Movies like Mercury Rising
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Mercury Rising (1998)
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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:
suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir, exciting, tense, clever, unusual plot structure, bad ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
autism, fbi, conspiracy, suspense, murder, child in peril, assassin, secret service, paranoia, assassination, witness protection, twists and turns, spy, gunfight, boy, orphan, fbi agent, guilt, murder of parents, espionage, code, adult child friendship, swat team, psychology, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
bangkok thailand, chicago illinois, south dakota
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and exciting films with plots about mentor, murder, chase, runaway, vengeance, betrayal and catastrophe mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Mercury Rising: The Juror (1996), Judgment Night (1993), Hostage (2005), The Jackal (1997), Desperate Measures (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, guatemala
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, harsh, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, murder, chase, gangsters, police investigation, hip hop, on the run, friendship, crime gone awry, law enforcement, buddies, ghetto ...
Time:
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chicago illinois, california, cuba, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, home invasion, hostage negotiator, twists and turns, organized crime, swat team, suspense, one man army, police investigation, fbi, hostage situation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever, sexy ...
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boys' night
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hitman, spy, gangsters, assassination attempt, chase, revenge, suspense, cold war, assassin, twists and turns, assassination, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., russia, montreal, moscow russia, chicago illinois ...
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75%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital ...
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suspenseful, rough, emotional, thought provoking, breathtaking ...
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chase, hospital, convict, suspense, terminal illness, leukemia, escape, life & death, swat team, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, intense, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, police investigation, police corruption, justice, gunfight, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, violent, murder, machismo ...
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90s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, hong kong, chicago illinois, usa ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
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boys' night
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hitman, assassination, suspense, rivalry, foe turned friend, gangsters, assassin, sniper, spy, rescue, killer, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, seattle, puerto rico, detroit, caribbean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When ruthless terrorists threaten to bring down the United Nations, they frame the one man they believe can stop them: an international security expert named Shaw. Now he must run from his own allies and become a solitary force for good, as he tries ...
Style:
exciting, intense, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, martial arts, murder, espionage, twists and turns, political conspiracy, secret agents, mafia, suspense, gunfight, car chase ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Former federal agent Jack Bauer confronts African dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.
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intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, washington d.c., usa, south africa
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, frame up, suspense, fbi, chase, disaster, cia, secrets, conspiracy theory, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, technology ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, political, tense, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
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secret service, suspense, obsession, election, gunfight, undercover, assassination of president, assassination attempt, conspiracy, terrorism, espionage, stalking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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17%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, intense, clever ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
conspiracy, politics, investigation, murder, secret service, corruption, white house, suspense, president, state affairs, love affair, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., usa, korea, asia, north korea
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32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder in which the President of The United States is involved occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run yet may hold evidence that could convict the President. A political thriller ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, political, intense, serious ...
Plot:
secret service, political corruption, murder mystery, politics, suspense, political conspiracy, assassination, conspiracy, justice, usa president, witnessing a crime, white house ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, tense, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
mind game, father son relationship, hostage, dysfunctional family, justice, home invasion, suspense, fbi, police investigation, moral ambiguity, family relations, manhunt ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago – smuggling – to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Style:
realistic, exciting, clever, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
smuggling, gunfight, robbery, criminal heroes, drug lord, dishonesty, conspiracy, drugs, gangsters, caper, rivalry, mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
new orleans, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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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 ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, talky ...
Plot:
witness protection, mafia, hitman, betrayal, life turned upside down, partners in crime, adaptation, transformation, police investigation, assassin, fbi, hunting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, twist ending, rough, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, murder, suspense, twists and turns, conspiracy, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, police corruption, revenge, brutality ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
california, los angeles
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30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, ...
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clever, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent ...
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suspenseful, intense, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
spy, double agent, assassination, espionage, investigation, cia, special agents, suspense, plot twist, twists and turns, ex law enforcer, hunt down ...
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29%
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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 ...
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29%
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Time:
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29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law.
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intense, political, exciting, rough, serious ...
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Plot:
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29%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, neo noir, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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29%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
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