Movies like The Face of Fu Manchu
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The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, controversial, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
master criminal, terrorism, danger, heroes, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, riddles and clues, faked death, private detective, heist, explosions, exploitation, fu manchu, kidnapping, prodigy, undercover, disorder, master villain, uninhibited rivalry, criminal, super villain, strangulation, poison, execution ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, england, london, shanghai, europe, united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and exciting films with plots about danger, chases and races, rivalry, deadly, heroes, undercover and terrorism mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Face of Fu Manchu: Greenmail (2002), Hennessy (1975), The File of the Golden Goose (1969), Bullet Train (2012), Face of Terror (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Crime
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he ...
Style:
psychotronic, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, fast ...
Plot:
master criminal, private detective, wedding, exploitation, explosions, kidnapping, gangster, confined, rivalry, rescue, danger, heroes ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
california, san francisco
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Horror
Country: UK, West Germany, Spain, Italy, Liechtenstein
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Dr. Nayland Smith.
Style:
psychotronic, grindhouse, suspense, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, exploitation, fu manchu, revenge, macabre, master criminal, interpol, opium, iceberg, ocean liner, secret formula, escapades ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Adventure, Crime
Country: UK, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Fu Manchu inoculates ten women with poison, to kill ten world leaders.
Style:
psychotronic, cult classic, twisted, perverse, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master criminal, private detective, exploitation, snake, poison, macabre, martial arts, femme fatale, conspiracy, heroes, escapades, chase ...
Time:
60s
Place:
peru, scotland, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: UK, West Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In his remote China hideaway the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his arch rival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard
Style:
detective, suspenseful, period piece, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Plot:
fu manchu, private detective, criminal organization, crime boss, conspiracy, asian, ruse, cat and mouse, mastermind, deception, revenge, assassination ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
60%
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381
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After huge explosions rip through a chemical processing plant, Alexander Scott, the leader of the radical extremists, is apprehended by a beautiful but tough ATF agent. While in jail, a series of bombings take place, killing innocent people. Scott ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, save the day, police investigation, leadership, race against time, heroes, environmentalism, terrorism, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, danger, escapades ...
Similarity:
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958
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in the Seventies, Hennessy is a Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the IRA. Hennessy's family is killed, and he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of England.
Style:
political, grindhouse, offbeat, independent film, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ira, anglo irish relations, explosions, revenge, manhunt, terrorism, violent content, repression, royal family, political corruption, political intrigue, political unrest ...
Time:
year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ireland, london, england, europe, belfast
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the Swedish authorities assume a passive role, forcing Hamilton to action. With the help of ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, kidnapping, rescue, danger, spy, assassination attempt, heroes, law enforcement, special agent, rivalry, agent, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Golden Goose. Although Peter is unsure about John's loyalties, the two infiltrate the gang and win ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, undercover, gang, undercover cop, sauna, covert operation, forgery, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, criminal heroes, danger ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
scotland yard, london, england, britain, liverpool
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a set of Indians, fighting to get what is their own, while another set of Indians working for the Scotland Yard Police chase them hard to stop them from spreading terror. The film in entirety has been been shot in London, ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
train, race against time, terrorism, vengeance, immigrant, swat, danger, uninhibited rivalry, life is a bitch, bomb, die hard, subway ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A police officer searching for his missing sister in Spain uncovers a terrorist cell.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, terrorism, drug abuse, undercover, confined, police investigation, drug dealing, secret agent, working undercover, kidnapping, addiction, danger ...
Place:
spain, barcelona, usa, europe, los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Terrorists steal the only cure to a deadly virus that has been unleashed in Africa.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, race against time, danger, chases and races, jungle, evil man, virus, die hard, boat, martial arts, heroes, kidnapping ...
Similarity:
36%
657
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Terror from within by Yury Felshtinsky and Alexander Litvinenko, representing them as parts of the plan masterminded and sponsored by exiled tycoon Pokrovsky (obvious hint at Boris Berezovsky in real life) and aimed to discredit Russian security ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, hostage, heroic mission, rivalry, danger, murder, conflict, circus, confined, heroes, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia, rome italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
Style:
slasher, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
circus, serial killer, murder, manhunt, killer clown, carnival, macabre, amusement park, on the run, heist, crime gone awry, vampire ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, tower bridge london
Similarity:
36%
443
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, terrorism, one man army, save the day, special agent, law enforcement, danger, vengeance, race against time, master criminal, rivalry, chases and races ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, kidnapping, scientist, violent content, state affairs, heroes, danger, chases and races, rescue, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
china
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You can’t outrun your past. That is the extremely painful lesson that Ryan (Brendan Carr)is learning right now, as spectres of his past life of crime have returned to haunt him, destroying the only person he holds dear, and nearly killing him in ...
Style:
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Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, gangster, danger, betrayal, rivalry, murder, haunted by the past, starting over, chase, gory, heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Terrorists capture a Soviet missile submarine and they are intent on using it to unleash a barrage of missiles onto the US West Coast. American special services are called up to intercept and stop the terrorists before they can complete their ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Mr. Moto goes undercover to find out who has been blowing up oil wells and trying to gain total control of all the oil leases from a petroleum-rich Middle Eastern country.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic ...
Plot:
chess, nightclub, undercover, disorder, hitman, interpol, kidnapping, working undercover, who done it, intrigue, rescue, escapades ...
Time:
60s
Place:
middle east, england, london, europe, iran ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daring rescue, undercover, terrorism, hostage, rescue, one man army, escapades, save the day, rivalry, confined, danger, race against time ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
29%
754
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal's revenge, master criminal, heist, danger, race against time, psychopath, car chase, car thief, serial killer, chases and races, woman in danger, chase ...
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29%
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Story:
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Style:
stylized, suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, secret agent, undercover, terrorism, danger, rivalry, escapades, chases and races, kidnapping, confined, heroes, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
korea, russia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the season of giving, the department took his badge. Criminals took his wife. Now, one cop is taking matters into his own hands
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have their covers blown by drug dealers. Arrested, they wait execution or to be rescued by police forces that would risk expose a larger operation.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mirror Wars: Reflection One is a post-cold-war thriller from the Russian point of view. Bad-guy British arms dealer Murdock (Malcolm McDowell) and numerous mercenaries and clandestine agents tries to steal a new Russian stealth fighter. Murdock is ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
russia, london, scotland yard
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, terrorism, daring rescue, rescue, save the day, heroes, danger, tough heroes, master criminal, one man army, aviation, air disaster ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, found footage, law enforcement, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
751
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all ...
Style:
psychotronic, independent film, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, professional killer, killer, murder, assassin, professional, assassination, master warrior, hitman, gangster, battle zone, working undercover ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong, europe, asia, china, england ...
Similarity:
26%
756
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman is released from prison and heads home to help outwit a local mob boss and pull off the scam of a lifetime.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, action packed, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, cons and scams, odd couple, crime gone awry, on the run, danger, desert, heist, store, disorder, criminal's revenge, on the road ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Captain Rick Jeffries is the head of a group of elite soldiers who swim into action, doing the dirty jobs no else can or wants to do. They are in pursuit of a world traveling terrorist known only as Casper, and have the difficult job of bringing him ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, rivalry, undercover, heroic mission, chases and races, escapades, confined, danger, heroes, hijacking, bomb, underwater fight ...
Time:
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26%
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