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Plot Summary:
Jin-il, Ga-young, Bong-gil, and Min-kyung are teenage runaways who live together as a family. Jin-il is the leader of the group, earning money by selling stolen goods. As it gets harder to make a living for 4 of them, they plan even more dangerous crimes to survive the cruel society where they have no protection from the adults. One day, the kids steal a car from Hyung-Seok, a karaoke owner who illegally uses underage girls as prostitutes. Outraged, Hyung-Seok tracks them down with his men and forces Ga-young to work at his karaoke bar until they pay back for his car. Even worse, the two friends give up making money and now Jin-il struggles alone to save Ga-young….
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 776
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Bang! Bang! (2020)
Plot Summary:
Teenagers run into some trouble after they rob a bank.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Midnight FM (2010)
Plot Summary:
Popular TV anchorwoman & late night radio host Sun-Young prepares to work her final radio program. After this program she will prepare to take her ill daughter to America the following morning. During the radio show Ko Sun-Young receives a startling text message. At Ko Sun-Young’s apartment, her ill daughter is being watched by Sun-Young’s sister Ah-Young. Then, a man named Dong-Su breaks into the apartment with a large wrench. He knocks Ah-Young unconscious, but is unable to locate Sun-Young’s daughter – who is hiding in a closet. Dong-Su then sends the text message to Sun-Young instructing her to follow his directions and not to tell anyone.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychological, twisted, realistic
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Oru Mexican Aparatha (2017)
Plot Summary:
The student politics in a government college has for long revolved around the students' organisation KSQ. Subhash and Paul attempts to change the political scenario by launching a new movement called SFY based on their ideologies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, political
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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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The Villagers (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a series of murders occur in Kanghwa Island, Detective K and his partner are once again called upon to solve the case. Along the way, he teams up with a beautiful woman with amnesia and together they discover Vampire bite marks on all the bodies. As they investigate further, they realize that the woman is somehow closely connected to the deaths.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 553
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, detective
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The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)
Plot Summary:
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….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, absurd, disturbing, psychological
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The King Is Here (2016)
Plot Summary:
Samraat, an underworld mafia, is coming to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi mafia Musa has interest in this because Samraat can ruin his business. So he wants Samraat dead by any means but failed. Samraat finally lands and has bargain with one of Musa's man about the share. As Musa fails again and again, he needs a man smarter and stronger than Samraat. Kabila introduces Raja to him who becomes his first hand. But who is this Raja and what is his interest with Musa.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Far Out (2015)
Plot Summary:
A long time artist and recent criminal, the man known as "The Filmmaker", is forced to go undercover in order to regain his freedom. His goal is to take down a ruthless mob boss named Goldberg. In order to take Goldberg in, he has to go on a heist. When Goldberg asks him to go on three trials in order to gain a place on the heist, the Filmmaker has to go... Far Out.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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For the Emperor (2014)
Plot Summary:
Yi-Hwan is a former professional baseball player. He was involved in fixing games and lost everything. Gang boss Sang-Ha runs a money lending business and a gambling location. He makes Yi-Hwan work for him. Meanwhile, Yi-Hwan falls for bar owner Yeon-Soo.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, erotic, sexy, dark
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American Mobster: Retribution (2021)
Plot Summary:
Nick Romano must navigate through murder, violence, and betrayal in order to maintain his place as the top mobster in Miami.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Gatao: The Last Stray (2021)
Plot Summary:
A Qing encounters the photographer Xiao Qi at the full moon banquet of the daughter of the big brother Ren Ge at the corner of the Beiguan. They fall in love with each other. But, sadly, they aren't able to stay together at the end.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (2013)
Plot Summary:
On a dark Mongkok night, May, the cousin of Dai Tin-yee (Dominic Ho), was gang-raped to death by Med King (Deep Ng) and his men. The furious Tin-yee, together with his buddies, Ho-Nam(Him Law), Chicken (Oscar Leung), Pou-Pan (Jazz Lam) tracked down Med King to revenge May’s death. As Med King was under the wing of Ugly Kwan (Sammy Sum), a leader of the Hung Hing triad, Kwan gave orders to get rid of Ho-Nam by all means….
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's position is challenged, causing tensions with Qing, his loyal captain. Now that former friends are enemies, what is the price of loyalty? What will be left of friendship when the smoke of battle clears?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Crime
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The River Thief (2016)
Plot Summary:
Diz (Joel Courtney) is a reckless teenage drifter living life on the run. Abandoned by his parents as a child, he looks out for himself and doesn't accept handouts. He takes whatever he wants and runs. Jaded and determined to answer to no one, Diz lives a life marked by thievery and abandonment. Things change for Diz when he floats into a small town on the Snake River. There he is confronted by an unflappable old man named Marty and falls for Marty's guarded granddaughter, Selah. When Diz robs a local drug-dealing crazy, he becomes the owner of a giant pile of cash and the target of two vicious killers. With more money than he knows what to do with, and criminals at his heels, Diz puts the people he's learned to care about in danger, still trying to win Selah. But some things can't be stolen or bought. The River Thief is a film about guilt, self-sacrifice, and accepting life as a gift.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 513
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, independent film
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Rescue Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Robyn the daughter of Special Agent in Charge Alex Campbell of the FBI is kidnapped along with her best friend Chloe Hart, Alex is forced to take a close look at those around him to help determine who he can trust and who he can't if he hopes to bring his daughter home alive. As each hour goes by the mad man who take these girls become more unstable and not following the typical patterns kidnappers usually do, making it harder for Alex and his team to plan their next move. With the help of Matt and Kyle his two most trusted associates; Alex will do whatever it takes to get his daughter home even if it means having to bend the law to favor his decisions. Will the FBI bring these two girls home safe or is certain death now a part of their future? Rescue Me is an Action-Drama-Thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, contemplative
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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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Paradox (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing, noir, neo noir, action thriller
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Black King (2014)
Plot Summary:
A film about peer pressure.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense, independent film
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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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North Mountain (2015)
Plot Summary:
Wolf, a young métis hunter living on the mountain. While hunting deep in the woods he discovers Crane, an older man with a mysterious past and the scars to prove it. Wolf nurses him back to health. Over time their bond gets deeper and they fall in love. When outsiders begin to show up looking for Crane, blood begins to flow. Cornered by an army of crooked cops, Wolf and Crane work together to boobie trap the mountain, taking them out one at a time until they come face-to-face with the man who pulls the strings…. Bretten Hannam’s debut feature is an ambitious action/thriller with outstanding performances from Justin Rain (Defiance) and Festival favourite Glen Gould (Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Charlie Zone).
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, contemplative, gay cinema
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Dirty Lies (2017)
Plot Summary:
An under-appreciated intern entrusted with a million dollar necklace races to find out which of his money hungry room-mates betrayed him as he battles a desperate criminal duo bent on stealing.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense
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Gangster High (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the influence of his father who is an army colonel. As entering high school, he became friends with Jae-gu, Chang-bae, Kyung-chul, Hong-kyu and Sang-sik. They grouped a soccer team called 'Tiger', building up friendship by playing soccer. Sang-ho and his friends ran into group of fight with seniors, these incidents made everybody in school to misunderstand them as they were serious group of gangster. When Sang-ho gets becomes close with a girl whose boyfriend is a boss of another school's gangster group, things are going worse.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Voice of Silence (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two men unexpectedly get a peculiar mission to take care of an 11-year-old kidnapped girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, crime thriller, black comedy, dark comedy
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Mr. Six (2015)
Plot Summary:
Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, crime drama
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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, factual, twisted, tense, bloody, slasher, realistic, hood, cult classic, crime thriller
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No Mercy (2010)
Plot Summary:
Forensic pathologist Kang (Seol Kyeong-gu) is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min (Han Hye-jin) points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho (Ryoo Seung-beom), as the primary suspect. But when Kang’s daughter is kidnapped, a manipulative game begins between Kang and Lee, who holds secrets about the homicide case.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective, captivating, neo noir, dark
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V.I.P. (2017)
Plot Summary:
A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, neo noir, noir
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Boost (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Jimmy finds a mysterious package in the trunk of his latest boost, he is thrust into a violent underworld of criminals, and a race against the clock to save a little girl's life.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, action adventure
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Villain (2020)
Plot Summary:
After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother, Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers demand Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, and he ends up using his life savings to calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, social, hood