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The Man from Toronto (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In a case of mistaken identity, the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the Man from Toronto, and a New York City screw-up are forced to team up after being confused for each other at an Airbnb.
Style: action comedy, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: mistaken identity, hitman, attempted murder, battles, roommate, murderer, criminal gang, bandit, satire, criminal, noisy neighbor, misfit ...
Time: 2020s
Place: toronto ontario canada, miami, puerto rico, minnesota, utah ...
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The Final Girls (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Style: slasher, parody, horror comedy, humorous, scary ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: serial killer, virginity, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, camp counselor, teenager, summer camp, camp, scream queen, characters murdered one by one, characters killed one by one, murder ...
Time: 80s, 2010s, year 1986, 1950s, year 1987 ...
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 5.1
 2K
VANish (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Three thugs kidnap Emma, the daughter of a drug kingpin, and have no idea that murderous blood that runs through her veins. As time passes, the unlucky threesome finds themselves in danger from the police, gangsters and their captive.
Style: suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot: kidnapping, murder, road trip, on the road, danger, captivity, violence against women, violent content, woman in danger, chaos, rivalry, on the run ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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 6.3
 7K
Time to Hunt (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Wanting to leave their dystopian world behind for a faraway paradise, three outlaws plot a money heist — and draw the attention of a vicious killer.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: manhunt, heist, dystopian future, group of friends, friendship, friendship between men, armed robbery, male male relationship, violence, teenager, survival, urban setting ...
Time: 2040s, near future
Place: south korea
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The Tax Collector (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to ...
Style: ambiguous ending, tense, suspenseful, exciting, bleak ...
Plot: sadism, drug smuggler, tax collector, hitman, family relations, female psychopath, violence, drug dealer, danger, drug, taxes, male objectification ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s
Place: los angeles, usa
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The Eleventh Hour (2008)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An ex-Navy SEAL, Michael Adams, (Matthew Reese) was captured during a raid to free Japanese prisoners from a North Korean prison camp. He endures the North Koreans torture for three years -- seen only as flashbacks -- then released back into ...
Style: suspense, exciting, disturbing, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot: secret service agent, female agent, vendetta, violence, political prisoner, tragic hero, conspiracy, chase, husband wife relationship, tragic past, female assassin, dark hero ...
Time: 2000s
Place: korea, north korea
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The Devil Inside (2012)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
Style: demonic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: found footage, demonic possession, exorcism, supernatural, exorcist, possession, possessed girl, investigation, uncover truth, possessed, death, haunted by the past ...
Time: year 2000, year 2012, 80s, year 2009, year 1989 ...
Place: rome italy, italy, america, europe
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China Salesman (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer who volunteers to go to North Africa and help the company he works for to win a competition. The winner can own the right to control the communication between south and north. French spy Michael works for the ...
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: conspiracy, rivalry, manipulation, military, violence, corrupt businessman, attempted murder, murder, betrayal, brutality, arms dealer, on the run ...
Time: 2010s
Place: africa
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 7.0
 123K
The Foreigner (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search ...
Style: suspense, exciting, harsh, independent film, political ...
Plot: revenge, terrorism, bomb, tough guy, one against many, ira, hand to hand combat, justice, ex special forces, battles, terrorist, martial arts ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: united kingdom, ireland, afghanistan, iraq, northern ireland ...
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The Asian Connection (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
Style: suspense, surprise ending, tense, exciting, touching ...
Plot: drug lord, vengeance, murder, car chase, attempted murder, police, violence, organized crime, death, crime boss, betrayal, arms dealer ...
Place: bangkok thailand, cambodia
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 4.9
 978
Caught (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A desperate housewife discovers her husband is having an affair and kidnaps his unsuspecting mistress, but what starts as a prank quickly spirals out of control.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: unfaithful husband, mistress, teenage girl, housewife, captive, woman, marital infidelity, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, attempted murder, teenager, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.7
 16K
Race (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir's personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is ...
Style: realistic, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: rivalry, betrayal, love triangle, investigation, family relations, law enforcement, danger, vengeance, dishonesty, siblings relations, murder, brother brother relationship ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: south africa, africa, cape town south africa
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The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, witty, funny ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, organized crime, kidnapping, gangster, hitman, vengeance, happy ending, betrayal, dentist, danger, criminal heroes, assassin ...
Place: latin america, mexico
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What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, rough ...
Plot: friendship, heist, infidelity, family problems, buddies, downfall, haunted by the past, danger, criminal heroes, legal, drug addiction, introspection ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, boston, massachusetts
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 6.1
 11K
Josh (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Shah Rukh Khan and Sharad Kapoor are the leaders of the two rival gangs. Aishwarya Rai is Shah Rukh Khan's twin sister. Shah Rukh is in love with Priya Gill. Chandrachur Singh is Sharad Kapoor's younger brother who studies in a catering ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, captivating, melancholic, exciting ...
Plot: gang, street gang, rivalry, family relations, love affair, siblings relations, twins, love and romance, fall in love, secret, attempted murder, inheritance ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, goa india, asia
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I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, stylized, dark comedy ...
Plot: waitress, kidnapping, gangster, hostage, unlikely criminals, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, attempted murder, suicide attempt, teenager, mugging ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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 3.4
 912
The Seamstress (2009)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Seamstress was brought into being by the desperate curse of an innocent woman being tortured to death by a vigilante mob. Voracious for blood, the hideously-mutilated specter hunts a small group of friends who become trapped on the island where ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, scary, serious, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: curse, afterlife, serial killer, island, vigilantism, ghost, seamstress, vengeance, supernatural, family problems, curses spells and rituals, danger ...
Time: 21st century
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Murder on the 13th Floor (2012)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A neglectful mother concocts a plan to kill her live-in nanny when she discovers the nanny is having an affair with her husband.
Style: suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: vengeance, love affair, family relations, danger, nanny, attempted murder, adultery, urban, couple relations, crime gone awry, captivity, child in peril ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Love, Lies (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot: japanese occupation of korea, friendship, love, attempted murder, jealousy, best friend, betrayal, friendship between men, friends, actress, wartime, impossible love ...
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The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
Genre: Action, Biography, Thriller, War
Country: France, Belgium, UK, USA, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 120 min.
Story: With the Third Reich is at his peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhardt ...
Style: captivating, bloody, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: world war two, assassination, nazism, resistance, nazi, paratrooper, holocaust, european history, naval officer, ss, czech history, fascist ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, year 2017, year 1929, year 1942 ...
Place: central europe, prague, germany, europe
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Larry Donner is a author and writing professor who tutors people who want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his Ex-wife has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot: train, dark humor, writers, murder, unlikely friendships, disorder, family relations, strangulation, nothing goes right, dysfunctional family, railway, mother ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hawaii, los angeles
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Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
Style: realistic, talky, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, courtroom, legal, murder, court, biopic, trial, coma, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 20th century, year 1990, 80s, 90s
Place: rhode island
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 7.7
 80K
Black Book (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Style: tense, erotic, psychological, realistic, dramatic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: world war two, holocaust, espionage, spy, nazism, nazi, war, revenge, resistance, occupation, gestapo, ss ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, year 2006, 20th century, y2k ...
Place: netherlands, holland, germany, israel, amsterdam ...
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 6.6
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Killing Reagan (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, thought provoking
Plot: president, conspiracy, usa president, assassination attempt, politician, love story, u.s. president, politics, attempted murder, assassination plot, political unrest, historical figure ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
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 8.2
 210
Lost Romance (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Zheng Xiao En works as an editor of romance novels at a publishing company, and secretly dreams about falling in love with a CEO. When she isn’t working, she spends her days daydreaming about He Tian Xing, the handsome chief executive of the ...
Style: tense, romantic, suspenseful, talky, humorous ...
Plot: couples, business, attempted murder, love and romance, love affair, love, society, mistress, love interest, young lovers, love hate relationship, power struggle
Time: 21st century
Place: taiwan
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 7.6
 340
Murder in Mind (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Style: anthology, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: murder, female killer, killer, murderer, killings, attempted murder, criminal, psychological torment, murder mystery, serial murder, psychological trauma, psychology ...
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 6.4
 7K
Midnight (2021)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A tense night for Kyung-mi and her mother (both hearing-impaired) when they fall prey to a charismatic murderer in the dark alleys of Seoul.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, deaf, mother daughter relationship, deafness, mute or deaf, witnessing a crime, murder witness, attempted murder, killings, murderer, witness, serial murder ...
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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In Cheonan, a serial murder case takes place, but the case becomes more and more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, immediately senses that all the cases are by the same killer and starts investigation. One day, Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked ...
Style: suspense, twisted, factual, tense, crime thriller ...
Plot: gang, serial killer, murder mystery, mafia, gangster, police, revenge, investigation, forensics, street gang, murderer, murder investigation ...
Time: year 2005
Place: south korea
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 6.4
 3K
Door Lock (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she found a trace of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel
Style: psychological, tense, suspense, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot: secretly observing, female victim, violence against women, murder, breaking and entering, investigation, attempted murder, woman in danger, pursuit, disembowelment, dismemberment, twists and turns ...
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Bending The Rules (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Detective Nick Blades is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo Gold is the man in charge of putting him behind bars. When these two unlikely partners from opposite sides of the law stumble onto a criminal plot, ...
Style: humorous, exciting, captivating, tense, light ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, police corruption, partner, law enforcement, unlikely partners, dishonesty, wrestler, attempted murder, danger, wrestling, buddy cop, villainess ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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