Movies like The Contract
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The Contract (2006)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, cliffhanger, clever, action thriller, road movie, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassination, wilderness, chase, fbi, murder, hitman, violence, assassin, serial killer, parents and children, danger, family problems, attempted murder, family relations, killer, father son relationship, bad cop, professional, political conspiracy, die hard, helicopter, usa president, mission of murder, couples, teenage life ...
Time:
future, year 2006, contemporary
Place:
san francisco
Most similar movies to The Contract
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about murder, deadly, violence, hitman, rivalry, danger and shot in the head mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like The Contract: Shadowboxer (2005), Best Seller (1987), Desperate Hours (1990), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Point of No Return (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
pregnancy, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children, partner, introspection, dishonesty, haunted by the past, female killer, stepmother stepson relationship, killer, assassin ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
cuba, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, hitman, serial killer, writers, vengeance, assassin, anti hero, police detective, psychopath, writer's life, danger, killer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, 70s
Place:
texas, california, new york, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
home invasion, father son relationship, hostage, dysfunctional family, mind game, justice, fbi, police investigation, moral ambiguity, family relations, manhunt, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
utah, latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, clever, neo noir, suspense, twisted ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, revenge, assassin, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, justice, mafia, vengeance, secrets, mysterious character ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, year 1979, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female assassin, hitman, espionage, female warrior, female killer, female martial artist, murder, female spy, death penalty, chase, kick-butt women, spy ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, california, venice, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Shooter
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir ...
Plot:
autism, conspiracy, assassin, secret service, murder, child in peril, fbi, boy, assassination, witness protection, twists and turns, spy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
chicago, bangkok thailand, south dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
171K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
clever, stylized, brutal, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, assassin, chase, mentor, lone hero, loner, martial arts, tough guy, vengeance, revenge, deception, arms dealer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, colombia, chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
431K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style:
neo noir, clever, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, date night, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, hostage, taxi driver, taxi, killer, twists and turns, killings, sociopath, assassin, merciless, murderer, nihilism ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, persia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
Style:
independent film, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassin, hitman, professional, killer, terrorism, outlaw, mad love, investigation, undercover cop, profanity, strong violent content, sexual content ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' ...
Style:
suspense, intense, brutal, slasher, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, wilderness, survival, commando, one man army, homicidal maniac, assassin, conspiracy, hitman, chase, murder, violence ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, kosovo, portland oregon, usa, british columbia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder in which the President of The United States is involved occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run yet may hold evidence that could convict the President. A political thriller ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, suspenseful, tense, political ...
Plot:
secret service, political corruption, murder mystery, politics, political conspiracy, conspiracy, assassination, president, justice, usa president, witnessing a crime, white house ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, chase, assassin, on the run, martial arts, female warrior, organized crime, police detective, police raid, attempted murder, tough girl ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
china, los angeles, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
policewoman, serial killer, psychopath, chase, stalking, murder, female protagonist, police investigation, police, investigation, dangerous attraction, woman in danger ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, emotional, cult classic ...
Plot:
chase, hospital, terminal illness, leukemia, hostage, father son relationship, life & death, life is a bitch, convict, family problems, parents and children, psychopath ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Country: UK, Germany, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his gangster bodyguard.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
piano, master criminal, danger, criminal heroes, confined, mission of murder, chase, undercover, manhunt, law enforcement, hidden identity, frame up ...
Place:
africa, south africa, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, harsh, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, murder, who done it, fbi, mistaken identity, undercover, working undercover, hidden identity, money, death, violence, chase ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
kickboxing, hitman, assassin, vengeance, assassination, chases and races, sniper, gang rape, martial arts, one against many, revenge, tragic hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bucharest, ukraine, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, chase, gangster, hip hop, police investigation, on the run, ghetto, friendship, chases and races, crime gone awry, buddies, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
chicago, seattle, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, hitman, shakespeare, mob boss, dishonesty, ambition, rivalry, murder, tough heroes, gangster, macbeth, fortune teller ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
353K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
detective, twist ending, suspense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, kidnapping, twists and turns, woman in danger, police investigation, forensics, violence against women, investigation, killer, murder, profiler ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, north carolina, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.
Style:
suspense, bloody, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, sniper, assassin, soldier, killer, terrorism, mercenary, heroes, showdown, kickboxing, violence, one man army ...
Time:
90s
⇓ 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:
suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hospital, martial arts, revenge, vigilante, one man army, coma, murder, violence, hitman, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, year 1990, 90s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, vigilantism, drug cartel, vigilante, drug, lone hero, justice, gang, gangster, violence, corruption, brutality ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
parents and children, rescue, chase, danger, siblings relations, wilderness, witnessing a crime, murder, death, family relations, youth, prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, family relations, danger, partner, parents and children, terminal illness, killer, save the day, murder, assassin, contract killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
37K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Japan, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Get swept up in the action as an armored car driver (Christian Slater) tries to elude a gang of thieves (led by Morgan Freeman) while a flood ravages the countryside. Hard Rain is "a wild, thrilling, chilling action ride" filled with close ...
Style:
suspense, intense, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, evacuation, small town, rain, heist, flood, chase, justice, redemption, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
88K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination, sniper, professional, spy, gangster, rescue, danger, criminal heroes, uninhibited rivalry, foe turned friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, seattle, detroit, puerto rico, caribbean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bahamas, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
motel, twists and turns, cons and scams, disorder, crime boss, crime gone awry, dishonesty, danger, mind game, corrupt cop, hitman, mobster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
16K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.
Style:
intense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
police corruption, conspiracy, fighting the system, justice, police investigation, investigation, investigative reporter, police brutality, police, uncover truth, dishonesty, legal ...
Time:
year 2005
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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