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For Hire (1997)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife. When one of his clients, author Lou Webber offers him money to eliminate a drug dealer who is stalking him, Mitch refuses. Days later, Mitch is diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer. He reconsiders Lou's offer, and for the sake of his wife and baby, eliminates the threat. But after that night, everything changes, Mitch's stomach pains disappear. The Drug dealer suddenly resurfaces in a crowd. Then events conspire to drag Mitch deeper into a game that proves that at the right price any man is for hire.
Style:
independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
cancer, drug dealer, pregnancy, hitman, stalking, taxi, life is a bitch, profanity, couples, drug dealing, babies and infants, terminal illness, child illness, hidden identity, disorder, drug abuse, dishonesty, unfulfillment, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, violent content, taxi driver, actor, contract killing, graphic violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and independent film films with plots about dishonesty, deadly, murder, danger, violent content, graphic violence and cons and scams mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like For Hire: Twin Sisters (1992), BlackMale (2000), Nexus (2010), Telling Lies (2008), Striking Poses (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
canada, montreal, los angeles
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420
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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93
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a beautiful paparazzo for a tabloid magazine finds herself pursued by a ruthless stalker, she is determined to emerge from this deadly game alive, and independently wealthy.
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
546
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 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:
24%
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494
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
murder, frame up, investigation, twists and turns, uncover truth, cons and scams, law firm, false accusation, dishonesty, inadvertently, nordic, law ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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459
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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90s
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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384
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
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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:
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529
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, independent film, humorous ...
Plot:
murder, hidden identity, uncover truth, police investigation, dishonesty, couples, vengeance, love affair, obsessive quest, life is a bitch, prison, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
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