Movies like The Dark Knight
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The Dark Knight (2008)
2.7M
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Style:
epic, intense, exciting, atmospheric, neo noir, thought provoking, stylized, serious, tense, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, moral dilemma, corruption, psychopath, organized crime, tragic hero, double life, good versus evil, villain, rivalry, suspense, revenge, evil clown, chaos, insanity, gotham city, psychological manipulation, vigilante, dark hero, billionaire, mysterious man, twists and turns ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, hong kong, united states of america
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Most similar movies to The Dark Knight
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out neo noir, serious, suspenseful and stylized films with plots about violence, death, gun, murder, brutality, revenge and redemption mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Dark Knight: Batman Begins (2005), The Batman (2022), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), V for Vendetta (2005), Daredevil (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman ...
Style:
exciting, intense, atmospheric, clever, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, good versus evil, secret identity, double life, chaos and mayhem, suspense, vengeance, police detective, terrorism, twists and turns ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, italy, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
96%
1.5M
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal ...
Style:
dark, exciting, harsh, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, double life, corruption, martial arts, good versus evil, suspense, fight, disguise, social decay ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, himalaya, africa, tibet
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
682K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Style:
neo noir, tense, epic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
superhero, masked superhero, gotham city, heroes, corruption, vigilante, organized crime, psychopath, batman, villain, masked vigilante, conspiracy ...
Time:
2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, surprise ending, clever, tense ...
Plot:
vengeance, prison, justice, investigation, vigilantism, suspense, master criminal, fighting the system, lawyer, murder, mind game, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, stylized, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
distopia, revolution, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, freedom, society, vigilante, superhero, rebellion, vigilantism, mysterious character ...
Time:
future, near future, 2020s
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, political, anime ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, heroes, secret identity, heroic mission, lawyer, blind man, vigilante, one against many, ninja, vigilantism, male protagonist, one man army ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
379K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, brutal, tense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, corruption, hitman, gunfight, loner, assassin, violence, lone hero, one man army, organized crime, tough heroes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, russia, moscow russia, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has ...
Style:
suspenseful, slasher, scary, perverse, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, martial arts, police investigation, brutality, chase, investigation, hospital, suspense, violence, death, catastrophe ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, san francisco, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
384K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker, who has seized control of Gotham's underworld.
Style:
dark, atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, villain, good versus evil, masked villain, psychopath, vigilante, double life, organized crime, corruption, insanity ...
Time:
80s, 1920s, 20th century, future
Place:
usa, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, vengeance, murder, drug lord, vigilante, suspense, brutality, police officer, aikido, violence, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, latin america, colombia, west indies ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Se7en similar movies
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, bleak, psychological, cynical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, villain, suspense, mental disorder, social problems, loneliness, psychological trauma, psycho, revenge, character change, insanity, psychopath ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
559K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited ...
Style:
neo noir, dark, stylized, visually appealing, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, distopia, heroes, alternate reality, moral dilemma, good versus evil, conspiracy, vigilante, parallel world, mars, cold war, masked vigilante ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, future, year 1985, year 1970 ...
Place:
usa, new york, washington d.c., los angeles, russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Along with crime-fighting partner Robin and new recruit Batgirl, Batman battles the dual threat of frosty genius Mr. Freeze and homicidal horticulturalist Poison Ivy. Freeze plans to put Gotham City on ice, while Ivy tries to drive a wedge between ...
Style:
ridiculous, sexy, exciting, stylized, campy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
superhero, double life, mad scientist, good versus evil, justice, transformation, death, chase, batman, secret identity, fighting crime, superhuman powers ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
india, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey returns to New York to visit his friend Charley, who lives in one of the worst parts of New York City. But when Paul arrives at Charley's apartment, he finds Charley dying after a vicious beating by a gang led by Manny Fraker, and ...
Style:
neo noir, satirical, intense, perverse, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, vigilante, gang, vigilantism, revenge, gangsters, rape victim, gang rape, sniper, justice, brutality, nude ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, los angeles, london, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After Ashe and his little son are murdered violently for no reason by Judah's men, he returns from the dead to take revenge. One after one, Judah's people face the power of the dark angel. The second film based on James O'Barr's ...
Style:
gothic, stylized, atmospheric, dark, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, afterlife, supernatural, tragic hero, revenge, crow, vigilantism, back from the dead, murder, good versus evil, goth, tattoo ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like The Equalizer
233K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, neo noir, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
batman, police, superhero, corruption, super villain, police corruption, police station, mafia, friendship, police detective, gang war, organized crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, tense, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, drug dealer, vengeance, small town, brothers, gangsters, disappearance, character study, ex convict, vigilantism, track down, loss of sibling ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, new jersey, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness. Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.
Style:
anime, stylized, intense, harsh, sexy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
superhero, batman, justice, vigilantism, murder, psychopath, cruelty, violent, torture, insanity, suspense, obsession ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
When a desperate Mr. Freeze, to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara (Batgirl) Gordon as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
Style:
anime, stylized, exciting, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
superhero, batman, chase, kidnapping, villain, vigilantism, vigilante, dark hero, violence, justice, super villain, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Style:
tense, realistic, bleak, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, murder, vigilante, revenge, suspense, violence, brutality, investigation, gangsters, widower, gang ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Law Abiding Citizen related movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it ...
Style:
exciting, rough, tense, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, mob boss, organized crime, police detective, partners against crime, law enforcement, corruption, revenge, police brutality, power struggle, partners ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1949, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
369K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save ...
Style:
tense, brutal, exciting, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, vengeance, cia, vigilantism, vigilante, mercenary, lone hero, justice, friendship, suspense, deception ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
650K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
exciting, stylized, neo noir, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
vengeance, hitman, revenge, vigilante, gangsters, gunfight, assassin, lone hero, one man army, killer, dog, tough guy ...
Time:
60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, intense, clever ...
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, lone hero, twists and turns, organized crime, mathematics, suspense, gunfight, justice, hitman, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2010, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006, 80s ...
Place:
washington d.c., illinois, chicago illinois, germany, new hampshire ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Style:
stylized, intense, harsh, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, gang, drugs, mafia, ghetto, chase, betrayal, hip hop, addiction, gang war, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, california, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Nobody similar movies
1.3M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, tense, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, police, suspense, mole, organized crime, undercover cop, gunfight, violence, corruption, undercover, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, china, taiwan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, stylized, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
violence, chase, murder, vengeance, gang, gunfight, death, suspense, brutality, revenge, visceral, police investigation ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
new york, vietnam, new jersey, asia, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
412K
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:
tense, clever, neo noir, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, twists and turns, taxi, taxi driver, hostage, killings, assassin, merciless, victim, sociopath, murder witness, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming ...
Style:
entertaining, surprise ending, buddy comedy, psychotronic
Plot:
police, police officer, friendship, investigation, heroes, kidnapping, police detective, suspense, bravery, brutality, undercover cop, heroism ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, disturbing, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, date night
Plot:
small town, self defense, revenge, sex scene, robbery, attempted robbery, mafia, twists and turns, organized crime, gangsters, nude, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, canada, usa, pennsylvania, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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