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Plot Summary:
Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases when no one else can.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, compassionate, brutal, detective
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Diamond City (2018)
Plot Summary:
Unfairly arrested for investigating a conspiracy, she will need to prove her innocence and save her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Kidnap and Ransom (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, who is also executive producer of the series.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, dark, detective, exciting, serious, fast
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Flashpoint (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, detective
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MIU404 (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Mobile Investigative Unit (MIU) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Pack (2019)
Plot Summary:
Blanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their lives and that of their families at risk. As they look for Blanca and investigate, they will find out that behind this gender crime there is much more than just one offender.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration:
Plot tags: rough, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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The Minions of Midas (2020)
Plot Summary:
Victor Genovés, an influential businessman, is blackmailed: if he doesn't agree to pay a large sum of money, the self-styled Midas favorites will kill a person at random at a designated place and time and add a new victim periodically until they achieve their goal. How many deaths will he be able to carry on his shoulders?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 316 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, brutal, suspense
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S.W.A.T. (2017)
Plot Summary:
Follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant who is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, suspense, detective
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The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)
Plot Summary:
Covert operative Tom Keen joins forces with Susan "Scottie" Hargrave, the brilliant and cunning chief of a covert mercenary organization that solves problems that are too dangerous for the government.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, rough, suspense, cliffhanger, interesting
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Hostages (2013)
Plot Summary:
The night before a high profile operation on the PM, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the PM.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
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Sleeper Cell (2005)
Plot Summary:
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, captivating, suspenseful, erotic, detective, bleak, serious, realistic
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Criminal: UK (2019)
Plot Summary:
Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, contemplative, anthology, tense, clever, bleak, serious, suspenseful, exciting, detective
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To Serve and Protect (1999)
Plot Summary:
Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: detective, psychological, exciting, tense, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Pagan Peak (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a gruesomely staged body is found, propped up on a mountain pass in the Alps close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; her Austrian counterpart Gedeon though seems to have lost any ambitions in his job. Very soon, they discover more crime scenes with symbolically posed victims, reminiscent of pagan rituals. It all seems to be part of a bigger, sinister plan. Ellie finds herself under increasing pressure to understand the deranged killer's motives so she can stop him. The hunt leads them ever deeper in the dark valleys and archaic Alpine customs - and the paranoid world of the killer.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, detective, slasher, rough, bleak, interesting
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NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Plot Summary:
A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, tense, detective
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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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Stalker (2014)
Plot Summary:
A pair of detectives investigate stalkers in Los Angeles. Strong and focused, Lt. Beth Davis is an expert in the field of repeated harassment, driven by personal experience of being a victim. She heads the LAPD's Threat Assessment Unit, which investigates cases of stalking -- including voyeurism, cyberharassment and romantic fixation. The history of recent transfer Jack Larsen -- whose personality and questionable behavior have been an issue in the past -- may help him in his assignment to her team. Her other detectives are young but eager Ben Caldwell and deceptively intelligent Janice Lawrence. Together they try to stop situations from spinning out of control -- and to keep their personal obsessions at bay.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, detective, realistic, thrilling, psychological thriller
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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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The Thin Blue Line (2021)
Plot Summary:
Swedish drama series about police officers in Malmö, their tiring work and the difficulties of keeping their personal and professional life separate.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, contemplative
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Wanted (2005)
Plot Summary:
Wanted was a 2005 American primetime police drama television series broadcast on the TNT network. The series was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, and executive produced by Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent and Jorge Zamacona.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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The Murders (2019)
Plot Summary:
A rookie Homicide detective's negligence in a fellow officer's death has her searching for redemption in her investigations.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 740
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, contemplative
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Plot Summary:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, telenovela
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19-2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
The day-to-day life of two unwilling partners of the Montreal Police Department, Officers Nick Barron and Ben Chartier. These two beat cops patrol the urban sprawl of downtown's 19th district, in cruiser No. 2. 19-2 is about the tensions and bonds that develop between two incompatible men of very different temperaments and life experiences. Over time, Nick and Ben's mistrust and antagonism for each other give way to moments of mutual respect and a wavering chance at a true partnership.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, serious, captivating, detective, suspenseful
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Shattered (2010)
Plot Summary:
Shattered is a Canadian police procedural series created by Rick Drew. The main character is a tough, smart homicide detective in Vancouver who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder. His wife Ella is played by Molly Parker. In the first moments of the series, Ben is bonded in blood to his determined, beautiful partner Amy Lynch. While they work to solve the murder cases that cross their desk daily, Ben copes with the fascinating complexities of his secret disorder, and the uncertainty of never knowing which alternate personality will surface, or when. Other regular characters of the series are Sergeant Pam ‘TC’ Garrett, John ‘Hall’ Holland a young, handsome and ambitious detective, and Terry Rhodes, Ben’s best friend and ex-partner.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective, offbeat
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Respect (2020)
Plot Summary:
The protagonist of the story, Ercüment Çözer rebels against disrespect and rudeness that we tend to avoid, ignore and eventually forget. Ercüment Çözer is a sociopath obsessed with the idea of respect. However, this time, he is not alone on his obsessive journey. The young lovers Helen and Savas, who have just stepped foot into the real world, find themselves in the middle of difficult situations after being mistreated by a group of people and end up being responsible for a chain of murders that take place in Istanbul. The concept of disrespect instantly turns into a social and mediatic struggle between the two generations. As for the mediatic follow up, Turkey’s most famous morning show host, Hasret will undertake it, however, nobody knows that she is also about to take part in this journey on another level. By getting to the core of this obsession, we will be witnessing the reflection it has on society.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Bloodlands (2021)
Plot Summary:
Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, crime drama, thrilling, intellectual, contemplative
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Bulletproof (2018)
Plot Summary:
Police duo Bishop and Pike are two best mates bonded by the same moral code, despite their differences. Packed full of humour, action and emotion, Bulletproof is about friendship, conspiracies and ghosts from the past.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious, detective
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Chicago P.D. (2014)
Plot Summary:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, realistic, crime drama
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CSI: Cyber (2015)
Plot Summary:
The FBI's team of Cyber Crime Investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan, works to solve cases involving the dark-net. Avery, a Special Agent in Charge and esteemed Cyber-Psychologist heads up a team, including Senior Special Agent Elijah Mundo, tasked with solving murders, cyber-theft, hacking, sex offences, and blackmail.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, tense, captivating, entertaining, action adventure, interesting
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FBI (2018)
Plot Summary:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, disturbing, captivating, detective, psychological thriller, psycho film
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The Other Me (2019)
Plot Summary:
A series of murders alarm the police authorities, as strange symbolisms are traced to every crime scene. The eccentric professor of criminology Dimitris Lainis is asked to shed some light on the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, intellectual, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, detective, contemplative