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Plot Summary:
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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Raw Nerve (1999)
Plot Summary:
A cop, who is losing his sanity, lures his girlfriend and his former partner into the dangers of arson, robbery, and murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, detective, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crying, weeping
Similar in 85%
The Hard Truth (1994)
Plot Summary:
A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the safe of the girlfriend's boss, a corrupt city councilman who's on the local mob's payroll.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film, neo noir, detective
Similar in 80%
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
Plot Summary:
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, realistic, fast, surprise ending, dark comedy
Similar in 79%
Heroic Duo (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tough cop Ken Li (Cheng) is at the top of his game, but he's going to need some help to solve a grisly crime that the offender, a respected police officer, doesn't even remember committing. He seeks out Jack Lai (Lai), a former psychologist now in disgrace and behind bars, who has an uncanny ability to bend people to his will. Making an uneasy truce, this unconventional pair set out on a mission to find the man responsible, a master of hypnotism who will stop at nothing to get his revenge!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, heroic
Similar in 78%
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
Plot Summary:
In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Sinatra and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with the former prostitute Angie, and they have a little son. When a client is killed by his wife in their establishment, they find a suitcase with drugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, hispanic, realistic, surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 88%
[Cargo] (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man wakes trapped inside a cargo container with only a cell phone and is given 24 hours by his kidnappers to raise ten million dollars in ransom or die.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: ambiguous ending, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, psychological, captivating, tense, disturbing, minimal cast
Similar in 75%
The Wild Card (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young, beautiful wife cheating on her rich, older husband amidst the neon lights of Las Vegas. Four men hired to do a job, but there is a traitor in their midst. Adultery, betrayal, kidnapping and murder lead to the ultimate double cross and no one is innocent in the end. Who will live and who will die... and who is The Wild Card?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Similar in 76%
Ten 'til Noon (2006)
Plot Summary:
Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what exactly happened...and why.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, talky, suspense, cynical, non-linear, gloomy
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24 Hours in London (2000)
Plot Summary:
London gangster Christian has a plan to kill off the opposition, but things get messy when a witness survives.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
Similar in 77%
Puzzle (2006)
Plot Summary:
Five strangers, each with his own special talents, are recruited by the mysterious 'X'. They do not know why they are brought together, but nonetheless agree to a series of potentially lucrative schemes. A planned bank robbery goes awry when a minor mistake leads to a hostage situation. The robbery is orchestrated by Hwan. When Hwan turns up dead at the designated meeting spot, the remaining men realize something is seriously wrong, and suspicion flares.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, realistic, surprise ending
Similar in 78%
Surveillance (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story of an security guard whose spotless record at crime prevention marks the horrifying reality of deception, blackmail and murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 90%
Triad Wars (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a violent gang war, a series of misfortunes threaten the fate of a gang boss and his mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, bloody, heroic, crime drama, slasher, fast
Similar in 89%
Ready 2 Die (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 851
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, crime drama, independent film
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Body Count (1998)
Plot Summary:
A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: neo noir, hood, cult classic, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, slasher, cult film
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Living & Dying (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four desperate bank robbers are forced to abandon their lucrative heist plans and become the reluctant heroes when two of their hostages turn out to be psychotic killers who won't stop until everyone in the bank has been ruthlessly slaughtered. As the police surround the building and the killers begin methodically executing the hostages.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak, realistic
Similar in 88%
As Good as Dead (2010)
Plot Summary:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them on a path toward a shocking twist.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, rough, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, surreal, surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 81%
Double Bang (2001)
Plot Summary:
An honest cop enters the dark world of murder and corruption.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Similar in 86%
Spanish Judges (2000)
Plot Summary:
A con-artist hires two low-lifes to cover him during a deal, ending with three criminals, two dueling pistols, and one night they'll never forget.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, neo noir
Similar in 82%
Circus (2000)
Plot Summary:
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: stylized, neo noir, suspense, suspenseful, realistic, clever, dark comedy, serious, psychological, noir
Similar in 83%
The Betrayed (2008)
Plot Summary:
Kidnappers force a young mother (Melissa George) to recover money stolen by her shady husband (Christian Campbell).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, mind bending, realistic, surprise ending
Similar in 88%
Confidence (2003)
Plot Summary:
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, clever, suspense, tricky, contemplative, suspenseful, neo noir, stylized, surprise ending, detective
Similar in 78%
Dirty (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, hood, crime drama, grim, bleak, hispanic
Similar in 76%
Shade (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, clever, tense, intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic, mind blowing
Similar in 80%
Caught Up (1998)
Plot Summary:
Daryl gets out of jail after 5 years. His mother has died, his girlfriend is married, and he can't find a job. His new girlfriend Vanessa, whom he meets when a gunman opens fire on them, gets him a job as a car driver. Hitmen are still after them, and Vanessa tells Daryl that this is her former lover Ahmad who wants revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: hood, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film, fast, cult film
Similar in 76%
The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic, action packed, fast
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Played (2006)
Plot Summary:
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, freeze frame
Similar in 76%
Urban Justice (2007)
Plot Summary:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense, bloody, cult classic, bleak, fast
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Sabotage (2014)
Plot Summary:
In "Sabotage", Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, brutal, suspense, stylized, intense, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, action thriller
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Caught in the Crossfire (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two detectives investigating a gang-related find themselves targeted by both gang members and crooked cops.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, hood, tense, captivating, rough, realistic, independent film, non-linear
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Plot Summary:
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: neo noir, surprise ending, twist ending, clever, confusing, tense, suspenseful, mind blowing, mind bending, suspense