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Plot Summary:
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, cult classic, gothic, heroic, southern gothic, hood, action adventure, exciting, rough, serious
Best tv shows and movies like Extreme Prejudice (1987):
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Plot Summary:
It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro (Don Johnson), learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on their friend's bar to further an expanding empire. Harley and Marlboro decide to help by robbing the crooked bank. But when they accidentally filch a drug shipment, they find themselves on the run from criminal financiers and the mob in this rugged action adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, cult classic, futuristic, tense, stylized, semi serious, fast, buddy comedy
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The Keeper (2009)
Plot Summary:
Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked to work as a bodyguard for the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The businessman had been a colleague of Sallinger years before, when they were both cops. When mobsters kidnap the businessman's daughter, he hunts them down to rescue her and protect her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, bloody, realistic
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Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Plot Summary:
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, action adventure, talky, neo western
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Walking Tall (1973)
Plot Summary:
Buford Pusser's a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in Tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, grindhouse, neo noir, hood, cult classic
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: stylized, grindhouse, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, action packed, neo western
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City on Fire (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; in order to do this he must obtain some handguns; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague.What is more Chow would rather quit the force. He feels guilty about having to betray people who have become his friends, even if they do happen to be killers, drug dealers, loan sharks and protection racketeers: "I do my job, but I betray my friends."To add to his problems, he begins to bond with Fu, a member of the gang.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, heroic, cult classic, bloody, crime drama, action thriller, tense, rough, serious, captivating
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Rapid Fire (1992)
Plot Summary:
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, crime drama, rough, realistic, fast
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Raw Deal (1986)
Plot Summary:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: intense, rough, realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, action packed, cult classic, hood, perverse
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Plot Summary:
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, cult classic, disturbing, stylized, intense, rough, serious
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Plot Summary:
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: road movie, disturbing, black comedy, cult classic, neo western, depressing, neo noir, dark comedy, tense, bleak
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Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Plot Summary:
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, black comedy, neo noir, action comedy, suspense, light, buddy comedy, exciting, rough, humorous
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Death Wish 3 (1985)
Plot Summary:
Paul Kersey returns to New York to visit his friend Charley, who lives in one of the worst parts of New York City. But when Paul arrives at Charley's apartment, he finds Charley dying after a vicious beating by a gang led by Manny Fraker, and the police enter the apartment and find Paul standing over Charley's body. Paul is arrested for the murder, but police chief Richard S. Shriker is like Paul.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, neo noir, hood, perverse, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Rookie (1990)
Plot Summary:
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, entertaining, intense, semi serious, neo noir, exciting, retro, action thriller, black comedy, rough
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A Man Apart (2003)
Plot Summary:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, harsh, emotional, rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, captivating, cult classic
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Pistol Whipped (2008)
Plot Summary:
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious gangsters, he make s decision that will change his life - forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, fast, detective
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Point of Impact (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jack Davis is a tough, outspoken cop who finds himself wrongly accused for the death of a fellow agent by the depraved and power hungry chief of Miami Customs, Martin Cullen. Disgraced and dismissed, Jack swears revenge and goes to work for Roberto Largo, a rich, evil Cuban crime boss, as bodyguard for his smoldering wife, Eva. Jack knows Largo is connected to his old boss Cullen and is determined to learn the secret that will bring him down. Trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse, held captive by his passionate affair with Eva, Jack must figure out the significance of the mysterious Spanish Rose to survive.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, erotic, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, surprise ending, neo noir, double entendre, cult film
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Thief (1981)
Plot Summary:
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, cerebral, cult classic, retro, tense, realistic, stylized, crime drama, suspense
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Colors (1988)
Plot Summary:
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: realistic, hood, psychological, exciting, serious, cult classic, crime drama, retro, thought provoking, neo noir
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Code of Silence (1985)
Plot Summary:
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, cult classic, suspense, detective, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film
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Marked for Death (1990)
Plot Summary:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, grindhouse, intense, hood, cult classic
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48 Hrs. (1982)
Plot Summary:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, detective, funny, neo noir, humorous, intense, tense, suspenseful, rough, realistic
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The Way of the Gun (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, intense, cynical, rough, cult classic, action packed, clever, realistic, stylized
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The Killer (1989)
Plot Summary:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, atmospheric, bloody, cult classic, harsh, neo noir, serious, suspenseful, emotional
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Hell or High Water (2016)
Plot Summary:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo western, realistic, neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, harsh, suspenseful, tense, independent film, crime drama
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Desperado (1995)
Plot Summary:
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 195000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: stylized, grindhouse, action packed, intense, rough, suspenseful, realistic, bloody, cult classic, neo western
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New Jack City (1991)
Plot Summary:
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: hood, stylized, suspense, harsh, intense, serious, tense, captivating, neo noir, cult classic
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Gangster Squad (2013)
Plot Summary:
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 221000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: rough, tense, exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, suspense, intense, realistic, neo noir
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Renegades (1989)
Plot Summary:
Buster McHenry (Sutherland) is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm (Phillips), an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster is after, they team up.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: detective, suspense, intense, rough, serious, retro, cult classic, action thriller, neo noir, black comedy
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Chaos (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, surprise ending, realistic, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, tense, action adventure, talky
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Den of Thieves (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, disturbing, clever, experimental, detective