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Plot Summary:
Two warring step-brothers team up to get the villains out to kill their bigamous father.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags:
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Rajavinte Makan (1986)
Plot Summary:
The film follows underworld don Vincent Gomas (Mohanlal) and his rivalry against the Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh).
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 819
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags:
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Five Days from Home (1978)
Plot Summary:
A man escapes from a Louisiana prison to be at the California hospital bedside of his ailing son.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
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Vinashak (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jailor Lankeshwar houses some of his hit-men as prisoners and uses them to commit criminal activities only to return and be safe in his jail. This gets notice by ACP Amar Agnihotri; who with his recommendation Arjun Singh a police inspector is made to act as a prisoner in Lankeshwar's jail. Arjun's duty is to monitor if at all there are any criminal activities going on in the jail; soon Arjun will find himself trapped as no one are who they claim they are.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
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Valimai (2022)
Plot Summary:
A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags:
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Angaar (1992)
Plot Summary:
Unemployed and branded a trouble-maker, Jaikishan lives a poor lifestyle in a slum-area called Asha Colony, very near Andher's Lokhandwala Complex along with his sister, Seema; mom and dad. He comes to the rescue of a homeless orphan, Mili, who suffers from a deep inferiority complex, and permits her to live with his family. Brutally outspoken, he believes that India should be awarded unlimited gold medals for corruption at all levels, fully aware that these beliefs portray him as a 'revolutionary', and prevent him from securing any gainful employment. His life will be turned upside down when he refuses to go along with the plans of the Khan family - consisting of builder, Majid; his goon brother, Farid, and their seemingly benevolent father, Jahangir. His family will also be traumatized after the Police arrest him for the alleged broad-daylight murder of Farid.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Kachche Dhaage (1999)
Plot Summary:
Aftab has been brought up his mother, Mariam, and has no knowledge as to the identity and whereabouts of his biological father. When Mariam gets news that Ramakant Pandit is dying, she asks.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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Jung (2000)
Plot Summary:
The son of Police Inspector Veer Chauhan requires a near impossible to find bone-marrow transplant. With time running out, Veer finds a viable candidate, a criminal he was responsible for apprehending.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Fire (1999)
Plot Summary:
Karan is a former soldier. One day when Karan finds out that his father committed suicide in prison after he is falsely charged with a crime, he suspects Ravi Verma, a city attorney who has a wife and a kid. When Karan spots Ravi on the street with his wife Kajal, he abruptly shoots Ravi and Kajal; however, Ravi survives the murder and Kajal ends up dead. After Ravi's release from the hospital, he does not realize that he has a new and different wife who looks exactly like Kajal, later on he does. While Ravi's life continues, Karan's revenge also continues against Ravi. Ravi claims that it wasn't his idea to set Karan's father up, it may be Ravi's father-in-law and his colleagues who may be responsible.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags:
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Naan Mahaan Alla (2010)
Plot Summary:
A playful young man leads a very happy life, but everything changes when his father witnesses a heinous crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, serious, disturbing, feel good, action packed
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Hitler (1996)
Plot Summary:
This movie is about the life of Madhavankutty (locally known as Hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags:
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Masculine (2014)
Plot Summary:
Meet Shivani Shivaji Roy, Senior Inspector, Crime Branch, Mumbai Police, as she sets out to confront the mastermind behind the child trafficking mafia, which makes the mistake of kidnapping and smuggling a teenage girl who is like a daughter to her. Fighting a war which is very personal and in an obsessive hunt for the girl, Shivani stumbles into the world of debauchery, cruel desires and exploitation and onto a case that will change her life forever. What follows is a cat and mouse game between a fearless cop and a young and ruthless mafia kingpin. Catch Rani Mukerji in the lead, playing an edge of the seat role of a lifetime, in this raw and gritty film which will be a distinct departure from Pradeep Sarkar's style of filmmaking.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, action thriller, crying, weeping
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Race (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir's personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is unaware of her feelings. Shaina, an Indian ramp model in Durban loves Ranvir but through a twist of fate gets married to his younger brother Rajiv. When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world is shattered. Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love for his younger brother because Rajiv had promised to leave alcohol for good if he marries Shaina. In a weak moment Ranvir and Shaina come very close to each other. When Rajiv starts suspecting, all hell breaks loose. A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued. A sharp tongued detective R.D., getting wise on the proceedings, starts an intriguing investigation with his brainless bimbo assistant Mini.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, twist ending, action thriller, powerful, neo noir, detective
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Khuddar (1994)
Plot Summary:
Honest Police Inspector Siddhant Suri takes it upon himself to bring to justice the people who are involved in human flesh trading business only to aggravate his fellow colleague inspector Adarsh Vardhan who is corrupt. Adarsh decides to teach Siddhant a lesson by tendering his resignation from the police force only to join politics so that he can contest against Siddhant's father, Shastri who happens to be the Chief Minister of the region. With the help of Shastri's corrupt assistant, Kanhaiyalal Adarsh manages to outwit Shastri and is elected as the next Chief Minister of that region. But Adarsh is still not satisfy humiliating Siddhant and continues to insult him when Siddhant is assign with the task of being the security in-charge of him. Meanwhile Siddhant meets with a blind cabaret dancer, Pooja and both get married. Unknown to Siddhant that his very own brother, Nandu is involved in the flesh trading business and is responsible for Pooja losing her sight.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags:
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Godmother (1999)
Plot Summary:
inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja, who ran the Mafia operations of Porbandar, Gujarat in the late 1980s and early 1990s and later turned politician.[1].
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: social
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Lucifer (2019)
Plot Summary:
In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred and out of this seemingly endless mayhem, emerge forces that are hitherto unheard of.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, political, surprise ending
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Drishyam 2 (2021)
Plot Summary:
7 years after the events of Drishyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, twisted
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Jazba (2015)
Plot Summary:
After her daughter is kidnapped, a lawyer is forced to defend a criminal in exchange for her daughter's freedom.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective, twisted
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Crook: It's Good to Be Bad (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jai Dixit sells pirated DVDs and is caught by his uncle Joseph. His uncle changes his personality and name to Suraj Bhardwaj and sends him to Australia. At the airport he meets Romi Latti, a student on a scholarship to Univeristy College. He also meets Suhani who comes to pick Romi up. He impersonates Romi as he is attracted to Suhani. When she finds the truth he runs away. One day while talking to his uncle at grocery store he finds few Australians attacking the owner because he is a Muslim. Suraj finds the gun and holds the attackers at gunpoint. When the police arrive, he remembers his uncles advise and runs again. He meets Nicole, sister of the attackers, who works in a strip club. When times comes to decide between Suhani and Nicole, he chooses Suhani. Later Suhani's brother Samarth kidnaps Nicole, when Suraj goes to save her he is accidentally shot by Samarth. Romi attacks Samarth and kills him. The movie ends with Suhani and Suraj getting back together.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing, light
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A Wednesday (2008)
Plot Summary:
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, the city that never sleeps, the city of dreams, fast paced and ever changing, home to Bollywood! A City of beauty but also a city that got scarred! A city whose foundation is slowly crumbling beneath its façade of invincibility! 'A Wednesday!' tells the story of certain events that unfold between 2.P.M and 6 P.M on a particular Wednesday in this city.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, inspirational, patriotic, tense, serious, suspenseful, offbeat, suspense thriller, surprise ending, suspense
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Truth (1998)
Plot Summary:
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: cult classic, neo noir, dark, experimental, black comedy, suspense thriller, rough, clever, bleak, realistic
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Vikram Vedha (2017)
Plot Summary:
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspense thriller, exciting, tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, feel good, epic
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One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
Plot Summary:
Javed Abbas (Jackie Shroff) is widowed Police Officer with four children. His partner is Arun Verma (Shahrukh Khan). Both Javed and Arun are honest, hard-working and diligent. And this leads to the "death" of Javed in mysterious circumstances. After Javed's death, Arun takes over the responsiblity of looking after his four children. He does run into several problems and decides to seek the help of Geeta Choudhary (Juhi chawla), who readily agrees and moves in with him and the four children. The children take an instant liking to Geeta, and things seem to settle down. One day Arun finds out that his former partner's death was really a homicide. When he attempts to investigate, charges of drug-trafficking, and bribery are brought out against him, He finds out that Geeta is not what she claims to be, and is living a double life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, entertaining, detective, remake of american film
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64 Squares (2016)
Plot Summary:
'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller, twisted, surprise ending
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The Chain (1973)
Plot Summary:
The world erodes around Vijay, an honest police officer. He is jailed for 6 months on false charges, trapped by gang leader Teja. When Vijay is released from jail, he plans to take revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Anger (2010)
Plot Summary:
Three friends from Delhi go missing in a small village - Jhanjhar, in Bihar. It's 2 months and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the authorities. It's then that the government orders a Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry with officers Sidhant Chaturvedi (Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap Kumar (Ajay Devgn) to solve the case.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, detective
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Vaastav: The Reality (1999)
Plot Summary:
"The Reality" as described by the film's tagline, refers to the harsh realities of life in the Mumbai underworld. The film is said to be loosely based on the life of Mumbai underworld gangster Chota Rajan.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: entertaining, dark, suspense thriller
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Special 26 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob well-known businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Intelligence or income tax officials. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of money from their targets.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, twist ending, exciting, tense, humorous, disturbing, entertaining
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Retribution (2015)
Plot Summary:
Carlos, a bank executive, begins his morning routine by taking his kids to school. As he starts the car he receives an anonymous phone call informing him that there's a bomb under his seat. A stranger's voice tells him that he only has a few hours to gather together a large amount of cash: if he doesn't, his car will blow up.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, social, twist ending, hispanic, action thriller, twisted, thrilling
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Ghulam (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sidharth (Aamir Khan), is a Mumbai 'Tapori' and a boxing champion. His elder brother, Jai (Rajat Kapoor) works with Raunak Singh (Sharad Saxena), who now rules their "Basti" through terrorising its people and collecting 'Hafta' from local merchants. Sidharth idolized his father, a freedom fighter, whom he saw falling to his death as a child. This effects Sidharth through his adult life. Sidharth meets a young girl, Alisha (Ranee Mukherjee), who rides with a motorcycle gang and Charlie (Deepak Tijori), the gang leader. Sidharth also meets Hari, whose idealism reminds him of his father. Hari's social work in the community possess a threat to Raunak Singh's evil empire. What happens to Hari changes Sidharth's life forever. How Sidharth breaks Raunak Singh's chains of 'Ghulami' around the community forms the crux of the story. Featuring the superhit song "Aati Kya Khandala" sung by Aamir Khan.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: emotional, suspenseful, serious, captivating, inspirational, romantic, entertaining, sentimental, semi serious, remake of american film
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Martyr (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ajay Rathore is a no-nonsense police officer from Mumbai Crime Branch. Long time ago his elder brother was killed by terrorists which caused him to quit his medical studies and join Indian Police Service. He is a great admirer of Pakistan-based ghazal singer Gulfam Hassan. During one of Hassan's concerts, they meet for the first time and become great friends. Meanwhile, Ajay's investigation into the Pakistan-supported cross-border terrorism takes him to Rajasthan and reveals an unsettling truth about someone close to his heart.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: inspirational, patriotic, political, entertaining, action thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cult film