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Plot Summary:
In a complex story of automotive intrigue, oil barons, corporate finance, and international villainy, the inventor of an environmentally friendly car powered by energy cells becomes the target of killers. After Ralph Korda has given his patented worldcar to a German automaker for testing, he is confronted by ominous men, eager to get their hands on his patent. Evil Arab petroleum lords also want to stop this threat to the gasoline market any way they can.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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The Golden Lady (1979)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy industrialist hires Julia Hemingway and her elite team of female mercenaries to sabotage a deal between his competitor and an oil sheik.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 79%
Double Threat (1992)
Plot Summary:
A former movie star, Monica Scott, returns to the big screen along with younger boyfriend, Eric Cline, after a long absence. Monica is very jealous of the attention Eric gives to her body double - Lisa. The plot becomes difficult to follow as it changes between real life and the movie they are making. The jealousy inevitably leads to murder attempts and denials.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film, cult film
Similar in 90%
Legal Tender (1991)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful bar owner becomes victimized by a lethal bank fraud plot.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
Similar in 76%
The Angel and the Beasts (1978)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful young girl parachutes onto a remote, isolated island, and finds herself taken prisoner by a gang of criminals hiding out there.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria, Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic
Similar in 80%
Born Killer (1989)
Plot Summary:
Two deranged and homicidal escaped convicts terrorize a group of survivalists engaged in a paint-ball war.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: splatter, independent film
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Checkmate (1973)
Plot Summary:
The Federation's Boss must call their best agent out of a bedroom romp with a gentleman because the USA, Russia, Britain and France, are under the menace of an atomic weapon carried by their very own super secret joint satellite.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Thriller, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Abducted II: The Reunion (1995)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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One or the Other of Us (1974)
Plot Summary:
One or the Other of Us (German: Einer von uns beiden) is a 1974 West German film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was Petersen's first theatrical feature film, and was based on the novel of the same name by Horst Bosetzky, published anonymously under his pseudonym -ky. The film is a psychological thriller and focuses on the intense conflict between a university professor and a blackmailer. The film features Klaus Schwarzkopf and Jürgen Prochnow as the two main characters and won two Bundesfilmpreise.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Level (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two bodyguards set out to find their boss's killer before his son starts a mob war.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Starstruck (1995)
Plot Summary:
Another serial killer is on the loose.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Prey of the Chameleon (1992)
Plot Summary:
J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial killer who takes on the identity of each of her victims.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful
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Revenge of the Gweilo (2020)
Plot Summary:
An ex-cop goes on a rampage after his fiancee is killed by the Asian mafia.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Car: Road to Revenge (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a dilapidated cyberpunk city plagued by crime and corruption, an unscrupulous District Attorney is savagely murdered and tossed out of a building onto his brand new car. Mysteriously, the District Attorney and his car come back to life as a single being with a thirst for vengeance. The eerie driver-less car embarks on a vicious rampage exacting revenge on the criminals who murdered him. The Car: Road to Revenge is the stylized sequel to the unconventional horror cult classic The Car (1977), and features an homage to the original with the return of Ronny Cox as the Mechanic.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
Plot Summary:
Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: weird
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Beyond Desire (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rita is a sexy call girl in a red Corvette convertible who just met Ray. Ray is an ex-con just released after serving 14 years for a killing he claims he was framed for. When these two get together, sparks fly and temperatures rise. But Ray has a reason not to trust Rita - $1 million has been stashed somewhere in Las Vegas and Ray knows everyone wants it almost as much as they want him dead. When everyone has a hidden agenda, who do you trust?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Unspeakable (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Alice Redmond is required to go deep undercover in an effort to trap number one suspect Darren Metlick, she gets very close to the edge. Her superiors push her past the point of no return because they need additional evidence to make their case air tight. Alice is having an affair with a fellow officer Don Holroyd and his sexual appetite closely resembles that of the hacker, so she has some experience in the dark side.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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The Killing Zone (1999)
Plot Summary:
When your in The Syndicate you're in for life. This is the prospect facing Matthew Palmer, a hearless but efficient, deadly but impeccably neat assassin and confirmed Michael Caine fan. But Palmer has found love and wants out, even though he knows that wanting out can make you very quickly dead in London's sinister underworld.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Thriller, Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Hit List (1993)
Plot Summary:
A hit man's boss refers him to a client, a dangerous woman who mixes business with pleasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir
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The Internecine Project (1974)
Plot Summary:
Former secret agent Robert Elliot (Coburn) will be promoted to government advisor. In order to make sure no-one will ever know about his dirty past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Nirnayam (1995)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Roy (Mohanlal) is a surgeon who works in a private hospital. He falls in love with his colleague Dr. Annie (Heera Rajgopal). When Annie discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital, it proves to be a turning point in the story.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags:
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Blind Man (2012)
Plot Summary:
A police inspector must solve two grisly murders. The problem is that his only suspect is a blind man.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting
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No Rest for the Wicked (1998)
Plot Summary:
Father William is an ambitious Catholic priest and former Vietnam veteran sucked into a world of crime, drugs, and duplicity. He investigates the murder of an old army buddy of his which leads him to a mysterious femme fatal, named Angelica. She draws him into a world of surreal weirdness while helping him look for his friend's killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Seven Years of Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set against the haunting backdrop of a small lake town, this chilling thriller unravels a meticulous revenge set over a period of 7 years, all beginning with the accidental death of an innocent girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags:
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Raw Target (1995)
Plot Summary:
This high-powered action flick follows kickboxing champion Johnny Rider, who quits the ring after accidentally killing an opponent but is forced to employ his skills again to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of crime boss Rod Sparks (Nicholas Hill). After infiltrating Rod's gang, Johnny is targeted himself by Bill Williams (Ron Hall), a cop seeking revenge for the death of his own brother -- the fighter killed by Johnny.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Facade (1999)
Plot Summary:
It should have been a simple murder. But a botched job, an old flame, and too many loose ends can spell just one thing for businessman Colin Wentworth: chaos!.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: rough, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Chain of Command (2015)
Plot Summary:
After finding his brother murdered after returning from duty, Webster searches for the perpetrators, but discovers a conspiracy that cuts deep inside the U.S. government.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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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
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Butter (1998)
Plot Summary:
Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: crime drama, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Virtuoso (2021)
Plot Summary:
A lonesome stranger with nerves of steel must track down and kill a rogue hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry. No name. No description. Nothing.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
Similar in 77%
Escape from Alaska (1999)
Plot Summary:
A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits the group, the husband is killed and only by the pilot's perseverance is the wife saved. Two years later, the wife takes on a corporation which wants to extend an oil pipeline across the tundra above Juneau. She is convinced that this will cause an avalanche on the town. Of course, she is rejected by the corporation executives. She recruits the pilot to try to aid her, but with no success.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disaster movie