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Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of crimes, suspects and dead bodies.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Small Town Crime (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for dead at the side of a road, Kendall turns private eye to track down her killers, taking one last shot at redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, noir, dark, anime, crime drama
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Valley of Bones (2017)
Plot Summary:
A paleontologist gets a tip from an oil worker in the Badlands that may set her career back on track.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 546
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, neo noir
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The Birthday Cake (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant crossword puzzle editor (Chabert) finds her life turned upside-down when she is pulled into a police investigation after several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes. Proving her innocence means leaving the comfort of her sheltered world and working with a tough police detective (Elliott), puzzling through clues together in order to crack the case, as the two are fish out of water in each other's worlds.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, psychological, surprise ending
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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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The Only Witness (2002)
Plot Summary:
After witnessing a brutal murder, a little girl is quickly surrounded by a group of law-enforcement professionals and a psychologist.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, bleak
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Columbus Day (2008)
Plot Summary:
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
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The Last Boy (2019)
Plot Summary:
The world at an end, a dying mother sends her young son on a quest to find the place that grants wishes.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, apocalyptic, exciting, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, mystical, road movie, dark, minimal cast
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Thoroughbred (2016)
Plot Summary:
5 professionals rob a Horce Racetrack and a Casino Complex but when one of them makes too many mistakes, the police starts a deadliest manhunt to recover the money.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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A Private Affair (2002)
Plot Summary:
Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is attacked and injured by an anonymous assailant and becomes reluctant to continue his search. But when Rachel's body is found, Francois is drawn deeper into the investigation as he discovers the dead girl's secret life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense, detective, deep, realistic, cynical
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Pendulum (2001)
Plot Summary:
The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school killing. She hears rumors that the dead man offered women students good grades in exchange for sex. The trail leads her to two wealthy, beautiful students whose alibi is provided by a librarian. At the same time, the cops close in on the slasher. Meanwhile, Amanda misses her former lover, next in line to become D.A., and a reporter is fired for getting close to the truth about the Senate candidate. Is a cover-up or conspiracy in the works?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, disturbing, independent film
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Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
While confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, Dusty blacks-out. When he comes to, his boyfriend has been murdered and he's the prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, psychotronic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, queer cinema
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The Corrupted (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing
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Inherit the Viper (2019)
Plot Summary:
Since the death of their father, the Riley siblings have kept their heads above water by illegally dealing in painkillers. Josie is managing the business with an iron fist, when her brother, War veteran Kip, is concerned that the risky business is increasingly turning them into outsiders in their small community. While Kip wants to keep his younger brother out of their illegal endeavors, his younger brother is already making plans of his own.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, cliffhanger
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Domestic Disturbance (2001)
Plot Summary:
A divorced father discovers that his 12-year-old son's new stepfather is not what he made himself out to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, depressing, suspense thriller, rough, bleak, serious
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Restitution (2011)
Plot Summary:
A true crime writer investigating a small town murder spree uncovers the devastating truth that changes the town forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 858
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, neo noir, rough, serious, realistic, independent film
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Silence of the Rain (2020)
Plot Summary:
When executive Ricardo is found shot dead in the seat of his car without suspicion, Inspector Espinosa and police officer Daia are in charge of the case and soon begin to investigate the people closest to the victim. But when everyone involved in the case mysteriously disappears, the situation takes on unexpected proportions.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense, 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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Harper (1966)
Plot Summary:
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, cynical, detective, psychological, noir, enigmatic, suspenseful, tense, clever
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Plot Summary:
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, tense, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic, surprise ending, noir, cult classic
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The Long Goodbye (1973)
Plot Summary:
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, noir, dark, atmospheric, witty, cynical, stylized, funny, inspirational
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Thunderheart (1992)
Plot Summary:
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, mind bending, neo noir
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Night Moves (1975)
Plot Summary:
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, tense, psychological, detective, grim, meditative, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Plot Summary:
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, dark, atmospheric, clever, stylized, suspense, psychological, political, mysterious
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Mulholland Falls (1996)
Plot Summary:
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, tense, detective, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, hood, thrilling
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The Little Things (2021)
Plot Summary:
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, captivating, dark, disturbing, action thriller, twisted, psychological
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The General's Daughter (1999)
Plot Summary:
When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, suspenseful, suspense, intense, rough, realistic, serious, mind bending, surprise ending
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Kiss the Girls (1997)
Plot Summary:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: detective, suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, serious, psychological thriller, surprise ending, disturbing, intense
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Plot Summary:
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: twist ending, detective, thought provoking, neo noir, surprise ending, suspense, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, tense
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Se7en (1995)
Plot Summary:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 18000000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, detective, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, suspense, scary, tense, bad ending, atmospheric