Movies like Walking the Edge

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Walking the Edge (1985)
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Walking the Edge (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught young woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.
Style: neo noir, hood, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, taxi, auto mechanic, teenager, ghetto, gang, driver, taxi driver, big city, woman with a gun, vengeance, psychopath, investigation, hitman, murder, chases and races, vigilantism, rivalry, manhunt, danger, law enforcement, police investigation, crime gone awry, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, usa
Keyword: gangsters

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Most similar movies to Walking the Edge

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about rivalry, deadly, murder, law enforcement, gangster, gang and vengeance mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Walking the Edge: Back in the Day (2005), Bad Country (2014), Street Fighters (1982), Rockaway (2007), City of Industry (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Back in the Day (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, hood ...
Plot: murder, gang, racism, crime gone awry, fall in love, introspection, dishonesty, vengeance, criminal heroes, starting over, police corruption, moral dilemma ...
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95%
 5.8
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Bad Country (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, murder, investigation, police, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, snitch, informant, swamp, deep south ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place: southern usa, usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Street Fighters (1982)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: New York City factory worker Eddie Marino (Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for JACKIE BROWN) is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. But when a corrupt judge sets the ...
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, action adventure, psychotronic, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, jail, home invasion, gangster, vigilante justice, rape, urban, rape and revenge, underground ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Rockaway (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Trane is a decorated war hero just shipped home to the States from Afghanistan after the brutal murder of his wife and child back in Rockaway, Queens. Upon his return, Trane encounters his old friend Dave, who describes the new forces of crime and ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, tense, serious ...
Plot: vigilantism, soldier, vengeance, police corruption, downfall, gangster, criminal heroes, life is a bitch, gang, police investigation, criminal's revenge, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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City of Industry (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, perverse, hood, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, betrayal, gangster, gang, robbery, murder, violence, money, kidnapping, brother, ghetto, criminal ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, florida, palm springs california
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Fighting Back (1982)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: It's a hard crime story about a Philadelphia shop owner who has enough of the criminals' violences and ravages. He organizes a patrol of civil people. It all starts to go wrong because his team's actions are taken as racial ...
Style: tense, exciting, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, violence, urban, teenager, vietnam war, city, exploitation, vengeance, interracial relations, racism ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 4.4
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The Gunman (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilantism, vigilante, investigation, vengeance, police detective, haunted by the past, serial killer, law enforcement, danger, psychopath, murder, who done it ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Ready 2 Die (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: 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.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, chase, murder, dishonesty, heist, profanity, gangster, disorder, on the run, crime gone awry, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Chicago Overcoat (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The fates of an aging hitman and a washed up detective become entwined when one last job leads to one last chance to settle an old score.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, hitman, rivalry, aging, elderly, dishonesty, law enforcement, criminal heroes, one last chance, mafia, investigation, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Stiletto (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, sexy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, vengeance, police investigation, hitman, betrayal, rivalry, tough heroes, police detective, dishonesty, danger, kick-butt women, woman with a gun ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Run and Kill (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A man (Fatty) returns home to find his wife with another man. He goes to a bar and begins to drink, waking up the next day to find that he owes a mafioso money for killing his wife. Not wanting to pay the money, he enlists a malitia organization ...
Style: controversial, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, extreme, big city, hitman, murder, brutality, child killed, violence spree, chases and races, criminal's revenge, vengeance, one man army ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: hong kong, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.
Style: epic, neo noir, hood, grim, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, murder, gangster, private detective, chase, exploitation, police investigation, undercover, black, investigation, racism, gunfight ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, harlem, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 6.1
 10K
Stone Cold (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Joe Huff (Brian Bosworth) is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation that entails infiltrating "The Brotherhood" - a powerful Mississippi biker gang linked ...
Style: rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, retro ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: biker, motorcycle, gang, fbi, drug dealing, undercover cop, bike, law enforcement, investigation, partner, tough heroes, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: mississippi, new orleans, alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Zero Tolerance (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: die hard, vigilantism, murder, drug abuse, violent content, gangster, special agent, hitman, tough heroes, drug dealing, master criminal, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 4.3
 1K
Betrayal (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million dollars belonging to a mob boss ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, spoof
Audience: boys' night
Plot: tough heroes, on the run, chase, dishonesty, police investigation, female assassin, master criminal, criminal heroes, single parent, femme fatale, danger, law enforcement ...
Place: usa, texas, los angeles
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57%
Fist of the Warrior (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: First-class assassin Lee Choe (Pak) has spent years working for the mob. When his handler turns on him by killing his girlfriend and framing him for the murder, Lee stops at nothing to seek revenge. He fights back with a vengeance and violently ...
Style: serious, dark, bleak, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, hitman, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, danger, medieval, gangster, fighting crime, murder, dark past, violence, redemption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 4.4
 4K
Blood Out (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Spencer drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, murder, vengeance, police investigation, working undercover, gangster, hitman, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, undercover, vigilante, brother brother relationship ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana, baltimore
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 5.4
 859
Blue Tiger (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through the chest by a Japanese Gunman, trying to kill an opposing gang of bus operators. Gena notices that ...
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, gang, mafia, revenge, death of son, gangster, strong female presence, martial arts, hitman, on the run, lone wolves, chases and races ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Guilty by Association (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a ruthless killer. A young man has been released from prison and is determined to build a new life for ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, police investigation, law enforcement, criminal heroes, friendship, partner, drug dealing, investigation, redemption, battles, reluctant partners, gang ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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The Outfit (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, mafia, prison, murder, hitman, bank robbery, brother brother relationship, danger, organized crime, rivalry, crime gone awry, chase ...
Time: future, 70s, 20th century
Place: st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Doing Hard Time (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, murder, criminal heroes, vengeance, vigilantism, prison life, confined, redemption, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, police investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.6
 19K
Judgment Night (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, chase, gangster, hip hop, police investigation, on the run, ghetto, friendship, chases and races, crime gone awry, buddies, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: chicago, seattle, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.7
 754
The Mad Bomber (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A Los Angeles police detective hunts a rapist and a bomber of public buildings.
Style: independent film, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: exploitation, mental disorder, explosions, rapist, police detective, bomber, psychopath, woman in danger, law enforcement, chases and races, life is a bitch, danger ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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The Death Collector (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A kid from the neighborhood goes to work for the Mafia as a collector.
Style: suspense, grindhouse, crime drama, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, organized crime, exploitation, mobster, twin towers, serial killer, italian mafia, crime wave, gangster, hitman, kids in trouble, disorder ...
Time: 70s
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Over the next 72 days, Detective Woo will push his skills to the limits and his team of cops to the edge as they conduct a manhunt for an elusive criminal. Woo takes the law into his own hands as the hunt becomes personal, and as his target may get ...
Style: stylized, neo noir, fast, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, kung fu, gangster, chase, police, cop, police detective, manhunt, partner, law enforcement, vengeance, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: seoul, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 5.1
 631
The Sweeper (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young renegade undercover cop with a propensity for violence and a past history involving the murder of his cop father and the remainder of his family is recruited by a vigilante group with a leader who wants only to kill all criminals and those ...
Style: independent film, fast, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, vigilantism, working undercover, home invasion, police shootout, police officer, police detective, car chase, murder, special agent, partner, partners against crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.0
 49K
A Man Apart (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style: suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, vigilantism, drug cartel, vigilante, drug, lone hero, justice, gang, gangster, violence, corruption, brutality ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Exterminator (1980)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
Style: disturbing, suspense, stylized, brutal, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gory, violence, chase, murder, vigilante, gunfight, death, brutality, vietnam war, revenge, visceral, police investigation ...
Time: 70s, 80s, year 1980
Place: new york, vietnam, new jersey, usa, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Night of the Running Man (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: hitman, on the run, gangster, chase, heist, tough heroes, danger, dishonesty, law enforcement, pursuit, murder, crime boss ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas, usa, salt lake city utah, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 488
Sunset Heat (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former drug-dealer photojournalist (Michael Paré) returns to Los Angeles and helps friends terrorized by his ex-partner (Dennis Hopper).
Style: erotic, independent film, neo noir, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: motorcycle, beach, hitman, female nudity, photojournalism, stolen money, drug overdose, rivalry, witnessing a crime, criminal heroes, drug dealing, life is a bitch ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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