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Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
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Original name: Fort Apache, the Bronx
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Style:
bleak, realistic, surprise ending, hood, crime drama, perverse, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, police, hospital, police station, prostitute, corrupt cop, hostage, cop killer, police brutality, guilt, drug dealer, pimp, nurse, police captain, puerto rican, drug addiction, childbirth, heroin, police partner, friendship between men, riot, grief, moral dilemma, female serial killer, police raid ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 70s
Place:
bronx new york city, new york, usa, san francisco, rio de janeiro, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about law enforcement, murder, police officer, police, police corruption, police investigation and violence mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Fort Apache the Bronx: Baretta (1975), After Life (2002), Prince of the City (1981), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Q & A (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 167 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
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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45%
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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44%
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Duration: 109 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:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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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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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 91 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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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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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: UK, France
Duration: 103 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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