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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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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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Ipseity (2013)
Plot Summary:
After losing his memory in a traumatic accident, a government agent, Ian Tesh, must reconnect with his family and track down a criminal who is infiltrating the government intelligence agency.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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24 Little Hours (2020)
Plot Summary:
A vengeful ex-con goes on a 24 hour killing spree, never saying a word. The discredited detective investigating the case is convinced there is more to it than the evidence suggests.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 773
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Spider (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three friends are part of a fascist opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 912
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Bad Investigate (2018)
Plot Summary:
Romeu, a corrupt cop, hires the services of Cid and Alex, to catch a notorious criminal, who left Mexico and is on his way to Galicia, Spain to find the killer of his brother, also trying to catch the same criminal is an FBI agent.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Portugal
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, suspense, entertaining
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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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A Shot Through the Wall (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young Chinese-American cop unravels after accidentally shooting an innocent African-American man through a wall.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing
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Where Birds Don't Fly (2017)
Plot Summary:
A team of hardened detectives come face to face with evil as they investigate a killing spree in San Bernardino California.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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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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Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers, who were cheated by a three-member fraud gang, hatch plan to take revenge on their leader, and go to his home around same time. All of them get the shock of their life when they find someone murdered at the home.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, twisted
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Krack (2021)
Plot Summary:
Pothuraju Veera Shankar is a hot-headed circle inspector from Andhra who doesn’t like to hear the word ‘background’. Wherever he is appointed in the state, he brings all the notorious gundas to their knees with his signature policing style. When Shankar is appointed in Ongole, the brutal Katari commits a spine-chilling murder and angers Shankar. How the rivalry between Pothuraju Veera Shankar and Katari turns worse is what Krack is all about.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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My Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
A chance meeting with a girl leads to murder as a teenage boy is engulfed by a web of lies in this innovative and gripping factual drama. My Murder tells the true story of Shakilus Townsend, a 16-year-old boy who was led to his death by the 15-year-old he thought of as his girlfriend, in what became known as the honey trap killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Dark Meridian (2017)
Plot Summary:
A corrupt New Orleans detective gets caught up in a fight between two criminal gangs while on a stake out. To survive the night, he must find a killer on the run and take him out before the killer reaches his other targets.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing
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Despair Sessions (2015)
Plot Summary:
A grieving father joins a support group led by a manipulative psychiatrist and an ex-police detective.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Turkey, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (2016)
Plot Summary:
Investigation Discovery transports viewers on a bittersweet and terrifying journey back in time, revealing the dark side of America's favorite decade.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, thrilling
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Murdered (2012)
Plot Summary:
Cathy has been preparing herself since early morning. She is about to celebrate her daughter Eva's 20th birthday. But on this very day, Cathy's life is turned upside-down with the shocking news that her daughter has been murdered. At first devastated and lost when faced with the workings of the police and the justice system, Cathy becomes determined to fight to know the truth.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, 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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A Smell of Blood (2015)
Plot Summary:
Murder strikes a family-run perfume business, and everyone is a suspect.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Theevram (2012)
Plot Summary:
Harsha Vardhan is out to avenge his wife's murder. But it will be a tough job when Alexander, the police officer of the city, is very cautious of what is happening around.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspense thriller
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Borderland (2017)
Plot Summary:
Gritty police thriller about a German father-daughter team working with French colleagues to battle organized crime in the German border town of Kehl.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Partners: The Movie III (2014)
Plot Summary:
A news report circulates about a man who died after being kicked by a horse on a small island located 300km away from Tokyo. National Police Agency director Takeru Kanbe assigns Vice Director Mineaki Kai the task of making sure rumors surrounding the incident are fully investigated. Soon, partners Ukyo Sugishita and Tooru Kai are dispatched to the island to conduct the investigation. When Ukyo and Tooru arrive on the island, which is privately owned by a wealthy businessman, they discover a unit of former Self-Defense Forces personnel who have set up a small community as they participate in training exercises. While Ukyo initially expected to be investigating an accidental death, he quickly becomes convinced it was actually murder. However, when they finally manage to uncover conclusive evidence of this, the soldiers attack.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Tycoon (2020)
Plot Summary:
Someone shoots at Serbian tycoon Vladan Simonovic. This makes Vladan initiate a private investigation that will open up "Pandora's box" with respect to his past and will lead to conflicts linked with the future of his mighty company.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, disturbing
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Narx (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on a shocking true story. An undercover cop puts his life on the line to fight corruption in his department, while trying to take down the biggest Drug Kingpin of New York City. No one can be trusted as the body count rises.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, crime drama, independent film
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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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Comrade Detective (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the 1980s, millions of Romanians tuned in to Comrade Detective, a gritty, sexy, communist buddy cop show that has now been digitally remastered and dubbed into English for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: parody, exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, funny, detective, unpredictable
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The Suffering (2017)
Plot Summary:
Pablo Rouviot is a renowned psychoanalyst. His life changes completely when Paula arrives to his office and asks him to prove that his brother, a man with serious psychological problems and accused for the murder of his father, is in no able condition to be judged.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Deadly Sanctuary (2015)
Plot Summary:
Feisty, flame-haired reporter, Kendall O'Dell is drawn into an evil web of conspiracy beyond anything she could have ever imagined when she accepts a position at a small newspaper in isolated Castle Valley, Arizona. In the mix is a vanished reporter, two dead teenage girls and an attractive cowboy. Kendall's life hangs in the balance as she strives to uncover the horrifying secret.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Circle of Deception (2021)
Plot Summary:
Based on Ann Rule's true crime book Practice to Deceive. In this New York Times Best Seller, a small, island community is turned upside down when Russel Douglas, a local businessman, is found dead the day after Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional, contemplative
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I Killed My BFF (2015)
Plot Summary:
A friendship between two young mothers results in murder when one develops an attraction to the other's boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Thadam (2019)
Plot Summary:
The murder of a youngster creates confusion among a few cops when they find out that the one accused in the crime has a look-alike!.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspense thriller, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, twist ending, detective, crime thriller, twisted