Movies like No Country for Old Men
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Style:
neo noir, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, gloomy, bleak, rough, captivating, cerebral ...
Plot:
hitman, suspense, psychopath, desert, human nature, serial killer, greed, peril, brutality, sheriff, death, murderer, murder, gangsters, track down, gunfight, police, violent, violence, cold blooded killer, border guard, border crossing, u.s. mexico border, cold blooded murder, nihilism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, austin texas, usa, latin america, united states of america
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Most similar movies to No Country for Old Men
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, complex, dark and neo noir films with plots about violent, storytelling, violence, murder, corruption, dialogue and suspense mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like No Country for Old Men: Hell or High Water (2016), Fargo (1996), Blood Simple (1984), Sicario (2015), Taxi Driver (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, intense, neo noir, harsh ...
Plot:
criminal, bank robbery, brother, texas ranger, robbery, armed robbery, heist, small town, bank robber, desperation, violence, suspense ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
texas, california, oklahoma, usa
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95%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, kidnapping, police, murder, ransom, greed, suspense, gangsters, crime gone awry, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, usa, minneapolis minnesota
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79%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, intense, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
private detective, crime gone awry, murder, suspense, adultery, extramarital affair, murder mystery, hitman, twists and turns, investigation, betrayal, visceral ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
440K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, enigmatic, tense, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cia, suspense, swat team, drug cartel, revenge, black ops, fbi agent, drug smuggling, organized crime, fbi, crime boss, u.s. mexico border ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, bleak, neo noir, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot:
character study, loner, violence, vigilante, obsession, alienation, loneliness, vigilantism, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, antisocial behavior ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, vietnam, harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, disturbing, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, date night
Plot:
small town, self defense, revenge, sex scene, robbery, attempted robbery, mafia, twists and turns, organized crime, gangsters, nude, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, canada, usa, pennsylvania, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, talky, brutal, non-linear ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gang, dark hero, undercover cop, suspense, psychopath, organized crime, violent, torture, gangsters ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, scary, tense, dark ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, suspense, psychology, cannibalism, kidnapping, murder investigation, mind game, brutality, fbi ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, maryland, chicago illinois, memphis, baltimore ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, ...
Style:
psychological, bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, vengeance, murder, violence, psychopath, extreme violence, brutality, strong violent content, mercilessness, macabre, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, tense, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, police, suspense, mole, organized crime, undercover cop, gunfight, violence, corruption, undercover, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, china, taiwan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Law Abiding Citizen similar movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
atmospheric, harsh, bleak, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, vengeance, organized crime, criminal's revenge, bank robbery, hitman, murder, revenge, on the run, coming of age, violence ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1931
Place:
illinois, usa, chicago illinois, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
dark, neo noir, intense, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, death, vigilantism, vigilante, suspense, car, violence, murder, brutality, violent, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
virginia, usa, delaware
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style:
road movie, surreal, sexy, avant garde, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
surrealism, murder, betrayal, forbidden love, on the run, violence, hallucination, sex scene, rape, domineering mother, hitman, cult ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, new orleans, austin texas, canada, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
harsh, captivating, gloomy, psychological, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
motorcycle, bank robbery, haunted by the past, corruption, money problems, loner, death, destiny, criminal, heist, father son relationship, parenthood ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, witty, exciting, clever, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drugs, dark humor, gunfight, organized crime, violent, violence, overdose, hitman, gangsters, killings, multiple storylines, cocaine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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American Psycho related movies
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, brutal, realistic ...
Plot:
twists and turns, investigation, murder, private detective, vigilantism, home invasion, death, small town, intruder, gangsters, father son relationship, unlikely partners ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Style:
road movie, disturbing, neo noir, biting, cynical ...
Plot:
gunfight, gangsters, death, cult, one man army, grave, prostitute, murder, prostitution, suspense, existentialism, insanity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, mexico city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
379K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
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Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, clever, witty ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, small town, policewoman, law enforcement, police officer, police investigation, killings, small town life, killer, scheme, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1979, future, 2020s, 20th century, year 2006 ...
Place:
minnesota, usa, north dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
733K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, police investigation, torture, vigilantism, brutality, serial killer, police, vengeance, twists and turns, missing child ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, road movie, tense, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, journalism, journalist, lovers on the run, suspense, road trip, writers, obsession, on the road, cross country, violence spree ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, pittsburgh, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Prisoners
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Style:
neo noir, bleak, disturbing, serious, tense ...
Plot:
gangsters, russian, russian mafia, brutality, suspense, mob boss, prostitution, male nudity, murder, twists and turns, death in childbirth, child prostitute ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, canada, st. petersburg russia, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
440K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, humorous, cynical, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, irish, hitman, guilt, haunted by the past, dwarf, partners, tourist, friendship, death, gangsters, suicide ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
belgium, bruges, europe, ireland, amsterdam ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
561K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
suspense, character study, journalism, sociopath, cynicism, obsession, journalist, morality, psychopath, ethics, home invasion, graphic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, venice beach california
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Movie in collections
279K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, tense, twist ending, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, suspense, investigation, mind game, fbi, murder, torture, split personality, profiler, reporter ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
canada, atlanta georgia, baltimore, birmingham alabama, chicago illinois ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
86K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, scary, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, childhood, religious fanatic, twists and turns, demon, murder, plot twist, psychopath, insanity, father son relationship, suspense, supernatural ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Sicario
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After ...
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, sexy, road movie, intense ...
Plot:
small town, desert, brutality, on the run, wilderness, suspense, betrayal, murder, femme fatale, mechanic, character study, infidelity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, las vegas, usa, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, disturbing, scary, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, insanity, police investigation, murder, suspense, killings, sin ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
155K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, gangsters, robbery, organized crime, crime boss, criminal heroes, fall in love, catholic, mafia, character study, church, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, boston, brooklyn new york city, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
398K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their ...
Style:
exciting, intense, captivating, serious, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, gunfight, romancing a criminal, group of criminals, thief, gang, gangsters, organized crime, suspense, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa, florida, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
344K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, rough, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, old west, justice, gunfight, runaway, determination, texas ranger, teenage girl, death of father ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 20th century
Place:
arkansas, texas, oklahoma, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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