Movies like Last Rites
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Last Rites (1988)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After witnessing her lover being murdered by his jealous wife, Angela seeks refuge in a church where she encounters a young priest named Michael, who gives her sanctuary. But the killing was not a simple act of passion, as the victim had ties to organized crime, and, surprisingly, so does Michael, whose father is a powerful don. When the priest finds himself falling in love with Angela, his religious vows and family ties are both severely tested.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, twist ending
Plot:
sex with a priest, gangsters, italian mafia, prostitute, wedding, murder, church, infidelity, on the run, mafia, priest, catholic church, castration, priest in love, hitman, forbidden love, betrayal, love and romance, fall in love, intrigue, love affair, impossible love, society, femme fatale, moral dilemma ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa, latin america, vietnam, manhattan new york city, mexico
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and neo noir films with plots about murder, death, gangsters, violence, betrayal, gun and hitman mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Last Rites: Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), We Own the Night (2007), Assassination Tango (2002), State of Grace (1990), Stiletto (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In Queens, Mike Keegan is celebrating with his wife Ellie, his son Tommy and friends his recent promotion to detective in a precinct in Manhattan. Meanwhile, in a fancy club, the socialite Claire Gregory witnesses the murder of the owner of the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, stylized, sexy, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, adultery, love triangle, infidelity, hostage, witness protection, bodyguard, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, psychopath, death threat, home invasion ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, san francisco
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Style:
harsh, stylized, serious, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, mafia, police, gang, drugs, suspense, police officer, brothers, hitman, multiple storylines, nightclub ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela, a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual ...
Style:
intense, tense, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassination, tango, dancing, love and romance, conspiracy, couples, intrigue, rivalry, dishonesty, couple relations, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, new york, usa, latin america ...
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29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, atmospheric, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gang, betrayal, irish, undercover, suspense, homecoming, friendship, gangsters, gunfight, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, ireland, boston, manhattan new york city, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, sexy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, gangsters, vengeance, police investigation, hitman, criminal's revenge, tough heroes, police detective, dishonesty, rivalry, betrayal, woman with a gun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he ...
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Plot:
betrayal, dangerous attraction, love triangle, couple relations, revenge, adultery, vengeance, friendship, desert, extramarital affair, love, suspense ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In Sydney, the newly married Midori is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio. She does not love him and fakes her own kidnapping to escape the marriage. Her lover is supposed to meet her, but fails to appear. She goes to a bank to get some cash, only ...
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road movie, sexy, melancholic, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
hostage, on the run, lovers on the run, chase, bank robbery, kidnapping, gangsters, love, destiny, revenge, obsession, driver ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, australia, sydney australia, alaska
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24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, undercover, family relations, homecoming, haunted by the past, special agents, law enforcement, marines, desert, family dinner, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1984
Place:
usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, erotic, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
betrayal, adultery, obsession, sex, infidelity, femme fatale, murder, suspense, love affair, sexual content, female orgasm, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After the death of her mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to her native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.
Style:
sad, road movie, neo noir, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
on the run, chase, gang, gangsters, dishonesty, opposites attract, love and romance, couples, dealer, interracial relations, against the odds, social differences ...
Time:
90s, year 1990
Place:
brazil, spain, sao paulo brazil, lisbon portugal, latin america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Style:
sexual, sexy, neo noir, surprise ending, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, obsession, adultery, lawyer, betrayal, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, female nudity, deception, greed, lust ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa, miami
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22%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lovers on the run, fall in love, love affair, woman in danger, gangsters, mafia, hidden identity, rescue, on the run, criminal heroes, manhunt, kidnapper kidnapped relationship ...
Time:
80s
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22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, connecticut
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22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.
Style:
intense, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, betrayal, vengeance, violence, love triangle, murder, haunted by the past, couple relations, siblings relations, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, boston, ireland, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Young Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) gets suspicious when his mother (Jacqueline Bisset) plans to wed Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson) soon after her husband's untimely death. Scott investigates with Oliver's pretty daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans), ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, neo noir, serious, romantic ...
Plot:
murder, conspiracy, femme fatale, uncover truth, fall in love, dangerous attraction, family problems, dishonesty, love affair, death in the family, husband wife relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime.
Style:
neo noir, stylized, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
organized crime, gangsters, mafia, prohibition, betrayal, chase, revenge, criminal, friendship, police, murder, suspense ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
florida, boston, massachusetts, miami, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
gangsters, terrorism, on the run, redemption, haunted by the past, going straight, clergy, one last job, ex soldier, crime boss, irish republican army, anglo irish relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland, london, europe
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, drugs, infidelity, psychopath, lust, killer, gangsters, punk rock, sex, violent, dark humor ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, new york yankees ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, twist ending, serious, rough ...
Plot:
blackmail, infidelity, adultery, dangerous attraction, police investigation, betrayal, couples, twists and turns, disorder, rape, suspense, crime gone awry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the ...
Style:
neo noir, psychotronic, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, gangsters, mafia, tough guy, exploitation, gang, city, organized crime, bad father, african american gangster, legal, martial arts ...
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70s, 20th century, year 1953, year 1965, year 1972 ...
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, california, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A neo-noir set in the New York City's corrupt contemporary art world where the art dealer John Kaplan and the ruthless head of New York's mafia, Michael Rubino, fight for money, art, power and love.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
mafia, art, car chase, fight, gangsters, suspense, mob boss, murder, modern art, death of father, betrayal, death ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, asia
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, psychological, sexy, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, conspiracy, twists and turns, suspense, espionage, love triangle, political corruption, spy, cold war, investigation, military, politics ...
Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After he did some jobs for CIA, ex-marine John Shale is visiting his high school love Jane. She's now a teacher in Columbus High School in Miami. Soon after his arriving Jane has her knee cap broken while jogging. After that, John decides to go ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, intense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
high school, teachers and students, teacher, hidden identity, gang, gangsters, undercover, teenager, vigilante, bullying, substitute teacher, society ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
miami, usa, florida, cuba
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21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down ...
Style:
realistic, neo noir, tense, dramatic, twist ending ...
Plot:
drug addiction, drugs, undercover cop, addiction, police, paranoia, heroin, drug abuse, spy, drug addict, small town, police investigation ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Place:
texas, los angeles, usa, montana, houston texas ...
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, political ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, police investigation, terrorist, murder, friendship, vengeance, spy, revenge, chase, violence, rebelliousness ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, northern ireland, ireland, usa, europe ...
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20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A Paris police detective (Richard Berry) plays rough with a prostitute (Nathalie Baye) and her pimp/lover (Philippe Léotard), whom he wants as an informant.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sex, undercover police officer, undercover agent, spy, prostitution, gangsters, female nudity, lesbian, male nudity, love triangle, sex club, tough heroes ...
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Place:
paris france, new york, france, brazil
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20%
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kiefer Sutherland is a hard-edged hit man. Known as the world's best professional killer, Sutherland is living a life of detached solitude when he is given an assignment that pairs him up with a sultry hitchhiker (Melora Walters). Before long, ...
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boys' night
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Place:
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ...
Style:
sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, enigmatic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, sex, love, sexuality, gangsters, jazz, hospital, addiction, violence, betrayal, british, male nudity ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
london, paris france, england, united kingdom, france ...
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20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big ...
Style:
tense, bleak, emotional, talky, intense ...
Plot:
gangsters, corruption, betrayal, political corruption, murder, whistleblower, character study, police corruption, false accusation, mafia, injustice, moral dilemma ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blackmail, murder, betrayal, cons and scams, police investigation, state affairs, criminal, protagonist as suspect, politics, dishonesty, crime gone awry, manipulation ...
Time:
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Place:
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