Movies like Boy Wonder
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Boy Wonder (2010)
10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides what is right or wrong? As the boundaries blur, Sean's dual life wears on his psyche and his two worlds careen dangerously close to colliding. Like a graphic novel you can't put down, Boy Wonder challenges morality, distorting perceptions of what is right and what is justified, as it races to its shocking conclusion.
Style:
psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, detective, twisted, neo noir, mindfuck, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
childhood trauma, violence, vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, policewoman, dead mother, pimp, criminal, murder, haunted by the past, lone wolves, father son relationship, prostitute, subway, homicide, superhero, revenge, coming of age, boxing, witness protection, troubled youth, bigotry, hoodie, abusive relationship ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to Boy Wonder
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about murder, vengeance, rivalry, deadly, vigilantism, revenge and vigilante mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Boy Wonder: Blue Ruin (2013), The Brave One (2007), Faster (2010), Harry Brown (2009), The Equalizer (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
86K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, murder, violent, brutality, car, storytelling, character study, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
virginia, ethiopia, usa, delaware
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Style:
suspense, detective, realistic, serious, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vigilante, vengeance, revenge, vigilantism, woman with a gun, female vigilante, corpse, death, self defense, police station, woman kills a man, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
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%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Style:
suspense, realistic, bleak, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, vigilantism, vigilante, violence, vigilante justice, murder, gang, revenge, investigation, juvenile delinquency, gangster, violent ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, y2k, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, persia, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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461K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, justice, lone hero, violence, loner, revenge ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, moscow russia, massachusetts, usa, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Russia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past also comes back to haunt him when his family is threatened. Hungry for justice, Ruslan returns to the ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, exciting, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, haunted by the past, rivalry, vigilantism, danger, family relations, revenge, save the day, getting home, going straight, aikido ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, harsh, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, gang, vigilante, justice, vigilantism, gangster, brutality, violent, character change, tragic event ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
bolivia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
cult classic, controversial, grindhouse, harsh, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, violence, revenge, vengeance, rape, police, gunfight, architect, gang, female nudity, hospital ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, honolulu hawaii, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, investigation, police detective, haunted by the past, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, psychopath, murder, who done it ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, woman with a gun, female assassin, hitman, police investigation, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal, dishonesty, danger, tough heroes, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A policewoman unwittingly puts her family in danger when she uncovers corruption in her department.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, fighting the system, uncover truth, police detective, danger, rivalry, law enforcement, vengeance, police corruption, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Style:
rough, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, hitman, investigation, police, police investigation, criminal's revenge, law enforcement, rivalry, snitch, danger, swamp, informant ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
southern usa, usa, louisiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's a hard crime story about a Philadelphia shop owner who has enough of the criminals' violences and ravages. He organizes a patrol of civil people. It all starts to go wrong because his team's actions are taken as racial ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, violence, vigilantism, urban, murder, killing, brutality, blood, teenager, exploitation, vietnam war ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
30%
446
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Trane is a decorated war hero just shipped home to the States from Afghanistan after the brutal murder of his wife and child back in Rockaway, Queens. Upon his return, Trane encounters his old friend Dave, who describes the new forces of crime and ...
Style:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
vigilantism, downfall, police corruption, soldier, vengeance, gangster, life is a bitch, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, gang, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, south america, middle east
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Style:
detective, cult classic, grindhouse, neo noir, spooky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, rape, violence, rape and revenge, interracial rape, female nudity, prostitute, street gang, woman in jeopardy, one man army, violent ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jamie Bamber portrays John Doe – a man accused of being a vigilante serial killer. As we await verdict on his trial, the film dissects the reasoning behind his actions which have divided the community. While imprisoned, a vigilante group called ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, pedophile, fighting crime, revenge, violence spree, society, serial killer, violent content, violence, sociopath, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is ...
Style:
independent film, grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, gang, street gang, vigilantism, violence, revenge, nightclub, sailor, criminal gang, city, criminal, urban ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, stylized, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, violence, gory, violent, chase, murder, vengeance, gunfight, death, brutality ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1980
Place:
new york, vietnam, new jersey, asia, usa ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man goes back to his hometown that is now overrun with crime and single-handedly takes justice into his own hands.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, neo western, neo noir
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, fighting crime, vengeance, danger, gang, law enforcement, heroes, small town, special agent, revenge, rape ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Similarity:
26%
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:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes on the local drug cartel.
Style:
cult classic, detective, grindhouse, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, violence, revenge, vigilantism, vigilante justice, hospital, cannon, gang, machine gun, murder, wine, gunfight ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, neo western
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, gangster, police investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, special agent, retiring, small town, tough law enforcer, starting over, vengeance, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
dallas texas, texas
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught young woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.
Style:
hood, neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, taxi, auto mechanic, taxi driver, teenager, woman with a gun, gang, big city, ghetto, driver, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young renegade undercover cop with a propensity for violence and a past history involving the murder of his cop father and the remainder of his family is recruited by a vigilante group with a leader who wants only to kill all criminals and those ...
Style:
independent film, fast, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, working undercover, action violence, home invasion, police shootout, police officer, police detective, murder, car chase, special agent, partner ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey returns to New York to visit his friend Charley, who lives in one of the worst parts of New York City. But when Paul arrives at Charley's apartment, he finds Charley dying after a vicious beating by a gang led by Manny Fraker, and ...
Style:
cult classic, perverse, neo noir, hood, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, violence, revenge, vigilantism, gang, gangster, sniper, gang rape, rape victim, sexual assault, woman in jeopardy, vigilante justice ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, hood ...
Plot:
murder, gang, racism, vengeance, vigilantism, fall in love, criminal heroes, dishonesty, moral dilemma, starting over, introspection, crime gone awry ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters
Style:
suspense, neo noir, slasher, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, violence, psychopath, woman in jeopardy, vigilantism, gangster, sadomasochism, one man army, murder, fashion show, model ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, los angeles
Similarity:
25%
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, dishonesty, law enforcement, uncover truth, partner, unlikely partners, legal investigation, legal, redemption, strong violent content, gang leader ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, psychological, surprise ending, tense ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
vengeance, vigilantism, justice, prison, vigilante, revenge, master criminal, lawyer, retribution, fighting the system, twists and turns, murder ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
24%
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