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Plot Summary:
Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Donor Unknown (1995)
Plot Summary:
Type A insurance fraud investigator Nick Stillman has his life extended by a heart transplant, only to be dismayed to discover that his donor was murdered so Nick could live.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Trap (2007)
Plot Summary:
"THE TRAP" is a modern film noir reflecting the true face of Serbian (Eastern European) 'society in transition.' It's a story that could happen to you. It is a film about an ordinary man, who is forced to choose between life and death of his own child.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, depressing, art house, suspense, social, existential
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Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
Plot Summary:
At her son's funeral, Solange, a lawyer famous for losing hopeless cases, agrees to defend René, her son's age, accused of murdering his wealthy aunt, Jeanne, who's part of the Franco-Belgian Psychoanalytic Society, known for odd views and methods. She reads Jeanne's journal, documenting René's criminal tendencies. Solange believes him innocent, manipulated into the murder or framed. Odd psychiatrists turn up, including Georges Didier, who runs FBPS, and his rival, Christian, who believes crime originates in a story's taking hold of a person. After the verdict, René and Solange's relationship changes, Georges and his society commit a bizarre act, and the police record Solange's story.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 934
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, non-linear
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Diabolically Yours (1967)
Plot Summary:
Alain Delon stars as Pierre, an amnesiac recovering from a car accident. He can't remember any details about the accident or about his past life as a wealthy businessman based in the orient. He is currently being nursed back to health on his palatial estate in the french countryside by his beautiful wife, Christiane (Senta Berger), the family doctor (Sergio Fantoni), and a manservant named Kim (Peter Mosbacher).Paranoia rapidly sets in as he begins to suspect Christiane is not really his wife and that he is the victim of a sinister plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, french noir
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The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
Plot Summary:
An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: crying, tv series pilot, cult film
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Betrayal of the Dove (1993)
Plot Summary:
A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 540
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Black Angel (1994)
Plot Summary:
Stephane, the wife of an older, prominent magistrate, coldbloodedly shoots a male visitor in her upscale home, then claims she was defending herself against a rapist. Victim turns out to be Wadek Aslanian, a gangster who's viewed as a modern-day Robin Hood. Paul, the lawyer hired by Stephane's husband, learns more than he really cares to know about his client, thanks to a series of anonymous letters. The notes provide a road map through the sordid areas of Stephane's past, allowing Paul to discover her history as an ex-prostitute, a porno movie performer -- and a frequent cohort of Aslanian. Naturally, Stephane's husband knows nothing about her past. Just as naturally , nothing that Paul discovers keeps him from falling in love with this mysterious woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 529
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, gloomy
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The Prodigal Daughter (1981)
Plot Summary:
A young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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The Last Woman (1976)
Plot Summary:
Gerard and his 9-month-old son have been left by his wife for feminist reasons. The custody of his son is being threatened by his next romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, controversial
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Inspector Bellamy (2009)
Plot Summary:
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Wedding in Blood (1973)
Plot Summary:
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, slasher, psychological, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, sexual, sexy
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Final Sale (2011)
Plot Summary:
A woman undergoes an illegal organ transplant only to discover that the young girl who donated the kidney died during the operation. Determined to stop this heinous activity, but torn by the moral dilemma of being saved by it, she fights against her reluctant husband, an LAPD Detective, to pull down the ring of criminals behind it.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, neo noir, serious, realistic, independent film
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Iskariot (2008)
Plot Summary:
A doctor is pulled into Stockholm's underbelly after his brother gets caught up in a botched drug deal.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
Plot Summary:
Back home, Glauco, an industrial designer, finds his wife in bed with a serious headache. She has left him dinner but it is cold and Glauco decides to prepare himself a gourmet meal.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: experimental, cult classic, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, poliziottesco, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic
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Teen Patti (2010)
Plot Summary:
Perci Trachtenberg, widely regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician, meets Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India, at a high rolling casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever, but one that has already left an indelible impression of guilt - for many painful reasons - on Venkat's life.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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The Poker Club (2008)
Plot Summary:
Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Choice of Arms (1981)
Plot Summary:
Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and Mickey, a menacing hothead, demands money of Noel. A few days later, Mickey returns to the estate, shoots up a dinner party and threatens them again. Noel sends Nicole to an hotel and goes to his old gang to help him hunt down the dangerous Mickey. Mickey has other problems, too, including heartache for a daughter he hardly knows. Young, eager cops tail Nicole, and all are on a complicated collision course.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crying
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The Oath (2016)
Plot Summary:
When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, UK, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir
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Under Suspicion (1981)
Plot Summary:
A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, disturbing, neo noir, psychological thriller, serious, gloomy, twist ending, anthology, crime drama
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The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
Plot Summary:
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model. The now starting creative process changes life for everyone. It is a struggle for truth, life and sense, and the question where the limits of arts are or whether art is limitless.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 238 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, erotic, serious, sexy, contemplative, sexual
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Hell (1994)
Plot Summary:
Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife's infidelity.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, slasher, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy, sexual
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The Air I Breathe (2007)
Plot Summary:
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, stylized, intense, non-linear, serious, captivating, realistic, cerebral, neo noir
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Outrage (1973)
Plot Summary:
One man decides to wage war against a gang of teenage punks besieging an affluent California community. Based on a true incident.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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36th Precinct (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the french police before creating this story, which in part is taken from real facts that happened during the 1980s in France.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: rough, tense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, disturbing, suspense, intense, neo noir
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A Pure Formality (1994)
Plot Summary:
Onoff (Depardieu,) is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector (Polanski,) is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, talky, surprise ending, serious, tense, art house, mind twisting, mind bending, existential
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Deadly Intentions (1985)
Plot Summary:
Katherine married Dr. Charles Raynor. She later discovers that Raynor is a sadist who torments her physically and mentally. She divorces him and take their child away. He then decides to kill her but when his plot is discovered he is charged with attempted murder and brought to trial.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: spooky
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Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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John Q (2002)
Plot Summary:
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: emotional, suspense, sincere, tear jerker, thought provoking, tense, suspenseful, sentimental, feel good, surprise ending
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Anything for Her (2008)
Plot Summary:
Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, serious, suspenseful, twisted, thrilling, neo noir, tense, realistic, fast
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Awake (2007)
Plot Summary:
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: twist ending, suspense, psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, intense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful, depressing