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Plot Summary:
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration:
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Best tv shows and movies like Full Circle (2023):
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Heat of the Sun (1998)
Plot Summary:
Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 360 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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North Mission Road (2003)
Plot Summary:
North Mission Road is a documentary style show on truTV that details "unique and compelling" cases of the Los Angeles County Coroner Department. The name of the show is based on the road on which the office of the Los Angeles County Coroner is located.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Longing For You (2023)
Plot Summary:
A murder rocks a peaceful town. A detective investigates after his brother is falsely accused. But when tragedy strikes, he must uncover the real culprit, facing family secrets along the way. Will he be able to find justice?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags:
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The Secret of the Greco Family (2022)
Plot Summary:
A seemingly perfect family secretly kidnaps wealthy people for ransom to maintain their high standard of living and social status. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration:
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Frank Riva (2003)
Plot Summary:
After 25 years in exile, undercover cop Frank Riva comes back in Paris. He faces mob boss Norbert Loggia and his son Maxime, who put a bounty on his head during the French Connection days.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 285 min
Plot tags:
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A Fading Summer (2015)
Plot Summary:
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered (2019)
Plot Summary:
Alex McPherson returns to the small town in Pennsylvania where she spent her summers as a girl to record the next episode of her true crime podcast, about the disappearance of a childhood friend 20 years prior. However, after teaming up with the local newspaper editor, who reluctantly agrees to help her retrace the girl’s last steps, Alex not only uncovers the shocking truth behind the girl’s disappearance, but also a decades-old murder and its cover-up.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 983
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, suspenseful, complex
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NCS: Manhunt (2002)
Plot Summary:
NCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the first series premiered with two episodes on BBC One on 26—27 March 2001. The second series debuted on 4 March 2002, and concluded its six episode run on 19 March 2002.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration:
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Inspector Ricciardi (2021)
Plot Summary:
Naples, 1932. Detective Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi leaves no crime unsolved, being able to see the ghosts of people who have died violently and listen to their last thought. But this extraordinary gift is both a blessing and a curse!.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: detective
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White Lab (2014)
Plot Summary:
Due to violent crimes becoming more and more complicated, it is crucial to make arrests with concrete evidence. The White Lab is the formed within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Departments First Investigative Division. The lab uses scientific investigation methods involving physics, chemistry, biology and medical science to solve cases. Members of the White Lab have knowledge of these scientific areas and have the authority to investigate cases. At the White Lab, Satoshi (Kazuki Kitamura) is a detective. He solves cases with his excellent scientific methods as well as his own unique methods.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: detective
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Kidnapping Game (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yu Hai's game studio runs into divestment from investor Shen Hui. Yu encounters Shen's bastard daughter Lu Jie. The two plot together a fake kidnapping case and falls in love. Real Lu Jie is found dead days after and cops reveal greater dangerous while investigating.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Plot Summary:
British TV mini series.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective
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Cover Her Face (1985)
Plot Summary:
Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh investigates the death of Alice Liddell who ran a home for unwed mothers. One of those residents is Sally Jupp who was a witness in a drugs smuggling and murder investigation in London. Sally works at the local manor house for the Maxies and it is apparent that eldest son Stephen has more than just a passing interest in her. The night after they announce their engagement, Sally is found strangled in her bed. The question is whether her death is related to the London investigation or a completely different reason altogether. Her engagement created a good deal of ill feeling among the Maxies and several guests in the house with any one of them having a motive to kill her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 291 min
Plot tags: detective
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Missing Persons (1993)
Plot Summary:
Missing Persons is a short-lived American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994. It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional big-name guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Calling (2022)
Plot Summary:
NYPD Detective Avraham Avraham's belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering the truth. Guided by a deep sense of spirituality and religious principles, Avraham is left to question his own humanity when a seemingly routine investigation turns upside down.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags:
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Past Life (2010)
Plot Summary:
Past Life is an American crime drama television series which aired on Fox from February 9 to June 4, 2010. The series premiered on Tuesday, February 9 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. After the premiere, subsequent airings were broadcast on Thursdays beginning February 11, during the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot. The series was created by David Hudgins and inspired by the book The Reincarnationist, a crime thriller by M. J. Rose, whose main character, Josh Ryder, solves a 21st-century crime with memories and clues from his past life in ancient Rome. Although seven episodes were produced, the series was canceled after three episodes aired due to rapidly declining ratings. The network announced plans to air the remaining episodes on successive Friday nights from May 28 to June 4, 2010. On June 8, Fox announced that they would not air the final two episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: emotional, surreal, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, detective, mind bending, offbeat, gloomy
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Thirteen (2016)
Plot Summary:
This Five-part BBC psychological drama follows Ivy Moxam, a 26-year-old woman who was abducted when she was 13 and held captive for the next 13 years. The story begins as she escapes the cellar she was being held in and goes to the police station to report her ordeal to D.S. Lisa Merchant and D.I. Elliott Carne. But as she narrates and relives her experiences with the police, cracks begin to appear in Ivy's version of events leading the officers and her family to question her story. Will she ever reveal the truth about what she experienced in her captor's house?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, scary, psychological thriller
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Kidnapped (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kidnapped is an American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on NBC from September 20, 2006, to August 11, 2007. The series returned on Universal HD in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, detective, anime
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Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Plot Summary:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: clever, detective, witty, thought provoking, thrilling, suspenseful, realistic, serious, iconic
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Suspect (2022)
Plot Summary:
A Veteran detective is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she apparently took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: thrilling
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Conviction (2006)
Plot Summary:
A fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following their career paths as these passionate but naive ADAs are confronted with tough, emotional cases that challenge their limited experience – and force them to mature quickly or be overwhelmed.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, serious, realistic
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The Moorside (2017)
Plot Summary:
Drama about the search in 2008 for missing Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews and the surprising revelations the investigation unearthed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, detective
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The Disappearance (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new apprentice Kordian, Joanna will try to bring the case to a happy close.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: realistic, exciting, tense, captivating
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Plot Summary:
Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused, showing both the prosecution's and defense's preparation for trial, as well as the trial itself. The series premiered on Thursday, March 3, 2005, and ended on January 21, 2006. Its regular time slot was Fridays 10/9 p.m. ET on NBC. The last episode aired on Court TV months after the series' cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, thought provoking, realistic, serious, gloomy
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Prosecution Elite (2023)
Plot Summary:
An Ni, a prosecutor of the Jiangcheng Procuratorate, was assigned by Chief Prosecutor Xu Ailin to handle the case investigating a missing college student who jumped off into a lake. She started with Zhao Jikai, the General Manager of Huiquan Games, and found connection between him and overseas organizations that promote bullying, leading to the arrest of the crime perpetrators. While Huiquan Games’ stocks price plummeted, Yin Huiquan donates to Jiangxiao Academy which would in turn corrupt minors in the guise of charity. The student Li Xiaowen and other victims come forward, publicly denouncing the unorthodox means of Jiangxiao Academy to control youngsters. An Ni presents solid evidences in the court, leading to the academy’s shut down and punishment of those who were involved. Yan Qin, who took over the Huiquan Games, misappropriated the funds to invest in the development of a copper mine. However, this investment venture was a Ponzi scheme by an online financial fraud gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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Blind Justice (2005)
Plot Summary:
Blind Justice is an American television series created by Steven Bochco about a blind New York City police detective. It was introduced mid-season in March 8, 2005 to fill the time slot left by Bochco's highly successful NYPD Blue, which had just aired its final episode after a 12-year run. The show ran for only one season, with 13 episodes broadcast.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, detective
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The Alienist (2018)
Plot Summary:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful, detective, costume drama, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, psychological, atmospheric
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Homeland (2011)
Plot Summary:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 357000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, political, detective, psychological thriller, political thriller, dramatic, thrilling
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Elementary (2012)
Plot Summary:
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 117000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: witty, detective, talky, intellectual, suspenseful, serious, thought provoking, entertaining, sad, crime drama
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Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set 10 years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, he is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York, far from his original home in Miami.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 529 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, detective, anime, crime thriller, thrilling