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Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Characters | Serial killers, Hired assassins |
Plot | Investigation |
Place | Korea |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Depressive, Disturbing |
Chief of the ‘Special Crime Unit’, OH Gu-tak, looks for the former gangster, PARK Woong-chul, whom he had worked with before, and recruits a con artist, KWAK No-soon, and a convicted cop, KO Yoo-sung in the new team. With new blood, the ‘Bad Guys’ have become stronger and tougher. As they dig deeper into the case, they sense that a much bigger crime organization is behind it all and they begin the hunt for bad guys…
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:22 |
Characters | Dogs, Maniacs, Mafia, Serial killers, Gangsters |
Plot | On real events, Revenge, Motorcycles, Chase, Funeral |
Place | Hospitals, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Fascinating, Tense |
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 by a suspicious man, and Tae-suk realizes that this man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo becomes the only witness and a survived victim from K.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:42 |
Characters | Dogs, Police, Criminals |
Plot | Revenge, Fight, Investigation, Death, Snow |
Place | Mountains, Hospitals |
Time | Night |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense |
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel. (Remake of the Chinese film “Drug War,” 2012.)
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 02:06 |
Characters | Teens, Monsters, Hired assassins, Criminals |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Death, Weapon, Chase |
Place | Korea |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Tense |
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:51 |
Characters | Dogs |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Money, Weapon, Blackmail |
Place | Asia, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Tense |
On the way to his mother’s funeral, a detective accidentally hits a person with his car. He takes the body with him and puts it into his mother’s coffin. The moment he feels relieved, he receives a call. This caller insists that he saw the detective’s hit-and-run, but instead of asking for money, he wants to know about the body’s whereabouts, leading to a do-or-die showdown of the witness and detective.
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: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:34 |
Characters | Killers, Heroes, Police, Twins, Criminals |
Plot | Love, Revenge, Money, Investigation, Friendship |
Style | Light, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Mark | imdb: 4.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:05 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, FBI, Nurses |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight, Chase |
Place | Hospitals |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge. With enough twists and turns, KILL'EM ALL will keep you guessing until the final bullet is fired.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 02:00 |
Characters | Serial killers |
Plot | Revenge, Investigation, Pads, Rivalry |
Place | Asia, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Black humor |
On the day the 15-year statute of limitations expired on a high profile serial murder case that claimed the lives of 10 women, a family member of the victim throws himself off the building in front of Choi Hyeong-goo, the detective in charge of the case. Two years later, a man called Lee Doo-seok publishes a book titled "I am the Murderer" claiming responsibility for the murders that took place 17 years ago. His book becomes a bestseller because of the author’s charming looks and his vivid depiction of the crime. The detective and the self-proclaimed murderer meet face to face on a television debate show. Believing that Lee is nothing but a con artist, Detective Choi renews his search for the ultimate truth. Then another man appears suddenly, claiming he is the real killer.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:32 |
Characters | Blonde girls, Thieves, Police, FBI, Criminals |
Plot | Robbery, Bank robbery, Money, Investigation, Death |
Place | Prison, Hotels |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Tense, For men |
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 02:07 |
Plot | Cars, Investigation, Weapon, Chase, Conspiracies |
Place | Asia, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, For men, Disturbing |
Jong-Woo (played by Sin Ha-gyoon) is a poor, beleagured taxi driver with a bad attitude, understandable given the kind of clients he has to deal with. So when one night, a polite, well-dressed man offers an outrageous sum of money to rent the taxi for an extended period, Jong Woo doesn't ask any questions, though he does make rather cheerful and inappropriate conversation with his uninterested charge. It's difficult to blame Jong-Woo for this, given that it takes him some time to realize that he is not the protagonist of a low-brow comedy, but of an action-packed thriller.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
Characters | Gangsters, Spy, Hired assassins, Killers, Doctors |
Plot | Love, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Revenge, Death |
Place | Village, Africa |
Style | Exciting, By books, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Hired assassins |
Plot | On real events, Investigation, Rivalry |
Place | Prison, USA |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Arab Emirates |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Lawyers, Criminals, Businessmen |
Plot | Revenge, Investigation, Success, Oil, Pads |
Place | Wild West, USA, New York |
Time | 19th century, Dark ones, Winter |
Style | Action, Atmospheric, Heavy, Tense, Depressive |
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:37 |
Characters | Serial killers, Police, Criminals, Detectives |
Plot | Investigation, Mystery |
Place | Prison, Korea |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Tense |
Hyeong-min, a prominent police detective, and Tae-oh, a killer who has confessed to multiple murders, maintain a fierce psychological confrontation.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:29 |
Characters | Serial killers, Soldier, Priests |
Plot | Martial Arts, Investigation, Pursuit, Cheating, False accusations |
Place | Prison |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Louis, using his outstandings martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At least, helped by two another prisoners, he succeded in finding the truth about the dreadful crimes. In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 02:01 |
Characters | Gangsters, Friends, Criminals, Tough guys, Fish |
Plot | Fight, Weapon, Baseball, Betrayal, Chase |
Place | Prison, Ships, Beach, Hospitals, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, For men |
An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.
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: 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: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:36 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Weapon, Cheating |
Place | England, London, Hotels |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men |
An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:42 |
Characters | Hired assassins, Blonde girls, Lawyers, Criminals, Girlfriends |
Plot | Abduction, Investigation, Weapon, Pads, False accusations |
Place | Court, USA |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, For men |
An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Hired assassins, Family, Students, Nurses |
Plot | Mystery, Chase, Hypnosis, Mystery, Cheating |
Place | Hospitals, Korea |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating |
Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok’s eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger…
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | France, USA |
Duration | 02:33 |
Characters | Criminals, Nurses |
Plot | Skirmishes, Abduction, Investigation, Chase, Ambulance |
Place | Hospitals |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Depressive |
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Hired assassins, Heroes |
Plot | Martial Arts, Revenge, Rivalry |
Place | USA |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
Jake is a driver for a seedy escort service operating out of 'The Naked Eye strip club', he's a street thug type who falls for a witty high-class escort named Sandy. Except one night Sandy is found murdered, the only clues left behind are cell phone calls made the night she died. To avenge Sandy's death Jake must risk everything and walk a bloody path to find her killer.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Germany |
Duration | 01:42 |
Characters | Hackers, Programmers, Police, Friends, Losers |
Plot | Love, Investigation, Split personality, Pursuit, Computers |
Place | Party, Germany, Berlin |
Style | Interesting, Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Tense |
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:54 |
Characters | Mafia, Serial killers, Alcoholics |
Plot | Investigation, Hostage, Mystery |
Place | USA, New York |
Style | Exciting, Action, By books, Atmospheric, Heavy |
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France, China, Canada |
Duration | 01:55 |
Characters | Snipers, Hired assassins, Musicians, Heroes, FBI |
Plot | Martial Arts, Fight, Money, Investigation, Friendship |
Place | Trains |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense |
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Criminals |
Plot | Robbery, Investigation, Chase, Conspiracies, Justice |
Place | England, London |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense |
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | Indonesia, France, USA |
Duration | 02:30 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Special Forces, Warriors |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight, Death |
Place | Prison, Indonesia |
Style | Heavy, Tense, For men |
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | fantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:43 |
Characters | Superhero, Police, Criminals, Losers |
Plot | Gambling, Investigation, Happiness, Conspiracies, Mystery |
Place | Prison, England, London |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense |
London cop and compulsive gambler Harry Clayton is on the verge of losing everything. On the night when his huge debts are to be called in, he meets the enigmatic Eve, who gives him a mysterious bracelet said to endow the wearer with immense luck. Harry's fortunes suddenly begin to shift, but he also soon finds himself sucked into a sinister crime wave sweeping through the city.