20 best movies like The Tender Hook (2008)

List of the best movies like The Tender Hook (2008): Dangerous Liaisons, Uncle John, Step Up All In, When the Bough Breaks, Black Money Love, Deep Water, Shanghai, The Barefoot Contessa, The Perfect Guy, The Great Gatsby.

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Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountrySouth Korea, China, Singapore
Duration01:50

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:03

Uncle John revolves around the struggle to keep a mysterious disappearance unsolved

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:35

    All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:36

    A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryTurkey

    Ömer is a police officer. After the death of his fiancée, he suffers great pain. The body of Sibel, Ömer's fiancée, was found on the top of a cliff, in a car next to a fairly old, rich business man. After the shock of her sudden death and the accusations of his love cheating on him, Ömer realizes that there is more behind her suspicious murder

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryAustralia

    Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, "suicides" and disappearances throughout the 80s and 90s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori's fascination with the case soon turns to fixation. When more ritualistic murders occur with the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick will need to put their relationships, their careers and their lives on the line to finally reveal the truth.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIndia
    Duration01:53

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryItaly, USA
    Duration02:08

    Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration02:23

    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, detective
    CountryPortugal, France
    Duration04:32

    The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, Egypt

    Choubra, cosmopolitan neighborhood of Cairo. Hatem, maggoty police officer, handles this neighborhood with an iron hand. Every single citizen fears and hates him. Only Nour, a young woman he lusts after, dares stand up to him. But Nour is secretly in love with Cherif, brilliant and uncorrupted deputy public prosecutor. Green with envy, Hatem comes between. He wants Nour for himself. He whipsaws her and turns her life into a nightmare. The story of a frustrated love like Choubra experiences some since the mists of time.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:30

    Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, crime, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy
    Duration01:38

    Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, history, sport
    CountryHungary

    Children of Glory will commemorate Hungary's heroic Revolution of 1956, and takes place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic Games in October and November of that year. While Soviet tanks were destroying Hungary, the Hungarian water polo team was winning over the Soviets in the Olympic pool in Melbourne, in what has been described as the bloodiest water polo match in history.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:44

    The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market. When he joins O'Reilly's fold, he must first prove his loyalty to the "greed is good" ethos. Which way will he go? What does he have to hide?

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryGermany, USA
    Duration02:02

    A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

      In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryTurkey

      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.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySweden, Sri Lanka

      After a year abroad Estelle returns home to collect her husband's share of the loot from a major robbery.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      "Everlasting" is an award-winning thriller about a High School student who travels from Colorado to L.A. to find the truth behind the murder of his girlfriend.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Kenya
      Duration01:47

      A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      After her unfaithful husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful. However winning the approval of her spoiled daughter proves a greater challenge.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama, western, crime
      CountryBrazil

      An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with his lyrics. Focusing on the love story of outlaw João do Santo Cristo with Architecture major student Maria Lúcia, the movie takes place in Brasilia in the early 80s. In a clash of interest, drug dealers and the police conflict with one another,while the end of the military dictatorship in the Capital of Brazil, Brasilia takes place. The wanderings and tedium of a young rocker, who lived in a city still being built, are the backdrop for this story.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:43

      After witnessing her lover being murdered by his jealous wife, Angela seeks refuge in a church where she encounters a young priest named Michael, who gives her sanctuary. But the killing was not a simple act of passion, as the victim had ties to organized crime, and, surprisingly, so does Michael, whose father is a powerful don. When the priest finds himself falling in love with Angela, his religious vows and family ties are both severely tested.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada

      While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend — a mystery that carries him from the gin-soaked jazz clubs of Harlem to the slums of Brooklyn to the gilded halls of New York's power brokers.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      Hours after his release from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie for a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryIndia

      Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara is a sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, western, crime, biography, history
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration01:50

      After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:43

      It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty backdrop, love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments. The darkness that rises from their souls threatens to envelope all that they hold precious. Until eventually, in the crescendo of increasing violence, the line between good and evil blurs, making it impossible to distinguish heroes from villains. Raajneeti is the story of Indian democracy. And its ugly underside. It is about politics. And beyond.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:40

      A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration02:11

      A man receives a mysterious e-mail appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryPoland
      Duration02:08

      Poland, 1970. Firmly determined to fight against Soviet tyranny and prevent the destruction of the world, the high-ranking officer of the Polish army Ryszard Kukliński makes a serious decision that will put his life, his family and the fate of an entire nation at risk.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryAustralia

      An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Brazil, Germany
      Duration01:54

      Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryWest Germany

      Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

      A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.




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