Best movies like City of Shadows
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Plot Summary:
In the same vein as Cain and Abel, here we have two brothers, one a renegade cop and the other a murderer with a taste for little boys. The brothers come to blows, from which only one can walk away.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, surprise ending, independent film
Best tv shows and movies like City of Shadows (1987):
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Dead End (1998)
Plot Summary:
After his ex-wife dies in a fall from her balcony, PoliceSgt. Henry Smovinsky gets custody of his troubled teenage son. Smovinsky soon finds out that his ex-wife was a high-class hooker, her death was not a suicide and that the police have chosen him as their prime suspect. Maggie Furness is the only cop willing to help him protect his son and track down the real killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ailing, egotistical and sexually perverted rock-star Bobby Barzell (who sold his soul for wealth and rock and roll stardom) awaits a liver transplant from a psychotic fugitive of the law; as a vengeful, demonic alien tries to collect a past debt.
IMDB Rating: 1.1
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 250 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, horror comedy, neo noir, independent film, exciting
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Tony Watt's Frankenpimp (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romeo Montague is the alias of (the re-animated) Patient Zero, a skilled, mutated android hit-man/pimp/ancient relics collector, that lives in Verona City, N.Y.; a dystopic metropolis filled with extreme horror & sexual deviancy; featuring: a lustful, demonic, man-eating Astro-Queen, a psychotic South American underworld god, human/android sex-slave party-girls, bloodthirsty zombies, vengeful deities and alien hooker vampire junkies/go-go girls. The cities are also plagued with murderous cybernetic 'goon' robots, that are constantly trying to take Montague's life, as he and his street hustling pal 'Tricky' tries to figure out which one of his jive-ass enemies are trying to kill him (as well as trying to stay one step ahead of 'The Man'). In the middle of this chaos, Romeo/Zero tries to find the thief of his ancient , multi-million dollar voodoo ring.
IMDB Rating: 1.2
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 194 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, horror comedy, neo noir, independent film
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Electra (1996)
Plot Summary:
Billionaire named Roach desperately searches for the secret serum which could turn an ordinary human into a superbeing.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, cult classic, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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Dead End City (1988)
Plot Summary:
The government's new urban renewal policy results in street gangs fighting for control of the inner cities. While most of the residents flee, one factory owner determines to fight the gangs for his property.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: hood, surprise ending, independent film
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Sacrifice (2011)
Plot Summary:
A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Light Blast (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crazed physician invents a death ray and threatens to destroy San Francisco unless he is paid $10 million.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mysterious, independent film, cult film
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Fighting Centurions (1984)
Plot Summary:
In the future, two television networks compete for ratings by producing violent game shows. One network produces a modern day version of the Roman gladiators, only on motorcycles instead of chariots, and uses convicted murderers as the participants, The network decides it needs a champion for this sport, so they frame a constant winner from another game for murder, and place him on the show.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: retro, perverse, futuristic, exciting, rough, epic, serious, suspenseful, horror comedy, weird
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Nemesis 4: Death Angel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Alex shoots again. She has to kill a man, but shoots the wrong one. A high ransom is set on her, so she is visited by some head hunters. Well, she only could sit and wait and hope for a friend's help.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Guardian (2001)
Plot Summary:
With a spate of violence that rocks the inner city, L.A.P.D. and ex-Marine John Kross investigates its cause: a new drug called Chaos. With help from his partner Carpenter, they delve into the mystery, only to discover a link between the drug and a terrifying supernatural power unleashed during the gulf war, witnessed by Kross twelve years ago. Now, Kross must race against time to stop the destruction, battle his own demons and come to grips with his destiny as he discovers that his reality has been mapped by a power much greater than himself.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense
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Cruel & Unusual (2014)
Plot Summary:
Wrongly condemned for killing his wife, a man finds himself in a mysterious institution where he is sentenced to relive her death for eternity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, mind bending, captivating, suspense, tense, retro, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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Stag (1997)
Plot Summary:
Victor Mallick returned to his home and found out that all of his friends have arranged a surprise bachelor/stag party for him. Two strippers were hired to cheer up the party. However, when some of the men accidentally killed one of the strippers, they are left to face the consequences of their action.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, tense, light, sexy
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Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990)
Plot Summary:
An alien policeman comes to Earth to hunt down a renegade of his own race.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful, semi serious, corny, cult film
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Jungleground (1995)
Plot Summary:
Roddy Piper portrays a police Lt. working undercover in the so-called Jungleground. His sting operation goes bad and as a result he is caught. Young Odin, his captor and would be drug lord decide to play a game with Roddy. Roddy is given until morning to make it out of the Jungleground alive. Odin and his men however are hunting Roddy; and Odin also has a little insurance, he's kidnapped Roddy's soon to be fiance.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, detective, campy
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The Invader (1997)
Plot Summary:
Good alien from a dying race must impregnate an Earth woman to avoid extinction of his race. Bad alien whose race helped wipe out good alien's race doesn't want to see this happen.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: mystic, independent film, suspenseful, semi serious
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Ice Soldiers (2013)
Plot Summary:
A scientist discovers the bodies of three frozen genetically modified Russians buried in the Canadian North. Upon thawing them out he realizes he has unleashed a deadly threat to Western society and must stop them at all costs.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, unusual plot structure, contemplative, surprise ending, fast, psychotronic, independent film, suspense
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Replicant (2001)
Plot Summary:
Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, tech noir, perverse, cult classic, action packed, surprise ending
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Cyborg Cop II (1994)
Plot Summary:
A fancy, loner cop loses his partner to a crazed terrorist during a hostage rescue. He settles for the terrorist going to Death Row in jail. What Jack doesn't know is that the terrorist will be taken and turned into a cyborg for the "Anti-Terrorist Group". When the Cyborg "Spartacus" wakes up accidentally, he kills the scientists and their guests, then goes to set things up for a Cyborg Empire. Only Jack and a few friends know how to stop.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 952
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, rough, bleak, futuristic, suspenseful, tech noir, action thriller, independent film
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Vice (2015)
Plot Summary:
Julian Michaels has designed the ultimate resort: VICE, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans. When an artificial becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between Julian's mercenaries and a cop who is hell-bent on shutting down Vice, and stopping the violence once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense, futuristic, detective, neo noir, cyber, independent film
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Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995)
Plot Summary:
A Secret Service agent (Wilson) battles an arms dealer who is creating a cyborg army.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 708
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, tech noir, independent film, futuristic, fast
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Watchers (1988)
Plot Summary:
A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that its an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unknow to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature thats not quite so friendly.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, perverse, cult classic, classic horror, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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Kin (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, brutal, serious, social, ambiguous ending, road movie, stylized, mystic, anamorphic, action adventure
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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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Vanquish (2021)
Plot Summary:
Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters—or she may never see her child again.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, neo noir, perverse, surprise ending, independent film, detective
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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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Face/Off (1997)
Plot Summary:
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's family.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 395000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, stylized, action packed, suspenseful, neo noir, rough, action thriller, entertaining, intense
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Upgrade (2018)
Plot Summary:
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 201000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: futuristic, surprise ending, thought provoking, tech noir, neo noir, experimental, psychological, philosophical, twist ending, cyber
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Repo Men (2010)
Plot Summary:
In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: futuristic, bloody, suspense, absurd, twisted, thought provoking, visually appealing, cyber, surprise ending, serious
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Metal Tornado (2011)
Plot Summary:
The HELIOS PROJECT is a high tech facility tasked with storing and converting solar rays into an endless supply of renewable energy. After years of research and millions of dollars, it is now time to test the system out.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, disaster movie
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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