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Expect the Unexpected (1998)
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Original name: 非常突然
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go into action at a moment's notice. Working as a unit, they bring law and order to Hong Kong streets, where they must rely on their courage and skills to survive.
Style:
heroic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, gunfight, organized crime, heist, rivalry, store, law enforcement, disorder, crime gone awry, wooing, criminal heroes, gangster, mugging, rape, police officer, police, hostage, restaurant, hospital, taxi, policewoman, elevator, car theft, police station, secret police ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and exciting films with plots about rivalry, gangster, law enforcement, gunfight, heroic bloodshed, bloodbath and murder mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Expect the Unexpected: Fulltime Killer (2001), Moving Targets (2004), Bullets Over Summer (1999), The Mission (1999), Probable Cause (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 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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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 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:
hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A special agent assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, disturbing, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 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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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, martial arts, gangster, vengeance, gang, organized crime, gunfight, gun fu, revenge, crime boss, security guard, kung fu ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, thailand
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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boys' night
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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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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Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, heroes, gunfight, triad, partner, gangster, battles, friends, hitman, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, thailand
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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41%
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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32%
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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32%
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Country: Hong Kong
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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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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 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:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, heroic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, car chase, triad, chinese mafia, cop, heist, battles, law enforcement, rivalry, chases and races, on the run, confined ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 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:
hong kong
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rookie policeman Shing (Louis Koo) grapples with right and wrong in this action-packed story about Hong Kong gangsters. Assigned to go undercover, Shing is so successful in playing the part of a gang member that he becomes right-hand man to gang ...
Style:
heroic, crime drama, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong
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28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Chili Ncgobo, an honest but ambitious undercover cop, is cheated out of a major reward by his corrupt superiors, he infiltrates a cash-in-transit heist gang, and instead of busting them, he decides to participate in a one off score. He must ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, hitman, friendship, starting over, heroic bloodshed, frame up, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, babies and infants, professional killer, crime boss ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
26%
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