Movies like Death Race 2000
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Death Race 2000 (1975)
34K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Style:
grindhouse, road movie, black comedy, suspenseful, humorous, entertaining, stylized, exciting, apocalyptic, serious ...
Plot:
car, car chase, carsploitation, dystopia, satire, dark humor, dystopian future, racing, distopia, dystopic future, chases and races, danger, violent, auto racing, female nudity, masked man, highway, tyranny, political satire, post apocalyptic, rivalry, reckless driving, lone hero, visceral, dark hero ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, year 2000, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, united states, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, serious, futuristic and cult classic films with plots about rivalry, chases and races, distopia, chase, post apocalypse, danger and violence mostly in Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller genres. Some movies like Death Race 2000: The Cannonball Run (1981), The Running Man (1987), Deathsport (1978), Carquake! (1976), Driven (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. ...
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Plot:
chase, car race, on the road, car chase, racing, road trip, rivalry, race, escapades, car, auto racing, classic car ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
usa, arizona, california, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
future, near future, 80s, 20th century, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, stylized, apocalyptic, tense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, biker, chase, dystopia, gladiator, motorcycle, post nuclear war, capture, dictator, good versus evil, motorcycle chase, supernatural power ...
Time:
future, year 1978
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, ...
Style:
road movie, cult classic, humorous, psychotronic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racing, chase, car, on the road, carsploitation, auto racing, race, mafia, death, violence, automobile, car chase ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
brother brother relationship, rivalry, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, racing, car race, car chase, auto racing, mentor, reconciliation, breakup, car accident ...
Time:
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Place:
sydney australia, long beach california, chicago, rio de janeiro, tokyo ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
Style:
road movie, spoof, humorous, cult classic, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
car, car chase, race, chase, racing, car race, auto racing, speed, classic car, road trip, on the road, gangster ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa, connecticut, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Twenty years after the American people have been told the oil has run out and disease has scared them into complacency, the United States has become a fascist state. One man, former race car driver Franklyn Hart, now a puppet spokesman for public ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, car, automobile, distopia, terror, post-apocalyptic future, planet, epidemic, classic car, dystopian future, apocalypse ...
Time:
year 1981, future, distant future
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre ...
Style:
apocalyptic, road movie, perverse, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
dystopia, post apocalypse, apocalypse, truck, desert, loner, car chase, planet, chase, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, oil ...
Time:
future, 20th century, distant future, year 1982, near future ...
Place:
australia, oceania, middle east
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, dystopia, prison, utopia, psychopath, time travel, satire, maverick cop, totalitarianism, fish out of water, violence ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a Death Race in the desert. Also, ...
Style:
bloody, brutal, suspense, futuristic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, desert, street racing, prison, chase, racing, female prisoner, runaway, car, confined, survival, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2012, future
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, humorous, apocalyptic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, rescue, dystopian future, mutant, bare breasts, save the world, survival, chaos, heroic mission, danger, heroes ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, contestants compete in a cross-country road race in which killing is part of the game. Death Racers is an American B movie directed by Roy Knyrim and is a mockbuster of Death Race. Released direct-to-video on September 16, ...
Style:
rough, mockbuster, suspenseful, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chaos, vengeance, on the run, contests and competitions, confined, escapades, rivalry, auto racing, racing, psychopath, danger, violence spree ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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334
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In a brutal, radioactive future, fearless warrior Dow (David Carradine) is humanity's last hope against the Warlord and his mutant hordes. With the gorgeous, deadly Danny (Dawn Wildsmith) and the strange Ammo at his side, Dow makes desperate ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
future
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42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, intense, serious, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, dystopian future, martial arts, post apocalyptic, violence, blood, revenge, contests and competitions, escapades, athlete's life, life is a bitch, apocalypse ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, australia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman Eddie and buys a wreck of a car from her last money. Eddie ...
Style:
road movie, independent film, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
auto racing, racing, car, chase, reporter, fast car, mitsubishi, race, classic car, rally, media, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
41%
131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, tech noir, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
40%
928
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
futuristic, apocalyptic, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, rough, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, nuclear holocaust, murder, post apocalyptic, danger, race against time, rivalry, life is a bitch, heroic mission, chaos and mayhem, chaos ...
Time:
future, year 2016, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
new york, colorado, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? ...
Style:
humorous, road movie, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
car chase, racing, auto racing, race, classic car, chase, car race, carsploitation, car, on the road, valet, highway ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
los angeles, missouri, california, santa monica california, iowa ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the ...
Style:
cult classic, apocalyptic, exciting, grindhouse, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
nevada, las vegas, reno nevada
Similarity:
40%
37K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, stylized, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, martial arts, post apocalypse, violence, chase, vengeance, androids and robots, one man army, chaos, tough heroes, female robot ...
Time:
future, year 1989, year 2019, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, georgia, usa, charleston south carolina, south carolina ...
Similarity:
40%
37K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world's water supply.
Style:
slapstick, exciting, futuristic, offbeat, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
female protagonist, desert, punk, post apocalypse, female warrior, strong female lead, kickass women, wasteland, tank, cyberpunk, female fighter, comic book ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
australia, seattle
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Only a few people still live in New York in 2015. They are organized in gangs with their own turf. One of them is led by Baron, another one by Carrot, and they are constantly at war with each other.
Style:
apocalyptic, psychotronic, grindhouse, depressing, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, dystopia, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, survival, wasteland, distopia, exploitation, quarantine, nuclear disaster, epidemic, nuclear holocaust ...
Time:
future, year 1975, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
persia, new york, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
40%
572
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
aka Cybercity It's the year 2017, the Earth's surface is destroyed and its citizens flee to an underground wasteland ruled by warring religious cults. In this sinful cybercity, Mercenary Dakota's (C. Thomas Howell) family is murdered ...
Style:
futuristic, independent film, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, distopia, cyberpunk, dystopian future, violent content, religions or cults, injustice, chaos, heroes, society, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to ...
Style:
bloody, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
car chase, contests and competitions, speed, car race, racing, brutality, street racing, contract killer, car, warden, tough heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2011, future
Place:
south africa, iran
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Style:
road movie, cult classic, saga, action adventure, cyber ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, dystopia, lone hero, end of the world, post apocalyptic, desert, mad max, camel, car chase, group of children, australian outback, wasteland ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 80s
Place:
australia, south australia, oceania, sydney australia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
car race, car, street racing, racing, car chase, drag racing, rivalry, chases and races, youth, parents and children, mechanic, high school ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
19K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.
Style:
futuristic, cyber, entertaining, tech noir, disgusting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time travel, cyberpunk, dystopia, bounty hunter, on the run, dystopian future, chase, racing, apocalypse, time traveler, time loop, car ...
Time:
future, year 1992, 90s, year 2009, year 1991 ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
39%
310K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, South Africa, USA, India
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, intense, neo noir, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly, manly, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, dystopian future, post apocalypse, one man army, brutality, dystopia, distopia, organized crime, lone hero, judge, tough cop, rookie ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, america, seattle
Similarity:
39%
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