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Plot Summary:
Three strong-willed sisters face tough choices.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: suspense, political thriller, independent film
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Voices (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young woman tries to escape what seems to be a curse that is killing members of her family one by one.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, scary, suspenseful, slasher, psychological, bloody, dark, cult classic, mind blowing
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Manila Kingpin (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring Joseph Estrada). It is also the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie. Before the film was shown, Tikoy Aguiluz requested the producers, through his lawyers, that his directorial credits in the film and promotional tools be removed because the final version of the film can no longer be described as his after the producers made a reedit, re-shoot and music mixing without his involvement. He also demanded that he be allowed to make a director's cut of the film.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, tagalog, crying
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Calvento Files The Movie (1997)
Plot Summary:
This movie has two episodes depicted from investigative crime show. Each episode speaks of grotesque deaths, betrayal, and the family members of the victims’ pursuit for justice. Episode 1 : Balintuwad It is the story of an epileptic fifteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and later on drowned to death by a group of unknown men. As the rape-slay case comes to close, investigation reveals that the suspects are schoolteachers, who are expected to enhance a good future for children. Episode 2: Inay, May Momo, A young mother and her daughter’s nightmare begin when the husband is man-slaughtered by the mother’s other lover. The widowed wife files criminal case to imprison to killer however instead of surrendering the murderer chases down the mother and her distraught daughter to make them drop the charges against him.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Asero (1995)
Plot Summary:
Childhood friends Victor and Narding built their friendship in the street. At a very young age, they were partners performing dangerous activities. However, Narding heeds his foster parents’ request for him to enter the seminary to become a priest. Victor is left alone without any parental support. Later on, he grows up to be a criminal. His wayward ways eventually got him imprisoned. Meanwhile, Narding became a good priest. He visits his old friend Victor in the prison and supported him until he finished his term. Narding accompanies Victor to their hometown where Narding works as a parish priest. Albeit their friendship has rekindled, Victor and Narding argue because of their different ways of raising homeless kids. Victor trains them the rough and dangerous ways, while Narding wants them to settle everything in a peaceful manner.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Dirty Linen (2023)
Plot Summary:
To exact vengeance, a young woman infiltrates the household of an influential family as a housemaid to expose their dirty secrets. However, love will get in the way of her revenge plot.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, romantic, surprise ending, gothic, sinister, black comedy, dark comedy, action thriller, crime thriller
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Gangster Ka (2015)
Plot Summary:
A film based on a book by Jaroslav Kmenta tells the story of a mafioso who got rich by tax fraud of billions of crowns in transactions with petroleum products and who later tried to gain control of the state-owned petroleum concern. The main character is the gangster Radim Kraviec (Hynek Cermák). He was always capable of violence, but when his father is abducted and killed by a competing mafia, he is changed into a murdering monster.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Wildflower (2017)
Plot Summary:
Wildflower is a Philippine revenge drama television series starring Maja Salvador, together with an ensemble cast. The show originally aired on ABS-CBN, and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, from February 13, 2017 to February 9, 2018.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, captivating, enigmatic, political thriller, surprise ending, sinister
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Say Yes (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Seoul, when the aspirant writer Jeong-hyun finds an editor for his book, he buys a car and calls his wife and translator Yoon-hee to travel to Sokcho to celebrate in style their first anniversary of marriage. He promises an unforgettable trip to her, and their happiness is briefly interrupted when the couple has an incident with a drifter that asks them for a lift. The guy chases them and irritates Jeong-hyun, provoking his reaction in public. Along the next days, the expressionless man proves to be a psychopath to the couple, but always without witnesses. When Jeong-hyun and Yoon-hee believe they have escaped from the man, they find that he is a sadistic murderer in their tail and they have to fight to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, psychotronic, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, detective, remake of cult film
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Whistleblower (2016)
Plot Summary:
An accountant is found restrained inside a mansion, and she agrees to testify against her employer, who is the head of a massive scam against the Filipino people.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: political thriller, suspense
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The Iron Heart (2022)
Plot Summary:
An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, he along with his allies faces the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: action adventure, suspense, political thriller
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Mortal Passions (1989)
Plot Summary:
A scheming woman (Krista Errickson) seeks to kill her husband to collect the insurance money, and is willing to seduce anyone she can to do it - including her husband's brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychosexual thriller, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, tragic ending, sexy, eighties
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Etiquette for Mistresses (2015)
Plot Summary:
A story and friendship of five wealthy and successful women Georgia, Chloe, Stella, Charley, and the newest in the group Ina. The four older women take Ina under their wing as they teach her the "rules" in their "secret" world. Most importantly, they teach Ina on how to go about their secrets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, crying, black comedy, learning
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Star Without Sparkle (1985)
Plot Summary:
Dorina Pineda is a Sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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The Tenants (2005)
Plot Summary:
The story of a Jewish novelist, Harry Lesser, struggling to complete his latest work, and his antagonistic relationship with a black writer who moves in down the hall.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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F.I.S.T. (1978)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: realistic, disturbing, rough, serious, cult classic, psychological, thought provoking, bleak
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Romero (1989)
Plot Summary:
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This fil chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: inspirational, christian film, realistic, tense, serious, suspense, political thriller, crying, tragic ending, independent film
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In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, political, suspense
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Stalin (1992)
Plot Summary:
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Russia, Hungary, USA
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: political, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, suspense, political thriller, tension
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No Way Out (1987)
Plot Summary:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, political thriller, psychological, surprise ending, political, tense, sexy, exciting
Similar in 84%
Body Heat (1981)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, sexual, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, surprise ending, intense
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The Yards (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, neo noir, emotional, talky, intense, rough, realistic, atmospheric, psychological
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Tycoon (2002)
Plot Summary:
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the top. But with this cynical rise, comes a brutal fall.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: serious, cynical, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller, suspense, biting, clever
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Z (1969)
Plot Summary:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it's too late to save Z's life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: political, political thriller, tense, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, intellectual, neo noir, dark
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Kiss of Death (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con living in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife Bev. But when his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, a police officer named Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named Little Junior Brown. Jimmy remarries and attempts to renew a relationship with his child. But he is sent undercover by Detective Hart to work with Junior and infiltrate his operations. As soon as Little Junior kills an undercover federal agent with Jimmy watching, the unscrupulous district attorney and the feds further complicate his life. He must take down Junior or face the consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, surreal, intense, rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, brutal, hood
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Red Corner (1997)
Plot Summary:
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, political, intense, psychological, thought provoking, serious, disturbing, rough, talky
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Runaway Jury (2003)
Plot Summary:
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: clever, suspense, tense, surprise ending, captivating, stylized, political, cynical, detective, twisted
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The Last Seduction (1994)
Plot Summary:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sexy, neo noir, erotic, sexual, suspense, black comedy, tense, suspenseful, sensual, psychological
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Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Plot Summary:
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Nigeria, Kenya
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, political thriller, sinister, grindhouse
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Fracture (2007)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller, clever, serious, enigmatic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Shallow Grave (1994)
Plot Summary:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, psychological, suspense, surprise ending, suspenseful, cult classic, action thriller, tense