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Plot Summary:
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against – after being held up at a local convenience store – threatens him.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, action thriller, perverse, action adventure, neo noir
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One in the Chamber (2012)
Plot Summary:
A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, action thriller, action packed, rough, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film
Similar in 90%
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane's smart-mouthed heroics.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 377000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, action packed, tense, clever, detective, action adventure, entertaining, intense
Similar in 80%
16 Blocks (2006)
Plot Summary:
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, harsh, intense, action packed, detective, serious, rough, realistic
Similar in 85%
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Plot Summary:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, intense, action thriller, action adventure, suspense, action packed
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Death Proof (2007)
Plot Summary:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 309000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: road movie, sexy, grindhouse, cult classic, suspense, absurd, scary, rough, exciting, cynical
Similar in 88%
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
Plot Summary:
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, melancholic, rough, realistic, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, action packed, predictable
Similar in 76%
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Plot Summary:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 402000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense, action adventure, thrilling, exciting, buddy comedy, detective
Similar in 89%
Lion Strike (1994)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Johnny Wu becomes involved in a global Mafia arms cartel when they kidnap his son Bobby. The cartel, made-up of underworld leaders from around the world, become aware that he stumbled onto valuable information on a computer disk he possesses. Louie and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kruskev use every bit of their cunning to trap Johnny and retrieve the disk.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 486
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychotronic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, detective
Similar in 78%
The Prince (2014)
Plot Summary:
A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, serious, realistic, neo noir, independent film
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First Kill (2017)
Plot Summary:
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, cliffhanger, anamorphic, action thriller, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film
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Urban Justice (2007)
Plot Summary:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense, bloody, cult classic, bleak, fast
Similar in 85%
I Am Wrath (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, bleak, neo noir, action thriller, surprise ending, detective, black comedy, dark comedy
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Blackout (2022)
Plot Summary:
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hospital with the Cartel on his tail.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, psychotronic, independent film
Similar in 88%
Eliminators (2016)
Plot Summary:
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send Europe's most dangerous assassin to kill him. Now on the run with his daughters life in jeopardy, a determined father must get her to safety before the people he's been hiding from tracks him down.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, brutal, captivating, suspense, perverse, neo noir, independent film, detective, black comedy
Similar in 79%
Sleepless (2017)
Plot Summary:
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, tense, hood, anamorphic, surprise ending, detective
Similar in 77%
Mask of Death (1996)
Plot Summary:
While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades McKenna to undergo facial surgery and take the place of Lyle Mason in order to find Dallio and a valuable microchip.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
Similar in 84%
Maximum Force (1992)
Plot Summary:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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Peppermint (2018)
Plot Summary:
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, brutal, neo noir, independent film, psychological, feel good, emotional, hood, fast paced, deep
Similar in 89%
Unhinged (2020)
Plot Summary:
A case of road rage turns into full-blown terror when an unstable driver follows a woman and her son.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, road movie, psychological, tense, brutal, feel good, entertaining, cult classic
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Faster (2010)
Plot Summary:
Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has spent the last 10 years in prison planning revenge for the murder of his brother. Now that Driver is free to carry out his deadly plan only two men stand in his way- Billy Bob Thornton plays a veteran cop and Oliver Jackson-Cohen, a crazy hitman. With those two close on his trail, Driver races to carry out his mission as the mystery surrounding his brothers murder deepens.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: stylized, brutal, intense, talky, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bloody, action packed
Similar in 81%
Colombiana (2011)
Plot Summary:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, tricky, realistic, fast paced, teen, action thriller, stylized
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Precious Cargo (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, humorous, hood, action adventure, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, black comedy
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Cop Out (2010)
Plot Summary:
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time, and without any backup – except for each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining, melancholic, absurd, detective, exciting, realistic, talky
Similar in 75%
Extraction (2015)
Plot Summary:
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Assassin Club (2023)
Plot Summary:
In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, detective
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Copshop (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, perverse, action adventure, surprise ending, neo noir, ambiguous ending
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American Assassin (2017)
Plot Summary:
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, exciting, action adventure, tense, suspenseful, bloody, scenic, cult classic, surprise ending
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Plot Summary:
John Wick is on the run for two reasons… he’s being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, except the Continental’s manager, Winston, has given him a one-hour grace period before he’s “Excommunicado” – membership revoked, banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses the service industry to stay alive as he fights and kills his way out of New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 413000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: brutal, exciting, tense, suspense, harsh, action adventure, psychological, intellectual, epic, entertaining
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Acts of Violence (2018)
Plot Summary:
When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, exciting, intense, action adventure, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, independent film, detective
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Black and Blue (2019)
Plot Summary:
Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to make matters worse, they've tipped off a criminal gang that she's responsible for the dealer's death.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, bleak, hood, slang, neo noir, social, anamorphic, predictable, surprise ending