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Plot Summary:
A father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estranged son fleeing a botched drug deal. The two men embark on a violent odyssey that grapples with themes of fatherhood, family and fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 782
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Self Defense (1983)
Plot Summary:
A bunch of selfrighteous bullies want to set some "new rules" in town while the police in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) are on strike. They try to scare all the gays and lesbians in a bar, but by accident the owner of the establishment is killed, and the leader of the bullies then decides to execute all witnesses. One guy, though, escapes and takes refuge in an isolated block of flats. The young tenants in the house refuse to hand over the survivor, and the bullies then decide to get rid of all the residents in the house. This turns out to be not so easy, because the young people in the house barricade their apartments, set up traps and arm themselves in order to fight back, and this inevitably leads to more bloodshed and killings.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: retro, suspense, slasher, independent film, cult film
Similar in 85%
Rafales (1990)
Plot Summary:
On Christmas eve a journalist witnesses a theft in a mall and then tracks one of the thieves to later be taken as his hostage in the radio station he works for.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: neo noir
Similar in 87%
Uyarangalil (1984)
Plot Summary:
Jayarajan (Mohanlal), an over-enthusiastic assistant manager at a tea plantation plans to loot a huge amount. He lures two debt-ridden subordinates, Chandran (Rahman) and Johnny (Nedumudi Venu), into his conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: neo noir
Similar in 77%
The Boxer (1972)
Plot Summary:
Boxer Teddy Wilcox (Robert Blake) leaves his manager and relocates. He finds Nick, a manager/trainer. Before Wilcox's first fight, Nick receives a threat-- Wilcox loses, or Nick will die.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, poliziottesco
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Maracaibo (2017)
Plot Summary:
The crime of Facundo provokes in Gustavo and Cristina, his parents, an irreparable vacuum. The tragedy demonstrates everything that could not be in the link between Gustavo and son and disarms appearances with his wife; Cristina Gustavo undertakes a desperate attempt to understand his guilt: a tortuous guilt that provokes a deep sense of revenge. You need to find the person responsible for that crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 82%
The 'Human' Factor (1975)
Plot Summary:
After his family is brutally murdered for an unknown reason, a computer engineer sets out to find those responsible.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 658
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, poliziottesco
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Blackout (1986)
Plot Summary:
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Out of Annie's Past (1995)
Plot Summary:
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those involved. Soon, deaths of some major players in the game change the stakes from dollars and cents to life and death.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 82%
Small Crimes (2017)
Plot Summary:
A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, serious, suspense, realistic, art house, perverse, dark comedy
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Night of the Executioner (1992)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Hugo Arranz celebrates his 50th anniversary with his wife and daughter when vile hooligans break into their home, raping and killing both his wife and daughter and cut off the tongue of poor Hugo. Fortunately, he survives, and not surprisingly, he goes "Bronson" on the punk asses after some self-training with knives, pistols and weightlifting.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 76%
The Law of the Weakest (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Liège, a group of men gathers every day in a café situated near the steel factory which once reigned supreme. They play cards in a warm atmosphere but that hardly masks their quiet desperation. All unemployed, either because they can't find work like Patrick or because they have been made redundant like Robert and Jean-Pierre, they try to forget their lot in the warm atmosphere of the place. One day, Marc, a newcomer, joins them. It soon appears that the man has just been released from prison and even if he is determined to go straight his presence suddenly inspires Robert : why not try criminality ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
Similar in 76%
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Plot Summary:
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, hood, grim, cult film
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The Darkside (1987)
Plot Summary:
A cab driver gets mixed up with a fare he picks up who turns out to be a porno star, and she claims she has proof that the people she is working for are producing snuff films. Her claims seem to be validated when the cabbie notices suspicious looking people following them.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, neo noir, independent film
Similar in 75%
A Single Shot (2013)
Plot Summary:
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, atmospheric, bleak, realistic, gloomy, hot
Similar in 84%
Outlaws (2017)
Plot Summary:
When an Australian motorcycle gang leader is released from prison, he finds his former deputy on the cusp of giving control of their lucrative drug trade to a rival gang. When the deal goes south, the ensuing violence threatens to spin out of control as the gangs must contend with external threats and subversion within their own ranks — culminating in a deadly face-off between the heavily-armed crews in this epic and action-packed biker thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, retro, independent film
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Blind Trust (1986)
Plot Summary:
A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who's being released in exchange for information about Montreal's underworld. Théo agrees to steal the bag for money and safe passage to the US for himself and his son Robin. Théo brings in two helpers, Gilder, ex-con and set designer, and Roxanne, Gilder's friend, a tough-minded petty thief. Their elaborate plan blows up when a guard, Marcel, takes his responsibilities too seriously. What happens to father and son? Will any of the thieves escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 77%
Before the Storm (2000)
Plot Summary:
Leo, a guy in the seventh grade gets harassed by a two years older boy in school and seeks revenge. At the same time, Ali, the father of a girl in Leo's class (who Leo has a crush on) is contacted by a opposition group from his home country that wants Ali to assassinate an important man for them. Otherwise, they'll kill the family that Ali left when moving to Sweden.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film, suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, cult classic, crying, detective, surprise ending, cult film
Similar in 78%
By the Gun (2014)
Plot Summary:
A rising Boston gangster (Ben Barnes) endangers those around him when he starts to make moves without the knowledge of his boss (Harvey Keitel).
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, interesting
Similar in 75%
The Fighter (1983)
Plot Summary:
Jacques Darnay has served 8 years for robbing a jeweller. Now he is out of prison and looking for his loot worth 6 million francs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, poliziottesco, suspense
Similar in 86%
Night Zoo (1987)
Plot Summary:
Marcel (Gilles Maheu) emerges from prison in hopes of a reconciliation with his dying father Albert (Roger Le Bel) in this thrilling crime drama. Raped in prison, Marcel encounters a homosexual cop involved with drug smuggling who presses him for information and sex. Marcel fights his way out of the cop's lecherous advances and is reunited with his father. The two catch up on old times on a fishing trip, and Albert reveals he has both money and cocaine stashed away for Marcel's return. Marcel and his homosexual cellmate later corner the crooked cops in a sleazy hotel to exact revenge. Julie (Lynne Adams) is Marcel's former girlfriend who works in a sex club peep show. Gay and straight scenes of rough sex permeate this film which marks the directorial debut of Jean-Claude Lauzon.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir
Similar in 85%
Pimped (2018)
Plot Summary:
Over the course of one night, Sarah meets the handsome, captivating and smooth talking Lewis, who aims to be the bait in a sick sexual trap set up by himself and his low-life, rich kid housemate Kenneth. When their ruse backfires, Lewis and Sarah are forced into an unlikely alliance with deadly consequences.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: neo noir, scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological horror, independent film, psychological thriller
Similar in 89%
The Jingoist (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of September 11th, two brothers believe they have stopped a mass terrorist attack in New York. Now they must face the consequences of taking justice into their own hands.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, talky
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Tainted (2020)
Plot Summary:
An ex-con with ties to the Russian mob and Aryan brotherhood yearns to escape his past life of violence but ultimately decides to undertake one last assignment to escape the Russian mob and earn his freedom.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, contemplative
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A Life Not to Follow (2015)
Plot Summary:
A Neo-Noir film told in three interlacing chapters: Eric is a dead man and he knows it. Death is imminent and he must make amends for his past sins, by killing those who wronged him, no matter the price: A wiseguy willing to do anything to move up in the world must now make the ultimate sacrifice. He must kill his best friend or in turn be killed: An F.B.I.agent turned P.I. is on the trail of a missing girl. In his long search for her he comes face to face with a host of unsavory characters who will lead him to perdition or salvation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, independent film, detective, cult film
Similar in 78%
The Square (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, clever, psychological thriller, twisted, psychological, suspense
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Uncut Gems (2019)
Plot Summary:
Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 309000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, suspense, independent film, dark comedy, uplifting, black comedy, crime thriller, tragic ending, psychological thriller
Similar in 87%
Internal Affairs (1990)
Plot Summary:
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, erotic, atmospheric, intense, clever, brutal, rough
Similar in 80%
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Plot Summary:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 286000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: harsh, captivating, psychological, stylized, neo noir, suspense, gloomy, melancholic, atmospheric, crime thriller
Similar in 77%
Calm with Horses (2019)
Plot Summary:
In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, suspense, social, independent film, hood, powerful
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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
Plot Summary:
The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killing cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful