, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to Raado
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspense and captivating films with plots about corruption, moral ambiguity, revenge, urban, conspiracy, investigation and power struggle mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Raado: Ramaleela (2017), Ko 2 (2016), One (2021), NGK (2019), My Name Is Shruthi (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ramanunni, who was the MLA of revolutionary party CDP, crosses over to the opposition as their candidate for the by-election. He procures a revolver and when one of his arch-enemies is gunned down, Ramanunni becomes the suspect. The ...
Style:
political thriller, political, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
politics, election, revenge, corruption, power struggle, political conspiracy, political unrest, cat versus mouse, political intrigue, intrigue, political activism, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Story of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala whose uncompromising attitude towards corruption and his dictatorial actions has gained him a lot of enemies. The events gets more intense when he faces an allegation.
Style:
political, political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political intrigue, minister, corruption, problem, political unrest, politics, corrupt system, power struggle, political scandal, social commentary, character study, investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, political, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, social justice, political intrigue, political activism, political unrest, political activist, battles, social problems, fight, political campaign, corrupt politician ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Shruthi embarks on a career in an advertising agency in Hyderabad, sharing accommodations with a friend in the city. However, a routine return to her room during a commercial shoot unveils a series of startling events, thrusting her into the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, social issues, female protagonist, organ trafficking, conspiracy, social commentary, exploitation, survival, moral ambiguity, urban, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day. And that person is no less than... the president of the United States.
Style:
tense, political thriller, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
assassination of president, prime minister, usa president, blackmail, conspiracy, murder, hostage, assassination, kidnapping, murderer, criminal, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
belgium, washington d.c.
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Political thriller about an Iraq war veteran seeking the truth about his brother's death.
Style:
political thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, iraq war, social problems, politics, political unrest, social issues, political intrigue, war veteran, murder investigation, life is a bitch, iraq war veteran, iraq veteran ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The worlds of journalism and politics collide in this story about an experienced journalist who desperately needs to scoop a big story in order to revamp his career. Deciding he'll take matters into his own hands, he frames a politician and ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Plot:
conspiracy, fabrication, assassination, deception, intrigue, political scandal, journalism, frame up, cover up, betrayal, corruption, revenge ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
One fateful night, a police station in Bangladesh, and a motley crowd consisting of criminals, an eminent industrialist, media, general public. What does this night have in store for them?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
criminal, urban, law enforcement, corruption, police procedural, coworker, workplace situations, workplace, police station, bandit, gang, police officer ...
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Suspended but unbroken, an NIA agent, an ACP, and a constable race against time to expose a deadly nexus of arms, espionage, and human weapon camps-fighting from the shadows against a faceless enemy.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, fast paced, political thriller ...
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, national security, intelligence agency, corruption, law enforcement, investigation, undercover, human experiment, surveillance, cat and mouse, sacrifice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An investigative journalist gets into trouble when he publishes an article that exposes bitter truths about a corrupt politician.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, political thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative journalism, corrupt politician, corruption, journalist, investigative reporter, fight, political corruption, fighting the system, corrupt official, organized crime, cover up, whistleblower ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a mysterious prisoner lands in jail, a border town sheriff faces the wrath of a brutal cartel.
Style:
tense, action packed, crime thriller, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
cartel, sheriff, confrontation, law enforcement, violent, fight scenes, justice, moral ambiguity, corruption, showdown, power struggle, desperation ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Nene Raju Nene Mantri is the story of Radha Jogendra and the love of his life, Radha. His whole world revolves around her and he can go to any lengths to make her happy. But what happens when such profound love takes the shape of cavernous ambition?
Style:
tense, suspense, political, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
power struggle, ambition, corrupt politician, rise to power, politics, political intrigue, political campaign, minister, fight for supremacy, power, politician, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Lakshmi, Chinna, and Shiva are friends who work together in organized crime but when something goes wrong they turn on each other.
Style:
crime drama, dark, tense, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
organized crime, betrayal, criminal underworld, gangster, violence, friendship, urban, mistrust, corruption, loyalty, moral ambiguity, threat ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A thriller revolving around a sudden blast in a Khagragarh firecracker unit, some 70 km away from then president of India's house, ahead of Durga Puja in 2014. Is there more than meets the eye?
Style:
suspense, political thriller, tense, dark, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, corruption, risk, intrigue, danger, power struggle, politician, cover up, betrayal, homecoming, government official ...
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45%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Vyshali, the assistant superintendent of police, is forcefully tasked to deal with unknown kidnapper Godse, who holds some high-profile personalities as hostages. Why did he kidnap them, what are his demands, and what does he want to achieve?
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, intense ...
Plot:
justice, student, government, fight, kidnapping, corruption, hostage situation, fighting the system, social problems, fight for justice, reunited friends, lifestyle change ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A group of youngsters headed by Das attempt to monopolise the meat business in Falaknuma. However, they encounter some unexpected problems, which lead them to the path of crime.
Style:
crime drama, tense, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
violence, gang, brutality, street life, youth, fight, battles, violent, neighborhood, gang violence, gangster, urban ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Rishidev, an ACP of the Narcotics Control Bureau meets with an accident and loses his memory. Meanwhile, a person named Haran comes to the forefront for running a drug racket. Things take an interesting turn when NCB learns that Rishidev has been ...
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, psychological thriller, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, double life, identity crisis, drug traffic, deception, undercover cop, secret life, investigation, false identity, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
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Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Desperate to keep her husband’s secret, a devoted politician’s wife struggles to stave off threats that could ruin their promising new life.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
family secret, secrets, family relations, husband wife relationship, dark past, family problems, political unrest, politician, male female relationship, secret, secret past, tragic past ...
Place:
andalusia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
accident, corruption, couple relations, intrigue, male female relationship, police corruption, fight, relationships, problem, battles, corrupt cop, danger ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
130
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story centers around Robert, with the help of Lawrence and Natalie, as he struggles to find out who has murdered his wife and child. Along the way, he must try to navigate through a web of political intrigue that involves a cop and a district ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, intense ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, intrigue, politics, dishonesty, investigation, murder mystery, family tragedy, grief, justice, loss, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Months after the failed assassination attempt on President Animesh Chatterjee, investigator Pankaj Sinha and SP Sanjukta Mitra uncover a deadly plot, Mission M2, led by Munir Alam.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, assassination, political intrigue, police procedural, terrorism, national security, betrayal, corruption, mistrust, cat and mouse, urban ...
Similarity:
38%
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 ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
Babji is a murder suspect who also is an emotionally unstable man. He describes the modes operandi behind the crime he committed that eventually helps the cops disclose unfolded facts.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, intense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, character study, interrogation, suspect, investigation, ethical dilemma, motive, conflict, justice, confession, mental health, evidence ...
Similarity:
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867
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, Peru
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of an international finance deal in New York and Peru, Oliver's Deal is an intense political drama which explores how far people will go to get what they want.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
politics, finance, money, deal, business tycoon, political intrigue, political unrest, political conspiracy, world politics, power struggle, ambition, moral dilemma ...
Place:
new york, peru
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Dandupalayam is a Tamil crime thriller based on true incidents involving the notorious Dandupalyam gang. With over 350 thefts, 150 murders, and 90 rape attempts, the story uncovers hidden truths.
Style:
crime thriller, disturbing, intense, brutal, tense ...
Plot:
murder, violence, gang violence, true crime, theft, police investigation, rape, gangster, criminal underworld, crime spree, law enforcement, corruption ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified ...
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, blackmail, corruption, power struggle, corrupt system, corrupt politician, criminal, bandit, political unrest, political intrigue, secret, criminal gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south korea, seoul, busan
Similarity:
35%
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 ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Gautham is a software engineer, Chakri is a corrupt police officer, Shankar is a bar owner, Sri Ramulu is a politician. These four who are not related to each other meet on one occasion. After that what happened in their lives.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
police, corrupt system, corruption, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, deception, betrayal, power struggle, politics, urban, investigation, conspiracy ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Vijay has everything going for him – he lands a plush job and is about to marry his love. But what happens when he finds himself in the centre of a conspiracy?
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, money, intrigue, money problems, investigation, evidence, corruption, betrayal, fraud, power struggle, cat and mouse, paranoia ...
Place:
india
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