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Plot Summary:
What happens to the criminals who escape the law? Ha Dae Cheol (Joo Sang Wook) is a righteous prosecutor who works tirelessly to go after criminals and enforce justice. But despite his best efforts, some hardened criminals are able to escape punishment and go free. That’s when the prosecutor-by-day dons his disguise and goes after the criminals as a masked-vigilante-by-night! Yoo Min Hee (Kim Sun Ah) is a police detective in charge of the violent crimes division. As she follows the trail of the masked vigilante, will she help or hinder his cause?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Good Casting (2020)
Plot Summary:
Baek Chan-Mi was a legendary black agent for the NIS, but, due to her excessive work, her subordinate died and she missed catching her intended target. Baek Chan-Mi was punished for that botched case and she now works in a cyber security team for the NIS. Baek Chan-Mi is then selected to go undercover on a case involving intellectual property theft at Korea's largest company.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: dorama, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Oh, the Mysterious (2017)
Plot Summary:
Il Seung was wrongly accused of a crime and imprisoned, and has spent ten years on death row. He manages to break out of prison and somehow becomes a fake cop, then sets out to find a hidden stash of 100 billion won (nearly 100 million dollars) on behalf of criminals who will supply him with a new identity upon receipt. He has three days to find the cash and begin his new life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Switch: Change the World (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man is a swindler. He is smart enough to take the bar exam, but he could not become a prosecutor. Disregarding favoritism and biases by prosecutors, the man makes criminals pay for crimes that prosecutors did not.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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The Apprehenders (2011)
Plot Summary:
Two police stations from neighboring precincts are in constant fierce competition with each other, including for the Officer of the Year award. But then a high-profile case forces them to work together.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Yamegoku - I Will Quit Yakuza (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bakushu is an adviser in the "Clean Break Helpline" - a special unit in the Organized Crime Department at Tokyo Metropolitan Police which helps those who want to make a clean break from a gang group. Although she treats gang member clients like "scum", she goes far beyond her responsibility to help them quit the organization by getting a written agreement from the gang boss and finding jobs for them afterwards. Also, her colleague and a former detective at the Organized Crime Department, Mikajima Kakeru doesn't get along with Bakushu. One day, "Clean Break Helpline" receives a call from a client. He is the leader of a gang group under the umbrella of a designated organized crime group "Kanto Kifune Gumi", and claims that he already made an apology to the boss of Kanto Kifune Gumi, Tachibana Isao. The client says that his group has got in trouble because of Bakushu.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious
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Two Cops (2017)
Plot Summary:
Cha Dong-Tak is a detective in pursuit of justice. A swindler's spirit takes possession of his body. The detective and swindler's spirit cooperate to solve cases. The detective falls in love with a reporter.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Murders at BarLume (2013)
Plot Summary:
Massimo is a graduate in mathematics who, after winning a Totocalcio board, buys the BarLume and becomes the surly barman. Invariably Massimo finds himself investigating, in every episode, some crimes that take place in his town on the Tuscan Riviera, Pineta, collaborating with the Police commissioner Vittoria Fusco. His instinct as a detective always finds inspiration in some conversations, which is forced to sit in his bar, by four old-fashioned old men: his uncle Ampelio (later replaced by his former father-in-law Emo), Pilade, Gino and Aldo. Massimo is also the boss of Tiziana, the handsome and prosperous waitress of BarLume, the erotic dream of everyone.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, detective
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Undercover Duet (2015)
Plot Summary:
Roger Li, the son of the richest man in town, is involved in a car accident which has soon become the talk of the town. The only witness James, nervous and terrified, denies witnessing the accident and seems to withhold the truth. Veteran undercover cop Dream Dragon and James are old time buddies; with an intention to take advantage of their relationship, Dragon approaches James to investigate this suspected substitute case. James’ beloved sister Kwan is born with a serious eye disease. Her only wish before losing her sight totally is for James to realise his dream of being a popular superstar. It is the motivation for James to join the male pageant “Man of China” in hope to win the competition. Meanwhile, James is invited by a renowned director to work abroad on his new international project. However, the shooting period overlaps with the court date of the case. It turns out that everything is controlled by a mastermind with a premeditated intention yet to be revealed….
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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To Catch the Uncatchable (2004)
Plot Summary:
A sitcom centering around the genius CID Mok Tsok Tung and Vivi Lee Wai Wai, an insurance agent.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Hotel Margaret (2022)
Plot Summary:
Hungary's favorite influencers arrive at a prestigious awards ceremony in Tihany to find out who has become the most successful videographer of the year. During the award ceremony, after the shooting of a faulty confetti cannon, the winner collapses on stage. Was there an accident or an intentional murder?.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hungary
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Prescription Police (2006)
Plot Summary:
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, detective
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Detective Lovesick (2010)
Plot Summary:
He was the pride of his police department as the number one armed robbery buster... until he had his heart broken by the sudden flight of a fiancee from his life. Now "Detective Lovesick" finds his crime-fighting mojo and his chance at rising through the police hierarchy slipping away. Spending his days in a desperate search for the love of his life, Detective Lovesick is a man in love with himself and idolizes his drinking buddy, who is a romance psychologist. He loses himself to love easily, even at work, falling for every femme fatale he investigates and after a lot of hair pulling, ending each case with a marriage proposal. "Marry me or be under arrest." But will any woman accept such a proposal? Suspense, comedy and romance all converge in a libido-rich police drama unlike any you've ever seen.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Mischievous Detectives (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedic mystery that follows two genius high schoolers and a female police detective as they solve cases that arise while following the disappearances of the boys’ parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 9 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013)
Plot Summary:
Chul-soo is one of Korea’s best intelligence agents: he can accomplish any given mission. One day, a mysterious explosion takes place in Seoul. Chul-soo flies to Thailand on a mission to rescue a person who holds clues to the incident. Meanwhile, Young-hee goes on a business trip to Thailand and gets entangled with Chul-soo’s mission. Will he accomplish his mission and save his wife at the same time?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 736
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Lives of Omission (2011)
Plot Summary:
Leung Siu-Tong is an experienced undercover agent who returns from a long-term assignment in Mainland China to teach new undercover recruits at Hong Kong Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB). During this time, he befriends triad member Michael So, who only agrees to the relationship because he sees it as a stepping stone to the role of gang leader. Meanwhile, conflict at the CIB department ensues when Siu-Tong forms a tentative romantic relationship with his supervisor Jodie Chow.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Public Enemy Returns (2008)
Plot Summary:
Kang Chul-jung has been a detective fighting crime for 15 years and is at it again against a mob boss who recruits young kids to do his dirty work.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, crime drama, detective
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Harina (2022)
Plot Summary:
The misadventures of Lieutenant Harina and his partner, Officer Ramírez, a very special police couple, who find themselves with the opportunity of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Damo (2003)
Plot Summary:
Damo is a 2003 South Korean fusion historical drama, starring Ha Ji-won, Lee Seo-jin, and Kim Min-joon. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, it tells the story of Chae-ok, a damo relegated to the low-status job of a female police detective who investigates crimes involving women of the upper class. Chae-ok shares a forbidden love with her mentor and superior Hwangbo Yoon, but while working undercover on a counterfeit ring case, she finds herself drawn to Jang Sung-baek, the mysterious leader of the rebel army she has infiltrated. It aired on MBC from July 28 to September 9, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 14 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 840 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective, period drama
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Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022)
Plot Summary:
Do Bae-man became military prosecutor only to make more money and be successful. On the other hand, Cha Woo-in, recently joining Bae-man’s team, became one for her revenge. As these two different purposes shows, the two have very different backgrounds and personalities. However, as they work on the same case, Bae-man and Woo-on help each other and even grow together as fine military prosecutors.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Harry Wild (2022)
Plot Summary:
A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious, detective, thrilling
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Inspector Koo (2021)
Plot Summary:
A reclusive ex-cop reenters the game as an insurance investigator, searching for clues in crime scenes perfectly staged by a serial killer in her midst.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: suspense, detective, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Lasko - The Fist of God (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes is a German action television series, an RTL co-production with ORF. First aired on 18 June 2009, it is set in a monastery and involves martial arts. Fifteen 45 minute episodes have been produced as of October 2011 in two series. The series was shot in the Naumburg an der Saale area, Pforta, Schloss Neuenburg and Königstein Fortress.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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MacGruber (2021)
Plot Summary:
After rotting in prison for over a decade, America's ultimate hero and uber patriot MacGruber is finally released. His mission: to take down a mysterious villain from his past—Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth. With the entire world in the crosshairs, MacGruber must reassemble his old team in order to defeat the forces of evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny
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Delayed Justice (2020)
Plot Summary:
A reporter and a public defender fight for judicial victims who are falsely accused.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Code 404 (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, an undercover Detective Inspector gunned down and killed during a botched sting is brought back via an experimental Artificial Intelligence project. Full of glitches, he’s got to track down the person who shot him, prove himself as a cop so as not to get shut down, and save his marriage and his friendship, all with his partner Carver to boot.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny, detective
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I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (2012)
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Tsukiko Otonashi is a fashionista who is too beautiful to be a detective. She is also intrigued by urban legends so much so that she believes all crimes are somehow linked to these legends. She even conducts her investigations in such a way as to prove them to be true. Tsukiko also likes to make use of whatever she can. She especially likes to enlist the help of crime lab officer Hitoro Katsuura, who happens to have a crush on her. Many other unique characters will make appearances as she investigates the crimes related to urban legends, using odd and exquisite techniques.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, detective, sad
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Maniac Hero (2016)
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Nakatsu was laid off at his company and now works part-time at a convenience store. One day, Nakatsu forms a vigilante group to protect his town with Toshida, who has a mysterious physical ability, Kanari, who is a female high school student with excellent information gathering abilities, and Kusaki, who wields hammers under his sleeves. As they punish evil doers, the group gains popular support and flourish.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Mrs. Cop (2015)
Plot Summary:
After long and grueling hours immersed in brutal crime investigations, lead detective Choi Young Jin must face the particular horrors of singlehandedly raising her daughter Ha Eun. Any way you look at it, Young Jin's got her work cut out for her, but it's only a matter of time before her professional and personal worlds collide in new and disastrous ways.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Josephine Klick (2014)
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration:
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Legal High (2019)
Plot Summary:
A money-hungry lawyer and a righteous rookie become an unlikely courtroom duo in this remake of the Japanese series of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious