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Flash Point (2007)
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Original name: 導火線
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, cliffhanger, crime drama, cult classic, non stop action, aesthetic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, drug lord, kung fu, fighting crime, fight, gang, police investigation, smuggling, rivalry, danger, working undercover, epic battle, vigilantism, kung fu master, murder, arrest, chinese mafia, chase, triad, revenge, escapades, dishonesty, gunfight, buddy cop, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
20th century, year 2007, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China's most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one.
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, working undercover, tough law enforcer, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, undercover, shaolin, sniper, fight, mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
china, asia
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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: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chen is a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at an ice factory. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fight. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the ...
Style:
grindhouse, harsh, brutal, emotional, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, revenge, master warrior, factory, smuggling, drug, fight scenes, drug smuggling, chinese immigrant, fight, factory worker ...
Time:
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Place:
china, east asia, asia, thailand, tokyo ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, heroic bloodshed, hitman, vengeance, gangster, danger, murder, chef, professional killer, gunfight, violence, triad ...
Place:
hong kong, macau, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
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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.
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exciting, cult classic, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
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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 ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Macao
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, gangster, police investigation, fight, law enforcement, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, police corruption, drug lord, retirement ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gang, car chase, hostage, vigilantism, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, fighting crime, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under ...
Style:
brutal, suspenseful, suspense, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, fight, swat, violent, gang, fistfight, trapped, violence, survival, death, kung fu, warrior ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, future, 21st century
Place:
east asia, middle east, asia, indonesia, hong kong ...
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
Style:
stylized, rough, suspenseful, perverse, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, serial killer, fight, medieval, police investigation, prison, character study, good versus evil, heroes, master warrior, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, japan, 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%
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:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, danger, police investigation, parents and children, father daughter relationship, violence, police officer, rescue, friendship, murder, teenager, fight ...
Place:
hong kong, china, thailand
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, ...
Style:
perverse, detective, cult classic, fast, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Style:
humorous, cult classic, intense, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, police, gangster, buddy cop, undercover, drug lord, wuxia, female martial artist, police detective, hand to hand combat, police inspector ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, malaysia, asia, thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
interpol, undercover, kidnapping, gangster, martial arts, danger, fighting crime, law enforcement, terrorism, chase, mercenary, law enforcer killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style:
crying, scenic, cult classic, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, undercover, fight, hand to hand combat, gangster, father son relationship, tough cop, tough guy, one against many, fistfight, one man army ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, beijing china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, terrorism, heroes, danger, daring rescue, race against time, showbiz, hand to hand combat, fistfight, master warrior, police officer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, east asia, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, stylized, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, assassination, gang war, danger, drug dealing, race against time, friendship, working undercover, fight, chinese mafia, shootout, car chase ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, detective, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gun fu, gunfight, undercover, violent, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, mafia, heroic bloodshed, partnership, triad, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Jackie Chan has to beat a super-criminal street racer.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, semi serious, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, martial arts, auto mechanic, kidnapping, police, racing, auto racing, master criminal, police investigation, vengeance, partners against crime, car ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Infernal Affairs III is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is the third installment in the Infernal Affairs film series, and is both a sequel and a semi-prequel to the original film, as it intercuts events ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the midst of a violent gang war, a series of misfortunes threaten the fate of a gang boss and his mob.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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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:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war on drugs, undercover, drug cartel, whistleblower, mole, criminal, criminal heroes, working undercover, recruit, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ma Seok-do works as a detective squad chief. His team struggles to bust a criminal ring who originally came from Yanbian, China and led by Jang Chen.
Style:
brutal, suspense, tense, crime drama, harsh ...
Plot:
tough cop, brutality, organized crime, tough law enforcer, strong violent content, street gang, cruelty, police, crime boss, police investigation, korean gangster, peril ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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