Movies like F/X
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F/X (1986)
21K
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, tricky, surprise ending, clever, sexy, intense, light, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
faked death, suspense, corruption, chase, murder, manhunt, assassination, car chase, deception, disguise, witness protection, mission of murder, frame up, on the run, assassin, stuntman, twists and turns, gunfight, murderer, gangsters, mafia, buddy cop, catastrophe, survival, killer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious and realistic films with plots about suspense, revenge, chase, murder, catastrophe, vengeance and runaway mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like F/X: F/X2 (1991), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Shadow Conspiracy (1997), Money Talks (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, technology, chase, police investigation, murder, filmmaking, corruption, betrayal, buddy cop, serial killer, stuntman, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, vatican
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100%
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, cia, paranoia, suspense, manhunt, murder, surveillance, mind control, chase, spy, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, political, ridiculous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, suspense, betrayal, assassination, on the run, corruption, politics, political corruption, witnessing a crime, intrigue, political intrigue ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Money Talks is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brett Ratner. Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, murder, frame up, media, mexican standoff, journalism, partners, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, buddies, gangsters, buddy ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
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boys' night
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hitman, vengeance, chase, gangsters, on the run, martial arts, assassin, organized crime, police detective, police raid, attempted murder, gunfight ...
Time:
90s, 80s
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china, los angeles, hong kong, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, heist, chase, fbi, revenge, law enforcement, vengeance, brutality, twists and turns, murder, on the run, crime gone awry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
las vegas, new jersey, california, los angeles
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100%
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.
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, police investigation, police corruption, justice, gunfight, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, violent, murder, machismo ...
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90s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, hong kong, chicago illinois, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Style:
harsh, exciting, intense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, murder, chase, police investigation, revenge, female killer, justice, car chase, police, vigilante, violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, san francisco, usa, las vegas, pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover cop, murder, suspense, organized crime, prison, redemption, revenge, vengeance, investigation, undercover, working undercover, master criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
120K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, spy, gangsters, assassination attempt, chase, revenge, suspense, cold war, assassin, twists and turns, assassination, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
betrayal, conspiracy, rogue agent, gunfight, suspense, treason, witness protection program, corporate crime, witness, police investigation, deception, justice ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 80s, year 1996
Place:
new york, maryland, usa, san francisco, baltimore ...
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44%
Genre: Action, 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 ...
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
new york, usa, france, russia, hong kong ...
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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exciting, intense, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
stylized, realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, chase, police investigation, murder, police corruption, organized crime, partners, law enforcement, buddy cop, police, gunfight, partners against crime ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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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 ...
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exciting, tense, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassination, suspense, rivalry, foe turned friend, gangsters, assassin, sniper, spy, rescue, killer, criminal heroes ...
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Place:
usa, seattle, puerto rico, detroit, caribbean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, secret service, gunfight, on the run, secret agents, cia agent, spy, corruption, conspiracy, mercenary, betrayal ...
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Place:
cape town south africa, africa, south africa, langley virginia, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 ...
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suspenseful, psychological, tense, realistic, captivating ...
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murder, hitman, serial killer, writers, vengeance, suspense, police detective, psychopath, gangsters, writer's life, mind game, gunfight ...
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texas, california, new york, oregon
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43%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased ...
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suspenseful, intense, psychological, enigmatic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
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police corruption, murder, police investigation, suspense, ex law enforcer, murder mystery, plot twist, father daughter relationship, brutality, violence, secrets, catastrophe ...
Time:
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usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
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revenge, firefighter, gangsters, murder, vigilantism, law enforcement, vengeance, secret service, vigilante, suspense, assassin, chase ...
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42%
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Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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spy, undercover, hitman, survival, suspense, plot twist, vengeance, happy ending, assassination, secret service, adaptation, betrayal ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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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 ...
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suspenseful, exciting, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
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Place:
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42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, political, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, cia, frame up, agent, suspense, twists and turns, tough cop, on the run, mole, corruption, law enforcement, escape ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
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40%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Belgium, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, sexy, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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40%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, road movie, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, san francisco, new jersey ...
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, rough, sexy, slasher ...
Plot:
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Time:
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, harsh, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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