Movies like Swelter

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Swelter (2014)
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Swelter (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, cult classic, rough, independent film, neo noir, neo western
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, criminal heroes, uncover truth, twists and turns, small town, dishonesty, police shootout, memory loss, profanity, chases and races, violent content, police officer, criminal, police officer killed, gangster, graphic violence, police officer shot in the chest, police officer shot, police officer shot in the head, fighting, track down, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, nevada
Keyword: fighting movie, gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about dishonesty, gangster, criminal heroes, rivalry, profanity, chases and races and betrayal mostly in Crime, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Swelter: Tell (2014), Blood of Redemption (2013), Setup (2011), Broken Horses (2015), Federal Protection (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Tell (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: life turned upside down, rivalry, danger, on the run, going straight, dishonesty, violent content, sexual content, profanity, criminal heroes, chases and races, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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95%
Blood of Redemption (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Quinn Forte had it all: power, money, a brother who idolized him, and a woman who loved him. He also had enemies. In the course of one night, he loses everything. Betrayed by someone in his inner circle, Quinn is set up and arrested. His father, the ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: frame up, betrayal, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, tough heroes, rivalry, dishonesty, twists and turns, organized crime, criminal, murder, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 4.4
 22K
Setup (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, chases and races, crime gone awry, dishonesty, heist, gangster, partner, prisoner, criminal, disorder, revenge, bank robber ...
Time: 21st century
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Broken Horses (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: going straight, hitman, gangster, profanity, family relations, siblings relations, small town, graphic violence, violent content, hopes, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Federal Protection (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: "Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, touching, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rivalry, dishonesty, hidden identity, social decay, master criminal, betrayal, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, assassination attempt, disorder, fish out of water ...
Place: usa, chicago, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 3.8
 4K
Gun (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Detroit gun runner Rich (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) works to sniff out a traitor in his midst after being targeted by the FBI and having barely surviving a weapons deal gone awry. Rich was all set to unload a serious supply of firepower ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, hood
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: snitch, dishonesty, rivalry, betrayal, criminal, ghetto, hip hop, gang, hip hop culture, gangster, discrimination, black man white woman relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 5.5
 389
Hand Gun (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before he makes his way to his death bed.
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female psychopath, heist, estrangement, power relations, disorder, family relations, siblings relations, riddles and clues, criminal heroes, on the run, treasure hunt, crime gone awry ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 4.6
 626
Crash and Burn (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: When undercover FBI agent Kevin Hawkins (Erik Palladino, E.R.) agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of choppers, he is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes. Pitted between a ruthless crime boss (Michael Madsen, ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: gangster, secret agent, gang, law enforcement, undercover, secret identity, danger, dishonesty, friends, undercover agent, speed, automobile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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 3.8
 270
Madso's War (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A power vacuum develops when the top mob boss flees a federal indictment.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, betrayal, murder, violence, mafia, gunfight, bandit, gang, mob boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: boston, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 5.8
 980
Newsmakers (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manipulation, dishonesty, gang, law enforcement, media, rivalry, journalism, criminal heroes, cop, dystopia, police officer, tough law enforcer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, moscow russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 4.2
 201
Prime Target (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Maverick Cop John Bloodstone is taken off suspension to ferry a Mob Boss into custody. But all is not what it seems.....
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Plot: fbi, mobster, special agent, gangster, criminal heroes, dishonesty, chases and races, law enforcement, police detective, prison, bank, small town ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
The Outside Man (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, fish out of water, law enforcement, disorder, tough heroes, culture clash, criminal heroes, dishonesty, organized crime, hitman, spy, killer ...
Time: 70s, year 1972
Place: los angeles, paris france, france, california, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 4.4
 6K
Dragon Eyes (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself.
Style: serious, tense, realistic, rough, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fight, martial arts, rivalry, vigilantism, small town, police corruption, master warrior, gang, righting the wronged, tough heroes, good versus evil, attempted murder ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: louisiana, new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Guilty by Association (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a ruthless killer. A young man has been released from prison and is determined to build a new life for ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, police investigation, law enforcement, criminal heroes, friendship, partner, drug dealing, investigation, redemption, battles, reluctant partners, gang ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Charlie Valentine (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dishonesty, criminal heroes, heist, family relations, strong violent content, betrayal, crime gone awry, parents and children, disorder, violence, mafia, robbery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 4.8
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Breaking Point (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: "Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep seeded conspiracy and his own lingering past in order to gain the redemption he desires.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, conspiracy, uncover truth, dishonesty, law enforcement, partner, legal, redemption, legal investigation, unlikely partners, strong violent content, gang leader ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 4.9
 711
Moscow Chill (2007)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A loner American computer hacker is brought to Russia to commit bank fraud, only to find a family and love in the incomprehensible, violent, and chaotic Moscow underworld.
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot: criminal heroes, love affair, chases and races, on the run, fall in love, gangster, dishonesty, rivalry, computer, violent content, profanity, bank ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Beyond the Trophy (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two rival gangs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, led by Gino (Robert Miano) and Cole (Michael Madsen), are vying for control. Danny (Michael Masini), an LAPD undercover police detective, goes deep into gangland to infiltrate one gang to bring down both.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: woman in danger, love triangle, obsession, dangerous attraction, gangster, working undercover, undercover, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, gang, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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 4.1
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Ready 2 Die (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, chase, murder, dishonesty, heist, profanity, gangster, disorder, on the run, crime gone awry, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 8.6
 11
Coast Mafia (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story: Shin, a good family friend and business partner of the DeLeon family, assumes his role as head of the Coast Mafia.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot: gangster, criminal heroes, family business, murder, money, mob
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
The Underground (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.
Style: crime drama, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: black, buddy cop, die hard, cop, murder, chases and races, hotshot hero, hip hop, vengeance, urban ghetto life, investigation, chase ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
This Thing of Ours (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Using the Internet and global satellites, a group of gangsters pull off the biggest bank heist in the Mafia's history.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, gangster, organized crime, master criminal, chases and races, cosa nostra, partner, criminal heroes, dishonesty, betrayal, crime gone awry, bank ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Man of Violence (1970)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Moon (Michael Latimer) is a mercenary who joins forces with two crooked cops in an attempt to steal 90 million dollars in gold from an Arab country decimated by political chaos. Sex, violence and mayhem accompany the group of double-crossing heavies ...
Style: realistic, serious, tense, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female nudity, crooked cop, nudity, violent content, gangster, heist, twists and turns, cons and scams, dishonesty, criminal heroes, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, africa, morocco
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Sitting Target (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.
Style: neo noir, offbeat, grindhouse, cult classic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: exploitation, prison, criminal, affair, erotica, underworld, revenge killing, escape, vengeance, confined, couple relations, rivalry ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Force of Execution (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Seagal stars as mob kingpin Mr. Alexander, an old-school boss who rules his criminal empire with both nobility and brutality. For a simple prison hit, he sends his best enforcer and protégé Roman Hurst (Foster). When the hit goes wrong, Hurst is ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, drug dealing, going straight, criminal heroes, danger, tough heroes, hitman, prisoner, violence, organized crime, prison, hand to hand combat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
City of Industry (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, perverse, hood, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, betrayal, gangster, gang, robbery, murder, violence, money, kidnapping, brother, ghetto, criminal ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, florida, palm springs california
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Electric Slide (2014)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A heightened homage to the City of Angels, Electric Slide riffs on the real-life story of Eddie Dodson, the notorious "Gentleman Bank Robber." With a debonair sophistication and a serious talent for flirt, Dodson managed to lure money from ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious
Plot: lovers on the run, love and romance, chases and races, escapades, family relations, danger, partner, friendship, rivalry, opposites attract, dishonesty, bank ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
 5.4
 1K
Shooters (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds ...
Style: rough, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, going straight, gangster, criminal heroes, drug dealing, life is a bitch, law enforcement, addiction, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, drug abuse, rivalry ...
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 3.5
 896
Dead Drop (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, betrayal, danger, tough heroes, dishonesty, chases and races, master criminal, working undercover, revenge, car chase, spy, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 5.1
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Diamond 13 (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.
Style: serious, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dishonesty, drug dealing, law enforcement, buddies, tough law enforcer, partner, cop, friends, police corruption, violent content, profanity, prostitute ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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