Movies like Cold Steel
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Cold Steel (1987)
925
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Johnny Modine gets his Christmas celebration spoiled with news of his father's death, which seems the work of psychopathic junkies ...
Style:
tense, rough, realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, psychopath, ex cop, investigation, rivalry, femme fatale, police detective, serial killer, xmas, revenge, police officer, police, car chase, chase, chases and races, law enforcement, strong female presence, dealing with death, violence, betrayal, robbery, police officer killed, bare chested male, vengeance, christmas eve ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
usa, los angeles
Most similar movies to Cold Steel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about murder, deadly, law enforcement, rivalry, chases and races, vengeance and danger mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Cold Steel: Freeway (1988), Top of the World (1997), Body Armour (2007), Betrayal (2003), Bloodmatch (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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544
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, radio, lapd, automobile, exploitation, woman with a gun, violent content, nudity, law enforcement, amateur detective, chase ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, casino, false accusation, criminal heroes, police investigation, crime gone awry, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, chases and races, dishonesty, partner, die hard ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life. Forced to put his personal feelings on hold, the bodyguard must use all his skills and years of experience ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, danger, vigilantism, rivalry, murder, gunfight, violent content, vengeance, heroes, profanity, shootout ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Brick Bardo is on a mission to find out which one of the world's greatest kickboxers killed his brother. Five years ago, one of the four champs was fixing fights and set up his brother in the fight that took his life. Now Bardo must take on the ...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxing, intergender wrestling, fight, female fighter, kickass, female fight, revenge, sex scene, woman fights a man, kung fu, fistfight ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Death Proof
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a world filled with love and deception, the truth is always bittersweet.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, prison, rivalry, law enforcement, vengeance, dishonesty, betrayal, unlikely partners, frame up, wrongfully committed, woman, male female relationship ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.
Style:
suspense, independent film, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, organ, black market, kidnapping, police detective, law enforcement, vengeance, investigation, rivalry, murder, martial arts, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, poland, usa, europe, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
828
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death. However, he was rescued by a secret government group ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, psychopath, religions or cults, danger, undercover, violence spree, law enforcement, race against time, partners against crime, legal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa 'Tess' and her family, is too good at disguising himself and other deceit for detective Diffs ...
Style:
serious, rough, disturbing, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, martial arts, police investigation, psychopath, murder, master criminal, danger, rivalry, vengeance, law enforcement, infidelity, dishonesty ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Johnny Wayne (Clint Browning) is an ex-racer who is serving time in prison after crippling a young boy during an illegal street race. Wayne, having been traumatized by the events, vows to never race again, and is soon released as a reformed citizen. ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, mockbuster, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
street racing, chases and races, contests and competitions, obsession, going straight, racing, rivalry, danger, auto racing, murder, carsploitation, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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687
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A family man (Jan-Michael Vincent) and a mob witness (Leo Rossi) hunt a mob hit man (Lance Henriksen) who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, organized crime, mafia, missing person, disorder, vengeance, rescue, investigation, mistaken identity, drug dealing, danger, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, wilderness, mountain, chase, fbi, manhunt, on the run, horse, survival, kidnapping ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, vancouver, seattle, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
312K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style:
road movie, sexy, grindhouse, suspense, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, violence, exploitation, dark humor, revenge, car chase, vengeance, killer, stalking, stuntman, violent ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Williamson plays a cop called 'Soda Cracker', whose partner was killed in a mysterious assassination. He is convinced that the murder was committed by his old enemy, Ivan Moss, played by Bo Svenson. Despite threats from the mob and from ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, woman with a gun, gangster, battle zone, murder, police corruption, law enforcement, assassination, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Griff McCleary is a cop, now his son shot himself with Griff's gun. A year later both he and his wife are still reeling from it. Griff feeling shut out by his wife Olivia, decides to move out. Now he is investigating what appears to be a ...
Style:
serious, psychological, emotional, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, family problems, rivalry, vengeance, law enforcement, murder, death in the family, police detective, suicide, home invasion, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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208
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The "Coldfire" is a lethal new designer-drug with destructive capabilities. Its origins are unknown...and its effects are irreversible. This drug promises the "ultimate high." However, what does the user acquire instead? The ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough, detective ...
Plot:
police, conspiracy, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, addiction, drug abuse, gangster, female nudity, tough cop, rookie, police detective ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, chess, police detective, law enforcement, rivalry, police, murder, danger, police officer, genius, whodunit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rookie cop becomes the chief suspect in the killing of some of his crooked cohorts.
Style:
erotic, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, die hard, nudity, profanity, police detective, serial killer, chases and races, survival, rivalry, dishonesty, investigation, vigilantism ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Style:
slasher, independent film, scary, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, die hard, serial murder, police investigation, police officer, psychopath, who done it, woman in danger, murder, mind game, investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On a dark Christmas Eve in a small town, the lone Sheriffs on the night shift encounter a mysterious man who goes by the name of Mr. Nobody. As the night progresses, the Sheriffs discover that this isn't just a nobody, but a vengeful killer ...
Style:
scary, christmas horror, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, mysterious character, police detective, vengeance, law enforcement, rivalry, murder, small town, police station, child murder, cover up, xmas ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial ...
Style:
independent film, serious, slasher, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, woman with a gun, fbi, sheriff, escaped mental patient, mental patient, femme fatale, murder, strong female presence, special agent, psychopath, stalking ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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 ⇓
21%
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 ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers (Danny Dyer) tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents while at the same time avoiding being tracked down by his old unit and the cops. With police closing in and his old unit on his trail, he has ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, vigilante, police, vendetta, murder, vigilantism, revenge, rivalry, gang, violence spree, wartime, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Renegade cops are videotaped murdering a motorist and the witnesses are in danger of being their next victims.
Style:
independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, law enforcement, chases and races, misfit, dishonesty, life is a bitch, on the run, danger, chase, witnessing a crime, police detective, injustice ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young policewoman relentlessly tries to bring down a ruthless drug kingpin whom plots his own agenda for his drug distribution empire.
Style:
independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug dealing, woman with a gun, femme fatale, tough heroes, vengeance, law enforcement, undercover, chases and races, rivalry, prostitute, chase, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
330
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Detective Ian 'Shotgun' Jones hunts a sadistic misogynistic maniac.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, revenge, bondage, prostitute, police operation, illegal prostitution, gangster, murder, police corruption, riddles and clues, rivalry, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
18K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one last job. They soon find themselves thrust into a bizarre situation involving a psychotic hit man, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, predictable ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, woman in danger, hitman, police officer, murder, gunfight, violent, mafia, hustler, femme fatale, spy, impersonating a police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the tumbling Pacific, millionaire CEO Kenji Takeo and his daughter, Miko, prepare for the arrival from Japan of Takeo's wife, Kumiko. But the calm of Solstice Canyon is ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious, crime drama
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, rivalry, undercover, vengeance, police investigation, gangster, curses spells and rituals, ghost, murder, law enforcement, gory ...
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way is Ronnie's son, whom Darryl raised.
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, street racing, ex convict, chase, car chase, released from prison, law enforcement, rivalry, parents and children, murder, danger, reconciliation ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
usa, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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