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Plot Summary:
Rajasthan-based Satyaveer Singh Randhawa works as a Junior Engineer with Lahkot Municipality's Public Works Department and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Nimmi, and son, Raju. Satyeveer also authored a fictional novel 'Manorama' that sold only about 200 copies. So dismayed was he with this that he decided to not even keep a copy for his private library. To make matters worse he accepts a motorbike from Seema Constructions as a bribe, is apprehended, and suspended pending an inquiry. Now out of a job, he is approached by Manorama Rathore, the wife of the Irrigation Minister, to collect evidence that her husband is having an extra-marital affair for a fee of Twenty thousand rupees.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense thriller, offbeat, captivating, psychological thriller, twist ending, twisted
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Plot Summary:
Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: noir, atmospheric, neo noir, psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, serious, retro, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, twist ending, captivating, surprise ending, twisted, unpredictable, realistic
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Plot Summary:
Several murders have taken place through out the city of Kolkata. A Serial killer is believed to be responsible. The mods operandi being that the killer always caries out the murder according to verses in Bengali poetry. He leaves behind the verses next to the victim. The police are baffled. There lead detective struggles to solve the case. This leads to his superiors deciding to bring back an ex-cop to help solve the case. The ex-cop was suspended for orchestrating a fake encounter and is well known for his bad temperament. Now the ex-cop and the lead detective must work together to catch the serial killer before another innocent loses his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 43000
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Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
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Country: India
Duration: 132 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Duration: 103 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 92000
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 38000
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Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 70000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 47000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 64000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 57000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 76000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 44000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 343000
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 784000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 285000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 607000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 313000
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