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Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea |
Duration | 02:32 |
Characters | FBI, Investigators |
Plot | Love, Abduction, Revenge, Investigation, Obsession |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Smart, Serious, Disturbing |
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Germany |
Duration | 01:48 |
Characters | Killers, Police, Family, Lawyers |
Plot | Investigation, Obsession, Fear, Rivalry |
Place | Court, USA |
Style | Twisted plot, Fascinating, Smart, Tense, Intellectual |
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | India |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Gangsters, Musicians, Stewardesses, Businessmen |
Plot | Love, Passion, Death |
Place | India, Cemetery, Asia |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Heavy |
ACP Vishnu is sent on a mission to investigate and clean the underbelly of Goa. During his investigation, he uncovers a huge racket and discovers the involvement of various politicians.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | India |
Duration | 01:03 |
Characters | Dogs, Geniuses, Sherlock Holmes, Lovers |
Plot | Investigation, Drug addict, Swimming, Seduction, Conspiracies |
Place | India, Asia |
Time | World War II |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Disturbing |
In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 01:53 |
Characters | Serial killers, Friends |
Plot | Passion, Investigation, Seduction |
Place | New York |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Smart |
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | India |
Characters | Maniacs, Teens, Serial killers |
Plot | Investigation, Obsession, Mystery |
Place | India |
Style | Action, Tense, Depressive, Disturbing |
A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | India |
Duration | 03:08 |
Plot | Love, On real events, Investigation, Friendship, Death |
Place | Court, England, India, London |
Style | Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Rustom Pavri, an honourable officer of the Indian Navy shoots his friend Vikram to death after discovering that his wife Cynthia had an affair with the rich businessman. The Commander surrenders himself to the Police immediately and admits to have killed Vikram but pleads 'not guilty' in court. Is he convicted or acquitted?
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | India |
Duration | 01:53 |
Characters | Vampire |
Plot | Martial Arts, Investigation, Political, Conspiracies, Rivalry |
Place | India, Asia |
Style | Action, By books, Fascinating, Serious, Disturbing |
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | India |
Duration | 02:08 |
Plot | Chess, Skirmishes, Motorcycles, Friendship, Chase |
Place | Hospitals, India |
Style | Unexpected ending, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious |
'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, documentary, crime, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:39 |
Characters | Family, FBI |
Plot | On real events, Investigation, Mystery, Missing people, Lost memory |
Place | USA |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense, Makes me think |
It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.
Mark | imdb: 5.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Italy, France |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Dogs |
Plot | Investigation, Friendship, Intrigue, Conspiracies, Blackmail |
Place | Italy |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Serious, Disturbing |
An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 01:48 |
Characters | Hired assassins, Actors |
Plot | Love, Gambling, Money, Investigation, Success |
Place | London |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Soulful, Smart, Tense |
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Canada |
Duration | 02:17 |
Characters | Serial killers, Killers |
Plot | Obsession, Death |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, For men |
The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | India |
Plot | On real events, Investigation |
Style | Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense, Serious, Disturbing |
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:21 |
Characters | Alcoholics, Lovers, Psychiatrists |
Plot | Love, Time travel, Investigation, Obsession, Mental disorders |
Place | Trains, New York |
Style | Psychological problems, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Turkey |
Plot | Rivalry |
Place | Turkey |
Style | Exciting, Action, By books, Fascinating, Tense |
In the absence of Behzat Ç., a superintendent named Himmet gets replaced as the president of the murder Bureau. When the murder of minister of Interior makes a big impact, Himmet decides to take advantage of it and he makes his team help the fight against terrorism bureau.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:39 |
Characters | Family, Scammers |
Plot | Love, Friendship, Betrayal, Chase, Rivalry |
Place | Prison, England, London, Small cities |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Germany |
Duration | 02:10 |
Characters | Police, Family, Detectives |
Plot | Investigation, Conspiracies |
Place | New York |
Style | Action, Heavy, Tense, Gloomy, Depressive |
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
Characters | Serial killers, Businessmen |
Plot | Investigation, Split personality, Death, Mystery, Cheating |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense |
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | India |
Characters | Gangsters, Brothers |
Plot | Skirmishes, Cars, Fight, Investigation, Death |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious |
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:45 |
Characters | Gangsters, Heroes |
Plot | Investigation, Divorce, Pads |
Place | Small cities |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Tense, Serious |
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:07 |
Characters | Killers, Journalists, Lovers, Reporters |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Political, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy |
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:46 |
Plot | Investigation, Mystery, Justice, Rivalry |
Style | Unexpected ending, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Smart |
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:47 |
Characters | Artists |
Plot | Passion, Love triangle, Jealousy, Blackmail |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating |
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:41 |
Characters | Lesbians, Doctors, Psychiatrists |
Plot | Cars, Investigation, Obsession, Mental disorders, Depression |
Place | Psychiatric hospitals |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Smart |
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:54 |
Characters | Actors |
Plot | Investigation, Obsession, Pursuit, Chase |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Tense, Serious |
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous blonde dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers -- with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:07 |
Characters | Horses, Blonde girls, Scammers, Journalists, Reporters |
Plot | Investigation, Death, Mystery, Blackmail |
Place | Party, USA |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense, Disturbing |
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, history |
Country | USA, Hungary |
Duration | 01:43 |
Characters | Monsters, Serial killers, Psychiatrists |
Plot | On real events, Investigation, Political |
Place | Russia, USSR |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense, Depressive |
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Czech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, Russia |
Duration | 02:21 |
Characters | Maniacs, Serial killers, Police, Military, Pregnant |
Plot | The escape, Relationship, Investigation, Political, Justice |
Place | School, Trains, Russia, Forest, USSR |
Style | Action, By books, Tense, Creepy, Serious |
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.