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Plot Summary:
To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. He is currently suspended from the police force for using excessive force. He then gathers team members: Park Woong Chul who is a gangster, Lee Jung Moon who is the youngest serial killer with extraordinary intelligence and Jung Tae Soo who is a contract killer. Police Inspector Yoo Mi Young also joins the team and she tries to have these guys work as a team by dealing with them rationally and sometimes emotionally.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, suspenseful, rough, bleak, detective, dorama
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The Villagers (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Come and Hug Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man and a woman who are emotionally scarred due to a murder case that took place in their past has their fates intertwined. Together, they try to overcome the inevitable challenges that life throws at them.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, dorama, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, romantic drama, detective, contemplative
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I Remember You (2015)
Plot Summary:
This drama is a romantic thriller that centers around a criminal profiler, Lee Hyun who previously work as a consultant at the police department in New York. After he returns to south Korea, he’s in charge of a special criminal investigation team. Due to his special insight, he can analyze the crime scene and the suspect at one glance. He works together with an elite detective, Cha Ji An to solve the crimes and they develop a romantic relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychological, dorama, captivating, suspense, tense, detective, romantic drama
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The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)
Plot Summary:
Chief of the ‘Special Crime Unit’, OH Gu-tak, looks for the former gangster, PARK Woong-chul, whom he had worked with before, and recruits a con artist, KWAK No-soon, and a convicted cop, KO Yoo-sung in the new team. With new blood, the ‘Bad Guys’ have become stronger and tougher. As they dig deeper into the case, they sense that a much bigger crime organization is behind it all and they begin the hunt for bad guys….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, absurd, disturbing, psychological
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
Plot Summary:
A 5 member gang, led by Seok-Tae (Kim Yun-Seok), kidnaps a baby boy named Hwa-Yi and raises the baby like their own son. The baby boy is now 17 years old (Yeo Jin-Goo) and has turned into a lethal killer. Taking part in his father's gang, Hwa-Yi learns about his own past. Hwa-Yi pulls out his gun to find out who he really is.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, scenic, crime drama, action thriller, psychotronic
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Arne Dahl - Himmelsöga (2015)
Plot Summary:
Through a christmas decorated Stockholm staggers a half naked and beaten woman. The tracks lead police to a warehouse with illegal medical preparations that can be linked to international smuggling organization Maximus. According to Interpol is the organization's principal is likely in Sweden and the A-group assignment is to find him. The investigation is lined with a number bisara findings in a series of women found beaten and murdered. The victims have in common is that they are found with white pillowcases over their heads.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Voice (2017)
Plot Summary:
It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspense, detective, psychological, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Rugal (2020)
Plot Summary:
A police detective who loses everything to a criminal organization seeks payback when he gains special abilities through biotechnology.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, captivating, suspense, stylized, detective
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Criminal Minds (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on the US TV series of the same name, profilers investigate cases from the perspective of the criminals to solve them.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
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The Roundup (2022)
Plot Summary:
The ‘Beast Cop’ Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, crime drama, detective
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One on One (2014)
Plot Summary:
On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)
Plot Summary:
In Cheonan, a serial murder case takes place, but the case becomes more and more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, immediately senses that all the cases are by the same killer and starts investigation. One day, Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked by a suspicious man, and Tae-suk realizes that this man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo becomes the only witness and a survived victim from K.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, factual, twisted, tense, bloody, slasher, realistic, hood, cult classic, crime thriller
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Confession of Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
On the day the 15-year statute of limitations expired on a high profile serial murder case that claimed the lives of 10 women, a family member of the victim throws himself off the building in front of Choi Hyeong-goo, the detective in charge of the case. Two years later, a man called Lee Doo-seok publishes a book titled "I am the Murderer" claiming responsibility for the murders that took place 17 years ago. His book becomes a bestseller because of the author’s charming looks and his vivid depiction of the crime. The detective and the self-proclaimed murderer meet face to face on a television debate show. Believing that Lee is nothing but a con artist, Detective Choi renews his search for the ultimate truth. Then another man appears suddenly, claiming he is the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, rough, detective, stylized, psychological, twisted, psychological thriller, noir, mind bending
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Dark Heart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Detective Inspector William Wagstaffe and his team investigate a string of horrifyingly brutal murders during an August heat wave in London.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, psychological, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, hardboiled detective, detective series
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Gap Dong (2014)
Plot Summary:
20 years ago Moo-Yeom’s father was a suspect in the "Gap Dong” serial murder case. Because of the detectives’ oppressive investigation, Moo-Yeom’s father killed himself. Now, Moo-Yeom is a detective and works to capture the killer Gap Dong. The statue of limitations has expired for the serial murder case and Moo-Yeom resigns to the belief that Gap Dong is dead. New clues though for Gap Dong appears in front of Moo-Yeom and he sets out to catch him once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: detective, tense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Mouse (2021)
Plot Summary:
A psychopath’s ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear and chaos. A honest and justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with tragic past, face against the killer. After the encounter with the psychopath, their lives totally change.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, captivating, detective, psychological thriller
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100 Code (2015)
Plot Summary:
New York, USA. Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past twelve months young, blonde, blue-eyed women have been found dead in a meadow where Asphodel flowers grow. New York Detective Tommy Conley gets a special dispensation from the NYPD to go observe and act as an adviser to the Stockholm Police Department in order to help solve these crimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, psychological, detective, bleak, neo noir
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Signs (2015)
Plot Summary:
Antonio Cruz is a good country doctor who hides a secret that has filled him with resentment and anger. One day he snaps and decides to kill a neighbor for each sign of the zodiac. His sister Laura, a police officer, and her ex-husband Paul, the neighboring town prosecutor, investigate the mysterious crimes.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, slasher, disturbing, detective
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Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019)
Plot Summary:
Investigator Jan and profiler Louise constantly move around in the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they link a series of killings.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspense, detective, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating
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Maltese: The Mafia Detective (2017)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 439 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Partners for Justice (2018)
Plot Summary:
Baek Beom has worked as a forensic doctor for 10 years. He has a bad personality, but he is excellent with his work. Baek Beom does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a warm heart. She has a bright personality and she comes from wealth family background. The forensic doctor and prosecutor work together to solve cases.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, detective
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Flower of Evil (2020)
Plot Summary:
Baik Hee Sung, an ordinary family man, is actually a psychopath whose past is dotted with crime and violence. His hopeless life changes completely after he meets his wife. He had to falsify everything about himself to marry her. His wife, Cha Ji Won, starts to doubt her husband as a suspect of a murder case. She becomes emotionally overwhelmed with betrayal, and rages as secrets behind his husband reveal. The story will draw faith and truth between a man and woman who trusted the most and loved each other.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, psychological, detective, tense, unusual plot structure, tear jerker, suspense, romantic
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V.I.P. (2017)
Plot Summary:
A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, neo noir, noir
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The Hunter (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a debilitating accident, a member of one of the security services is deemed unfit for duty and gets fired. But when his former colleagues confront a puzzling case, they are forced to call upon him to help solve the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, scary, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, detective
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My Name (2021)
Plot Summary:
Yoon Ji-woo's father dies suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. Yoon Ji-woo works for drug crime group Dongcheonpa. Choi Moo-jin is the boss of the drug gang. With the help of Choi Moo-jin and to uncover the reason for her father's death, Yoon Ji-woo joins the police department and becomes a mole for the drug group. Yoon Ji-woo is assigned to work in the drug investigation unit in the police department. Her partner there is Detective Jeon Pil-do.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: dorama, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, clever, dark, detective
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Braquo (2009)
Plot Summary:
A group of police officers in Paris use violence and intimidation to solve crimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, bleak, suspenseful, detective, crime drama, captivating, psychological thriller, exciting, thrilling
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Profiler (1996)
Plot Summary:
Profiler is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the FBI's fictional Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia. Ally Walker starred as profiler Dr. Samantha Waters during the first three seasons, and was later replaced by Jamie Luner as profiler Dr. Rachel Burke during the show's final season. Robert Davi, Roma Maffia, Peter Frechette, Erica Gimpel and Julian McMahon co-starred throughout the show's run. Caitlin Wachs played Dr. Waters daughter for the first two seasons, a role taken over by Evan Rachel Wood in 1998. Profiler shares a similar lead character and premise with the Fox Network series Millennium, created by Chris Carter. Both shows premiered at the beginning of the 1996–97 television season.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, detective, psychological, serious, stylized, rough, mind bending, thrilling, realistic, suspenseful
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The Chaser (2008)
Plot Summary:
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, bloody, psychological, suspenseful, detective, realistic, serious, psychological thriller, bleak
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I Saw the Devil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychological, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, bloody, suspense, serious, twist ending, rough
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The Following (2013)
Plot Summary:
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, detective, dramatic, tense, disturbing, scary, psychological