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Killshot (2008)
23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, talky, intense, neo noir, action drama, scary, action thriller ...
Plot:
hitman, mafia, witness protection, assassin, betrayal, danger, life turned upside down, partners in crime, female nudity, murder of a nude woman, transformation, adaptation, fbi agent, police investigation, hunting, fbi, professional killer, false identity, husband wife relationship, murder, assassination, native american, robbery, blood, death of brother ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
michigan, toronto ontario canada, mississippi, missouri, canada, st. louis missouri, mississippi river
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Most similar movies to Killshot
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about hitman, revenge, murder, gun, chase, deadly and betrayal mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Killshot: White Sands (1992), Angel of Death (2009), Shadowboxer (2005), Best Seller (1987), A Prayer for the Dying (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, harsh, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
who done it, murder, undercover, desert, fbi, mistaken identity, working undercover, hidden identity, money, death, existentialism, corruption ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
new mexico, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In the tradition of Grindhouse, Kill Bill and Sin City, award-winning comic book writer Ed Brubaker (Incognito, The Death of Captain America, Daredevil) teams up with stuntwoman-turned-cult star Zoe Bell (Death Proof, TV's "Lost") to ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
female assassin, female fighter, hitman, assassin, contract killer, danger, rivalry, heroes, woman in danger, badass female lead, organized crime, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
killer, female killer, hitman, female assassin, pregnancy, older woman younger man sex, professional killer, assassin, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children, partner ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, cuba
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, killer, writers, serial killer, contract killer, assassin, police detective, vengeance, psychopath, danger, writer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, 70s
Place:
texas, california, oregon, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, female assassin, redemption, on the run, gangster, haunted by the past, clergy, going straight, assassin, crime boss, ex soldier, one last job ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
ireland, england, london, northern ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, independent film, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, hitman, drug dealer, drug dealing, crime gone awry, male rape, female rapist, woman rapes man, marijuana, gangster, criminal heroes, violent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, usa, texas, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, psychological thriller, cult classic ...
Plot:
hitman, police investigation, murder, memory loss, assassin, one last job, law enforcement, unlikely partners, twists and turns, chess, serial killer, professional killer ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
antwerp, belgium, europe, brussels, netherlands ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, killer, professional killer, hitman, wilderness, chase, assassin, fbi, assassination, murder, skinny dipping, serial killer ...
Time:
year 2006, future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Remake of the British classic. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a ...
Style:
stylized, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, gangster, brutality, murder, videotaped sex, vengeance, lone wolves, assassin, killer, criminal heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, seattle, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, police investigation, violent, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, murder ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa, beijing china, bangkok thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, cult classic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, car chase, police, terrorist, investigation, murder, male pubic hair, vigilante, hitman, undercover, police investigation, vengeance ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, southern california, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
Style:
action thriller, exciting, intense, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, revenge, vengeance, assassin, professional killer, contract killer, corruption, brutality, mercenary, violent, organized crime, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, obsession, courtroom, trial, murder mystery, hitman, lawyer, murder of a nude woman, danger, unlikely friendships, single parent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, guatemala
Similarity:
100%
135K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, saga, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, mafia, assassin, betrayal, revenge, kidnapping, hitman, romancing a criminal, car chase, fight scenes, gangster ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami, chicago, new orleans ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, prison, murder, organized crime, revenge, investigation, redemption, vengeance, tough heroes, one last job, crime boss, ex convict ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
153K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, black comedy, visually stunning, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, money, mafia, robbery, violence, betrayal, organized crime, twists and turns, greed, anti hero, prostitute ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
mafia, violence, gang war, gangster, small town, shootout, one man army, cowboy, assassin, one against many, tough guy, hitman ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
117K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has spent the last 10 years in prison planning revenge for the murder of his brother. Now that Driver is free to carry out his deadly plan only two men stand in his way- Billy Bob Thornton plays a veteran cop and Oliver ...
Style:
stylized, brutal, fast, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, lone hero, ex convict, hotshot, tough heroes, corruption, justice, brutality, vengeance, driver, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, usa, nevada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, ambiguous ending, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, criminal, vigilante, prostitute, destiny, tough heroes, shootout, death of wife, anti hero, organized crime, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
71K
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The daughter of actor, Laurence Harvey turns away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Style:
surreal, harsh, bad ending, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, violence, twists and turns, lifestyle, criminal heroes, strong female lead, fbi, strong female character, outdoor sex, mentor, drug, lap dance ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, usa, afghanistan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, female assassin, russian mafia, assassin, female fighter, chase, woman in danger, on the run, rivalry, danger, friendship, disobey ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ukraine, israel, middle east, tel aviv israel
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hitman Dekker is on his last job, out to kill the wife (Jain) of his client, but he starts to waiver. The longer he takes to do the job the more difficult it becomes.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, murder, professional killer, assassin, investigation, dishonesty, rescue, betrayal, seduction, african american, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
columbus ohio, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
hostage, home invasion, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, mind game, justice, psychopath, fugitive, sniper, father daughter relationship, extramarital affair, family in danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
utah, latin america, mexico
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Los Angeles District Attorney (Gene Hackman) is attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Anne Archer) back to the United States from Canada to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hit men sent to ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, hitman, mafia, witness protection, testimony, police investigation, gangster, chase, organized crime, train travel, danger, district attorney ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, canada, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, erotic, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
policewoman, chase, stalking, murder, police investigation, police, dangerous attraction, psychopath, investigation, life philosophy, runaway, female protagonist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
464K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style:
neo noir, clever, tense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, hostage, taxi, taxi driver, contract killer, sociopath, twists and turns, assassin, nihilism, merciless, professional killer, death ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, southern california, persia ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A jilted woman out for revenge picks up a hitchhiker running from police. An innocent road trip becomes mixed with passion and danger.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, road movie, crime thriller ...
Plot:
border, fugitive, danger, corruption, revenge, female protagonist, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, group of criminals, isolation, hitchhiker, manhunt ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
Style:
suspense, road movie, suspenseful, cerebral, intense ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, time loop, changing the past or future, serial killer, time, alternate timeline, alternate reality, destiny, repeated event, twists and turns, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future
Place:
texas, usa, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A former hitman named Bruno steals some cash from his mobster uncle. He plans to go to Tahiti, but things go wrong and he finds himself headed for Vegas via Death Valley in a comandeered airport limousine, pursued by his uncle's henchmen and ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tension, neo noir, crime thriller ...
Plot:
hitman, mobster, death valley, limousine, professional killer, male protagonist, gangster, pursuit, chase, escape, road trip, fugitive ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
conspiracy, autism, assassin, fbi, murder, child in peril, secret service, boy, fbi agent, assassination, witness protection, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
chicago, bangkok thailand, south dakota
Similarity:
50%
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