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Plot Summary:
An accountant is found restrained inside a mansion, and she agrees to testify against her employer, who is the head of a massive scam against the Filipino people.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: political thriller, suspense
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Elena's Redemption (1996)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on the true story of a maid who was either seduced or raped and made pregnant by her Chinese employer; the baby was either killed by the employer's wife or by her own hand, depending on who you talk to.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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10000 Hours (2013)
Plot Summary:
Senator Gabriel Alcaraz (Robin Padilla) is preparing to deliver a privilege speech alleging corruption in the highest levels of government. On his way to the Senate, he gets wind of a plot against him. The police seek to arrest him for his part in an operation decades ago. Suspecting that the administration isn’t willing to give him a fair trial, Alcaraz goes into hiding abroad, hoping to find a way to clear his name and eventually return to his family. Back home, an old colleague is put in charge of finding him, and his family suffers under the pressure of public scrutiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Gangster Kittens (2016)
Plot Summary:
An uncompromising portrait of the struggles of a resplendent teenager with an anarchic spirit, fighting to maintain her existence in the bleak urban landscape of London. Angel is a cool but troubled nymphet, disillusioned by the tedium and meaninglessness of her uninviting working class future, her eyes filled with ferocious pique. Neglected by her abusive uncle and abandoned by her school, the disparate and embittered delinquent embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery to find a whole new world of possibilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, black comedy
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Gold (2016)
Plot Summary:
The film is about the lives of simple folk caught between the crossfire of Kapitana accused of political patronage, and Patrol Kalikasan using the environment as a front for their own political and economic interests on the small mining community.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: political thriller
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A Dangerous Life (1988)
Plot Summary:
A Dangerous Life is a 1988 English-language Australian film about the final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos. The film focuses on American TV journalist (Gary Busey), who finds himself in the middle of key events that lead to the downfall of the Marcos regime. Originally airing on television as a mini-series that ran for a total of six hours, the film was edited to 162 minutes for the home video release.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Philippines, Australia, UK
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, political thriller
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The Awakener (2018)
Plot Summary:
Miguel is a federal agent, highly trained and skilled in weapons. After experiencing trauma in his personal life, he sets out on a journey of revenge, assuming the identity of a masked vigilante. The Awakener decides to do justice with his own hands by exterminating corrupt politicians.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Suspek (1999)
Plot Summary:
A Filipino action drama film directed by Toto Natividad.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags:
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Muslim Magnum .357 (2014)
Plot Summary:
When the Muslim princess Ameera is kidnapped by a local crime syndicate, undercover cop Lt. Jamal Razul a.k.a Magnum is given the task of getting her back. Aided by fellow officer Joselito Ibanez, Razul discovers that there’s more to the kidnapping than mere ransom.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, sinister
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Bingo (1974)
Plot Summary:
A young photographer is entangled in a terrorist plot against a right wing politician in an election campaign.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: political thriller
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Code Name: Emperor (2022)
Plot Summary:
Juan, a secret service agent, approaches Wendy, a young Filipina who works as a maid for a suspicious couple.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Honor Thy Father (2015)
Plot Summary:
A pair of married white-collar swindlers run afoul of their latest victims.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, political
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On the Job (2013)
Plot Summary:
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, tense, noir, neo noir, tagalog, unpredictable
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Call Girl (2007)
Plot Summary:
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, sexy, sexual
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Justice (2014)
Plot Summary:
A foul-mouthed woman fights for her soul in the belly of the city. Working for a human trafficking agency controlled by a powerful syndicate, she sees no evil, hears no evil. In a society like ours, you have only two choices—to be a victim or a victimizer. She makes her choice.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, disturbing, bleak
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The Ploy (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Fool (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, tense, realistic, suspense, bleak, serious, harsh, political, brutal, thought provoking
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Collision (2022)
Plot Summary:
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Crypto (2019)
Plot Summary:
A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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The Stand at Paxton County (2020)
Plot Summary:
A military veteran comes home to find her father harassed by a sheriff intent on confiscating the livestock on their ranch under shady pretenses.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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We Take the Low Road (2019)
Plot Summary:
A Wiki-Leaks release illuminates the collusion amongst politicians and the medical industry that drives the cost of medical care to an unattainable price for the middle class. With the guilty parties' names and addresses being released, a vigilante movement springs up around the Untied States. After his father loses the battle with cancer, Mason, along with Thompson and Bobbi, seek violent justice and hope for riches along the way. A shotgun blast sparks a string of unintended consequences that leads the group down a dark road.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Clean Hands (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sylvia has turned a blind eye for too long to husband Eddie's flourishing drug business. When his dealing takes a (deadly) turn for the worse, however, her need to protect the lives and futures of her young children compel her to flee. But Eddie will stop at nothing to keep his wife inside the ‘family'.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Kimi (2022)
Plot Summary:
A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: she must leave her apartment.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, weird
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Black Money (2019)
Plot Summary:
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Yesterday's Promise (1994)
Plot Summary:
Three strong-willed sisters face tough choices.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: suspense, political thriller, independent film
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Able Danger (2008)
Plot Summary:
Tom Flynn, the idealist owner of a left-leaning radical café/bookstore and the quixotic publisher of a hard hitting 911 conspiracy expose, finds himself entangled with a mysterious Eastern European beauty, Kasia, who is on the run from strong hand of a global 911 cover up. In this contemporary take on film noir. When Tom is implicated in the murder of his friend and employee, he is forced to unravel Kasia's complex web of lies. As it turns out, Kasia possesses the smoking gun that proves the identities and methods of the real architects of 911, and Tom Flynn is willing to die to expose the truth. Written by Dave Herman.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black and white, independent film, political thriller
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Hidden Agenda (1990)
Plot Summary:
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: controversial, political, political thriller, suspense, mysterious, independent film, tense, rough, thought provoking, bleak
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Z (1969)
Plot Summary:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it's too late to save Z's life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: political, political thriller, tense, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, intellectual, neo noir, dark
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City Hall (1996)
Plot Summary:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: political, tense, suspense, thought provoking, realistic, talky, neo noir, inspirational, cult classic, serious
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State of Play (2009)
Plot Summary:
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: suspense, political thriller, clever, political, tense, suspenseful, detective, exciting, tricky, psychological
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Red Corner (1997)
Plot Summary:
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, political, intense, psychological, thought provoking, serious, disturbing, rough, talky