Best movies like The Midnight Man
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Plot Summary:
When Grady, an assassin with a genetic disorder that renders him unable to feel pain, is sent on a high-stakes assignment, his world is turned upside-down after an attack when he awakens to discover that he can feel pain for the first time in his life. With the clock ticking and his greatest asset gone, Grady will go head-to-head with his greatest fears and unspeakable enemies, while experiencing a tactile world he never could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller, psycho film
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Godmother (2017)
Plot Summary:
A humble housewife becomes an assassin for money, gaining self-confidence and rebuilding her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, black comedy, entertaining
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The Big Take (2018)
Plot Summary:
A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, realistic
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A Killer Walks Amongst Us (2016)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by the ghosts of the past, an ex FBI agent helps the police on a case of a murdered teenager to track the murderer.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Room No. 7 (2017)
Plot Summary:
In a DVD-themed sex hotel, a young employee has hidden drugs in room #7 for criminals in exchange for wiping off his debt. But then his boss hides a dead body in the same room and locks the door. And a dangerous battle of wits ensues between a man who must lock away the secret behind the door, and another, who must go inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 847
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing
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A Hitman's Solitude Before the Shot (2014)
Plot Summary:
The over-ambitious Koralnik has a dream job: he is a contract killer for a secret EU programme. But even eight years after his training he still hasn't had a single hit. Bored and frustrated, he lives according to the programme's strict rules - withdrawn, no social contact and constantly undercover. One day, the shy Rosa crashes into his car and life. Before he knows it, Koralnik is having dinner with her. For the first time, he can flee his everyday misery for an evening of company. But then the telephone rings. It's Koralnik's first job. With Rosa alongside, Koralnik sets off on a chaotic odyssey through a night in which nothing goes according to plan. It is only when Koralnik's target is revealed to be none other than one of his colleagues that the rigid concept by which he lives finally comes into question. He is confronted with the dilemma of either protecting his secret programme or drawing a line under his unfulfilled existence as a killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, light, humorous, captivating, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Clover (2020)
Plot Summary:
Brothers Jackie and Mickey along with a teen witness Clover find themselves on the run from the city’s most notorious crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, semi serious
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Killers Anonymous (2019)
Plot Summary:
A failed attempt to murder a Senator is connected to a group meeting secretly to discuss their darkest urges—to take lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, brutal, captivating, intense, funny, dark comedy
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Intensive Care (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three low-life criminals attempt to rob an elderly dying woman's home, but her live-in nurse turns out to be much more trouble than they bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hard Night Falling (2019)
Plot Summary:
Goro, a criminal mastermind, plot to steal a massive cache of gold from the Rossini family. Unbeknownst to Goro and his soldiers of fortune, one of Rossini's guest is a highly trained foreign operative who fights to not only save the hostages and the gold, but his imperiled family.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 863
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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A Killer Conversation (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the same day a burglar wants to kill you and your ex wants to make up - and for the life of it, you can't decide which is worse.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Aadhavan (2009)
Plot Summary:
A professional assassin is tasked with the murder of a prominent local judge; however, after a series of failed attempts, he is forced to deal with complications and old relationships arising from his troubled past.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Journalist (2015)
Plot Summary:
An unsuccessful journalist becomes a star after he writes an article about the memo of an unknown serial killer. But when he learns that the memo was just part of a novel, he decides to cover up everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Evil Woman (2013)
Plot Summary:
Rosario is a paid assassin who kills men who mistreat or abuse women. When the police capture her, it's the end of the myth. But Maria, a hysteric invalid, saves Rosario in exchange for a different job.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Say Your Prayers (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen venture to rural Ilkley under the instruction of Father Enoch. Their mission: assassinate the famed atheist writer Professor John Huxley.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing
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Burn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda is tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila. When the gas station is held up at gunpoint by Billy, a desperate man in need of quick cash, Melinda finds an opportunity to make a connection with the robber, regardless of who gets hurt.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, philosophical, political, weird
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Paint It Red (2019)
Plot Summary:
A pair of bank robbers knock off Bohemian tenants in search for their stolen loot.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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[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
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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)
Plot Summary:
Akira is the legendary killer known as The Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner Yoko as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. But, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, captivating, satirical, disturbing, perverse, bloody
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Last Seen in Idaho (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman awakens from a coma after a car accident and begins having shocking visions of her future murder. It's a race against the clock as she tries to solve and prevent her own murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
Plot Summary:
A 5 member gang, led by Seok-Tae (Kim Yun-Seok), kidnaps a baby boy named Hwa-Yi and raises the baby like their own son. The baby boy is now 17 years old (Yeo Jin-Goo) and has turned into a lethal killer. Taking part in his father's gang, Hwa-Yi learns about his own past. Hwa-Yi pulls out his gun to find out who he really is.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, scenic, crime drama, action thriller, psychotronic
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Target (2018)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in an empty building, nine people are forced to play a lethal game. All their movements will be recorded, and only one player can survive.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, satirical, suspenseful, disturbing, twisted
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No Mercy for the Rude (2006)
Plot Summary:
His name is Killa. Growing up as an orphan, he had been teased so much for being a lisper that he decided not to talk at all until getting a surgery that would make him talk clearly. Living all by himself, he spends his time doing only two things; watching bullfights on TV and eating seafood. He sometimes writes poetry and spends most of his time daydreaming about becoming a matador to fight face to face with a bull. In order to earn money for the surgery, he chose to become a killer. However, he has his own rule; kill only those with scary faces or with bad manners. Everything seems fine until his boss shows him a picture. The last prey he has to kill is the one who he has never expected to kill. And there is another secret hidden behind the mysterious client of this whack jo.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, humorous, realistic
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Laugh Killer Laugh (2015)
Plot Summary:
A jewel thief named Frank Stone is a very deeply disturbed, anti social, milquetoast who finds no joy or humor in anything - until he awakens from a deep coma.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Assassins Tale (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three assassins deal with life, love, addiction and trust as each tries to find the answers to a better life. Together, they prove to be the most trustworthy in this tangled web of murder, greed, friendship and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 932
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, realistic
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Val (2021)
Plot Summary:
Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high-class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with Val, short for “Valefar” – a demon who offers to make all his problems disappear if he agrees to follow her rules. But in Val’s world there are no accidents, and as Fin meets her other “customers”, he learns that Val was expecting him all along, and it isn’t easy to escape Val’s dungeon.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 778
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, slasher
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Murder at Honeymoon Hotel (2016)
Plot Summary:
Da Zhi is a doorman at a luxury hotel. He uses his vacation in exchange of a presidential suite at the hotel to satisfy his wife's wish. However, the manager gives the presidential suite to a celebrity and breaks the deal with him. He tries to ask bargain with the movie star, but strange things happen during his dealing, and a conspiracy begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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EP/Executive Protection (2015)
Plot Summary:
First as Special Forces and then as a part of the elite world of Executive Protection, Max Webber has dedicated his life and career to protecting others. Working for one of the richest men in the world, Max finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy of betrayal that has spanned the globe and threatens to cost him everything.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Last Mark (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a young woman witnesses a mob hit, a seasoned assassin and his psychotic partner must track her down before she turns them in, but she proves to be the hardest mark to kill.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Killer Elite (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, action thriller, action packed, captivating, visually appealing, clever
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Silencer (2018)
Plot Summary:
A retired hitman must reawaken all his deadly skills and fight a one-man war against his former employer.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological