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The Refuge (2019)
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A getaway driver finds himself in harm's way when he gets caught up in a job involving casino heist money leading to a debt over his head.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, noir, neo noir, fast paced, ambiguous ending
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bandit, heist, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, underworld, survival, escape, violence, betrayal, chase, isolation, debt, loyalty, urban, anti hero, corruption, night, power struggle, revenge, money, getaway driver
Place:
los angeles
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Most similar movies to The Refuge
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, crime drama, neo noir and dark films with plots about betrayal, urban, revenge, moral ambiguity, violence, corruption and anti hero mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Refuge: Burn (2022), Parigettu Parigettu (2021), South Wind 2: Speed Up (2021), Gangster Ka: African (2015), Punishment (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Mob hitman Max meets up with his partner, Seth, who is the right hand man to La's crime boss, Pinero. At the meeting Seth tells Max that he has a contract to kill Max's younger brother, Vince, who has killed Pinero's most prized ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, crime thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
hitman, killer, criminal underworld, brother brother relationship, brothers, murder, runaway, risk, murderer, criminal, problem, escape attempt ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Ajay's world comes crashing down due to debt, he finds himself in a desperate situation after his girlfriend is kidnapped by loan sharks. Short on time, needing the cash, the story follows this man on his maddening hunt for money.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
money, desperation, debt, kidnapping, moral dilemma, urban, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, survival, anti hero, betrayal ...
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34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Nenad, Maras his little brother, wants to follow the ilegal footsteps of his brother and now Maras and Baca have to free him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, underworld, gang, breaking the law, crime boss, bandit, money problems, criminal underworld, criminal gang, money, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
balkan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping arrest in Prague, Czech mobster Radim "Kácko" Kraviec flees first to Seychelles and then to South Africa where he continues with his criminal endeavours. However, his illicit activities cannot go unnoticed forever.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, suspenseful, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, escape, crime boss, fugitive, violence, power struggle, investigation, moral ambiguity, corruption, outlaw ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jonah is a hitman by trade and a man on a mission of revenge. But things go horribly wrong whilst trying to escape the police.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, fast paced, grim ...
Plot:
escape, hitman, revenge, cat and mouse, manhunt, violence, chase, fugitive, police, anti hero, gunfight, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Protagonist Shiva, works with dreaded gangster for living. An Unexpected incident, turns him into a revenge-seeking man. The way he carries out sting operation to expose the dark secrets of his gang is rest of the movie
Style:
tense, intense, suspenseful, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, revenge, betrayal, sting operation, underworld, corruption, violence, power struggle, justice, loyalty, moral ambiguity, vigilante ...
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man confesses his sins and unveils the ugly truth of his life; he is killing for the same mobster that killed his father. Will Vinny Dapello follow his father's footsteps in the organized crime family? Or sacrifice his soul to save his life?
Style:
psychological, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
mobster, mafia, confession, organized crime, bandit, gang, criminal, moral dilemma, criminal underworld, redemption, revenge, guilt ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A former stripper befriends a young man looking for his father, all the while trying to avoid a hitman for the mob, to whom she is deeply in debt.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, danger, underworld, stripper, pursuit, survival, nightlife, debt, cat and mouse, betrayal, fugitive ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A group of outlaws attempt to reveal their brothers killer from a neighboring gang after being set up during a bank heist.
Style:
captivating, entertaining
Plot:
gang, brother brother relationship, burglar, heist, bandit, bank robber, bank robbery, heist gone wrong, organized crime, murder investigation, investigation, betrayal ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
outlaw, anti hero, criminal underworld, violent, revenge, survival, gangster, violence, power struggle, showdown, moral ambiguity, protector ...
Similarity:
26%
154
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Charisse lives in a boarding house owned by Vivian Sales (Rina Reyes) but drops by her grandfather (Eddie Arenas) once in a while. The narrative goes on in this scenario and eventually leaps from drama to action when the lead characters, Charisse ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot:
nightclub, organized crime, gangster, underworld, crime boss, on the run, erotica, chase, moral ambiguity, betrayal, cat and mouse, urban ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own ...
Style:
tension, crime drama, suspense, detective, twisted ...
Plot:
heist, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma, anti hero, chase, redemption, urban, partners in crime, mature, betrayal, identity ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Crowder is a an unethical private detective in pursuit of a gangster who's after embezzled money.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, noir, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
blaxploitation, private detective, gangster, embezzlement, betrayal, corruption, underworld, anti hero, investigation, moral ambiguity, violence, missing husband ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
24%
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
With only three days to prove his innocence, a struggling ex-soldier (Derek Davenport) is forced to take one last job and save his client's kidnapped daughter (Amelia Haberman) or face time for a crime he did not commit.
Style:
action thriller, suspenseful, intense, tense, fast paced ...
Plot:
kidnapping, false accusation, rescue mission, wrongful accusation, chase, danger, ex soldier, deadline, violence, city, evidence, survival ...
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23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Dakota Smith is an experienced policeman with a problem: his partner was shot dead, and corrupt cops are responsible. Dak's investigation leads him to widespread corruption in the department, as well as a corrupt district attorney. Smith finds ...
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, noir, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, corruption, investigation, murder investigation, revenge, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, violence, conspiracy, betrayal, urban, divorced father ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, dark, crime thriller ...
Plot:
problem, money, money problems, prison sentence, wrongful conviction, organized crime, moral ambiguity, underworld, family drama, drug traffic, female crime boss, rise to power ...
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23%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
He's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, risk, vengeance, male female relationship, criminal's revenge, urban decay, urban, moral ambiguity, street life, corruption, underworld ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
pakistan
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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Story:
After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...
Style:
intense, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jack just lost his P.I. license and his life is on a downward spiral. He decides to steal a cash briefcase from the local gangsters. He hides in a strip joint owned by a local mob legend Jimmie D and pays a stripper to help him escape. The gangsters ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
gangster, stripper, law enforcement, criminal heroes, murder, henchman, deception, strip club, mobster, organized crime, heist, private investigator ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Type A insurance fraud investigator Nick Stillman has his life extended by a heart transplant, only to be dismayed to discover that his donor was murdered so Nick could live.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, dark, detective, tense ...
Plot:
murder, insurance fraud, heart transplant, organ donation, investigation, conspiracy, corruption, ethical dilemma, life & death, danger, survival, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
gangster, male nudity, criminal, brother, fishing, problem, financial problem, money problems, threat, organized crime, brothers, criminal syndicate ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Neeyln has always been the loyal enforcer for crime boss Harris back in London, taking care of problems and people that disrupt his illicit business. When Harris strikes a deal with an old friend -- American oilman Preston -- they find themselves in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, disturbing, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, plan, conflict between friends, feud, gangster boss, money, friendship, death of girlfriend, betrayal by friend ...
Place:
west virginia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Grey Malcolm is a talented young assassin who's ready to get his life back. But before he can leave, he has one final assignment: kill a bank robber who has the city's underground up in arms. As Malcolm tracks his target he learns that his ...
Style:
tension, suspenseful, dark, fast paced, noir ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, contract killing, cat and mouse, final showdown, urban, underworld, betrayal, violence, revenge, chase, urban decay ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
21%
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536
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Set during the peak of a wave of moped crimes sweeping London, 20-year-old Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, realistic, fast paced
Plot:
moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, gang, urban, youth, organized crime, loyalty, streetwise, poverty, coming of age, peer pressure, escalation ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
21%
494
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Follows a ruthless hitman who, after narrowly escaping a fatal attempt on his life, betrays his gang in an effort to find forgiveness but ends up becoming a target himself.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, betrayal, redemption, assassin, revenge, moral dilemma, urban, moral ambiguity, violent, underworld, manhunt ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggars, Deva, escapes with ₹10,000 crores and becomes the target of a deadly manhunt. He meets ...
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, neo noir, twisted ...
Plot:
economic inequality, moral dilemma, social justice, class conflict, redemption, corruption, moral ambiguity, money laundering, urban, political corruption, survival, betrayal ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
21%
14
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Forced to navigate dangerous environments to keep her mother alive, Glo gets entangled with a mob boss and finds her life spiraling out of control.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
desperation, survival, mother daughter relationship, mob boss, female protagonist, organized crime, violence, urban, underworld, corruption, crime family, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
heist, manhunt, agent, burglar, robbery, armed robbery, organized crime, bandit, hunting, cat versus mouse, fbi agent, life is a bitch ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
20%
596
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
yakuza, criminal underworld, money problems, money, theft, brother sister relationship, cons and scams, stolen money, thief, stealing money, mature, siblings ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A violent night sends cycling champ Rick Van Pelt into a neon-drenched fever dream. Fuelled by scotch and paranoia, he confronts Isaac about an affair with his fiancé. A shocking turn of events unveils their scheme to rip off a reclusive art ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller, crime drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, cycling, night, champion, help, nightmare, sleeping, murderer, bad dream, bicycle, paranoia, violence ...
Similarity:
20%
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