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Plot Summary:
On a beach in Gothenburg found parts of a dismembered man's body. The only thing that is going on, a tattoo on the torso. Irene Huss find a similar previous cases that will take her to Copenhagen, where she is forced to look for a friend's daughter who disappeared. Likfyndet will be the prelude to more nasty murders that lead Irene in Copenhagen underworld.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 909
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, surprise ending
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Plot Summary:
Swedish miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by Håkan Nesser.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 115 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 193
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 649
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 447
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 593
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 116000
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
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