Movies like Code of Silence 1985
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Code of Silence (1985)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, suspense, detective, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, police officer, one man army, mafia, revenge, police, chase, gangster, police investigation, robot, hostage, murder, car chase, gunfight, justice, brutality, corruption, police corruption, undercover cop, fight, torture, undercover, bad guy, urban setting ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
chicago, usa, texas, new jersey
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Most similar movies to Code of Silence
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and rough films with plots about gun, pistol, violence, gunfight, murder, tough guy and police mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Code of Silence: Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), The Gauntlet (1977), The French Connection (1971), An Eye for an Eye (1981), A Force of One (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
texas ranger, martial arts, fbi, one man army, law enforcement, vengeance, buddy cop, lone wolves, special agent, danger, fighting crime, confined ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, latin america, austin texas, mexico, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named Gus Mally from Vegas. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding a ...
Style:
exciting, road movie, suspense, entertaining, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, hitman, tough cop, motorcycle, biker, police officer, police corruption, organized crime, on the road, attempted rape, ambush, corrupt official ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, phoenix arizona, arizona, usa, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, neo noir, breathtaking, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, heroin, drug smuggling, chase, car chase, violence, gangster, drug dealer, smuggling, drug lord, organized crime, police detective ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new jersey ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, revenge, chase, vigilantism, vengeance, working undercover, danger, partner, fighting crime, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Style:
independent film, christmas horror, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, karate, police, serial killer, xmas, martial arts tournament, santa claus, kung fu, blaxploitation, immunity, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
vietnam, asia, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, police investigation, violent, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, murder ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa, beijing china, bangkok thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, grindhouse, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, fight, organized crime, fistfight, brutality, mafia, warrior, gangster, gunfight, police, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indonesia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a remote Thai village is overrun by terrorists armed with a nuclear missile, an elite undercover operative leads the most unique fighting force ever assembled in a heroic bid to save their nation.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, muay thai, rescue, race against time, hostage, fight, tough law enforcer, danger, tough heroes, terrorism, save the day, good versus evil ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution. Adapted from the novel "Shotgun," by William ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, hitman, tough heroes, assassin, female assassin, cia agent, murder, undercover, uninhibited rivalry, on the run, chase, danger ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
oregon, los angeles, langley virginia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
294K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style:
detective, entertaining, suspense, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
police, gunfight, reluctant partners, buddy, buddy cop, christmas, chase, badass, police partner, police officer, car chase, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old ...
Style:
psychotronic, crime drama, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, karate, kung fu, teacher student relationship, one against many, hand to hand combat, friendship, aikido, father son estrangement, homecoming, showdown, crime boss ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Bulgaria, Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Van Damme plays a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.
Style:
rough, serious, suspense, action packed, cult classic ...
Plot:
painful sex, murder of a nude woman, vengeance, addiction, life is a bitch, police, brutality, violence, heroin addict, betrayal, chase, revenge ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, reluctant partners, aikido, police investigation, murder, brutality, violence, hitman, buddy cop, justice, buddy, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters
Style:
suspense, neo noir, slasher, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, violence, psychopath, woman in jeopardy, vigilantism, gangster, sadomasochism, one man army, murder, fashion show, model ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style:
suspense, entertaining, exciting, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, chase, mercenary, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, one against many, tough heroes, drifter, violent, justice, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. As they try to track him down, ...
Style:
exciting, neo noir, suspense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, yakuza, police, culture clash, violence, gang war, motorcycle, chase, gunfight, gangster, fish out of water, japanese mafia ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
japan, new york, asia, osaka japan, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
violence, vigilante, martial arts, vigilantism, machismo, gun fu, one man army, cold war, spy, gunfight, shootout, revenge ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, everglades, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, police brutality, violence, tough guy, strip club, bank vault, shootout, armored truck, police, criminal, ex marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, london, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
Style:
action comedy, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police, ex convict, police corruption, one against many, conspiracy, ex-cop, corrupt cop, organized crime, revenge, bodyguard, ex cop, investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, undercover, border patrol, mercenary, partner, police investigation, drug dealing, tough law enforcer, danger, confined, master criminal, police corruption ...
Place:
new mexico, usa, latin america, new orleans, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
siege, police station, police corruption, shootout, unlikely partners, criminal's revenge, survival, sniper, attempted murder, danger, machine gun, swat team ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, undercover, heroic bloodshed, corruption, drug dealing, vengeance, drug lord, police, vietnam war, kung fu ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, vietnam, usa, illinois, las vegas ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, gangster, vigilante, lone hero, murder, vengeance, jamaican, violence, hand to hand combat, drug lord, voodoo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
jamaica, usa, chicago, colombia, latin america ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Style:
tense, cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, martial arts tournament, shaolin monk, master warrior, revenge, island, one against many, strong man, final showdown, drug lord ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, fictional island, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gino Felino (Steven Seagal) is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his Partner was someone's mistake, because he's now Out For Justice.
Style:
detective, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, martial arts, psychopath, gangster, aikido, hitman, organized crime, mafia, car chase, serial killer, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, las vegas
Similarity:
14%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspense, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, gang, chase, investigation, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
50%
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