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List of ethics movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Five military men from from different branches of the armed forces find themselves mysteriously locked in a room with four bullets and one gun and no clues.
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, psychological thriller, grim ...
Plot:
military, moral dilemma, locked room, paranoia, hostage, trust, ethics, duty, single, claustrophobia, mature, confined space ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
To avoid having the space program cancelled, officials substitute a lookalike for an astronaut who died on a Mars mission.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, tragic
Plot:
mars, space exploration, nasa, impostor, cover up, space program, space, cold war, double life, conspiracy, body swapping, ethics ...
Time:
near future, 70s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bobby Rose, a recent college graduate, returns home to Beverly Hills to work for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior executive position are soon quashed when his father employs him as one of the ...
Style:
retro, period piece, independent film
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, workplace, theft, small business, personal growth, blue collar, work ethic, ethics, redemption, class conflict, factory ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Lou Grant is an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the titular role as a newspaper editor. Unusual in American television, this drama series was a spinoff from a sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Aired from 1977 to 1982, Lou ...
Style:
sitcom, serious, realistic, clever, period drama
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, social realism, social issues, ethics, reporter, office politics, investigation, city life, photojournalism, courtroom, newspaper office ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Deepak Pradhan, a young police officer, gets transferred to North Bengal where his junior officers are involved in corrupt practices. When disturbing events from the past start to surface and the pressure builds, will Deepak be able to hold on to ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, tense, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
corruption, corrupt system, integrity, justice, ethics, moral dilemma, small town, betrayal, power struggle, investigation, social issues, whistleblower ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.
Style:
serious, intense, tense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
prosecutor, courtroom, justice, moral dilemma, evidence, ethics, investigation, social commentary, witness, suspicion, corruption, redemption ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
TV show
Story:
Richard Altman, a respected judge, is forced to sacrifice everything he has worked for when his son Lucas commits a hit-and-run, leaving a man for dead. At first, Richard wants his son to do the right thing, but he changes his mind when he realizes ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, father son relationship, judge, criminal, crime boss, father and son, accident, mafioso, life is a bitch, family relations, sacrifice, cover up ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An inspired experimental chemist, wakes up in a New Orleans jail, accused of arson that's linked to an illegal drug-manufacturing ring. Suffering from amnesia, he's unexpectedly released on bail, determined to find his missing girlfriend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, philosophical ...
Plot:
amnesia, arson, moral dilemma, memory loss, illegal drugs, chemist, travel, morality, dream, amnesiac, memory lapse, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, tense, dark, suspense, ambiguous ending
Plot:
moral ambiguity, train, character study, ethics, secrets, ethical dilemma, fate, chance meeting, multiple perspectives, urban, realism, irony ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A math teacher from Bucharest and his lover go out for a picnic to relax. The film follows what happens after an accident occurs and the two characters argue about how to handle the situation. Things take a twist and as the victim becomes an part ...
Style:
tense, clever, realistic, serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
prostitute, manipulation, infidelity, introspection, mysterious character, destructive relationship, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, couples, couple relations, woods, moral dilemma ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
romania, bucharest
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Jacob takes a job escorting wealthy adventurers through Bosnia, he is horrified to learn the "tourists" plan to participate in the conflict.
Style:
bleak, grim, tense, intense, tragic ...
Plot:
soldier, loss of innocence, realism, moral dilemma, ethics, un, combat, refugee, violence, moral ambiguity, sergeant, cynicism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on renowned Japanese novelist Yamazaki Toyoko's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a ...
Style:
medical drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
ambition, surgeon, doctor, hospital, medical, power struggle, professional rivalry, medicine, physician, surgery, coworker, career ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Akif Erdem, the physics teacher who is the protagonist of the story, wants to teach his students a “lesson in humanity”. The only thing is – Akif the teacher uses a different teaching method than the teachers we know and are used to. For their ...
Style:
psychological thriller, serious, tense, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
high school, teacher student relationship, bullying, school, moral dilemma, truth, confession, guilt, harassment, ethics, character study, bomb threat ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, tragedy, newspaper, journalism, disaster, airplane crash, airplane accident, news reporter, accident, reporter, investigative reporter, job ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Seven people from different walks of life give their blood sample for ELISA Test - AIDS Screening. To avoid the tension of waiting, they decide to bribe the technician and know the results earlier. They come to know only one among them has AIDS. ...
Style:
tension, tense, emotional, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
aids, hiv, uncertainty, anxiety, problem, analysis, social problems, illness, secret, realism, ethics, humanity ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A struggling lawyer files a PIL in a hit-and-run case involving a business scion's son hoping that the resulting publicity would be good for his business.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, fight for justice, attorney, courtroom drama, social injustice, courtroom, underdog, justice, hit and run, injustice, legal system, city ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
In the winter of 2117, a runaway vehicle crashes into the Public Safety Bureau Building. The driver is identified as Izumi Yasaka, a psychological counselor at the Sanctuary, a Latent Criminal Isolation Facility in Aomori Prefecture. But right ...
Style:
anime, seinen, tense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
dystopia, cyberpunk, conspiracy, violence, criminal, police, drug, law and order, guerilla warfare, distopia, moral ambiguity, justice ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Mike finds out that he has he same neurological disease as his father, he decides to enter a chain of assisted suicides, which operates under one rule: if you want to die, you must kill someone first.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, crime thriller, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
euthanasia, suicide, assassin, father son relationship, killing, murder, murderer, hitman, life & death, desperation, terminal illness, ethics ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A prosecutor leaks a false story that liquor warehouse owner Michael Gallagher is involved in the murder of a union head, and as newspaper reporter Megan Carter picks up the story and attempts to find the real truth, Gallagher's life begins to ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, talky, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
journalism, legal, writers, murder, politics, investigation, courtroom, court, lawyer, manipulation, media, newspaper reporter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981, 70s
Place:
usa, miami, florida
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Equal Justice was a television legal drama broadcast in the United States by ABC from March 27, 1990 to July 3, 1991.
This series details on the lives of the district attorney's office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The series stars George ...
Style:
serious, emotional, tense, realistic
Plot:
legal, criminal justice, district attorney, courtroom, law firm, politics, ambition, realism, ethics, investigation, urban, public defender ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A dying lawyer belonging to a cult, seeks to be reincarnated through a young artist with the ritual involving the sacrifice of a virgin.
Style:
suspense, tension, psychological thriller, esoteric, grim ...
Plot:
reincarnation, ritual, mysticism, moral dilemma, occult, past life, supernatural, identity, sacrifice, ethics, struggling artist, virgin sacrifice ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A highly controversial sequel from the creators of the original film which was eventually banned by the Judicial system. Featuring interviews from experts who have researched the multi-billion "child trafficking" industry, parents who have ...
Style:
controversial, dark, grim, independent film, banned
Plot:
child trafficking, investigation, trauma, human rights, social issues, whistleblower, social commentary, interview, surveillance, ethics, undercover, activist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hailey's professional code of ethics prevents her from going to the police about a client's confession, so she must find another way to bring the killer to justice.
Style:
psychological, suspense, stylized, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, whodunit, female protagonist, partner, uncover truth, poisoning, psychoanalyst, puzzle, clue, social relations, perseverance ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Hooman Sahraei who’s a medical specialist has the intention to establish a hospital along with a group of personnel who could be described as different…
Style:
medical drama, dramatic
Plot:
doctor, hospital, bureaucracy, ambition, team building, urban, ethics, professional rivalry, realism, leadership, friendship, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tehran
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
London is rocked by terrorist attacks as armed police shoot dead an innocent man on his way to work.
Style:
suspense, tragic
Plot:
true crime, civil rights, justice, investigation, urban, retiring, british politics, ethics, empathy, scandal, surveillance, media coverage ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2007, year 2005
Place:
london
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
prosecutor, murder, courtroom, murder suspect, murderer, accused of murder, investigation, murder mystery, mentor protege relationship, criminal justice, framed for murder, felony ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Qiao Nuo, a fresh graduate, comes across an unexpected opportunity to become an intern for the city court. Because of her lack of knowledge for what the work entails, her abilities are questioned by the judge. Qiao Nuo witnesses the intense ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom, judge, ambition, trial, prosecutor, law, legal action, advocate, court, courtroom drama, lawyer, lawsuit ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The latest discovery by a blind shell collector puts the relationship between man and nature on edge: a rare mollusc that is extremely poisonous, but has a healing and hallucinogenic effect on some people. Can people resist the creature’s ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
remote island, blind man, island, nature, beach, problem, fighting illness, lifestyle, illness, man versus nature, isolation, obsession ...
Place:
okinawa japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Cops of Paramedu Police Station encounter a series of events while they are on a mission to improve the image of Kerala Police, by making it people friendly. Will they become successful in their mission?
Style:
humorous, funny, captivating, entertaining, light hearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
police, mission, police protagonist, automobile, police officer, car, machine, humour, hindu, police station, camaraderie, reform ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A greedy TV channel owner tries to rake in the moolah by pitting a reluctant local boxer against a notorious international champion.
Style:
intense, emotional, psychological, suspense, motivational
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rivalry, boxing, redemption, revenge, family drama, family feud, underdog, corruption, exploitation, greed, honor, ethics ...
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