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Plot Summary:
A hotel room shootout between two assassins kicks off a long night where bodies fall like dominoes, as we follow a chain of crooked cops, gangsters, hitmen, a femme Fatale and an ex-mercenary through a relay of murder, betrayal, revenge and redemption.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, brutal, tense, rough, bloody, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, perverse, action thriller
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Scar City (1998)
Plot Summary:
A young cop gets thrown in with a special police squad who are acting as assassins against hoods and who don't care who gets in the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 916
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, erotic, independent film, realistic
Similar in 83%
Contract Killers (2008)
Plot Summary:
A CIA assassin attempts to break out of the contract killing business to try to lead a normal life. But when "the system" tracks her down and frames her for the death of her husband, she embarks on a path of revenge that leads her back into the life she tried to hard to abandon.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Trinidad and Tobago
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, suspense
Similar in 88%
Vendetta (2022)
Plot Summary:
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug's brother, father, and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance. By the end, William comes to find that the quest for revenge never has a winner.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Castle Falls (2021)
Plot Summary:
Rival gangs seek out millions of dollars hidden inside a luxury condominium that's scheduled to be demolished, but first they have to deal with the demolition prep crewman who found the loot first.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, perverse, contemplative
Similar in 83%
F/X (1986)
Plot Summary:
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense, tricky, detective, surprise ending, clever, intense, offbeat
Similar in 77%
Rage (2014)
Plot Summary:
When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, hood, independent film, ambiguous ending, rough, twisted
Similar in 81%
Body Armour (2007)
Plot Summary:
A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life. Forced to put his personal feelings on hold, the bodyguard must use all his skills and years of experience to keep the assassin alive in the face of constant danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 86%
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Plot Summary:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, cult classic, intercultural, suspense, heroic, crime drama
Similar in 84%
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Plot Summary:
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe (Cage) always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: intense, action packed, suspense, stylized, rough, suspenseful, exciting, powerful, disgusting, serious
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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 82%
Bullet to the Head (2012)
Plot Summary:
After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, brutal, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bloody, detective, action packed
Similar in 86%
A Score to Settle (2019)
Plot Summary:
A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, rough, brutal, psychological
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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
Similar in 77%
Renegade Force (1998)
Plot Summary:
An FBI Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the leader of the renegades and Louis Mandylor is a reluctant young cop that is brought into the hit team.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 808
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
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Fire with Fire (2012)
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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Contract to Kill (2016)
Plot Summary:
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, touching, captivating, suspense, independent film, freeze frame
Similar in 80%
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
Similar in 86%
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 80%
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 78%
War (2007)
Plot Summary:
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, fast paced, action packed, stylized, crime drama, tense, suspense, perverse
Similar in 86%
The November Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, action thriller, brutal, visually appealing, clever, political, slasher
Similar in 79%
Safe House (2012)
Plot Summary:
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 233000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, suspense, intense, tense, serious, realistic, clever, action packed, action thriller
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The Protege (2021)
Plot Summary:
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, perverse, cult classic, neo noir, realistic, surprise ending, serious
Similar in 82%
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
Similar in 79%
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: brutal, bloody, exciting, action packed, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse, fast paced, stylized, epic
Similar in 82%
Polar (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, captivating, suspenseful, erotic, psychological, clever, bloody, scenic, witty
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The Mechanic (2011)
Plot Summary:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when he is ordered to take out his mentor and close friend Harry, Bishop is anything but detached.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 169000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: clever, stylized, brutal, tense, suspense, action packed, exciting, rough, serious, realistic
Similar in 76%
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
Similar in 90%
The Accountant (2016)
Plot Summary:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 313000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, intense, clever, action thriller, crime thriller, neo noir, psychological
Similar in 84%
John Wick (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 722000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, neo noir, serious, brutal, entertaining, suspense, action thriller, rough, cult classic