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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
Best tv shows and movies like The Disappearance (2018):
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Proven Innocent (2019)
Plot Summary:
Madeline Scott, a fierce and uncompromising lawyer with a hunger for justice, runs an underdog criminal defense firm. There is no one who understands the power of setting an innocent person free more than Madeline. At age 18, she was wrongfully convicted, along with her brother, in a sensational murder case. Madeline defends others as she fights to maintain her innocence and searches for the real killer in her own case.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
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The Fix (2019)
Plot Summary:
High-profile district attorney Maya Travis fled L.A. after devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. Eight years later, the same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, and Maya is lured back to the DA’s office for another chance at justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, serious, realistic
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In the Dark (2017)
Plot Summary:
In The Dark sees Helen Weeks (MyAnna Buring) drawn into the two most testing and personal cases of her career - just as she begins her journey towards motherhood. Helen is never fazed by a challenge, but her tough exterior conceals a complex inner conflict. When the husband of an estranged school friend is accused of abduction, Helen must return to her home town and confront her painful past. And when a brutal tragedy drags her into Manchester’s dark criminal underbelly, she is forced to question even her closest relationships. Even if you love someone, can you ever really know them? The past can’t always be left behind….
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: detective, enigmatic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, crime drama
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Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rebecka Martinsson from Kiruna has not really found herself despite her big successes at a law firm in Stockholm. When a friend from her childhood passes away, Rebecka returns to Kiruna where she's drawn into a thrilling hunt for a killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: crime drama, psychological, tense, serious, captivating, dark
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Fearless (2017)
Plot Summary:
Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, rough, detective, crime drama
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Il silenzio dell'acqua (2019)
Plot Summary:
The disappearance of a teenager is the starting point of an investigation that will bring to light the dark side of a small village by the sea. False tracks, hidden truths and secret relationships - nothing is quite what it seems.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, colorful, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, colourful
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Land of the Strong (2018)
Plot Summary:
When an adventurous young man goes missing after a fight, his mother Cassia and his twin sister Maria begin a dangerous journey in search of answers in a town where brute force overcomes the law.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, novela, neo western
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London Kills (2019)
Plot Summary:
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, detective
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The Bay (2019)
Plot Summary:
Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, crime drama, tense, clever, bleak, 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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Law School (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following the case of the murder of a professor at South Korea's top prestigious law school, professors and students become suspects in the murder.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: dorama, tense, captivating, suspense
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Showtrial (2021)
Plot Summary:
An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 288 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, anthology
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Safe (2018)
Plot Summary:
After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 356 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, witty, crime drama, thrilling, tense, talky, compassionate, psychological thriller, atmospheric
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Murder in the First (2014)
Plot Summary:
Murder in the First follows homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan as they investigate a multitude of tragedies in San Francisco.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, detective, tense, suspense, suspenseful, sexy
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Shark (2006)
Plot Summary:
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense
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Matlock (1986)
Plot Summary:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, witty, clever, serious, realistic, retro, detective, thrilling, captivating
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Home Before Dark (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young girl moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: inspirational, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, sincere, spooky
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Vera (2011)
Plot Summary:
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, captivating, costume drama, hardboiled detective, suspenseful, stylized, tense
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Unforgotten (2015)
Plot Summary:
'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the secrets will also affect the personal lives of both Sunny and Cassie.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, serious, realistic, crime drama, tense, suspenseful, clever, captivating, disturbing, atmospheric
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Annika (2021)
Plot Summary:
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Disappearance (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in Lyon, the show traces the increasing trauma of the Morel family who fall apart when their 17-year-old daughter fails to return home from a night out. As the hours pass and the police investigation builds, The Disappearance explores every parent’s worst nightmare. There are similarities to Broadchurch in that the lead detective has a complicated backstory while the family members and friends each appear to be hiding something.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, detective, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, realistic, atmospheric, noir
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Crossing Jordan (2001)
Plot Summary:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, realistic, tense, clever, serious, medical drama, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful
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Raven (2018)
Plot Summary:
A police inspector is sent to his hometown to investigate a kidnap case, but apart from solving the mystery, he has to face the demons of his past.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Klangor (2021)
Plot Summary:
A desperate father looks for his missing daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Mare of Easttown (2021)
Plot Summary:
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, suspense, captivating, sentimental, atmospheric, anthology, anime, deep, crime drama, action thriller
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Secrets and Lies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, detective, idiotic
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Damages (2007)
Plot Summary:
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, clever, tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling, exciting, bloody
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The Good Wife (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: serious, clever, captivating, political, suspense, sexy, entertaining, sitcom, intelligent, sensitive
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Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Plot Summary:
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, realistic, detective, serious, crime drama, suspenseful
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The Thaw (2022)
Plot Summary:
Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It asks ‘Who was she? Why did she die? Who did she leave behind?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing