Movies like Rising Sun 1993
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Rising Sun (1993)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, sexy, neo noir, erotic, clever, political, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, suspense, police, police investigation, surveillance, corruption, murder mystery, partners, playboy, society, buddy cop, lawyer, sex scene, twists and turns, culture clash, party, whodunit, journalist, senator, martial arts, revenge, investigation, chase, nude, catastrophe ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1990s
Place:
japan, los angeles, usa, tokyo, san francisco, united states, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Rising Sun
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and neo noir films with plots about revenge, mentor, corruption, murder, storytelling, vengeance and catastrophe mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Rising Sun: Black Rain (1989), Murder at 1600 (1997), The Presidio (1988), Mulholland Falls (1996), Rapid Fire (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. As they try to track him down, ...
Style:
intense, exciting, neo noir, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, police, gangsters, suspense, yakuza, culture clash, chase, gunfight, gang war, motorcycle, fish out of water, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
japan, new york, osaka japan, los angeles, asia ...
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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:
suspenseful, political, tense, rough, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, investigation, murder, secret service, corruption, white house, suspense, president, state affairs, love affair, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, korea, asia, north korea
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force ...
Style:
buddy movie, neo noir, tense, exciting, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, murder, military, father daughter relationship, tough cop, fistfight, murder investigation, factory, tough guy, police chase, funeral ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, new jersey, usa, california
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Style:
neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political corruption, murder, investigation, suspense, police, gangsters, police investigation, conspiracy, revenge, betrayal, partners against crime, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, 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 ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, hong kong, chicago illinois, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
exciting, neo noir, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
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boys' night
Plot:
undercover cop, murder, suspense, organized crime, prison, redemption, revenge, vengeance, investigation, undercover, working undercover, master criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, psychological, sexy, tense ...
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girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., pentagon, usa, manila philippines
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Style:
surprise ending, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, bank robbery, police detective, investigation, police investigation, twists and turns, hostage, police, gangsters, surveillance, heist, vengeance ...
Place:
seattle, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Bobby Earl is facing the electric chair for the murder of a young girl. Eight years after the crime he calls in Paul Armstrong, a professor of law, to help prove his innocence. Armstrong quickly uncovers some overlooked evidence to present to the ...
Style:
rough, tense, psychological, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, death row, prison, psychopath, murder, twists and turns, legal, investigation, courtroom, lawyer, legal investigation, police brutality ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
florida, new jersey, harvard university, usa, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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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 ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, police investigation, aikido, murder, justice, conspiracy, buddy cop, hitman, brutality, violence, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, blindness, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, woman in danger, police detective, strong female character, female protagonist, suspense ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, car chase, police, justice, murder, suspense, prison, reporter, mafia, corruption, gangsters, against the rules ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Movies similar to The Fugitive
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
twist ending, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, kidnapping, woman in danger, suspense, police investigation, twists and turns, violence against women, investigation, murder, forensics, profiler ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike Delmarco, soon ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, twist ending, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, suspense, murder mystery, police investigation, who done it, investigation, policewoman, murder, dangerous attraction, law enforcement, who to trust ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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, sexy, talky, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, betrayal, heist, murder, kidnapping, violence, money, death, twists and turns, criminal, nude ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, florida, usa, palm springs california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, unusual plot structure, tense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, conspiracy, revenge, vengeance, secret organization, conspiracy theory, vigilante, vigilantism, life turned upside down, suspense, group of criminals, secret movement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo ...
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suspenseful, rough, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, police corruption, police, frame up, river, investigation, chase, murder mystery, suspense, plot twist ...
Time:
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Place:
pennsylvania, los angeles, new jersey, san francisco, pittsburgh ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tough police detective escapes from custody handcuffed to a foul-mouthed car thief after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife. He must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Style:
neo noir, tricky, suspenseful, rough, sexy ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, twist ending ...
Plot:
suspense, sex, betrayal, manipulation, lawyer, hotel, twists and turns, murder, police investigation, frame up, heist, cons and scams ...
Place:
new york, antarctica, usa, spain, europe ...
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30%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, stylized, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, murder, who done it, suspense, fbi, mistaken identity, undercover, working undercover, hidden identity, money, existentialism, corruption ...
Time:
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Place:
new mexico, new jersey
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A psychologist falls for a world-class chess player suspected of odd murders linked to his game.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, scary, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
chess, serial killer, investigation, murder, police investigation, sex scene, revenge, police, nude, suspense, protagonist as suspect, psychopath ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Movies similar to Double Jeopardy
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Accompanied by an all-star jazz soundtrack, Sharky's new "machine" gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, sexy, neo noir, melancholic ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, police investigation, prostitute, scam, corruption, law enforcement, police, murder, suspense, partners, fighting crime, prostitution ...
Time:
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Place:
california, atlanta georgia, new jersey
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30%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, chicago illinois, san francisco, usa, manhattan new york city
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, psychopath, investigation, twists and turns, police investigation, race against time, mind game, policewoman, murder, paraplegic, forensics ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, revenge, suspense, investigation, murder, vengeance, police investigation, law enforcement, chase, hitman, gangsters, organized crime ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago illinois, vietnam, usa, california, japan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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