Movies like Legacy 2010
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Legacy (2010)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Nigeria, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) begins to disintegrate mentally as he broods over the legacy of his actions in this taut psychological thriller. Haunted by his demons while holed up in his room, Malcolm ponders the ascent of his brother (Eamonn Walker), an ambitious senator with designs on the presidency.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological thriller, rough, bleak, serious, realistic
Plot:
soldier, obsession, conspiracy, rivalry, haunted by the past, mission gone awry, isolation, dishonesty, breaking point, losing-it hero, military, locked in a room, family relations, life is a bitch, profanity, confined, strong violent content, siblings relations, campaign, state affairs, one location, indoor, motel room, armed
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Most similar movies to Legacy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about danger, rivalry, dishonesty, life is a bitch, deadly, murder and obsession mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Legacy: Blame (2010), Nexus (2010), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), 31 North 62 East (2009), Enemies Among Us (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out they find themselves on the dark side of justice.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
vengeance, assassination attempt, injustice, haunted by the past, rivalry, danger, vigilante, revenge, assassination plot, postman, suicide, isolated house ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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100%
93
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Holly is a struggling singer whose life is torn apart when she loses custody of her daughter, Chloe. When she travels to her soon to be ex-husbands estate in the country, for a weekend visit with Chloe, she is shocked to discover that he is missing. ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, false accusation, uncover truth, on the run, frame up, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, life turned upside down, murder, danger, woman with a gun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
mental illness, obsession, composer, danger, dangerous attraction, stalking, haunted by the past, character study, psychosis, paranoia, isolation, hallucination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
political conspiracy, politics, investigation, arms dealing, corrupted ruler, undercover, head of state, rivalry, betrayal, danger, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, europe, middle east, england
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
It's not politics as usual, or is it? The governor of Louisiana is about to become the vice-presidential candidate for his party but a murder and an international web spanning from South Africa to Pakistan and North Korea might just get in the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
assassination, campaign, danger, politics, haunted by the past, political corruption, dishonesty, rivalry, violent content, state affairs, profanity, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of disastrous telephone calls chart the certain ruin of young Phil's day as he attempts to fib his way out of one scrape after another. Told entirely in animated captions.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, couples, rivalry, law enforcement, hidden identity, who done it, investigation, twists and turns, life turned upside down, profanity, violent content, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five highly qualified applicants interview for a coveted job with the Carcharias Corporation, a powerful conglomerate whose business practices are shrouded in mystery. On the night before the last round of interviews, they are all kidnapped and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
trap, kidnapping, twists and turns, rivalry, danger, contests and competitions, mind game, struggle for survival, trapped, new job, secret identity, rivals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A political thriller taking place during the Wounded Knee insurrection in 1973. Two activists are arrested and in the custody of the local sheriff's office. During their stay they are visited by a Nixon advisor, a lawyer, a senator and a movie ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, political ...
Plot:
political unrest, state affairs, injustice, rebellion, friendship, society, confined, prison, political activist, arrest, native, indigenous people ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller set in the vicious world of stand-up comedy, starring Stephen McCole and Malcolm Shields.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, manipulation, performer's life, life is a bitch, showbiz, artists and showbiz, kidnapping, rivalry, drug abuse, haunted by the past, dark humor, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
24%
352
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A soldier is stuck in a combat zone after stepping on a mine.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
desert, soldier, survival, danger, isolation, confined, deathtrap, minefield, war in afghanistan, holocaust, landmine, trapped ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, morocco
Similarity:
24%
290
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An armored car guard's elaborate plan for revenge is threatened by his relationship with an old friend -- a brilliant and unpredictable television preacher.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
prison, vengeance, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, betrayal, life is a bitch, intrigue, dishonesty, rivalry, heist, infidelity, scapegoat ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, rivalry, danger, police, tunnel, secret place, murder, violence, found footage, homeless, imaginary, culture clash ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a new boy is employed to work in a coffee shop, he turns out to be a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication, and makes the life of the popular young waitress who works there a misery.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
obsession, stalking, hunted, danger, woman in danger, psychopath, life turned upside down, stalker, threat, possessed human, mentally unstable, possessed ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug dealing, danger, rivalry, chases and races, strong violent content, drug cartel, race against time
Time:
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Place:
south america, sonora, arizona, usa, mexico
Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
brazil, sao paulo, brazil, latin america
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspense, rough, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, bleak, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, contests and competitions, media, rivalry, producer, murder mystery, uncover truth, secrets, suspicion, scandal, whodunit, behind the scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
corrupted ruler, political conspiracy, state affairs, uncover truth, political corruption, head of state, campaign, media, dishonesty, price of justice, corrupt officer, government corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, africa
Similarity:
21%
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513
Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A disturbed woman and a violent lunatic walk the same path in this thriller from Swedish director Kristian Petri. Monia is a businesswoman who has been hired to work for a large corporation based in Gothenburg. One evening, while having drinks with ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, mind game, obsession, danger, rivalry, macabre, dark humor, female nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
isolation, dangerous attraction, held captive, couples, psychopath, confined, danger, kidnapping, country house, weekend, obsession, femme fatale ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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570
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Anna Carter is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she sees her final three months as an opportunity to enact some vigilante justice. Racing her deteriorating health and trying to stay one step ahead of the police, Carter furiously tracks down ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, bleak, exciting ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
femme fatale, dangerous attraction, obsession, manipulation, couple relations, friends, rivalry, couples, dishonesty, uninvited guest, danger, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ally Sheedy is a retired golfer turned motivational speaker. Patsy Kensit plays her lover and also works with her. There is another girl as well. There are some difficulties at work, a New York firm. So Ally decides she's going to go away for ...
Style:
surprise ending, tense, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
couples, lesbian sex, lesbian couple, island, mind game, danger, obsession, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, mysterious character, stalking, isolation ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
During her traumatic childhood with an abusive father, Emma relied on an imaginary friend for strength. She is now an artist struggling with mental illness living with her apparently loving husband, Brad. But when Emma's imaginary friend starts ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, mental illness, imaginary friend, childhood, medication, haunted by the past, dishonesty, couple relations, life is a bitch, couples, family relations, control ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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