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Plot Summary:
A police officer searching for his missing sister in Spain uncovers a terrorist cell.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense
Best tv shows and movies like Face of Terror (2004):
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L.A. Vice (1989)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 76%
Consequence (2003)
Plot Summary:
A man does an identity switch to collect insurance money but finds himself in danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, Switzerland, South Africa
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Similar in 81%
Framed (2002)
Plot Summary:
New York detective Mike Santini (Rob Lowe) is enjoying a holiday with his family when he spots Eddie Meyers (Sam Neill) a fugitive from justice who might be the key witness in a high profile case involving money laundering. Santini plays a major role in capturing Meyers which prompts the wiley criminal to request Santini to be the interrogating officer. The two size each other up in the interrogation room in a thriller that provides a number of unexpected twists.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, realistic, surprise ending
Similar in 85%
Speed (2007)
Plot Summary:
Action / Foreign / Suspense - Sandeep Malhotra comes to London to convince his girlfriend to give him another chance. Meanwhile, Siddharth, an undercover MI5 agent, receives a CD, which contains the recording of his kidnapped wife, Richa, and is asked to follow the instructions. *Subtitles not available for this feature*.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, rough, realistic
Similar in 81%
Against the Law (1997)
Plot Summary:
A trigger-happy outlaw goes on the run and a burned out, disillusioned cop gives chase. They end up head-to-head in a Los Angeles shoot out.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Moscow Heat (2004)
Plot Summary:
After a U.S. policeman is killed by black market weapons dealers, his partner, Rudy (Robert Madrid), and the murdered cop's father, ex-British Intelligence agent Roger Chambers (Michael York), head to Moscow to find the killers. The two begin to track down their targets, but their plan falters when Rudy's injured and Chambers is arrested. Enter Vlad (Alexander Nevsky), a Russian officer who's willing to help the men complete their mission.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak, realistic, fast
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Cutaway (2000)
Plot Summary:
The successful undercover agent Victor Cooper is assigned for his ninth mission: to find how the loadings of drug is being brought to Miami. He suspects that the drug is coming through the air and joins a team of sky diving, under the leadership of Red Line, a fanatic and considered the athlete number one in this sport in the world. Due to his profile of winner, Vic gets involved with the group and he "disconnects" from his position of infiltrated agent, "connecting" with the team.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, sentimental, sincere, captivating, suspense, independent film
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Dead Drop (2013)
Plot Summary:
After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a murderous rampage while trying to uncover the truth. Who threw him from the plane? Was it his best friend?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, action adventure, independent film
Similar in 79%
Breach of Trust (1995)
Plot Summary:
For opposite reasons, an undercover federal agent and a small time hood join forces to take on a union of drug lords and dirty cops.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 486
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, detective
Similar in 77%
Vice (2008)
Plot Summary:
Michael Madsen stars as Max Walker, a down-and-out cop who becomes the target of a bloodthirsty drug cartel after he leads a narcotics bust to intercept a large shipment of heroin. When someone starts picking off his team members -- and the drugs seized in the raid suddenly disappear -- Walker pairs up with one of his detectives (Daryl Hannah) to uncover a conspiracy that may go straight up the chain of command.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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Ambushed (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the frenetic underbelly of Los Angeles, Agent Maxwell closes in on an international cocaine smuggling operation run by criminal mastermind Vincent Camastra. When Agent Beverly Royce goes undercover with the drug dealers and finds herself deeper then she can handle - the case becomes personal for Maxwell who has to combat ruthless killers and dirty cops in an all-out action filled finale to bring the criminals to justice.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense
Similar in 85%
Hidden Camera (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter is killed in a mass murder in a Barcelona hotel room, maverick reporter Dan Kovaks, the dead journalist's brother, launches an investigation all his own. But now he and his hard-driving producer, Alejandra Velor, are being hunted by the killers and a vast network of government agents on both sides of a military conflict brewing in North Korea. But who's working for whom and who can be trusted? Those are the questions troubling Dan and Alejandra as they fight to stay alive and unravel the mystery of a super-secret item dubbed the "Mega-Bill.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
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L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)
Plot Summary:
LA's finest have crossed the line between Cop and Criminal.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Crime, Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, fast
Similar in 88%
China Strike Force (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At the same time, a senior government officer's daughter is suspected of corruption.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, captivating, fast
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Mission Park (2013)
Plot Summary:
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 931
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, crime drama, serious, independent film
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Death Toll (2008)
Plot Summary:
New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking a toll on the city's law enforcement, neighborhoods and its people. Illustrating this dark chapter in the city's history is "Death Toll".
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 513
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating, hood
Similar in 78%
Double Tap (1997)
Plot Summary:
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 78%
Epicenter (2000)
Plot Summary:
Epicenter concerns brassy, beautiful Amanda Foster, a down-on-her-luck Los Angeles detective who's been assigned to protect a mobster-turned-State's-Witness, Nick Constantine, from the mob. On the night of the assignment, the city is rocked by a devastating earthquake, forcing Amanda and Nick to fight their way through the ravaged city streets while being pursued by ruthless assassins and corrupt cops.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, independent film, realistic, fast, detective, disaster movie
Similar in 90%
Impulse (1990)
Plot Summary:
Impulse is a 1990 thriller film about a female police officer who works undercover as a prostitute on the streets of Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: neo noir, erotic, psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 89%
Zero Tolerance (1994)
Plot Summary:
After surviving a sneak attack on himself and fellow agents Jimmy and Gene as they were transporting drug kingpin Raymond Manta out of a Mexican jail, FBI agent Jeff Douglas becomes an uwitting pawn of the White Hand drug cartel. Mistakenly told that his already murdered family is being held hostage, Jeff is forced to turn one-time courier for the White Hand, whose leaders are Manta and four others named Helmut Vitch, Milt Kowalski, Russ LaFleur, and Hansel Lee. After surviving a car-bombing in Las Vegas, Jeff learns the truth about his family being murdered, and he sets out to exterminate the White Hand cartel. Unofficially aided by an agent named Megan, whose mother was raped and murdered years ago, Jeff steals FBI files and begins his campaign of revenge on the White Hand cartel.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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Dot.Kill (2005)
Plot Summary:
The morphine-addicted detective Charlie Daines is on the trail of a sophisticated psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, he realizes that it has become personal and that he is to be the final victim. Will he catch the killer before it's too late or will his old-school methods mean his death?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 851
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, detective, independent film
Similar in 84%
The Raid (2014)
Plot Summary:
Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have their covers blown by drug dealers. Arrested, they wait execution or to be rescued by police forces that would risk expose a larger operation.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, tense, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 88%
Christmas Rush (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the season of giving, the department took his badge. Criminals took his wife. Now, one cop is taking matters into his own hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, fast
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Crash Landing (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a hostage situation arises on-board a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on-board. Major John Masters (Sabato Jr.) teams up with Captain Williams (Michael Paré) to stop the terrorist and land the plane.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, fast, disaster movie
Similar in 82%
Crash Point Zero (2001)
Plot Summary:
When a plane carrying a legendary and recently found death ray machine from Siberia to Canada is hijacked and crashes in the remote mountains of Alaska, only a fearless government agent (Treat Williams) will risk his life to save the world. A modern B movie, reusing lots of footage from other films.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 529
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, cliffhanger
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Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
Plot Summary:
Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the Swedish authorities assume a passive role, forcing Hamilton to action. With the help of international contacts, Hamilton manages to get them on track. Hamilton, along with some military colleagues, plans a daring rescue mission.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, rough, realistic
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Detonator (2003)
Plot Summary:
A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense
Similar in 82%
Lethal (2005)
Plot Summary:
A sexy and lethal female mercenary takes on an international syndicate of weapons smugglers run by the Russian Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, serious
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The Tracker (2001)
Plot Summary:
Spears, a private detective working in L.A. receives word from an old friend that the friend's sister (and Spears' ex-girlfriend), Kim, has been kidnapped by a criminal gang. At first, Spears doesn't want to get involved, especially when he finds out that his friend's family is mixed up with the Chinese Mafia, but the feelings he still has for Kim lead him to return to New York and try to rescue her. When he arrives, he learns that Kim is caught in the middle of a war with the Russian Mafia, and that her life now depends on him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, exciting, disturbing, crime drama, surprise ending
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Snitch'd (2003)
Plot Summary:
When the South Side Gang and the Cut Throat Mafia start a drug war at a local high school in Santa Ana, CA, detective McClure goes undercover to investigate the brutal murder of a young Latina student. The gang members are the key suspects but nobody is talking. And as McClure continues to dig for answers, it becomes clear that the two gangs are fighting for territory - and nobody is getting in their way.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, bleak