Movies like Night Raiders
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Night Raiders (2021)
2K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are property of the State. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love.
Style:
bleak, political, suspense, tense, intense, atmospheric, grim, apocalyptic, cult classic, brutal ...
Plot:
distopia, post apocalyptic, rescue, mother daughter relationship, dystopia, gang, brutality, totalitarian regime, female protagonist, mother and daughter, resilience, love, courage, totalitarianism, colonialism, family drama, oppression, rescue mission, underground movement, social commentary, survival, rebellion, vigilante, identity, hopes ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, north america
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Most similar movies to Night Raiders
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, apocalyptic, suspense and bleak films with plots about survival, dystopia, distopia, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, apocalypse and dystopian future mostly in Sci-Fi, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Night Raiders: Arcadia (2016), Death Squad (2014), Knight Rider 2010 (1994), Earthtastrophe (2016), Future Fear (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
349
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the not too distant future where a deadly disease has gripped the world, Arcadia has been built as safe disease-free haven for the privileged. Outside Arcadia, the average life lasts merely 40 years - unless they can earn a place amongst the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, social ...
Plot:
totalitarianism, distopia, family relations, dystopia, disease, pandemic, dystopian future, social commentary, social injustice, illness, totalitarian state, dystopian society ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
london
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95%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The year is 2047. Our planet is ruled by the repressive Confederate Central Government (CCG). Ryan is a Green War rebel agent sent on a mission by Sponge to collect evidence against the CCG for its heinous crimes. Ryan soon faces the sinister ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, futuristic, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, totalitarianism, heroes, rebellion, social decay, heroic mission, chaos, society, rivalry, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, danger ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Loosely based on the popular television series of the 80's, this movie brings the story into an apocalyptic time and a new "KITT".
Style:
apocalyptic, dark, action packed, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, car chase, artificial intelligence, technology, post apocalyptic, lone hero, dystopia, ford mustang, survival, automobile, post-apocalyptic future, distopia ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, near future, 21st century
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In a white hot flash of light, and with no warning, one minute our moon is there, the next it's gone. Then, a second flash. And that's the last thing anyone on Earth can remember. 11 months later, it's not post- apocalyptic; it's ...
Style:
tense, exciting, bleak, futuristic, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, time travel, moon, dystopian future, life is a bitch, danger, catastrophe, society, rescue, brutality, hopes ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An able-bodied scientist has found a cure for the plague from outer space which has eradicated almost all life on the planet. A mad general who wants to repopulate the planet with a new race sends a special female assassin to take him out.
Style:
futuristic, suspense, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
female assassin, apocalypse, plague, post apocalyptic, dystopia, survival, assassin, chase, conspiracy, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, contamination ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, social, rough, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
rebellion, life & death, heroic mission, escape, dystopia, good versus evil, injustice, confined, love and romance, twists and turns, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, escape attempt ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
Style:
futuristic, teen, suspense, saga, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
distopia, female protagonist, survival, rebellion, strong female character, teenager, dystopia, society, youth, fighting the system, dystopian future, game ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
No meteorites hit Earth, no terrorists put the world in danger, no atomic war was started, but something did go wrong. Contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. A small ring-like area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, border, alien monster, survival, danger, soldier, death, friendship, society, russian soldier, catastrophe, dystopia ...
Time:
future
Place:
eastern europe, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 2030 the world is in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, road movie ...
Plot:
dystopia, hidden truth, deception, government agent, dystopian future, life is a bitch, pursuit, runaway, human existence, life risking, conspiracy, single mother ...
Time:
2030s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A mother and son find themselves faced with a brutal alien invasion where survival will depend on discovering the unthinkable truth about the enemy.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, harsh, suspense ...
Plot:
survival, catastrophe, alien invasion, alien attack, invasion, fantasy world, evil, good versus evil, life & death, monster, rescue, disaster ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After an unnatural event leaves mankind nearly extinct, a runaway girl and a rogue bounty hunter brave a dangerous wilderness to find a fabled sanctuary that can either save or destroy what's left of humanity.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, apocalyptic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, post apocalypse, survival, vestiges of humanity, desert, outcast, wasteland, humanity, fate of humanity, unlikely hero ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The future. The corrupt regime broadcasts the illusion of a beautiful city to the chip in your head, when in fact the city is in ruins. The rebels know the truth and seek to foment revolution.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, serious, captivating, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, post apocalypse, evil computer, city, virtual reality, rebellion, dystopic future, demolished city, dystopian future, distopia, power, destruction ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a super-volcano threatens the island of Hawaii, a team of rescue and disaster experts who are called in to help must race against the clock to save those in the path of the molten lava and stop the volcano for good.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
disaster, volcano, natural disaster, rescue, lava, island, salvation, rescue mission, lifeguard, rescue attempt, tropical island, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hawaii, pacific ocean
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In post-nuclear "New Idaho," a lone warrior teams up with a girl to help rescue the girl's sister from a hostile warrior clan.
Style:
apocalyptic, futuristic, action adventure, fast paced, bleak ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, wasteland, post-apocalyptic future, survival, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, dystopia, post nuclear, mad max, plague, rescue mission, violent ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A series of escalating incidents around the world lead to greater and greater conflict, placing the superpowers at one another's throats. Armies march, bombs rain down, soldiers storm the beaches. One family is caught up in the ever-growing ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspense, bleak, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
nuclear war, survival, invasion, refugee, world politics, team, world domination, post apocalypse, worldwide chaos, military base, chaos and mayhem, marital argument ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.
Style:
apocalyptic, tense, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female nudity, post apocalypse, rape, wasteland, post apocalyptic, desert, bare breasts, heavy metal, rape and revenge, distopia, post-apocalyptic future, gladiator ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a futuristic desert hamlet, a ruthless town boss lynches a falsely accused Native American teen, setting the stage for revolt and a clash with a troubled, drunken sheriff.
Style:
futuristic, apocalyptic, tension, neo western, grim ...
Plot:
sheriff, desert, small town, social commentary, racial injustice, racism, injustice, post apocalypse, justice, corruption, moral ambiguity, oppression ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
In the far future, peace and violence walk hand in hand. The citizens of Jesus Town, a false utopia ruled by the iron fist of Gurjev and his cyborg enforcer Michael, long for a savior from their veil of peace. While a small band of rebels search for ...
Style:
cult classic, action packed, bleak, grim, mecha
Plot:
androids, anti hero, dystopia, cyborgs, cyberpunk, moral ambiguity, post apocalyptic, rebellion, identity crisis, vigilante, underground movement, dark future ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
post apocalypse, desert, revenge, drought, female warrior, water shortage, murder, survival, thirst, strong female character, kickass women, teenage girl ...
Time:
near future
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
43%
418K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, thought provoking, allegory, philosophical ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
train, post apocalypse, survival, distopia, dystopian future, dystopia, revolution, rebellion, violence, social differences, class struggle, winter ...
Time:
future, near future, 2030s, year 2013, year 2014 ...
Place:
east asia, britain, south korea
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Linda is trapped when the nuclear power plant in which she works threatens a meltdown, while her girlfriend takes on a major storm which could destroy their island home.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, bleak, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disaster, hurricane, storm, artificial intelligence, nuclear power plant, lesbian, computer, race against time, nuclear, power plant, computer system, evil computer ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
41%
361K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Style:
futuristic, serious, philosophical, cerebral, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, martial arts, dystopian future, dystopia, gunfight, post apocalyptic, fighting the system, cyberpunk, violence, totalitarianism, rebellion, dictatorship ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 2002, 2000s
Place:
china, beijing china
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In an oppressive future, where everyone's only contact is their computer, one lonely young man is forced to venture forth in search of human contact.
Style:
psychological, futuristic, suspense, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
virtual reality, loneliness, social isolation, dystopia, dystopian future, real world, computers and web, social problems, life, society, social issues, confined ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Box Metaphor is a compelling dystopian journey where unjust imprisonment unveils societal conformity and defiance’s profound impact. It’s about breaking free from metaphorical boxes and the resilience of the human spirit.
Style:
surreal, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
dystopia, resilience, metaphor, prison, distopia, social problems, dystopian society, locked in a cage, surrealism, locked in, social issues, oppression ...
Similarity:
40%
602
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It is the year 2027, eight years after the first outbreak of The Sickness, a highly contagious, adaptive and lethal virus. The world is now run by a pharmaceutical corporation called The Company, which distributes a treatment for the virus but ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, dystopia, distopia, betrayal, corporate conspiracy, virus outbreak, human experiment, pandemic, post apocalypse, imprisonment, good versus evil, fight ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
38%
325
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A virus causes people to age rapidly. There is an antidote, but it has to be taken daily and is under control of a single company. A woman who is not infected carries an infected child, and seeks for it to be cured. This quest leads her to the blue ...
Style:
suspense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
antidote, pandemic, race against time, plague, aging, dystopian future, social decay, life is a bitch, pregnancy, babies and infants, society, virus ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world, a soldier of fortune enters "The Forbidden Land" to find uranium that will help save mankind. However, a rival adventurer is also after the uranium, but for his own ends.
Style:
tense, apocalyptic
Plot:
post apocalypse, uranium, post apocalyptic, post nuclear, dystopia, survival, moral ambiguity, greed, desperation, dark future, mercenary, anti hero ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The HELIOS PROJECT is a high tech facility tasked with storing and converting solar rays into an endless supply of renewable energy. After years of research and millions of dollars, it is now time to test the system out.
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
disaster, tornado, natural disaster, solar flare, scientific experiment, uncontrollable, father son relationship, death, destruction, evacuation, society, human existence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the year of 2008, war and sickness have overtaken the planet. The deranged government declares single women a threat to the human race. Singles women are imprisoned. The corrupt warden is determined to keep the prisoners locked up.
Style:
dark, bleak, grim, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, escape, escape attempt, corruption, sexism, oppression, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, social commentary, survival, claustrophobia, desperation ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
37%
480K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, philosophical, thought provoking, clever ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
time, dystopian future, immortality, fighting the system, dystopia, distopia, love, dystopic future, survival, life & death, class differences, social differences ...
Time:
future, year 2011, near future, distant future, 2010s
Place:
usa, los angeles, canada
Similarity:
37%
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