Movies like Riot 1996
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Riot (1996)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, f word ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ira, mansion, anglo irish relations, die hard, hostage, kidnapping, terrorism, one man army, heroes, undercover, missing person, vengeance, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, confined, government agency, state affairs, daring rescue, save the day, chaos and mayhem, urban ghetto, gangster, secret agent ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
ireland, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Riot
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, rough and independent film films with plots about martial arts, fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, pistol, gun and brawl mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Riot: Born to Fight (2004), Lion Strike (1994), Deadly Target (1994), Ticker (2001), Line of Duty (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a remote Thai village is overrun by terrorists armed with a nuclear missile, an elite undercover operative leads the most unique fighting force ever assembled in a heroic bid to save their nation.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, muay thai, rescue, race against time, hostage, fight, tough law enforcer, danger, tough heroes, terrorism, save the day, good versus evil ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dr. Johnny Wu becomes involved in a global Mafia arms cartel when they kidnap his son Bobby. The cartel, made-up of underworld leaders from around the world, become aware that he stumbled onto valuable information on a computer disk he possesses. ...
Style:
psychotronic, independent film, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, female warrior, fight, kung fu, park ranger, kung fu classic, kickboxer, yakuza, woman fights a man, competition, woods, hitman ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspense, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of the terrorists, the beautiful scientist Claire Manning is arrested, Swan, the leader of the ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, reluctant partners, terrorist, chase, hostage, daring rescue, save the day, police investigation, master criminal, unlikely partners, tough law enforcer, danger ...
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming ...
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, action thriller, crime thriller, entertaining ...
Plot:
police, police detective, police officer, investigation, friendship, heroes, kidnapping, computer cracker, violence, murder, internet, suicide ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in Louisiana to take care of his 12-year-old sister Sara and their ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, perverse, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, terrorism, martial arts, masked man, terrorist, rescue, survival, one man army, kidnapping, tough heroes, vengeance, save the day ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
888
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A corrupt right-wing militia group chooses a California teacher as the ideal specimen to clone for its army.
Style:
independent film, fast, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, manhunt, danger, chase, laboratory, kidnapping, murder, rivalry, heroes, escapades, violence spree ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, a terrorist organization has stolen materials to create a dangerous chemical bomb. It is up to Captain Max Randall and his team of Marines to stop them. But when Randall's team kill the terrorist ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, female warrior, military, soldier, jungle, confined, danger, violent content, heroes, rescue, kidnapping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
southeast asia, asia, the philippines, manila philippines
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve a group of ruthless masked terrorists kidnap the Prime Ministers daughter, fortifying themselves in an underground car park rigged with explosives. Crack SAS operative Chris Lowe and his team are sent in and must take the building ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, military, soldier, danger, daring rescue, confined, law enforcement, escapades, chase, money, fear ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, scotland yard
Similarity:
35%
632
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, u.s. navy, female warrior, secret agent, danger, chases and races, save the day, good versus evil, heroes, daring rescue, government agency ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 2000s
Place:
europe, greece, utah, athens greece, austria ...
Similarity:
35%
839
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jian (Ken Zheng) is a counter terrorism agent who blends his skills as a martial artist and clairvoyant to bring the world's most nefarious individuals to justice. This lone wolf is is forced to make an unexpected detour to Los Angeles upon ...
Style:
independent film, detective, neo noir, surprise ending, psychotronic ...
Plot:
swat team, gift, bare chested male, shootout, woman in jeopardy, special forces, thug, psychic, gambling, black cop, cemetery, brawl ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles, syria
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A martial arts master seeking to save his brother from a murderous drug lord infiltrates a ferocious underground fighting ring despite the danger of knowing every move he makes could be his last. His brother is being used as an expendable drug mule ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
martial arts, truck, decapitation, making love, brother vs brother, police chase, murder, female nudity, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, sex scene ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, tough heroes, one man army, danger, state affairs, daring rescue, save the day, law enforcement, chases and races, conspiracy, undercover agent ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, gang, chase, investigation, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into ...
Style:
stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, martial arts, antidote, poison, undercover, terrorist, rescue, espionage, heroes, soldier, daring rescue, good versus evil ...
Place:
uruguay
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, chase, murder, brutality, violence, betrayal, gunfight, fight, deception, death, martial arts, marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
british columbia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxer, gunfight, fugitives, strip club, damsel in distress, stripper, shootout, fistfight, tattoo, machine gun, plastic surgery, fbi ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, revenge, chase, vigilantism, vengeance, working undercover, danger, partner, fighting crime, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, hong kong
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
martial arts, terrorist, gangster, save the day, gang, danger, rivalry, gory, crime boss, murder, hostage, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, bucharest, romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities ...
Style:
perverse, retro, crime drama, action adventure, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, crime boss, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, rescue, shootout, blood, two man army, drug lord, violence, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
hong kong, new york, asia, usa, china ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sex slavery, martial arts, ak 47, gangster, strong sexual content, tough law enforcer, tough heroes, vengeance, rivalry, master criminal, police investigation, fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, usa, asia, new jersey, cambodia ...
Similarity:
32%
909
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the year 2007, crime has risen at an exponential rate. Once highly populated metropolises such as Los Angeles are no longer inhabitable. These cities have transformed into "Hell Zones," ruled by violent street gangs. The Hell Zone, ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, futuristic, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, street gang, tough heroes, swat team, computer cracker, hedonism, unrequited love, fixed fight, underground fighting, katana, murder, nightclub ...
Time:
future, 2000s, near future, year 2006
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man is supposed to guard a shipment of diamonds being sent by rail. But a man robs the train and kills the men guarding the diamonds. The robbers derail the train and hope to get away with their crime. The robbers get caught in Mexico and are sent ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, exciting, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, one man army, tough heroes, save the day, on the run, hostage, undercover, danger, train, one against many, gunfight, die hard ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, serious, exciting, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
parkour, gunfight, betrayal, undercover cop, ghetto, gang, car chase, kidnapping, police corruption, gangster, undercover, master criminal ...
Time:
year 2014, near future, 2010s, future
Place:
detroit, canada, new jersey, new orleans
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, soldier, hostage, kidnapping, tough heroes, daring rescue, save the day, rivalry, danger, military, chase, wrestling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
british columbia, usa, seattle, washington state
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aikido, police corruption, chase, undercover, bodyguard, martial arts, conspiracy, hand to hand combat, police investigation, violent, secret service, justice ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former cop turned Los Angeles P.I. takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning of mob to the present day Jewelry District.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, one man army, rescue, chase, missing person, martial arts, daring rescue, police investigation, tough heroes, escapades, law enforcement, rivalry ...
Place:
germany, europe, los angeles, usa, vienna ...
Similarity:
32%
24K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
security guard, tough guy, shopping mall, brutality, gunfight, tough law enforcer, female warrior, ex soldier, warrior, hand to hand combat, danger, escape attempt ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, surprise ending, f word
Plot:
tough guy, witness protection, martial arts, attempted murder, abusive husband, u.s. marshal, fbi, shootout, woman in jeopardy, rescue, hand to hand combat, ship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south africa, cape town south africa, los angeles
Similarity:
31%
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