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Playdate (2025)
25K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.
Style:
action comedy, buddy comedy, black comedy, fast paced, crime thriller, road movie, surprise ending, freeze frame
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, on the run, fatherhood, conspiracy, protective parent, dark humor, parents, parenting, fish out of water, reluctant hero, male bonding, redemption, machismo, bromance, accountant, midlife crisis, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, human clone, survival, teenager, dancing, sniper, martial arts, lawyer ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Style:
buddy comedy, action comedy, entertaining, parody, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
espionage, muscleman, high school reunion, friendship, cia, high school, spy, accountant, bullying, revenge, betrayal, redemption ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place:
maryland, boston, baltimore, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, ...
Style:
black comedy, feel good, entertaining, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
small town, dark humor, conspiracy, hitman, memory loss, stoner, cia agent, brainwashing, satire, cia, slacker, amnesia ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
west virginia, langley virginia, manila philippines
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
Style:
teen, exciting, entertaining, ironic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
teenager, youth, high school, female spy, teenage life, female agent, tough girl, danger, adolescence, undercover, school, assassin ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, moscow russia, usa, chechnya
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Style:
parody, funny, action comedy, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
spy, female spy, undercover agent, espionage, assassin, female agent, female protagonist, female killer, cia, spy spoof, cia agent, disguise ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, paris france, italy, budapest, usa ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.
Style:
sexy, exciting, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
private detective, female killer, female spy, femme fatale, female assassin, assassination attempt, on the run, uncover truth, dishonesty, danger, woman in danger, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
montenegro, usa, lyon, spain, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one night to get his family out of the city.
Style:
action comedy
Plot:
haunted by the past, diner, ex-cop, knife fight, gunfight, schoolboy, poker, teenage daughter, organized crime, parent child relationship, father daughter relationship, family secret ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man ...
Style:
parody, grindhouse, funny, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
blaxploitation, martial arts, vengeance, gunfight, mob boss, hotshot hero, exploitation, organized crime, justice, black, drug, kung fu ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2009, 80s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, exciting, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu master, tai chi, murder, fight, medieval, showdown, vengeance, kung fu, master warrior, chase, farce ...
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Audience:
date night
Plot:
road trip, hidden identity, assassin, confronting the past, secret past, father and son, male female relationship, problem, murderer, family relations, killer, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
las vegas, utah, colorado, new york
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100%
34K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been established - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket, she reluctantly ...
Style:
action comedy, dark comedy, psychotronic, slapstick comedy, surprise ending ...
Plot:
lottery, murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, hand to hand combat, money, fistfight, brutality, ethnic slur, hidden camera, bodyguard, security guard, mercilessness ...
Time:
2030s, near future
Place:
los angeles, california, beverly hills
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When American Ranger John Cutter fails to save a family being held hostage and loses his entire team in a battle with infamous Ukrainian Arms Dealer Igor Rodin, John is discharged from the army. Three years later he is approached by his old General ...
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
submarine, one man army, mission, sniper, one against many, mercenary, battles, rescue, race against time, arms dealer, attempted murder, terrorist group ...
Place:
eastern europe, africa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a case of mistaken identity, the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the Man from Toronto, and a New York City screw-up are forced to team up after being confused for each other at an Airbnb.
Style:
satirical, action comedy, entertaining, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
assassin, mistaken identity, agent, battles, attempted murder, hitman, target, fight, mission, fish out of water, criminal gang, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, miami, washington d.c., utah, virginia ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, humorous, hood ...
Plot:
gang, female warrior, diamond, betrayal, danger, chase, heist gone wrong, assassination attempt, criminal, organized crime, diamonds, gunfight ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, mississippi
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, action comedy, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
berlin germany, paris france, chicago, washington d.c., langley virginia ...
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33%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin ...
Style:
action comedy, black comedy, neo noir, surprise ending, f word
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
budapest, transylvania, geneva switzerland, zurich switzerland, vienna ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.
Style:
buddy comedy, surprise ending, spy action
Plot:
spy, espionage, secret agent, old love, construction worker, defiant, miscegenation, ends with a wedding, undercover agent, hotel, shootout, attempted murder ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
london
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jersey Bellini is a bounty hunter who forms an uneasy partnership with a rival to capture a fugitive. But the hunters soon discover that the crook is also the man the mob most wants dead! Ready to battle anyone in their way, these hard-hitting ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, black comedy, independent film, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, bounty hunter, female detective, one woman army, hostage, gangster, on the run, rivalry, chase, tough heroes, on the road, heist ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
30%
54K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Style:
buddy comedy, entertaining, humorous, intense, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, buddy cop, motorcycle, heist, partner, investigation, chase, corruption, motorcycle cop, swimming pool, female nudity, car chase ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, florida, miami
Similarity:
29%
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10K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Secret-service agent Vic Davis is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Sean, from his college campus when he finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes terrorist operation. His son's friend Erin Walton, the daughter of Supreme Court ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
computer cracker, cia agent, secret service agent, danger, secret agent, cia, political conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, chase, rescue, fight ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
28%
74K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.
Style:
fast paced, suspense, neo noir, surprise ending, black comedy ...
Plot:
russian mafia, one man army, revenge, assassin, violence, small town, hand to hand combat, corrupt sheriff, crime boss, corruption, male protagonist, vigilante ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such ...
Style:
bleak, action adventure, tense, apocalyptic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
solar flare, survival, mona lisa, dystopia, radiation, wasteland, mutant, quest, moral dilemma, rivalry, exploration, redemption ...
Place:
london, france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: China, USA, Thailand
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a China-run oil refinery is attacked in Mosul, Iraq, a Chinese private security contractor is called in to extract the oil workers. He learns, however, that the attackers’ real plan is to steal a fortune in oil, and teams up with an American ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
danger, escapades, blood, murder, war, survival, rescue, hopes, society, culture clash, catastrophe, gunfight ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
middle east, baghdad iraq
Similarity:
27%
129K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the ...
Style:
funny, buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
law enforcement, escapades, two man army, gunfight, buddy cop, car chase, gangster, partner, black, kidnapping, disorder, high school ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, georgia, north america, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with ...
Style:
hilarious, surprise ending, buddy comedy
Plot:
sniper, shootout, usa president, british prime minister, head of state, woman punches a man in the face, eating pizza, conflict, showdown, murder, final showdown, flight attendant ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
buckingham palace, big ben london, tower bridge london, eastern europe, warsaw poland ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Style:
independent film, neo noir, suspense, surprise ending, f word
Plot:
cia agent, conspiracy, female spy, shootout, strangulation, money laundering, husband wife relationship, rogue agent, wife, hostage, interrogation, death ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hungary, washington d.c., budapest, eastern europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Taiwan, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, undercover agent, medieval, computer cracker, female warrior, mission, fight, kidnapping, heroes, danger, rescue, secret agent ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
london, tower bridge london, middle east, africa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, China, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Reboot of the 1970s TV series / early 2000s film franchise.
Style:
funny, exciting, rom com, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female agent, working undercover, fighting crime, female secret agent, female assassin, female spy, betrayal, tough girl, agent, chase ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, hamburg germany, paris france, europe, turkey ...
Similarity:
25%
121K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Style:
christmas horror, entertaining, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, bloody violence, mercenary, killer santa claus, graphic violence, christmas eve, holiday, hostage situation, holiday horror, extreme violence, girl ...
Time:
medieval times, 2020s, 10th century
Place:
connecticut, washington d.c.
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25%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary ...
Style:
humorous, action comedy, perverse, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 2007, year 1989, year 2009, year 1994, year 2012 ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, harlem
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A police sergant is about to retire. Therefore he only wants to let the time pass by without getting in trouble or even becoming hurt. But this is not so easy as he receives as partner an enthusiastic young, female agent who provokes all kinds of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, suspense, surprise ending
Plot:
female warrior, karate, buddy cop, female martial artist, computer cracker, partner, hostile takeover, kung fu, police lieutenant, retirement, department store, chase ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
24%
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