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Plot Summary:
The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Fatal Chase (1992)
Plot Summary:
Tung/Torres, a vicious Filipino-Chinese drug dealer in Hong Kong, is caught by Chief Inspector Leung. Cynthia and Lung is tasked to deport him back to the Philippines for prosecution. But once they arrive, Dion is rescued by his boss/godfather, Tiger, leaving Cyntha and Lung with more than their responsibility to deal with Sgt. Franco, their Manila counterpart. Tiger, the coldly ambitious leader of the local gang, who builds an empire of crimes in Manila, has determined to eliminate anyone who will hinder his way of making money. They include Lung and Cynthia, Sgt. Franco and his partner, Billy, and Tiger's rival gang leader Mr. Tang. Between Lung and Sgt. Franco, it is a case of conflict at first sight; However, when Billy and Cynthia are brutally killed in the line of duty by the deadliest killers sent by Tung and Tiger, Lung and Franco finally get together and will stop at nothing to launch a mission against the baron and to fight for justice with unexpectedly violent results.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic
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Popeye Doyle (1986)
Plot Summary:
While Popeye Doyle (Ed ONeill) is investigating what appears to be a very simple drug overdose, he becomes involved in international intrigue. The Mosad and various other foreign diplomatic figures turn up everywhere he goes. The drug overdose becomes a very involved murder case.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: detective
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Dark Angel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Homicide detective Walter D'Arcangelo is the only link to a serial killer who preys on adulterous women. Walter must confront his past in order to prove himself innocent before more women are killed.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Labyrinth (1978)
Plot Summary:
Rajesh Khanna plays a man drawn unwillingly into a nest of enemy spies and intrigue with the future of his country riding on his shoulders.Chhaya (Neetu) and Amit Narayan (Rajesh) are in love and Chhaya wants to get married. Amit doesn’t see why they have to get married and wants to keep things as they are. Wedding dates are set and then moved, to her great frustration.This is really their only point of discord.Amit lives alone, and is also very fond of Chhaya’s family: father (Om Shivpuri), mother (Dina Pathak), little brother Raju (Master Raju Shrestha)and sister Maya (Rozeena).It is Diwali, and as children burst crackers and set off potentially limb-severing fireworks, Amit’s upstairs neighbor Raman (Vinod Mehra) has been watching a group of men in a tent just outside the building’s courtyard.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags:
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Jigsaw (1968)
Plot Summary:
After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Hassel: There Is No Mercy! (2000)
Plot Summary:
Roland Hassel meets the dangerous Russian mafia.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Rainbow Drive (1990)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Priest of Evil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Detective Sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crimes Unit is an honest and conscientious cop;one of the city's very best;who loses his daughter in tragic circumstances. Despite the support he receives;Timo is unable to recover from his loss.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: twist ending, surprise ending, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, neo noir, detective, twisted
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Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012)
Plot Summary:
The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleazebag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results. Jussi Vares gets a phone call from a down-and-out journalist; the informant tells Vares he knows the murderer. Then the journalist disappears without a trace and Vares has to face the biggest challenge of his career. To add insult to the injury, an old acquaintance Veikko Hopea gets his first prison furlough….
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The Kiss of Evil (2011)
Plot Summary:
A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to investigate the case.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
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Dead End City (1988)
Plot Summary:
The government's new urban renewal policy results in street gangs fighting for control of the inner cities. While most of the residents flee, one factory owner determines to fight the gangs for his property.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: hood, surprise ending, independent film
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The Girls of April (2011)
Plot Summary:
Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, rough
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Vares: Private Eye (2004)
Plot Summary:
Vares, a film noir comedy from Finland, is yet another twist on PULP FICTION. And, just in case we miss the similarities of splattered blood mixed with outrageous incidents, the movie explicitly references PULP FICTION and has a comedic scene in which two guys argue about McDonald's hamburgers. Still, VARES - PRIVATE EYE, by director Aleksi Mäkelä, manages to be kind of fun even not especially original. The script has more characters than the screenwriter can handle, leaving the audience frequently confused about who is doing what and why. The two best scenes are one about a wacky wedding and another about a guy who answers a cell phone call while he is busy enjoying the pleasures of a sex parlor.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, realistic, talky, stylized, detective
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The Dogs of Riga (1995)
Plot Summary:
A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 800
Genere: Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Beast Stalker (2008)
Plot Summary:
Sergeant Tong is wracked with guilt after he unwittingly kills a young girl whilst capuring a criminal named Cheung. When the girl's sister is later kidnapped in a ploy to get Cheung released, Sergeant Tong vows to find and rescue her before she comes to harm.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, heroic, detective
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P.J. (1967)
Plot Summary:
Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison. In truth, Orbison plans a deadly intrigue in which P.J. is to play a central part. Meanwhile, complications ensue as P.J. gradually falls in love with Maureen. (Wikipedia).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: neo noir, thrilling
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Darker Than Amber (1970)
Plot Summary:
Rod Taylor plays John D. MacDonald's famous Florida PI Travis McGee. Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean cruise to bring the killer to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, cult film
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The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
Plot Summary:
Detective Jim Rockford works to uncover facts of the death of a wealthy socialite whose two grown children are accused of murdering her. Complicating matters are Rockford's omnipresent "friend" Angel, and Rockford's ex-wife Kit, a lawyer who represents the children.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 471
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Big Bang (2010)
Plot Summary:
A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean streets of Los Angeles to the desolate desert of New Mexico, Cruz must contend with a brutal Russian Boxer, three brash LAPD detectives, an aged billionaire looking for the Big Bang, and the billionaire's stunningly gorgeous wife. The solution to the mystery will cost ten lives, net $30 million and just might explain - well - everything.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, detective, captivating, weird
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Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Spillane's private eye Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: detective, neo noir, crime thriller
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The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
Plot Summary:
Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate the murder of an ex-girlfriend's husband.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective
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Raid (2003)
Plot Summary:
Raid is a mysterious drifter and ex-criminal who comes and goes as he pleases. He has been away from the country for an extended period of time but learns on his return that his ex-girlfriend Tarja has presumably died in a fire that he soon discovers was a larceny. He is also contacted by inspector Jansson, who he knows from the past regarding the murder of a protestor. Raid begins his investigation and soon finds that there's more to the cases than meets the eye.. This movie is a sequel to the very popular Raid TV series.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Finland, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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The Discloser (2017)
Plot Summary:
Captain Gang has died in a test flight accident. Dae-ik discovers a huge corruption scandal while trying to determine the cause of death. He reports it to journalist Jung-sook, but things changed in unexpected ways.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Level Up (2016)
Plot Summary:
Gamers enter virtual reality video game contest for money only to realize things are not the way they seem.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Cold Comes the Night (2013)
Plot Summary:
A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, realistic, independent film
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Magnum Force (1973)
Plot Summary:
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, harsh, intense, rough, serious, disturbing, realistic, detective, grindhouse
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The Dead Pool (1988)
Plot Summary:
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, neo noir, detective, suspenseful, exciting, action thriller, perverse, cult classic
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Run & Gun (2022)
Plot Summary:
After leaving a life of crime and violence, Ray is a reformed good guy, enjoying a quiet family life in the ‘burbs. But when his past is discovered, Ray is blackmailed into one last job to collect a mysterious package. After a deadly double-cross, he finds himself wounded and on the run from ruthless assassins who will stop at nothing to get what he has. Now, with the lives of his loved ones hanging in the balance and danger at every turn, Ray’s only hope is to draw upon his violent past to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Plot Summary:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. It is addressed as an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 528000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, absurd, dark comedy, hilarious, spoof, black comedy, action comedy, exciting
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Vanquish (2021)
Plot Summary:
Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters—or she may never see her child again.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, neo noir, perverse, surprise ending, independent film, detective