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Plot Summary:
Özge Dogruol, a young Vienna based taxi driver of Turkish origin. She witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The offender seems to be a crazed serial killer and he is convinced that Özge has seen him. A life-and-death struggle ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, noir, neo noir
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Bayside Shakedown the Final (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Oppam (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jayaraman (Mohanlal) is born as a blind man but with heightened senses of smell, sound and touch. He is trained in the martial art of Kalaripayattu. He works as an elevator operator in an apartment where many reputed people live. One day he happens to encounter a murder in a flat. The killer escapes and Jayaraman is charged with the murder. To prove his innocence to the law, Jayaraman must now find and kill the true murderer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, twisted
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V (2020)
Plot Summary:
A much-celebrated super cop who is looked up to by all his colleagues. His dream run ends when he comes across a mysterious killer played by Nani. The killer wants only this particular cop to catch him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark comedy, action thriller
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Jesse (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nassau County, New York Police detective Jesse turns vigilante as she investigates her brother's murder and enters into a world of crime, corruption, and shocking deception.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Undefeatable (1993)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Kristi Jones (Cynthia Rothrock) who, along with her gang, take part in Mafia-run street fights to earn money for her sister's college education. Kristi's sister hopes to become a doctor and pay for Kristi's education.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, funny, sexy, suspense, cult classic, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, cult film
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Edge of Fear (2018)
Plot Summary:
After being stabbed in the heart by ruthless home invaders, a man is left for dead. Now weak, outnumbered, and knife sticking from his chest, he attempts to do the impossible: save his wife from these murderers before he bleeds to death.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, brutal, suspense, psychological, psychotronic
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The Great Father (2017)
Plot Summary:
A businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing
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Degenerate (2012)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by the images of his own traumatic past, Blair O'Leary (Bobby Field) unknowingly leads his friends down a dark path of destruction. Being a good friend, Marcus (David Yost) lends a helping hand getting Blair, Ralphie (Claude Duhammel), and Kayton (William Lamar) situated in a safe house in the middle of the Arizona desert... but there's a catch. They must pull off a job in order to pay their way. In tight situations friendships can only stretch so far, and what comes around goes around in this twisted tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Villain (2017)
Plot Summary:
ADGP Mathew Manjooran, returns to work after a seven-month sabbatical, only to take voluntary retirement. His last day has him investigating a case involving triple murder, including a police officer. Soon a pattern emerges and each clue also links Mathew. How is the veteran police officer tied to the murders and who is the real villain?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The Big Shot (2019)
Plot Summary:
Chinese remake of korean film Veteran.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, crime drama
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Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)
Plot Summary:
A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, bleak, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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Thoongaavanam (2015)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Betrayals & Bullets: The Dame (2015)
Plot Summary:
After the murder of his girlfriend, a gang enforcer sets out to find out who perpetrated the killing.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Johan Falk 13 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Johan Falk is with the wife of a dead mob boss down to Latvia to try to solve a mystery that has eluded him for three years. What Johan finds downstairs in a cottage outside Riga shocks not only himself but also the Gothenburg police special unit GSI 's new chief Sophie Nordh and the former chief Patrik Agrell. At the same time a Latvian mafia group is picking up hidden and forgotten Soviet military containers from the water-filled pits nearby. Containers filled with weapons. And everything is heading to Sweden! At the same time most of the original members of the Rydellgang are being released from a long prison sentence.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Johan Falk: Slutet (2015)
Plot Summary:
The unknown, large mafia organization is now showing its true face. The pressure that GSI and John Falk and his family have put on the organization, makes them fight back on all fronts. The rule book is thrown out. But to go after Johan Falk's family, to try to kill his wife, could be the biggest mistake the organization has done. GSI closes up around Johan's family, and the final battle begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Thalaivaa (2013)
Plot Summary:
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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The Invincible Dragon (2019)
Plot Summary:
The undercover agent with dragon tattoo Kowloon continually helped the police to solve mysterious cases, which made him known as a rising star. However, his impulsive personality dragged him into endless troubles. He got himself into fights with the Macau detective, as well as an American Army veteran Alexander who has a secret linkage to Kowloon’s background….
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's a beautiful day in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg idyllic city park, when suddenly the unthinkable happens - gunfire amidst all people. Two gangsters shooting game against each other and a large police operation starts. The conflict grows rapidly to involve several gangs from Gothenburg underworld. GSI switched to try to identify a new thread which proves to be both larger and better armed than any other. The only clue is a tattoo on one of the killed gang members. The plot thickens when it turns out that the same tattoo worn by Rydell gang's new.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, rough, realistic
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Bachelor Party (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bachelor Party is a 2012 Malayalam–language Indian action film directed, co-produced and filmed by Amal Neerad. The film stars Asif Ali, Indrajith, Rahman, Kalabhavan Mani, Vinayakan and Nithya Menen in the lead roles while Prithviraj makes a guest appearance, and Padmapriya and Remya Nambeesan appear in musical item numbers. The film's screenplay is by noted authors Unni. R and Santhosh Echikkanam while the critically acclaimed original music and background score are composed by Rahul Raj. The film released on June 15, 2012, to negative reviews.Its plot is loosely based on Johnnie To's Exiled, a 2006 Hong Kong action film and has been given thanks in the opening credits. This film was released with high expectations and was declared as hit in box office.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, stylized
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Cut Off (2018)
Plot Summary:
Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, bleak, psychological horror, tense, psychological thriller, slasher, twist ending, detective
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Baires (2015)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary man's romantic trip to Argentina turns to horror when vicious drug dealers hold his girlfriend hostage and force him to do a job for them.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, disturbing
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Nemesis (2021)
Plot Summary:
An underworld kingpin's past catches up with him when he returns to London, igniting an explosive chain of events which ends in revenge and murder.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, contemplative
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Ten Dead Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
You can’t outrun your past. That is the extremely painful lesson that Ryan (Brendan Carr)is learning right now, as spectres of his past life of crime have returned to haunt him, destroying the only person he holds dear, and nearly killing him in the process. Ryan decides that if he cannot escape then he must confront them head-on in what can only be called a desperate suicide run.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller
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Relentless (1989)
Plot Summary:
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, whom randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, detective, slasher, neo noir, independent film, rough, serious
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Best Seller (1987)
Plot Summary:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic, neo noir, offbeat, detective, independent film
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Port of Call (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on a real murder case where a dismembered corpse of a murdered 16 year-old prostitute girl was found in Hong Kong in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, noir, neo noir, crime drama, twisted
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Confession of Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, rough, detective, stylized, psychological, twisted, psychological thriller, noir, mind bending
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Criticsized (2016)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer taunts police while increasing the body count on live streaming TV.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Blue Steel (1990)
Plot Summary:
A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, suspenseful, detective, rough, disturbing, erotic, cult classic, stylized
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I Saw the Devil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychological, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, bloody, suspense, serious, twist ending, rough